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The Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, June 23, 2014.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session and proceed to a series of up to 4 roll call votes:

– Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #779, Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

– Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida,

– Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and

– Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffery W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

6:06pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida;

Invoked: 53-31.

Cloture on Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and
Cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

Invoked: 53-31.

Cloture on Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and
Cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

6:20pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

Invoked: 53-31

Cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

6:35pm The Senate began a 10 minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont.

Invoked: 52-32

WRAP UP

Roll Call Votes

1) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #779, Paul G. Byron, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; Invoked: 53-30

2) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #780, Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; Invoked: 53-31

3) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #781, Beth Bloom, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; Invoked: 53-31

4) Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #836, Geoffrey W. Crawford, of Vermont, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont; Invoked: 52-32

Legislative items

Adopted S.Res.481, designating the month of June 2014 as “National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month”.

No additional Executive items

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Last Floor Action:
1:14:14 P.M. – The House adjourned.

The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on June 23, 2014.

12:00:23 P.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:27 P.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Adrian Smith to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:00:39 P.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 2:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
12:01:33 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today.
2:00:44 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 23.
2:00:48 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
2:01:57 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
2:02:00 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Foxx to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:02:33 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
2:06:59 P.M.		The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the continuance of the national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-123).
2:09:02 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 4:00 P.M. today.

4:00:17 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 23.
4:00:25 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
4:00:35 P.M.	S. 2086	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
4:00:51 P.M.	S. 2086	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:01:04 P.M.	S. 2086	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2086.
4:13:48 P.M.	S. 2086	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:13:54 P.M.	H.R. 4092	Mr. Kinzinger (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 4092 — “To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools.”
4:14:20 P.M.	H.R. 4092	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:14:23 P.M.	H.R. 4092	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4092.
4:21:01 P.M.	H.R. 4092	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:21:26 P.M.	H.R. 316	<Mr. Kinzinger (IL) moved that the House suspend the rules an agree to the Senate amendment.
4:21:52 P.M.	H.R. 316	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 316.
4:28:53 P.M.	H.R. 316	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
4:29:01 P.M.	H.R. 4801	Mr. Kinzinger (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 4801 — “To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.”
4:29:29 P.M.	H.R. 4801	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:29:31 P.M.	H.R. 4801	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4801.
4:33:56 P.M.	H.R. 4801	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:34:20 P.M.	S. 1044	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 1044 — “To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on D-Day, June 6, 1944.”
4:34:39 P.M.	S. 1044	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:34:41 P.M.	S. 1044	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1044.
4:43:29 P.M.	S. 1044	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
4:44:05 P.M.	H.R. 4002	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 4002 — “To revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes.”
4:44:10 P.M.	H.R. 4002	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:44:12 P.M.	H.R. 4002	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4002.
4:48:53 P.M.	H.R. 4002	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4:49:02 P.M.	H.R. 412	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 412 — “To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.”
4:49:15 P.M.	H.R. 412	Considered under suspension of the rules.
4:49:17 P.M.	H.R. 412	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 412.
4:56:47 P.M.	H.R. 412	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
4:57:20 P.M.		The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the President whereby he submits a copy of a notice filed earlier with the Federal Register continuing the emergency with North Korea first declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008.
4:57:35 P.M.		The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the continuance of the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula and the actions and policies of the Government of North Korea that destabilize the Korean Peninsula – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-124).
4:59:24 P.M.		<action_description>The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. today.
6:32:51 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 23.
6:32:53 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
6:33:06 P.M.	S. 1044	Considered as unfinished business. S. 1044 — “To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on D-Day, June 6, 1944.”
6:58:42 P.M.	S. 1044	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 – 12 (Roll no. 339).
7:09:21 P.M.	H.R. 316	On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 379 – 3 (Roll no. 340).
7:09:22 P.M.	H.R. 316	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:09:42 P.M.		Mr. Bishop (UT) filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 636.
7:10:43 P.M.	H.R. 4413	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4413 .
7:11:00 P.M.	H.R. 4413	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 629. H.R. 4413 — “To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to provide end users with market certainty, to make basic reforms to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission, to help farmers, ranchers, and end users manage risks to help keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes.”
7:11:05 P.M.	H.R. 4413	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4413 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-47.
7:11:31 P.M.	H.R. 4413	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 629 and Rule XVIII.
7:11:32 P.M.	H.R. 4413	The Speaker designated the Honorable Rob Bishop to act as Chairman of the Committee.
7:11:52 P.M.	H.R. 4413	GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4413.
8:05:21 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Mr. DeFazio, No. 1 printed in House Report 113-476 to add one requirement to the study on high frequency trading: Whether such trading increases market volatility, including short term market swings such as the “flash crash.”
8:05:23 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 1.
8:07:47 P.M.	H.R. 4413	On agreeing to the DeFazio amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:08:14 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, No. 2 printed in House Report 113-476 to require a study on entities regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
8:08:16 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 2.
8:14:17 P.M.	H.R. 4413	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
8:15:01 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Ms. DelBene, No. 3 printed in House Report 113-476 to ensure that the Commission’s assessment of costs and benefits regarding rules and orders will be affirmed by a court unless that assessment is found to be an abuse of discretion.
8:15:21 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DelBene amendment No. 3.
8:19:10 P.M.	H.R. 4413	On agreeing to the DelBene amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:20:33 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Ms. Waters, No. 4 printed in House Report 113-476 to prohibit judicial review of any consideration by the CFTC of the costs and benefits of its rules and orders.
8:20:35 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment No. 4.
8:27:07 P.M.	H.R. 4413	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
8:28:42 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Ms. Moore, No 5. printed in House Report 113-476 to strike Section 203, and replace it with a Sense of Congress that the Commodities Future Trading Commission is already required by law to consider costs and benefits when promulgating rules and issuing orders, and is held accountable to this requirement by courts.
8:28:45 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore amendment No. 5.
8:37:13 P.M.	H.R. 4413	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
8:38:47 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, No. 6 printed in House Report 113-476 to preserve existing law by striking “United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit,” and replace it with “United States District Court for the District of Columbia or the United States District Court for the district.”
8:38:49 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 6.
8:44:22 P.M.	H.R. 4413	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
8:45:27 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Mr. Fincher, No. 7 printed in House Report 113-476 to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of the efficiencies in leasing and rental costs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
8:45:40 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Fincher amendment No. 7.
8:49:08 P.M.	H.R. 4413	On agreeing to the Fincher amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
8:50:36 P.M.	H.R. 4413	An amendment, offered by Mr. Garrett, No. 8 printed in House Report 113-476 to exempt Registered Investment Companies (RICs) that are currently registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 from duplicative registration requirements with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) allowing the SEC to continue to have full regulatory oversight and enforcement authority over RICs. Amendment does not remove the jurisdiction and regulatory authority that the CFTC has over all futures, options and swaps transactions that the RICs invest in on behalf of their customers who are pensioners, retirees, and savers.
8:50:38 P.M.	H.R. 4413	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garrett amendment No. 8.

9:01:23 P.M.	H.R. 4413	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Garrett amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Peterson (MN) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
9:02:08 P.M.	H.R. 4413	Mr. Lucas moved that the Committee rise.
9:02:26 P.M.	H.R. 4413	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
9:02:48 P.M.	H.R. 4413	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4413 as unfinished business.
9:03:40 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
9:04:33 P.M.		Mr. Thompson (PA) moved that the House do now adjourn.
9:04:44 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
9:04:45 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 24, 2014.