US HB5538 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on September 6 2016 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-09-06 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill from being used for: (1) the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the BLM or its contractors; or (2) the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products. Requires the BLM to approve any use of a right-of-way granted pursuant to the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 if the use would have been considered to be within the scope of a railroad's authority under department policy as of the day before the effective date of the department's Solicitor's Opinion M-37025, issued on November 4, 2011. Provides appropriations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for: Resource Management, Construction, Land Acquisition, the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, the North American Wetlands Conservation Fund, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation, the Multinational Species Conservation Fund, and State and Tribal Wildlife Grants. Provides appropriations to the National Park Service (NPS) for: Operation of the National Park System, National Recreation and Preservation, the Historic Preservation Fund, Construction, Land Acquisition and State Assistance, and the Centennial Challenge. Rescinds FY2017 contract authority provided by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Permits the NPS to retain specified funds authorized to be disbursed under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 for the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by the Act. Permits NPS funds to be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration for the Federal Lands Access Program, which was established to improve transportation facilities that provide access to, are adjacent to, or are located within federal lands. Provides appropriations to the U.S. Geological Survey for Surveys, Investigations, and Research. Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for Ocean Energy Management. Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement for: (1) Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and (2) Oil Spill Research. Provides appropriations to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for: (1) Regulation and Technology, and (2) the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) for: Operation of Indian Programs, Contract Support Costs, Construction, Indian Land and Water Claim Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians, and the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account. Permits the BIA to contract for services for the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Limits the use of funds for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the BIA under the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994. Permits tribes to return appropriated funds without diminishing the federal government's trust responsibilities, the government-to-government relationship with the tribe, or the tribe's ability to access future appropriations. Prohibits the use of BIE funds, other than funds provided for assistance to public schools, for the operation of elementary or secondary schools in Alaska. Limits the number of schools and the expansion of grade levels in individual schools in the BIE school system. Specifies the distribution of indirect and administrative costs to certain tribes. Provides appropriations for Departmental Offices, including: the Office of the Secretary, including the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program; Insular Affairs; the Office of the Solicitor; the Office of Inspector General; and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians. Provides appropriations for Department-Wide Programs, including: Wildland Fire Management, the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, the Central Hazardous Materials Fund, the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Fund, and the Working Capital Fund. (Sec. 101) Permits the transfer of funds within bureaus and offices for specified emergencies if: (1) the Secretary of the Interior approves the transfer, (2) funds provided to Interior for emergencies have been exhausted, and (3) funds used under this section are replenished by a supplemental appropriation requested as promptly as possible. (Sec. 102) Provides for the department-wide expenditure or transfer of funds by Interior in the event of specified emergencies. (Sec. 103) Permits Interior to use appropriations provided in this title for: employing temporary or intermittent experts and consultants; purchasing and replacing motor vehicles; hiring, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hiring of passenger motor vehicles; purchasing reprints; telephone services in private residences in the field; and certain library memberships. (Sec. 104) Permits the transfer of funds between the BIA, the BIE, and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians for Indian trust management and reform activities, provided that total funding for historical accounting activities does not exceed funding provided by this bill for that purpose. (Sec. 105) Permits Interior to redistribute tribal priority allocation and tribal base funds to alleviate funding inequities to address identified unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas, or inaccurate distribution methodologies. (Sec. 106) Authorizes the acquisition of lands and waters for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities that support visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands in New Jersey and New York. (Sec. 107) Requires Interior to collect specified Outer Continental Shelf inspection fees. (Sec. 108) Permits Interior to transfer funds to implement the reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, subject to reprogramming guidelines. (Sec. 109) Permits Interior to enter into multiyear cooperative agreements and contracts with nonprofits and other entities for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild horses and burros on private land. (Sec. 110) Directs the USFWS, in carrying out responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, to implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks intended for harvest that are released from federally operated or financed hatcheries. (Sec. 111) Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 to make permanent the requirement that a person exhaust administrative hearings and appeal procedures prior to bringing a civil action challenging BLM decisions concerning grazing on public lands. (Sec. 112) Prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310, which requires the BLM to inventory and protect public lands with wilderness characteristics. (Sec. 113) Permits the BIA and the BIE in carrying out work involving cooperation with state, local, and tribal governments, to record obligations against accounts receivable from the entities, provided that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year do not exceed total budgetary resources. (Sec. 114) Prohibits the use of funds to: (1) review or change the status of the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); (2) make, modify, or extend a withdrawal of public lands in any Sagebrush Focal Area in a manner inconsistent with a state management plan for the protection and recovery of the greater sage-grouse; or (3) implement, amend or modify any federal resource management plan in a state with a state management plan, in a manner inconsistent with the state management plan. (Sec. 115) Prohibits Interior from using funds to review, require approval of, or withhold approval for use of a right-of-way granted pursuant to the General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875 if authorization of the use would have been considered under department policy to be within the scope of a railroad's authority as of the day before the effective date of the department's Solicitor's Opinion M-37025, issued on November 4, 2011. (Sec. 116) Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to reconstitute the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education for the purposes of supplementing annual appropriations to the Bureau of Indian Education with other federal and private funds. (Sec. 117) Increases the authorizations of appropriations for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. (Sec. 118) Requires Interior to expand the use of conservation fish hatchery programs to enhance, supplement, and rebuild delta smelt and other species listed as endangered or threatened species under the USFWS biological opinion regarding the effects of the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project in California. (Sec. 119) Requires Interior to reissue two final rules removing recovered gray wolves in Wyoming and the Great Lakes from the endangered species list. Exempts the reissuances from judicial review. (Sec. 120) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the proposed Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement rule entitled "Stream Protection Rule." (The proposal rule would address the impacts of coal mining on surface water, groundwater, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources by limiting the mining of coal in or through streams, placement of waste in streams, and the generation of mining waste.) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to develop, carry out, or implement any guidance, policy, or directive to reinterpret or change the historic interpretation of "material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the permit area" in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and specified regulations. (Sec. 121) Prohibits the NPS from using funds provided by this bill to implement, administer, or enforce a policy to eliminate the sale of water in disposable, recyclable plastic bottles in national parks. (Sec. 122) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the BLM's proposed rule regarding Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation published February 8, 2016. (The proposed rule would require operators to take various actions to reduce the waste of natural gas from venting, flaring, and leaks during oil and natural gas production activities on onshore federal and Indian leases. The rule also specifies when produced gas lost through venting, flaring, or leaks is subject to royalties, and when oil and gas production used on site would be royalty-free.) (Sec. 123) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to take any action to designate a federal property for inclusion on, or to add a federal property to, the National Register of Historic Places, or to operate or maintain a property on that registry, if the managing agency of the federal property objects to the designation or inclusion. Specifies that the prohibition does not apply to actions related to a managing agency request for expedited removal of federal property from the National Register of Historic Places for reasons of national security. (Sec. 124) Prohibits funds from being used to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to regulations and guidance in effect on April 1, 2015, pertaining to drilling margins or static downhole mud weight. (Sec. 125) Prohibits Interior from using funds for the final rule entitled "Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes" published on July 1, 2015. (The rule revises the process and criteria that Interior uses to acknowledge an Indian tribe.) (Sec. 126) Amends federal regulations to include echinoderms commonly known as sea urchins and sea cucumbers in the shellfish and fishery products imported for human or animal consumption or taken in U.S. waters or on the high seas for recreational purposes that may enter or exit at any customs port. (Sec. 127) Prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from using funds to issue, finalize, or implement any final regulations addressing any subject of the proposed rule entitled "Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance" until it: completes and the publishes the results of specified air modeling studies, concludes that the activities expressly authorized under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act are significantly affecting the air quality of any state for purposes of compliance with the national ambient air quality standards, and consults with the affected coastal states on the results of the studies and analyses and any actions that may be taken. Requires Interior, prior to issuing the final regulations to: (1) repropose the regulations, (2) provide a comment period of at least 180 days, and (3) delay the effective date of the regulation for at least 180 days after the regulations are published. TITLE II--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Provides appropriations to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for: Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund, the Office of Inspector General, Buildings and Facilities, Hazardous Substance Superfund, the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program, Inland Oil Spill Programs, State and Tribal Assistance Grants, and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account. Permits the EPA to award cooperative agreements to Indian tribes or intertribal consortia to carry out the agency's function to implement federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program. Authorizes the EPA to collect and spend pesticide registration service fees. Permits the EPA to: (1) transfer funds from the Environmental Programs and Management account to other federal agencies to support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and (2) enter into interagency agreements and provide grants to certain entities to support the effort. Permits specified funds to be used for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities. Requires the EPA to base policies and actions regarding air emissions from forest biomass on the principle that forest biomass emissions do not increase overall carbon dioxide accumulations in the atmosphere when USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis data show that forest carbon stocks in the United States are stable or increasing on a national scale, or when forest biomass is derived from mill residuals, harvest residuals, or forest management activities. Requires the EPA to use specified criteria and procedures for reviewing and making decisions regarding aquifer exemptions under the EPA's Underground Injection Control regulations. Permits the EPA to use funds to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes notwithstanding certain provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act). TITLE III--RELATED AGENCIES Provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service, including for: Forest and Rangeland Research; State and Private Forestry; the National Forest System; Capital Improvement and Maintenance; Land Acquisition; the Range Betterment Fund; Gifts, Donations, and Bequests for Forest and Rangeland Research; Management of National Forest Lands for Subsistence Uses; Wildland Fire Management; and the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for: the purchase and use of motor vehicles and aircraft; employment of temporary or intermittent personnel; purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements; acquisition of land and waters; expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972; uniforms; and debt collection contracts. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management account for forest fire fighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions, provided that USDA notifies Congress that all fire suppression funds will be obligated within 30 days. Requires funds used to be replenished by a supplemental appropriation requested as promptly as possible. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for forest and rangeland research, technical information, and related forestry and natural resources activities in foreign countries. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be transferred to the BLM for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for surveys to designate the boundaries of the lands. Prohibits Forest Service appropriations from being transferred using authority provided in several specified statutory provisions. Prohibits Forest Service appropriations from being reprogrammed except with prior approval of Congress and in accordance with procedures contained in the report accompanying this bill. Limits transfers to the USDA Working Capital Fund and to USDA for Department Reimbursable Programs (commonly referred to as Greenbook charges). Limits the use of funds to support the Youth Conservation Corps and the Public Lands Corps. Permits the Chief of the Forest Service to use specified funds for official reception and representation expenses. Provides matching funds to aid conservation projects of the National Forest Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Permits funds to be used to provide technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Permits Forest Service appropriations to be used to meet the non-federal share requirement included in a provision of the Older Americans Act of 1965 related to the older American community service employment program. Permits specified funds to be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative, and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Permits specified funds to be used to reimburse the USDA Office of the General Counsel for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations, and similar non-litigation related matters. Permits an individual employed under any project funded under Title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 to be considered a federal employee. Requires the Forest Service to provide quarterly reports to Congress regarding unobligated balances. Permits funds provided to the Forest Service to be used to categorically exclude certain forest management activities from documentation in an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Indian Health Service (IHS) including: Indian Health Services, Contract Support Costs, and Indian Health Facilities. Provides appropriations to HHS for: (1) the National Institutes of Health for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and (2) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Provides appropriations to Other Related Agencies, including: the Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality; the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; the Smithsonian Institution; the National Gallery of Art; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Commission of Fine Arts; the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; the National Capital Planning Commission; and the Holocaust Memorial Museum; TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS Sets forth permissible, restricted, and prohibited uses for funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. (Sec. 401) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal before Congress. (Sec. 402) Prohibits any appropriation contained in this bill from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly permitted in this bill. (Sec. 403) Restricts administrative assessments and specifies requirements for reprogramming, disclosure of administrative expenses, land acquisitions and exchanges, and operating plans. (Sec. 404) Prohibits funds from being used to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws, subject to exceptions. (Sec. 405) Extends limits on the use of FY1994-FY2013 and FY2014 funds for contract support costs on Indian contracts. (Sec. 406) Limits the use of FY2017 funds for contract support costs on Indian contracts. (Sec. 407) Permits Forest Service land management plans that are more than 15 years old if USDA is acting in good faith to update the plans. (Sec. 408) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to conduct preleasing, leasing, and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the boundaries of a National Monument. (Sec. 409) Restricts land acquisition funds provided by this bill from being used for declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of Congress. Includes an exception for funds provided to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or for Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration. (Sec. 410) Sets forth requirements regarding the sale of timber from a specified region in Alaska. (Sec. 411) Prohibits no-bid contracts and grants except under certain circumstances where a contract is authorized by federal law or was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this bill. (Sec. 412) Requires agencies receiving funds in this bill to post on their public websites any report required to be submitted by Congress if it serves the national interest. Includes exceptions for national security or proprietary information. (Sec. 413) Establishes grant guidelines for the NEA. (Sec. 414) Establishes priorities for programs administered by the NEA. (Sec. 415) Directs Interior, the EPA, the Forest Service, and the IHS to provide Congress with quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations. (Sec. 416) Directs the President to submit a comprehensive report to Congress detailing all federal agency funding for climate change programs, projects, and activities in FY2016 and FY2017. (Sec. 417) Prohibits funds from being used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production. (Sec. 418) Prohibits the use of any funds to implement any provision in a rule that requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. (Sec. 419) Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 to extend the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission. Prohibits the Commission from issuing a solicitation or contract for construction of the memorial for FY2017. (Sec. 420) Prohibits funds from being used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act or any other law. (Sec. 421) Extends the authority of the Forest Service to renew certain grazing permits. (Sec. 422) Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to extend the authority of federal agencies to establish, collect, and retain fees on federal recreational lands and waters. (Sec. 423) Amends the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to make technical corrections to provisions regarding stewardship contracting. (Sec. 424) Prohibits the use of funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless the network blocks pornography. Includes an exception for a law enforcement agency or other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. (Sec. 425) Prohibits the EPA from using funds to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definition of the terms "fill material" or "discharge of fill material" for the purposes of the Clean Water Act. (Sec. 426) Prohibits the EPA from using funds to require a permit under the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill material for certain agriculture activities. (Sec. 427) Prohibits funds from being used to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations and guidance in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definition of waters under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act including specified rules pertaining to the jurisdiction. (Sec. 428) Prohibits funds from being used to prohibit the use or access to federal land for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting except for public safety. (Sec. 429) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement or enforce provisions within the EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule until the EPA has approved a commercially available lead test kit or solicits public comment on alternatives. (Sec. 430) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement or enforce any regulation that would establish new financial responsibility requirements pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). (Sec. 431) Prohibits EPA from using funds provided by this bill to develop, issue, implement, or enforce any greenhouse gas New Source Performance Standards on any new or existing source that is an electric utility generating unit. (Sec. 432) Requires Interior and USDA to make vacant grazing allotments available to holders of grazing permits or leases if lands covered by the permits or leases or other grazing lands used by the holder are unusable because of drought or wildfire. (Sec. 433) Prohibits funds from being used to require the transfer of a water right as a condition for the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement. Prohibits funds from being used to require any water user to apply for or acquire a water right in the name of the United States under state law as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy agreement. (Sec. 434) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for regulations or guidance under the Clean Air Act that changes the status of any hydrofluorocarbon used as a refrigerant or in foam blowing agents, applications, or uses from acceptable to unacceptable for purposes of the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program. (The SNAP program is EPA's program to evaluate and regulate substitutes for ozone-depleting chemicals that are being phased out under the stratospheric ozone protection provisions of the Clean Air Act.) (Sec. 435) Prohibits any funds made available by a drinking water treatment revolving loan fund as authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act from being used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to specified exceptions and waiver procedures. (Sec. 436) Prohibits funds from being used to incorporate the social cost of carbon into any rulemaking or guidance document until a new Interagency Working Group makes specified revisions to the estimates. (Sec. 437) Prohibits funds from being used to implement or enforce, or to require states to implement enforce, regulations permitting a designated representative of a worker or handler to request access to certain pesticide application and hazard information. (Sec. 438) Specifies requirements for the implementation of national ambient air quality standards for ozone. (Sec. 439) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for: any rule or guideline to address methane emissions from sources in the oil and natural gas sector under specified provisions of the Clean Air Act, any rule changing the term "adjacent" for purposes of defining "stationary source" and "major source" as applied to the oil and gas sector under the Clean Air Act, and the proposed Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry released September 18, 2015. (Sec. 440) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement any changes to royalty rates or product valuation regulations under federal coal, oil, and gas leasing programs. (Sec. 441) Terminates the requirement for the BLM to complete a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement analyzing potential leasing and management reforms to the federal coal program after the earlier of: (1) September 30, 2017; or (2) the publication of a notice indicating that the statement has been completed. (Sec. 442) Revises the definition of the National Gallery of Art's (NGA's) buildings and grounds commensurate with the NGA's geographic boundaries. (Sec. 443) Prohibits the BLM from using funds for a specified rule that revises procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans until it provides an additional 90-day public comment period and holds public meetings on the proposed rule in specified states. (Sec. 444) Permits Interior to transfer excess wild horses or burros that have been removed from the public lands to other federal, state, and local agencies for use as work animals. Specifies that any animal transferred loses its status as a wild free-roaming horse or burro. Prohibits any agency receiving the animals from destroying, selling, or otherwise transferring them in a way that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products. (Sec. 445) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to treat the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species or threatened species, or a candidate for listing as such a species, under the ESA. (Sec. 446) Requires the Indian Health Service (IHS), after receiving a request from a tribe or tribes served by a hospital operated by the IHS, to establish a governance board to approve, oversee the implementation of, and evaluate metrics of quality care, patient safety and satisfaction, and finance for the hospital. Requires the board to be comprised of IHS senior executives, elected tribal officials, and hospital administration experts outside of the IHS system. (In response to the drought in California, Sec. 447 and Sec. 448 require the Bureau of Reclamation to alter pumping restrictions related to certain endangered species. The restrictions govern how much water the federal Central Valley Project [CVP] and the California State Water Project [SWP] can send south of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta.) (Sec. 447) Sets the reverse flow rate of the Old and Middle Rivers (OMR) at -5,000 cubic feet per second unless Reclamation concludes, using the best scientific and commercial data available, that a lower flow rate (less pumping) is necessary to avoid a significant negative impact on the long-term survival of certain species of smelt and salmon. (Sec. 448) Requires Reclamation and the Department of Commerce to authorize the CVP and the SWP, combined, to operate at levels that result in negative OMR flows at -7,500 cubic feet per second to capture peak flows during storm events unless the action would jeopardize the long-term survival of certain species of smelt and salmon. (Sec. 449) Sets forth requirements for protecting certain water rights and allocating water if California revokes its consistency determination under California environmental laws between the SWP and the CVP as a result of the provisions of this bill. (A consistency determination applies to threatened and endangered species protected under both federal and California law and determines whether federal actions are consistent with state laws.) (Sec. 450) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Agreement. (Sec. 451) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to purchase water in California to supplement instream flow within a river basin that has suffered a drought within the last two years. (Sec. 452) Requires Reclamation to work with local water and irrigation districts in the Stanislaus River Basin to ascertain the water storage made available by the Draft Plan of Operations in New Melones Reservoir to maximize water storage and ensure the beneficial use of the water resources in the Stanislaus River Basin. (Sec. 453) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the designation of national monuments in specified counties within several states. (Sec. 454) Establishes a spending reduction account for the amount by which spending proposed in this bill exceeds the subcommittee's allocation under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Specifies that the amount is $0. (Under the Rules of the House of Representatives, any savings included in the spending reduction account are not available for further appropriation during consideration of the bill.) (Sec. 455) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill for specified regulations, as proposed to be revised under the proposed rule entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 2," with respect to glider kits and glider vehicles. (Sec. 456) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for any rule or guidance of the same substance as: (1) the proposed Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule regarding Risk Management, Financial Assurance and Loss Prevention; or (2) the National Notice to Lessees and Operators of Federal Oil and Gas and Sulphur Leases issued by the bureau. (Sec. 457) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enter into a cooperative agreement with or make any grant or loan to establish a national heritage area, national heritage corridor, national heritage canal way, national heritage tour route, national historic district, or cultural heritage corridor within specified counties in Colorado. (Sec. 458) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill to use specified pay authorities provided by the Public Health Service Act to hire or pay the salary of any EPA officer or employee who is not already receiving pay under one of the authorities on the date of enactment of this bill. (The authorities permit certain consultants and scientists to be appointed without regard to civil service laws.) (Sec. 459) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to propose or develop legislation to redirect specified funds allocated to Gulf producing states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. (Sec. 460) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the USFWS rule entitled "Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights." (Sec. 461) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill to enforce oil pollution prevention requirements with respect to any farm. (Sec. 462) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used in contravention of provisions under current law that prohibit appropriations from being used for lobbying. (Sec. 463) Reduces the funds provided by this bill for the EPA's Environmental Programs and Management account and prohibits funds provided for the account from being used for the EPA's Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations. (Sec. 464) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the draft technical report entitled "Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration" published by the EPA and the USGS. (Sec. 465) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill for any rule under specified Clean Air Act provisions related to hazardous air pollutants that applies to glass manufacturers that do not use continuous furnaces. (Sec. 466) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the final BLM rule entitled "Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands." (Sec. 467) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the proposed EPA rule entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles-Phase 2," with respect to trailers. (Sec. 468) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the EPA's proposed rule entitled "Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings." (Sec. 469) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from be used to enforce certain permit requirements with respect to the export of squid, octopus, and cuttlefish products. (Sec. 470) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill to issue any regulation under the Solid Waste Disposal Act that applies to an animal feeding operation. (Sec. 471) Reduces the funding provided by this bill for the EPA's Environmental Programs and Management account and provides the funds to the USFWS to reinstate the wolf-livestock loss demonstration program. (Sec. 472) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement rule entitled "Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control." (Sec. 473) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from be used for Executive Order No. 13547 (Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes), including the National Ocean Policy developed under the executive order. (Sec. 474) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill to take specified actions in response to the development or implementation of a state's Watershed Implementation Plan for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. (Sec. 475) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement or enforce the threatened species or endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not undergone a review at least every five years, as required by the ESA. (Sec. 476) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement or enforce the threatened species listing of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse under the ESA. (Sec. 477) Prohibits Interior from using funds provided by this bill to treat any gray wolf in any of the 48 contiguous states or the District of Columbia as an endangered species or threatened species under the ESA after June 13, 2017. (Sec. 478) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used treat the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse as an endangered species under the ESA. (Sec. 479) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill to give formal notification under, or prepare, propose, implement, administer, or enforce any rule or recommendation pursuant to specified provisions of the Clean Air Act regarding air pollution emitted in the United States that may endanger public health or welfare in foreign countries. (Sec. 480) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the proposed EPA rule entitled "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act." (Sec. 481) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to carry out any major rule that is issued after the enactment of this bill if the Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs finds that the rule has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more. (Sec. 482) Prohibits the EPA from using funds provided by this bill to make certain environmental education grants pursuant to National Environmental Education Act. (Sec. 483) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to destroy any buildings or structures on Midway Island. (Sec. 484) Prohibits Interior from using funds provided by this bill to destroy any records regarding, related to, or generated by the Inorganic Section of the USGS Energy Geochemistry Laboratory in Lakewood, Colorado. (Sec. 485) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to consult the National Science Foundation regarding certain requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 or the Endangered Species Act of 1973, with respect to any Environmental Impact Statement prepared pursuant to the "Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Initiate Section 106 Consultation for Proposed Changes to Arecibo Observatory Operations, Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings and Comment Period." (Sec. 486) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to enforce the decision in Civil Action No. 14-1807 (JDB), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, issued March 29, 2016. (The court held that the USFWS failed to comply with certain requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1974 in reissuing orders that authorize the killing of double-crested cormorants in certain states.) (Sec. 487) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the proposed rule entitled "Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf." (Sec. 488) Prohibits the USFWS from using funds provided by this bill to: (1) issue a final rule for the proposed regulations entitled "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska," or (2) to implement the final rule entitled "Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves." (Sec. 489) Prohibits Interior from using funds provided by this bill to require changes to an existing placer mining plan of operations with regard to reclamation activities, including revegetation, or to modify the bond requirements for the mining operation. (Sec. 490) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with a specific Presidential Memorandum related to federal fleet performance. (Sec. 491) Prohibits funds provided by this bill for the National Park Service's National Recreation and Preservation account from being used in contravention of policies under current law for the preservation of historic sites, buildings, and objects of national significance for public use. (Sec. 492) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to eliminate the Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership. (Sec. 493) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to limit outreach programs administered by the Smithsonian Institution. (Sec. 494) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to: (1) treat the Mexican wolf as an endangered species or threatened species under the ESA, or (2) implement a recovery plan for the species that applies in any area outside the historic range of the species. (Sec. 495) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the proposed EPA rule entitled "Clean Energy Incentive Program Design Details." (Sec. 496) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to pay legal fees pursuant to a settlement in any case in which the federal government is a party and that arises under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, or the ESA. (Sec. 497) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement the Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (Sec. 498) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to remove Arctic Sales 255, 258, and 262 from the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program. (Sec. 499) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to declare national monuments in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the United States established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. (An EEZ is the zone where the United States and other coastal nations have jurisdiction over natural resources. A country's EEZ includes waters extending up to 200 nautical miles from its land territory.) (Sec. 500) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used by a state in contravention of the interstate compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin consented to and approved by Congress. (Sec. 501) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for the proposed NPS rule entitled "Special Regulations, Areas of the National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Dog Management." (Sec. 502) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the modification to boating restrictions contained in the USFWS news release dated May 20, 2015, and entitled ''Minor Modification to Boating Restrictions at Havasu Wildlife Refuge.'' (Sec. 503) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used in contravention of specified provisions of the Clean Air Act that require the EPA to conduct continuing evaluations of the employment effects that may result from certain administrative and enforcement actions. (Sec. 504) Prohibits funds provided by this bill from being used for a contract with companies convicted, indicted, or charged with certain crimes or that have more than $3,000 in delinquent taxes within a three-year period surrounding the contract.

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Title

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsors


Roll Calls

House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 177 N: 249 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 187 N: 240 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 183 N: 246 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendments (Y: 181 N: 248 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 202 N: 225 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 171 N: 258 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 234 N: 195 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 237 N: 189 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 231 N: 197 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 185 N: 243 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 188 N: 238 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 238 N: 190 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 228 N: 199 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 197 N: 231 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 223 N: 201 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 195 N: 223 NV: 15 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 219 N: 203 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 161 N: 262 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 188 N: 239 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 231 N: 197 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 170 N: 257 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 226 N: 202 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 237 N: 191 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 242 N: 185 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 225 N: 202 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 193 N: 235 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 194 N: 234 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 192 N: 236 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 178 N: 246 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 172 N: 254 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 194 N: 233 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 192 N: 233 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 191 N: 236 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 188 N: 239 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 184 N: 241 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 195 N: 232 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 213 N: 214 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Passage (Y: 231 N: 196 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Passage (Y: 231 N: 196 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 197 N: 225 NV: 11 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 183 N: 241 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 173 N: 251 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 143 N: 282 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 190 N: 235 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 184 N: 240 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 186 N: 237 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 181 N: 244 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 208 N: 217 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 175 N: 250 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 219 N: 207 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 170 N: 256 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 195 N: 231 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 190 N: 236 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 182 N: 244 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 185 N: 241 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-09-06SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
2016-07-14HouseCHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT - The Chair announced a correction to Roll Call number 472, the yeas were 191 and the nays were 236.
2016-07-14HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-07-14HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 231 - 196 (Roll no. 477).
2016-07-14HouseThe House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2016-07-14HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2016-07-14HouseThe House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5538.
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1379 On agreeing to the Gallego amendment (A099) Failed by recorded vote: 213 - 214 (Roll no. 476).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1375 On agreeing to the Norcross amendment (A095) Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 232 (Roll no. 475).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1372 On agreeing to the Tsongas amendment (A092) Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 241 (Roll no. 474).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1370 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A090) Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 239 (Roll no. 473).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1369 On agreeing to the Pocan amendment (A089) Failed by recorded vote: 191 - 236 (Roll no. 472).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1368 On agreeing to the Lowenthal amendment (A088) Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 233 (Roll no. 471).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1366 On agreeing to the Grijalva amendment (A086) Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 233 (Roll no. 470).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1365 On agreeing to the Capps amendment (A085) Failed by recorded vote: 172 - 254 (Roll no. 469).
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1364 On agreeing to the Beyer amendment (A084) Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 246 (Roll no. 468).
2016-07-14HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2016-07-14HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4966-4973)
2016-07-14HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5538 as unfinished business.
2016-07-14HouseOn motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-14HouseMr. Calvert moved that the Committee rise.
2016-07-14HouseH.Amdt.1381 By unanimous consent, the Polis amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H4921)
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 130.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1381 Amendment (A101) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H4920-4921; text: CR H4920)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1380 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A100) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment No. 123.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1380 Amendment (A100) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H4920; text: CR H4920)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gallego amendment No. 122, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Gallego demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gallego amendment No. 122.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1379 Amendment (A099) offered by Mr. Gallego. (consideration: CR H4919-4920; text: CR H4919)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1378 On agreeing to the Weber (TX) amendment (A098) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weber amendment No. 120.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1378 Amendment (A098) offered by Mr. Weber (TX). (consideration: CR H4918-4919; text: CR H4919)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1377 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A097) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 119.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1377 Amendment (A097) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H4917-4918; text: CR H4917)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1376 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A096) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 116.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1376 Amendment (A096) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H4917; text: CR H4917)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norcross amendment No. 114, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Norcross demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norcross amendment No. 114.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1375 Amendment (A095) offered by Mr. Norcross. (consideration: CR H4916-4917; text: CR H4916)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1374 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A094) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grayson amendment No. 113.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1374 Amendment (A094) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H4916; text: CR H4916)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1373 On agreeing to the Chaffetz amendment (A093) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Chaffetz amendment No. 111.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1373 Amendment (A093) offered by Mr. Chaffetz. (consideration: CR H4915-4916; text: CR H4915)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Tsongas amendment No. 106, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Tsongas demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tsongas amendment No. 106.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1372 Amendment (A092) offered by Ms. Tsongas. (consideration: CR H4914-4915; text: CR H4914)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1371 On agreeing to the Speier amendment (A091) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Speier amendment No. 105.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1371 Amendment (A091) offered by Ms. Speier. (consideration: CR H4914; text: CR H4914)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Polis amendment No. 104, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 104.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1370 Amendment (A090) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H4913-4914; text: CR H4913)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pocan amendment No. 103, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Pocan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pocan amendment No. 103.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1369 Amendment (A089) offered by Mr. Pocan. (consideration: CR H4913; text: CR H4913)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 102, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lowenthal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 102.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1368 Amendment (A088) offered by Mr. Lowenthal. (consideration: CR H4912-4913; text: CR H4912)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1367 On agreeing to the Higgins amendment (A087) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Higgins amendment No. 101.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1367 Amendment (A087) offered by Mr. Higgins. (consideration: CR H4911-4912; text: CR H4911)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 100, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 100.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1366 Amendment (A086) offered by Mr. Grijalva. (consideration: CR H4910-4911; text: CR H4910)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capps amendment No. 99, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Capps demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps amendment No. 99.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1365 Amendment (A085) offered by Mrs. Capps. (consideration: CR H4909-4910; text: CR H4909)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 98, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 98.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1364 Amendment (A084) offered by Mr. Beyer. (consideration: CR H4908-4909; text: CR H4908)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1363 On agreeing to the Beyer amendment (A083) Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 236 (Roll no. 465).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1362 On agreeing to the Beyer amendment (A082) Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 234 (Roll no. 464).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1361 On agreeing to the Beyer amendment (A081) Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 235 (Roll no. 463).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1360 On agreeing to the Zeldin amendment (A080) Agreed to by recorded vote: 225 - 202 (Roll no. 462).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1357 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A077) Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 185 (Roll no. 461).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1355 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A075) Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 191 (Roll no. 460).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1353 On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment (A073) Agreed to by recorded vote: 226 - 202 (Roll no. 459).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1351 On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment (A071) Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 257 (Roll no. 458).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1350 On agreeing to the Ratcliffe amendment (A070) Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 197 (Roll no. 457).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1346 On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A066) Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 239 (Roll no. 456).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1345 On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A065) Failed by recorded vote: 161 - 262 (Roll no. 455).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1344 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A064) Agreed to by recorded vote: 219 - 203 (Roll no. 454).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1342 On agreeing to the Palmer amendment (A062) Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 223 (Roll no. 453).
2016-07-13HouseUNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on adoption of amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings were postponed.
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 97, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 97.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1363 Amendment (A083) offered by Mr. Beyer. (consideration: CR H4898-4899; text: CR H4898)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 96, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 96.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1362 Amendment (A082) offered by Mr. Beyer. (consideration: CR H4897-4898; text: CR H4897)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 95, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 95.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1361 Amendment (A081) offered by Mr. Beyer. (consideration: CR H4896-4897; text: CR H4896)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Zeldin amendment No. 94, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Pingree demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Zeldin amendment No. 94.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1360 Amendment (A080) offered by Mr. Zeldin. (consideration: CR H4895-4896; text: CR H4895)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1359 On agreeing to the Calvert amendments (A079) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendments en bloc #2.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1359 Amendments en bloc (A079) offered by Mr. Calvert. (consideration: CR H4892-4895; text en bloc: CR H4892)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1358 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A078) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 93.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1358 Amendment (A078) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H4891-4892; text: CR H4891)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Young (AK) amendment No. 92, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 92.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1357 Amendment (A077) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H4890-4891; text: CR H4891)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1356 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A076) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 91.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1356 Amendment (A076) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H4889-4891; text: CR H4889)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Young (AK) amendment No. 90, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 90.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1355 Amendment (A075) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H4888-4889; text: CR H4888)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1354 On agreeing to the Young (AK) amendment (A074) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Young(AK) amendment No. 89.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1354 Amendment (A074) offered by Mr. Young (AK). (consideration: CR H4887-4888; text: CR H4887)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 88, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 88.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1353 Amendment (A073) offered by Mr. Smith (MO). (consideration: CR H4886-4887; text: CR H4886)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1352 On agreeing to the Westerman amendment (A072) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 87.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1352 Amendment (A072) offered by Mr. Westerman. (consideration: CR H4885-4886; text: CR H4885)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 85, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 85.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1351 Amendment (A071) offered by Mr. Smith (MO). (consideration: CR H4885; text: CR H4885)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ratcliffe amendment No. 84, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ratcliffe amendment No. 84.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1350 Amendment (A070) offered by Mr. Ratcliffe. (consideration: CR H4884-4885; text: CR H4884)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1349 On agreeing to the Calvert amendments (A069) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1349 Amendments en bloc (A069) offered by Mr. Calvert. (consideration: CR H4884; text en bloc: CR H4884)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1348 On agreeing to the Pompeo amendment (A068) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pompeo amendment No. 82.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1348 Amendment (A068) offered by Mr. Pompeo. (consideration: CR H4883-4884; text: CR H4883)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1347 On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A067) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry (PA) amendment No. 81.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1347 Amendment (A067) offered by Mr. Perry. (consideration: CR H4882-4883; text: CR H4882)
2016-07-13HouseSubsequently, the Committee resumed its sitting.
2016-07-13HouseThe Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message from the Senate.
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry(PA) amendment No. 80, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry(PA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry (PA) amendment No. 80.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1346 Amendment (A066) offered by Mr. Perry. (consideration: CR H4881-4882; text: CR H4881)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Perry(PA) amendment No. 79, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Perry(PA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perry (PA) amendment No. 79.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1345 Amendment (A065) offered by Mr. Perry. (consideration: CR H4879-4881; text: CR H4879)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 78, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 78.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1344 Amendment (A064) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H4878-4879; text: CR H4878)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1343 On agreeing to the Lummis amendment (A063) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lummis amendment No. 77.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1343 Amendment (A063) offered by Mrs. Lummis. (consideration: CR H4877-4878; text: CR H4877)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 76, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Palmer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 76.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1342 Amendment (A062) offered by Mr. Palmer. (consideration: CR H4876-4877; text: CR H4876)
2016-07-13HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2016-07-13HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4876-4882)
2016-07-13HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5538 as unfinished business.
2016-07-13HouseOn motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseMr. Calvert moved that the committee rise.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1338 On agreeing to the Newhouse amendment (A059) Agreed to by recorded vote: 223 - 201 (Roll no. 452).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1337 On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment (A058) Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 231 (Roll no. 451).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1333 On agreeing to the Lamborn amendment (A054) Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 199 (Roll no. 450).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1332 On agreeing to the Lamborn amendment (A053) Agreed to by recorded vote: 238 - 190 (Roll no. 449).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1330 On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment (A051) Failed by recorded vote: 188 - 238 (Roll no. 448).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1329 On agreeing to the Graham amendment (A050) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 243 (Roll no. 447).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1326 On agreeing to the Goodlatte amendment (A047) Agreed to by recorded vote: 231 - 197 (Roll no. 446).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1321 On agreeing to the Byrne amendment (A042) Agreed to by recorded vote: 237 - 189 (Roll no. 445).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1316 On agreeing to the Boustany amendment (A037) Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 - 195 (Roll no. 444).
2016-07-13HouseUNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2016-07-13HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2016-07-13HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4868-4874)
2016-07-13HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5538 as unfinished business.
2016-07-13HouseOn motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseMr. Calvert moved that the Committee now rise.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1314 On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment (A035) Failed by recorded vote: 171 - 258 (Roll no. 438).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1312 On agreeing to the Grijalva amendment (A033) Failed by recorded vote: 202 - 225 (Roll no. 437).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1311 On agreeing to the McNerney amendments (A032) Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 248 (Roll no. 436).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1310 On agreeing to the Lowenthal amendment (A031) Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 246 (Roll no. 435).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1309 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A030) Failed by recorded vote: 187 - 240 (Roll no. 434).
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1308 On agreeing to the Grijalva amendment (A029) Failed by recorded vote: 177 - 249 (Roll no. 433).
2016-07-13HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2016-07-13HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4838-4842)
2016-07-13HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5538 as unfinished business.
2016-07-13HouseOn motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseMr. Calvert moved that the Committee rise.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1340 On agreeing to the Newhouse amendment (A061) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Newhouse amendment No. 75.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1340 Amendment (A061) offered by Mr. Newhouse. (consideration: CR H4811-4812; text: CR H4811)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1339 On agreeing to the Newhouse amendment (A060) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Newhouse amendment No. 74.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1339 Amendment (A060) offered by Mr. Newhouse. (consideration: CR H4810-4811; text: CR H4810)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Newhouse amendment No. 73 the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Newhouse amendment No. 73.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1338 Amendment (A059) offered by Mr. Newhouse. (consideration: CR H4809-4810; text: CR H4809)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment No. 72 the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Murphy (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment No. 72.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1337 Amendment (A058) offered by Mr. Murphy (FL). (consideration: CR H4808-4809; text: CR H4808)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1336 On agreeing to the Westerman amendment (A057) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 71.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1336 Amendment (A057) offered by Mr. Westerman. (consideration: CR H4807-4808; text: CR H4807)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1335 On agreeing to the Lummis amendment (A056) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lummis amendment No. 70.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1335 Amendment (A056) offered by Mrs. Lummis. (consideration: CR H4806-4807; text: CR H4807)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1334 On agreeing to the Loudermilk amendment (A055) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Loudermilk amendment No. 69.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1334 Amendment (A055) offered by Mr. Loudermilk. (consideration: CR H4806; text: CR H4806)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamborn amendment No. 68 the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamborn amendment No. 68.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1333 Amendment (A054) offered by Mr. Lamborn. (consideration: CR H4805-4806; text: CR H4805)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lamborn amendment No. 67 the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamborn amendment No. 67.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1332 Amendment (A053) offered by Mr. Lamborn. (consideration: CR H4804-4805; text: CR H4804)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1331 On agreeing to the Lamborn amendment (A052) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lamborn amendment No. 66.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1331 Amendment (A052) offered by Mr. Lamborn. (consideration: CR H4803-4804; text: CR H4803)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment No. 64, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment No. 64.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1330 Amendment (A051) offered by Mr. King (IA). (consideration: CR H4801-4803; text: CR H4801)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Graham amendment No. 63, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Graham demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graham amendment No. 63.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1329 Amendment (A050) offered by Ms. Graham. (consideration: CR H4801; text: CR H4801)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1328 On agreeing to the Jenkins (WV) amendment (A049) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jenkins (WV) amendment No. 62.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1328 Amendment (A049) offered by Mr. Jenkins (WV). (consideration: CR H4800-4801; text: CR H4800)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1327 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A048) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 58.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1327 Amendment (A048) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H4799-4800; text: CR H4799)
2016-07-13HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Goodlatte amendment No. 57, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kilmer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goodlatte amendment No. 57.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1326 Amendment (A047) offered by Mr. Goodlatte. (consideration: CR H4798-4799; text: CR H4798)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1325 On agreeing to the Davis, Rodney amendment (A046) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rodney Davis amendment No. 54.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1325 Amendment (A046) offered by Mr. Davis, Rodney. (consideration: CR H4797-4798; text: CR H4797)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1324 On agreeing to the Crawford amendment (A045) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-13HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 53.
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1324 Amendment (A045) offered by Mr. Crawford. (consideration: CR H4796-4797; text: CR H4796)
2016-07-13HouseH.Amdt.1323 On agreeing to the Crawford amendment (A044) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crawford amendment No. 52.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1323 Amendment (A044) offered by Mr. Crawford. (consideration: CR H4796; text: CR H4796)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1322 On agreeing to the Cramer amendment (A043) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cramer amendment No. 51.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1322 Amendment (A043) offered by Mr. Cramer. (consideration: CR H4795-4796; text: CR H4795)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 50, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 50.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1321 Amendment (A042) offered by Mr. Byrne. (consideration: CR H4794-4795; text: CR H4794)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1320 On agreeing to the Byrne amendment (A041) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Byrne amendment No. 49.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1320 Amendment (A041) offered by Mr. Byrne. (consideration: CR H4793-4794; text: CR H4793)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1319 On agreeing to the Burgess amendment (A040) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Burgess amendment No. 48.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1319 Amendment (A040) offered by Mr. Burgess. (consideration: CR H4792-4793; text: CR H4792)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1318 On agreeing to the Buck amendment (A039) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Buck amendment No. 47.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1318 Amendment (A039) offered by Mr. Buck. (consideration: CR H4791-4792; text: CR H4791)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1317 On agreeing to the Brat amendment (A038) Failed by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brat amendment No. 46.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1317 Amendment (A038) offered by Mr. Brat. (consideration: CR H4791; text: CR H4791)
2016-07-12HouseThe House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2016-07-12HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4791-4812)
2016-07-12HouseCommittee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5538 as unfinished business.
2016-07-12HouseOn motion that the Committee now rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseMr. Calvert moved that the Committee now rise.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1307 On agreeing to the Peters amendment (A028) Failed by recorded vote: 185 - 241 (Roll no. 432).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1305 On agreeing to the Peters amendment (A026) Failed by recorded vote: 182 - 244 (Roll no. 431).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1304 On agreeing to the Becerra amendment (A025) Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 236 (Roll no. 430).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1303 On agreeing to the Cartwright amendment (A024) Failed by recorded vote: 195 - 231 (Roll no. 429).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1300 On agreeing to the Dingell amendment (A021) Failed by recorded vote: 170 - 256 (Roll no. 428).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1299 On agreeing to the Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) amendment (A020) Agreed to by recorded vote: 219 - 207 (Roll no. 427).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1298 On agreeing to the Palmer amendment (A019) Failed by recorded vote: 175 - 250 (Roll no. 426).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1292 On agreeing to the Smith (MO) amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 217 (Roll no. 425).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1291 On agreeing to the Huffman amendment (A012) Failed by recorded vote: 181 - 244 (Roll no. 424).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1290 On agreeing to the Castor (FL) amendment (A011) Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 237 (Roll no. 423).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1289 On agreeing to the Huffman amendment (A010) Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 240 (Roll no. 422).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1288 On agreeing to the Beyer amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 235 (Roll no. 421).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1287 On agreeing to the Norcross amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 143 - 282 (Roll no. 420).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1286 On agreeing to the Ellison amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 173 - 251 (Roll no. 419).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1282 On agreeing to the Himes amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 241 (Roll no. 418).
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1280 On agreeing to the Castor (FL) amendment (A001) Failed by recorded vote: 197 - 225 (Roll no. 417).
2016-07-12HouseUNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Boustany amendment No. 45, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boustany amendment No. 45.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1316 Amendment (A037) offered by Mr. Boustany. (consideration: CR H4778-4779; text: CR H4778)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1315 On agreeing to the Boustany amendment (A036) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Boustany amendment No. 44.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1315 Amendment (A036) offered by Mr. Boustany. (consideration: CR H4777-4778; text: CR H4777)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment No. 43, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs Blackburn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn amendment No. 43.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1314 Amendment (A035) offered by Mrs. Blackburn. (consideration: CR H4776-4777; text: CR H4776)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1313 On agreeing to the Black amendment (A034) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Black amendment No. 42.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1313 Amendment (A034) offered by Mrs. Black. (consideration: CR H4775-4776; text: CR H4775)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 41, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 41.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1312 Amendment (A033) offered by Mr. Grijalva. (consideration: CR H4774-4775; text: CR H4774)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McNerney En Bloc amendments No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McNerney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McNerney amendments Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1311 Amendments en bloc (A032) offered by Mr. McNerney. (consideration: CR H4772-4774; text of Amendment en bloc: CR H4772)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 34, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lowenthal demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lowenthal amendment No. 34.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1310 Amendment (A031) offered by Mr. Lowenthal. (consideration: CR H4771-4772; text: CR H4771)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Polis amendment No. 33, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis amendment No. 33.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1309 Amendment (A030) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H4770-4771; text: CR H4770)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grijalva amendment No. 32.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1308 Amendment (A029) offered by Mr. Grijalva. (consideration: CR H4769-4770; text: CR H4769)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Peters (CA) amendment No. 31, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Peters (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters (CA) amendment No. 31.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1307 Amendment (A028) offered by Mr. Peters. (consideration: CR H4768-4769; text: CR H4768)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1306 On agreeing to the Peters amendment (A027) Failed by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters (CA) amendment No. 30.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1306 Amendment (A027) offered by Mr. Peters. (consideration: CR H4767-4768; text: CR H4767)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Peters (CA) amendment No. 29, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Peters (CA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters (CA) amendment No. 29.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1305 Amendment (A026) offered by Mr. Peters. (consideration: CR H4766-4767; text: CR H4766)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Becerra amendment No. 28, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Becerra demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Becerra amendment No. 28.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1304 Amendment (A025) offered by Mr. Becerra. (consideration: CR H4765-4766; text: CR H4765)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Cartwright amendment No. 27, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Cartwright demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cartwright amendment No. 27.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1303 Amendment (A024) offered by Mr. Cartwright. (consideration: CR H4764-4765; text: CR H4764)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1302 By unanimous consent, the Lawrence amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H4764)
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lawrence amendment No. 26.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1302 Amendment (A023) offered by Mrs. Lawrence. (consideration: CR H4764; text: CR H4764)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1301 On agreeing to the Cartwright amendment (A022) Failed by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cartwright amendment No. 25.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1301 Amendment (A022) offered by Mr. Cartwright. (consideration: CR H4763-4764; text: CR H4763)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Dingell amendment No. 22, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Dingell demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dingell amendment No. 22.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1300 Amendment (A021) offered by Mrs. Dingell. (consideration: CR H4762-4763; text: CR H4762)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) amendment No. 21, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ben Ray Lujan (NM) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment No. 21.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1299 Amendment (A020) offered by Mr. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM). (consideration: CR H4761-4762; text: CR H4761)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 20, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Palmer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole pro ceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Palmer amendment No. 20.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1298 Amendment (A019) offered by Mr. Palmer. (consideration: CR H4760-4761; text: CR H4760)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1297 On agreeing to the Esty amendment (A018) Failed by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Esty amendment No. 19.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1297 Amendment (A018) offered by Ms. Esty. (consideration: CR H4759-4760; text: CR H4759)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1296 On agreeing to the Johnson (GA) amendment (A017) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Johnson (GA) amendment No. 18.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1296 Amendment (A017) offered by Mr. Johnson (GA). (consideration: CR H4759; text: CR H4759)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1295 On agreeing to the Westerman amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Westerman amendment No. 17.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1295 Amendment (A016) offered by Mr. Westerman. (consideration: CR H4758-4759; text: CR H4758)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1294 On agreeing to the Gosar amendment (A015) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 16.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1294 Amendment (A015) offered by Mr. Gosar. (consideration: CR H4757-4758; text: CR H4757)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1293 On agreeing to the Lummis amendment (A014) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lummis amendment No. 15.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1293 Amendment (A014) offered by Mrs. Lummis. (consideration: CR H4756-4757; text: CR H4756)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 14, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Pingree demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (MO) amendment No. 14.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1292 Amendment (A013) offered by Mr. Smith (MO). (consideration: CR H4756; text: CR H4756)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Huffman amendment No. 13, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment No. 13.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1291 Amendment (A012) offered by Mr. Huffman. (consideration: CR H4755-4756; text: CR H4755)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Castor (FL) amendment No. 12, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Castor (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor (FL) amendment No. 12.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1290 Amendment (A011) offered by Ms. Castor (FL). (consideration: CR H4754-4755; text: CR H4754)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Huffman amendment No. 11, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. McCollum demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huffman amendment No. 11.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1289 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Huffman. (consideration: CR H4753-4754; text: CR H4754)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 10, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Beyer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 10.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1288 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Beyer. (consideration: CR H4752-4753; text: CR H4752)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Norcross amendment No. 9, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Norcross demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Norcross amendment No. 9.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1287 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Norcross. (consideration: CR H4752; text: CR H4752)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment No. 8.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1286 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Ellison. (consideration: CR H4750-4752; text: CR H4750)
2016-07-12HouseThe Committee resumed its sitting.
2016-07-12HouseThe Committee of the Whole rose informally to receive a message.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1285 By unanimous consent, the Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H4750)
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment No. 6.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1285 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM). (consideration: CR H4750; text: CR H4750)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1284 By unanimous consent, the Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) amendment was withdrawn. (consideration: CR H4750)
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan (NM) amendment No. 5.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1284 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM). (consideration: CR H4749-4750; text: CR H4749)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1283 On agreeing to the Griffith amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Griffith amendment No. 4.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1283 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Griffith. (consideration: CR H4748-4749; text: CR H4748)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Himes amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Himes demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Himes amendment No. 3.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1282 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Himes. (consideration: CR H4748; text: CR H4748)
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1281 On agreeing to the Cicilline amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cicilline amendment No. 2.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1281 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Cicilline. (consideration: CR H4747-4748; text: CR H4747)
2016-07-12HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Castor (FL) amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Castor (FL) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.
2016-07-12HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 820, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor (FL) amendment No. 1.
2016-07-12HouseH.Amdt.1280 Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Castor (FL). (consideration: CR H4746-4747; text: CR H4746)
2016-07-12HouseMr. Bishop (UT) raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Bishop (UT) raised a point of order against section 128 of the bill, stating it changed existing law and constituted legislation in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order.
2016-07-12HouseGENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5538.
2016-07-12HouseHouse resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 820 and Rule XVIII.
2016-07-12HouseThe Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Hultgren to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2016-07-12HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 5538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall bedebatable for 20 minutes. on any legislative day during the period from July 15, 2016, through September 5, 2016, the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period.
2016-07-12HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 820. (consideration: CR H4698-4750, H4750-4790, H4790-4812; text: CR H4724-4745)
2016-07-12HouseRule H. Res. 820 passed House.
2016-07-11HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 820 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5538 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall bedebatable for 20 minutes. on any legislative day during the period from July 15, 2016, through September 5, 2016, the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The
2016-06-21HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
2016-06-21HouseThe House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-632, by Mr. Calvert.

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Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Africa
Aging
Air quality
Alaska
American Samoa
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Appropriations
Arctic and polar regions
Arizona
Birds
Building construction
Business records
Buy American requirements
California
Caribbean area
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Colorado
Commission of Fine Arts
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of the Interior
District of Columbia
Earth sciences
Economics and public finance
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Everglades
Executive agency funding and structure
Executive Office of the President
Federal-Indian relations
Fires
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Florida
Forests, forestry, trees
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Georgia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Great Lakes
Guam
Gulf of Mexico
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Humanities programs funding
Hunting and fishing
Hydrology and hydrography
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Industrial facilities
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Livestock
Maine
Mammals
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Metals
Military history
Mining
Minority education
Minority health
Monuments and memorials
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
National and community service
National Capital Planning Commission
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York City
New York State
North Carolina
Northern Mariana Islands
Oil and gas
Oregon
Outdoor recreation
Pacific Ocean
Palau
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performing arts
Pest management
Pollution liability
Pornography
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Property tax
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
Railroads
Reptiles
Research administration and funding
Roads and highways
Smithsonian Institution
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
South Carolina
Tennessee
Trade restrictions
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council
U.S. territories and protectorates
User charges and fees
Utah
Virgin Islands
Washington State
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Worker safety and health
Wyoming
Youth employment and child labor

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Summaryhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5538/all-info
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5538/BILLS-114hr5538rh.pdf
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5538/BILLS-114hr5538eh.pdf
Texthttps://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5538/BILLS-114hr5538pcs.pdf
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Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016469
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016468
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016465
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016464
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016463
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016462
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016461
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016460
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016459
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016458
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016457
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016456
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016455
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016454
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016453
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016452
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016451
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016450
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016449
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016448
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016447
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016446
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016445
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016444
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016438
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016437
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016436
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016435
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016434
Roll Callhttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2016433

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