LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 30, 2010
111TH CONGRESS - SECOND SESSION
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The House adjourned pursuant to
H. Con. Res. 308.
The next
meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 14, 2010.
On motion to adjourn
Agreed to by voice vote.
Ms. Woolsey moved that the House do now adjourn.
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SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all
anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to
Special Order speeches.
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ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one
minute speeches.
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Congressional Award Board - the Speaker appointed Mr.
Nicholas Scott Cannon, Los Angeles, CA, for the remainder of
the term ending September 25, 2011; and, in addition, Mr.
Jimmie Lee Solomon, Washington, DC .
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to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
expansion of certain information reporting requirements to
corporations and to payments for property, to eliminate
loopholes which encourage companies to move operations
offshore, and for other purposes
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 241 - 154
(Roll no. 514).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and
energy resources by consolidating administration of various
Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into
one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and
Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for
other purposes
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers,
punctuation, and cross references, and to make other
necessary technical and conforming corrections in the
engrossment of
H.R. 3534.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On passage
Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 193, 1 Present
(Roll no. 513).
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On motion to recommit with instructions
Failed by recorded vote: 166 - 239, 1 Present
(Roll no. 512).
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The previous question on the motion to recommit with
instructions was ordered without objection.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on
the Cassidy motion to recommit with instructions. The
instructions contained in the motion seek to require the
bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment
inserting a new section 231 which provides a new termination
of moratoria on offshore drilling.
Mr. Cassidy moved to recommit with instructions to Natural
Resources.
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The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a
substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union to report
H.R. 3534.
On agreeing to the Melancon amendment
Agreed to by recorded vote: 216 - 195, 1 Present
(Roll no. 511).
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On agreeing to the Oberstar amendment
Agreed to by recorded vote: 258 - 149
(Roll no. 510).
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On agreeing to the Teague amendment
Agreed to by recorded vote: 399 - 8
(Roll no. 509).
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On agreeing to the Kind amendment
Agreed to by recorded vote: 404 - 1
(Roll no. 508).
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On agreeing to the Rahall amendment
Agreed to by recorded vote: 250 - 161, 1 Present
(Roll no. 507).
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UNFINISHED 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.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union for further consideration.
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Considered as unfinished business.
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to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in
the offshore oil and gas industry
Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 1574,
H.R. 5851
is
laid on the table.
Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 1574,
the text of
H.R. 5851,
as passed by the House, was appended as new matter at
the end of
H.R. 3534.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers,
punctuation, and cross references, and to make other
necessary technical and conforming corrections in the
engrossment of
H.R. 5851.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On passage
Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 315 - 93
(Roll no. 506).
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On motion to recommit with instructions
Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 171 - 234
(Roll no. 505).
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on
the Kline (MN) motion to recommit with instructions. The
instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same
back to the House with an amendment to insert a new section
in the bill entitled "Whistleblower Protection for Certain
Offshore Workers."
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Mr. Kline (MN) moved to recommit with instructions to
Education and Labor.
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Considered as unfinished business.
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INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES -
Pursuant to section 2(b) of Rule 6, and the order of the
House of January 6, 2009, the Majority Leader and Minority
Leader jointly appointed Ms. Theresa M. Grafenstine of
Manassas, Virginia .
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to provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral and
energy resources by consolidating administration of various
Federal energy minerals management and leasing programs into
one entity to be known as the Office of Federal Energy and
Minerals Leasing of the Department of the Interior, and for
other purposes
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union
rises leaving
H.R. 3534
as unfinished business.
On motion that the Committee now rise
Agreed to by voice vote.
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Mr. Rahall moved that the Committee now rise.
On agreeing to the Melancon amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Melancon amendment No. 9.
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Amendment offered by Mr. Melancon.
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An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to seek to create an additional civil penalty
on Gulf Coast Oil Spills of more than 1 million barrels,
and would direct those funds toward previously authorized
coastal restoration projects.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Melancon amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded a
recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on
adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Melancon amendment No. 8.
Amendment offered by Mr. Melancon.
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An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to seek to end the federal moratorium on deepwater
drilling. The moratorium would be prohibited from enforcement
on those rigs that meet safety requirements set forth
in NTL 05 and NTL 06.
On agreeing to the Connolly (VA) amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Connolly (VA) amendment No. 7.
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Amendment offered by Mr. Connolly (VA).
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An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report
111-582 to prevent oil companies from shifting oil spill
cleanup costs onto taxpayers by ensuring that Oil Pollution
Act liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited
by the parent oil company in the event the subsidiary
goes bankrupt and does not sell its assets. The amendment
does not alter underlying liability provisions of OPA,
and includes technical corrections from the Department
of Justice.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Oberstar amendment No. 6, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded a
recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on
adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Oberstar amendment No. 6.
Amendment offered by Mr. Oberstar.
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An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to require, following initial clean-up of a spill,
that the National Resources Damages Act trustee give equal
and full consideration to all statutorily prescribed natural
resource damage remedies to ensure that acquisition of
non-impacted land is considered an equal remedy and not
given lower priority as is currently provided in statute.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Teague amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Cummings demanded a recorded
vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption
of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Teague amendment No. 5.
Amendment offered by Mr. Teague.
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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to allow a group of companies to cooperate to
meet financial responsibility requirements by pooling
of resources or joint insurance coverage.
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On agreeing to the Shea-Porter amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Shea-Porter amendment No. 4.
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Amendment offered by Ms. Shea-Porter.
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An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to ensure that the ethics guidelines required
for certain Department of Interior employees are updated
at least every three years. The amendment would also ensure
that the best available technology for oil spill response
and mitigation, and the availability and accessibility
of that technology is part of the Offshore Technology
Research and Risk Assessment Program. Finally, the amendment
would require that operators annually certify that their
response and exploration plans include the best available
technology and its availability.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Kind amendment No. 3, the Chair put the question on adoption
of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes
had prevailed. Mr. Kind demanded a recorded vote and the
Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the
amendment until later in the legislative day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Kind amendment No. 3.
Amendment offered by Mr. Kind.
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An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to require that no less than 1.5 percent of the
Land and Water Conservation Fund each year go toward securing
recreational public access to Federal Lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for hunting,
fishing, and other outdoor recreation.
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On agreeing to the Castle amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Castle amendment No. 2.
Amendment offered by Mr. Castle.
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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to ensure there is no delay in the development
of ocean renewable energy resources, including offshore
wind, in the establishment of the new Bureau of Energy
and Resource Management.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Rahall amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hastings (WA) demanded a
recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on
adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1574, the
Committee on the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate
on the Rahall amendment No. 1.
Amendment offered by Mr. Rahall.
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report
111-582 to clarify certain provisisons in the bill and
add various requirements.
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The Committee of the Whole rose informally and subsequently
resumed its sitting.
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GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with
one hour of general debate on
H.R. 3534.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Jesse L. Jackson,
Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union pursuant to
H. Res. 1574
and
Rule XVIII.
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Rule provides for consideration of
H.R. 3534
and
H.R. 5851.
General debate for
H.R. 3534
shall be one hour. After
general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. And, it shall be in order to
consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of
a substitute printed in Part A of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution.
Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to
that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in
order except those printed in Part B of the report of the
Committee on Rules. The rule also makes in order
H.R. 5851.
General debate for
H.R. 5851
shall be limited to one hour
and the bill is closed to amendments, with the exception of
the amendment printed in part C of the report which is
considered adopted.
Considered under the provisions of rule
H. Res. 1574.
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FILED - The Chair announced a
supplemental report to
H.R. 3534
has been filed pursuant to
the authority granted by clause 3(a)(2) of rule 13. The
supplemental report contains a statement regarding
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits in satisfaction of clause 9 or rule 21.
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POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Hastings (WA) stated that the bill and
committee report violated the provisions of clause 9(a) rule
XXI and was not in order for consideration. The Chair
sustained the point of order.
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ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Rahall asked unanimous consent
that, during proceedings today in the House and in the
Committee of the Whole, the Chair be authorized to reduce to
two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting on any
question that otherwise could be subjected to five-minute
voting under clause 8 or 9 or rule 20 or under clause 6 of
rule 18.
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to provide whistleblower protections to certain workers in
the offshore oil and gas industry
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 2c of rule 19,
the Chair postponed further proccedings on
H.R. 5851
until a
time to be announced.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on
H.R. 5851.
Rule provides for consideration of
H.R. 3534
and
H.R. 5851.
General debate for
H.R. 3534
shall be one hour. After
general debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment
under the five-minute rule. And, it shall be in order to
consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of
a substitute printed in Part A of the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution.
Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to
that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in
order except those printed in Part B of the report of the
Committee on Rules. The rule also makes in order
H.R. 5851.
General debate for
H.R. 5851
shall be limited to one hour
and the bill is closed to amendments, with the exception of
the amendment printed in part C of the report which is
considered adopted.
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Considered under the provisions of rule
H. Res. 1574.
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to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National
Forest System land in the Francis Marion National Forest in
South Carolina, and for other purposes
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 0
(Roll no. 504).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the pioneering of college
students whose determination and nonviolent resistance led
to the desegregation of lunch counters and places of public
accommodation over a 5-year period
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0
(Roll no. 503).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain
stock of real estate investment trusts from the tax on
foreign investment in United States real property interests,
and for other purposes
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 11
(Roll no. 502).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
fruit and vegetable and commodity producers are encouraged
to display the American flag on labels of products grown in
the United States, reminding us all to take pride in the
healthy bounty produced by American farmers and workers
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 1
(Roll no. 501).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the
unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions
to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on
which further proceedings had been postponed.
The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate
passed
S. 3567,
H.R. 5900,
H.R. 5278,
and
H.R. 5395.
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providing for consideration of the bill (
H.R. 3534)
to
provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral
and energy resources by consolidating administration of
various Federal energy minerals management and leasing
programs into one entity to be known as the Office of
Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department
of the Interior, and for other purposes; and providing
for consideration of the bill (
H.R. 5851)
to provide whistleblower
protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and
gas industry
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 194
(Roll no. 500).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
expansion of certain information reporting requirements to
corporations and to payments for property, to eliminate
loopholes which encourage companies to move operations
offshore, and for other purposes
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause
8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings
on the motion would be postponed.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 5982.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Levin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate
passed
S. 258,
H.R. 5874,
and
H.R. 1454
amended. Senate
agreed to
H. Con. Res. 308.
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to increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums
charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance,
and for other purposes
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 5981.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if
ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
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providing for consideration of the bill (
H.R. 3534)
to
provide greater efficiencies, transparency, returns, and
accountability in the administration of Federal mineral
and energy resources by consolidating administration of
various Federal energy minerals management and leasing
programs into one entity to be known as the Office of
Federal Energy and Minerals Leasing of the Department
of the Interior, and for other purposes; and providing
for consideration of the bill (
H.R. 5851)
to provide whistleblower
protections to certain workers in the offshore oil and
gas industry
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on
H.Res. 1574, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the
resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes
prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded the yeas and nays and the
Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of
adoption of H.Res. 1574 until later in the legislative day.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on
H. Res. 1574
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Considered as privileged matter.
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ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute
speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited
to 5 per side of the aisle.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Kratovil
to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag.
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The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant
to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
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Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev.
Daniel Coughlin.
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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