DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP
April 26, 2013
SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS
Collins (R-GA) Amendment #1 – Ensures that excess funds are used to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Holt (D-NJ) Amendment #3 – Considers the long-term future of the Federal Helium Reserve by requiring an assessment of how closing the Federal Helium Reserve could influence helium availability, including options for insuring a reliable helium supply in coming decades. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Thornberry (R-TX) Amendment #4 – Affirms the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to allow private entities to connect to and store helium in the Federal Helium Reserve for an appropriate fee. – ADOPTED BY VOICE
Dent (R-PA) Amendment # 2 –Seeks to ensure the continued supply of helium for end users while requiring the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to honor existing contracts for the supply and delivery of helium. Affirms that the federal government will honor existing contracts that are set to expire October 1, 2015. – REJECTED 87 - 312
H.R. 1765 — "To provide the Secretary of Transportation with the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent reduced operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes." - ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL – PASSED 361 - 41
Democrat Motion to Recommit – FAILED 186 - 211
Final Passage of H.R. 527 — "To amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes." – PASSED 394 - 1
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