HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTIONS 07/24/2013

DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP

 

July 24, 2013

 

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

 

Ordering the Previous Question on H. Res. 315 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2218) to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and the environment, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1582) to protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and will cause significant adverse effects to the economy." -  ADOPTED 224 – 191

 

H. Res. 315 — "Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2218) to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and the environment, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1582) to protect consumers by prohibiting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating as final certain energy-related rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion and will cause significant adverse effects to the economy." – ADOPTED 232 – 188

 

Jones (R-NC) - Amendment No. 48 - Restricts the use of funds approved by this Act from being used to carry out activities under the United States - Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement, without being approved by Members of Congress. – REJECTED 177 – 246

 

LaMalfa (R-CA) - Amendment No. 51 - Provides that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay any fine assessed against a military installation by the California Air Resources Board. – ADOPTED 235 – 188

 

Mulvaney (R-SC), Van Hollen (D-MD), Coffman (R-CO), Murphy, Patrick (R-FL) – Amendment No. 55 - Reduces funds made available in the Overseas Contingency Operations budget by $3,546,000,000 to better correspond with the President’s request. Protects all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment modernization shortfalls for homeland defense and emergency response. – ADOPTED 215 – 206

 

Stockman (R-TX), Rohrabacher (CA) – Amendment No. 60 - Prohibits participation by the People's Republic of China in joint U.S. military exercises. – REJECTED 137 – 286

 

Walorski (R-IN) – Amendment No. 62 - Prohibits any funds made available by this Act from being used to transfer or release detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen. – ADOPTED 238 – 185

 

Bonamici (D-OR) – Amendment No. 65 - Prevents the retirement, divestment, transfer, or preparation to do so of C-23 aircraft used by the National Guard and to designate $34 million for the sustainment and operation of the C-23 aircraft in a viable state. – ADOPTED 264 – 154

 

Pierluisi (D-PR), Young (R-AK) - Amendment No. 71 - Enables the Department of Defense to respond to significant public safety hazards and fulfill its environmental restoration responsibilities under CERCLA by removing unexploded ordnance from the Northwest Peninsula of the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico, which is a formerly used defense site where U.S. Navy ship-to-shore bombing and weapons training occurred from 1903 until 1975. – WITHDRAWN

 

Brooks (R-AL) – Amendment No. 72 - Prohibits funds from this Act to be used to implement or execute any agreement with the Russian Federation concerning the missile defenses of the United States. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Speier (D-CA), Wilson (D-FL), Chu (D-CA), Eshoo (D-CA), Keating (D-MA), Brownley (D-CA), Esty (D-CT), Rush (D-IL), Schakowsky (D-IL), Walz (D-MN), Meng (D-NY), Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY), Braley (D-IA) – Amendment No. 74 - Provides funds to identify individuals who were separated from the military on the grounds of a disorder subsequent to reporting a sexual assault and, if appropriate, correcting their record. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Speier (D-CA), Schrader (D-OR), Wilson (D-FL), Chu (D-CA), Eshoo (D-CA), Keating (D-MA), Brownley (D-CA), Esty (D-CT), Rush (D-IL), Schakowsky (D-IL), Walz (D-MN), Meng (D-NY),Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY), Braley (D-IA) - Amendment No. 75 - Provides $10 million in additional funds to increase training for investigators to properly investigate sexual assault related offenses. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Radel (R-FL) – Amendment No. 97 - Prohibits the use of any funds with respect to military action in Syria to the extent such action would be inconsistent with the War Powers Resolution. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Massie (R-KY), Amash (R-MI), Yoho (R-FL) – Amendment No. 98 - Provides that no funds made available by this Act may be used to fund military or paramilitary operations in Egypt. – ADOPTED BY VOICE

 

Kilmer (D-WA) – Amendment No. 67 - Protects DoD civilians' security clearances – ADOPTED 277 - 142

 

Nadler (NY) – Amendment No. 69 - Prevents the further detention of Guantanamo Bay detainees that have already been cleared for release. – REJECTED 176 – 242

 

Nadler (D-NY) – Amendment No. 70 - Prevents further construction or expansion of existing facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. – REJECTED 187 – 237

 

Schiff (CA) – Amendment No. 73 - Prohibits funding the use of force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF, PL 107-40) effective on December 31, 2014 - concurrent with the end of our combat role in Afghanistan. – REJECTED 185 – 236

 

Terry (R-NE) - Amendment No. 24 - Increases Defense wide O/M by $1 billion, while reducing funding in the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $2.6 billion. The reduction would be in order to give DOD more flexibility to offset civilian furloughs. – REJECTED BY VOICE

 

Pompeo (R-KS) – Amendment No. 99 - Ensures none of the funds may be used by the NSA to target a US person or acquire and store the content of a US person’s communications, including phone calls and e-mails. – ADOPTED 409 – 12

 

Amash (MI), Conyers (MI), Mulvaney (SC), Polis (CO), Massie (KY)  - Amendment No. - Ends authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records that pertain to persons who are not subject to an investigation under Section 215. – REJECTED 205 – 217

 

Democrat Motion to Recommit – REJECTED 192 – 231

 

Final Passage of H.R. 2397 — "Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes." – PASSED 315 – 109