HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ACTIONS 09/26/2013

DAILY FLOOR WRAP UP

 

September 26, 2013

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS

H.R. 3095 — "To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes." – ONE THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL – PASSED 405 – 0

 

H.R. 2600 — "To amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums." – ON THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL – PASSED 410 – 0

 

Approval of the Journal – ADOPTED 260 – 137, 2

 

Luján (D-NM) Amendment No. 2 to H.R. 687  – Gives the Secretary unilateral authority to remove Native American sacred and cultural sites from the conveyance in consultation with affected Indian Tribes. – VOTE REQUESTED

 

Grijalva (D-AZ) Amendment No. 1 to H.R. 687  – Requires that a Remote Operating Center be located in the town of Superior, Arizona or an adjacent mining community as a condition of the land exchange. – REJECTED 180 – 227

 

Napolitano (D-CA) Amendment No. 3 to H.R. 687  – Protects water quality and water quantity for the people living and working near this proposed mine, given estimates that mining operations will consume the equivalent of the annual water supply for 20,000 homes. – REJECTED 191 – 217

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