House Daily Digest — Thursday, 11/2/2023
The House met at 9 a.m., adjourned at 12:03 a.m.
Thursday, 11/2/2023 — Activities: 300 – On the Floor: 4 – Votes: 28
Legislation: New: 47, Action: 4, Voted: 3, Passed: 3
Amendments: Offered: 75, Agreed to: 51 (or not: 2), Voted: 24, Other: 75
Committee — Meetings: 8 (House.gov) • Legislation: Action: 21, Markup: 21, Reported: 2
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 6171-
6211; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96; and H. Res. 839-842, were
introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 838, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4821)
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4820)
making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6126) making emergency supplemental
appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 118-261);
and
H.R. 5734, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations
(H. Rept. 118-262).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Fulcher to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by
voice vote.
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2024: The House began consideration of H.R. 4821,
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment,
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and
for other purposes. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow,
November 3rd.
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Agreed to:
Simpson en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments
printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261: Buchanan (No. 3) that provides
$1.15 million to the Prescott Grant Program to provide for more funding
into the rescue and rehabilitation of manatees and reduces funding for
the DOI Office of the Secretary; Molinaro amendment (No. 4) that
provides a $2 million increase to the FWS Delaware River Basin
Restoration Program and is offset by a $2 million reduction from the
DOI Office of the Secretary; Adams (No. 5) that increases and decreases
funding to the United States African-American Burial Grounds
Preservation Program by $3 million and expresses support for funding at
amount authorized to be appropriated; Castro (TX) (No. 6) that
increases and decreases funding to the Operation of the National Parks
budget to bring attention to the
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need for additional funding to the San Antonio Missions for security
and maintenance purposes; Lawler (No. 7) that increases and decreases
funding for the National Park Service to enhance maintenance and
conservation of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail; Neguse (No. 8)
that increases and decreases funding for the National Park Service by
$266,124,000 to highlight the funding level requested in the
President's Budget Request for the NPS and their funding needs; Norton
(No. 9) that increases/decreases by $1 million the National Park
Service's operations account to direct NPS to submit a report to
Congress identifying statutes and regulations that inhibit active use
of urban parks in the National Park System; Garbarino (No. 10) that
reduces by $15 million and increases by $15 million the National
Recreation and Preservation account with the intent to provide $15
million for 9/11 Memorial Act grants; Lawler amendment (No. 11) that
provides a $2 million increase to the National Recreation and
Preservation Account to support NPS Heritage sites nationwide,
including the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage
Area in the Hudson River Valley and is offset by a $2 million reduction
to the DOI Office of the Secretary; Molinaro (No. 12) that provides a
$2 million increase to the National Recreation and Preservation Account
to support NPS Heritage sites across the country, including the Erie
Canal National Heritage Area in Upstate New York and is offset by a $2
million reduction to the DOI Office of the Secretary; Espaillat (No.
13) that increases and decreases funding to highlight the importance of
the Historic Preservation Fund, which rehabilitates important
historical sites; Jackson Lee (No. 14) that increases and decreases
funds for the Historic Preservation Fund by $3,000,000 with the intent
of enhancing activities for the preservation, restoration, and
maintenance of nationally significant sites, artifacts, and structures
through competitive grants at the local, state, and federal levels
focusing on projects involving HBCUs, the Civil Rights movement,
communities that are historically underrepresented, and the histories
of Indigenous peoples; Barr (No. 17) that increases funding for USGS by
$5 million to implement the Biden Administration's 2021 100 Day Supply
Chain Review recommendation for the Department of Interior to identify
potential sites where critical minerals could be sustainably and
responsibly produced and processed in the United States; Buchanan (No.
18) that provides $2.5 million to the National Water Quality Program to
bolster research into harmful algal blooms and reduces funding for the
DOI Office of the Secretary; Boebert (No. 20) that takes funding from
EPA bureaucracy to fund Bureau of Indian Affairs for dirt school bus
routes by $1.5 million; Gottheimer (No. 22) that increases funding for
the Holocaust Memorial Museum by $5 million to study Holocaust
education efforts in public schools nationwide; Kamlager-Dove (No. 23)
that increases and decreases by $3 million to highlight the need to
conduct a Workplace Environmental Survey to measure progress and direct
interventions regarding sexual harassment/assault and other toxic
workplace issues at the Department of the Interior; Molinaro (No. 24)
that provides a $4 million increase for rural water technical
assistance authorized under the Grassroots Rural and Small Community
Water System Act and is offset by a $4 million decrease from DOI Office
of the Secretary; Neguse (No. 25) that increases funding for the DOI
and USFS Wildland Fire Management Accounts by $2 million each; Norcross
(No. 26) that increases and decreases funding to direct the Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management to conduct a study on the impacts of commercial
fishing on endangered marine mammals; Plaskett (No. 27) that provides
level funding for DOI assistance to territories of the United States by
redirecting $12.5 million from the Office of the Secretary general fund
to territorial assistance; Neguse (No. 29) that increases and decreases
by $575 million for Department-Wide Wildland Fire Management Programs
with the intent that the $575 million will be used to maintain the 2021
pay increase for Federal Wildland Firefighters; Castro (TX) (No. 30)
that increases and decreases funding for the Energy Community
Revitalization Program for the purpose of bringing attention to
plugging, reclaiming, and remediating orphaned wells that have created
bodies of water that contain and emit dangerous amounts of hydrogen
sulfide; Connolly (No. 31) that increases and decreases funding for
EPA's Science and Technology account by $1 million to highlight the
need for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation to develop and document a
business case for a new IT system for air quality data; Massie (No. 32)
that increases and decreases funding to encourage EPA to reduce the
significant backlog of pesticide registrations in the Antimicrobial
Division of the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs and to be more
transparent with stakeholders seeking conditional registrations; Blunt
Rochester (No. 34) that increases the ensure safe water program funding
of the Environmental Programs and Management account by $3,000,000 for
needs assessment completion authorized in section 50108 of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and decreases the account by
$3,000,000; Boebert (No. 36) that transfers funding from EPA
bureaucracy to the Holocaust Memorial Museum account; Feenstra (No. 37)
that increases and decreases funding for EPA salaries to emphasize that
the EPA
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should not promulgate any new rules that would affect over 50% of
American farmland without explicit congressional approval; Neguse (No.
40) that increases and decreases the EPA Environmental Programs and
Management account by $12 million to support funding for the EPA's
Office of Noise Abatement and Control; Lawler (No. 42) that increases
and decreases funding for the Hazardous Substance Superfund with the
intent of further comprehensive tests of water contaminants in the
Lower Hudson River; Scott (GA) (No. 43) that increases and decreases
funding for the State and Tribal Assistance Grants Account by $1
million to highlight the need for increased air quality monitoring in
urban communities; Sykes (No. 44) that increases and decreases funding
to highlight the funding deficiencies proposed for the Clean Water and
Drinking Water State Revolving Funds; Neguse (No. 45) that increases
and decreases funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to highlight the additional funding
needed to support these critical programs; Molinaro (No. 46) that
increases/decreases amendment to highlight the importance of the Clean
Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs for assisting
rural community's water systems; Moylan (No. 47) that increases share
of certain grants available to insular areas; Peters (No. 48) that
increases and decreases the Border Water Infrastructure Program to
emphasize the need for more funding to repair and expand the South Bay
International Wastewater Treatment Plant; Dingell (No. 49) that
increases and decreases the EPA's Brownfields Program funding by $20
million to emphasize the need to continue investing in the clean up of
contaminated sites; Lee (PA) (No. 50) that increases and decreases
funding for lead testing at schools and child care facilities to
protect children from lead in drinking water; Trahan (No. 51) that
increases and decreases Sec. 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act to emphasize the need to provide funding for combined sewer
overflows; Perez (No. 52) that increases and decreases funding for the
Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Program Account to
emphasize the critical importance of supporting our nation's drinking
water and wastewater infrastructure; Neguse (No. 53) that increases
funding to the USFS National Forest System administrative account by $2
million to direct additional funding to the Arapaho Roosevelt National
Forest in Colorado for the purposes of hiring additional staff for the
Sulphur Ranger District; Barr (No. 54) that increases and decreases
funding to highlight the importance of the Forest Service's efforts to
regenerate white oak in our national forests and to increase private
forest landowner outreach and education to establish white oak forests
for future generations; Neguse (No. 55) that increases and decreases
funding for National Forest System by $409,843,000 to highlight the
additional funding requested in the President's Budget Request and
address staff capacity issues; Panetta (No. 56) that increases and
decreases funding for the U.S. Forest Service to manage and maintain
firebreaks in the wildland urban interface; Yakym (No. 57) that
increases and decreases the funding for the White House Council on
Environmental Quality to resume reporting on National Environmental
Policy Act litigation, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) page
counts, and average EIS timelines; Moore (UT) (No. 69) that provides $5
million to continue scientific monitoring and assessments to establish
effective management and conservation efforts to save saline lakes such
as the Great Salt Lake; and Moore (UT) (No. 105) that increases and
decreases Departmental Operations funding by $11 million to enhance
outdoor recreation access and digitize easement, road, trail, and
vehicle data as authorized by the MAPLand Act;
Pages H5270-71
Perry amendment (No. 19 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
reduces funding for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by $28
million for the purpose of eliminating funding for the Office of
Renewable Energy Programs;
Pages H5276-77
Clyde amendment (No. 21 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
transfers the $15,000 reception/representation allowance for the
Secretary of the Interior to the spending reduction account;
Page H5277
Boebert amendment (No. 28 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
transfers $5,000,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to
hazardous fuels reduction activities within the Bureau of Land
Management;
Pages H5277-79
Boebert amendment (No. 35 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
transfers $5 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to fund
active forest management at U.S. Forest Service;
Pages H5278-79
McCormick amendment (No. 39 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that reduces funding for the Environmental Protection Agency's
Environmental Programs and Management account by $17 million and
increase funding by $10 million for the agency's inspector general;
Page H5279
Westerman amendment (No. 58 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that reduces funding for the operation of the Council on Environmental
Quality by $2,750,000 to its currently authorized level of $1,000,000;
Pages H5279-80
Rouzer amendment (No. 62 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
revises language regarding borrow sites for coastal storm risk
management
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projects within the Coastal Barrier Resources Act system;
Pages H5283-83
Nehls amendment (No. 63 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds made available by this Act for the National Park
Service to place any limitation on the number of air tours at national
parks;
Page H5284
Graves (LA) amendment (No. 64 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits the use of funds under this act to issue new major rules
if OMB determines that the rule will have a significant negative effect
on the economy, increase inflation, or adversely impact American
international competitiveness;
Pages H5284-85
Hageman amendment (No. 65 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the finalization, enforcement, administration, and
implementation of the Rock Springs draft Resource Management Plan
Revision from the Bureau of Land Management, which severely restricts
grazing, mining, recreation, and other activities on 3.6 million acres
in Wyoming;
Pages H5285-87
LaMalfa (No. 67 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that prohibits
any funds made available by this Act from being used establish or
modify any national monuments under the Antiquities Act within Colusa
County, California;
Pages H5287-88
Malliotakis (No. 68 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding to provide housing to migrants in Gateway National
Park;
Pages H5288-90
Arrington (No. 71 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used to list the Salina Mucket or the
Mexican Fawnsfoot species of mussels found in the Rio Grande River as
endangered or their habitat as critical;
Pages H5290-91
Bentz (No. 72 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that prohibits
the use of any federal funds to create National monuments in Malheur
County, Oregon under the Antiquities Act;
Pages H5291-92
Boebert (No. 75 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that prohibits
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management from taking any action to
finalize, implement, or enforce a draft resource management plan and
draft supplemental environmental impact statement to end new oil leases
on 1.6M acres in Colorado;
Pages H5294-95
Boebert (No. 76 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that prohibits
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management from taking any action to
finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule on Fluid Mineral
Leases and Leasing Process;
Page H5295
Boebert (No. 77 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that prohibits
funding for the Bicycle Subsidy Benefit Program of the Department of
the Interior;
Pages H5295-96
Boebert (No. 74 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that prohibits
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, from taking any action to finalize,
implement, or enforce the Biden Administration Proposed ESA rules by a
recorded vote of 213 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 575);
Pages H5293-94, H5312
Burlison amendment (No. 79 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits fund to enforce the final rule of the Environmental
Protection Agency titled “Endangerment and Cause of Contribute
Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air
Act”;
Pages H5315-16
Burlison amendment (No. 80 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits funding for Executive Order 14057: Catalyzing Clean
Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability;
Pages H5316-17
Cammack amendment (No. 81 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used to finalize any rule or regulation that
has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more;
Pages H5317-18
Clyde amendment (No. 82 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds for the cancellation or suspension of oil and gas
leases in the ANWR or the NPR-A;
Page H5318
Clyde amendment (No. 83 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds to the Bureau of Land Management's proposed rule
regarding the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska;
Pages H5318-19
Collins amendment (No. 84 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or
enforce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vessel
speed limiter rule;
Pages H5319-20
Fallon amendment (No. 87 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act from being used
to reduce the number of oil and gas leases issued by the Secretary of
the Interior;
Pages H5321-22
Fallon amendment (No. 88 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the use of federal funds for community-scale ambient air
monitoring;
Pages H5322-23
Gaetz amendment (No. 90 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used to finalize or implement a Commercial
Services Strategy for the Crab Island Area of the Gulf Islands National
Seashore;
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Gosar amendment (No. 92 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds to implement, administer, or enforce Presidential
Proclamation 10606 of August 8, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 55331, relating to
the establishment of Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of
the Grand Canyon National Monument);
Page H5325
Graves (LA) (No. 93 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding for BOEM & BSEE to implement NMFS stay agreement
with Sierra Club expanding Rice's whale critical habitat;
Pages H5325-26
Grothman amendment (No. 96 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits funds to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments
under EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Pages H5327-28
Hageman amendment (No. 97 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prevents any funding from being made available to finalize or implement
the CEQ guidance entitled “National Environmental Policy Act Guidance
on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change”;
Pages H5328-29
Hageman amendment (No. 98 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the implementation and enforcement of the EPA's final rule
entitled “Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification
Improvement Rule”;
Pages H5329-30
Jackson (TX) amendment (No. 99 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits funding to implement the proposed “Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Texas
Kangaroo Rat and Designation of Critical Habitat” rule by the Fish and
Wildlife Service;
Pages H5330-31
LaMalfa amendment (No. 100 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits any funds made available by this Act from being used to
finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the draft Northwest
California Integrated Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact
Statement for public lands managed by the Redding and Arcata field
offices;
Pages H5331-32
Miller (IL) amendment (No. 104 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prevents funds from being used for the Environmental Protection
Agency “Solar for All” grant competition;
Pages H5334-35
Nehls amendment (No. 106 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used for the shooting of cattle in the Gila
National Forest or other National Forests;
Page H5335
Norman amendment (No. 108 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding for the American Climate Corps;
Pages H5336-37
Norman amendment (No. 109 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding for rule titled “Control of Air Pollution From New
Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards”
Page H5337
Norman amendment (No. 111 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding for the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost
of Greenhouse Gases;
Page H5338
Norman amendment (No. 114 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding for EPA's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Workgroup;
Page H5340
Ogles amendment (No. 117 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used by the Environmental Protection Agency
for the U.S. Global Change Research Program;
Pages H5342-43
Ogles amendment (No. 118 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act from enforcing
any COVID-19 mask mandates;
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Fulcher amendment (No. 89 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
restricts funds to implement Section 216 of Executive Order 14008 ((86
Fed. Reg. 7627), relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and
abroad) (by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 581);
Pages H5323, H5345-46
Gosar amendment (No. 91 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funding to be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the
proposed rule by the EPA titled “Reconsideration of the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter” (by a recorded
vote of 212 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 582);
Pages H5324, H5346
McCormick amendment (No. 102 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that prohibits funds from implementing certain Executive Orders
relating to environmental justice (by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to
202 noes, Roll No. 585);
Pages H5333-34, H5348
Ogles amendment (No. 119 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds for the Environmental Financial Advisory Board of the
Environmental Protection Agency;
Pages H5353-54
Owens amendment (No. 121 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce any
recommendation of the Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations,
Laws, and Permitting of the Department of the Interior;
Pages H5354-55
Palmer amendment (No. 122 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the EPA from using funds to arm agents as part of the
agency's criminal enforcement division;
Pages H5355-56
Perry amendment (No. 123 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits the use of funds to give formal notification under, or
prepare, propose, implement, administer, or enforce any rule or
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recommendation pursuant to, section 115 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7415);
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Posey amendment (No. 124 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
reduces the EPA-Environmental Programs and Management account for the
Office of Air and Radiation by 50 percent; and
Pages H5356-57
Rose amendment (No. 125 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, apply,
enforce, or carry out any plastic straw prohibitions.
Pages H5357-59
Rejected:
Griffith amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to decrease the Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro
program funds by $74.232 million to Fiscal Year 2019 levels;
Pages H5271-72
DeSaulnier amendment (No. 16 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that sought to strike section 447, which prohibits funds from being
used to consider the social cost of carbon;
Pages H5275-76
Hageman amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to reduce BLM funding by 50% (by a recorded vote of 144 ayes to
280 noes, Roll No. 567);
Pages H5272-74, H5306-07
Collins amendment (No. 15 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to transfer the Council on Environmental Quality's funding to
the National Parks Service for construction activities (by a recorded
vote of 184 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 568);
Pages H5274-75, H5307-08
Perry amendment (No. 59 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to strike funding for the Council on Environmental Quality (by a
recorded vote of 166 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 569);
Pages H5280-81, H5308
Perry amendment (No. 60 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to strike funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (by a
recorded vote of 129 ayes to 292 noes, Roll No. 570);
Pages H5281-82, H5308-09
Perry amendment (No. 61 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to strike funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities
(by a recorded vote of 132 ayes to 292 noes, Roll No. 571);
Pages H5282-83, H5309-10
Harshbarger amendment (No. 66 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that sought to prohibit funds to the United States Board on Geographic
Names (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 572);
Pages H5287, H5310
Perry amendment (No. 70 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to prohibit the use of funds for EPA to take backstop actions
related to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL (by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to
243 noes, Roll No. 573);
Pages H5290, H5310-11
Boebert amendment (No. 73 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to reduce the salary of Elizabeth Klein, Director, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management to $1 (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 261
noes, Roll No. 574);
Pages H5292-93, H5311-12
Burgess amendment (No. 78 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being used by
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to hire or pay
the salary of any officer or employee of the Environmental Protection
Agency under subsection (f) or (g) of section 207 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 209) who is not already receiving pay under
either such subsection on the date of enactment of this Act (by a
recorded vote of 188 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 576);
Pages H5296-97, H5312-13
Crane amendment (No. 85 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to reduce the salary of CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory to $1 (by a
recorded vote of 161 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 579);
Pages H5320, H5343-44
Crane amendment (No. 86 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to prohibit funding for Public Land Order No. 7923, relating to
public lands withdrawal surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical
Park boundary (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No.
580);
Pages H5320-21, H5344-45
Greene (GA) amendment (No. 94 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that sought to prohibit funds from being used to remove any monument on
land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior (by a
recorded vote of 191 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 583);
Pages H5326-27, H5346-47
McCormick amendment (No. 101 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that sought to reduce the salary of Matthew Tejada, Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Environmental Justice, to $1 (by a recorded vote of
166 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 584);
Pages H5332-33, H5347
Miller (IL) amendment (No. 103 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261)
that sought to reduce the salary of Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Pesticide Programs to $1 (by a recorded vote of 151
ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 586);
Pages H5334, H5348-49
Nehls amendment (No. 107 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to prohibits funds for the EPA's Clean School Bus Program (by a
recorded vote of 196 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 587);
Pages H5335-36, H5349
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Norman amendment (No. 110 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to prohibit funding for Department of the Interior's Office of
Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights (by a recorded vote of 207 ayes
to 213 noes, Roll No. 588);
Pages H5337-38, H5349-50
Norman amendment (No. 112 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to reduce the salary of Tracy Stone-Manning, Director of the
Bureau of Land Management, to $1 (by a recorded vote of 159 ayes to 259
noes, Roll No. 589);
Pages H5338-39, H5350-51
Norman amendment (No. 113 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to reduce the salary of Michael Regan, Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, to $1 (by a recorded vote of 150 ayes
to 265 noes, Roll No. 590);
Pages H5339-40, H5351
Norman amendment (No. 115 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to reduce the salary of Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior,
to $1 (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 591); and
Pages H5340-41, H5351-52
Ogles amendment (No. 116 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
sought to prohibit funds to be used for the Antiquities Act of 1906 (by
a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 592).
Pages H5341-42, H5352-53
Proceedings Postponed:
Ogles amendment (No. 120 printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-261) that
seeks to prohibit funds to carry out the provisions of section 50262 of
Public Law 117-169 (Inflation Reduction Act).
Pages H5353-54
H. Res. 838, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
4821), (H.R. 4820), and (H.R. 6126) was agreed to by a recorded vote of
213 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 566, after the previous question was
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 565.
Pages H5241-43
Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act: The House passed
H.R. 6126, making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to
the attacks in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024,
and for other purposes, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 196 nays,
Roll No. 577.
Pages H5297-H5306, H5313-14
H. Res. 838, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
4821), (H.R. 4820), and (H.R. 6126) was agreed to by a recorded vote of
213 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 566, after the previous question was
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 565.
Pages H5241-43
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measure. Consideration began Wednesday, November
1st:
Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist
organizations at institutions of higher education: H. Res. 798,
amended, a resolution condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and
other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education,
which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish
students, faculty, and staff, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas
to 23 nays, Roll No. 578.
Pages H5314-15
Agreed to amend the title so as to read: “Condemning the support of
Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of
higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile
environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staff, condemning anti-
semitism on college campuses, and supporting the right of Jewish
students to exercise their First Amendment rights.”.
Pages H5314-15
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and 25 recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5241-42,
H5242-43, H5306-07, H5307-08, H5308, H5308-09, H5309-10, H5310, H5310-
11, H5311-12, H5312, H5312-13, H5313-14, H5314-15, H5344, H5344-45,
H5345-46, H5346, H5346-47, H5347, H5348, H5348-49, H5349, H5350, H5350-
51, H5351, H5352, and H5352-53.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:03 a.m. on
Friday, November 3, 2023. Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
HOUSE
Bentz, Cliff, Ore., E1044
Bergman, Jack, Mich., E1048
Carter, Earl L. “Buddy”, Ga., E1045
Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1045
Ferguson, A. Drew, IV, Ga., E1048
Garamendi, John, Calif., E1048
Gottheimer, Josh, N.J., E1049
Green, Al, Tex., E1050
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1045, E1049
Lesko, Debbie, Ariz., E1048
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1044, E1048, E1049
Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E1045, E1049
McClain, Lisa C., Mich., E1046
Norcross, Donald, N.J., E1046
Pappas, Chris, N.H., E1047
Scott, Robert “Bobby”, Va., E1043
Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E1047, E1050
Slotkin, Elissa, Mich., E1050
Tlaib, Rashida, Mich., E1046
Van Drew, Jefferson, N.J., E1043, E1044, E1045, E1046, E1047, E1048, E1049
Waters, Maxine, Calif., E1049
Wilson, Frederica S., Fla., E1044