[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D568-D570] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4746- 4754; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 600-602 were introduced. Pages H4909-10 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H4910-11 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H4839 Recess: The House recessed at 12:19 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H4842 Recess: The House recessed at 2:12 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. Page H4844 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Venezuelan Human Rights and Democracy Protection Act: H.R. 4587, amended, to impose targeted sanctions on individuals responsible for carrying out or ordering human rights abuses against the citizens of Venezuela; Pages H4844-50 Amending the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom: H.R. 4028, amended, to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom; Pages H4850-51 Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the freedom of assembly, expression, and religion and all fundamental human rights and the rule of law for all its citizens: H. Res. 599, to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the freedom of assembly, expression, and religion and all fundamental human rights and the rule of law for all its citizens and to stop censoring discussion of the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations and their violent suppression, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 379 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 241; Pages H4851-56, H4866-67 Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act: H.R. 3366, amended, to provide for the release of the property interests retained by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, Oregon; Pages H4856-58 National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: H.R. 503, amended, to authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 242; Pages H4858-60, H4867-68 Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act: S. 611, to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act; Pages H4860-61 Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training: H.R. 2527, to amend title 38, United [[Page D569]] States Code, to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training; Page H4861 Amending title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs: H.R. 2942, to amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and Pages H4861-63 Gulf War Health Research Reform Act of 2014: H.R. 4261, to improve the research of Gulf War Illness and the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. Pages H4863-66 Recess: The House recessed at 6:08 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. Page H4866 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Isla Vista California, as well as their families, friends, and the University of California at Santa Barbara community. Page H4867 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015: The House began consideration of H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Consideration is expected to continue tomorrow, May 29th. Pages H4868-H4908 Agreed to: Lynch amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and local law enforcement assistance by $3,000,000 for drug courts; Pages H4880-81 Reichert amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Community Oriented Policing Services by $110,000,000 for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers; Pages H4882-83 Langevin amendment that redirects $5,000,000 in funding within the Bureau of Industry and Security for the National Institute of Science and Technologies to conduct a cybersecurity survey; Pages H4884-85 Gibson amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement by $4,000,000; Pages H4887-88 Nugent amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and local law enforcement assistance by $4,000,000 for mental health courts and a veterans treatment courts program; Pages H4890-91 Moore amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Administrative Review and Appeals by $1,000,000; Pages H4899-H4900 Sinema amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Office on Violence Against Women by $1,000,000 for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus; Page H4900 Brownley (CA) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and local law enforcement assistance by $1,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program; Pages H4901-02 McKinley amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the International Trade Commission by $1,500,000 for legal and technical assistance to small businesses; Page H4902 Lujan Grisham (NM) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and local law enforcement assistance by $2,000,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants; Pages H4902-03 Coffman amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys by $1,000,000; Pages H4903-04 Lee amendment that increases funding, by offset, for State and local law enforcement assistance by $3,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research; and Pages H4904-05 Fleming amendment that reduces funding for Department of Justice, Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities by $866,000 and applies the savings to the spending reduction account. Pages H4906-08 Rejected: Davis (CA) that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the International Trade Administration by $3,000,000; Pages H4881-82 Kildee amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the International Trade Administration by $8,000,000; Pages H4883-84 McDermott amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $3,000,000 for fisheries; Pages H4891-92 Holt amendment that sought to redirect $37,450,000 within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for climate change research; and Pages H4892-95 Broun (GA) amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Commerce by $596,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. Pages H4898-99 Withdrawn: Cicilline amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have included grants for economic development assistance authorized under section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 and Page H4885 Bonamici amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have redirected $9,000,000 in funding within the National Oceanic [[Page D570]] and Atmospheric Administration for ocean acidification research. Pages H4895-97 Proceedings Postponed: Pompeo amendment that seeks to eliminate funding for the Economic Development Administration and apply the $247,500,000 in savings to the spending reduction account; Pages H4885-87 McNerney amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for Community Oriented Policing Services by $3,000,000 for improvements in technology; Paged H4888-89 Bridenstine amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by $12,000,000 for weather research; Pages H4889-90 Thompson (CA) amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System by $19,500,000; Pages H4897-98 King (IA) amendment that seeks to redirect $5,000,000 in funding within Salaries and Expenses, General Administration, Department of Justice; and Pages H4900-01 Cohen amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for Administrative Review and Appeals by $2,000,000. Pages H4905-06 H. Res. 585, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 4660) and (H.R. 4435), was agreed to on Tuesday, May 20th. Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4866-67, H4867-68. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 12:11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29th.