Transcripts For CSPAN US House Of Representatives Special Orders 20160705

Adopted. The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 230, the nays are 16, the resolution is adopted. The yeas and nays are ordersed. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 127, House Resolution 793, resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 1270, to amend the Internal Revenue code of 19860repeal the amendments made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act, which disqualified expenses for over the counter d drugs over the counter overthecounter drugs under Health Flexible spending arrangements. The question on ordering the previous question. The speaker pro tempore the question is on ordering the previous question. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 231, the nays are 168. The previous question is ordered. The question is on adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 226, the nays are 168. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous question on House Resolution 794 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 128, House Resolution 794, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 5485, making appropriations for Financial Services and general government for fiscal year ending september 30, 2017, and or other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is on ordering the previous question. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 229, the nays are 169. The previous question is ordered. The question on adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore a recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a vorded vote will rise. A sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 227, the nays are 17. The resolution is adopt. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Garrett, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4854 as amend the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to amend the Investment Company act of 1940 to expand the investor limitation for qualifying Venture Capital funds under an exemption from the definition of an Investment Company. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended . Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 3 , the nays are nine 388, the nays are nine. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the bill is suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Garrett, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4855 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4855, a bill to amend provisions in the securities laws relating to regulation crowdfunding to raise the dollar amount limit and to clarify certain requirements and exclusions for funding portals established by such act. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 394, the nays are four. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a cosponsor of h. R. 5580. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Bustos thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clausele 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on additional motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. Any recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken later. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4685. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 501, h. R. 4685, a bill to take certain federal lands located in tulare, county, california, into trust for the benefit of the actual river indian tribe and for other purposes. Tule indian river tribe and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia and the gentleman from california each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. Mr. Hice i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Hice i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from california, the majority leader. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized for as much time as he may consume. From california. Im sorry. Mr. Mccarthy thank you. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the tule river indian tribe are constituents of mine and i believe they have a right to selfgovernance and local control. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. He house will be in order. The gentleman may proceed. Mr. Mccarthy this bill is about putting some unused federal land in trust for the treeb. Fundamentally, its about giving the people who actually live in a place more control over that land. This is a good, practical rule of thumb when it comes to governance. People at the local level govern themselves best. That is definitely the case when it comes to native american tribes. My principle is that Indian Tribes will use their land better than a distant federal government and we should let them. Todays legislation transfers a relatively small piece of land only about 34 acres, but it will allow the tule river tribe to unify their property, giving them the freedom to live as they choose, and that freedom has more value than any amount of acreage. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Mr. Hice i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. Mr. Costa i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Costa the members of the t umbing le river tribe are descendants of the original inhas been fants of the territory along the creeks from the Sierra Nevada mountains in South Central california. Like many other tribes in california and around the country, the tule river people have suffered many injustices and inequities over the years, including forced removal and relocation of the tribes reservation which they resided in for 140 years. H. R. 4685 and mr. Mccarthy will add to that land base by deeming that approximately 34 acres of bureau of Land Management be held in trust for the tribe. Its a small amount of acreage in the bigger picture. This land is situated between the tribal land and the reservation land near the only entrance to the reservation. And its entirely cut off from federal lands in the vicinity. Mr. Speaker, this is very small amount of land, as i said. But as the vice chairman of the tribe stated in testimony before the committee, every acre of land is important to the tule river people. I want to commend the sponsor of the bill, majority leader mccarthy, for bringing this legislation to the floor. It passed by unanimous consent. I urge quick adoption and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from georgia, mr. Hice, is recognized. Mr. Hice i would just like to commend my colleague, the majority leader, kevin mccarthy, for his work on this important piece of legislation and i urge my colleagues to support h. R. 4685 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the entleman yields back his time. The question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4685. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended this ebill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Hice i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4844 3844 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3844, a bill to establish the energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation to encourage, obtain, and use devices and requests for projects to reclaim abandoned mineland and orphaned oil and gas well sites and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia, mr. Hice, and the gentleman from california, mr. Costa, each will ontrol 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. Mr. Hice i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Hice i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Hice im proud to be the author of h. R. 3845, the bureau of Land Management foundation act. This legislation is one part of the Natural Resources committees response to the complex technical, legal, educational and fund related funding related challenges for abandoned mine lands, also referred to as a. M. L. As well as orphaned oil and gas sites across the country. These issues were highlighted last year with the e. P. A. s gold king and Standard Mine spills in colorados animus river. Im happy to present this piece of legislation as part of a comprehensive response to the gold king spill and glad that it comes one year, less than one year from the anniversary of that disaster. I hope the other bills, h. R. 3734, offered by the gentleman from nevada, mr. Hardy, and h. R. 3843, authored by the energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee chairman lamb born, will also be considered by the house soon. H. R. 3844 seeks to address part of the funding related challenge for abandoned mine lands and orphaned oil and gas well sites by creating a foundation. Based on other successful models, for the National Park system, the u. S. Fish and wildlife service, the u. S. Forest service this foundation would solicit private contributions to remediate sites that were abandoned prior to the enactment of the Surface Mining control and reclamation act of 1977 and the implementation of the bureau of Land Managements mining regulation of january 1, 1981. Mr. Speaker, i want to take a moment to thank the Ranking Member of the energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee, mr. Lowenthal, of california, for his willingness to work in a bipartisan manner to help sharpen the focus of the foundation while also allowing the foundation to solicit private donations to help aid the Broader Mission of the bureau of Land Management. I strongly believe that this bill represents our collective ability to work in a bipartisan manner at a time when many people say we cant do so. So i thank the gentleman very much for your cooperation and input. In addition to reclamation of mines and wells, the foundation would also supplement educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities that support the management of wild, freeroaming horses and burrows, fish and wildlife and and burros, fish and wildlife and their habitats, conservation lands, recreation resources and cultural and historic resources. Those individuals who donate to the foundation will be able to direct how theyd like their money to be used and any general donations would be divided equally amongst the two airs areas of the foundation. This in turn grows the pie and the slice that will go toward fixing legacy mine sites. Im pleased that the end product of our bipartisan work will greatly involve the private sector in ways that will help us prevent future events like the e. P. A. Spill in colorado. I urge my colleagues to support h. R. 3844 and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from california, mr. Lowenthal, is recognized. Mr. Lowenthal thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Lowenthal h. R. 3844 is a bipartisan bill that im proud to have worked cooperatively on with mr. Hice and the Natural Resources committee. This h. R. 3844 would establish a Charitable Foundation to support the mission and activities of the bureau of Land Management. Congress has chartered a number of similar foundations to serve as partners to our Land Management agencies including the National Park foundation, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Forest foundation. By establishing a bureau of Land Management foundation, h. R. 3844 will provide the b. L. M. With an important partner and allow private individuals and corporations to support the bureaus diverse mission, which includes activities such as managing wild horses, protecting cultural resources, and cleaning up abandoned mines. Again, i join with my colleague and id like to commend my colleague, mr. Hice, and the committee, for working with me to get to so that we together can put together this final bipartisan language adopted in the Natural Resources committee and that were voting on. The establishment of a bureau of Land Management foundation is long overdue and i urge my colleagues to support thisres. This legislation and i yield the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Hice thank you, mr. Speaker. Again, i want to say a huge thank you to the Ranking Member for your willingness to work with us, its been an honor to work with you. Im pleased with this end product. And i urge the support of our colleagues and the passage of h. R. 3844 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 3844 as amended . Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection the title amended. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Good evening. Mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4538 as amended. To provide immunity for certain individuals who disclose potential examples of financial exploitation of Senior Citizens and for such other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4538, a bill to provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose potential examples of financial exploitation of Senior Citizens and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Garrett, and the gentlewoman from new jersey and the gentlewoman from california, ms. Waters each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Garrett i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and add extraneous material to the bill in question. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Garrett at this point, i yield myself suture time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Garrett so, mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. 4538. Its the senior safe act of 2016. And i would like to thank the sponsors as well as principally mr. Poll quin of maine and mr. Mulvaney of South Carolina for all their hard work bringing this bill to the floor of the house today. Mr. Speaker, we spend a lot of time in our committee, and this congress, debating ways in which we can help americans achieve a secure and dignified retirement. While there are often disagreements about how to achieve that goal, one issue that is not debatable is that we must do everything in our power to stop fraudsters and scam artists from preying on the vulnerable senior citizen. Currently, americans over the age of 50 account for roughly 75 , over three quarters, of the Financial Assets of the United States. Unfortunately, one in five of those seniors, thats 20 , over the age of 65 have been the victim of fraud. One in five. Think about that. This costs Senior Citizens almost 2. 9 billion every year, not to mention the stress and the pain that comes along with it when a person who has been victimized trying to rebuild their financial security. Oftentimes, employees at banks or Financial Advisors are on the front lines against such fraud when they see that one of their clients may be a potential target. Unfortunately, current laws make it very difficult for employees of such institutions to report the occurrences of those frauds. So what do we do . Come to the floor tonight for something called the senior safe act. What does it do . Provides a very simple fix that would allow a supervisor or Compliance Officer of a bank or Investment Advisor to report instances of fraud to a federal or state legislator as long as its reported in good faith and with reasonable care. Employees want to protect clients as much as any regulator so this would allow them to speak when they see fraud being unreported. This bill passed the Financial Services Committee Last month unanimously so i urge all my colleagues in the house to support it today. With that, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlelady from california is recognized. You ms. Waters i yield myself such time as i may consume. H. R. 4538 is a bill intended to aid our Law Enforcement agencies, state and federal regulators assisting seniors to respond to and prevent the abuse of seniors. Banks, Credit Unions and Financial Advisers are required to report suspicious activity including activities of suspected abuse of our seniors. Industry has raised concerns that they are prevented doing so out of fear. Even though our regulators vurm taken steps to allay some concerns. It seems that congressional action to take actions to stop elders from being swindled in their most vullable years. When any employee at a Financial Institution sees something suspicious they Say Something to the regulators. I recently introduced legislation that the objective of ensuring the flow of reporting of suspicious activity as it relates to terrorism, Money Laundering and other illicit activities. Although it is not specified in the legislation before us today, he Consumer Financial protects bureau should set standards and is authorized to ensure that the training is being conducted. This is a good first step that should not be the end of our efforts to rape in elder abuse. They are going further and mandating that firms make such reports to authorities. The states, the regulator of brokerdealers want to put holes on financial transacks before a swindler can run off. Finally, i would like to acknowledge the numerous changes that ms. Similar emma has included. And this covers the the Financial Institutions. However, more changes are still needed before the bill can be enacted including and the Consumer Financial protection bureau. And im hopeful that the senates sponsors will work with others to ensure their suggested changes are incorporated in the bill before it is enacted into la today, i support h. R. 4538 and i will reserve the balance of my ti. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Mr. Garrett i yield to the gentleman from maine, who that been brought sotch to this committee and i appreciate his rd work and on the legislation bere us. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maine is recognized. Mr. Poliquin our great state of mae has the oldest average age in the country and like thousands, i helped care for my 8 and 88yearold parents. Its scary to realize that our seniors that we love so much are bein victimized by aggressive financial scams. This fraud is not only costing them 3 billion. Today, mr. Speake republicans and democrats have a chance to show our compassion help o seniors. This will help local bank and local Credit Union Teller and insurance advisers and others to entify and stop these crimes before they happen. Our bill enables professionalsals and the institutions they work for to report this to the proper authorities. And we must do everything humanly possible to stop the scams before our parents and grand parents are foole into draining and in their nest eggs. Im grateful for the opportunity to work with congressman sinema and congressman murphy and congressman mulvaney to write this important legislation and i thank the chairman and chairman garrett for moving this bill through our Financial Services committee. I nt to congratulate and i senator ank our main collins for authoring the legislation in the senate. Im proud to work and join with senator collins by authoring this companion legislation in the house. As we all know in maine, senator collins has been a National Leader and a champion on all sorts of issues important to aging adults throughout our country. And finally, i want to thank judy shaw, our securities straightor, hob has been instrumental in our great of state of maine who has prevented fraud against our seniors. We americans are facing many challenges here at home and aboard. But that does president mean that we cant find solutions that we can agree upon, Commonsense Solutions that hurt our seniors and this is one case. As a result, i urge all of my colleagues, both republicans and democrats, to support the senior safe act. I yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Waters i now yield to the gentlelady from arizona, the sponsor of this legislation, such time as she may consume. Ms. Sinema and thank you to the chairman and Ranking Member waters. To congressman poliquin, murphy for working with me on my bipartisan to combat senior exploitation. While employed as a nursing assist ant and assist ant my home state of arizona took an 87yearold out of his facility where he was found dehigh draded. He moved in his home and exploited them. And the contacted Law Enforcement because they were suspicious and who has been a long time success mere. She provided the bank with the pour of attorney documents and requested bank cards and checks from hansons accounts and added his grandchildren. Ut bank knew he had no grandchildren. Donald hanson is one of 1,000 seniors who are victims. Recent studies estimate one in five seniors may be a target. And seniors ludes at 2. 9 billion annually to exploitation. When institutions suspect abuse, it may go unopinion irked. They rarely report. Our bill, the senior safe act helps individuals to communicate with appropriate agencies when they suspect exploitation of seniors and to train to identify. Seniors deserve to retire with dignity and shouldnt have to worry that their savings are at risk. Nd when he they report it is a solution to help ensure solutions can identify fraud, report it and stop financial abuse. Thank to my colleagues for their ork to protect seniors and end financial exploitation and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. The gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Waters i have no further requests for time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california yields back. Mr. Garrett i thank the gentlelady for her work on this legislation and thank you for all the contributions for the Financial Services. Speak rge we should unanimous support. With that, i kneeled back. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4538 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, twird, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does gentlelady from wyoming seek recognition. Mrs. Lummis i move to pass the. The clerk Union Calendar number to h. R. 2273 a bill to authorize the use of the access capacity of the phone ton ell reservoir. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlelady from wyoming and the gentlewoman from colorado, mr. Costa each will control 20 minutes. Mrs. Lummis i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Lummis i yield myself such time. H. R. 2273 was introduced by me and it allows the state of wyoming and the federal government to study, design and an and expand the active capacity. This is a reservoir on the green river. The state of wyoming will pay for the entire expansion. And will take us up to 87,000 acrefeet. The dam is at 260 and take us bout to 270,000 acrefeet. When you take up concrete and erosion, the nt aadditional spacity will be used by my state of wyoming. And this has to continue to be on the tail. This bill allows for that expansion and does not require any additional ex pen dwitur from the federal government. Im in support of the bill as the sponsor. Mr. Speaker, i yield such time i reserve the balance of my time, excuse me. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. He gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Costa this would increase the amount of water that can be stored in the fontenelle reservoir, located in lincoln county, wyoming. The great state of wyoming. I want to commend the author, the congresswoman, for her efforts on this important legislation for wyoming. This bill has been written in a balanced manner that respects existing laws and compacts and treaties and does not attempt to expand wyomings entitlement to the Colorado River supplies, any time were talking about the Colorado River, upper basis, lower basin, it gets to be a bit of a sticky wicket this doesnt involve any of those. So therefore, h. R. 2273 is an important piece of legislation for the congresswoman and it passed the Natural Resources committee unanimously. So therefore, i lend myself to h. R. 2273 and urge its adoption and i believe i would like to yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentlelady from wyoming is recognized. Mrs. Lummis i also yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 2273 as amended . Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the title amended. The title is amended. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from wyoming seek recognition . Mrs. Lummis i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4582 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar 499, h r. 4582, a bill to exclude striped bass from the fish doubling requirement in section 3406b1 of the Central Valley project improvement act and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlelady from wyoming, mrs. Lummis, and the gentleman from california, mr. Costa, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlelady from wyoming. Mrs. Lummis thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Lummis i yield such time as he may consume to the author of this bill, the fine gentleman denham. Ifornia, mr. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Denham the save our salmon act removes the contradiction in federal law this federal law mandates that not only do we double the amount of threat and endangered species, the salmon and sealhead we spend so much water, so much time, effort, and money trying to save, but it also, the contradiction is, it also wants taos double the striped pass that eat 98 obvious the fish were trying to safe save. This is a simple trying to save. This is a simple bill that is bipartisan, that will save taxpayer dollars, that will save our water in california, while addressing what we feel is a simple mistake under the Central Valley project improvement act, cvpia, this doubling goal was set in place in 1992. Again the steelhead and salmon are being eaten by the striped bass, a nonnative predator fish this mandated population double of the predator fish has proven contradictory to protecting native species under the endangered species act. This bill not only removes this provision but at the request of the administration it also removes other sections in the cvpia which provide for implementation strategies to double the striped pass. The California Department of fish and wildlife and others ave all indicated that privateation of juvenile predation of juvenile salmon is one of the primary stress joffers the stressors of the species. Predation in california continues to be one of the major factors in the complex equation of California Water and the drought our state faces. By eliminating this ntradictory law, they will once again thrive without wasting the massive amount of taxpayer dollars required to do system of this is a commonsense, easy solution for republicans and democrats to agree on. If we want to save the threatened engaged species, lets stop spending so much money on the very fish that eat 98 of the fish were trying to save. I want to thank my colleagues from beth sides of the aisle for cosponsoring this legislation and i urge my colleagues to support h. R. 4582 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Costa i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Costa i want to commend the author and as the original cosponsor of this important legislation to try to provide a balancing act in maintaining the waters for all beneficial uses in california. This legislation by congressman denham, it has good, bipartisan support, h. R. 4582, is known also as the save our salmon act. It will amend the Central Valley project improvement to exempt striped bass from the laws fish doubling goals goals. One should understand that striped bass is a nonnative fish to california that was introduced in the late 1800s. Unfortunately, for the native salmon, and the dalta smelt and other native fisheries, the striped bass is a very aggressive predator fish. The fact is, is that they eat not only juvenile salmon but they eat smelt which is part of the food chain for the salmon. And as a result of this introduction the striped bass are thriving, unfortunately, the native salmon of california are not. This measure, 4582, is the first step in a range of overall policy decisions that weve got to take under consideration. Common sense tells us we must look at all of the stressors that are impacting the native fisheries of california. And this atempts to do that. To aid salmon recovery by providing also an additional more reliable water supply for californians. Those in the san joaquin valley, congressman denham and i represent, and others, that have been devastated by the impact of the drought over the last four, new going on phi years. Farms, farm communities, and farm workers who have lost their jobs as a result of a zero, zero water allocation. And we dont even have a program to deal with the, what the fish and Wildlife Agencies have indicated is one they have greatest impacts of native species, which are predator fish. We dont have a Predator Control Program as we have on the colombia river. Its about time we do something about it. While there are many stressors that impact the california salmon populations, and thereby then impact the water supply reliability for much of california, this measure attempts to begin to do something about it. The predator problem. I want to commend again congressman denham for his ongoing efforts along with all of us in a bipartisan effort to look at an eaverl, balanced solution. I support h. R. 4582. I urge its adoption. And i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlelady from wyoming is recognized. Mrs. Lummis i advise the speaker i have no additional speakers and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Costa ive been informed that we also have no additional speakers so i will yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Mr. Lummis i want to commend the california members. Ive been to their districts. I have seen and been at hearings in fresno where these issues have come to my level of understanding of a sympathetic outsider. These issues are almost intractable. So when we see bipartisan support on something this important to the economy, to the farmers and ranchers, to the wonderful ecosystem that theyre trying to balance in a way that will conserve farming and ranching but benefit every consumer in this country of some of the finest frutes, vegetable vegetables and other commodities you can ever imagine. This is like the bread basket of our country. So to find ways to combat nonnative species in a way that protects native species and also protects the people who produce our food and fiber is so important. So i commend the gentleman from california on both the gentlemen from california on both sides of the aisle and their colleagues, i want to offer my complete support of h. R. 4582 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4582 as amended . Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. For what purpose does the gentlelady from wyoming seek recognition . Mrs. Lummis i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 1838 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 1838, a bill to establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in san benito and fresno counties, california, designate Joaquin Rocks wilderness in such county, to designate other parts of the National Scenic river system and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlelady from wyoming, mrs. Lummis and the gentleman from california, mr. Costa, each will criminal 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlelady from wyoming. Mrs. Lummis i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Lummis thank y, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized. Mrs. Lummis h. R. 1838, the Clear Creek National Recreation Area and conservation act would reopen an area administratively closed by the bureau of Land Management to offhighway vehicle and other recreational activities, designate new wilderness and release a wilderness study area back into multiple use. Mr. Speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady reserves. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Costa yes, mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Costa h. R. 1838 establish this establishes the Clear Creek National recreation as stated before and the Joaquin Rocks wilderness area on land administered by the bureau of Land Management and the in the regioof california in fresno county. Im very familiar with this, used to be in a previous district i represented. This area has mutual beneficial uses, from hiking to hunting to offhighway vehicle use. Advie sent to this area are areas that have been in cattle grazing for families for generations. But they have worked together to ensure that we can protect those areas for appropriate uses for cattle fwrazing but also at the same time separately provide areas where this hiking and hunting and offhighway vehicle use can take place. This legislation will improve and enhance the success for a variety of recreational activities, which is what its intended to do, at the same time pry to preserve ecologically sensitive areas in a way that supports overall use. In addition to many ecological benefits theyre providing in addition to clean air, clean water and wilderness areas that support wilderness life, the country play a large role in supporting approximately 646 billion Outdoor Recreational economy. Im pleased that this legislation advancing to this bill adds 21,000 acres to the National Wilderness preservation system. My colleagues in the house have introduced several bills to designate wilderness areas, these are developed from the yound up. This bill in particular has been a priority for Congress Member rresentative sam farr for many years, i want to congratulate him for his hard work and tenacity and with that, mr. Speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. T gentlelady from wyoming is recognized. Mrs. Lummis mr. Speaker, i yield to one of the fine gentlemen from california and that includes all here present. These gentlemen worked together on a bipartisan basis for one of the most economically and ecologically versatile places on earth, with that, mr. Chairman, i want to yield to one of the republican cosponsors of this bill, the gentleman from california, mr. Denham. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized. Defend together we have coauthored a bill. We have the clean valley that come together in bringingal ational forest to what it is intended, people that want to use the beauty of this park. Bipartisan a effort not only between democrats and republicans but different members who are wanting to see this used by the taxpayers and will provide an pportunity to spend to offride together and in areas like this. And with that, im proud to be a coauthor and proud of the bipartisan support and worked with my good friend. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from california is recognized. I yield to my good friend, congressman sam farr. Your thank you for support of this bill. Iis is i think this bill more than just what we talked about because it is an incredible collaboration of groups that arent friendly. We have the offroad Vehicle Association and the native Plant Society. They wouldnt be on the same legislation. Why did it happen . We have 60,000 acres that have been shult down from nobodys use. Nobodys use. It was a former asbestos mining area. It has been for hikers, birders, animal enthusiasts and many others. It is home to plants and animals to attract visitors. But in 2008, the bureau of Land Management closed the area because the eep reports said that nationally occurring asbestos may be dangerous. And without any further thought about assuming risk in the national area, just close it all down. As long as people are aware of the rimbing and people enjoy clear creek, it isnt dangerous. One of the difficult cloims, you die. And on and go on sky diving and other high risk activities. Two of myonstituents and this they deserve credit because ey learned how to commission the government. Ed and ron, a forecast lift operator, they know about risks and they know how to reconcrete in clear creek safety. We should learn from them. This is the california Natural Native Plant Society and especially the lalommunities suffering the economic loss. This is commonsense legislation and does three things. First, the bill redesiates the clear creek management area. This allows it to be ud for offroad and requires the bureau to allow people to wash off their vecles that ay be used on roads. And second, it gives the authority to levy a user fee and apply the proceeds to the management and allow to agreements with the National Park service may i have another . The speaker pro tempore gentleman for two minutes. R. Farr an it manages a park ithout asbestos known as holst el hills. D five, blm identified streams. The conservation piece preekts yes,iversity of the speaks sir. The area provides a habitat for the condor that was reinfluenced. I would like to thank my colleagues for being tremendous rtners in their leadership in brging this to the house floor today. Working with representatives, their staff and many of our constituents, we crafted a bill to support Economic Growth and i would like to chairman bishop and anking member grijalva mrs. Strong asfor theirupport. I urge support and think about these trying to solve problems where we can bringhis to a winwin and i ask unanimous consent for this to be brght to vote i ask for passage. Thank you very much. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. I reserve the balance of my time. The buy is here and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemayieldsack the balance of his time the gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized. Mrs. Lummis i want to express my support for th bill and my thanks for my colleagues from california my side of the ais on the decratic side of theledger, mr. Farr with whom i served on the Appropriations Committee and did wonderful job and mr. Costa with overwhelm i serve on the Natural Services committee. I have to tell you, i have the unique love for your state. Lemmis ive, charles walked in the 1800s to become editor of the long times. Between me, whi is los angeles and pasadena, is a sta Historic Site in california and wonderful place to visit. He was the first person to ceremony where in new mico. Ed their collgues he was the american who hronicled the capture of jeronimo and he led the designation of national Historic Sites and Great Missions of Southern California before they were destroyed. Is was he was a great character in thetate of california. Uir and teddy roosevelt. And i am proud to be a relative. Im proud of what californ has done toalancits efforts at having a unique diverse culture and and recreatn eonomy. This is a unique state. Almondsa state that has and vegetables that we all need to sustain ourselves ia way that will alloamerica to play a role in feeding itself. I was involved in an effort to makeure that for our own national scurity, that we would able to continue to feed yoursve and it has been years ago since we became a net importer of food. That is not necessary. We can grow enough food d to allow us o become a net imrter of food is a miake use we have a state like liforn. If will be respectful and live to the people who live there. The fa owners and the farmworkers and they want to work or califrnia, with alifora to feed america, and sustain a fabulous environment. To the fine the gentlem from california andho works to try to make sure that these different valleyand these communities come together, i want to offer my full suppo and i yield back. The eaker pro tempore the will the houseuspend the rules and pass h. R. 838 as amended. Thosen favor saaye. Those opd, no in e opinion of t chair, 2 3 9 rules are suspended and the bill is passed and thout objectionhe title is anded. For what purpose does the gentlewoman fm wyoming sk recognition . S. Lummis i move to suspend the rules. The speaker pro tempore the crk will rort the titl of the bill. The clerk a bill to establish ar nationalemorial tom commemorate those killed by the Saint Francis damn 1928. The speakepro tempore the gentlewoman from wyoming andhe gentleman fromalifornia wil each control 20 minutes. Lumeloum all members may have five gislative days to include materials on the bill under csideration. Yifmente without objection. Mrs. Lummis mr. Speaker, i yield such time as he may consume to th author of this bill, the fine gentleman from lifornia, mr. Knight. The speaker pro tempore t gentlan is recognized. Mr. Knight and i want to thatching the chair foretting us talk about such aimportant issue. This h been bapred in my district and we are going to have a memorial for the second largest disaster and interestin that in happene 208 miles from my house. Bu saint francidam was tre 1928 and kiled 437 people. Becing the second largest isaster in karls history. Abr and the water flowed dn the nyon l the way to the pacific oan, 5 miles away. System. Was creatg the but this projectnded career in aisaster in one of the biggest in our nation. The faiure changed theethods to cree new dams and set ne standds including the nstruction of the hoover dam. Is remaine unprotected and needs to be protected for their victims and tir family. Thiss to memorialized who perished andreate a fall monument to preserve the site. The are remains of the dam are snificance. I urge support of this bill. An i yid come. Wre are i yield myself such tie as i may consume. The speaker pro mpore yarked. Scot cost in onef the brch will wl the of the Saint Francisam of march 12, 1928 took t lives of ove 400 aricaaps to honor 22 and s, h. Alifornia in sta aritiey valley. And it wl have healing. In addition to t member hall, itstablishes amon you metropolitan on 40 acs on pu planned that is designated. And it will develop educational prograo impro the health of tse regional wetlands. I want to thank congren knight and the santa clata Valley Historical society for brig the legacyf e saint ancis dam daster the attention of te congress. As weave heard, those who cannot remember t past are doomed to repeatt. We need to ensure we remember part of the saint fncis story. I also wt to thank mr. Knight for working with the fort service to address some of the concerns before the bill was marked up in comttee. Thiis a od bill. I urge m colleagues to suppo its option and i yied back the balance of my ti. The speaker pro tempore the gentlema from califnia thegentwoman from wying is recognized. Mrs. Lummis mr. Spker, i would like to tnk the geleman from carnia, mr. Knight for his work and leership on this lgiation. I urge my colleagues join me to honorhe morehan 400 individuals who lost the lives nearly 90 yers ago by supporting this bill. Mr. Speaker, yield back t balan o my time. The speak po tempore the question is will the hous spendhe rul and pass the bill. R. 5244 a amendd. Those in favor say ay thopposed, no. In the opinion ofe chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, th les areuended, the bl is passed without objection the motioto reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the ntleman from wyoming s cognition . Mrs. Ummis i move touspend the rules a pass. R. 3079 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk ll rept te title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3079, a bill ke certainederal land locat icalifornia in trust for th benefit of of tu band of mwuk iians anfor other purposes. The speakerro tempore pursuant to the re, the gentlewan from wyoming, mrs. Lummis, and thegentleman from california, mr. Costa,h will mrs. Lummi i ask that all meers have five legislative days to revise d extend their remarks. The eakerro teore without objection. Mrs. Lummis i yield such time as he may consume to t author ofhis bill,he chairman of the federal land subcommiee at the Natural Resources committee, a committee on which i serve, i want to absote the fine work durg this congress an previous cgresses of the mcclintock. M california, mr. The eaker prtempore the genteman from california is recognized. Mr. Mcclintock i thank th ntlel yieldthough im till angry at r for decisioto retir from the house athe end of this term. I dont think anyone blames her for wanting deprive herself of the pleasuref oucoany, but i do blame her very much for depriving all of u of the easure of her company. Sheill be sely misse mr. Speaker, h. R. 3079 would transfer two 40acrparcel owned by theforest serce to the tuoe bandf mewuk inans. These are caught between a ate property own to th tribally owned nds the t and south and weng converted from fee torust. These new parces would be added the esting tril coervation area and woulbe forbidden from being ud for gaming. This bill athe full suppot of the tuone couy board of supervisor, tprivate propty owne whose land abu this parcel also suorts the transfer. Introduced in the senate b setors feinstein and boxer. The feraland subcommittee has held hearings into the maintenan bac willing of u. S. Forestvice propertieand the horrific fire danger sed by thovergrow lands. Acrenow in sier now carr fewer times the timber nsity the ld can suort this region has been devastated by forestin t pt e becae the feral lands have been sbadly neglecd. The land in questi is designates as aigh feard sevity zone. The tribal chrman testifie the foresserviceas done no thinning of these parcels roughout his lifetime. My district, fores fis havetterly destroyed more than 000 square mil of fort in just the lasthree years. The rim firee rgest in the histry 240e6 sierra, one of the last ithe histo of t state, came within few ms of this parce i visited the centerf firhere, t beleaguered fighter begged merry bacone message to coness when the firean into treat acrge, itlowed enough to extinguish. There just wasnt enough of it. That fire burned more than weeks d destroyed 151,000 achers o forestland. By adding theseo existing nservatio aawe ensure it wilberoperl maiained, which means additial fi otection for the rgion. Weldd0 he of proy managnd maintained foestland where excess timber n be carri out before it burns out. In assoation with th tribes other conservation rk, that could make thediffence in stopping or slowing the next catastrophifiren theegion. It is at least a start. I thank the gentlady for the the time and thank theouse for hearinthisill today a a for itdppings. The speaker ptempore the gentlem from califnia is recogniz. Mr. Costa i yield myself such time as i may consume. Olumne wand is working on these parcels. These parcels are undeveloped and landlocked. Parcels are located in areas of great cultural significance to the tribe and are con tigus to the land of the tribe, the property they currently owned is fee simple, known simply as the murphy ranch. When the tribe inquired about the stat toufs the parcels the local u. S. Forest Service Staff confirmed there are no current or future uses for the Forest Service other federal agency. The tribe would like to make these existing two parcels a part of their existing murphy ranch conservation area, established to protect the wildlife and Natural Beauty of the area and also as congressman mcclintock noted, to provide adegreesal Fire Protection which is absolutely essential. As a result of four devastatingly dry years combined with the bark beetle have a tinderbox of extreme fire conditions that we are dealing with in california. Some of you have noted the fires that have taken place already in other western states system of Fire Protection is a part of the concern of this effort and i feel very strongly that we need to do everything we can to improve the Forest Service ability to manage our forest lands. Frankly, were spending all the money we do give to the Forest Service to put out fires and therefore it only makes matters worse because were not doing the kind of work we ought to be doing in managing the forest. So i want to commend the tribe for working with the Tuolumne County board of supervisors, the trust that mitt kate gated any other issues the Land Transfer may have had and of course congressman mcclintock has been tenacious in working with all the parties to bring this legislation to the floor for swift adoption. And i want to commend his efforts. And we have no further speakers, and i think it would be appropriate that i thank the congresswoman, my colleague, the gentlewoman from wyoming, for all her good work. I too will be one of those who will miss her presence, her active engagement and constructive efforts to try to find Bipartisan Solutions to the challenges we face here in congress. So i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. Mrs. Lummis mr. Speaker, i want to urge all of my colleagues to support h. R. 3079. The tribe intends to incorporated the 80 acres into whats commonly referred to as the murphy ranch as the gentleman from california, mr. Costa, just indicated and to designate the land as part of the tribes 2013 permanent conservation area. Once again, we have californians coming together in a bipartisan way to do the right thing for their state. And nobody knows better than the people of their own state how best to manage their state. I think this evenings debates are an example of people coming together to do the right thing, on a bipartisan basis for their state. This is how congress should work. This is how congress can work. Mr. Chairman, i want to absolute my colleague, chairman of the federal land subcommittee, mr. Tom mcclintock, my subcommittee chairman, for all his important work on this piece of legislation and other pieces of legislation, and as i leave congress i am delighted to entrust the future of this nations lands and water and air to the gentleman with whom ive been having these conversations tonight and debating these very bipartisan bills. Practical, commonsense, aprofes. Just what the american approaches, just what the American People want to see more of this in in this congress. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 3079, as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition . I move that the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4875, the United States semicentennial act of 2016 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of he bill. The clerk h. R. 4875, to establish the United States semiquin Centennial Commission act of 2016. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from utah, mr. Chaffetz and the gentleman, mr. Boyle each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Chaffetz i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Chaffetz rise in support of h. R. 4875 offered by mr. Patrick meehan of pennsylvania, and id like to yield him such time as he may consume to discuss this the speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Meehan one of my favorite founding fathers, ben j main franklin, once said, by prefailing to prepare, youre failing to pre by failing to prepare youre preparing to fail. Semiquin centennial act semiquinceentennia act is anning for the celebration 2026. Theres much to do so were following Ben Franklins device and starting the planning 10 years ihead of what should be a historic celebration. To develop these plans, the 32 member body of private citizens and Public Officials will meet in historic Independence Hall in philadelphia. The very place where our new nation was declared. And within two years of its formation, the commission is charged with reporting recommendations on plans to the president and to congress. Importantly, this legislation does not appropriate any funds toward the commission activities. The commission will rely solely on generous donations from private citizens. While the United States was founded in philadelphia, pennsylvania, the commission will not be limited to planning events just in our great city. H. R. 4875 encourages the commission to develop event plans at sites of historical significance, battlefields, important locations all across the nation that will truly celebrate the birth of the United States of america. I want to thank my colleague, bob brady, for his leader shi on the government and oversight reform committee, for they work on the measure. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. I rise today in strong support of h. R. 4875, the United States semiquen Centennial Commission act of 2016. The bill was introduced in the house by my colleague and friend, representative patrick meehan, and im proud to be an original cosponsor of this legislation. Yesterday in my district in philadelphia, like all of the districts around the country, we were proudly celebrating the