House Floor Summary

An amendment, offered by Mr. Beyer, numbered 41 printed in House Report 115-830 to strike section 431, which repeals the Clean Water Rule.

On agreeing to the Beyer amendment; Failed by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 40.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Beyer, numbered 40 printed in House Report 115-830 to strike section 430, which allows a loophole in Federal water quality permitting requirements for pollution discharges.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grothman amendment, as modified, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Grothman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Grothman amendment No. 39, as modified.

Grothman amendment; modified by unanimous consent.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Grothman, numbered 39 printed in House Report 115-830 to reduce funding for the National Endowment on the Arts and the Humanities by 15 percent.

On agreeing to the Carbajal amendment; Failed by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carbajal amendment No. 37.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Carbajal, numbered 37 printed in House Report 115-830 to increase funds for hazardous fuels management activities by $10 million, decrease funds provided for forest products by the same amount.

On agreeing to the Ruiz amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ruiz amendment No. 36.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Ruiz, numbered 36 printed in House Report 115-830 to increase state and forestry private account by $2 million to add funding for Volunteer Fire Assistance grant program, and decrease Wildland Fire Management account by the same amount.

On agreeing to the Welch amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Welch amendment No. 35.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Welch, numbered 35 printed in House Report 115-830 to increase and decrease the State and Private Forestry Account account by $5 million to indicate that the amount should be used to help mitigate the spread of and the Emerald Ash Borer.

On agreeing to the LaMalfa amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 996, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 34.

An amendment, offered by Mr. LaMalfa, numbered 34 printed in House Report 115-830 to increase funding to the National Forest System account for purposes of eradicating, enforcing, and remediating illegal marijuana grow operations on National Forest System land.