the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 228 and the yeas are 192, the joint resolution is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. pursuant to house resolution 223 and rule 18, the chair declares the committee in the whole house for further consideration of

h.r. 2028. will the gentleman from georgia mr. collins, kindly take the chair. the clerk: bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 2016 and for other purposes. the chair: the amendment offered by the the gentleman from had been read. pursuant to clause 6 proceedings will resume. the following order. first amendment, mr. mcclintock

. amendment by mr.. and amendment. second amendment by mr. swalwell. and amendment. and amendment by mr. burgess. the chair will reduce. first order is unfinished is request for recorded vote on which further proceedings were. the clerk: clerk those in support of a recorded vote. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the

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the speaker pro tempore: this vote the yeas are 126, the nays are 29 .

on this vote the yeas are 126 and the nays are 29 . the amendment is not adopted. further proceedings were postponed and the noes were prevailed by voice voast the clerk: amendment offered by mr. rue ease by california. the speaker pro tempore: a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this vet the yeas are 172, the nays are 249, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment by the gentleman, mr. griffith on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by

mr. griffin of virginia. the chair: those in favor of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this vote the yeas are 177, the nays are 244, the amendment is not adopted. the unfin herbed business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. swalwell, on which further proceed wrgs postponed, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. swalswel of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

on this vote the yeas are 173, the nays are 248, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from alabama on which further proceed wrgs postponed. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. burn of alabama. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in favor of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote.

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the chair: on this vote the yeas are 139, the nays are 282, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the second amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. mcclintock of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in favor of a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation

with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 110 and the amendment is not adopted. the unfib fished is recorded vote on which further proceedings were postponed the noes. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. ellison. the speaker pro tempore: those in support of a recorded vote. a recorded vote is ordered. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 175 and the nays are 246, the amendment is not adopted. amendment offered by mr. swalwell on which further proceedings were postponed. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. swalwell of california. the speaker pro tempore: those in report of a recorded vote. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the what yeas are 20 . the amendment is not adopted. unfinished is request for a recorded vote on which further proceedings were postponed. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the the amendment is not adopted. unfinished is on the amendment apply by mr. garamendi. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. garamendi by mr. california. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 149 and the nays are 272, the amendment is not adopted. the request is on the vote and noes and the clerk will redesignate. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. hudson ever north carolina. the chair: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this e, -- this vote the yeas are 243 the nays are 278, the amendment ♪ adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from south carolina, mr. sanford, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. sanford soft south carolina. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a vorded -- for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the chair: on this vote the

yeas are 171, the nays are 250, the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment from the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, on which further proceedings were postponed on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. burgess of texas. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in fare of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

on this vote the yeas are 232, the nays are 189. this amendment is adopted.

the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment.

please designate which amendment you're asking for. mr. wereton: not the amendment submitted for the record, it is a handwritten amendment by mr. barton of texas -- mr. barton: not the amendment submitted for the record it is a rand written amendment by mr. barton of texas. the chair: amendment by mr. barton of texas. after the dollar amount insert increased by $30 million decreased by $30 million. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 223, the gentleman from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, but the gentleman will suspend. the house will come to order. the gentleman from texas. mr. barton: thank you, mr. chairman. i'd offer an amendment for the record -- i'd offered an amendment for the record, which was a very specific amendment. i'll read that. the secretary shall accept from the trinity river authority of

texas, if received by october 31 2015, $30,191,026 as payment in full of amounts owed to the united states including any accrued interest for water supply storage space in joe pool lake, texas previously known as lakeview lake, under the contract number dacw-63 76-c-0106. mr. chairman this amendment was approved by the corps of engineer approved by the trinity river authority and approved by the municipalities that are obligated to purchase water stored in this lake. however, only one of those municipalities is actually taking the water and because of a very high interest rate, it would never be feasible for the

water to be taken by the municipalities that are not taking it. under this amendment, the trinity river authority would pay all principal and accrued interest but at an interest rate of 2.25%. the corps of engineers has accepted this, the trinity river authority has accepted it everybody has accepted it. in principal -- in prinze pl orange policy, the appropriators of the subcommittee on both sides of the aisle are supportive. however, there is a point of order against the amendment as originally drafted and i respect that point of order i respect the subcommittee chairman and ranking member and the full committee chairman so i have drafted the substitute amendment for which there is no point of order against and i'm told that if accepted this will have an effect that if the

appropriators support it in principle, the corps will accept it, the municipalities will accept it and we'll get this problem solved. i want to emphasize that the united states government is going to get all their money back with interest at the prevailing market rate of a little over 2% that exists today system of this is not a giveaway. this is literally found money that goes back to the corps of engineers and they, under the leadership of the subcommittee, mr. simpson and ms. kaptur are responsible for, can designate that money however they think it is best to be obligated. so with that, i ask for the chairman of the subcommittee to enter into a colloquy to see if he accepts this amendment in principle and is willing to work with myself and mrs. johnson to implement it in the appropriate fashion at the

appropriate time. >> will the gentleman yield? mr. barton: i yield. mr. simpson: i understand what the gentleman is trying to do, would like to do, how it would be helpful to his constituents. i will work with him to see if we can fix this, i will not oppose this amendment. it's amazing to me that when everybody agrees on something, how hard it can feel to get it done. mr. barton: we're trying to give money to the federal government that your subcommittee can use. it is a good amendment. i appreciate your support, mr. chairman. if i have time i reserve it, i think the gentlelady from dallas texas wishes to speak also on her own time for this amendment. the chair: the gentleman from texas reserves. does anyone seek time in opposition? the gentlelady from texas. ms. johnson: i seek time in opposition though i'm not opposed. the chair: without objection the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes.

ms. johnson: let me thank my fend and colleague from my home state of texas, mr. barton where we share this lake, for presenting this amendment. it is a commonsense amendment. i want to thank all those who helped to arrive at this successful language for this amendment. the language of the amendment has been scored by the congressional budget office and has a zero score more importantly, the amendment would provide a revenue for the government. it would make good on unintended consequences that came as a result of a now-antiquated calculation for such projects. . congress recognized the rates allowing for the recalculation of such a project for every firefighter years but wasn't retro active and make a final

payment for the army corps of gears and allow the federal government to collect revenue. i remind my colleagues these contracts are approved and this contract was approved. the original formula has form you lace of the project and the project will never be completed and never collect on the project. and so what we have now is a half completed proper squect of ject. no pass-forward for the government to collect. this is a revenue and zero c.b.o. score and i urge my colleagues to adopt this amendment.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. >> there are literal there is america escrow account with $30 mill yop that they wish to send? isn't what we would call found money? jounsjouns and if your committee works in good faith to implement that the committee ap subcommittee can use the unobligated funds for programs within the jurisdiction of the corps of engineers? >> that is true. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. barton: i yield back. chafmente those in favor say aye.

those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio secretary recognition? ms. kaptur: i move to strike the last word and i would yield to the gentlelady the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. >> thank you to our rim and the chair for the good work they have done on this bill. i want to rise to add my voice in support of water power and the amendment. this amendment provides a modest amendment. but the increase will develop new sources all across the country. i have seen this program work first happened. osha has taken advantage of this program and these modest

investments has retained 100 jobs and deluss 25 million. tiedal recrate jobs. in eastport maine or keak. they create jobs and for some remote communities. this is a matter of survival. this are at work. we are inscressing in our communities that the rest of the world that the rest of the wofrled wants to buy from us. and this department of energy program supports private research and water power tknoling that creates these jobs. this modest increase will

combleen renewable energy. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yield back. ms. kaptur: i thank her for her efforts and dedication. we thank you for so much. the speaker pro tempore: the got yields back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from laid secretary recognition. >> i have and amendment. the clerk: at the end of the bill insert the following section, none of the funds made be available may be to carry out, revise or enforce entitled establishing a federal flood

risk manage risk standard in considering stake input. >> we are here today with the stroke of a pen president obama, has threatend decades of work from local governments. executive order 16 9 establishes a standard that greatly expands the area as flood plain and unreasonable standard on any federal activities in that flood plane. the administration had that the stakeholders will have to live with this policy. the office of management and budget. this will increase the

significant businesses and areas at risk of flooding. the president imposing his politics on hardworking americans. this will haveal real devastating impact. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment that will prohibit fnding for this executive order and i yield one minute to dr. boustany. mr. boustany: the administration continues to rule without taking stakeholder. that is arbitrary and just wrong. this sfed flood risk standard is established by executive order. and this is horrible for louisiana and will be deficient stating for our coastal

communities in inhabiting our communities to grow and develop. this order affects critical programs like federal highway and aid and no analysis was undertaken. this isn't the way things are supposed to work around here. the process by which this provision was proposed to support our amendment. this will not stand. i yield back to my friend from ladies. >> i yield a minute to the majority whip, mr. scalise from louisiana. mr. scalise: i thank my colleague for yielding and his leadership on this issue. if you look at this proposal. there wasn't the right kind of

working and people working hard. mr. chairman, this proposal by the president if it wrl implement d. , it would make it harder. why would the president want to bring forward a proposal that is going to make it harder to protect people. this impanthsr pacts the entire nation. and not threaten the flood protection but insurance rates on homeowners. this proposal by the president not only is a solution in search of a problem but will have impacts across our families. i support it and i yield back.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from lady is recognized for one minute. >> i want to thank congressman abe rahame for bringing this amendment out. making our communities more resilient. in this day, we are taking a standard that is considered to be a 100-year standard. and tried to determine. we found areas where they are six feet off where they should be and go to a 500 feet standard. most concerning, mr. chairman, when you combine the standard that clearly states that flood plans are within the jurisdiction, you expand the jurisdiction over private property and prevent or increase

the cost of development on that private property. i want to state in december of last year, congress that a huge implications and they put a provision this law this required that income from stakeholders occur. and that was ignored. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seeks recognition? ms. kaptur: i rise in opposition. it does haven't take a mental giant that it is the nature of all hazards. the united states suffered more than $260 billion of

flod-related damages. flooding accounts for 8 % of all disaster declarations of the country and more people die annually from flooding. i can tell you in the midwest which isn't within of the coastal communities we have more rainfall and more flooding to deal with. the coast dorne by the taxpayer, exceeds any other natral and our national security by straining resources and increasing the frequency and costs. when you look at what fema has to spend from basements to neighborhoods, oh, my goodness. the billions of dollars that go

out the door, it's huge. flooding risks are expected to increase due to the flood-prone areas. the impacts of climate commange and other threats. that could be devastating to our roads, and our infrastructure. i actually have traveled to louisiana and my hearts go out to the people of new orleans for what they suffered but i was shocked. land planning where all the damage occurred. i even made suggestions in the flipet ward, i said why don't you leave that open for agriculture so when you get another big threat from the

ocean, you won't harm as many people and it was as though no one wanted to listen. and nature, we can't control. federal agencies will be given the flexibility to guy of give the best approach in used in crithing construction and the data and methods this that integrate ol science and experience. two or three feet of elevation broof the 100 year flood elevation or 500 year or .2% flood elevation. it will wre dues the risk and cost a risk of life by providing a margin of safety so structures

facilitiesals infrastructure. why should we ask people who are living responsibly with the land and the forces of the of of nature who want to live irresponsibly. it seems to me one of the foes cost-effective things we can did is so we avoid the harm to human life and our environment. we are more we are -- we know more than we did a hundred years ago, and that should affect our planning into the future. let's be responsible if this new century and minimize the harm both to human life as well as taxpayers' pocketbooks. i yield back my remaining time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. scalise: mr. chairman, the hardworking people that live in these areas that would be --

>> mr. chairman, the hardworking people that live in these areas would be affected. mr. graves: this is unacceptable. the cost of flood insurance would go astronomically high in some cases. federal overburden would again be an issue an businesses could not function, even existing businesses would be put out of business. this administration has violated the congressional intent to soften sol -- consolidate appropriations act of 2013 by drafting the flood risk act without consultation and basing outen climate issues that have no basis at this point. this will affect areas considered floodplain this mens certification and accreditation of new and improved levees. clean water permits. issuance of federally backed

mortgages. issue aps of grants. construction of new transportation projects. on and on will be affect. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expire. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from louisiana. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following, section, none of the funds made available by this act for department of energy energy programs, science, may be used in contravention of the department of energy organization act. 42 united states code 7101 et seq.y tur. -- et sec but tur. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas.

ms. jackson lee: let me thank again the chairman of the subcommittee and the ranking member for their courtesy and as well for the work they have done on this legislation. this amendment was in this bill in the 113th, in the f.y. 203 energy and water resources. it is a continuing effort to ensure that we focus on the needs for science, technology, engineering an math among minority populations in the united states. the amendment prohibits the use of funds made available for science under title 3 of the department of energy's energy programs to be used in contravention of the department of energy organization act and addresses the need to increase programs that educate minorities in science, technology, engineering and math. some almost 20 years ago, february 11, 1994, president clinton in an executive order directed federal agencies to identify and address the adverse health or human impacts on minority and low income

populations. the department of energy seeks to provide equal access, mr. chairman women and minorities make up 70% of college students but only 45% of undergraduate stem degree holders. this large pool of untapped tall sent a great potential source of stem professionals. as the nation's demographics are shifting, as more and more of our children come of age, it's important that we continue to focus on improving the numbers of minorities who seek stem opportunities. it is good for the country. i applaud energy secretary muniz's commitment which will enable our people to realize their full potential. mr. chairman there are still a great many scientific riddles to be solved and the more people we have trained in the sciences, the more competitive our nation will be. around the more we invest in underserved community the more

competitive will be. we need more stem educators and more minorities to qualify for them. so i ask my colleagues to ensure we continue this very important focus and emphasize the continued investment improving access to science technology, engineering and math to solve or help solve the scientific riddles that continue to be before us to improve the quality of life of all americans. i ask my colleagues to support the jackson lee amendment and i reserve. the chair: the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: let me thank my colleagues and ask again for support of this amendment to support those whose lives could be enhanced by these programs. i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition?

>> mr. chairman i have an amendment at the desk designated as number five in the congressional record. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number five printed in the congressional record offered by mr. rothfus of pennsylvania. the chair: the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. rothfus and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. rothfus k i business -- i rise today to offer an amendment to keep america's economy growing. the natural gas boom is transforming local economies across the country and creating a new wave of opportunity for hardworking americans who want to earn a hiing and provide for their families. american ingenuity has empowered us to safely harness tremendous energy resources, turning the united states into a breakout skessdz story as the world's top natural gas producer. countries in europe and asia, many of which are our allies, are eager to tap this abundant supply of affordable american energy. they consider america to be a much more attractive business

partner and safer alternative to their reliance on belligerent energy rich countries like russia. given the abundance of resources especially in the shale area, we stand ready to fulfill global demand. we must do everything we can to help energy potusers succeed so they can continue to grow, hire more workers and bring prosperity back to american cities congress must work to lift barriers to export and cut through red tape that threatens to put a stanglehold on continued economic growth. my amendment seeks to eliminate unnecessary challenges to these increased energy experts on environmental grounds. specifically my provision would prevent the department of energy from using its report entitled "life cycle greenhouse gas perspective on exporting liquefied natural gas" in any public determination under the natural gas act.

there are concerns that this d.o.e. report and many of its arbitrary determinations may be used to slow walk or completely block elect we fied natural gas export approvals. identical language was proposed in last year's energy and water related agencies appropriations bill by then representative bill cassidy of louisiana. i'd like to thank chairman simpson for his hard work and support and i urge my colleagues to support an all of the above approach, to vote aye on the amendment to keep our energy sector booming. thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman eserves. any member seeking time in opposition? the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. ms. kaptur: i rise in opposition to this amendment. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. kaptur: when a country wants to export elect we fied natural -- elect fied natural gas -- lick fied natural gas --

liquefied natural gas l.n.g., they must file reports. for exports of countries without a free trade agreement, the department of energy must approve an application unless it finds the export will not be consistent with the public interest. to make this determination they evaluate a range of factors when reviewing an application, including economic impact, international considerations, u.s. energy security and environmental effect. the rothfus amendment prohibits the department of energy from even considering one of the most important factors, and that is the impact of l.n.g. exports on climate change. the world's leading scientists are unequivocal. climate change is already happening. on all continents. and across the oceans, and will get much worse if we do not act to cut our emissions of carbon and other green house gases. that means we need to

scrutinize the energy infrastructure decisions we make today for their impacts on climate change in the future. every decision to build a new l.n.g. export terminal has climate implications and we need to understand and weigh those effects. whether exporting l.n.g. will have a positive or negative impact on global greenhouse gas emissions is a complex but critical question. natural gas combustion elits less carbon pollution an coal and that's good. proponents of l.n.g. exports argue that these exports will displace coal consumption in other countries which could produce a climate benefit. that's good. but l.n.g. exports will raise natural gas prices in the united states which could increase coal consumption and carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants. l.n.g. exports also would drive new domestic natural gas production in the united states. and coming from ohio, i can

guarantee you this would increase emissions of methane a potent greenhouse gas, unless we take measures to control that pollution at the wellhead and throughout the natural gas system. it's a great problem to have but one we need to meet. in a carbon constrained world, we need to understand and consider the climate impacts of key energy policy decisions such as building new l.n.g. export terminals and exporting america's natural gas. the rothfus amendment takes a head in the hand a-- head in the sand approach i'm sorry to say. the department of energy has completed a report examining life cycle carbon emissions from l.n.g. this amendment says the department of energy can't consider those findings of climate impact then making a public interest determination. considering climate impact is not going to slow down the review process. it makes no sense to require the department of energy to make a determination without the benefit of all the facts. let's make enlightened

decisions. ignoring climate change will not make it go away. quite the opposite. i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and let's move to the future, not the past. i yield back my remaining time. the chair: the gentlelady from ohio yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. graves: it's been the practice of this administration to stall -- mr. rothfus: it's been the practice of this administration to stall, stall, stall, and delay, delay, delay. the price of gas is suppressed right now. we see drillers even slowing down which is affecting jobs in the gas areas. fewer wells are being drilled. and to take a report that the d.o.e. has with its arbitrary determinations to again slow walk approvals which is what we've been seing with the administration meanwhile allies in eastern europe literally being held hostage to

russia natural gas will be used. natural gas will be used by these countries in eastern europe. are they going to use russia's natural gas, or are they going to use america's natural gas? i encourage adoption of this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman has the only time. does the gentleman yield back? mr. rothfus: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed -- the gentlelady from ohio. ms. kaptur: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman pennsylvania will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlelady from washington seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. delbene of washington. at the end of the bill before she short title insert the following.

none of the funds in this act may be available by the department of defense of welded shippered anchor and mooring chain four inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and chain are procured from a manufacturer that is part of the national technology and industrial base. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 223 the gentlelady from washington and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from washington. ms. dell bennie: i rise -- ms. delbene: every year since 1991, congress has included a provision in the department of defense appropriations bill to require that military agencies purchase anchor and mooring chain from american manufacturers. my amendment simply i clarifies that this also applies to anchor and mooring chain purchased by the army corps of engineers. everyone can agree that

taxpayer dollars should be used by goods manufactured here at home whenever possible. while our economy continues to recover, it's imperative that we protect and support america's production capabilities. doing so not only creates support for americans but reinforces our national security. both congress and the pentagon has sr. recognized the importance of maintaining a strong industrial base here in america. while i understand we must balance our procurement needs with shrinking budgets we should not be putting foreign workers ahead of americans. this is a commonsense way to support our manufacturing industry and put american workers first. i urge my colleagues to support it and with that i reserve the balance of my time. ment. . . the chair: gentlelady from washington. >> i ask support for this amendment. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from washington.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition. the clerk: insert the following section, none of the funds may be used for the removal of federally owned or operated dam. the chair: the gentleman from from as may control. mr. gosar: i rise to offer an amendment to prevent future floods and flute the country. the gosar-new house will prevent any bills. in recent years groups have federal dams. these particularly at a time of

major water challenges and increasing need for hydropower. the gentleman from washington has seen and i'm grateful for the leadership. electricity generated has utilized by americans and in this country. these dams are multi use facilities and important recreational benefit. they are not only misguided but dangerous. flood trowls and life sustaining for american tug tur. we we lie on their dams. the benefits provided for these

dams must be protected. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. the corps of engineers have both indicated they have no plans to remove any dams in 2016 and bolet agencies don't have any agencies. they have signed off on and any removals. it's one of the worst droughts droughts. no reason to oppose and i yield to mr. new house. the chair: mr. chairman i i rise in support of the amendment which would prohibit any fund in act would be removing federal dams which are a vital component. i would like to thank

congressman gosar for his hard work which is so important given the drought conditions. according to the monitor from march 1, 2015. 11 quern states including the state of washington r suffering. many now is not the time to consider removing dam. they provide and conservation recreation been physician. they have water storage and they help ensure have access to clean water supplies providing water supplies for millions of

acres. we fought these dam wars. and with the west facing the drought, now is not the time to destroy. removing this infrastructure would have a devastating impact. this commonsense amendment as we work to work with drought conditions. i urge my colleagues in supporting this amendment. i thank my colleague from arizona. i yield back. mr. gosar: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: any member seeking time in opposition. ms. kaptur: i will not -- i sook time in opposition.

i rise to express the spin, although i will not oppose the amendment because there are no funds in the bill for dam removal. thank you so much. the speaker pro tempore: question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from. question on the amendment. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition. >> mr. grayson: i have an amendment at the desk. mr. grayson: this amendment is amendment is identical to every voice vote that was considered

under an open rile. my amendment would spapped the list of parties prohibiting from contracting due to serious contracting. ifment any member seeking time in. those opposed, no. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition. mr. gosar: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: clerk amendment number 10, offered by mr. gosar of arizona. mr. gosar: i rise today to saven taxpayer money and ensure the

agencies' are programs to ensure energy reck. and and validation program within the department of energy. this amendment passed this body by a voice vote last year. and this year, i'm proud to offer this policy. this new program has been recognized by spending watchdog groups. this has been supported by citizens against government waste. the house of representatives delind to fd fund the program in f.y. 2014 and the committee has included language to prohibit funding for this new programming. making this amendment even more necessary. i feel strongly that the house

of representatives to continue that we shouldn't be wasting new programs that compete on the new programs. if funded, and been instituted and funded all over the federal government. the nonpartisan this administration has squandered through the 2008 through 013 study in try go while research and can be a value. not central to the mission and dozens of government and business. considering the extensive work that is being done in the

private sector and internationally. funding of the climate agenda. i thank the chairman and ranking member and committee for their work. and i ask my col ease to support this commonsense amendment and i reserving. the chair: gentlelady from ohio. ms. kaptur: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to this amendment. the chair: the gentlelady is recommended. ms. kaptur: it blocks funding for the for the program. this is climate science denial at its worst. the institutions are telling us that we have a window to reduce or redution. so far the world already warmed

by .88 and we are seeing the effects ever climate change. that is the maximum amount without dangerous effects although many sent activities say it is far too much. but we are on track to warm ment that is more than 0 degrees. the international energy had cope concluded if we don't take action three years from now, it will be impossible to warm. how do we know all of this. sfl are multiple lines of evidence. but scientists use models of how the atmosphere and how they

respond to different atmosphere of heat-trapping gases and their impacts. collaborating across fields, and economics and agriculture, and risk management. these projections are critical as they provide grideposts. the goal of the department of energy of department of development is to further improve the reliability of climate model and citizens with tools to to present victim the climate change, cleem weather events and drought.

it says no to enhancing the reliability. it says no to improvingure reliability. it says no to informing others. that is absolutely irresponsible. the a mazing thing is the base bill zeroogs out funding but that wasn't enough to satisfy the republican denial. the house republican reject the evidence about climate change. i urge my colleagues to op ease this amendment. the chair: the gentleman from arizona. mr. gosar: we have numerous

universitiesic like the universities. university of arizona, yurt and this is a duplicative program and this is what we are doing. and i want to find this climate model change but it has to be done by these vast universities. we have got a dire emergency. and due apply cative services and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: "on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentlelady from ohio. ms. kaptur: i ask for a recorded

vote. the chair: further proceed option the amendment will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the gentleman will provide a copy of his amendment the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. cost row of texas. at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following, section, a, for an additional amount for corps of

engineers civil cob instruction, for additional funding for ongoing work on authorized projects, except for flood and storm damage reduction, navigation and environmental infrastructure projects, there is appropriated and the amount otherwise made available for such account is hereby reduced by $10 million. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek reck snigs? mr. simpson: i reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. the chair: the gentleman's spoifered reserved. the clerk will report -- will proceed. the chair: -- the clerk: in excess of $276,000,000 may be used for ongoing work on flood reduction projects. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 223, the wrelt from texas and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. castro: the army corps' atpwhreement allows them to enter into agreements and

reimburse these entities for certain funds this allows cities across the country in both republican and democratic districts to take on public works projects and leverage the fact that they will later be reimbursed by the federal government. the problem we face today is that millions, hundreds of millions of dollars are owed to localities across the country and the account to pay them back this year is slated to have only $10 million in it. last year, that amount was $25 million. it is going down by $15 million. and so, for just a second, i want to give you an example of a wonderful public project in my hometown of san antonio, texas. the san antonio river authority, sara, recently took a sizable project called the mission reach ecosome restoration project. it's been an effort to extend

both to the north and south the wonderful san antonio river walk in san antonio, texas. one of the crown jewels for tourism and culture in our city. despite the fact that this project was completed some time ago, the city is still owed much money from the corps. this is just one example of a wonderful public project where the federal government owes our cities or local entities a substantial amount of money. there are other examples in texas, in harris county the bayou project in harris county where $146,885,000 is pending. the white oak bayou project where $73 million is pending. also the lower colorado river basin, onion creek in austin has $5 million pending. i know there's a big project in

florida. and so my effort, my amendment is an attempt to expedite getting these local agencies paid back because they're owed so much money. i know that as we're -- as we do our budget, do our appropriations, we're talking about doling out money in the future to fund programs, but these are projects that were already completed with the promise that they would be reimbursed. they have not been reimbursed to the tune of millions and millions of dollars. and i hope that as a gesture of good faith that we can increase this account by $10 million. bear in mind that would still be $5 million less than was dedicated to this account in the last year. with that, mr. speaker i reserve my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from texas -- does anyone seek time in opposition?

>> i seek to claim time in opposition though i'm not opposed. the chair: the gentleman from idaho continue to reserve his point of order? mr. simpson: yes. the chair: does the gentleman claim time in opposition? mr. simpson: i claim time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman has five minutes. mr. simpson: you reserved your time? so you could yield time to -- mr. castro: i can absolutely, i yield a minute to congressman hurd from texas. mr. hurd: where i'm from in texas, when you make an agreement, you keep your word. the government has been making deals yet the corps has failed to honor their end of the

bargain. many communities have paid out of their pockets to better their communities. this is what happened with the understanding that the federal government would reimburse them. this is what happened in my hometown of san antonio. this amendment would limit expenditure on flood an storm damage reduction and add $10 million to the other authorized purposes in the committee. i hope, this is a matter of fairness to our communities, we cannot proceed with this bipartisan amendment, i hope the chairman will work with us going forward. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from texas reserves? mr. castro: i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from idaho is recognized for five minutes. mr. simpson: i withdraw my point of order. the chair: the point of order is withdrawn. mr. simpson: i rise in opposition to the amendment. let me assure my colleagues that i'm sympathetic to their intention of what they're trying to do here. the gentleman seeks to show support for additional support for projects important to his

constituents. unfortunately, know i know it's not the gentleman's intent, the amendment would limit all funding for construction of flood control projects to no more than $276 million. that's a cut of almost $500 million in flood control projects. i would hope we would all agree that's unacceptable. even as intended though, i must oppose the amendment. the president's budget request increased funding for environmental projects above the fiscal year 2015 level while slashing funding for flood control projects by almost $300 million in this bill, on the other hand, we were able to restore flood control funding and we did it without slashing the funding for environmental projects. i would respectfully ask my colleagues to vote against this amendment even though i understand what the gentleman is trying to do and we would be more than willing to work with him and with both of you and try to address this issue. as we move this process forward. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. castro: thank you. i know the appropriations

process is a tough one you're making difficult choices among many things. i would just point out that this account, as you know, there have been funds that have gone unallocated in recent years for this very account from which i would draw. again, our government -- our local agencies in republican and democratic districts already committed these funds with the promise that they would be reimbursed, so a failure to reimburse them is essentially saying we're going to stiff them, stiff them on money that we said we would pay them. this is a very small amount. given the amount of money that's owed by the corps to our local agencies. so i would ask you to reconsider now and certainly i know as congressman hurd feels and many others, ask for your

help in remedying this situation. with that, mr. speaker, i yield. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired this egentleman from idaho. mr. simpson: again i understand what you're trying to do, i sympathize with what you're trying to do, you're correct funds remain unallocated in the flood control account. that's because the administration is dragging its feet in allocating these funds for some reason, it's not because the funds are not needed or cannot be used. in fact the bill encludes language to try to correct this problem. but i can't support increasing funding for environmental projects at the expense of projects that protect our communities from flooding. i offer the gentlemen, both gentlemen, the opportunity to work with the committee. i will work with you to try to address this issue as we move forward. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the request is on the amendment

offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the noes have it, the amendment is not agreed to. for what purpose does the gentlelady from tennessee seek recognition? mrs. blackburn: i have an amendment at the desk, blackburn 13. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 13 printed in the congressional record offered by mrs. blackburn of tennessee. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 23 the gentlelady from tennessee and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. chairman. the department of energy has proposed new rule making that will eliminate the use of noncondensing natural gas home furnaces. on average, condensing furnaces cost $350 more than noncondensing furnaces and require as much as $2,200 in

additional installation costs. the d.o.e. itself estimated that it will cost the american consumer up to $12 billion to enstall condensing furnaces nationwide. the upfront cost of installing a natural gas condensing furnace may force families to switch to alternative furnaces which are cheaper to install but cost more to operate. home furnaces fail and need to be replaced when people are most likely to use them, in the middle of the winter, when it's cold outside. families shouldn't have to face increased costs to replace their natural gas furnace and get the heat flowing back into their home. furthermore, the proposed rule creates a nationwide standard that fails to take into account the different climate zones throughout the country. the department of energy has proposed a one-size-fits-all approach that unfairly punishes american living in warmer

climate zones such as the southeast. this means the payback period for the installation of condensing furnaces in the warmer cly gnat zones will be much longer than in the colder zones. my amendment to this appropriations bill will prevent the department of energy from using funds to finalize, promulgate or enforce the proposed rule. my amendment has been supported by the american gas association, the american public gas association, the home builders association, the indoor environment and energy efficiency coalition the air-condition, heating and refrigeration institute, and the heating and air-conditioning and refrigerating distributors. with that, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady from tennessee reserves the balance of her time. any member seeking opposition? the gentlelady from ohio. ms. kaptur: i claim time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentlelady is

recognized in opposition. ms. kaptur: i rise in on session to the blackburn amendment because it would prevent the department of energy from issuing long-needed standards for residential furnaces. in the end that will only hurt consumers and needlessly waste energy. the current standards which are essentially 25 years old leave consumers with higher utility bills than are necessary. further delays to the furnace rule will allow the situation to continue indefinitely. the new deal lease standard would cut energy waste, saving consumers more than $600 over the lifetime of their furnace. on a national level, that will work out to savings between $4 billion to $19 billion. the proposed d.o.e. standard does not apply to furnaces that are already in use. the grandfather -- it grandfathers them. or it doesn't apply to repairs that can be made to existing furnaces. it is also worth mentioning

that the blackburn amendment would be especially negative for low-income households. many low-income people who are renters do not get to choose the furnace that heat theirs home. property owners will generally choose the lowest cost furnace even if that furnace will result in higher energy bills. in the end it is the low income renters who are stuck with the gas bills from the inefficient purr nass. the d.o.e. standard would help ensure all americans can benefit from lower energy bills thanks to increased efficiency. finally, the proposed rule would save more natural gas than other rules to date and would therefore deliver large cumulative greenhouse gas emotion reductions at a cost savings to everyone. the blackburn amendment would throw away that opportunity. it is true that there are still some things to be worked out with the regulations and we should move toward that end. but what the industry needs and what the consumers need is certainty.

going forward -- certainty going forward, so everyone can plan to build and install the latest and most efficient technology. we should let the department of energy do its job. let's not waste time, let's not waste energy, and let's not waste money and consumer savings that will result. i urge a no vote on the plaqueburn amendment. the chair: -- i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentlelady from tennessee. mrs. blackburn: thank you. i am so pleased that my friend and colleague mrs. blackburn: i want to point out again what it would cost. these furneases 350 more and 250 $in installation costs and there are installations costs for preventening