mrs. capps: mr.hairman, having witnessed the 1969 santa barbara oil spill, i know firsthand the devastation of community -- a community can experience when something goes wrong on offshore oil rigs. the marine ecosystem is devastated. local businesses lose customers, and they lay off workers. fishing boats are left idle in the harbor. given this reality, we owe it to those who suffer the impact of these spills, these mishaps, to make sure these activities are as safe as possible. increasing transparency will strengthen oversight. it will improve safety. this is a commonsense idea that should have bipartisan support. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself the balance of the time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: i rise in opposition to the amendment that the burdensome paperwork it may create. the gentlelady lives in santa barbara and

lowenthal of california, amendment number 5 by mrs. capps of california, amendment number six by mr. deutch of florida, amendment number seven by mr. blumenauer of arkansas, amendment number eight by mr. bishop of utah, amendment number 10 by mr. defazio of oregon. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any vote after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on 113 -- 113-497 on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in house report 113-497, offered by mr. wittman of virginia. the chair: a vord -- a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be downed. a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states hous

mrs. capps: mr. speaker, i rise today to call the house to action. on friday we will mark one year since the senate passed comprehensive immigration reform with broad bipartisan support. we also mark one year of inaction in this house where we have not even had one vote on immigration reform. this is despite the fact that we have had a house bill with 200 bipartisan co-sponsors. this is despite the fact that we have a house bill that 80% of americans support. and this is despite the fact that hundreds of businesses, including the u.s. chamber of commerce, and a variety of religious organizations, are all calling for the same thing -- comprehensive immigration reform. it is not just a moral thing to do. it is the right thing to do for our economy, for public safety, and to reduce our deficit. the time is now. i am asking house leadership today, bring this bipartisan effort to the floor for a vote. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. for what pu

mrs. capps: i rise in support of smart and sustainable use of our ocean resources. we depend on a healthy ocean for so much, for food, livelihood, recreation and more. that's why scientists, managers and entrepreneurs from across the country are currently in washington, d.c. to discuss critical marine policy issues as part of capitol hill ocean week. a key issue on the agenda is the responsible management of our nation's fisheries. america's fisheries are rich, both economically and culturally, because we have smart laws that prioritize sustainable resource use. under these laws, our fishing industry alone contributed $199 billion in sales and 1.7 million jobs and that's just in 2012. these laws, however, are being threatened by partisan legislation recently passed by the natural resources committee. this bill, which i call the empty oceans act, would override key environmental laws, erode fisheries and hurt our coastal economies. it's no way to manage our ocean resources. i murge my colleagues to oppose the empty oceans act. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady'

mr. ron capps here tonight.le memoir, and i'd like to start by thanking scott manning of scott manning and associates, for brings this one to us, and the s

mr. ron capps here tonight. he has written just an incredible memoir, and i'd like to start by thanking scott manning of scott manning and associates, for brings this one to us, and the schaffner press for having the with tom to publish a really wonderful and meaningful book. i think a lot of you know ron personally, looks like, good, friendly audience. for those who aren't as familiar with him, ron's bioreads like one of the more interesting novels of all time and we're lucky to have it here in this memoir. he was both a senior military intelligence officer in the army and observer for the u.s. department of state, and he is a combat veteran of afghanistan, serving in the army and army reserve for 25 years, entered as a private and retying an lieutenant colonel. as a soldiers and diplomat serving in a want day, kosovo, afghanistan, and iraq, and sudan, and received awards. his policy writing has appeared almost everything there is mention and he is the founder and the director of the veterans writing project, a

mrs. capps: i thank my colleague, my respected colleague, mr. waxman for yielding time. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 3301. h.r. 3301 would eliminate meaningful review of the environmental impact of proposed cross border energy projects. the bill dramatically narrows the scope of environmental review to only the cross border segment of the energy project, that tiny portion that actually physically crosses the national boundary. this makes no sense. these pipelines, these transmission lines, they are major infrastructure projects. they can span hundreds of miles. they cross through private property, water bodies, farms, and many other sensitive areas. and they carry substances that can catch fire or spill and pollute the environment. to understand the potential environmental impact of such an energy project, we need to look at the project as a whole, ignoring the potential environmental or safety risks for every part of the project except that tiny sliver of land t the national boundary defies common sense. imagine going to the doctor if you're feeling sick

i thank my colleague and friend, mrs. capps, for her strong message. i now yield to my good friend and colleague from california, mr. honda, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for five minutes. mr. honda: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i would like to associate myself with the words that have been expressed this afternoon. mr. speaker, i rise today with great sadness. my heart goes out to the families and friends of all the victims killed in the tragic events of may 23 in isla vista, california. three of the victims were from my california congressional district 17, and i want to express my deepest condolences o the families of check yuan james hong, weihan david wang. the lives of these men were cut short in the senseless tragedy. ames hong and george chen from san jose and david wang from fremont were from chinese families. they were all studying engineering. i ask everyone to please keep in your thoughts and players these young men and their families. as we struggle to make sense of what happened, we