Friday, September 25, 2015 Daily Floor Review

H.R. 348  RAPID ACT

 

Goodlatte Manager’s Amendment. Restricts who can seek judicial review of an agency permitting determination to parties to the underlying administrative proceeding and makes technical corrections to conform terminology for agency procedures.

PASSED BY VOICE VOTE

Lowenthal Amendment. Prevents further evaluation or adoption of a project alternative that does not adequately address risks associated with flooding, wildfire, and climate change.

YEA  170   NAY  228

Grijalva Amendment. Requires an evaluation of each alternative in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment to identify potential effects on low-income communities and communities of color.   

YEA  320  NAY  88

Gallego Amendment. Grants deadline extensions if requested by a state, a local elected official, or local tribal official.

YEA  179  NAY  230

Jackson-Lee Amendment #1. Strikes language in the underlying bill that would deem permits and licenses approved if an agency does not act within certain time frames set out in the bill.

YEA  173  NAY  237

Dingell Amendment. Prevents a project permit from being deemed approved under the timeline set forth in the bill if the project would limit access to or opportunities for hunting or fishing, or impact an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. 

YEA  187  NAY  223

Peters/Polis/Lowenthal/Lieu Amendment. Strikes section k of the underlying bill that prohibits federal agencies from considering the "social cost of carbon" in conducting environmental reviews or in environmental decision making. 

YEA  179  NAY  229

Gosar Amendment. Seeks to prohibit federal agencies from following draft guidance entitled "the Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate change in NEPA Reviews” issued by the Council on Environmental Quality, 79 Fed. Reg. 77801 (Dec. 24, 2014), or similar guidance. 

YEA  223  NAY  186

Jackson-Lee Amendment #2. Clarifies that the bill’s provisions do not apply to environmental reviews or permitting or other agency decisions for projects that could be a potential terrorist attack target or that are chemical facilities or other critical infrastructure. 

YEA  176  NAY  232

Johnson (GA) Amendment. Clarifies that nothing in the bill will change or limit any law or regulation that allows for public comment or participation in an agency decision making process.

YEA  176  NAY  232

 

Kuster (NH) Democratic Motion to Recommit H.R. 349   

YEA  175  NAY  229

 

Final Passage of H.R. 348 

YEA  233  NAY  170