S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Conference held.

APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREE - The Chair announced the appointment of Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois as a conferee on S. 2012 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Senate disagrees to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agrees to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders. (consideration: CR S4975)

Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4962-4963; text: S4962-4963)

Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4962)

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4962-4975)

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 1005, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1016-1019, 1022, 3001, 4724, title VII, and sec. 10331 of the Senate bill and secs. 2007, 3116, 3117, and 3141 of Division A, and title IX of Division B, subtitle D of title II of Divsion C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hardy, Zeldin, and DeFazio.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for consideration of secs. 1014, 1201, 1203, 1301-1304, 1306-1308, 1310, 1311, 2002, 2301, 2401, part III of subtitle A of title III, secs. 3101, 3302, 3307, 3402, 3403, 3501, 3502, 4001, 4002, 4006, 4101, subtitle C of title IV, secs. 4402, 4404, 4406, 4720, 4721, 4727, 4728, and 4737 of the Senate bill, and sec. 1109 and title VII of Division A, and Division D of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Smith (TX), Weber (TX), and Johnson, E. B..

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of secs. 2308, 3001, part II of title II, 3017, 3104, 3109, 3201, 3301-3306, 3308-3312, 4006, 4401, 4403, 4405, 4407, 4410, 4412-4414, title V, sec. 6001, subtitle A of title VI, sec. 6202, title VIII, title IX, subtitles A, B, and C of title X, parts I, II, III, and IV of subtitle D of title X, and secs. 10341 and 10345 of the Senate bill, and secs. 1115 and 1116 of Division A, Division B, and Division C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Bishop (UT), Young (AK), Lummis, Denham, Westerman, Grijalva, Huffman, and Dingell.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Agriculture for consideration of secs. 3017, 3305, 4501, 4502, 5002, part II of subtitle C of title X, and sec. 10233 of the Senate bill, and secs. 1116 and 5013 of division A, Division B, and secs. 1031, 1032, 1035-1037, subtitle K of title I, sec. 2013, subtitles F, M, and Q of title II, and title XXV of Division C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Conaway, Thompson (PA), and Peterson.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Upton, Barton, Whitfield, Shimkus, Latta, McMorris Rodgers, Olson, McKinley, Pompeo, Griffith, Johnson (OH), Flores, Mullin, Pallone, Rush, Capps, Matsui, Castor (FL), Sarbanes, Welch, Lujan, Ben Ray (NM), Tonko, and Loebsack.

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 212 (Roll no. 264). (consideration: CR H3260-3261)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Grijalva motion to instruct conferees to S. 2012.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to instruct, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the nays had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion to instruct until a time to be announced.

The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3219)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with an hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House at the conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House amendment to the bill S. 2012 to be instructed to insist on inclusion of section 5002.

Mr. Grijalva moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H3219; text: CR H3219)

On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote.

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 744, Mr. Barton moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference.

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3217-3218, H3219-3220)

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and a previous order of the House, further proceedings on the Peters (CA) motion to commit were postponed until a time to be announced.

The previous question on the motion to commit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3208)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters (CA) motion to commit with instructions, pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section pertaining to consideration of impacts on climate change. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.

Mr. Peters moved to commit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H3207; text: CR H3207)

The previous question was ordered on S. 2012, as amended, pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3207)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 2012, as amended.

The resolution provides for consideration of S. 2012 and H.R. 5233.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 744. (consideration: CR H3117-3208; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3117-3198)

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Whitfield asked unanimous consent that the question of adoption of a motion to commit on S. 2012 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 or rule 20. Agreed to without objection.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 744 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 2012 and H.R. 5233.

Held at the desk.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Received in the House.

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the measure (Record Vote No. 17) rendered moot in Senate.

Cloture motion on the measure rendered moot in Senate.

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2207-2289)

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2145-2191)

Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the measure (Roll Call Vote No. 17) entered in Senate.

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S637-646, S649)

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S539-570)

Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideraton: CR S477; text: S477)

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S460-470, S470-484)

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S405-421)

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S299-326)

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S217-224, S224-240, S243-247)

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski. With written report No. 114-138.