Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 501 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 501 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying bills. House Resolution 501 provides a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 2641, the Responsibility of Professionally Invigorating Development Act, known as the…

Mr. Speaker, we had someone show up, and so the gentleman from Florida has allowed the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) to speak. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This rule provides for ample and open debate. It makes in order amendments from both sides of the aisle. Further, it advances bills that were favorably reported out of committee and…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for his support, and I urge Members to vote for this amendment. It is a good amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 30, line 9, insert after ``subchapter.'' the following: ``In the case of a project for which an…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank Chairman Goodlatte and Mr. Marino for putting forth this bill, the RAPID Act. This bill is a giant step toward implementing an environmental review process that works. I…

Mr. Chairman, I want to make sure everyone understands what this does. It would limit to 4\1/2\ more years. So we have a project 17 years in. Now we are saying, all right, can you give us an answer in 4\1/2\ more years? Over two decades…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Marino).

I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 30, line 23, insert after ``112-141).'' the following: ``(q) Exception.-- ``(1) In…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, my amendment exempts from the bill any construction project for a nuclear facility planned in an area designated as an earthquake fault zone. The RAPID Act would…

Mr. Chairman, I would simply point out that, no, the RAPID Act does not guarantee any nuclear power plant or anything else, but it does short-circuit the proper review. It, for instance, says that if certain procedures are not completed…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Georgia The…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 4 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, March 10, 2014, at 2 p.m. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, this is March 6, and I want to talk about March 6 in a historical perspective, history that is very important that Americans know about. Yesterday, on the House floor, I talked about the things that are going on in the Ukraine…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 105 Motion to Recommit, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the…

Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, I believe history is something that we should remember and talk about. Today, is March 6. It probably doesn't mean much to a lot of folks in the United States, but to those of us from the State of…