Alan Lowenthal: “I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read…”

“I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Lowenthal moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2728 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendments: Page 1, line 14, strike ``The'' and insert ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the''. Page 2, line 4, strike ``The'' and insert ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the''. Page 2, after line 11, insert the following (and redesignate the subsequent quoted subsection accordingly): (c) Public Disclosure.--Nothing in this section limits the authority of the Department of Interior or any State from requiring the public disclosure of chemicals in hydraulic fracturing fluids, the source and type of base fluid used in hydraulic fracturing, the disposition of hydraulic fracturing flowback fluids, and any other details of how and where hydraulic fracturing operations occur, for use by the public to study and analyze for the benefit of public health and safety. Mr. FLORES (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.”