Ami Bera: “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. Bera moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2898 to the Natural Resources Committee, with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith, with the following amendment: After section 610, insert the following: SEC. 611. PROTECTING THE SUPPLY OF WATER FOR DRINKING AND TO FIGHT WILDFIRES. Under the provisions of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that there is an adequate supply of water-- (1) for residential drinking water that is safe and not tainted with arsenic, salt, nitrates from fertilizers, industrial chemicals, or harmful algae, which become concentrated in diminished water supplies; and (2) to fight wildfires, utilizing water from reservoirs or other surface waters, and to honor Tribal water rights. Mr. BISHOP of Utah (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that we consider it as having been read and we dispense with the reading. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Utah? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.”