On the recordOctober 22, 2015
I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Peters moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1937 to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment: Add at the end the following: SEC. _01. CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. Nothing in this Act limits the authority of the lead agency with responsibility for issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit from assessing the extent to which the activity proposed to be conducted under the permit may contribute to climate change. Mr. PETERS (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 California? There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.
