[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D383-D384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 1764-
1793; 1 private bill, H.R. 1794; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 44; H. 
Con. Res. 35-36; and H. Res. 199, were introduced.       
  Pages H2208-10
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2211-13
Reports Filed:Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1562, to prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess 
of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective 
contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the 
contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously 
delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-72);
  H.R. 1563, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
individuals having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible 
for Federal employment, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-73, Part 
1); and
  H. Res. 200, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 622) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction 
of State and local general sales taxes; providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1105) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other 
purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1195) to 
amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish 
advisory boards, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-74).   
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Newhouse to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:45 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 199, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                         Pages H2161-62
Congressional Budget Resolution FY 2016: Pursuant to H. Res. 189, S. 
Con. Res. 11, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, was 
taken from the Speaker's Table; the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of H. Con. Res. 27, as agreed to in 
the House, was considered as agreed to; and S. Con. Res. 11, as 
amended, was agreed to. The House insisted on its amendment and 
requested a conference with the Senate thereon. 
                                               Pages H2171-78, H2197-98
  Rejected the Van Hollen motion to instruct conferees on the 
concurrent resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 187 yeas to 239 nays, 
Roll No. 153.                                  
Pages H2171-78, H2197-98
  Subsequently, the Chair appointed the following Members of the House 
to the conference committee on the concurrent resolution: 
Representatives Price (GA), Rokita, Diaz-Balart, Black, Moolenaar, Van 
Hollen, Yarmuth, and Moore.                                  
Page H2198
  H. Res. 189, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 650, H.R. 
685, and the adoption of S. Con. Res. 11, was agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 237 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 149, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 
148.                                                     
Pages H2165-71
Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015: The House passed 
H.R. 650, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions 
of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 263 yeas to 162 nays, Roll No. 151.    
  Pages H2178-88, H2194-97
  Rejected the Waters (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 
239 nays, Roll No. 150.                                  
Pages H2194-96
  H. Res. 189, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 650, H.R. 
685, and the adoption of S. Con. Res. 11, was agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 237 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 149, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 
148.                                                     
Pages H2165-71
Mortgage Choice Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 685, to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to improve upon the definitions provided for 
points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 286 yeas to 140 nays, Roll No. 152. 
                                                  Pages H2188-94, H2197
  H. Res. 189, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 650, H.R. 
685, and the adoption of S. Con. Res. 11, was agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 237 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 149, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 
148.                                                     
Pages H2165-71
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the proposed rescission of Cuba's designation as a state 
sponsor of terrorism--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-26).                      
  Page H2200
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2169-70, 
H2170-71, H2196, H2196-97, H2197, and H2198. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:39 p.m.