[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D394-D396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 1795-
1829; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 201-206, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2270-71
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 373, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of 
Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the 
administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-75, 
Part 1);
  H.R. 404, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau 
of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of 
Nebraska (H. Rept. 114-76);
  H.R. 533, to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe 
of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 114-77);
  H.R. 984, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of 
designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 114-78);
  H.R. 1168, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act to require background checks before foster care 
placements are ordered in tribal court proceedings, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 114-79);
  H.R. 1324, to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, 
Colorado, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-80);
  H.R. 979, to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the 
Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point'' (H. Rept. 114-81); and
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Oversight Plans for all 
House Committees (H. Rept. 114-82).                      
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Jolly to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Kenny Gooden, Union Grove Baptist Church, Yadkinville, North Carolina. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015: H.R. 1058, amended, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue 
Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain 
taxpayer rights;                                         
  Pages H2230-32
  IRS Email Transparency Act: H.R. 1152, amended, to prohibit officers 
and employees of the Internal Revenue Service from using personal email 
accounts to conduct official business;                   
  Pages H2232-33
  Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act: H.R. 1026, amended, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the release of 
information regarding the status of certain investigations; 
                                                         Pages H2233-35
  Ensuring Tax Exempt Organizations the Right to Appeal Act: H.R. 1314, 
amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a 
right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of 
tax-exempt status of certain organizations;              
  Pages H2235-36
  IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act: H.R. 1295, 
amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the 
process for making determinations with respect to whether organizations 
are exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(4) of such Code; 
                                                         Pages H2236-38
  Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act: H.R. 709, amended, to provide for 
the termination of employment of employees of the Internal Revenue 
Service who take certain official actions for political purposes; 
                                                         Pages H2238-40
  Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act: H.R. 1104, amended, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction from the gift tax 
for gifts made to certain exempt organizations; and      
  Pages H2240-41
  Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2015: 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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 156.                         
  Pages H2241-43, H2251-52
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, April 16.      
  Page H2249
Recess: The House recessed at 4:15 p.m. and reconvened at 4:29 p.m. 
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Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015: H.R. 1563, amended, 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that individuals 
having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal 
employment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 266 yeas to 160 nays, Roll 
No. 157.                                          
  Pages H2243-49, H2252
State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2015, Death Tax 
Repeal Act of 2015, and Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
Advisory Boards Act: The House agreed to H. Res. 200, the rule 
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, 
by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 155, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 183 
nays, Roll No. 154.                            
  Pages H2223-30, H2250-51
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H2219.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2250, 
H2250-51, H2251-52, and H2252. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

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