[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D454-D455]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 2039-
2081; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 48; H. Con. Res. 43; and H. Res. 222 
09226 were introduced.                                   
  Pages H2495-98
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages H2499-H2501
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 223, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2028) 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other 
purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2029) making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes; and providing for proceedings during the 
period from May 4, 2015, through May 11, 2015 (H. Rept. 114-94). 
                                                             Page H2495
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Walker to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:21 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Dr. Jim Birchfield, First Presbyterian Church, Houston, Texas. 
                                                             Page H2480
Office of Congressional Ethics--Resignation: Read a letter from Mr. 
Porter J. Goss wherein he resigned as Chairman and Board Member of the 
Office of Congressional Ethics.                              
  Page H2481
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Reappointment: The Chair 
announced, pursuant to 44 United States Code 2702, the Speaker's 
reappointment of the following individual to serve as a member of the 
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Mr. Jeffrey W. Thomas, 
Columbus, Ohio.                                              
  Page H2481
Recess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Designating the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of 
Entry located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, 
Arizona, as the ``Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry'': H.R. 1075, to 
designate the United States Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry 
located at First Street and Pan American Avenue in Douglas, Arizona, as 
the ``Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry'';                
  Pages H2481-83

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  Designating the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street 
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States 
Courthouse'': H.R. 1690, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse'';         
  Pages H2483-84
  Designating the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court 
Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse'': H.R. 172, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. 
Jess Brown United States Courthouse'';                   
  Pages H2484-85
  Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act: H.R. 373, amended, 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, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
174;                                           
  Pages H2485-87, H2489-90
  Amending 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: 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                        
  Pages H2487-88
  Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015: H.R. 1324, 
to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 175. 
                                                  Pages H2488-89, H2490
Recess: The House recessed at 5:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2489
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 820 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island, as the ``Sister Ann 
Keefe Post Office'': H.R. 651, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 820 Elmwood Avenue in Providence, 
Rhode Island, as the ``Sister Ann Keefe Post Office''.       
  Page H2483
Recess: The House recessed at 7:59 p.m. and reconvened at 8:54 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2489-90 and H2490. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:55 p.m.