[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D522-D524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 38 public bills, H.R. 2247-
2284; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 50; and H. Res. 254, 256-259, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2876-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2879-80
Reports Filed:Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2250, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-110); Supplemental report on H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense and for military

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construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-102, Part 2); and
  H. Res. 255, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1735) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 36) to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn 
children, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2048) to reform the authorities of the Federal Government to 
require the production of certain business records, conduct electronic 
surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, and use 
other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, 
counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 
114-111).                                                
Pages H2875-76
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Womack to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2823
Recess: The House recessed at 12:16 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2825
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Andrew Walton, Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC. 
                                                             Page H2825
Recess: The House recessed at 2:13 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2826
Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 
1732, to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to 
waters of the United States, by a recorded vote of 261 ayes to 155 
noes, Roll No. 219.                            
  Pages H2827-40, H2851-54
  Rejected the Aguilar motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
175 yeas to 241 nays, Roll No. 218.                      
Pages H2852-53
  Pursuant to the Rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-13, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-98, shall 
be considered as read.                                   
Pages H2836-37
Agreed to:
  Kildee amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-98) that 
gives a state two years to become compliant with the new `waters of the 
U.S.' rule in order to protect a state from automatically losing their 
state permitting programs through the Clean Water Act because of the 
new rule.                                                
Pages H2839-40
Rejected:
  Edwards amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-98) that 
sought to provide policy provisions that the Secretary and 
Administrator are prohibited from including in a final rule (by a 
recorded vote of 167 ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 217).    
Pages H2837-39
  H. Res. 231, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1732), the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. 
Con. Res. 11), and the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 43) was agreed to 
on April 30th.
Recess: The House recessed at 6:21 p.m. and reconvened at 6:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2850
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015: S. 665, 
to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the 
United States in order to disseminate information when a law 
enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, 
is missing in connection with the officer's official duties, or an 
imminent and credible threat that an individual intends to cause the 
serious injury or death of a law enforcement officer is received; 
                                                         Pages H2840-46
  Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act: H.R. 606, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received 
by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income, by a 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
216;                                                     
  Pages H2846-48
  Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act: H.R. 2146, 
amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal 
law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to 
make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, by 
a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 220; and 
                                               Pages H2848-50, H2854-55
  Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015: H.R. 723, to provide Capitol-flown 
flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law enforcement 
officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public 
safety officers who are killed in the line of duty.      
  Pages H2856-57
Oath of Office--Eleventh Congressional District of New York: 
Representative-elect Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. presented himself in the 
well of the

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House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a scanned copy of a letter received 
from Mr. Robert A. Brehm and Mr. Todd D. Valentine, Co-Executive 
Directors of the New York State Board of Elections, indicating that, 
according to the preliminary results of the Special Election held May 
5, 2015, the Honorable Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. was elected 
Representative to Congress for the Eleventh Congressional District, 
State of New York.                                       
  Pages H2850-51
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from New York, 
the whole number of the House is 433.                        
  Page H2851
Supplemental Report: Agreed that the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to file a supplemental report on H.R. 1735, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.                      
  Page H2855
WIOA Technical Amendments Act: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass S. 1124, to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act to improve the Act.                          
  Page H2855
Expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death 
of the Honorable James Claude Wright, Jr.: The House agreed to H. Res. 
254, expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable James Claude Wright, Jr., a Representative from 
the State of Texas.                                          
  Page H2855
Recess: The House recessed at 9:11 p.m. and reconvened at 10:15 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2865
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H2826, 
H2850-51.
Senate Referrals: S. 179, S. 136, and S. 994 were referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. S. Con. Res. 16 was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.                
  Page H2866
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2850, 
H2851-52, H2853, H2853-54, and H2854-55. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and at 10:16 p.m., pursuant to H. 
Res. 254, the House stands adjourned until 10 a.m. on May 13, 2015 out 
of respect for the late Honorable James Claude Wright, Jr.