[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D529-D531]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 2285-
2314; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 51; and H. Res. 261, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2956-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2959-60
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 260, providing for further 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 (H. Rept. 114-112).                           
Page H2956
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Dold to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2881
Recess: The House recessed at 10:59 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2887
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Larry Kendrick, Archer's Chapel United Methodist Church, Brownsville, 
Tennessee.                                               
  Pages H2887-88
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H2888, H2940

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Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Chair 
may postpone further proceedings today on a motion to recommit as 
though under clause 8 of rule 20.                            
  Page H2901
USA FREEDOM Act of 2015: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 338 ayes to 88 noes, Roll No. 
224.                                                     
  Pages H2901-23
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment printed in part B of H. Rept. 
114-111 shall be considered as adopted.                      
Page H2901
  H. Res. 255, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1735), (H.R. 36), and (H.R. 2048), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 240 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 221, after the previous question was 
ordered.                                                     
Page H2892
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 36, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn 
children, by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 184 noes with one answering 
``present'', Roll No. 223.                               
  Pages H2923-39
  Rejected the Brownley (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 181 
yeas to 246 nays, Roll No. 222.                          
Pages H2936-38
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-111 shall be considered as adopted. 
                                                             Page H2924
  H. Res. 255, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1735), (H.R. 36), and (H.R. 2048), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 240 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 221, after the previous question was 
ordered.                                                     
Page H2892
Moment of silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
all law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of 
duty.                                                        
  Page H2939
Unanimous consent agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that debate 
under clause 1(c) of rule 15 on a motion to suspend the rules relating 
to H.R. 1191 be extended to one hour.                        
  Page H2940
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: The House 
began consideration of H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and for military construction, and to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year. Consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow, May 14.                                 
  Pages H2940-48, H2955
  H. Res. 255, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1735), (H.R. 36), and (H.R. 2048), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 240 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 221, after the previous question was 
ordered.                                                     
Page H2892
Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance--Reappointment: The 
Chair announced on behalf of the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
House and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, the joint 
reappointment on May 13, 2015 of Ms. Barbara L. Camens of Washington, 
DC, Chair, and Ms. Roberta L. Holzwarth of Rockford, Illinois, each to 
a two-year term on the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance. 
                                                             Page H2948
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member on the part 
of the House to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: 
Representative Becerra.                                      
  Page H2948
Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Member on the part of the House to the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation: Representative Deutch. 
                                                         Pages H2948-49
Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy--Appointment: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members 
on the part of the House to the Board of Visitors to the United States 
Military Academy: Representatives Israel and Loretta Sanchez (CA). 
                                                             Page H2949
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to 
the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards: 
Representatives Davis (CA), Sherman, and Richmond.           
  Page H2949
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on the 
part of the House to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission: 
Representatives Bishop (GA) and Thompson (CA).               
  Page H2949
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members on the part of the House to the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's

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Republic of China: Representatives Walz, Kaptur, Honda, and Lieu (CA). 
                                                             Page H2949
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members on 
the part of the House to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in 
Europe: Representatives Hastings (FL), Slaughter, Cohen, and Grayson. 
                                                             Page H2949
United States Capitol Preservation Commission--Minority Leader 
Reappointment: Read a letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority 
Leader, in which she reappointed the Honorable Marcy Kaptur of Ohio to 
the United States Capitol Preservation Commission.           
  Page H2949
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission--Minority Leader Reappointment: Read 
a letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she 
reappointed the Honorable James P. McGovern of Massachusetts as Co-
Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.             
  Page H2949
National Council on the Arts--Minority Leader Reappointment: Read a 
letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she 
reappointed the Honorable Betty McCollum of Minnesota to the National 
Council on the Arts.                                         
  Page H2949
Recess: The House recessed at 8 p.m. and reconvened at 11 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2955
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to Yemen 
that was declared in Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012 is to 
continue in effect beyond May 16, 2015--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-36). 
                                                             Page H2923
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2892.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2901, 
H2937-38, H2938-39, and H2939. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:01 p.m.