[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 93 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D692-D694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 2728-
2744; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 309 were introduced.     
  Pages H4241-42
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 160, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
excise tax on medical devices, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-147);
  H.R. 1615, to direct the Chief FOIA Officer of the Department of 
Homeland Security to make certain improvements in the implementation of 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 114-148); and
  H.R. 1637, to require annual reports on the activities and 
accomplishments of federally funded research and development centers 
within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 114-149).                                              
Page H4241
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:56 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
recorded vote of 239 ayes to 172 noes with one answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 360.                                     
  Pages H4169, H4236-37
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015--Order of Business: Agreed by 
unanimous consent that the order of the House of June 10, 2015, 
regarding consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 1295, be 
modified by striking ``printed'' and inserting ``submitted for 
printing''.                                                  
  Page H4172
Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015: The House agreed to the Ryan 
(WI) motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the title of H.R. 1295 
and concur in the Senate amendment to the text of H.R. 1295 with an 
amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 397 yeas to 32 nays, Roll No. 345.        
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  Senate amendments were considered pursuant to the order of the House 
of June 10, 2015, as modified by the order of the House of today. 
                                                             Page H4172
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016: The House passed H.R. 
2685, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 
yeas to 149 nays, Roll No. 358. Consideration began yesterday, June 
10th.                                             
  Pages H4172, H4218-27
  Rejected the Moulton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 240 
noes, Roll No. 357.                                      
Pages H4225-27
Agreed to:
  Massie amendment that was debated on June 10th that prohibits the use 
of funds for Section 702 programs of the Foreign Intelligence 
Surveillance Act of 1978 (by a recorded vote of 255 ayes to 174 noes, 
Roll No. 356).                                           
Pages H4224-25
Rejected:
  Schiff amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds after March 31, 2016, for Operation Inherent 
Resolve in the absence of a law enacted by Congress before such date 
that specifically authorizes the use of military force against the 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 
231 noes, Roll No. 346);                                 
Pages H4218-19
  Lee amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to prohibit 
the use of funds pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force after December 31, 2015 (by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 270 
noes, Roll No. 347);                                         
Page H4219
  Lee amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to prohibit 
the use of funds pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military 
Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (by a recorded vote of 165 ayes 
to 264 noes, Roll No. 348);                              
Pages H4219-20
  Sablan amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds to establish any live-fire range, training 
course, or maneuver area within the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 
349);                                                        
Page H4220
  Gosar amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to prohibit 
the use of funds by the Department of the Navy to divest or transfer, 
or prepare to divest or transfer, any search and rescue units from the 
Marine Corps (by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 347 noes, Roll No. 350);
                                                             Page H4221
  Johnson (GA) amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds to transfer a flash-bang grenade (by a 
recorded vote of 165 ayes to 265 noes, Roll No. 351);    
Pages H4221-22
  Gosar amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to prohibit 
the use of funds to procure any Army Aircrew Combat Uniforms (by a 
recorded vote of 51 ayes to 378 noes, Roll No. 352);         
Page H4222
  Johnson (GA) amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds to transfer a mine-resistant ambush protected 
vehicle (by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. 353); 
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  Ellison amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds to enter into a contract with any person 
whose disclosures of a proceeding with a disposition in the Federal 
Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System include the term 
``Fair Labor Standards Act'' and such disposition is listed as 
``willful'' or ``repeated'' (by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 242 
noes, Roll No. 354); and                                 
Pages H4223-24
  Smith (MO) amendment that was debated on June 10th that sought to 
prohibit the use of funds to provide for defense counsel for any 
individual described in section 8101(c) (by a recorded vote of 133 ayes 
to 297 noes, Roll No. 355).                                  
Page H4224
  H. Res. 303, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2685) and (H.R. 2393), was agreed to yesterday, June 10th.
Trade Act of 2015 and Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 
2015--Rule for consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 305, the rule 
providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
1314) and the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 644), by a yea-and-
nay vote of 217 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 359.          
  Pages H4227-36
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H4227.
Senate Referral: S. 253 was held at the desk.                
  Page H4227
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and thirteen recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H4217-18, H4218, H4219, H4219-20, H4220, H4221, H4221-22, H4222, H4223, 
H4223-24, H4224, H4225, H4226-27, H4227, H4236, H4236-37. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:29 p.m.

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