[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 107 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D809-D811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3018-
3019, 3021-3032; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 60; and H. Res. 358-
360, were introduced.                                       
  Pages H5088
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Pages H5089
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3020, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-
195); and
  H.R. 1155, to provide for the establishment of a process for the 
review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-196, Part 1).                                            
Page H5087
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H5033, S5082
21st Century Cures Act: The House passed H.R. 6, to accelerate the 
discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, by a 
recorded vote of 344 ayes to 77 noes, Roll No. 433. Consideration began 
yesterday, July 9th.                                     
  Pages H5035-82
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-22 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill. The bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as 
read.                                                        
Page H5035
Agreed to:
  Young (IN) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that creates 
authority within NIH to conduct a prize program; the intent of the 
program would be to incentivize health innovation by offering 
competitors the chance to win a prize for creating breakthrough 
research and technology;                                 
Pages H5071-72
  Castro (TX) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that 
ensures under-represented individuals, such as women and minorities, 
are included in the Supporting Young Emerging Scientists Report; 
                                                             Page H5074
  Slaughter amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that directs 
the CDC to conduct a study to determine how the additional payments are 
affecting the development of drug resistance;            
Pages H5074-76
  Fitzpatrick amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that 
expresses a sense of Congress that recording Unique Device Identifiers 
at the point-of-care in electronic health record systems could 
significantly enhance the availability of medical device data for post-
market surveillance purposes; and                        
Pages H5076-77
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that 
directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct outreach 
to Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Hispanic Serving 
Institutions; Native American Colleges; and rural Colleges to ensure 
that health professionals

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from under-represented populations are aware of research opportunities 
under this Act.                                          
Pages H5078-80
Rejected:
  Brat amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that sought to 
reform the NIH and Cures Innovation Fund to make it a discretionary 
spending program (by a recorded vote of 141 ayes to 281 noes, Roll No. 
431); and                                      
Pages H5069-70, H5080-81
  Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that sought to 
strike the provision that apply any policy riders included in the 
annual LHHS Appropriations Bill to NIH funds in H.R. 6; also strike the 
provision that apply any policy riders applied to the FDA in the annual 
Agriculture Appropriations bill to FDA funding in H.R. 6 (by a recorded 
vote of 176 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 432).      
Pages H5072-73, H5081
Withdrawn:
  Polis amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 114-193) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that would have directed the Food and Drug 
Administration to issue a report on the risks and benefits associated 
with a two-tiered approval process that would permit certain medical 
devices to provisionally come to market if they have demonstrated 
safety but not efficacy.                                 
Pages H5077-78
  H. Res. 350, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
6) was agreed to yesterday, July 9th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, July 13th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: The Chair 
appointed the following additional conferees on H.R. 1735, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year:
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee 
under clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Nunes, King (NY), and 
Schiff.
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of secs. 571 and 573 of the House bill and secs. 561-63 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Rokita, Bishop (MI), and Scott (VA).
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 
314, 632, 634, 3111-13, 3119, 3133, and 3141 of the House bill and 
secs. 601, 632, 3118, and 3119 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Upton, Barton, 
and Pallone.
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
1011, 1059, 1090, 1092, 1201, 1203-05, 1215, 1221, 1223, 1226, 1234-36, 
1247-49, 1253, 1257, 1263, 1264, 1267, 1270, 1301, 1532, 1541, 1542, 
1663, 1668-70, 2802, 3118, and 3119 of the House bill and secs. 1011, 
1012, 1082, 1201-05, 1207, 1209, 1223, 1225, 1228, 1251, 1252, 1261, 
1264, 1265, 1272, 1301, 1302, 1531-33, 1631, 1654, and 1655 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Royce, Marino, and Engel.
  From the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of secs. 
589 and 1041 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives McCaul, Miller (MI), and Thompson (MS).
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 1040, 
1052, 1085, 1216, 1641, and 2862 of the House bill and secs. 1032, 
1034, 1090, and 1227 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Goodlatte, Issa, and Conyers.
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
312, 632, 634, 2841, 2842, 2851-53, and 2862 of the House bill and 
secs. 313, 601, and 632 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Cook, Hardy, and Grijalva.
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 602, 631, 634, 838, 854, 855, 866, 871, 1069, 
and 1101-05 of the House bill and secs. 592, 593, 631, 806, 830, 861, 
1090, 1101, 1102, 1104, 1105, 1107-09, 1111, 1112, 1114, and 1115 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Hurd (TX), Russell, and Cummings.
  From the Committee on Rules, for consideration of sec. 1032 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Sessions, Byrne, and Slaughter.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of sec. 3136 of the House bill and sec. 1613 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Lucas, Knight, and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX).
  From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of secs. 831-
34, 839, 840, 842-46, 854, and 871 of the House bill and secs. 828, 
831, 882, 883, and 885 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Chabot, Hanna, and Velazquez.
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of secs. 302, 562, 569,

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570a, 591, 1060a, 1073, 2811, and 3501 of the House bill and secs. 601, 
642, 1613, 3504, and 3505 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Graves (LA), Curbelo (FL), and 
Edwards.
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
565, 566, 592, 652, 701, 721, 722, 1105, and 1431 of the House bill and 
secs. 539, 605, 633, 719, 1083, 1084, 1089, 1091, and 1411 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Roe (TN), Bilirakis, and Brown (FL).         
Page H5086
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5080-81, H5081, and H5082. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:14 p.m.