[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D832-D833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 3064-
3083; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 63; and H. Res. 363-365 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5235-38
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5238-39
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Moolenaar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5175
Recess: The House recessed at 11:14 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5183
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Dr. William Langford, Great Bridge Baptist Church, Chesapeake, 
Virginia.                                                    
  Page H5183

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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H5183
Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act: Agreed by unanimous 
consent that the text of H.R. 2722, to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast 
cancer, as proposed to be passed under suspension of the rules, be 
modified by the amendment placed at the desk.            
  Pages H5183-84
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II: The House 
passed H.R. 3038, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, 
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs 
funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, by a recorded vote of 312 ayes to 
119 noes, Roll No. 441.                               
  Pages H5188-S5213
  Rejected the Van Hollen motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 185 yeas to 
244 nays, Roll No. 440.                                  
Pages H5210-13
  H. Res. 362, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2898) and (H.R. 3038) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 
183 noes, Roll No. 439, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 438. 
                                                         Pages H5197-98
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, July 14th:
  Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 2722, amended, 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition 
of the fight against breast cancer, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 
yeas to 9 nays with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 442. 
                                                         Pages H5213-14
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 16.       
  Page H5214
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Steve Gleason Act of 2015: S. 984, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking 
accessories for speech generating devices and to remove the rental cap 
for durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program with respect 
to speech generating devices; and                        
  Pages H5214-17
  Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration 
Improvement Act of 2015: S. 971, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to provide for an increase in the limit on the length of 
an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice 
demonstration program.                                   
  Pages H5217-19
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5184.
Senate Referrals: S. 1300 and S. 1482 were held at the desk. S. 756 was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.                
  Page H5184
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5197, 
H5197-98, H5212-13, H5213 and H5213-14. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:38 p.m.