[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D871-D872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 3173-
3213; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 61; and H. Res. 372-379 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5464-67
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5468-70
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2604, to improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the 
application of the antitrust laws to the award of need-based 
educational aid (H. Rept. 114-224); and
  H.R. 1994, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-225, Part 1).                        
Page H5464
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5407
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Brian Bohlman, The Harvest Church, Lexington, South Carolina. 
                                                             Page H5407
Journal: The House agreed to the Speakers approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H5407, H5451
Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 
1599, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to 
food produced from, containing, or consisting of a bioengineered 
organism, the labeling of natural foods, and for other purposes, by a 
recorded vote of 275 ayes to 150 noes, Roll No. 462.     
  Pages H5416-39
  Rejected the Polis motion to amend the title by a yea-and-nay vote of 
87 yeas to 337 nays, Roll No. 463.                       
Pages H5438-39
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-24, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-216, shall be considered as 
an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute 
rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill. 
                                                         Pages H5426-30
Rejected:
  Pingree amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 4 printed in 
part B of H. Rept. 114-216) that sought to strike the entire bill and 
add back the section that creates a non-GMO certification program and 
label at USDA;                                               
Page H5433
  DeFazio amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
sought to establish that if a U.S. company or their subsidiary labels 
their product as containing GMOs in any foreign country they must label 
the equivalent product the same way in the U.S. (by a recorded vote of 
123 ayes to 303 noes, Roll No. 459);              
Pages H5430-31, H5436
  Huffman amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
sought to ensure tribal sovereignty to prohibit or restrict the 
cultivation of genetically engineered plants on tribal lands (by a 
recorded vote of 196 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 460); and 
                                               Pages H5431-32, H5436-37
  DeLauro amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-216) that 
sought to prohibit the use of the term ``natural'' on food when a food 
consists of a genetically engineered plan (by a recorded vote of 163 
ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. 461).                  
Pages H5432-33, H5437
  H. Res. 369, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1599) and (H.R. 1734) was agreed to yesterday, July 22.
Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act: The House passed H.R. 3009, 
to amend section 241(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny 
assistance under such section to a State or political subdivision of a 
State that prohibits its officials from taking certain actions with 
respect to immigration, by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 179 noes, 
Roll No. 466.                                  
  Pages H5409-16, H5439-51
  Rejected the Jeffries motion to recommit 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 239 
nays, Roll No. 465.                                      
Pages H5449-51
  H. Res. 370, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3009) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 174 nays, Roll 
No. 464, after the previous question was ordered.        
Pages H5439-40
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, July 27th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                         
  Pages H5453, H5463
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5409.
Senate Referral: S. 1599 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5436,

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H5436-37, H5437, H5438, H5438-39, H5439-40, H5450-51, H5451. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:19 p.m.