[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 119 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D884-D886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3214-
3229; 1 private bill, H.R. 3230; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 381-384, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H5522-23
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5524-25
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1634, to strengthen accountability for deployment of border 
security technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-226);
  H.R. 2750, to reform programs of the Transportation Security 
Administration, streamline transportation security regulations, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-227);
  H.R. 348, to provide for improved coordination of agency actions in 
the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting 
determinations, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-228, Part 1);
  Supplemental report on 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 (H. Rept. 114-225, Part 2);
  H.R. 1138, to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and 
to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System 
land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 114-229); and
  H. Res. 380, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 427) to 
amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major 
rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for 
proceedings during the period from July 30, 2015, through September 7, 
2015, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-230).             
Page H5522
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Curbelo (FL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5471
Recess: The House recessed at 12:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5473
Recess: The House recessed at 2:12 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions 
Act: H.R. 1138, to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho 
and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest 
System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho; 
                                                         Pages H5475-78
  Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015: 
H.R. 774, amended, to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop 
illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and to amend the Tuna 
Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention; 
                                                         Pages H5478-86
  Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015: H.R. 1831, 
amended, to establish the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking; 
                                                         Pages H5486-88
  Hire More Heroes Act of 2015: H.J. Res. 61, amending the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under 
TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account 
for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate 
applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; 
                                                         Pages H5488-90
  Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2015: S. 1482, to improve and 
reauthorize provisions relating to the application of the antitrust 
laws to the award of need-based educational aid, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 378 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 467; 
                                               Pages H5490-91, H5510-11
  Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015: H.R. 1656, amended, to 
provide for additional resources for the Secret Service, and to improve 
protections for restricted areas, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 365 
yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 468;          
  Pages H5491-94, H5510, H5511-12
  Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015: H.R. 1634, 
amended, to strengthen accountability for deployment of border security 
technology at the Department of Homeland Security;       
  Pages H5494-95
  Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015: H.R. 998, amended, to 
establish the conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may establish preclearance facilities, conduct preclearance operations, 
and provide customs services outside the United States; 
                                                         Pages H5495-97
  Improved Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015: H.R. 
2750, amended, to reform programs of the Transportation Security 
Administration and streamline transportation security regulations; 
                                                         Pages H5497-99
  Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act: H.R. 2770, amended, to 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain maintenance 
of security-related technology at airports, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote 
of 380 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 469; 
                                     Pages H5499-H5501, H5510, H5512-13
  Independent Contractor Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2015: 
H.R. 2483, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide standards for determining employment status;     
  Pages H5501-02
  Securing Expedited Screening Act: H.R. 2127, amended, to direct the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to limit 
access to expedited airport security screening at an airport security 
checkpoint to participants of the PreCheck program and other known low-
risk passengers;                                         
  Pages H5502-04
  State Wide Interoperable Communications Enhancement Act: H.R. 2206, 
amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
recipients of State Homeland Security Grant Program funding to preserve 
and strengthen interoperable emergency communications capabilities; 
                                                         Pages H5506-08
  Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015: Concur in the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 2499, to amend the Small Business Act to increase access to 
capital for veteran entrepreneurs and to help create jobs; and 
                                                         Pages H5508-10
  Ruth Moore Act of 2015: H.R. 1607, amended, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation 
procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental 
health conditions related to military sexual trauma.     
  Pages H5517-19
Recess: The House recessed at 5:36 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5510
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 
64, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the 
Monuments Men.                                               
  Page H5513
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act: H.R. 1300, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines and

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antimicrobials available to emergency response providers; and 
                                                         Pages H5504-06
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015: H.R. 
675, amended, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2015, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans.                               
  Pages H5513-17
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate and message received 
from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House 
today appears on pages H5474, H5519.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5510-11, H5511-12, and H5512-
13. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8 p.m.