[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D894-D896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 3231-
3271; 1 private bill, H.R. 3272; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 65-66; 
and H. Res. 385-387 and 389-391, were introduced.        
  Pages H5587-90
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Reports Filed: A report was filed on July 27, 2015 as follows:
  H.R. 1656, to provide for additional resources for the Secret 
Service, and to improve protections for restricted areas, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-231).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 455, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a 
northern border threat analysis, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-232);
  H.R. 2786, to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to submit a report on cross-border rail security, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 114-233); and
  H. Res. 388, providing for consideration of the bill (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, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3236) to provide an extension of 
Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, to provide 
resource flexibility to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health 
care services, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-234).    
Page H5587
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Valadao to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:55 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
our brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the 
service of our country in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all 
who serve in our armed forces and their families.            
  Page H5544
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015: The 
House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 482. 
                                                         Pages H5539-72
  Rejected the Nolan motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 241 
noes, Roll No. 481.                                      
Pages H5570-71
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-230, shall 
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 
the five-minute rule.                                        
Page H5552
Agreed to:
  Rodney Davis (IL) amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-
230) that requires the agency submitting the report on proposed Federal 
rule to include an assessment, as part of the cost-benefit analysis 
submitted to the Comptroller General and each House of Congress, of 
anticipated jobs gained or lost as a result of implementation, and to 
specify whether those jobs will come from the public or private sector;
                                                         Pages H5557-58
  Young (IA) amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) 
that would require agencies to publish in the federal register a list 
of information on which a rule is based, including data, scientific and 
economic studies, and cost-benefit analyses, and where the public can 
access it online (by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 
473);                                          
Pages H5555-56, H5564-65
Smith (MO) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) that 
    requires congressional approval for all rules proposed under the 
    authority of the Affordable Care Act (by a recorded vote of 242 
    ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 474);           
Pages H5556-57, H5565-66
Rejected:
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) 
that sought to add an exception to the bill for rules that the 
Administrator of the Office of Management and Budget determines would 
result in net job growth (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 246 noes, 
Roll No. 475);                                    
Pages H5558-59, H5566
  Capps amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) that 
sought to ensure that any rule intended to ensure the safety of natural 
gas or hazardous materials pipelines or prevent, mitigate, or reduce 
the impact of spills from such pipelines is not considered a ``major 
rule'' under the bill (by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 244 noes, Roll 
No. 476);                                      
Pages H5559-60, H5566-67
  Cicilline amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) 
that sought to exempt rules pertaining to the protection of the public 
health or safety from the requirements of the Act (by a recorded vote 
of 166 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 477);        
Pages H5560-61, H5567-68
  Cicilline amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) 
that sought to provide a ``special rule'' pertaining to the safety of 
any products specifically designed to be used or consumed by a child 
under the age of 2 years (including cribs, car seats,

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and infant formula) (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 243 noes, Roll 
No. 478);                                            
Pages H5561, H5568
  Nadler amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) that 
sought to exempt from the bill's congressional approval requirement any 
rule pertaining to nuclear reactor safety standards in order to prevent 
nuclear meltdowns like the one in Fukushima (by a recorded vote of 167 
ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 479); and           
Pages H5561-63, H5568-69
  Pocan amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-230) that 
sought to exempt the Department of Veterans Affairs from the 
requirements of this legislation, in regards to rulemaking for the 
availability of affordable medication and effective healthcare 
management for veterans (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 239 noes, 
Roll No. 480).                                 
Pages H5563-64, H5569-70
  H. Res. 380, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
427) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 
471, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 
240 yeas to 167 nays, Roll No. 470.                      
Pages H5543-44
Recess: The House recessed at 4:25 p.m. and reconvened at 4:55 p.m. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Monday, July 27th:
  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, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 472.                           
  Page H5545
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``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, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to improve the processing of 
claims by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.''.
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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 387, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Official Objectors for the Private Calendar for the 114th Congress: On 
behalf of the Majority and Minority leadership, the Chair announced the 
following official objectors for the Private Calendar for the 114th 
Congress: Representatives Goodlatte, Sensenbrenner, and Gowdy for the 
Majority and Representatives Serrano, Nadler, and Bass for the 
Minority.                                                    
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Commission on Care--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative 
Pelosi, Democratic Leader, in which she appointed Mr. Michael Blecker 
of San Francisco, California to the Commission on Care.      
  Page H5574
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eleven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5543-44, 
H5544-45, H5545, H5564-65, H5565-66, H5566, H5566-67, H5567-68, H5568, 
H5568-69, H5569-70, H5571, and H5571-72. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:41 p.m.