[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D978-D979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 8, 3511-
3530; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 77 and H. Res. 422-423 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6074-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6076-77
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 420, providing for consideration of the bill (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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
758) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to 
improve attorney accountability, and for other purposes; and providing 
for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 114-261); 
and
  H. Res. 421, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3134) to 
provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood 
Federation of America, Inc.; providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3504) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health 
care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in 
the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion (H. 
Rept. 114-262).                                              
Page H6073
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5983
Recess: The House recessed at 12:14 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5985
Recess: The House recessed at 2:20 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5987
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015: 
Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 23, to reauthorize the National 
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program;                      
  Pages H5987-90
  Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015: Concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 720, to improve intergovernmental planning for and 
communication during security incidents at domestic airports; 
                                                         Pages H5990-93
  Allowing the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain 
lands: H.R. 487, to allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or 
transfer certain lands;                                  
  Pages H5993-94
  Medgar Evers House Study Act: H.R. 959, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the 
Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi;     
  Pages H5994-95
  National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015: H.R. 1214, 
amended, to amend the Small Tracts Act to expand the authority of the 
Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange small parcels of National 
Forest System land to enhance the management of the National Forest 
System, and to resolve minor encroachments, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 403 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 495; 
                                               Pages H5995-96, H6003-04
  John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act: H.R. 1289, amended, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 
acres of land in Martinez, California;                   
  Pages H5996-97
  Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015: 
H.R. 1554, to require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and 
the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado; 
                                                         Pages H5997-98
  National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015: H.R. 1949, 
amended, to provide for the consideration and submission of site and 
design proposals for the National Liberty Memorial approved for 
establishment in the District of Columbia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 496; 
                                            Pages H5998-H6000, H6004-05
  Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act: H.R. 2791, to require that 
certain Federal lands be held in trust by the United States for the 
benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon;              
  Pages H6000-02

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  New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act: S. 501, 
to make technical corrections to the Navajo water rights settlement in 
the State of New Mexico;                                     
  Page H6002
  Providing for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon 
Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska: S. 230, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon Kuskokwim 
Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska; and        
  Pages H6002-03
  Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015: H.R. 2223, to authorize, 
direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller 
Counties, Colorado.                                      
  Pages H6005-06
Recess: The House recessed at 4:21 p.m. and reconvened at 6:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6003
Providing for a recess of the House for a joint meeting to receive Pope 
Francis of the Holy See: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in 
order at any time on Thursday, September 24, 2015 for the Speaker to 
declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the purpose of 
receiving in joint meeting Pope Francis of the Holy See.     
  Page H6005
Recess: The House recessed at 8:31 p.m and reconvened at 10:04 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6012
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5987.
Senate Referral: S. 2036 was held at the desk.               
  Page H5987
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6003-04 and H6004-05. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10:05 p.m.