[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 142 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1035-D1036]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 3651-3659; and 
5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 80; and H. Res. 450-453, were introduced. 
                                                              Pages H6748-49
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H6749-50
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1880, to require the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 
parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the 
State of New Mexico (H. Rept. 114-271);
  H. Res. 448, providing for the consideration of the concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 79) directing the Clerk of the House to make corrections in 
the enrollment of H.R. 719, and providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
719) to require the Transportation Security Administration to conform to 
existing Federal law and regulations regarding criminal investigator 
positions, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-272);
  H. Res. 449, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3457) to 
prohibit the lifting of sanctions on Iran until the Government of Iran pays 
the judgments against it for acts of terrorism, and for other purposes; 
providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill 
(H.R. 1735) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 114-
273);

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  H.R. 2168, to make the current Dungeness crab fishery management regime 
permanent and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-274); and
  H.R. 1541, to amend title 54, United States Code, to make Hispanic-serving 
institutions eligible for technical and financial assistance for the 
establishment of preservation training and degree programs, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-275).                                     
Page H6748
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Jolly to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.                    
  Page H6709
Recess: The House recessed at 11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
William Vanderbush, Cathedral of Praise, Austin, Texas.           
  Page H6716
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice 
vote.                                                     
  Pages H6716, H6743
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015: S. 2082, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions 
of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 526. 
                                                    Pages H6719-27, H6730-31
Recess: The House recessed at 1:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2:09 p.m. 
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Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the question 
of adopting a motion to concur pursuant to House Resolution 448 may be 
subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20.      
  Page H6731
TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015: The House agreed to the 
motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 719) to require the Transportation 
Security Administration to conform to existing Federal law and regulations 
regarding criminal investigator positions, by a yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas 
to 151 nays, Roll No. 528.                          
  Pages H6731-38, H6742-43
  H. Res. 448, the rule providing for the consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 79) and providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
719), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 
525, after the previous question was ordered.                 
Pages H6727-30
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in 
the enrollment of H.R. 719: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 79, directing 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the 
enrollment of H.R. 719, by a yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 185 nays with 
one answering ``present'', Roll No. 527.                      
  Pages H6738-42
  H. Res. 448, the rule providing for the consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 79) and providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
719), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 
525, after the previous question was ordered.                 
Pages H6727-30
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, October 1.          
  Page H6743
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
terminated the designations of Seychelles, Uruguay, and Venezuela as 
beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences 
program--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 114-59).                                         
  Page H6743
  Read a message from the President wherein he terminated the designation of 
Seychelles as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act program--referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-60).                 
Page H6743
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6716.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings 
of today and appear on pages H6729-30, H6730-31, H6741-42, and H6742-43. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:42 p.m.