[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 153 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1102-D1103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3763-
3775; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 482 were introduced.     
  Pages H7026-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7027-28
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of certified 
states, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-294, Part 1);
  H.R. 3493, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the Securing the Cities program to enhance the ability of the United 
States to detect and prevent terrorist attacks and other high 
consequence events utilizing nuclear or other radiological materials 
that pose a high risk to homeland security in high-risk urban areas, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-295);
  H.R. 3350, to require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the 
transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological 
materials through United States land borders and within the United 
States, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-296);
  H.R. 3572, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform, 
streamline, and make improvements to the Department of Homeland 
Security and support the Department's efforts to implement better 
policy, planning, management, and performance, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-297);
  H.R. 598, to provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing the 
cost and performance of Government programs and areas of duplication 
among them, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
298);
  H.R. 2320, to provide access to and use of information by Federal 
agencies in order to reduce improper payments, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-299);
  H. Res. 480, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to 
reauthorize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, and for 
other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 692) 
to ensure the payment of interest and principal of the debt of the 
United States (H. Rept. 114-300); and
  H. Res. 481, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1937) to 
require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and 
mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to United States 
economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness (H. 
Rept. 114-301).                                          
Pages H7025-26
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Moolenaar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:08 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Judicial Redress Act of 2015: H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act 
remedies to citizens of certified states;                
  Pages H6985-88
  Securing the Cities Act of 2015: H.R. 3493, amended, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Securing the Cities 
program to enhance the ability of the United States to detect and 
prevent terrorist attacks and other high consequence events utilizing 
nuclear or other radiological materials that pose a high risk to 
homeland security in high-risk urban areas, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 411 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 550;              
  Pages H6988-89, H7010

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  Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act: H.R. 3350, to 
require a terrorism threat assessment regarding the transportation of 
chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological materials through 
United States land borders and within the United States, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 551; 
                                               Pages H6989-91, H7010-11
  DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015: H.R. 3572, 
amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to reform, 
streamline, and make improvements to the Department of Homeland 
Security and support the Department's efforts to implement better 
policy, planning, management, and performance;        
  Pages H6991-H7005
  Amending section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code: H.R. 1315, 
to amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require 
that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an 
estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit; and    
  Pages H7005-07
  Supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their 
government and determine their future: H. Res. 348, amended, supporting 
the right of the people of Ukraine to freely elect their government and 
determine their future, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 4 
nays, Roll No. 552.                            
  Pages H7007-09, H7011-12
Recess: The House recessed at 5:20 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 2162, to establish a 10-
year term for the service of the Librarian of Congress.      
  Page H7012
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7010, H7011 and H7011-12. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:56 p.m.