[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1137-D1138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 3834-
3841; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 494, 496-499 were introduced. 
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  Pages H7254-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2212, to take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian 
Rancheria, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
314); and
  H. Res. 495, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 1314) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse 
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations. (H. Rept. 
114-315).                                                    
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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 10:39 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015: H.R. 3819, to provide 
an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust 
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  Pages H7207-14
Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
question of adopting a motion to recommit on H.R. 597 may be subject to 
postponement as though under clause 8 of rule XX.            
  Page H7201
Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act: The House passed 
H.R. 597, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 313 yeas to 118 nays, Roll No. 576. 
Consideration began yesterday, October 26th.   
  Pages H7216-31, H7243-44
  Rejected the Norton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services, by voice vote (the Hensarling request for the yeas 
and nays was vacated by unanimous consent).              
Pages H7229-31
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 3611, as introduced, shall be considered 
as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
                                                         Pages H7217-29
  H. Res. 450, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
597) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 275 yeas to 154 nays, Roll 
No. 573, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 271 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 572.                   
Pages H7216-17
Retail Investor Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 1090, to amend 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail 
customers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 575.
                                     Pages H7201-07, H7214-16, H7231-43
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-31 shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H7231
Rejected:
  Lynch amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-313) that sought to 
replace the bill's existing requirement that the Department of Labor 
(DOL) stop its rulemaking pending a final Securities and Exchange 
Commission (SEC) rule with a requirement that the SEC revises its own 
regulations governing fiduciary duty no later than 60 days after the 
DOL finalizes its rule and coordinates its rulemaking with the DOL (by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 246 nays, Roll No. 574). 
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  H. Res. 491, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1090) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 186 noes, Roll 
No. 571, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 242 yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 570.                   
Pages H7214-16
Recess: The House recessed at 7:44 p.m. and reconvened at 12:13 a.m. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H7200-01.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7214-15, 
H7215-16, H7216, H7216-17, H7242-43, H7243, H7243-44. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:14 a.m. on 
Wednesday, October 28, 2015.