[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1221-D1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 4023-
4054;and 1 resolution, H. Res. 530, were introduced.     
  Pages H8279-80
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8281-82
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 529, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1210) to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain 
requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage 
loans held on an originating depository institution's portfolio, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R 3189) 
to amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy 
rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to 
establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, and to amend title 31, United States 
Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System is audited, and for other purposes; and 
providing for proceedings during the period from November 20, 2015, 
through November 27, 2015 (H. Rept. 114-341).                
Page H8279
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fleischmann to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:50 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, November 
16th:
  Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015: H.R. 
1694, to amend MAP-21 to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-
owned small business concerns, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 285 yeas 
to 138 nays, Roll No. 631; and                           
  Pages H8259-60
  Providing funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and 
members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and 
historic preservation activities: H.R. 3114, amended, to provide funds 
to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the 
Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic 
preservation activities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 3 
nays, Roll No. 632.                                          
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Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 511, to 
clarify the rights of Indians and

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Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 633. 
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  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted.                  
Page H8260
  H. Res. 526, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1737) and (H.R. 511) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 
181 nays, Roll No. 630, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 629. 
                                                         Pages H8254-59
  Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 526, the House shall be 
considered to have: (1) taken from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 
1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to ensure that every child achieves; (2) stricken all after the 
enacting clause of such bill and inserted in lieu thereof the 
provisions of H.R. 5, as passed by the House; and (3) passed the Senate 
bill as so amended. Additionally, it shall be in order for the chair of 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce or his designee to move 
that the House insist on its amendment to S. 1177 and request a 
conference with the Senate thereon.
Every Child Achieves Act of 2015--Motion to go to Conference: Pursuant 
to H. Res. 526, the House agreed to the Kline motion to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (S. 1177) to reauthorize the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves, 
insist on the House amendment, and request a conference with the Senate 
thereon, by voice vote.                                  
  Pages H8271-72
  The Chair appointed the following Members of the House to the 
conference committee on the bill: Representatives Kline, Foxx, Roe 
(TN), Thompson (PA), Guthrie, Rokita, Messer, Grothman, Russell, 
Curbelo (FL), Scott (VA), Davis (CA), Fudge, Polis, Wilson (FL), 
Bonamici, and Clark (MA).                                    
Page H8272
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Paris, 
France, on November 13, 2015: H. Res. 524, amended, condemning in the 
strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 
2015, that resulted in the loss of at least 129 lives.   
  Pages H8272-77
Recess: The House recessed at 4:16 p.m. and reconvened at 5:21 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened at 10:10 p.m. 
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Additional Conferees: The Chair announced the appointment of the 
following additional conferees on H.R. 22, to authorize funds for 
Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs:
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of sec. 1111 
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Thornberry, Rogers (AL), and Loretta Sanchez (CA).
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 
1109, 1201, 1202, 3003, Division B, secs. 31101, 31201, and Division F 
of the House amendment and secs. 11005, 11006, 11013, 21003, 21004, 
subtitles B and D of title XXXIV, secs. 51101 and 51201 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Upton, Mullin, and Pallone.
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sec. 
32202 and Division G of the House amendment and secs. 52203 and 52205 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Hensarling, Neugebauer, and Maxine Waters (CA).
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 1313, 
24406, and 43001 of the House amendment and secs. 32502 and 35437 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Goodlatte, Marino, and Lofgren.
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
1114-16, 1120, 1301, 1302, 1304, 1305, 1307, 1308, 1310-1313, 1316, 
1317, 10001, and 10002 of the House amendment and secs. 11024-27, 
11101-13, 11116-18, 15006, 31103-05, and 73103 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Thompson 
(PA), LaHood, and Grijalva.
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 5106, 5223, 5504, 5505, 61003, and 61004 of the 
House amendment and secs. 12004, 21019, 31203, 32401, 32508, 32606, 
35203, 35311, and 35212 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Mica, Hurd (TX), and Connolly.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of secs. 3008, 3015, 4003, and title VI of the House 
amendment and secs. 11001, 12001, 12002, 12004, 12102, 21009, 21017, 
subtitle B of title XXXI, secs. 35105 and 72003 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Smith (TX), Comstock, and Edwards.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of secs. 
31101, 31201, and 31203 of

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the House amendment, and secs. 51101, 51201, 51203, 52101, 52103-05, 
52108, 62001, and 74001 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Brady (TX), Reichert, and 
Levin.                                                       
Page H8278
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the 2015 National Drug Control Strategy--referred to the 
Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Education and the Workforce, 
Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Homeland 
Security, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government 
Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans Affairs, Ways and 
Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 114-79).                          
  Pages H8277-78
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8258, H8258-59, H8259-60, 
H8260, and H8272. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:15 p.m.