[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D9-D10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 4321-
4339 were introduced.                                     
  Pages H100-01
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H102-03
Reports Filed: A report was filed on January 5, 2016 as follows:
  H.R. 2347, to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase 
the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 114-386, Part 1).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 581, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1927) to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to improve fairness in class action 
litigation (H. Rept. 114-389); and
  H.R. 451, to ensure the functionality and security of new Federal 
websites that collect personally identifiable information, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-390).         
Page H100
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Costello (PA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                               Page H17
Recess: The House recessed at 10:56 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                               Page H24
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                              
  Pages H24, H67
Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015: The 
House agreed to the Tom Price (GA) motion to concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3762, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2016, by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 6. 
                                                           Pages H52-67
  H. Res. 579, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 3762) by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 177 
noes, Roll No. 3, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-
nay vote of 239 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 2.              
Pages H37-51
SCRUB Act of 2015: The House began consideration of H.R. 1155, to 
provide for the establishment of a process for the review of rules and 
sets of rules. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, January 
7th.                                                       
  Pages H67-87
 Agreed to:
  Foxx amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
adds consideration of unfunded mandates to the Commission's review of 
rules;                                                     
Pages H76-77
  Schweikert amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that adds a new subsection (I) under 101(h)(2) requiring the commission 
to consider rules that are limiting or prohibiting government agencies 
from adopting technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness; and 
                                                           Pages H77-78
  Walberg amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
directs the Commission to highlight the role regulations have on wage 
stagnation and income inequality by examining the negative impact of 
regulations on wages, including wages for minimum wage and part-time 
workers.                                                       
Page H78
Rejected:
   Cummings amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that sought to strike Title IV of the bill.                
Pages H79-80

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Withdrawn:
   Murphy (FL) amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 11 printed 
in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that was offered and subsequently 
withdrawn that would have established an independent advisory committee 
to review certain regulations, and for other purposes.     
Pages H85-87
Proceedings Postponed:
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that seeks to strike title II of the bill, eliminating the 
legislation's regulatory ``cut-go'' process, which requires that 
agencies eliminate rules identified by the Regulatory Retrospective 
Review Commission prior to issuing a new rule;             
Pages H78-79
   Cummings amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that seeks to exempt independent establishments from the requirements 
of the bill;                                               
Pages H80-81
  Cicilline amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that seeks to exempt rules made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
from the additional provisions of the legislation;         
Pages H81-82
  DelBene amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
seeks to create an exemption from regulatory ``cut-go'' requirements in 
the case of an emergency;                                  
Pages H82-83
   Cicilline amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that seeks to provide that the term ``rule'' has the meaning given in 
section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except for a special rule 
as made by the Secretary of Homeland Security; and         
Pages H83-84
   Pocan amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
seeks to exempt from the bill rules put forth by the FDA for the 
purposes of consumer safety.                               
Pages H84-85
  H. Res. 580, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
712) and (H.R. 1155) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 
176 noes, Roll No. 5, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 4.          
Pages H51-52
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H50, H50-
51, H51-52, H52, H66-67. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.