[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D13-D14]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4340-
4349; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 582 were introduced.      
  Pages H175-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H176-77
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 653, to amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to provide for 
greater public access to information, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-391).                                 
Page H175
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative LaHood to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H105
Recess: The House recessed at 11:11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H113
Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015--Rule for 
Consideration: The House agreed to 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, by a recorded 
vote of 234 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 22, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 21.
                                                 Pages H117-23, H152-53
Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015: The House 
passed H.R. 712, to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take 
regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, by a recorded 
vote of 244 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No 12.                 
  Pages H123-45
  Rejected the Kelly (IL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 244 
noes, Roll No. 11.                                        
Pages H143-45
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-37 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                             
Page H133
Agreed to:
  Marino amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
includes a small number of revisions in the nature of technical and 
conforming changes to clarify provisions that state deadlines, reformat 
section nomenclature and headings, and improve typography or grammar; 
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Page H135
  Foxx amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
requires monthly reporting of unfunded mandates by agencies to OIRA; 
requires reporting of unfunded mandates imposed in OIRA's annual 
cumulative assessment of agency rule making.              
Pages H138-39
Rejected:
  Cummings amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
sought to exempt independent establishments from the requirements of 
Title II of the bill;                                         
Page H140
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that sought to insert an exception for any rule, consent decree, or 
settlement

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agreement that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
determines would result in net job creation and whose benefits exceeds 
its costs (by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 7); 
                                                 Pages H135-36, H140-41
  Cummings amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
sought to strike section 653 as created by Title II of the bill 
(Requirement for Rules to Appear in Agency-Specific Monthly 
Publications) (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 8);
                                                 Pages H136-37, H141-42
  Lynch amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
sought to amend Title II of H.R. 712 by requiring federal agencies to 
provide an estimate of the benefits of proposed regulations; also 
require the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to include the 
total benefits of proposed and final agency rules in the annual 
cumulative assessment of agency rule making required by the bill (by a 
recorded vote of 180 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 9); and 
                                                    Pages H137-38, H142
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that sought to clarify that the exception to the rule should take 
effect in the event that there is a threat to health or safety or other 
emergency and not only when such threat is imminent (by a recorded vote 
of 173 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 10).           
Pages H139-40, H142-43
  H. Res. 580, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
712) and (H.R. 1155), was agreed to yesterday, January 6th.
Announcement by the Chair: The Speaker addressed the Members on matters 
of decorum in the House.                                      
  Page H145
SCRUB Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 1155, to provide for the 
establishment of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, 
by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 20. Consideration 
began yesterday, January 6th.                             
  Pages H145-52
  Rejected the Cicilline motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 239 
noes, Roll No. 19.                                        
Pages H150-51
Rejected:
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that was debated on January 6th that sought 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 
(by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 13);    
Page H146
  Cummings amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
was debated on January 6th that sought to exempt independent 
establishments from the requirements of the bill (by a recorded vote of 
172 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 14);                       
Pages H146-47
  Cicilline amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that was debated on January 6th that sought to exempt rules made by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the additional provisions of the 
legislation (by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 15); 
                                                              Page H147
  DelBene amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
was debated on January 6th that sought to create an exemption from 
regulatory ``cut-go'' requirements in the case of an emergency (by a 
recorded vote of 176 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 16);          
Page H148
  Cicilline amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) 
that was debated on January 6th that sought 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 (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 17); and
                                                          Pages H148-49
  Pocan amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-388) that 
was debated on January 6th that sought to exempt from the bill rules 
put forth by the FDA for the purposes of consumer safety (by a recorded 
vote of 173 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 18).                   
Page H149
  H. Res. 580, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
712) and (H.R. 1155), was agreed to yesterday, January 6th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and fifteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H140-41, 
H141-42, H142, H142-43, H144-45, H145, H146, H146-47, H147, H148, H148-
49, H149, H151, H151-52, H152, and H152-53. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:27 p.m.