[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D18-D19]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4350-4358 
were introduced.                                              
  Page H222
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 
1927, to amend title 28, United States Code, to improve fairness in 
class action litigation, by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 188 noes 
with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 33.   
  Pages H181-H200, H200-10
  Rejected the McCollum 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 173 ayes to 227 
noes, Roll No. 32.                                        
Pages H207-09
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-38 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill.                                                     
Page H189
Rejected:
  Cohen amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought to 
make an exception from the bill's required showings for class 
certification for claims for monetary relief against the perpetrator of 
a terrorist attack by victims of such attack (by a recorded vote of 158 
ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 23);                  
Pages H190-91, H201-02
  Conyers amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought to 
make an exception from the bill's required showings for class 
certification for claims for monetary relief pursuant to Title VII of 
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 221 
noes, Roll No. 24);                                 
Pages H191-92, H202
  Deutch amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought to 
create an exception for claims brought by a gun owner seeking monetary 
relief involving the defective design or manufacturing of a firearm (by 
a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 25); 
                                                 Pages H192-93, H202-03
  Moore amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought to 
exempt causes of action arising under the Fair Housing Act or the Equal 
Credit Opportunity Act from the bill's requirements (by a recorded vote 
of 172 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 26);              
Pages H193, H203-04
  Moore amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought to 
exempt causes of action arising from a pay equity claim under Title VII 
of the Civil Rights Act or the Equal Pay Act from the requirements of 
the bill (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 27); 
                                                    Pages H193-94, H204
  Maxine Waters (CA) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that 
sought to create an exception for claims brought by students, service 
members and veterans seeking relief from institutions of higher 
education that have engaged in fraudulent activities and unfair 
practices (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 28); 
                                                 Pages H194-95, H204-05
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that 
sought to strike the ``scope''

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and ``economic loss'' language from the bill (by a recorded vote of 177 
ayes to 223 noes with one answering ``present'', Roll No. 29); 
                                                 Pages H195-96, H205-06
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought 
to provide litigants in a pending class action access to information 
held in a trust that is directly related to a plaintiff's claim for 
asbestos exposure (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 
30); and                                            
Pages H196-99, H206
  Nadler amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that sought to 
replace the bill's requirement for asbestos trusts to disclose detailed 
personal information with aggregate reporting of demands received and 
payments made by the trusts (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 222 
noes, Roll No. 31).                               
Pages H200-01, 206-07
Withdrawn:
  Cohen amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-389) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that would have made an exception from the 
bill's required showings for class certification for claims for 
monetary relief arising from a foreign-made product.          
Page H191
  H. Res. 581, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1927), was agreed to yesterday, January 7th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, January 11th for 
Morning Hour debate.                                          
  Page H213
Presidential Veto Message--Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom 
Reconciliation Act of 2015: Read a message from the President wherein 
he transmitted his Memorandum of Disapproval of H.R. 3762, to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, and explained his 
reasons therefore--ordered printed (H. Doc. 114-91).      
  Pages H210-11
  The House agreed by voice vote to the Scalise motion to postpone 
further consideration of the veto message and the bill until the 
legislative day of January 26, 2016.                          
Page H211
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H201-02, H202, H203, H203-04, 
H204, H205, H205-06, H206, H207, H208-09 and H209. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:37 p.m.