[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D77-D78]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 4398-
4424; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 109; and H. Res. 593, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H430-31
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H432-34
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3382, to amend the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act to enhance 
recreational opportunities, environmental restoration activities, and 
forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-404, Part 1);
  H.R. 677, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled 
veterans, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-405);
  H.R. 2187, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
its regulations regarding the qualifications of natural persons as 
accredited investors, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-406);
  H.R. 2209, to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to 
treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 114-407);
  H.R. 3784, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish 
an Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and a 
Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-408);
  H.R. 4168, to amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 
1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission of the annual government-business forum on capital formation 
that is held pursuant to such Act (H. Rept. 114-409);
  H.R. 1670, to direct the Architect of the Capitol to place in the 
United States Capitol a chair honoring American Prisoners of War/
Missing in Action (H. Rept. 114-410); and
  H. Res. 594, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3700) to 
provide housing opportunities in the United States through 
modernization of various housing programs, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 114-411).                                               
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Emmer (MN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H377
Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H377
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 3:14 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H377-378
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act: H.R. 
2187, amended, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
revise its regulations regarding the qualifications of natural persons 
as accredited investors, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 347 yeas to 8 
nays, Roll No. 46;                                 
  Pages H378-379, H401
  SEC Small Business Advocate Act: H.R. 3784, amended, to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish an Office of the Advocate 
for Small Business Capital Formation and a Small Business Capital 
Formation Advisory Committee;                            
  Pages H379-382
  Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act: H.R. 4168, to amend 
the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 to require an 
annual review by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the annual 
government-business forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to 
such Act, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 390 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 47; 
                                                   Pages H382-384, H402
  Requiring the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain 
municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets: H.R. 2209, to require 
the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal 
obligations as level 2A liquid assets;                   
  Pages H384-387
  International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex 
Trafficking: Concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 515, to protect 
children from exploitation, especially sex trafficking in tourism, by 
providing advance notice of intended travel by registered child-sex 
offenders outside the United States to the government of the country of 
destination, and requesting foreign governments to notify the United 
States when a known child-sex offender is seeking to enter the United 
States;                                                  
  Pages H387-394
  Trafficking Prevention in Foreign Affairs Contracting Act: H.R. 400, 
amended, to require the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development to submit reports on 
definitions of placement and recruitment fees for purposes of enabling 
compliance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000; 
                                                         Pages H394-396
  Electrify Africa Act: S. 2152, to establish a comprehensive United 
States Government policy to encourage the efforts of countries in sub-
Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions, 
including renewable energy, for more broadly distributed electricity 
access in order to support poverty reduction, promote development 
outcomes, and drive economic growth; and                
  Pages H396-H400
  Coast Guard Authorization Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
4188, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 
2016 and 2017.                                           
  Pages H402-420
Recess: The House recessed at 5:24 p.m. and reconvened at 6:29 p.m. 
                                                              Page H401
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted an Agreement on Social Security between the United States 
of America and Hungary?referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-95).                       
  Page H400
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H401 and H402. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:27 p.m.