[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 4460-
4486; 6 resolutions, H. Res. 602-607, were introduced.    
  Pages H589-91
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H592
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 901, to prohibit accessing pornographic web sites from Federal 
computers, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-415).         
Page H589
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Mooney (WV) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H569
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 
766, to provide requirements for the appropriate Federal banking 
agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution to 
terminate a specific customer account, and to provide for additional 
requirements related to subpoenas issued under the Financial 
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, by a yea-
and vote of 250 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 63.            
  Pages H570-83
  Rejected the Castor (FL) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 177 yeas to 
240 nays, Roll No. 62.                                    
Pages H581-82
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-41 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                             
Page H578
Agreed to:
  Sherman amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-414) that 
clarifies that H.R. 766 does not prevent federal banking regulators 
from requesting or requiring a financial institution to terminate a 
relationship with a customer because (1) the customer poses a threat to 
national security, (2) is engaged in terrorist financing, (3) is doing 
business with Iran, North Korea, Syria, or another State Sponsor of 
Terrorism, or (4) is doing business with an entity in any of those 
countries; and                                            
Pages H578-79
  Gosar amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-414) that 
requires notice to banking customers if a customer account is 
terminated at the direction of federal banking regulators. 
                                                          Pages H579-80
  H. Res. 595, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
1675) and (H.R. 766) was agreed to yesterday, February 3rd.
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Johnson (OH) 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology.                                                   
  Page H583
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Bost wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.         
  Pages H583-84
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Blackburn 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on the Budget.        
  Page H584
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 602, electing certain 
Members to standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H584
Ranking Members of a certain standing committee of the House of 
Representatives: The House agreed to H. Res. 603, ranking Members of a 
certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.   
  Page H584
READ Act: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and concur 
in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3033, to require the President's annual 
budget request to Congress each year to include a line item for the 
Research in Disabilities Education program of the National Science 
Foundation and to require the National Science Foundation to conduct 
research on dyslexia.                                         
  Page H584
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 8th and that 
the order of the House of January 5, 2016, regarding morning-hour 
debate not apply on that day.                                 
  Page H587
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page 570.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H582 and H583. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:54 p.m.