[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D125-D126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 4514-
4531 and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 114 were introduced. 
                                                          Pages H708-09
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H710-11
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 611, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2017) to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve and clarify 
certain disclosure requirements for restaurants and similar retail food 
establishments, and to amend the authority to bring proceedings under 
section 403A, and providing for proceedings during the period from 
February 15, 2016, through February 22, 2016 (H. Rept. 114-421). 
                                                              Page H708
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Jody B. Hice (GA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
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  Page H653
Recess: The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act: H.R. 4470, 
amended, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to the 
requirements related to lead in drinking water, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 416 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 67.         
  Pages H662-68, H676-77
Scientific Research in the National Interest Act: The House passed H.R. 
3293, to provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for 
scientific research, to promote the progress of science in the

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United States that serves that national interest, by a recorded vote of 
236 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 70.               
  Pages H677-90, H690-93
  Rejected the Edwards motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 177 
ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 69.                            
Pages H691-92
Agreed to:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-420) 
that establishes a new objective of the research which would ensure 
that the research conducted is consistent with established and widely 
accepted scientific methods applicable to the field of study of 
exploration;                                              
Pages H685-86
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-420) 
that establishes a new objective of the research that would ensure that 
the research conducted is consistent with the definition of basic 
research as it applies to the purpose and field of study; 
                                                          Pages H686-88
  DelBene amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-420) that 
clarifies that language in the bill allowing research to be funded for 
the development of an American STEM workforce also includes computer 
science and information technology sectors; and           
Pages H688-89
  DelBene amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 114-420) that 
clarifies that the bill does not impact grant funding that has already 
been awarded by the National Science Foundation.          
Pages H689-90
Rejected:
  Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. 
Rept. 114-420) that sought to replace subsection 2(b), 
``Determination'', to ensure that such determination is consistent with 
the mission of the agency and with the existing merit-review criteria 
(by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 68). 
                                                 Pages H684-85, H690-91
  H. Res. 609, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
3442) and (H.R. 3293) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 
178 noes, Roll No. 66, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 65.    
Pages H668-76
Recess: The House recessed at 4:13 p.m. and reconvened at 4:45 p.m. 
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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 
111, authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 
Center for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of 
remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.                      
  Page H693
United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act:  The House agreed to take 
from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
907, to improve defense cooperation between the United States and the 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.                              
  Pages H693-94
Judicial Redress Act: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table 
and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act 
remedies to citizens of certified states.                     
  Page H694
Senate Messages: Message from the Senate and message received from the 
Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today 
appears on page H662.
Senate Referral: S. 2109 was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.                            
  Page H707
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H675-76, 
H676, H677, H690-91, H692, and H693. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m.