[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D206-D207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4660-
4676; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 831-84; H. Con. Res. 122; and H. 
Res. 634 were introduced.                                
  Pages H1115-17
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1117-18
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4119, to authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf 
Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the 
National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-441);
  H.R. 482, to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of 
Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-442); and
  H. Res. 635, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4557) to 
allow for judicial review of any final rule addressing national 
emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for brick and 
structural clay products or for clay ceramics manufacturing before 
requiring compliance with such rule, and providing for proceedings 
during the period from March 4, 2016, through March 11, 2016 (H. Rept. 
114-443).                                                    
Page H1115
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Jody B. Hice (GA) to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H1087
Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:51 p.m. and reconvened at 1:01 p.m. 
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Ensuring Removal of Terminated Providers from Medicaid and CHIP Act: 
The House passed H.R. 3716, to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
Act to require States to provide to the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services certain information with respect to provider terminations, by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 105. 
                                               Pages H1095-H1103, H1104
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-45 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 Energy and Commerce now 
printed in the bill.                                         
Page H1101
Agreed to:
  Buschon amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-440), as modified, 
that makes technical changes to the bill; changes the short title to 
better capture both sections of the bill and changes the effective 
dates throughout the bill to ensure that states and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services have the time necessary to correctly 
implement the provisions; adds a requirement for the Inspector General 
of the Department of Health and Human Services to report on 
implementation of the requirements regarding

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providers disenrolled for reasons related to fraud, integrity and 
quality; clarifies that the fee-for-service provider directory is to 
include physicians and, at state option, other providers; and provides 
other information that could be included in the directory. 
                                                         Pages H1102-03
  H. Res. 632, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
3716) was agreed to by voice vote, after the previous question was 
ordered by voice vote.                                       
Page H1103
Recess: The House recessed at 1:38 p.m. and reconvened at 5:15 p.m. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, March 3.       
  Page H1105
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13660 with respect to Ukraine is to continue in effect beyond 
March 6, 2016--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 114-112).                         
  Pages H1104-05
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared with respect to the actions and 
policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other 
persons to undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions is 
to continue in effect beyond March 6, 2016--referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-113). 
                                                             Page H1105
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on page H1104. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:52 p.m.