[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D304-D305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4825-
4840; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 657-659 were introduced.    
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1553-54
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bost to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:46 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
John Linder, Temple Solel, Paradise Valley, Arizona.         
  Page H1505
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act--Rule 
for consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 653, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2745) to amend the Clayton Act and the 
Federal Trade Commission Act to provide that the Federal Trade 
Commission shall exercise authority with respect to mergers only under 
the Clayton Act and only in the same procedural manner as the Attorney 
General exercises such authority, and providing for proceedings during 
the period from March 24, 2016, through April 11, 2016, by a recorded 
vote of 233 ayes to 154 noes, Roll No. 132, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 154 nays, Roll No. 
131.                                           
  Pages H1509-13, H1532-33
Moment of silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels.            
  Page H1532
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act: H.R. 4742, to authorize the 
National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs for 
women, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 133;
                                               Pages H1514-16, H1533-34
  Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and 
Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act: H.R. 4755, to inspire women to enter the 
aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics, through mentorship and outreach, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote 380 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 134;            
  Pages H1516-18, H1534
  Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 
2016: H.R. 482, amended, to redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in 
the State of Georgia and revise its boundary;            
  Pages H1518-22
  Facilitating the addition of park administration at the Coltsville 
National Historical Park: H.R. 2857, amended, to facilitate the 
addition of park administration at the Coltsville National Historical 
Park;                                                    
  Pages H1522-23
  Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act of 2016: H.R. 4119, 
amended, 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; 
                                                         Pages H1523-24
  Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act: 
H.R. 4472, amended, to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to 
require

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States to adopt a centralized electronic system to help expedite the 
placement of children in foster care or guardianship, or for adoption, 
across State lines, and to provide grants to aid States in developing 
such a system; and                                       
  Pages H1524-28
  Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act: 
H.R. 4336, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for the burial of the cremated remains of persons who served as Women's 
Air Forces Service Pilots in Arlington National Cemetery, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 385 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 135. 
                                               Pages H1528-31, H1534-35
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to provide for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery 
of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been 
determined to be active service.''.                          
Page H1535
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, March 23.      
  Page H1535
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1532, 
H1532-33, H1533, H1534, and H1534-35. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:58 p.m.