[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D311-D312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 49 public bills, H.R. 4841-89; 
and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 126 and H. Res. 660-668 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H1581-84
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1585-86
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4724, to repeal the program of block grants to States for social 
services, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-462);
  H.R. 4618, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as 
the ``Sidney Oslin Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 114-463);
  H.R. 3937, to designate the building utilized as a United States 
courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, 
as the ``Judge Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse'', with 
amendments (H. Rept. 114-464);
  H.R. 223, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-465);
  H.R. 3030, to direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 
certain property from the United States to the City of Baudette, 
Minnesota, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-466);
  H. Con. Res. 120, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
3rd Annual Fallen Firefighters Congressional Flag Presentation Ceremony 
(H. Rept. 114-467);
  H. Con. Res. 119, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Rept. 114-468);
  H. Con. Res. 117, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard 
and Pipe Band Exhibition (H. Rept. 114-469);
  H. Con. Res. 125, establishing the congressional budget of the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (H. 
Rept. 114-470);
  H.R. 1671, to preserve open competition and Federal Government 
neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government 
contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects (H. 
Rept. 114-471);
  H.R. 3023, to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify 
probationary periods with respect to positions within the competitive 
service and the Senior Executive Service, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 114-472);
  H.R. 3340, to place the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the 
Office of Financial Research under the regular appropriations process, 
to provide for certain quarterly reporting and public notice and 
comment requirements for the Office of Financial Research, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-473);
  H.R. 3791, to raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small 
bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-474);

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  H.R. 4723, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
the recovery of improper overpayments resulting from certain Federally 
subsidized health insurance, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-475);
  H.R. 4722, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 
inclusion of the taxpayer's social security number to claim the 
refundable portion of the child tax credit, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-476); and
  H.R. 2947, to amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to 
facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in 
bankruptcy, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-477).            
Page H1581
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1555
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measure:
  Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Brussels 
on March 22, 2016, which murdered more than 30 innocent people, and 
severely wounded many more: H. Res. 658, condemning in the strongest 
terms the terrorist attacks in Brussels on March 22, 2016, which 
murdered more than 30 innocent people, and severely wounded many more, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 138.                                       
  Pages H1557-60, H1569-70
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act: The 
House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 171 noes, 
Roll No. 137.                                             
  Page H1560-69
  Rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 174 yeas to 235 
nays, Roll No. 136.                                      
Pages H1567-68
  H. Res. 653, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2745) was agreed to yesterday, March 22nd.
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 34, providing 
for an adjournment of the House of Representatives.      
  Pages H1573-74
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1568, 
H1569, H1569-70. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and at 12:52 p.m., the House 
stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016, pursuant to 
S. Con. Res. 34.