[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 58 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D378-D379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 4954-
4973; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 87; H. Con. Res. 128; and H. Res. 
684-685 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H1764-65
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1766-67
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4240, to require an independent review of the operation and 
administration of the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) maintained by 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and subsets of the TSDB, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-495);
  H.R. 4678, to prohibit modification, abrogation, abandonment, or 
other related actions with respect to United States jurisdiction and 
control over United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without 
congressional action (H. Rept. 114-496); and
  H.R. 4974, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-
497).                                                        
Page H1764
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act: The House passed 
H.R. 2666, to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 
regulating the rates charged for broadband Internet access service, by 
a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 173 noes, Roll No. 152.   
  Pages H1741-54
  Point of order sustained against the Yarmuth motion to recommit the 
bill to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to 
report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment. 
                                                         Pages H1753-54
  Pursuant to the Rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.                        
Page H1748
Rejected:
  Yarmuth amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-490) that sought to 
clarify that nothing in H.R. 2666 would prevent the FCC from requiring 
that TV broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable 
operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite 
digital audio radio service providers to upload the public inspection 
file in a format that is machine-readable, to the extent such station, 
operator, or provider is required to make material in its public 
inspection file available on, or upload such material to, an Internet 
website (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 150); and
                                               Pages H1749-50, H1751-52
  McNerney amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-490) that sought to 
state that nothing in H.R. 2666 shall affect the authority of the 
Commission to act in the public interest, convenience, and necessity 
(by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 151). 
                                                  Pages H1750, H1752-53
  H. Res. 672, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2666) was agreed to Wednesday, April 13th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, April 18th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
  Page H1763
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1758.

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  Senate Referral: S. 1436 was held at the desk.             
Page H1758
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1751-52, H1752, H1754. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:55 p.m.