[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 59 (Monday, April 18, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D383-D384]
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. 4975-
4991; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 686, 689-690, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4885, to require that user fees collected by the Internal 
Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-498);
  H.R. 1206, to prohibit the hiring of additional Internal Revenue 
Service employees until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that no 
employee of the Internal Revenue Service has a seriously delinquent tax 
debt, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-499);
  H.R. 3724, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the 
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee 
of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from 
service for misconduct, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-500);
  H.R. 4890, to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of 
the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury 
develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 114-501);
  H. Res. 687, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1206) to 
prohibit the hiring of additional Internal Revenue Service employees 
until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that no employee of the 
Internal Revenue Service has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4885) to require that 
user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury (H. Rept. 114-502); and
  H. Res. 688, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to 
impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal 
Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and 
implements a comprehensive customer service strategy, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who 
was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (H. Rept. 114-
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Brooks (AL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives: Pursuant to H. 
Res. 639, the Chair announced that an amicus brief was filed on April 
4, 2016 in the United States Supreme Court in the matter of United 
States v. Texas.                                             
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation 
Accountability Act: S. 1638, to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of 
Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National 
Capital Region;                                          
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  Designating 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.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''; 
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  Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby: H. Con. Res. 119, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby;       
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  100 Years of Women in Congress Act: H.R. 4570, to amend the 
Department of Agriculture program for research and extension grants to 
increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the 
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to 
redesignate the program as the ``Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities 
in STEM Fields Program'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 377 yeas to 6 
nays with 2 answering ``present'', Roll No. 153; 
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  Renaming the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Great Falls, Montana, the 
Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces 
Reserve Center: S. 719, to rename the Armed Forces Reserve Center in 
Great Falls, Montana, the Captain John E. Moran and Captain William 
Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay of 387 
yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 
154;                                           
  Pages H1776-77, H1781-82
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as the 
``First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building'': H.R. 
3866, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as 
the ``First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building''; 
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  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, as the ``Harold George Bennett 
Post Office'': H.R. 2928, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, 
as the ``Harold George Bennett Post Office''; and        
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  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 615 6th Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the ``Sgt. 1st Class 
Terryl L. Pasker Post Office Building'': H.R. 4605, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 615 6th Avenue 
SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the ``Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker Post 
Office Building''.                                       
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Congressional Award Board--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she appointed the 
following Member to the Congressional Award Board: Representative 
Dingell.                                                     
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:16 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Senate Referral: S. 284 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.                        
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1780-81, H1781-82. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:41 p.m.