[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D396-D397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 4992-
4995; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 88; and H. Res. 692-693, were 
introduced.                                                  
  Page H1852
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 414, to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act to repeal certain additional disclosure requirements, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-504);
  H.R. 1975, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments 
made to the Commission (H. Rept. 114-505);
  H.R. 2357, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
Form S-3 so as to add listing and registration of a class of common 
equity securities on a national securities exchange as an additional 
basis for satisfying the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of 
such form and to remove such listing and registration as a requirement 
of General Instruction I.B.6. of such form (H. Rept. 114-506);
  H.R. 3557, to amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require 
the Financial Stability Oversight Council to hold open meetings and 
comply with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to 
provide additional improvements to the Council, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 114-507);
  H.R. 3868, to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to remove 
certain restrictions on the ability of business development companies 
to own securities of investment advisers and certain financial 
companies, to change certain requirements relating to the capital 
structure of business development companies, to direct the Securities 
and Exchange Commission to revise certain rules relating to business 
development companies, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 114-508);
  H.R. 4498, to clarify the definition of general solicitation under 
Federal securities law (H. Rept. 114-509); and
  H.R. 1481, to amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the small 
business industrial base, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 114-510).                                              
Page H1852
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Ros-Lehtinen to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:43 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Kevin Hintze, Zion Lutheran Church, Georgetown, Texas.   
  Pages H1811-12
No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act and IRS Oversight While Eliminating 
Spending Act of 2016--Rule for consideration: The House agreed to 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, by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 173 
noes, Roll No. 158, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-
and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 157. 
                                               Pages H1814-19, H1824-25
Imposing 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 Ensuring 
Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act--Rule for consideration: The House 
agreed to 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, by a recorded 
vote of 242 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 156, after the previous question 
was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 
155.                                                     
  Pages H1819-24
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
Internal Revenue Service should provide printed copies of Internal 
Revenue Service Publication 17 to taxpayers in the United States free 
of charge: H. Res. 673, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the Internal Revenue Service should provide 
printed copies of Internal Revenue Service Publication 17 to taxpayers 
in the United States free of charge;                     
  Pages H1825-27

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  Prohibiting the use of funds by the Internal Revenue Service to 
target citizens of the United States for exercising any right 
guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States: H.R. 4903, to prohibit the use of funds by the Internal Revenue 
Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any 
right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States;                                           
  Pages H1827-30
  Service Provider Opportunity Clarification Act: H.R. 4284, to require 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue 
regulations providing examples of a failure to comply in good faith 
with the requirements of prime contractors with respect to 
subcontracting plans;                                    
  Pages H1830-31
  Small Agriculture Producer Size Standards Improvements Act: H.R. 
3714, to amend the Small Business Act to allow the Small Business 
Administration to establish size standards for small agricultural 
enterprises using the same process for establishing size standards for 
small business concerns;                                 
  Pages H1831-33
  Maximizing Small Business Competition Act of 2016: H.R. 4332, to 
amend the Small Business Act to clarify the duties of procurement 
center representatives with respect to reviewing solicitations for a 
contract or task order contract;                         
  Pages H1833-34
  Unifying Small Business Terminology Act of 2016: H.R. 4325, to amend 
the Small Business Act to modify the anticipated value of certain 
contracts reserved exclusively for small business concerns; and 
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  Small and Disadvantaged Business Enhancement Act of 2016: H.R. 4326, 
to amend the Small Business Act to expand the duties of the Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.            
  Pages H1835-37
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that he has issued an executive order expanding the 
scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13566 of 
February 25, 2011 with respect to Libya--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 114-124). 
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate and message received 
from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House 
today appear on pages H1814 and H1850.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1822-23, 
H1823-24, H1824, and H1824-25. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m.