[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D478-D480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 5174-
5187; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 92-93; and H. Res. 719, 721 and 722 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H2213-14
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2214-16
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3209, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the 
disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing 
or exploited children investigations, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
542);
  H.R. 2137, to ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to 
ensure their own safety, and the safety of their families, during a 
covered furlough (H. Rept. 114-543);
  S. 125, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2020, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 114-544);
  H.R. 4590, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
out certain major medical facility projects for which appropriations 
are being made for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-545);
  H.R. 4063, to improve the use by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of 
opioids in treating veterans, to improve patient advocacy by the 
Secretary, and to expand the availability of complementary and 
integrative health, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-546, Part 1);
  H.R. 4985, to amend the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to 
protect classified information in Federal court challenges (H. Rept. 
114-547, Part 1);
  H.R. 4843, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to 
require certain monitoring and oversight, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 114-548);
  H.R. 295, to reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Historic Preservation program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-549);
  H.R. 2009, to provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings 
owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to 
the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
550);
  H. Res. 720, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4641) to 
provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, 
modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing 
pain medication, and for other purposes, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5046) to amend the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General 
to make grants to assist State and local governments in addressing the 
national epidemic of opioid abuse, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-551);
  H.R. 1818, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
to States to streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans 
with military emergency medical training to become civilian emergency 
medical technicians, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-552);
  H.R. 3680, to provide for the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to carry out a grant program for co-prescribing opioid overdose 
reversal drugs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-553);
  H.R. 3691, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women and to 
establish a pilot program to provide grants to State substance abuse 
agencies to promote innovative service delivery models for such women, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-554);
  H.R. 4586, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to States for developing standing orders and educating health care 
professionals regarding the dispensing of opioid overdose reversal 
medication without person-specific prescriptions, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-555);

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  H.R. 4599, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to permit certain 
partial fillings of prescriptions, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
556);
  H.R. 4976, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to seek 
recommendations from an advisory committee of the Food and Drug 
Administration before approval of certain new drugs that are opioids 
without abuse-deterrent properties, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-557);
  H.R. 4969, to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide for informational 
materials to educate and prevent addiction in teenagers and adolescents 
who are injured playing youth sports and subsequently prescribed an 
opioid, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-558);
  H.R. 4978, to require the Government Accountability Office to submit 
to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the 
United States and its treatment under Medicaid, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 114-559);
  H.R. 4982, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
evaluate and report on the in-patient and outpatient treatment 
capacity, availability, and needs of the United States, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-560); and
  H.R. 4981, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to improve access 
to opioid use disorder treatment, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-561, 
Part 1).                                                 
Pages H2212-13
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Weber (TX) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2161
Recess: The House recessed at 12:21 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2163
Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2164
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016: S. 2755, to provide Capitol-flown 
flags to the immediate family of firefighters, law enforcement 
officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, and public 
safety officers who are killed in the line of duty;      
  Pages H2164-66
  Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act: H.R. 4063, amended, to improve the use 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, 
to improve patient advocacy by the Secretary, and to expand the 
availability of complementary and integrative health;    
  Pages H2166-72
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To improve the use by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs of opioids in treating veterans, and for 
other purposes.''.                                           
Page H2172
  Designating the Federal building located at 99 New York Avenue, N.E., 
in the District of Columbia as the ``Ariel Rios Federal Building'': 
H.R. 4957, to designate the Federal building located at 99 New York 
Avenue, N.E., in the District of Columbia as the ``Ariel Rios Federal 
Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 180;                         
  Pages H2172-73, H2192-93
  Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016: H.R. 4985, to amend the 
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act to protect classified 
information in Federal court challenges;                 
  Pages H2173-75
  Transnational Drug Trafficking Act: S. 32, to provide the Department 
of Justice with additional tools to target extraterritorial drug 
trafficking activity;                                    
  Pages H2175-79
  Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016: H.R. 5048, to require a study 
by the Comptroller General of the United States on Good Samaritan laws 
that pertain to treatment of opioid overdoses;               
  Page H2179
  Opioid Program Evaluation Act: H.R. 5052, amended, to direct the 
Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
evaluate the effectiveness of grant programs that provide grants for 
the primary purpose of providing assistance in addressing problems 
pertaining to opioid abuse, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 
1 nay, Roll No. 181;                           
  Pages H2181-84, H2193-94
  Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act: S. 
125, to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership 
Grant Program through fiscal year 2020;                  
  Pages H2184-86
  Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act: H.R. 2137, 
to ensure Federal law enforcement officers remain able to ensure their 
own safety, and the safety of their families, during a covered 
furlough; and                                            
  Pages H2186-89
  Recovering Missing Children Act: H.R. 3209, amended, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax 
return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children 
investigations.                                          
  Pages H2189-92
Recess: The House recessed at 6:27 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2192
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2164.

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Senate Referral: S. 546 was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.                               
  Pages H2164, H2211-12
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2192-93 and H2193. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:34 p.m.