[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D615-D617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 5385-
5392, 5395-5402; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 766, 768, were introduced. 
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  Pages H3503-04
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 4775, to facilitate efficient State 
implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 114-598, Part 2);
  H.R. 5273, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for regulatory relief under the Medicare program for certain providers 
of services

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and suppliers and increased transparency in hospital coding and 
enrollment data, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-604, Part 1);
  H.R. 5393, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-605);
  H.R. 5394, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 114-606); and
  H. Res. 767, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4775) to 
facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone 
standards, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 89) expressing the sense of 
Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States 
economy; and providing for the consideration of the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 112) expressing the sense of Congress opposing 
the President's proposed $10 tax on every barrel of oil (H. Rept. 114-
607).                                                        
Page H3501
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Womack to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:08 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 3:45 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016: H.R. 5338, 
amended, to reduce passenger wait times at airports;     
  Pages H3467-70
  Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016: H.R. 5273, 
amended, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
regulatory relief under the Medicare program for certain providers of 
services and suppliers and increased transparency in hospital coding 
and enrollment data;                                     
  Pages H3470-75
  Expressing support for the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust 
victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining 
years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to reaffirm its 
commitment to this goal through a financial commitment to 
comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of 
vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically 
prescribed needs: H. Con. Res. 129, amended, expressing support for the 
goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, 
and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic 
of Germany to reaffirm its commitment to this goal through a financial 
commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare 
needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other 
medically prescribed needs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 363 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 269;        
  Pages H3475-78, H3490-91
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing support for the 
goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, 
and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic 
of Germany to continue to reaffirm its commitment to this goal through 
a financial commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and 
welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and 
other medically prescribed needs.''.                         
Page H3491
  Amending title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of 
employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to 
compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency: H.R. 4906, 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of 
employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to 
compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 363 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 270; 
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  Making Electronic Government Accountable by Yielding Tangible 
Efficiencies Act of 2016: H.R. 4904, to require the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget to issue a directive on the management 
of software licenses, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 366 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 271;                     
  Pages H3480-82, H3492
  Eastern Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act: H.R. 1815, 
amended, to facilitate certain pinyon-juniper related projects in 
Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify the boundaries of certain wilderness 
areas in the State of Nevada, and to provide for the implementation of 
a conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 360 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 272; 
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  Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act: H.R. 87, amended, to modify the 
boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and 
Mississippi, to establish Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an 
affiliated area of the National Park System;             
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  Nevada Native Nations Land Act: H.R. 2733, amended, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain Indian 
tribes;                                                  
  Pages H3485-86
  EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act: H.R. 3070, amended, to 
clarify that for purposes of all Federal laws governing marine 
fisheries management, the landward boundary of the exclusive economic 
zone between areas south of Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode 
Island; and                                              
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Secretary 
of Commerce to permit striped bass fishing in the Exclusive Economic 
Zone transit zone between Montauk, New York, and Point Judith, Rhode 
Island, and for other purposes.''.                           
Page H3487
  Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act: H.R. 2009, amended, 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.                                  
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Recess: The House recessed at 6:03 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, June 8.       
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Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following individuals on the 
part of the House to the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking: Mr. 
Ron Haskins of Rockville, Maryland, Co-Chairman; Mr. Bruce Meyer of 
Chicago, Illinois, and Mr. Robert Hahn of Hillsboro Beach, Florida. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act: H.R. 3826, 
amended, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to 
modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood 
Wilderness in the State of Oregon.                       
  Pages H3487-89
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3498.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3490-91, H3491-92, H3492, and 
H3492-93. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:15 p.m.