[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 93 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D647-D648]
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: 9 public bills, H.R. 5456-
5464; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 777-780 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3754-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5049, to provide for improved management and oversight of major 
multi-user research facilities funded by the National Science 
Foundation, to ensure transparency and accountability of construction 
and management costs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 114-619);
  H.R. 5312, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to 
authorize activities for support of networking and information 
technology research, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-620); and
  H. Res. 778, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5053) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the Secretary of 
the Treasury from requiring that the identity of contributors to 501(c) 
organizations be included in annual returns; and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-621).                   
Page H3753
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Meadows 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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Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
Modernization Act of 2016: H.R. 5312, amended, to amend the High-
Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support 
of networking and information technology research, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 385 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 298; 
                                               Pages H3708-14, H3731-32
  FOIA Improvement Act of 2016: S. 337, to improve the Freedom of 
Information Act;                                         
  Pages H3714-19
  Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act: H.R. 3636, 
amended, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow labor 
organizations and management organizations to receive the results of 
visa petitions about which such organizations have submitted advisory 
opinions;                                                
  Pages H3719-21
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Immigration 
and Nationality Act to allow labor organizations and management 
organizations to receive the results of visa petitions about which such 
organizations have submitted advisory opinions.''.           
Page H3721
  Strategy To Oppose Predatory Organ Trafficking Act: H.R. 3694, 
amended, to combat trafficking in human organs;          
  Pages H3721-24
  United States-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2016: H.R. 4939, 
amended, to increase engagement with the governments of the Caribbean 
region, the Caribbean diaspora community in the United States, and the 
private sector and civil society in both the United States and the 
Caribbean, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 
297; and                                       
  Pages H3724-27, H3730-31
  Expressing concern regarding persistent and credible reports of 
systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting 
prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic of China, including 
from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners and members of other 
religious and ethnic minority groups: H. Res. 343, amended, expressing 
concern regarding persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-
sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience 
in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of 
Falun Gong practitioners and members of other religious and ethnic 
minority groups.                                         
  Pages H3727-30
Moment of silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
the victims of the terrorist attacks in Orlando, Florida.    
  Page H3731
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  National Science Foundation Major Research Facility Reform Act of 
2016: H.R. 5049, amended, to provide for improved management and 
oversight of major multi-user research facilities funded by the 
National Science Foundation, and to ensure transparency and 
accountability of construction and management costs.     
  Pages H3732-35

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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of 
Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus's democratic processes 
or institutions is to continue in effect beyond June 16, 2016--referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
114-141).                                                    
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3708.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3730-31 and H3731-32. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:16 p.m.