[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D748-D751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 5628-
5633, 5635-5650; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 141; and H. Res. 808 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H4465-66
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4467-68
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2646, to make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and 
supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in 
mental health crisis, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 114-667, Part 1);
  H.R. 5634, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 114-668);
  Conference report on S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to 
award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid 
abuse and heroin use (H. Rept. 114-669); and
  H. Res. 809, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (S. 524) to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse 
and heroin use; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-670).   
Page H4465
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Jenkins (WV) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4279
Recess: The House recessed at 11:26 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4288
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
James R. Shaw, Agnus Dei Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, VA. 
                                                             Page H4288
Committee Leave of Absence: Read a letter from Representative Castro 
(TX) wherein he notified the House that he is taking a leave of absence 
from the Committee on Armed Services.                        
  Page H4293
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Representative 
Castro (TX).                                                 
  Page H4293
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act: H.R. 2646, amended, to 
make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive 
services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental 
health crisis, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422

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yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 355.                  
  Pages H4301-25,  H4333-34
Restoring Access to Medication Act: The House passed H.R. 1270, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made 
by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
health flexible spending arrangements, by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 
yeas to 164 nays, Roll No. 351.                          
  Pages H4325-31
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-60 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed 
in the bill.                                                 
Page H4325
  H. Res. 793, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
1270) was agreed to yesterday, July 5th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, July 5th:
  Global Food Security Act of 2016: S. 1252, to authorize a 
comprehensive strategic approach for United States foreign assistance 
to developing countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve 
food and nutrition security, promote inclusive, sustainable, 
agricultural-led economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, 
especially for women and children, build resilience among vulnerable 
populations, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas to 53 nays, Roll 
No. 354.                                                 
  Pages H4332-33
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 
2016: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 2845, to 
extend the termination of sanctions with respect to Venezuela under the 
Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014. 
                                                             Page H4334
Expressing condolences for the killing of the British Member of 
Parliament (MP) Jo Cox: The House agreed to discharge from committee 
and agree to H. Res. 806, expressing condolences for the killing of the 
British Member of Parliament (MP) Jo Cox.                    
  Page H4334
Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016: The House passed 
H.R. 4361, to amend section 3554 of title 44, United States Code, to 
provide for enhanced security of Federal information systems, by a 
recorded vote of 241 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 376. 
          Pages H4293-H4301,  H4331-32,  H4334-46,  H4449-60,  H4460-64
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Thompson (CA) motion to recommit the bill 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions 
to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a 
recorded vote of 240 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 375.         
Page H4459
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-59 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform now printed in the bill.                          
Pages H4340-41
Agreed to:
  Palmer amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-666) that makes 
technical and conforming changes to the bill; and            
Page H4344
  Posey amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-666), as modified, 
that establishes that no agency employee when acting in their official 
capacity shall be permitted to establish, operate, maintain, or 
otherwise permit the use of information technology not certified by the 
Agency's Chief Information Officer as in compliance with the 
established information security protocols.              
Pages H4344-45
Rejected:
  Norton amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-666) that sought to 
strike sections that extend probationary periods, modifies suspension 
and termination procedures, forced mandatory leave provisions, and 
others (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 373); and 
                                               Pages H4345-46, H4449-50
  Watson Coleman amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-666) that 
sought to exempt from the midnight rules moratorium any rule that has 
been included in the Unified Regulatory Agenda for at least one year 
(by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 374). 
                                                  Pages H4346, H4450-51
  H. Res. 803, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
4361) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 182 noes, Roll 
No. 353, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 243 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 352.                   
Pages H4331-32
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017: The 
House began consideration of H.R. 5485, making appropriations for 
financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, July 
7th.                                           
  Pages H4346-92, H4419-49
  The Chair sustained a point of order raised by Representative 
Chaffetz against certain provisions of the bill, and subsequently 
Representative Kaptur appealed the Chair's ruling. The ruling of the 
Chair

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was sustained by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 356.
                                                         Pages H4391-92
Agreed to:
  Amodei amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that prohibits 
funds from being used to enforce the requirement in section 
316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act that solicitation of 
contribution from member corporations stockholders or personnel from a 
trade association be separately and specifically approved by the member 
corporation involved prior to the solicitation, and that such member 
corporations does not approve any such solicitation by more than one 
trade association in any calendar year (by a recorded vote of 235 ayes 
to 185 noes, Roll No. 371); and                   
Pages H4436-37, H4448
  Blackburn amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that 
prohibits funds made available by the Act from being used to implement, 
administer or enforce any of the rules proposed in the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2016 (FCC 16-39), 
intended to regulate consumer privacy obligations as necessitated by 
the FCC's net neutrality regime (by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 187 
noes, Roll No. 372).                           
Pages H4437-38, H4448-49
Rejected:
  Ellison amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
reprogram already appropriated funds to create an Office of Good Jobs 
for the Department of Treasury (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 245 
noes, Roll No. 357);                              
Pages H4419-20, H4439
  Duffy amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
decrease by $20.7 million the Community Development Financial 
Institutions (CDFI) account to offset an inappropriate augmentation of 
this account outside of the congressional appropriations process by the 
Department of Justice through settlement agreements which required 
banks to donate $20.7 million to certified CDFI entities (by a recorded 
vote of 166 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 358);   
Pages H4420-22, H4439-40
  Becerra amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike Section 127, which prevents the IRS from issuing guidance to 
more clearly define political activity for 501(c)(4) organizations (by 
a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 359); 
                                               Pages H4422-23, H4440-41
  Ellison amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike restrictions on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 
ability to promulgate rules restricting pre-dispute mandatory 
arbitration agreements in consumer contracts with firms offering 
financial products (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 236 noes, Roll 
No. 360);                                         
Pages H4423-24, H4441
  Moore en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments 
printed in H. Rept. 114-639: Moore (No. 5) that sought to strike 
Section 501 to preserve the independent funding and transfer of funds 
from the Federal Reserve to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Moore 
(No. 6) that sought to strike Section 503 to preserve the independent 
funding and transfer of funds from the Federal Reserve to Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau; and Moore (No. 7) that sought to strike 
Section 505 to preserve the current management structure of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under a single Director (by a 
recorded vote of 179 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 361); 
                                               Pages H4424-25, H4441-42
  Himes amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
increase funding for the SEC by $50 million (by a recorded vote of 183 
ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 362);                  
Pages H4425-26, H4442
  DeFazio amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
decrease funding for the Selective Service System by $22,703,000 and 
increases the spending reduction account by the same amount (by a 
recorded vote of 128 ayes to 294 noes, Roll No. 363); 
                                                  Pages H4426-27, H4443
  Grayson amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike section 613 (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 245 noes, Roll 
No. 364);                                      
Pages H4427-29, H4443-44
  Kildee amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike Section 625 of the bill, a provision that prevents the SEC from 
developing or finalizing a rule that requires the disclosure of 
political contributions to tax exempt organizations (by a recorded vote 
of 186 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 365);           
Pages H4429-30, H4444
  Eshoo amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike section 632 (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 238 noes, Roll 
No. 366);                                      
Pages H4430-31, H4444-45
  Ellison amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike section 637 (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 255 noes, Roll 
No. 367);                                      
Pages H4431-32, H4445-46
  Ellison amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike section 638 (by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 255 noes, Roll 
No. 368);                                         
Pages H4432-34, H4446
  Sewell (AL) amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that 
sought to strike section 639, which prohibits funds from being used by 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to enforce 
regulations or rules with respect to payday loans, vehicle title loans, 
or other similar loans during FY 2017 (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes 
to 240 noes, Roll No. 369); and                
Pages H4434-35, H4446-47

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  Norton amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that sought to 
strike the repeal of the District of Columbia budget autonomy 
referendum (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 370). 
                                               Pages H4435-36, H4447-48
Proceedings Postponed:
  Blackburn amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that seeks 
to provide for a one percent across the board cut to the bill's 
discretionary spending levels;                           
Pages H4460-62
  Buck amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that seeks to 
reduce the salary of the IRS Commissioner to $0 annually from date of 
enactment through January 20, 2017; and                  
Pages H4462-63
  Davidson amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 114-639) that seeks to 
prohibit the use of funds to change the Selective Service System 
registration requirements.                               
Pages H4463-64
  H. Res. 794, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5485) was agreed to yesterday, July 5th.
Quorum Calls Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and twenty-two recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H4330-31, H4331-32, H4332, H4332-33, H4333-34, H4391-92, H4439, H4439-
40, H4440, H4441, H4441-42, H4442, H4443, H4443-44, H4444, H4445, 
H4445-46, H4446, H4447, H4447-48, H4448, H4449, H4449-50, H4450-51, 
H4459, H4460. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:44 a.m. on 
Thursday, July 7, 2016.