[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D765-D767]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 5684-
5706; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 815-816 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 985, to enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to 
establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, 
education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for 
concrete masonry products, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-671); and
  H.R. 3250, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-672).                                                
Pages H4572-73
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hultgren to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:01 a.m. and reconvened at 10:16 a.m.. 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017--Motion to Go 
to Conference: The House agreed by voice vote to the Thornberry motion 
to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 2943) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, with the House amendment thereto, 
insist on the House amendment, and request a conference with the Senate 
thereon.                                                     
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  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees:
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the Senate 
bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Thornberry, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson 
(SC), LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner, Kline, Rogers (AL), Franks (AZ), 
Shuster, Conaway, Lamborn, Wittman, Gibson, Hartzler, Heck (NV), 
Stefanik, Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez (CA), Davis (CA), Langevin, 
Larsen of Washington, Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Tsongas, Garamendi, 
Johnson (GA), Speier, and Peters.
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee 
under clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Nunes, Pompeo, and Schiff.
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of secs. 571-74 and 578 of the Senate bill, and secs. 571, 573, 1098E, 
and 3512 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Walberg, Guthrie, and Scott (VA).
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 
3112 and 3123 of the Senate bill, and secs. 346, 601, 749, 1045, 1090, 
1095, 1673, 3119A, and 3119C of the House amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Latta, Johnson (OH), and 
Pallone.
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
828, 1006, 1007, 1050, 1056, 1089, 1204, 1211, 1221-23, 1231, 1232, 
1242, 1243, 1247, 1252, 1253, 1255-58, 1260, 1263, 1264, 1271-73, 1276, 
1283, 1301, 1302, 1531-33, and 1662 of the Senate bill, and secs. 926, 
1011, 1013, 1083, 1084, 1098K, 1099B, 1099C, 1201,

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1203, 1214, 1221-23, 1227, 1229, 1233, 1235, 1236, 1245, 1246, 1250, 
1259A-59E, 1259J, 1259L, 1259P, 1259Q, 1259U, 1261, 1262, 1301-03, 
1510, 1531-33, 1645, 1653, and 2804 of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Royce, Zeldin, 
and Engel.
  From the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of secs. 
564 and 1091 of the Senate bill, and secs. 1097, 1869, 1869A, and 3510 
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives McCaul, Donovan, and Thompson (MS).
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 829J, 
829K, 944, 963, 1006, 1023-25, 1053, 1093, 1283, 3303, and 3304 of the 
Senate bill, and secs. 598, 1090, 1098H, 1216, 1261, and 3608 of the 
House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Goodlatte, Issa, and Conyers.
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
601, 2825, subtitle D of title XXVIII, and sec. 2852 of the Senate 
bill, and secs. 312, 601, 1090, 1098H, 2837, 2839, 2839A, subtitle E of 
title XXVIII, secs. 2852, 2854, 2855, 2864-66, title XXX, secs. 3508, 
7005, and title LXXIII of the House amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Cook, Hardy, and Grijalva.
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 339, 703, 819, 821, 829H, 829I, 861, 944, 1048, 
1054, 1097, 1103-07, 1109-13, 1121, 1124, 1131-33, 1135, and 1136 of 
the Senate bill, and secs. 574, 603, 807, 821, 1048, 1088, 1095, 1098L, 
1101, 1102, 1104-06, 1108-11, 1113, 1259C, and 1631 of the House 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Chaffetz, Russell, and Cummings.
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of sec. 874 of the Senate bill and secs. 1605, 1673, and 
title XXXIII of the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Smith (TX), Weber (TX), and Eddie Bernice 
Johnson (TX).
  From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of secs. 818, 
838, 874, and 898 of the Senate bill, and title XVIII of the House 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Chabot, Knight, and Velazquez.
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of secs. 541, 562, 601, 961, 3302-07, 3501, and 3502 of 
the Senate bill, and secs. 343, 601, 731, 835, 1043, 1671, 3119C, 3501, 
3504, 3509, 3512, and title XXXVI of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Hunter, Rouzer, 
and Sean Patrick Maloney (NY).
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
706, 755, and 1431 of the Senate bill, and secs. 741, 1421, and 1864 of 
the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Roe (TN), Bost, and Takano.
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of sec. 1271 
of the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Brady (TX), Reichert, and Levin.             
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016: The House agreed to 
the conference report to accompany S. 524, to authorize the Attorney 
General to award grants to address the national epidemics of 
prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, by a yea-and-nay vote of 407 
yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 399.                            
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  H. Res. 803, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report to accompany the bill (S. 524) was agreed to yesterday, July 
7th.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017: The House 
agreed to the Thornberry motion to close portions of the conference on 
the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, at such 
times as classified national security information may be broached, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 400.       
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Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016: The House agreed to 
take from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H.R 
1777, to amend the Act of August 25, 1958, commonly known as the 
``Former Presidents Act of 1958'', with respect to the monetary 
allowance payable to a former President.                 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, July 11th for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H4563-64.
Senate Referral: S. 2340 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4561 and H4562. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:41 p.m.

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