[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D805-D810]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 5745-
5778; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 144-146; and H. Res. 825-831, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H4924-26
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4927-28
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Ros-Lehtinen to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4817
Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4824
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Malcolm J. Byrd, Jackson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Hempstead, New 
York.                                                        
  Page H4824
Electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives: The House agreed to H. Res. 826, electing the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.      
  Page H4843
Administration of the Oath of Office to an Officer of the House: The 
Speaker administered the Oath of Office to Philip George Kiko of the 
State of Ohio to act as and to exercise the duties of Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, effective 
August 1, 2016.                                              
  Page H4843
Unanimous Consent Agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
question of adopting a motion to recommit on S. 304 may be subject to 
postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20.            
  Page H4845
Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act: The House passed S. 304, to 
improve motor vehicle safety by encouraging the sharing of certain 
information, by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 
443.                                           
  Pages H4844-60, H4866-68
  Rejected the Wasserman Schultz motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
182 yeas to 244 nays, Roll No. 442.            
Pages H4859-60, H4866-67
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-61 shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H4844
  H. Res. 822, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the bill (S. 764) and providing for 
consideration of the bill (S. 304) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 
242 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 440, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 439. 
                                               Pages H4829-38, H4843-44
No 2H2O from Iran Act: The House passed H.R. 5119, to prohibit the 
obligation or expenditure of funds available to any Federal department 
or agency for any fiscal year to purchase or issue a license for the 
purchase of heavy water produced in Iran, by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 
yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 441.                          
  Pages H4860-66
  H. Res. 819, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
4992), (H.R. 5119), and (H.R. 5631) was agreed to yesterday, July 12th.
Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Istanbul, 
Turkey, on June 28, 2016, that resulted in the loss of at least 44 
lives: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Res. 823, condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in 
Istanbul, Turkey, on June 28, 2016, that resulted in the loss of at 
least 44 lives.                                              
  Page H4874
Condemning the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, 
honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, offering condolences 
to and expressing support for their families and friends and all those 
affected, and applauding the dedication and bravery of law enforcement, 
emergency response, and counterterrorism officials in responding to the 
attack: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. 
Res. 827, condemning the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando 
nightclub, honoring the memory of the victims of the attack, offering 
condolences to and expressing support for their families and friends 
and all those affected, and applauding the dedication and

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bravery of law enforcement, emergency response, and counterterrorism 
officials in responding to the attack.                   
  Pages H4874-75
Establishing the John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 5722, to establish the 
John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission.                   
  Pages H4875-76
Motion to Fix Next Convening Time: Agreed by voice vote to the Chaffetz 
motion that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. 
tomorrow, July 14.                                           
  Page H4876
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2017: The House considered H.R. 5538, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. 
Consideration began yesterday, July 12th. 
                        Pages H4838-42, H4868-74, H4876-82, H4882-H4921
Agreed to:
  Boustany amendment (No. 45 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that ensures that no money is permitted for the 
implementation of the Well Control Rule (by a recorded vote of 234 ayes 
to 195 noes, Roll No. 444);                              
Pages H4868-69
  Byrne amendment (No. 50 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was debated 
on July 12th that prohibits funding from being used to implement, 
administer, or enforce the Obama administration's National Ocean Policy 
(by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 445); 
                                                             Page H4869
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 57 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency 
from using any funds to take retaliatory, or EPA described backstop 
actions, against any of the six states in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed 
in the event that a state does not meet the goals mandated by the EPA's 
Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (by a recorded vote of 231 ayes 
to 197 noes, Roll No. 446);                              
Pages H4869-70
  Lamborn amendment (No. 67 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that prohibits the use of funds to implement or 
enforce the threatened species or endangered species listing of any 
plant or wildlife that has not undergone a periodic 5 year review as 
required by section (4)(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (by 
a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 449); 
                                                         Pages H4871-72
  Lamborn amendment (No. 68 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that prohibits the use of funds to implement or 
enforce the threatened species listing of the Preble's meadow jumping 
mouse (by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 450); 
                                                         Pages H4872-73
  Newhouse amendment (No. 73 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that prohibits the use of funds by the U.S. Fish & 
Wildlife Service and the Department of Interior to treat any Gray Wolf 
in the 48 contiguous states as an endangered or threatened species 
under the Endangered Species Act after June 13, 2017 (by a recorded 
vote of 223 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 452);             
Pages H4873-74
  Lummis amendment (No. 77 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that removes 
federal protections for the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA);                            
Pages H4877-78
  Perry amendment (No. 81 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that ensures 
none of the funds made available by this Act shall be used to give 
formal notification under, or prepare, propose, implement, administer, 
or enforce any rule or recommendation pursuant to, section 115 of the 
Clean Air Act;                                           
Pages H4882-83
  Pompeo amendment (No. 82 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that prohibits 
funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer or enforce 
EPA's proposed rule on Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Rink 
Management Program Under the Clean Air Act;              
Pages H4883-84
  Calvert en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-683: Price (GA) (No. 83) that 
ensures none of the funds in the underlying bill will be made available 
to carry out any new major rule as described in subparagraph (A) of 
section 804(2) of title 5, United States Code; Smith (MO) (No. 86) that 
blocks funding from going towards environmental education grants under 
section 6 of the national environmental education act; Yoho (No. 107) 
that appropriates funds to conduct a study with existing funds on how 
Coastal Barrier Resource Area zones affect the value of private 
property; Duncan (TN) (No. 118) that provides that none of the funds 
made available by this Act may be used to destroy any buildings or 
structures on Midway Island; Westerman (No. 127) that prevents funds 
from being used to destroy records regarding, related to, or generated 
by the recently closed Inorganic Section of the USGS Energy 
Geochemistry Lab in Lakewood, CO, which has a 20-year track record of 
data manipulation; and Rohrabacher (No. 129) that prevents funds in the 
underlying bill from being used to take steps to significantly change 
operations at the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico; 
                                                             Page H4884
  Westerman amendment (No. 87 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prevents funds from being used

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to enforce a federal court decision that stopped implementation of the 
2014 EA and take permit plan for double-crested cormorants; 
                                                         Pages H4885-86
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 89 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits funds to be used to finalize, implement, or enforce new 
regulations on offshore Arctic energy exploration and development; 
                                                         Pages H4887-88
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 91 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits funds to be used to implement a final rule by the Fish and 
Wildlife Service and a proposed rule from the National Park Service; 
                                                         Pages H4889-90
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 93 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits funds from this Act to be used by the Department of Interior 
to change existing placer mining plans of operations in regard to re-
vegetation;                                              
Pages H4891-92
  Calvert en bloc amendment No. 2 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-683: Blumenauer (No. 108) that 
increases funding for the Historic Preservation Fund by $1,000,000 to 
be directed to the State historic preservation offices; reduces funding 
for the Department of Interior Departmental Operations by $1,000,000; 
Clyburn (No. 109) that increases funds for historic preservation grants 
to Historically Black Colleges and Universities by $2 million and 
reduces Office of the Secretary by the same amount; Cohen (No. 110) 
that increases the Department of the Interior's Historic Preservation 
Fund account by $2M, specifically for use in awarding competitive 
grants to preserve the sites and stories of the Civil Rights movement; 
Kildee (No. 112) that provides funding to help provide fresh drinking 
water to communities that have been impacted by lead in their drinking 
water; Kildee (No. 115) that allows states with communities that have 
declared an emergency related to lead in drinking water to use more of 
their Drinking Water State Revolving Funds to address lead in drinking 
water public health issues; Meng (No. 117) that reduces funding for the 
Smithsonian Institution by $300,000 then increases funding by the same 
amount to ensure that the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center 
receives the $300,000 increase requested in the President's FY17 
Budget; Engel (No. 121) that prohibits funds made available by this Act 
from being used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles unless 
those vehicles meet the requirements of President Obama's May 24, 2011 
Executive Order on Federal Fleet Performance; Jackson Lee (No. 124) 
that expresses support for National Historic Areas and for continuation 
of national policy of preserving for public use historic sites, 
buildings, and objects of national significance; Jackson Lee (No. 125) 
that prohibits the use of funds to be used to eliminate the Urban 
Wildlife Refuge Partnership; and Jackson Lee (No. 126) that prohibits 
funds to be used to limit outreach programs administered by the 
Smithsonian Institution;                                 
Pages H4892-95
  Gosar amendment (No. 78 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that removes 
federal protections for the Mexican Wolf under the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA) and would prevent the expansion of the species habitat 
outside of its historic range (by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 203 
noes, Roll No. 454);                           
Pages H4878-79, H4900-01
  Ratcliffe amendment (No. 84 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, administer, or 
enforce the proposed rule entitled Clean Energy Incentive Program 
Design Details (by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 
457);                                          
Pages H4884-85, H4902-03
  Smith (MO) amendment (No. 88 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
restricts federal agencies from using funds to pay legal fees under any 
lawsuit settlement regarding a case that arises under the Clean Air 
Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act (by a recorded 
vote of 226 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 459);   
Pages H4886-87, H4903-04
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 90 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits funds to be used to implement a final plan to designate areas 
of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska as wilderness (by a 
recorded vote of 237 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 460); 
                                               Pages H4888-89, H4904-05
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 92 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits funds to be used to remove 3 Arctic Sales from the 2017 2022 
Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Program (by a 
recorded vote of 242 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 461); 
                                                  Pages H4890-91, H4905
  Zeldin amendment (No. 94 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that prohibits 
funds from being used to designate a National Marine Monument in the 
EEZ via presidential proclamation (by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 
202 noes, Roll No. 462);                       
Pages H4895-96, H4905-06
  Higgins amendment (No. 101 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits the use of funds by a State in contravention of the Great 
Lakes Compact, an interstate compact ratified by Congress detailing how 
the States will work together to manage and protect the Great Lakes-St. 
Lawrence River Basin;                                    
Pages H4911-12
  Speier amendment (No. 105 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that prohibits 
any funds from being made available to implement the proposed rule for 
dog management in the Golden Gate National Recreational Area; 
                                                             Page H4914
  Chaffetz amendment (No. 111 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
increases BIA funding for dirt

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school bus routes by $1.5M. The cost is offset by decreasing EPA's 
Environment Programs & Management fund by $1.75M;        
Pages H4915-16
  Grayson amendment (No. 113 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
increases funding for the National Estuary Program by $468,000; 
                                                             Page H4916
  Polis amendment (No. 116 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that increases 
and then decreases the amount provided for Wildland Fire Management by 
$2 million in order to apply additional funds to the Volunteer Fire 
Assistance grant program;                                    
Page H4917
  Gosar amendment (No. 119 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that prohibits 
funds for the Fish and Wildlife Service to continue to prohibit tubing, 
waterskiing and wake boarding in an area on Lake Havasu; 
                                                         Pages H4917-18
  Weber (TX) amendment (No. 120 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits the use of funds by EPA in contravention of the Clean Air Act 
provision requiring EPA to evaluate the impact of its actions with 
respect to jobs in America; and                          
Pages H4918-19
  Grayson amendment (No. 123 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that 
prohibits the government from entering into a contract with an entity 
that discloses, as it is required to by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation, that it has been convicted of fraud or another criminal 
offense in the last three years in connection with obtaining, 
attempting to obtain, or performing a public contract or subcontract; 
prohibits the government from contracting with entities that have been 
notified of any delinquent Federal taxes for which the liability 
remains unsatisfied.                                         
Page H4920
Rejected:
  Grijalva amendment (No. 32 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to strike Section 437 of the Act (by a 
recorded vote of 177 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 433);    
Pages H4838-39
  Polis amendment (No. 33 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was debated 
on July 12th that sought to strike section 439, regarding methane 
emissions (by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 434); 
                                                         Pages H4839-40
  Lowenthal amendment (No. 34 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to allow the Interior Department to 
proceed with updating royalty rates and valuation for federal coal, 
oil, and gas by striking Section 440 (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
246 noes, Roll No. 435);                                     
Page H4840
  McNerney en bloc amendment that was debated on July 12th consisting 
of the following amendments printed in H. Rept. 114-683: McNerney (No. 
35) that sought to strike section 447; McNerney (No. 36) that sought to 
strike section 448; McNerney (No. 37) that sought to strike section 
449; McNerney (No. 38) that sought to strike section 450; McNerney (No. 
39) that sought to strike section 451; and McNerney (No. 40) that 
sought to strike section 452 (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 248 
noes, Roll No. 436);                                     
Pages H4840-41
  Grijalva amendment (No. 41 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to strike section 453 (by a recorded 
vote of 202 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 437);             
Pages H4841-42
  Blackburn amendment (No. 43 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to impose a 1 percent across-the-board 
spending cut to the bill (by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 258 noes, 
Roll No. 438);                                               
Page H4842
  Graham amendment (No. 63 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to ensure none of the funds made 
available by the Act may be used to research, investigate, or study 
offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (by a 
recorded vote of 185 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 447);    
Pages H4870-71
  King (IA) amendment (No. 64 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to ensure that no funds appropriated 
by this Act can be used to implement, administer, or enforce Davis-
Bacon prevailing rate wage requirements (by a recorded vote of 188 ayes 
to 238 noes, Roll No. 448);                                  
Page H4871
  Murphy (FL) amendment (No. 72 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
debated on July 12th that sought to provide that none of the funds from 
this act shall be used to carry out seismic airgun testing or seismic 
airgun surveys in the OCS Planning Areas located within the EEZ 
bordering the State of Florida (by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 231 
noes, Roll No. 451);                                         
Page H4873
  Palmer amendment (No. 76 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought to 
ensure that none of the funds made available by this Act may be used 
for the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Enforcement Division 
(by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 453); 
                                             Pages H4876-77, H4899-4900
  Perry amendment (No. 79 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought to 
ensure none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
develop, administer, purchase, acquire, or operate an unmanned aircraft 
system owned by the Department of Interior or the Environmental 
Protection Agency to perform surveying, mapping, or collecting remote 
sensing data (by a recorded vote of 161 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. 
455);                                             
Pages H4879-81, H4901
  Perry amendment (No. 80 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought to 
reduce Appropriations made in this Act for the Environmental Protection

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Agency by 17 percent (by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 239 noes, Roll 
No. 456);                                      
Pages H4881-82, H4901-02
  Smith (MO) amendment (No. 85 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought 
to block the use of funds to carry out the third sentence of section 
107(f)(1) (CERCLA) (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 257 noes, Roll 
No. 458);                                              
Pages H4885-4903
  Beyer amendment (No. 95 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought to 
prevent funds from being used to block science-based protections for 
imperiled wildlife that has or may need Endangered Species Act 
protections (by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 463);
                                               Pages H4896-97, H4906-07
  Beyer amendment (No. 96 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought to 
require that no funds made available by this Act be used in 
contravention of Executive Order 13653 or Executive Order 13693 (by a 
recorded vote of 194 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 464); and 
                                                  Pages H4897-98, H4907
  Beyer amendment (No. 97 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that sought to 
require that no funds made available by this Act be used authorize, 
permit, or conduct geological or geophysical activities in support of 
oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development in the 
Atlantic (by a recorded vote of 192 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 465). 
                                               Pages H4898-99, H4907-08
Withdrawn:
  Polis amendment (No. 130 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prevented funds from 
being used for Surgical Sterilization of Wild Horses.    
Pages H4920-21
Proceedings Postponed:
  Beyer amendment (No. 98 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks to 
state none of the funds made available by this Act may be used to 
implement or enforce section 120, 425, 426, or 427;      
Pages H4908-09
  Capps amendment (No. 99 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks to 
prohibit funds to be used to process any application for a permit to 
drill or a permit to modify that would authorize use of hydraulic 
fracturing or acid well stimulation treatment in the Pacific Outer 
Continental Shelf;                                       
Pages H4909-10
  Grijalva amendment (No. 100 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks 
to prevent funds in the bill from being used to abolish law enforcement 
offices at the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service; 
                                                         Pages H4910-11
  Lowenthal amendment (No. 102 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks 
to prevent funds from being used in contravention to a 2009 Interior 
Department Secretarial Order on climate change;          
Pages H4912-13
  Pocan amendment (No. 103 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks to 
protect the Administration's climate change and environmental 
sustainability executive order to ensure that no funds be used to 
weaken the executive order within this Act;                  
Page H4913
  Polis amendment (No. 104 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks to 
prohibit use of funds to pursue any additional legal ways to transfer 
Federal lands to private owners in contravention of existing law; 
                                                         Pages H4913-14
  Tsongas amendment (No. 106 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks to 
prevent a provision of the bill that would block BLM resource 
management plans from going into effect if failing to implement the 
plans would limit BLM's ability to meet its multiple use obligations, 
including providing opportunities for hunting, fishing, and outdoor 
recreation;                                              
Pages H4914-15
  Norcross amendment (No. 114 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks 
to add $15,282,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund; and 
                                                         Pages H4916-17
  Gallego amendment (No. 122 printed in H. Rept. 114-683) that seeks to 
prohibit funds from being used to issue grazing permits or leases in 
contravention of BLM regulations.                        
Pages H4919-20
  H. Res. 820, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5538) was agreed to yesterday, July 12th.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate and message received 
from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House 
today appears on pages H4829, H4866, H4868, and H4882.
  Senate Message: S. 3055 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and twenty-nine recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H4838-39, H4839-40, H4840, H4840-41, H4841-42, H4842, H4843, H4843-44, 
H4865-66, H4866-67, H4867-68, H4868-69, H4869, H4869-70, H4870-71, 
H4871, H4871-72, H4872-73, H4873, H4873-74, H4899-H4900, H4900-01, 
H4901, H4901-02, H4902-03, H4903, H4903-04, H4904-05, H4905, H4905-06, 
H4906-07, H4907, and H4907-08. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:08 a.m. on 
Thursday, July 14, 2016.

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