[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D872-D875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 5931-
5941; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 841-842, 845-846, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5095-96
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5096-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5578, to establish certain rights for sexual assault survivors, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-707, Part 1);

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  H.R. 3286, to encourage effective, voluntary private sector 
investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have 
served in the United States military with annual presidential awards to 
private sector employers recognizing such efforts, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-708);
  H.R. 3471, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the provision of automobiles and adaptive equipment by 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
709);
  H.R. 3974, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former 
members of the Armed Forces for education and training as physician 
assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish pay 
grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the 
Department, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 114-710);
  H.R. 3881, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal provisions 
relating only to the Allegheny National Forest, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 114-711);
  H.R. 4245, to exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins and 
sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, with amendments (H. Rept. 114-712, Part 1);
  H.R. 5577, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas 
lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-713);
  H.R. 3839, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain 
Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills 
National Cemetery, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-714, Part 1);
  H.R. 1157, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take land 
into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission 
Indians, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-715);
  H.R. 3342, to provide for stability of title to certain lands in the 
State of Louisiana, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-716);
  H.R. 3843, to authorize for a 7-year period the collection of claim 
location and maintenance fees, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-717, Part 1);
  H.R. 4576, to implement the Convention on the Conservation and 
Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean, 
to implement the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High 
Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-718);
  H.R. 5468, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for 
prepayment of repayment obligations under Repayment Contracts between 
the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District (H. 
Rept. 114-719);
  H. Res. 169, acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii 
who enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in 
remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to 
World War II (H. Rept. 114-720);
  S. 1579, to enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower 
Native American communities, increase coordination and collaboration 
between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural 
tourism opportunities in the United States (H. Rept. 114-721, Part 1);
  S. 246, to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-722);
  H.R. 4850, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain 
micro-offerings from the registration requirements of such Act, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-723);
  H. Res. 843, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5063) to 
limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the 
United States is a party, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-724);
  H. Res. 844, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2357) to 
direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-3 so as 
to add listing and registration of a class of common equity securities 
on a national securities exchange as an additional basis for satisfying 
the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of such form and to 
remove such listing and registration as a requirement of General 
Instruction I.B.6. of such form, and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 5424) to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and to 
direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to amend its rules to 
modernize certain requirements relating to investment advisers, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 114-725); and
  H.R. 4852, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise 
Regulation D relating to exemptions from registration requirements for 
certain sales of securities, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-726). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Whitfield, 
wherein he resigned as Representative for the First Congressional 
District of Kentucky, effective 6 p.m. on September 6, 2016. 
                                                             Page H5041
Recess: The House recessed at 2:17 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5043
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Gold Star Families Voices Act: H.R. 4511, to amend the Veterans' Oral 
History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio 
recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of 
members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service 
during a period of war;                                  
  Pages H5043-45
  Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016: H.R. 5578, to establish 
certain rights for sexual assault survivors, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote 
of 399 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 479; 
                                                  Pages H5045-49, H5071
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions classified to title 2, United States Code: H.R. 2830, to 
make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions classified to title 2, United States Code;    
  Pages H5049-51
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to 
provisions classified to chapters 44, 45, 46, and 47 of title 50, 
United States Code: H.R. 2831, amended, to make technical amendments to 
update statutory references to provisions classified to chapters 44, 
45, 46, and 47 of title 50, United States Code;          
  Pages H5051-57
  Making technical amendments to update statutory references to certain 
provisions classified to title 52, United States Code: H.R. 2832, 
amended, to make technical amendments to update statutory references to 
certain provisions classified to title 52, United States Code; 
                                                         Pages H5057-63
  Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act: H.R. 3881, amended, to 
amend the Mineral Leasing Act to repeal provisions relating only to the 
Allegheny National Forest, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote 395 yeas to 3 
nays, Roll No. 480;                               
  Pages H5063-64, H5072
  Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act: H.R. 4510, amended, to insure 
adequate use and access to the existing Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch 
segment within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado; 
                                                             Page H5064
  Fort Frederica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act: H.R. 3480, 
amended, to expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National Monument in 
the State of Georgia;                                    
  Pages H5064-65
  Fort Ontario Study Act: H.R. 4202, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort 
Ontario in the State of New York;                        
  Pages H5065-67
  Exempting importation and exportation of sea urchins and sea 
cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973: H.R. 4245, amended, to exempt importation and exportation of 
sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973;                          
  Pages H5067-68
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To exempt exportation of 
certain echinoderms and mollusks from licensing requirements under the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973.''.                           
Page H5068
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to establish a structure 
for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the 
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial: H.R. 4789, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish a structure for visitor services on the 
Arlington Ridge tract, in the area of the U.S. Marine Corps War 
Memorial;                                                
  Pages H5068-69
  Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act: H.R. 5577, amended, to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-
based live lease sales; and                              
  Pages H5069-70
  Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act: H.R. 3839, 
amended, to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of 
Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National 
Cemetery.                                                
  Pages H5073-74
Recess: The House recessed at 5:36 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, 
the whole number of the House is 432.                        
  Page H5070
Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable Mark Takai: The House agreed to H. Res. 841, 
expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable Mark Takai, a Representative from the State of 
Hawaii.                                                  
  Pages H5070-71
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
the late Honorable Mark Takai.                           
  Pages H5071-72

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5071 and H5072. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and at 8:16 p.m., pursuant to 
House Resolution 841, the House stands adjourned as a further mark of 
respect to the memory of the late Honorable Mark Takai.