[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 135 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D892-D893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 5951-
5976; 32 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 149; and H. Res. 849-853, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5222-24
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5225-26
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5587, to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-728); and
  H.R. 5226, to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to 
require the publication of information relating to pending agency 
regulatory actions, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-729). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fleischmann to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5165
Recess: The House recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5173
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, 
September 7th:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the 
territorial integrity of Georgia: H. Res. 660, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives to support the territorial integrity of 
Georgia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 
491.                                                     
  Pages H5187-88
Accelerating Access to Capital Act: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 178 
noes, Roll No. 493.                                   
  Pages H5188-H5201
  Rejected the Kilmer motion to recommit to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Financial Services with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
180 yeas to 233 nays, Roll No. 492.                   
Pages H5199-H5200
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-62 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H5198
  H. Res. 844, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2357) and (H.R. 5424) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 
181 noes, Roll No. 490, after the previous question was ordered by a 
recorded vote of 238 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 489.     
Pages H5178-87
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5186, 
H5186-87, H5187-88, H5199-H5200, and H5200-01. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:06 p.m.