[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D948-D951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 6068-
6090; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 98; H. Con. Res. 157; and H. Res. 
874, 877-878 were introduced.                            
  Pages H5710-12
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5712-13
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5713, to provide for the extension of certain long-term care 
hospital Medicare payment rules, clarify the application of rules on 
the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-
excepted long-term care hospitals, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-761, Part 1);
  H.R. 5946, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from 
gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic 
Games or the Paralympic Games, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-762);
  H.R. 5963, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-763);
  H.R. 5037, to authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary 
separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District 
of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public 
Defender Service, with amendments (H. Rept. 114-764);
  H.R. 5785, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an 
annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers (H. Rept. 114-
765);
  H.R. 5625, to provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel 
services by Federal employees traveling on official Government 
business, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-766);
  H.R. 5931, to provide for the prohibition on cash payments to the 
Government of Iran, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-767);
  H.R. 5883, to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to clarify 
the duties relating to services furnished in connection with the buying 
or selling of livestock in commerce through online, video, or other 
electronic methods, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
114-768);
  H.R. 470, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System 
land in the State of Georgia (H. Rept. 114-769);
  H.R. 845, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the 
Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of 
volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-770, Part 1);
  H.R. 5957, to include disabled veteran leave in the personnel 
management system of the Federal Aviation Administration (H. Rept. 114-
771);
  H.R. 5873, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as 
the ``R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (H. 
Rept. 114-772);
  H.R. 5011, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 300 Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, as 
the ``Tom Stagg Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 114-773);
  H.R. 5147, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require that 
male and female restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby 
changing facilities, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-774);
  H.R. 5065, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify air 
carriers and security screening personnel of the Transportation 
Security Administration of such Administration's guidelines regarding 
permitting baby formula, breast milk, and juice on airplanes, and for 
other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 114-775);
  H.R. 5943, to amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 
Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of funds for 
public transportation security assistance grants and establish periods 
of performance for such grants, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 114-776);
  H. Res. 875, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3438) to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of 
high-impact rules pending judicial review; providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 5719) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
modify the tax treatment of certain equity grants; and providing for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 114-777); and
  H. Res. 876, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5461) 
to require the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the estimated total assets 
under direct or indirect control by certain senior Iranian leaders 
and other figures, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-778). 
                                                         Pages H5709-10
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Smith (NE) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5645

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Recess: The House recessed at 12:13 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5646
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Special Needs Trust Fairness Act: H.R. 670, amended, to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicaid rules regarding 
supplemental needs trusts for Medicaid beneficiaries to trusts 
established by those beneficiaries, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 383 
yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 521;                    
  Pages H5648-50, H5694
  Amending title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity 
supplement for certain air traffic controllers: H.R. 5785, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for 
certain air traffic controllers, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 522;                  
  Pages H5662-63, H5694-95
  GAO Access and Oversight Act of 2016: H.R. 5690, to ensure the 
Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
523;                                           
  Pages H5663-64, H5695-96
  GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2016: H.R. 5687, to eliminate or modify 
certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office; 
                                                         Pages H5670-71
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2886 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta, Georgia, as the ``Marine Lance 
Corporal Squire `Skip' Wells Post Office Building'': H.R. 5612, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2886 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta, Georgia, as the ``Marine Lance 
Corporal Squire `Skip' Wells Post Office Building'';     
  Pages H5671-72
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the ``Richard Allen Cable 
Post Office'': H.R. 4887, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, 
as the ``Richard Allen Cable Post Office'';              
  Pages H5672-73
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the ``Leonard 
Montalto Post Office Building'': H.R. 5150, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West 
in Staten Island, New York, as the ``Leonard Montalto Post Office 
Building'';                                                  
  Page H5673
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 401 McElroy Drive in Oxford, Mississippi, as the ``Army First 
Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building'': H.R. 5309, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
401 McElroy Drive in Oxford, Mississippi, as the ``Army First 
Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building'';     
  Pages H5673-74
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the ``Zapata Veterans Post 
Office'': H.R. 5591, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the 
``Zapata Veterans Post Office'';                         
  Pages H5674-75
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Officer 
Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building'': H.R. 5676, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6300 N. 
Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Officer Joseph P. Cali 
Post Office Building'';                                  
  Pages H5675-76
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the 
``Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office 
Building'': H.R. 5889, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern 
Mariana Islands, as the ``Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military 
Heroes Post Office Building'';                           
  Pages H5676-77
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the ``E. Marie Youngblood Post 
Office'': H.R. 5356, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the 
``E. Marie Youngblood Post Office'';                     
  Pages H5677-78
  Amending title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant 
assurances: H.R. 5944, to amend title 49, United States Code, with 
respect to certain grant assurances;                     
  Pages H5698-99
  Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 
2016: H.R. 5957, to include disabled veteran leave in the personnel 
management system of the Federal Aviation Administration; 
                                                      Pages H5699-H5700
  Designating the building utilized as a United States courthouse 
located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the 
``Judge Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse'': H.R. 3937, amended, 
to designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse 
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in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ``Judge Randy D. Doub United 
States Courthouse'';                                     
  Pages H5702-03
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the building 
utilized as a United States courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in 
Greenville, North Carolina, as the `Randy D. Doub United States 
Courthouse'.''.                                              
Page H5703
Recess: The House recessed at 6:07 p.m. and reconvened at 6:32 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5693
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016: 
H.R. 5963, amended, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974;                      
  Pages H5650-62
  District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act: H.R. 4419, 
amended, to update the financial disclosure requirements for judges of 
the District of Columbia courts;                         
  Pages H5664-65
  District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary 
Separation Incentive Payments Act: H.R. 5037, amended, to authorize the 
establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments 
for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and 
employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service; 
                                                             Page H5666
  Modernizing Government Travel Act: H.R. 5625, amended, to provide for 
reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by Federal 
employees traveling on official Government business;     
  Pages H5666-68
  Program Management Improvement Accountability Act: S. 1550, amended, 
to amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked 
with improving program and project management in certain Federal 
agencies;                                                
  Pages H5668-70
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the ``Abner J. Mikva 
Post Office Building'': H.R. 5798, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, 
Illinois, as the ``Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building''; 
                                                         Pages H5678-79
  Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act of 2016: H.R. 3957, amended, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily allow expensing 
of certain costs of replanting citrus plants lost by reason of 
casualty;                                                    
  Page H5679
  Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016: H.R. 5659, 
amended, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect 
to expanding Medicare Advantage coverage for individuals with end-stage 
renal disease (ESRD);                                    
  Pages H5679-81
  Providing for the extension of the enforcement instruction on 
supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in 
critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016: H.R. 5613, 
amended, to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on 
supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in 
critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016; 
                                                         Pages H5681-82
  Social Security Must Avert Identity Loss (MAIL) Act of 2016: H.R. 
5320, amended, to restrict the inclusion of social security account 
numbers on documents sent by mail by the Social Security 
Administration;                                          
  Pages H5682-83
  United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act: H.R. 
5946, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude 
from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the 
Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games;                   
  Pages H5683-85
  Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016: H.R. 
5713, amended, to provide for the extension of certain long-term care 
hospital Medicare payment rules, clarify the application of rules on 
the calculation of hospital length of stay to certain moratorium-
excepted long-term care hospitals;                       
  Pages H5685-88
  Prevent Trafficking in Cultural Property Act: H.R. 2285, amended, to 
improve enforcement against trafficking in cultural property and 
prevent stolen or illicit cultural property from financing terrorist 
and criminal networks;                                   
  Pages H5688-90
  Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through 
the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act: H.R. 5523, 
amended, to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the 
Internal Revenue Service from carrying out seizures relating to a 
structuring transaction unless the property to be seized derived from 
an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of 
concealing the violation of another criminal law or regulation, and to 
require notice and a post-seizure hearing for such seizures; 
                                                         Pages H5690-93
  Amending title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of 
certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a 
navigable airspace analysis: H.R. 6007, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial 
space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis; 
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  Directing the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the 
appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain 
announcements: H.R. 5977, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of 
certain announcements;                                       
  Page H5697
  Airport Construction and Alteration Reform Act of 2016: H.R. 6014, 
amended, to direct the Federal Aviation Administration to allow certain 
construction or alteration of structures by State departments of 
transportation without requiring an aeronautical study; 
                                                         Pages H5700-01
  Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation (BABIES) Act: H.R. 5147, 
amended, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require that male 
and female restrooms in public buildings be equipped with baby changing 
facilities; and                                          
  Pages H5701-02
  Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act: H.R. 5859, amended, to 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the major 
metropolitan area counterterrorism training and exercise grant program.
                                                         Pages H5703-08
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5648.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5694, H5694-95 and H5695. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:47 p.m.