[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D993-D996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 101 public bills, H.R. 6195-
6295; 1 private bill, H.R. 6296; and 30 resolutions, H.J. Res. 99-101; 
H. Con. Res. 165-170; and H. Res. 898-900, 902-920 were introduced. 
                                                      Pages H6098-H6104
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6108-09
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Committee on Ethics. In the matter of Allegations Relating to 
Representative David McKinley (H. Rept. 114-795);
  H.R. 2261, to facilitate the continued development of the commercial 
remote sensing industry and

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protect national security, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-796);
  H.R. 2263, to rename the Office of Space Commerce and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 114-797);
  H.R. 5311, to improve the quality of proxy advisory firms for the 
protection of investors and the U.S. economy, and in the public 
interest, by fostering accountability, transparency, responsiveness, 
and competition in the proxy advisory firm industry, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 114-798);
  H.R. 5429, to improve the consideration by the Securities and 
Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and 
orders (H. Rept. 114-799);
  H. Res. 901, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 114-800)
  H.R. 4092, to reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation 
programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
114-703, Part 1); and
  H.R. 5227, to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind 
and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all forms, 
to establish a National Collection Stewardship Fund for the processing 
and storage of collection materials of the Library of Congress, and to 
provide for the continuation of service of returning members of Joint 
Committee on the Library at beginning of a Congress (H. Rept. 114-706, 
Part 1).                                                     
Page H6098
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan (TN) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6005
Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H6012
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Gene Hemrick, St. Josephs Catholic Church, Washington, DC.   
  Page H6012
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H6012
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act--Presidential Veto: Read a 
message from the President where he announced his veto of S. 2040, to 
deter terrorism, and provide justice for victims, and explains his 
reasons therefor.                                        
  Pages H6023-32
  Subsequently, the House voted to override the President's veto of S. 
2040, to deter terrorism, and provide justice for victims, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 348 yeas to 77 nays with 1 answering ``present'', Roll 
No. 564 (two-thirds of those present voting to override).    
Page H6032
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Designating the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``PFC James Dunn VA 
Clinic'': S. 3283, to designate the community-based outpatient clinic 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``PFC 
James Dunn VA Clinic'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'' and 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 567. 
                                                         Pages H6034-35
Water Resources Development Act of 2016: The House passed H.R. 5303, to 
provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United 
States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, by a recorded vote of 399 ayes to 25 noes, Roll No. 
572. Consideration began yesterday, September 27th. 
                                     Pages H6016-21, H6033-39, H6040-58
  Rejected the DeFazio motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
181 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 571.                      
Pages H6055-57
Agreed to:
  Byrne amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that directs the 
Secretary to coordinate with all Gulf States on developing an oyster 
bed recovery assessment for beds that were damaged due to Hurricane 
Katrina, Deepwater Horizon and recent floods, adopting a modified 
version of the Senate passed text;                           
Page H6036
  Crawford amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that clarifies 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) to make 
eligible alternative water delivery projects aimed at reducing aquifer 
depletion and makes a technical modification that ensures WIFIA 
financing arrangements take into account the total cost of the project;
                                                         Pages H6036-37
  Culberson amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that directs 
the Secretary to expedite the Brays Bayou flood mitigation project 
authorized by item 6 in section 211(f) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996;                                     
Page H6037
  Farenthold amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that 
provides that no new start or new investment decision shall be required 
to initiate work on a separable element of an authorized project when 
contraction of one or more separable elements of that project was 
initiated previously; it shall be considered ongoing work and it should 
be considered continuation of the fully authorized project; 
                                                         Pages H6037-38

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  Sam Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that 
requires the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to issue the final federal 
permit for the Lower Bois d' Arc Creek Reservoir Project no later than 
September 30, 2017;                                      
                                                         Pages H6038-39
  Ribble amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that provides 
that in carrying out the design, construction, maintenance, repair, and 
rehabilitation of water resources development projects, including flood 
risk reduction, coastal resiliency, and ecosystem restoration projects, 
the Secretary shall ensure that appropriate consideration is given to 
the use of natural and nature-based features;                
                                                             Page H6039
  Rogers (KY) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that 
clarifies that requirements imposed on floating cabins used in the 
Cumberland River Basin cannot be different or more stringent than the 
requirements imposed on all recreational vessels authorized for use in 
the Basin;                                                   
                                                             Page H6040
  Rouzer amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that directs the 
Army Corps of Engineers to work with state officials to establish a no 
wake zone in federal navigation channels when certain criteria are met;
                                                         Pages H6040-41
  Meng amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 114--794) that allows the 
Army Corps of Engineers to pursue projects and technologies that 
prevent and mitigate flood damages associated with ice jams (chunks of 
ice floating on a river that catch on an obstruction such as a bridge 
piling, rocks, logs, etc., pile up to form an ice dam, and cause 
flooding upstream from the blockage, and then possibly downstream again 
when the ice finally releases);                              
                                                             Page H6041
  Moore amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that calls for 
the Army Corps to conduct a review of its tribal consultation policies 
and regulations; provides that the Army Corps shall provide for public 
meetings with Indian tribes and other stakeholders and provide a report 
to Congress on the results of the 3 review;              
                                                         Pages H6042-44
  Peters amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that directs 
the Secretary to design and develop a structural health monitoring 
program to assess and improve the condition of infrastructure 
constructed and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, including 
research, design, and development of systems and frameworks for 
response to flood and earthquake events; pre-disaster mitigation 
measures; lengthening the useful life of the infrastructure; and 
identifying risks due to sea level rise;                     
Page H6044
  Quigley amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that expedites 
the completion of the project for flood control, Chicagoland Underflow 
Plan, Illinois, phase 2;                                 
Pages H6044-45
  Vela amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that directs the 
Secretary of the Army to release the interests of the United States in 
certain tracts of land located in Cameron County, Texas, and for other 
purposes;                                                
Pages H6045-46
  Huizenga (MI) amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that 
makes permanent a set aside of Army Corps priority funding for the 
Great Lakes;                                             
Pages H6046-47
  Bridenstine amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that 
strengthens language requiring a feasibility study of Tulsa and West 
Tulsa levees; prioritizes the project if study classifies levee or 
levee system Class I or Class II;                        
Pages H6048-49
  Courtney amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that removes 
a breakwater in Stonington, Connecticut as a federally authorized 
project;                                                     
Page H6049
  Newhouse amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that directs 
the Chief of Engineers to transfer the human remains commonly known as 
the Kennewick Man or the Ancient One to the Washington State Department 
of Archeology and Historic Preservation, on the condition that the 
Department disposes of the remains and repatriates the remains to the 
claimant tribes;                                         
Pages H6050-51
  Joyce amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that amends the 
Clean Water Act to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 
(by a recorded vote of 407 ayes to 18 noes, Roll No. 569); and 
                                               Pages H6047-48, H6054-55
  Kildee amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 114-794) that authorizes 
the Secretary to provide additional assistance under section 219 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 for certain communities for the 
repair or replacement of public and private infrastructure in any State 
for which the President has declared an emergency under the Stafford 
Act as a result of the presence of chemical, physical, or biological 
constituents, including lead or other contaminants in the eligible 
system (by a recorded vote of 284 ayes to 141 noes with 1 answering 
``present'', Roll No. 570).                       
Pages H6051-54, H6055
Rejected:
  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 114-790) that was 
debated on September 27 that sought to allow the non-federal interest 
to execute a project or project component when they determine that it 
can be done at lower cost and/or faster time; directs 20% of money 
saved back to treasury, and the rest to other corps projects (by a 
recorded vote of 190 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 568).        
Page H6035
  H. Res. 897, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5303) and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) was 
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by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 566, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 yeas to 183 
nays, Roll No. 565.                                      
Pages H6033-34
  Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 891, expressing 
concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon.         
Pages H6058-59
Recess: The House recessed at 7:33 p.m. and reconvened at 8:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6070
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017: The House agreed to the 
Rogers (KY) motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5325, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2017, by a yea-and-nay vote of 342 yeas to 85 
nays, Roll No. 573.                                      
  Pages H6070-94
  H. Res. 901, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 5325) was agreed to by voice vote, after 
the previous question was ordered without objection.         
Page H6070
Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act: 
The House passed H.R. 6094, to provide for a 6-month delay in the 
effective date of a rule of the Department of Labor relating to income 
thresholds for determining overtime pay for executive, administrative, 
professional, outside sales, and computer employees, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 246 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 574.                  
  Page H6095
  H. Res. 897, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5303) and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6094) was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 566, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 565.                          
Pages H6033-34
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 5325: The House agreed to take 
from the Speakers table and agree to S. Con. Res. 53, directing the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the 
enrollment of H.R. 5325.                                     
  Page H6096
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 166, providing 
for an adjournment of the House of Representatives.          
  Page H6096
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 30, unless 
it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its 
concurrence in H. Con. Res. 166, in which case the House shall stand 
adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.            
  Page H6096
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H6039-40 and H6069.
Quorum Calls Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6032, 
H6033, H6033-34, H6034-35, H6035, H6054-55, H6055, H6057, H6057-58, 
H6094, H6095. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 10:24 p.m., the House 
stands adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 30, 2016, unless 
it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its 
adoption of H. Con. Res. 166, in which case the House shall stand 
adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.