[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1070-D1072]
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: 9 public bills, H.R. 6394-
6402; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 932, 935-936 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6365-66
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1219, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, to 
the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 114-834);
  H.R. 5790, to provide adequate protections for whistleblowers at the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (H. Rept. 114-835);
  H.R. 5920, to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and 
grantee employees (H. Rept. 114-836, Part 1);
  H.R. 6302, to provide an increase in premium pay for United States 
Secret Service agents performing protective services during 2016, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-837);
  H. Res. 933, providing amounts for further expenses of the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce in the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress (H. Rept. 
114-838); and
  H. Res. 934, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 34) to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, 
forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes, and 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6392) to amend the Dodd-
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to specify when 
bank holding companies may be subject to certain enhanced supervision, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114-839).               
Pages H6364-65
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Womack to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:02 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m and reconvened at 3:01 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Veterans TRICARE Choice Act: H.R. 5458, amended, to provide for 
coordination between the TRICARE program and eligibility for making 
contributions to a health savings account;               
  Pages H6317-19
  Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and 
Safety Evaluation Act of 2016: S. 546, amended, to establish the 
Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs, and Safety 
Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency's National Advisory Council to provide 
recommendations on emergency responder training and resources relating 
to hazardous materials incidents involving railroads;    
  Pages H6319-21
  Designating the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the ``Fred D. Thompson 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'': H.R. 6135, to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the ``Fred D. Thompson 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';         
  Pages H6321-22
  Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016: S. 2577, amended, to 
protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of 
DNA and other forensic evidence samples to improve and expand the 
forensic science testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime 
laboratories, to increase research and development of new testing 
technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection 
and use of forensic evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA 
evidence to exonerate the innocent, to support accreditation efforts of 
forensic science laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address 
training and equipment needs, and to improve the performance of counsel 
in State capital cases;                                  
  Pages H6322-29
  Ensuring funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline: H.R. 
5422, to ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
588;                                           
  Pages H6329-32, H6351-52
  United States-Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016: H.R. 
5877, amended, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and the 
United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to promote 
cooperative homeland security research and antiterrorism programs 
relating to cybersecurity;                               
  Pages H6332-34
  United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 
2016: H.R. 5843, amended, to establish a grant program at the 
Department of Homeland Security to promote cooperative research

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and development between the United States and Israel on cybersecurity; 
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  Amending title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for 
headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of 
Honor and are buried in private cemeteries: H.R. 4757, amended, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for 
headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of 
Honor and are buried in private cemeteries, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 401 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 589; 
                                               Pages H6336-37, H6352-53
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To expand the eligibility 
for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of 
Honor and are buried in private cemeteries, and for other purposes.''. 
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  Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act: 
H.R. 5166, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
certain employees of Members of Congress and certain employees of State 
or local governmental agencies with access to case-tracking information 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs;                   
  Pages H6338-40
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Amend title 38, United 
States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the 
databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated 
congressional employees, and for other purposes.''.          
Page H6340
  Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military 
Veterans Act of 2016: H.R. 3286, amended, 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;                                                 
  Pages H6340-43
  No Hero Left Untreated Act: H.R. 5600, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide 
access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to 
veterans;                                                
  Pages H6343-44
  Naming the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long 
Beach, California the ``Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center'': H.R. 6323, to 
name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long 
Beach, California the ``Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center''; 
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  Expressing the sense of Congress and reaffirming longstanding United 
States policy in support of a direct bilaterally negotiated settlement 
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and opposition to United Nations 
Security Council resolutions imposing a solution to the conflict: H. 
Con. Res. 165, expressing the sense of Congress and reaffirming 
longstanding United States policy in support of a direct bilaterally 
negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and 
opposition to United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing a 
solution to the conflict; and                            
  Pages H6345-49
  Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families: H. Con. 
Res. 40, encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 6:27 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Amending title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the 
buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and 
other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property 
interests acquired by the National Gallery of Art: The House agreed to 
take from the Speaker's table and pass H.R. 5160, to amend title 40, 
United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of 
the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the 
boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by 
the National Gallery of Art.                                 
  Page H6353
Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to 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.                                        
  Pages H6353-55
First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act: The House agreed to take from 
the Speaker's table and pass S. 1915, to direct the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available 
to emergency response providers.                             
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Northern Border Security Review Act: The House agreed to take from the 
Speaker's table and pass S. 1808, to require the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to conduct a Northern Border threat analysis.   
  Pages H6355-56
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.

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  Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016: H.R. 5047, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor to 
provide information to veterans and members of the Armed Forces about 
articulation agreements between institutions of higher learning. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal 
employees covered by the General Schedule in January 2017--referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 114-185).                                   
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H6316.
Senate Referrals: S. 2974 was held at the desk. S. 2325 was held at the 
desk. S. 2873 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 
                                              Pages H6316, H6322, H6361
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6352 and H6352-53. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:10 p.m.