[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 174 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1092-D1093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 6434-
6438; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 179; and H. Res. 941-943, were 
introduced.                                                  
  Page H7181
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H7181
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3711, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of Chicano Park, located in San Diego, 
California, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-
845).                                                        
Page H7181
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7145
Recess: The House recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7146
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentlewoman from California, Ms. Hahn, 
the whole number of the House is 434.                    
  Pages H7146-47
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Miller, wherein 
she resigned as Representative for the Tenth Congressional District of 
Michigan, effective midnight on December 31, 2016.           
  Page H7147
Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7147
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Enhancing whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee 
employees: S. 795, to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor 
and grantee employees;                                   
  Pages H7147-49

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  Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 2726, 
amended, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative 
coins in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the first manned 
landing on the moon;                                     
  Pages H7149-52
  Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act: H.R. 
6427, to improve the operation of United States capital markets, by a 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 602; 
                                               Pages H7152-56, H7176-77
  Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016: H.R. 5015, amended, 
to restore amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance 
payments to individuals who retired or separated from service in the 
Armed Forces for combat-related injuries, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
392 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 601; 
                                                  Pages H7156-59, H7176
  Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016: S. 3395, to require limitations 
on prescribed burns; and                                 
  Pages H7159-60
  Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security 
Act, Fiscal Year 2016: S. 1635, amended, to authorize the Department of 
State for fiscal year 2016, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 
16 nays, Roll No. 603.                         
  Pages H7160-75, H7177-78
Recess: The House recessed at 6:08 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7175
Veto Message--Motion to Refer: Agreed by unanimous consent that, 
notwithstanding the order of the House of September 22, 2016, the veto 
message of the President on the bill, H.R. 1777, to amend the Act of 
August 25, 1958, commonly known as the ``Former Presidents Act of 
1958'', with respect to the monetary allowance payable to a former 
President, together with the accompanying bill, be referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.                
  Page H7178
Providing for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of 
the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 
2017: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6415, 
to provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of 
the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 
2017.                                                        
  Page H7178
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in 
the enrollment of S. 2943: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 179, 
directing the Secretary of the Senate to make certain corrections in 
the enrollment of S. 2943.                                   
  Page H7178
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7146.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7176, H7176-77, H7177. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:19 p.m.