[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1100-D1102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 6439-
6446; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 106; and H. Res. 945-947, were 
introduced.                                                  
  Page H7271
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H7272
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 944, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to 
provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of 
international insurance standards setting processes, and for other 
purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 9, 
2016, through January 3, 2017; and providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 114-846).             
Page H7271
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Valadao to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7183
Recess: The House recessed at 10:43 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7188
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act: H.R. 756, to amend 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to provide for the dissemination 
of information regarding available Federal programs relating to energy 
efficiency projects for schools;                         
  Pages H7190-92
  Power And Security Systems Act: H.R. 6375, to provide for 
consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation 
Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to 
certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems; 
                                                         Pages H7192-93
  Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Act: 
H.R. 3381, amended, to maximize discovery, and accelerate development 
and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments; 
                                                         Pages H7193-98
  Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act: S. 2873, to require 
studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, 
technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models 
to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services; 
                                                         Pages H7198-99
  Improving Broadband Access for Veterans Act of 2016: H.R. 6394, to 
require the Federal Communications Commission to submit to Congress a 
report on promoting broadband Internet access service for veterans, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 604; 
                                            Pages H7199-H7200, H7249-50
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that access to 
digital communications tools and connectivity is necessary to prepare 
youth in the United States to compete in the 21st century economy: H. 
Res. 939, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
access to digital communications tools and connectivity is necessary to 
prepare youth in the United States to compete in the 21st century 
economy, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 
605;                                           
  Pages H7200-01, H7250-51
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
third-party charges on consumer telephone bills: H. Res. 932, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
third-party charges on consumer telephone bills;         
  Pages H7201-02
  National Park Service Centennial Act: H.R. 4680, amended, to prepare 
the National Park Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for a second 
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of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and cultural 
resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of present and future 
generations;                                             
  Pages H7203-08
  Northern Mariana Islands Economic Expansion Act: H.R. 6401, to amend 
Public Law 94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands; 
                                                         Pages H7209-11
  Providing for the addition of certain real property to the 
reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon: S. 817, to 
provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of 
the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon;                     
  Page H7212
  Amending the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical 
corrections: S. 818, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make 
technical corrections;                                   
  Pages H7212-15
  Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act: H.R. 875, amended, to provide for 
alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain 
services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land 
border ports of entry;                                   
  Pages H7215-20
  Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2016: H.R. 6416, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 606;           
  Pages H7221-41, H7251
  Ethical Patient Care for Veterans Act of 2016: H.R. 5399, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physicians of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the ethical duty to report to 
State licensing authorities impaired, incompetent, and unethical health 
care activities;                                         
  Pages H7241-42
  Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016: H.R. 4352, amended, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
establishing a patient self-scheduling appointment system; 
                                                         Pages H7242-45
  Designating the Traverse City VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, as the 
``Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic'': S. 3492, to designate the Traverse 
City VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, as the ``Colonel Demas T. Craw VA 
Clinic'';                                                
  Pages H7245-46
  Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016: S. 3076, to amend title 
38, United States Code, and to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to furnish caskets and urns for burial in cemeteries of States 
and tribal organizations of veterans without next of kin or sufficient 
resources to provide for caskets or urns; and            
  Pages H7246-47
  Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment 
and Retention Act: H.R. 4150, amended, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the hours of 
employment of physicians and physician assistants employed on a full-
time basis by the Department of Veterans Affairs.        
  Pages H7248-49
Extending the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from 
gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6438, to 
extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross 
income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals. 
                                                         Pages H7220-21
Question of Privilege: Representative Jordan rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and submitted a resolution. Subsequently, the 
Chair ruled that the resolution did present a question of the 
privileges of the House.                                 
  Pages H7251-53
  Rejected the Pelosi motion to table the resolution, H. Res. 828, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 235 yeas, Roll No. 607.      
Page H7254
  Agreed to the Goodlatte motion to refer the resolution to the 
Committee on the Judiciary by a recorded vote of 342 ayes to 72 noes, 
Roll No. 608, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                                   
Page H7254
Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual 
of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 945, to provide for the printing of a 
revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives 
for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress.                      
  Page H7255
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 34: The House agreed to take from 
the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 
174, directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a 
correction in the enrollment of H.R. 34.                     
  Page H7255
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance 
Act of 2016: H.R. 1219, amended, 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 
                                                         Pages H7208-09

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  Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act: S. 3028, to 
redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness. 
                                                             Page H7215
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7190.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7249-50, 
H7250, H7251, H7253, and H7254. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:08 p.m.