[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1108-D1110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 6447-
6475; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 180-182; and H. Res. 948, 950, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H7396-97
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7398-99
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3764, to provide that an Indian group may receive Federal 
acknowledgment as an Indian tribe only by an Act of Congress, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-847);
  Final Report of the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding the 
2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (H. Rept. 114-848); and
  H. Res. 949, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of 
the bill (S. 612) to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the 
``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (H. 
Rept. 114-849).                                              
Page H7396
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Neugebauer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7273
Recess: The House recessed at 11:38 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7285
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act: 
H.R. 329, amended, to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian 
tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from 
diverse Federal sources;                                 
  Pages H7292-97
  Revising the boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System units in New Jersey: H.R. 6400, to revise the 
boundaries of certain John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System 
units in New Jersey;                                     
  Pages H7297-98
  Chicano Park Preservation Act: H.R. 3711, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
Chicano Park, located in San Diego, California;
  Authorizing the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with 
appropriate civilian accreditation entities or appropriate health care 
evaluation entities to investigate medical centers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs: H.R.

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6435, to authorize the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service 
Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts 
with appropriate civilian accreditation entities or appropriate health 
care evaluation entities to investigate medical centers of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs;                          
  Pages H7202-03
  Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed 
for Veterans Act of 2016: H.R. 5099, amended, to establish a pilot 
program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs;                          
  Pages H7303-06
  To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts Act: H.R. 6076, 
amended, to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration to establish a program for the medical monitoring, 
diagnosis, and treatment of astronauts, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 614; 
                                               Pages H7306-10, H7324-25
  National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2016: S. 
2971, amended, to authorize the National Urban Search and Rescue 
Response System, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 7 nays, 
Roll No. 615;                                  
  Pages H7310-12, H7325-26
  Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 
Act of 2016: H.R. 5790, amended, to provide adequate protections for 
whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 616; 
                                                  Pages H7312-13, H7326
  Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act: H.R. 4298, to direct the 
Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a 
memorial honoring the helicopter pilots and crew members of the Vietnam 
era;                                                     
  Pages H7328-30
  Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016: H.R. 6130, to 
provide the victims of Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair 
opportunity to recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by 
the Nazis;                                               
  Pages H7330-33
  Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016: H.R. 
6431, to ensure United States jurisdiction over offenses committed by 
United States personnel stationed in Canada in furtherance of border 
security initiatives; and                                
  Pages H7340-43
  Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016: 
S. 2854, amended, to reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights 
Crime Act of 2007.                                       
  Pages H7343-46
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, December 
6th:
  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, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 611; and 
                                                             Page H7301
  Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act: S. 3028, to 
redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 8 nays with 2 answering 
``present'', Roll No. 612.                               
  Pages H7301-02
Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016: The House passed H.R. 
5143, to provide greater transparency and congressional oversight of 
international insurance standards setting processes, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 239 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 613.              
  Pages H7313-24
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-68 shall be 
considered as adopted, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 
printed in the bill.                                     
Pages H7313-14
Agreed to:
  DeSantis amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 114-846) that adds an 
additional requirement that the international agreement must be written 
in plain writing, as defined by the Plain Writing Act of 2010. 
                                                             Page H7324
  H. Res. 944, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5143) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 180 noes, Roll 
No. 610, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 231 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 609.      
Pages H7288-92, H7299-H7301
Better Online Ticket Sales Act of 2016: The House agreed to take from 
the Speaker's table and pass S. 3183, to prohibit the circumvention of 
control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable 
consumer access to tickets for any given event.          
  Pages H7326-27
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a certain correction in 
the enrollment of S. 1635: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 181, 
directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a certain correction in 
the enrollment of S. 1635.                               
  Pages H7327-28

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Requiring a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko 
Haram: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 1632, 
to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko 
Haram.                                                       
  Page H7328
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 8.    
  Page H7328
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Shuster wherein he transmitted copies of 
resolutions to authorize four lease prospectuses and two construction 
projects, included in the General Services Administration's Capital 
Investment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 7, 2016. 
                                                         Pages H7346-85
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016: H.R. 4919, amended, to amend the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize 
the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, and to promote 
initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to 
the wandering characteristics of some children with autism. 
                                                         Pages H7333-40
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today and message 
received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 
House today appear on pages H7292, H7312.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7299-
H7300, H7300-01, H7301, H7301-02, H7324, H7324-25, H7325-26, and H7326. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:47 p.m.