[Daily Digest]
[Pages D383-D384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4975-
4991; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 686, 689-690, were introduced.
Pages H1801-02
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H1802-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 4885, to require that user fees collected by the Internal
Revenue Service be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury,
with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-498);
H.R. 1206, to prohibit the hiring of additional Internal Revenue
Service employees until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that no
employee of the Internal Revenue Service has a seriously delinquent tax
debt, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-499);
H.R. 3724, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service from rehiring any employee
of the Internal Revenue Service who was involuntarily separated from
service for misconduct, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114-500);
H.R. 4890, to impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of
the Internal Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury
develops and implements a comprehensive customer service strategy, with
an amendment (H. Rept. 114-501);
H. Res. 687, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1206) to
prohibit the hiring of additional Internal Revenue Service employees
until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that no employee of the
Internal Revenue Service has a seriously delinquent tax debt, and
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4885) to require that
user fees collected by the Internal Revenue Service be deposited into
the general fund of the Treasury (H. Rept. 114-502); and
H. Res. 688, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4890) to
impose a ban on the payment of bonuses to employees of the Internal
Revenue Service until the Secretary of the Treasury develops and
implements a comprehensive customer service strategy, and providing for
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3724) to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to prohibit the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service from rehiring any employee of the Internal Revenue Service who
was involuntarily separated from service for misconduct (H. Rept. 114-
503).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Brooks (AL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H1769
Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H1769
Amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives: Pursuant to H.
Res. 639, the Chair announced that an amicus brief was filed on April
4, 2016 in the United States Supreme Court in the matter of United
States v. Texas.
Page H1770
Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
Page H1770
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation
Accountability Act: S. 1638, to direct the Secretary of Homeland
Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of
Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National
Capital Region;
Pages H1770-72
Designating the Federal building and United States courthouse located
at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the ``Sidney Oslin
Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse'': H.R. 4618,
to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located
at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, Georgia, as the ``Sidney Oslin
Smith, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';
Pages H1772-73
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington
Soap Box Derby: H. Con. Res. 119, authorizing the use of the Capitol
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby;
Pages H1773-74
100 Years of Women in Congress Act: H.R. 4570, to amend the
Department of Agriculture program for research and extension grants to
increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities in the
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to
redesignate the program as the ``Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities
in STEM Fields Program'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 377 yeas to 6
nays with 2 answering ``present'', Roll No. 153;
Pages H1774-76, H1780-81
Renaming the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Great Falls, Montana, the
Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces
Reserve Center: S. 719, to rename the Armed Forces Reserve Center in
Great Falls, Montana, the Captain John E. Moran and Captain William
Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay of 387
yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 1 answering ``present'', Roll No.
154;
Pages H1776-77, H1781-82
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as the
``First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building'': H.R.
3866, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 1265 Hurffville Road in Deptford Township, New Jersey, as
the ``First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II Post Office Building'';
Pages H1777-78
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas, as the ``Harold George Bennett
Post Office'': H.R. 2928, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 201 B Street in Perryville, Arkansas,
as the ``Harold George Bennett Post Office''; and
Pages H1778-79
Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 615 6th Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the ``Sgt. 1st Class
Terryl L. Pasker Post Office Building'': H.R. 4605, to designate the
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 615 6th Avenue
SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as the ``Sgt. 1st Class Terryl L. Pasker Post
Office Building''.
Pages H1779-80
Congressional Award Board--Appointment: Read a letter from
Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she appointed the
following Member to the Congressional Award Board: Representative
Dingell.
Page H1777
Recess: The House recessed at 5:16 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
Page H1780
Senate Referral: S. 284 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Page H1799
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1780-81, H1781-82. There were
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:41 p.m.