Congressional Record
Proceedings, Debates of the U.S. Congress
December 11, 2015
114th Congress, 1st Session
Issue: Vol. 161, No. 180 — Daily Edition
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Daily Digest/Senate
[Daily Digest] [Page D1312] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 11, 2015 [[Page D1312]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate was not in session and stands adjourned until 3 p.m., on Monday, December 14, 2015.
Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings
[Daily Digest] [Page D1312] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held.
Daily Digest/House of Representatives
[Daily Digest] [Pages D1312-D1313] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4237- 4245; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 101; and H. Res. 564 were introduced. Pages H9306-07 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H9307-08 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote. Pages H9274, H9297 Unanimous consent agreement: Agreed by unanimous consent that the question of adopting a motion to recommit on the conference report to accompany H.R. 644 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Pages H9286, H9295 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 644, to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, by a recorded vote of 256 ayes to 158 noes, Roll No. 693. Pages H9275-97 Rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of the House, by a yea-and-nay vote of 172 yeas to 239 nays, Roll No. 692. Pages H9295-96 H. Res. 560, the rule providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 644) and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 2250) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 691, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 690. Pages H9275-86 Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016: The House agreed to the Rogers (KY) motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2250, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, by voice vote. Pages H9295-96 H. Res. 560, the rule providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 644) and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 2250) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 236 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 691, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 690. Pages H9275-86 Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 15th for Morning Hour debate. Page H9299 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today and appears on page H9286. Senate Referrals: S. 2308, S. 142, and S. 2393 were held at the desk. S. 993 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 209 was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Page H9286 Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9285, H9286, H9296, H9296-97. There were no quorum calls. [[Page D1313]] Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:22 p.m.
Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings
[Daily Digest] [Page D1313] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.
Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2015-12-14
[Daily Digest] [Page D1313] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled.
Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter
[Daily Digest] [Pages D1313-D1314] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Publishing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Publishing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Publishing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1314]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 3 p.m., Monday, December 14 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, John Conger, of Maryland, to be a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Stephen P. Welby, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Franklin R. Parker, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and vote on confirmation of the nominations at approximately 5:30 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 p.m., Tuesday, December 15 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue House Bost, Mike, Ill., E1779 Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E1783 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1781 Capps, Lois, Calif., E1774 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1779 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1780 Davis, Rodney, Ill., E1778 Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1777 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1780 Foster, Bill, Ill., E1780 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1779, E1782, E1784 Fudge, Marcia L., Ohio, E1775 Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E1781, E1782, E1784 Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E1782 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1783 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1773 Jeffries, Hakeem S., N.Y., E1777 Katko, John, N.Y., E1776 Keating, William R., Mass., E1774 Kuster, Ann M., N.H., E1782 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1777, E1783 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1773, E1776 Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E1777 Price, David E., N.C., E1775 Renacci, James B., Ohio, E1779 Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E1783, E1784 Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E1774, E1776 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1782 Scott, David, Ga., E1776 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E1773 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1775, E1776 Sinema, Kyrsten, Ariz., E1778 Wagner, Ann, Mo., E1778 Walker, Mark, N.C., E1782 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E1775 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1774 Young, David, Iowa, E1777, E1778, E1778, E1778, E1779, E1779, E1780, E1780, E1781, E1783 Zeldin, Lee M., N.Y., E1779