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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D383-D384 on April 18, 2016.
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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).
Page H1801 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Brooks (AL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
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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.
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.
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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;
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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'';
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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;
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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'';
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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
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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''.
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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.
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:16 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Senate Referral: S. 284 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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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.
