Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2015-05-12 Date2015-05-12 PublicationVolume 161, issue 72 Sections138 House · 45 Senate House sections HONORING COLONEL CHARLES E. POWELL HONORING BOB CARR AND THE GIVE SOMETHING BACK FOUNDATION HONORING DR. YOEL AND MRS. EVA HALLER KENTUCKY RIVER COAL CORPORATION'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING MARTHA PERINE BEARD IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LUZERNE COUNTY HEAD START RECOGNIZING MARTIN DOSTER FOR RETIREMENT AFTER 33 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE NATIONAL SYRINGOMYELIA AWARENESS MONTH INTRODUCING THE ENDING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2015 UNVEILING THE SOUTHBURY SENIOR CENTER WALL OF HONOR OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT HONORING THE LUFKIN HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS, 2015 CLASS 5A STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONS HONORING THE CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF HARKER HEIGHTS COUNCILMAN SAM MURPHY CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH CYCLONES SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM TRIBUTE TO JESSICA MARSHALL RECOGNIZING CINDY BERANEK HONORING THE LIFE OF HAROLD CUMMINGS REINTRODUCING THE WILDLIFE VETERINARIANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 2015 CELEBRATING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND RECOGNIZING ST. CLOUD AREA CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS RECIPIENTS IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF KAISER PERMANENTE'S SACRAMENTO MEDICAL CENTER HONORING KEVIN JONES ROSIE TILLES OBITUARY HONORING MS. BARBARA WAGNER HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF NORTHWEST FLORIDA'S BELOVED RODNEY ROLLO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE U.S. BISHOPS IN MORAL QUESTIONS REGARDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS OF VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 5327 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE 2015 RUN FOR THE WALL STOP WARRANTLESS SEARCHES ON AMERICANS RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MR. NGUYEN NGOC HANH RECOGNIZING THE 130TH ANNIVERSARY OF SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES RECOGNITION OF FORMER U.S. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JAMES "JIM" WRIGHT, JR. THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE U.S. BISHOPS IN MORAL QUESTIONS REGARDING NUCLEAR WEAPONS RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE GROWING U.S. NATIONAL DEBT TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK AND NATIONAL NURSES WEEK RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE EASTERN EUROPE PROMOTES PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH LET'S PASS THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT TRUST FUND BILL NATIONAL POLICE WEEK THE BAD HABIT OF PATCH FUNDING COMMUNICATION FROM VETERANS ADVOCATE OF THE OFFICE OF THE 18TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE MELANOMA AND SKIN CANCER DETECTION AND PREVENTION MONTH CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING HONORING THE LIFE OF CHIEF FLOYD SIMPSON RECESS AFTER RECESS REPORT ON H.R. 2250, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 REGULATORY INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE RAFAEL RAMOS AND WENJIAN LIU NATIONAL BLUE ALERT ACT OF 2015 DON'T TAX OUR FALLEN PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES ACT DEFENDING PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT RECESS AFTER RECESS DON'T TAX OUR FALLEN PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES ACT COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., OF NEW YORK, AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WELCOMING THE HONORABLE DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER REGULATORY INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 DEFENDING PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF OFFICERS LIQUORI TATE AND BENJAMIN DEEN OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON H.R. 1735, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 WIOA TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS ACT EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DEATH OF THE HON. JAMES CLAUDE WRIGHT, JR., FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE FALLEN HEROES FLAG ACT OF 2015 NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK UCR BOURNS COLLEGE 25TH ANNIVERSARY THANKING UNNAMED GARLAND POLICEMEN TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP NEED FOR LONG-TERM HIGHWAY BILL HIGHWAY TRUST FUND PASS A SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BILL CONSTRUCTION OF THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE RECESS AFTER RECESS REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1735, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 36, PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION... LEAVE OF ABSENCE SENATE BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED ADJOURNMENT OATH OF OFFICE MEMBERS, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, AND DELEGATES EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2247 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2248 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2249 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2250 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2251 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2252 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2253 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2262 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2263 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2264 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2265 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2266 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2267 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2268 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2269 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2270 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2271 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2254 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2272 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2273 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2274 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2275 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2276 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2277 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2278 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2279 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2280 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2281 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2255 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2282 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2283 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2256 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2257 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2258 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2259 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2260 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2261 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 2284 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.J. Res. 50 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER TRADE RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER WASHINGTON, DC, NFL TEAM NAME CHANGE TRADE MORNING BUSINESS TRADE THE MIDDLE CLASS TOXIC REFORM TRADE USA FREEDOM ACT TRADE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SYRIA TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY TRADE RECESS CLOTURE MOTION CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS ENSURING TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL ACT--MOTION TO PROCEED RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR MORNING BUSINESS VOTE EXPLANATION MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBERING CORPORAL BRYON K. DICKSON RECOGNIZING THE LOUISIANA VETERANS FESTIVAL REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 1294 Introductory Statement on S. 1299 Introductory Statement on S. 1300 SENATE RESOLUTION 178--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK FROM MAY 6, 2015, THROUGH MAY 12, 2015 AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 1221 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET RAUL HECTOR CASTRO PORT OF ENTRY ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TOMORROW