Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2016-03-15 Date2016-03-15 PublicationVolume 162, issue 41 Sections119 House · 53 Senate House sections WHY VOTING MATTERS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY HONORING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT LOUIS CRISIS NURSERY CONGRATULATING MR. JIM BROWN ON BEING ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BUILDERS ASSOCIATION TRIBUTE TO KAREN BARNETT--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR THE CONTINUING ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE VOTING RIGHTS MOVEMENT WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY COMMEMORATION CONGRATULATING LOGAN MORIARITY FOR HIS FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE 2016 MISSOURI STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP CONGRATULATING MRS. PEGGY J. BOSMA-LaMASCUS ON A SUCCESSFUL 34-YEAR CAREER AT PATRIOT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL AG DAY DEVELOPING A STRATEGY TO OBTAIN OBSERVER STATUS FOR TAIWAN IN THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION IN RECOGNITION OF THOMAS J. KEENEY, THE 2016 GREATER WILKES-BARRE FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT PATRICK MAN OF THE YEAR CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF ROBERT J. HAND RECOGNIZING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF MRS. INEZ POWELL DADE CONGRATULATING JOSH McCLURE FOR HIS FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE 2016 MISSOURI STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP PERSONAL EXPLANATION ISIS IN THE WORLD TRIBUTE TO ABBE LAND--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR CELEBRATING COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S 50TH YEAR PERSONAL EXPLANATION 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAMTRANS POLICE BRUTALITY EVENTS HONORING THE LIFE OF DR. DANA LOUISE RAPHAEL CONGRATULATING DAVID PRINGLE CONGRATULATING JARRETT JACQUES FOR HIS FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE 2016 MISSOURI STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES McNULTY, 26TH MAYOR OF SCRANTON REMEMBERING BEATRICE "BEA" JAIVEN HEINE PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING CARL JUNCTION HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL DAVID PYLE ON BEING NAMED THE MISSOURI ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS' 2016 PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF FRESNO THE RISE OF ISIS CONGRATULATING JACKSON BERCK FOR HIS FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE 2016 MISSOURI STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN RECOGNITION OF HOPE WENG, THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AWARDS PROGRAM 2016 HONOREE PERSONAL EXPLANATION CHALLENGES WITHIN THE POLITICAL PROCESS OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT TRIBUTE TO DR. FRIEDA JORDAN--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN RECOGNITION OF JOSEPH HEFFERS, THE 2016 GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT PATRICK MAN OF THE YEAR CONGRATULATING JARED RENNICK FOR HIS FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE 2016 MISSOURI STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO C. MARSHALL KIBLER IN HONOR OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN FOUNDATION 75TH ANNIVERSARY RELIGION, RIGHTS, AND REFUGE PERSONAL EXPLANATION CONGRATULATING ALEC HAGAN FOR HIS FIRST PLACE WIN IN THE 2016 MISSOURI STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP HONORING RON JIBSON IN RECOGNITION OF BILL BURKE, RECIPIENT OF THE GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT PATRICK SWINGLE AWARD WHAT MAKES THE POLITICAL PROCESS IN CONGRESS SO CHALLENGING? IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2016 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID FLYNN SCHOLARSHIP FUND HONORING FLORIDA'S TEACHERS RECOGNIZING DR. CHRISTOPHER L. MARKWOOD RECOGNIZING WILLIAM KIRKMAN FOR BEING AWARDED THE SPRINGFIELD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S 2016 SPRINGFIELDIAN AWARD WOMEN ONCE AGAIN MADE HISTORY IN 2015 IN CELEBRATION OF MABELLE M. SELLAND'S 90TH BIRTHDAY IN RECOGNITION OF THOMAS F. QUINNAN, RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 GREATER PITTSTON FRIENDLY SONS OF SAINT PATRICK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IMMIGRATION House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE NEW MEXICO'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS AMERICA MUST LEARN FROM VENEZUELA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS HURTS REAL PEOPLE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE FARC GUN CONTROL WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE IN AFGHANISTAN ZIKA VIRUS SHENANDOAH AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA'S 2016 DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN OF THE YEAR PENN STATE STUDENTS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL DEBT RECESS HONORING DR. JUAN FRANCISCO LARA AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY RECOGNIZING THE GIRL SCOUTS MINNESOTA'S FIRST FEMALE BRIGADIER GENERAL RETIREMENT OF MIKE BROWN HONORING THE LIFE OF RODERICK "ROD" DURHAM PENN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM HONORING SOON-TO-BE BRIGADIER GENERAL JEANNIE LEAVITT FIX THE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM ANTI-TRUMP DEMONSTRATORS RECOGNIZING RUNNING START RECOGNIZING STATE SENATOR TOMMIE WILLIAMS NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4596, SMALL BUSINESS BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3797, SATISFYING ENERGY NEEDS AND SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT ACT RECESS AFTER RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4596, SMALL BUSINESS BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3797, SATISFYING ENERGY NEEDS AND SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT ACT EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT INVOLVING GIBSON DAM EXTENDING DEADLINE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT NUMBERED 12642 SATISFYING ENERGY NEEDS AND SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT ACT RECOGNIZING PENN STATE UNIVERSITY'S BIG TEN WRESTLING TITLE VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE GOVERNMENT SPIES ON CITIZENS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH CONGRATULATING DUNBAR HIGH SCHOOL VETERANS WHO RETURN HOME WITH THE MENTAL WOUNDS OF WAR PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY MATERIALS ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4746 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4747 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4748 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4739 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4740 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4741 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4742 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4743 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4744 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4745 Senate sections Senate PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD LABELING BILL RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD LABELING BILL AND FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD LABELING BILL NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE JUSTICE AGAINST SPONSORS OF TERRORISM ACT FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY RECESS CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2015 FOIA IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2015 NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2015--Continued MORNING BUSINESS 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEVADA PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION VOTE EXPLANATION CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED 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. 2677 Introductory Statement on S. 2685 SENATE RESOLUTION 399--SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEALS OF "NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH" SENATE RESOLUTION 400--DESIGNATING MARCH 25, 2016, AS "NATIONAL CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS DAY" AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 3451 Text of Senate Amendment 3452 Text of Senate Amendment 3453 Text of Senate Amendment 3454 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET NATIONAL CEREBRAL PALSY AWARENESS DAY MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 2686 ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016 ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD LABELING BILL ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10:15 A.M. 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