Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2016-05-18 Date2016-05-18 PublicationVolume 162, issue 79 Sections144 House · 112 Senate House sections COMMENDING KERRY W. KIRCHER COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE REDUCTION ACT OF 2016 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 CONGRATULATING KIM BARKS OF COMPLETE TRUCK & RV REPAIR FOR RECEIVING THE CITY OF ST. CHARLES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 2016 EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR AWARD--JACK HECK AWARD RECOGNIZING MARINE CORPS MASTER SERGEANT FRANK MASON HONORING THE CAREER OF HON. JOHN T. CURTIN HONORING THE LIFE OF JOHN D. WAGNER IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK HONORING BENJAMIN COHEN HONORING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT TRIBUTE TO DORIS GIBSON HONORING KELSIE ELLINGSWORTH ON BEING ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONGRESS OF FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF HAYWARD'S WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY ON ITS RECENT AWARDS IN RECOGNITION OF MONSIGNOR JOSEPH P. KELLY FOR SERVING THE DIOCESE OF SCRANTON FOR 50 YEARS PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO JANE AND HARTFORD COOPER PAYING TRIBUTE TO PAT FOX FOR HER 11 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF RIVERVIEW HEALTH HONORING WYATT BOWEN ON BEING ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONGRESS OF FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS IN RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RUTGERS GARDENS HONORING THE LIFE OF CORPORAL WILLIAM STEELE WINESETT TRIBUTE TO KATHIE AND JERRY SEALOCK HONORING DR. TSAI ING-WEN HONORING SCOTT CETOUTE FOR ACHIEVING PERFECT ATTENDANCE WHILE ENROLLED IN THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIS SENIOR YEAR PERSONAL EXPLANANTION TRIBUTE TO GERRY AND RANDALL HOUGH PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING JOHN CRUMPTON ON BEING ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONGRESS OF FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS IN RECOGNITION OF THE MOST WORSHIPFUL PRINCE HALL GRAND LODGE OF VIRGINIA, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS, INC. AND ITS SUBORDINATE LODGES MR, BILL CARNEY TRIBUTE TO RITA AND STEVE VALLINCH HONORING ZACKRIE GORDON CONGRATULATING UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA STUDENTS HONORING MELODY CHALMERS HONORING SARAH CONROY ON BEING ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONGRESS OF FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE AND TOMMIE STONER, SR. IN RECOGNITION OF MAESTRO ALVIN MILLS OF SANTA MONICA PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN REMEMBRANCE OF MINISTER ASENATH KATHERINE TALLEY TRIBUTE TO KENT GRIES TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF MONSIGNOR JAMES EDWIN PETERSEN IN HONOR OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF SANDIA CALIFORNIA HONORING RYAN DIRKSEN ON BEING ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONGRESS OF FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 27TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE INAUGURATION OF NELSON MANDELA AS PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA TRIBUTE TO MARILYN AND CECIL NICHOLS HONORING HAROLD BRADLEY HONORING ANA ROSALINDA GARCIA DE HERNANDEZ IN RECOGNITION OF JASON O'DONNELL AND VINCENT CINIELLO TRIBUTE TO CHARLOTTE AND RON BENTON RECOGNIZING MS. REBECCA GODDARD FOR BEING NAMED A PBS LEARNINGMEDIA DIGITAL INNOVATOR HONORING NORMA HARRIS ON BEING ACCEPTED BY THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS AS A DELEGATE TO THE CONGRESS OF FUTURE MEDICAL LEADERS TRIBUTE TO JANICE AND ED CARLSON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE WAR IN SRI LANKA HONORING LESLIE ANN MILLER AND RICHARD B. WORLEY HONORING OFFICER RICARDO GALVEZ DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S COUNTERTERRORISM BUREAU SUPPORT EN BLOC AMENDMENTS SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE VETERANS EQUAL ACCESS AMENDMENT COMMENDING THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THE DUI REPORTING ACT NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WATER AND DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA WE NEED A PRO-GROWTH AGENDA TO RAISE WAGES GUN VIOLENCE THE FALSE PROMISES OF SOCIALISM THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA ECONOMIC, RETIREMENT, AND NATIONAL SECURITY CALIFORNIA WATER LEGISLATION BUILDING SAFETY MONTH HOUSTON, TEXAS, FLOODING RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WELCOMING REVEREND DR. PATRICIA VENEGAS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK RECOGNIZING DR. EPHRAIM WILLIAMS CONGRATULATING 2016 GRADUATING CLASS OF ELITE YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE WEEK CONGRATULATING PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT 46 HEAD START RECOGNIZING CHIEF OF POLICE CHARLES R. JONES HOUSE LEADERS NEED TO LEAD THE IMPORTANCE OF SALVAGE TO FORESTRY IN MEMORY OF ERIC BRADLEY 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EASTER RISING GALESBURG FORGIVABLE LOANS VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE RESTORE FUNDING TO THE OVERSEAS WAR ACCOUNT HEAD START'S 51ST ANNIVERSARY PROTECTING AND DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF LGBT EMPLOYEES IN THE DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL COMMEMORATING 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1916 EASTER RISING PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4974, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5243, ZIKA RESPONSE... PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4909, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4974, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5243, ZIKA RESPONSE... MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 114-137) ZIKA RESPONSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 4909, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017 LEAVE OF ABSENCE SENATE BILL REFERRED ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker: SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5272 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5281 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5273 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5274 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5275 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5276 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5277 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5278 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5279 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 5280 AMENDMENTS Text of House Amendment 4 Text of House Amendment 5 Text of House Amendment 6 Text of House Amendment 7 Text of House Amendment 8 Text of House Amendment 9 Text of House Amendment 10 Senate sections Senate PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER TRANSPORTATION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS BILLS FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY OBAMACARE RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER OBAMACARE FILLING THE SUPREME COURT VACANCY RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS ZIKA VIRUS OBAMACARE UNITED STATES-CUBA RELATIONS CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 POLICE ACT OF 2016 TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016--Continued MORNING BUSINESS CBO COST ESTIMATE--S. 556 CBO COST ESTIMATE--S. 782 CBO COST ESTIMATE--S. 1592 CBO COST ESTIMATE--S. 2069 FEDERAL MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS AND RESOURCES TRIBUTE TO JENNIFER WAITES 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF BUENO FOODS 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF STRATHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE REPORT OF COMMITTEE 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. 2944 Introductory Statement on S. 2946 SENATE RESOLUTION 469--COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1916 EASTER RISING, A SEMINAL MOMENT IN THE JOURNEY OF IRELAND TO INDEPENDENCE SENATE RESOLUTION 470--RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING AND CONCRETE INDUSTRY SENATE RESOLUTION 471--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 15 THROUGH MAY 21, 2016, AS "NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK" AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 4005 Text of Senate Amendment 4006 Text of Senate Amendment 4007 Text of Senate Amendment 4008 Text of Senate Amendment 4009 Text of Senate Amendment 4010 Text of Senate Amendment 4011 Text of Senate Amendment 4012 Text of Senate Amendment 4013 Text of Senate Amendment 4014 Text of Senate Amendment 4015 Text of Senate Amendment 4016 Text of Senate Amendment 4017 Text of Senate Amendment 4018 Text of Senate Amendment 4019 Text of Senate Amendment 4020 Text of Senate Amendment 4021 Text of Senate Amendment 4022 Text of Senate Amendment 4023 Text of Senate Amendment 4024 Text of Senate Amendment 4025 Text of Senate Amendment 4026 Text of Senate Amendment 4027 Text of Senate Amendment 4028 Text of Senate Amendment 4029 Text of Senate Amendment 4030 Text of Senate Amendment 4031 Text of Senate Amendment 4032 Text of Senate Amendment 4033 Text of Senate Amendment 4034 Text of Senate Amendment 4035 Text of Senate Amendment 4036 Text of Senate Amendment 4037 Text of Senate Amendment 4038 Text of Senate Amendment 4039 Text of Senate Amendment 4040 Text of Senate Amendment 4041 Text of Senate Amendment 4042 Text of Senate Amendment 4043 Text of Senate Amendment 4044 Text of Senate Amendment 4045 Text of Senate Amendment 4046 Text of Senate Amendment 4047 Text of Senate Amendment 4048 Text of Senate Amendment 4049 Text of Senate Amendment 4050 Text of Senate Amendment 4051 Text of Senate Amendment 4052 Text of Senate Amendment 4053 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET Text of Senate Amendment 4054 Text of Senate Amendment 4055 Text of Senate Amendment 4056 Text of Senate Amendment 4057 Text of Senate Amendment 4058 Text of Senate Amendment 4059 Text of Senate Amendment 4060 Text of Senate Amendment 4061 PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) LEGISLATIVE SESSION DANNIE A. CARR VETERANS OUTPATIENT CLINIC ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2016 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TOMORROW NOMINATIONS CONFIRMATIONS