Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2017-11-06 Date2017-11-06 PublicationVolume 163, issue 180 Sections126 House · 50 Senate House sections HONORING DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF CHRISTOPHER PEPLER RECOGNIZING THE CAREER OF ELAINE ROBERTS IN MEMORY OF SHADY SHORES MAYOR OLIVE STEPHENS RECOGNIZING MICHELE BLAKE IN RECOGNITION OF ARNOLD ANDREWS PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING DR. LAURIE GOODMAN HONORING ETHEL T. WINFIELD IN RECOGNITION OF WILLIAM CAMP RECOGNIZING MRS. LYNN JEWELL 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CLIFTON IN RECOGNITION OF THE DUFFY HEALTH CENTER RECOGNIZING MS. MIRIAM MILLER IN RECOGNITION OF RUSSELL COBLE HONORING THE LIFE OF SRUTHI SRINIVASAN IN HONOR OF WILLIAM M. FLY RECOGNIZING KATHLEEN RAMOS HONORING KATHLEEN GILSON IN RECOGNITION OF JERRY DUNCAN PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING MICHALLE SHOWN-RODRIGUEZ HONORING JASPER COUNTY VIETNAM VETERANS HONORING RACHEL RADNA RECOGNIZING MRS. RENEE TADLOCK IN RECOGNITION OF REVA INGRAM FORTUNE CELEBRATING KEISER UNIVERSITY'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNIZING MS. LOUISE WALKER RECOGNIZING ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF WOODHAVEN, QUEENS ON THEIR 120TH ANNIVERSARY IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES JACKSON GAILEY RECOGNIZING NANCY WELLS BALFOUR DECLARATION IN RECOGNITION OF WALTER SIMMONS RECOGNIZING MS. PATRICIA ZETAH TRIBUTE TO PAT GREGG IN RECOGNITION OF BOB WILLIAMS AND RANCH HANDS RESCUE HONORING LANDON VRANES TRIBUTE TO TONI URBAN HONORING JOSEPH M. McDADE HONORING ANTHONY CHAVEZ TRIBUTE TO TIFFANY MENKE IN RECOGNITION OF BURNETTA SLOSS-TANNER TRIBUTE TO JEFF NOLAN HONORING ALEX BREGMAN RECOGNIZING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF FORT WALTON BEACH TRIBUTE TO MERLIN AND SYLVIA McALLISTER HONORING DAVID SEELY HONORING DENISE M. FORTE ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO DELORIS STENZEL LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA TRIBUTE TO MALVERN BANK RETIREMENT OF JUSTICE PHILIP G. MINARDO TRIBUTE TO JANET PETERSEN HONORING SUSAN POPOVICH IN HONOR OF THE 2017 INDUCTEES TO THE WYOMING BUSINESS HALL OF FAME TRIBUTE TO SUSAN HATTEN RECOGNIZING FALLING SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR BEING HONORED AS A 2017 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL HONORING EVAN CLARK TRIBUTE TO NISHNA VALLEY CREDIT UNION SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE THE REPUBLICAN TAX PLAN RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL MASS DEPORTATION WOULD DISRUPT OUR COUNTRY RECOGNIZING DEANE BOZEMAN SCHOOL FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE A MASSIVE WINDFALL FOR INVESTORS ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TRAGEDY HERE IN AMERICA PENALTIES IMPOSED ON MORTGAGE LENDERS EDUCATION IS THE NUMBER ONE EQUALIZER COMMUNICATION FROM DISTRICT DIRECTOR, HONORABLE HANK JOHNSON, JR., MEMBER OF CONGRESS COMMUNICATION FROM CONSTITUENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE, HONORABLE HANK JOHNSON, JR., MEMBER OF CONGRESS CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO BURUNDI--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 115-76) CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 115-77) CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 115-78) RECESS AFTER RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO FURNISH ASSISTANCE FOR ADAPTATIONS OF RESIDENCES OF VETERANS IN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS VA MANAGEMENT ALIGNMENT ACT OF 2017 VETERANS CARE FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT OF 2017 PROVIDING FOR A CONSISTENT ELIGIBILITY DATE FOR PROVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR ELIGIBLE SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FOR THE GRAVES OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF VETERANS WHO ARE BURIED IN TRIBAL CEMETERIES RECESS AFTER RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO FURNISH ASSISTANCE FOR ADAPTATIONS OF RESIDENCES OF VETERANS IN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS VA MANAGEMENT ALIGNMENT ACT OF 2017 THE JOURNAL SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, TEXAS, SHOOTING REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3043, HYDROPOWER POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3441, SAVE LOCAL BUSINESS ACT PERSONAL EXPLANATION EXTENDING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR CENTRAL AMERICANS AND HAITIANS DIVERSITY VISAS CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION REPUBLICAN TAX PROPOSAL IS ANTI-LIFE RECOGNIZING RICHARD SYNEK, U.S. NAVY VETERAN AND FOUNDER OF FEED OUR VETERANS HUB OF HOPE MILK IS A CORNERSTONE OF STUDENTS' SCHOOL LUNCH EXTEND TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS FOR HAITIANS AND CENTRAL AMERICANS RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SPILLWAY AT THE OROVILLE DAM TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS AND OTHER ISSUES OF THE DAY LEAVE OF ABSENCE ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4260 MEMORIALS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4254 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4255 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4256 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4257 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4258 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4259 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4261 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4262 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) Recognition of the Majority Leader (Executive Session) Order of Procedure (Executive Session) Texas Church Mass Shooting (Executive Session) Tax Reform (Executive Session) Texas Church Mass shooting (Executive Session) Tax Reform (Executive Session) Texas Church Mass Shooting (Executive Session) Natural Gas Liquid Storage (Executive Session) Nomination of Peter Robb (Executive Session) LEGISLATIVE SESSION TRIBUTE TO DR. JOHN LOGAN VOTE EXPLANATION REMEMBERING BERNARD SHAW RECOGNIZING CONNORS-EMERSON SCHOOL RECOGNIZING FALMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RECOGNIZING FOURTEENTH STREET SCHOOL TRIBUTE TO PEGGI HANRAHAN TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL MARTA FORD REMEMBERING JOHN T. NOBLE AND RECOGNIZING THE MAINE VETERANS CEMETERY IN CARIBOU MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12170 OF NOVEMBER 14, 1979, WITH RESPECT TO IRAN--PM 20 REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12938 OF NOVEMBER 14, 1994, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS... MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED ENROLLED BILL PRESENTED EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 2076 AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 1579 FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS TSP MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2017 DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE CAMPAIGN AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2017 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT WISHING SENATOR PAUL WELL TEXAS CHURCH MASS SHOOTING DACA ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW