Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2017-12-14 Date2017-12-14 PublicationVolume 163, issue 204 Sections116 House · 58 Senate House sections HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF AMY T. SAJDA COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS MARKUP CELEBRATING THE MILITARY SERVICE OF SENIOR AIRMAN KATIE MAE COGBILL, USAF TRIBUTE TO THE RAILSWEST MUSEUM CONGRATULATING KEWANEE, ILLINOIS FOR BEING NAMED A FINALIST FOR THE 2017 GOVERNOR'S HOMETOWN AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIREMENT OF MARK WHITE THE LONG ARM OF CHINA: EXPORTING AUTHORITARIANISM WITH CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS CONGRATULATING LANARK, ILLINOIS FOR BEING NAMED A PROJECT WINNER FOR THE 2017 GOVERNOR'S HOMETOWN AWARD RECOGNIZING JUDGE WALTER F. DRAG UPON HIS RETIREMENT TRIBUTE TO JODY REYNOLDS HONORING PEDDRICK M. YOUNG, SR. OF PENNSYLVANIA ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN 29 YEARS OF SERVICE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZING THE LENA-WINSLOW PANTHERS FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE HONORING MRS. JUANITA KNOTT TRIBUTE TO PAUL DANFORTH HONORING CHIEF DAVE BROWN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTING CONGRATULATING MS. PAM VAN KIRK FOR BEING NAMED AN ILLINOIS LIBRARY LUMINARY FOR 2017 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH TRIBUTE TO JOYCE CHAPMAN IN MEMORY OF MARK B. IHDE RECOGNIZING KENNY BARMAN HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ANDRE LACY TRIBUTE TO DON BLUMENTHAL IN RECOGNITION OF LORI S. LIU HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CITALLI ORTIZ AS THE 2017 WOMEN'S YOUTH WORLD CHAMPION RECOGNIZING RETIRED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CAPTAIN NATHAN NELSON RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF RUTH BANCROFT CONGRATULATING ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS FOR BEING NAMED A PROJECT WINNER FOR THE 2017 GOVERNOR'S HOMETOWN AWARD HONORING MR. JOHN F. TRENTACOSTA TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN ROBERTS PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING THE RIVERDALE RAMS' GOLF TEAM FOR THEIR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE HONORING THE LIFE OF COL. WESLEY L. FOX, USMC (RET.) HONORING SUE SOUTHERN OF HALEYVILLE, AL RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF JOSEPH ALLEN DUFFEL TRIBUTE TO JIM COWNIE CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF EDWIN M. LEE, MAYOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO RECOGNIZING THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SALVATION ARMY OF ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS HONORING FRAN MacALLISTER THANKING THEODORE R. BECHLTOL, JR. FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE HOUSE TRIBUTE TO JAN AND KARL KNOCK HONORING BERTHA ROGERS AND BRIGHT HILL PRESS & LITERARY CENTER OF THE CATSKILLS HONORING DEBRA HOOD OF HALEYVILLE, AL RECOGNIZING TOM THOMS, JIM MILLMAN AND TOM ROWE FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY SERVICE- IN RECOGNITION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK TRIBUTE TO RANDY HUGHES IN RECOGNITION OF MS. IRIS LIZZETTE VELEZ RECOGNIZING TYLER BUSSERT FOR HIS STATE TITLE IN CLASS 1A GOLF IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE OF PHILLIP TODD STEPHENS TRIBUTE TO WAHL OPTICAL House of Representatives PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER CONGRATULATING FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONS TAX POLICY LEAVES BEHIND NATIVE AMERICANS BILL OF RIGHTS DAY CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES TRUCKERS' ELECTRONIC TRACKING DEVICE NEWTOWN ANNIVERSARY TAX REFORM A PARTISAN TAX BILL CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI'S WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM OBSERVING THE SANDY HOOK ANNIVERSARY PRIVACY NOTIFICATION TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION ACT STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT OF IRAN'S ACCESS TO FINANCE ACT PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR OF H.R. 3771 AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 4324, STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT OF IRAN'S ACCESS TO FINANCE ACT CORRECTION TO ENGROSSMENT OF H.R. 2396, PRIVACY NOTIFICATION TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION ACT BORINQUENEERS POST OFFICE BUILDING SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE POST OFFICE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW ADJOURNMENT FROM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017, TO MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017 PAYING TRIBUTE TO TIM FRABLE CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MAYOR ED LEE TAX CUTS BILL REAUTHORIZE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM HONORING THE LIFE OF TIMOTHY "TIM" BRADFORD MEDIA HELPED ELECT A SENATOR MOMENT OF TRUTH FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTING AN AMERICAN HERO ROBERT MUELLER INVESTIGATION LET HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA GO HOME HONORING THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN JOHN YATES That is why I have never actually flown one. 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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4649 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4650 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4651 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4652 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4653 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4654 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4655 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4656 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4657 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4658 Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4659 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4642 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4643 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4644 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4645 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4646 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4647 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4648 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 4660 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) Funding Our Military (Executive Session) Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill (Executive Session) Children's Health Insurance Program (Executive Session) Recognition of the Minority Leader (Executive Session) Funding the Government (Executive Session) Republican Tax Bill (Executive Session) Net Neutrality (Executive Session) Fifth Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Mass Shooting (Executive Session) Republican Tax Bill (Executive Session) NAFTA (Executive Session) Tax Reform Bill (Executive Session) DACA (Executive Session) Children's Health Insurance Program (Executive Session) Tax Reform Bill (Executive Session) Fifth Anniversary of the Sandy Hook Mass Shooting (Executive Session) LEGISLATIVE SESSION NET NEUTRALITY REPUBLICAN TAX Bill RECOGNIZING THE 4TH BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT CLIMATE CHANGE DACA UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR EXECUTIVE CALENDAR (Executive Session) EXECUTIVE CALENDAR EXECUTIVE CALENDAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION MORNING BUSINESS NOMINATIONS OF STEVEN GRASZ, JAMES HO, AND DON WILLETT THE EL MOZOTE MASSACRE REMEMBERING EDWIN M. LEE TRIBUTE TO THE ALSTON FAMILY TRIBUTE TO BOB BURNISON "MEMOIRS OF A STATE INTERN" REMEMBERING JAMES DOUGLAS MACY MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE 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. 2230 SENATE RESOLUTION 361--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SHALL, BOTH UNILATERALLY AND ALONGSIDE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, CONSIDER ALL OPTIONS FOR EXERTING... AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR PREVENTING ANIMAL CRUELTY AND TORTURE ACT ORDERS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017 ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2017, AT 3 P.M. CONFIRMATIONS