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United States of America

PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE

Vol. 162

114 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016

No. 2

Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, January 11, 2016, at 2 p.m.

House of Representatives TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016 The House met at 2 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska). f

DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: WASHINGTON, DC, January 5, 2016. I hereby appoint the Honorable ADRIAN SMITH to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. PAUL D. RYAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. f

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PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Merciful God, we give You thanks for giving us another year. We give You thanks also for the first session of the 114th Congress, and Your sustaining us with Your presence, wisdom, patience, and love. We ask that the efforts of the first session might prove fruitful in the benefits redounding to our Nation and its people. We ask as well Your forgiveness for the smallness of actions on some occasions and the inability to work together when so many were adversely affected. We know that this is not what You wish for us, not what the American people wish for our Nation, and not what the Members of this people’s House have been elected for. Lord, have mercy. We ask Your blessing now on each Member of Congress, that they might

be their best selves in representing not only their constituents, but also the entire American citizenry. They have taken oaths to do so. Give them the strength and the wisdom to fulfill those oaths. We thank You as well for this marvelous forum, where the important business of this Nation has been done in the past and will be done in the upcoming second session. May the work to be done be inspired by the wisdom of prophets and the love of saintly people. May all that we do be done for Your greater honor and glory. Amen.

This designation shall remain in effect for the 114th Congress or until modified by me. With best wishes, I am Sincerely, KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House.

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AFTER RECESS The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker at 6 o’clock and 30 minutes p.m.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: OFFICE OF THE CLERK, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, January 5, 2016. Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Under clause 2(g) of rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I herewith designate Mr. Robert Reeves, Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all papers and do all other acts for me under the name of the Clerk of the House which they would be authorized to do by virtue of this designation, except such as are provided by statute, in case of my temporary absence or disability.

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RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until approximately 6:30 p.m. today. Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 3 minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess. f

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CALL OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER. The Clerk will use the electronic system to ascertain the presence of a quorum. Members will record their presence by electronic device. The call was taken by electronic device, and the following Members responded to their names: [Roll No. 1] ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—397 Abraham Adams Aderholt Aguilar Allen Amash Amodei Ashford Babin

Barletta Barr Barton Beatty Benishek Bera Beyer Bilirakis Bishop (GA)

Bishop (MI) Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Blum Blumenauer Bonamici Bost Boustany

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