specifically h.r. 24 would permit g.a.o. to audit the communications that members of the federal reserve's board of governors had with each other and with staff regarding monetary policy. that would also permit g.a.o. to audit transactions conducted under the direction of the federal open market committee. it could be -- such audits which could be conducted on an almost real-time basis on this -- under this bill could have a chilling effect on the fed. if they know their statements can become public, they may be inhibited from speaking about trends or monetary policies they believe would best respond to current conditions. further, simply by requesting that the g.a.o. conduct certain audits, members could seek to influence deliberations and policy decisions. the federal reserve is developing or monetary policies to support our nation's long-term growth. we should expand transparency around the federal reserve in a way that will ensure short-term political considerations do not unduly influence their monetary policymaking res

and i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 3670 and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. barton: i'm the only other speaker and i reserve the right to close. and i would yield to the gentleman from utah or the gentlelady from new york if they wish to speak. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. mr. matheson: we have one more speaker and i yield such time as she may consume to congresswoman meng. the messenger: mr. speaker, i rise in -- >> i rise in strong support of the anti-spoofing act which i offered along with congressman barton and congressman lance. it addresses the problem of caller i.d. spoofing which is a scrambling of identification numbers and a tool to defraud recipients of phone calls and text messages. it is often stated that a measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable. ms. meng: i receive reports of caller i.d. spoofing that hurts immigrants, seniors, veterans and those in need of help from l

i ask my colleagues' support in h.r. 5019. naming a post office facility after him is the least we can do. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from nevada is recognized. mr. horsford: thank you, madam speaker. at this time i'm pleased to yield time to the honorable lady from the state of new york, the ranking member of the rules committee, ms. slaughter, for as much time as she may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. slaughter: thank you, madam speaker. i thank mr. horsford: the gentleman from georgia, for the kind words that you have already said about my constituent, specialist theodore matthew glende. it was said before he was born in rochester in january 13 of 1989. his life was taken far too soon at the age of 21. while he served his country and helped to protect the lives of his brothers in arms. those who knew him described him as a fun loving jokester who above all else was dedicated to service to his country. after graduating from a

hultgren: i'm proud to speak 5405.port of h.r. these tools help businesses expand operations and hire more workers. i'm especially pleased that the bill includes my own legislation, the encouraging employee ownership act of 2014, or eeoa. this bipartisan provision would make it easier for companies in illinois and nationwide to let hardworking employees own a stake in the business that they're part of. i've learned firsthand from my constituents in the 14th congressional district about the many benefits of employee ownership. when you walk into scot forge, an entirely employee-owned manufacturer in my district, there's a noticeable difference in the energy of the employees from upper management down to the shop floor. when employees have a stake in the company they work for, their sense of ownership over details large and small makes a real difference to their bottom line and more importantly to their quality of life. the business in turn receives a large boost in productivity, enabling them to expand their reach and invest in new

boustany: i rise in strong support of h.r. 5418. this bill is a response to the ways and means committee's year and a half long investigation of the i.r.s.'s targeting of taxpayers based on political beliefs. in its exhaustive on boeing investigation, the committee found that some i.r.s. employees risk that confidential information by circumventing official email and using their personal, nonsecure email for official business. h.r. 5418 fix this is problem by prohibiting employees of the i.r.s. from using a personal email account to conduct any official business, ensuring there is a full record of i.r.s. activity and that taxpayer information is secure. there's no reason for an i.r.s. employee to have confidential taxpayer information on his or her home computer without the necessary safeguards against disclosure. this behavior must be stopped and i urge a yes vote on this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. levin: thank you, i yie

but this h.r. 2 takes away all that we've worked for for almost two years and that's why i oppose h.r. 2. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: i'm pleased to yield two and a half minutes to the gentleman from colorado, subcommittee chairman on natural resources committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for two and a half minutes. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding to me. i rise in strong support of the bipartisan h.r. 2, the american energy solutions for lower costs and more american jobs act. i'm pleased that this package of energy legislation includes legislation i introduced that has previously passed the house, h.r. 1965, the federal lands, jobs, and energy security act. h.r. 2 will help ensure the successful production of onshore and offshore energy and provides the regulatory certainty energy producers need to produce american made energy. mr. lamborn: this creates american jobs, increases revenues to state and local governments, and promotes eco

. 4 if ordered, motion to recommit, h.r. 2, and passage of h.r. 2 if ordered. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 191, the nays are 218. the motion is not adopted. the vote is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from washington. >> mr. speaker, i ask the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute,

h.r. 83 will assist these important u.s. territories in addressing their energy needs by establishing a team of energy experts to help develop and implement an energy action plan for each of these areas. congress certainly has an ongoing interest in the energy needs of the nation as well as the insular areas of the u.s. and the freely associated states. helping these territories develop affordable and reliable sources of energy are hallmarks of a thriving economy that can improve the quality of life for all. h.r. 83 will not entirely solve these issues but it will help facilitate the efforts, and i would urge all members to support this legislation and i would reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the virgin islands. mrs. christensen: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. christensen: i rise in very strong support of h.r. 83, a bill i introduced on the

speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3044. sproy -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 3044, a bill to approve the transfer of yellow creek port properties in iuka, mississippi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas, mr. crawford, and the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. edwards, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arkansas. mr. crawford: i ask unanimous condition sent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 3044. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. draw spord feather -- mr. crawford: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. crawford: the tennessee valley authority was created to provide electric power for states in the tennessee valley rezwhrofpblee state of mississippi initiated development of yellow creek port in 1971 on 116 acres purchased from the t.v.a. high paying jobs, spinoff companies

h.r. 4994. in particular i would direct my comments tonight in regards to the provisions that deal with hospice care in america. and i would thank the ranking member, mr. levin, a friend who has stood with us in regards to this act and i echo his support and request for support for its pass and this evening. when we drafted the hospice opportunities for supporting patients with integrity and care evaluations, otherwise known as the hospice act, i was glad to bring those issues to the forefront in the debate that's been incorporated in the impact act tonight. to me hospice care is the right thing to do for our fellow americans that face those hard decisions as we deal with health care at the end of our lives. to me the hospice act and the provisions in the impact act go to ensure that there's quality care when it comes to hospice care for our fellow americans. these reforms are necessary, they are the right thing to do and they will ensure that hospice in america is done in a quality, well-conduc

i rise today in support of h.r. 5078. back in my home state of oklahoma, ranchers and farmers have been very clear this rule would significantly limit their operations. as a rancher myself, i understand and agree with their concerns. the definition of navigable waters as stated and written by the e.p.a. would put all farmers and ranchers on notice that they are no longer in charge of their own land. from now on, they'll have to ask permission to get a permit or to operate their own land the same way they have for many years. in summary, this would be an unprecedented land grab by our government through the e.p.a. and bureaucrats of washington, d.c. the e.p.a. is simply out of touch with rural america. i stand with our farmers and ranchers when i say it's time to stop the e.r.a.'s overreach and the redefinition of navigable waters. mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. and the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: mr. chairman,

taken 89, h.r. 5019, all by the yeas and nays. the first eelect tropic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as fife-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, to prules and pass h.r. 5089 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located in mullbury, florida, heas sergeant first class daniel m. ferguson post office. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pr

pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 83, which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 83, an act to require the secretary of the interior to assemble a team of technical policy and financial experts to address the energy needs and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection. mr. pryor: i ask unanimous consent that the murkowski substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill as amend be read a third time and passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. pryor: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 529, h.r. 594. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 529, h.r. 594, an act to amend the public health service act relating to federal research on muscular dis-pro-fee and othe

h.r. 3522 accomplishes that goal. mr. speaker, i ask all of my colleagues to support this important legislation and i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. pallone: it's frustrating to me because again, we have just another effort to repeal or undermine the affordable care act when we should all be working to implement the affordable care act. just to show how -- what a waste of time if you will that this debate is today, i wanted to read a statement of the president's policy, president obama's policy that was issued today with regard to this legislation. it says, the administration strongly opposes house passage of h.r. 3522 because it threatens the health care security of hardworking middle class families. the nation is experiencing the lowest rate of health care price inflation in nearly 50 years, and exceptionally slow

daines: i rise in support of h.r. 2. new technology has fueled a 21st century energy boon, but americans are paying way too much for expenses like gas, groceries and electricity and that's why the house has passed dozens of bills to lower energy costs and create jobs like the bill i introduced that passed, called the hydropower development equity and jobs act and passed last year. this is commonsense legislation and would expand hydropower production. it creates jobs while lowering electric prices for thousands of families. whether it is from approving the keystone pipeline to stop these out of touch regulations, the house is fighting to protect energy and the jobs it supports. in montana, 5,000 jobs depend on coal and thousands of middle-class families rely on coal-fired power for an affordable source of energy. 51% of the electric supply in montana comes from coal. and construction of the keystone pipeline will not only create thousands of good jobs. you know what? it will keep energy prices low for montana families. i

h.r. 899, as included in h.r. 4, does not seek to prevent the federal government from regulating. rather, it seeks to ensure that its regulations are deliberative and economically defensible. asking regulators to thoroughly consider and understand the cost of a rule in addition to its benefits should not be controversial. it's just plain common sense. regulators and legislators should know exactly what they are asking the american people to pay and whether the cost of compliance might make it harder for family businesses to meet payroll and stay afloat. and no government body, on purpose or accidentally, should skirt public scrutiny when jobs and scarce resources are at stake. in the nearly 20 years since um rah's passage, weaknesses in the law -- since umra's passage, weaknesses in the law have been revealed. weaknesses that some government agencies and independent regulatory bodies have exploited. unita makes them subject to umra's requirements, ending a two-tiered system that allowed regulations to be implemented without the required legislation, scrutiny or public input. the 9

h.r. 5405 by the yeas and nays. 1 by the yeas and nays. s. 1603 by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 5455 as amended on -- 5405 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: h.r. 5405, a bill to make technical corrections to the dodd-frank wall street reform and consumer protection act, to enhance the availability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private marktses, to reduce regulatory burdens and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house pro

doughnut e tonight because of on injustice that was done i worked for the district 11 years 8 in the h.rdepartment i have an excellent performance record on august 1st, i of the told you e told i was laid off september 15th because of lack of funds or lack of work that's in the not true we have the facts to back up the union tried to reach out to the leadership in h.r. but they refused to act in grandfathering gather i'm currently unemployed for some reason i'm the first people that had to wait for a month to the transferred from the district to the city i'm a sdoorld vet that served his country with honor i fought to have a job i placed by the rules and now i'm asking for my job to be given back to me, i'm asking that h.r. management start working with the my own this is on fair. >> thank you. (clapping.) >> good evening, commissioners president fewer and superintendent carranza my name is yvonne and i'm the president of the local i'm here on behalf of the my members vernon has been a good employee that worked for a number of years for the san francisco unified school district does not

there's an h.r. issue so, please do way, those children will not be in second or thirsted or fourth or fifth grade again, they need the teachers now you have them so move them around thank you very much. >> hello, i'm maria a parent after a sixth grade at horace man, i want to talk about the lack of a spanish teacher many people within the sdrirth they're saying their filling the position this is wonderful i can only hope the replacement will be of the same high caliber of the teacher hired we not got answers to qualification why not processes in june when hired who was responsible for mr. prayer not getting his transfer and why was the district not able to resolve the problem what processes are being put in place to share this process didn't happen none of the questions have been answered if it's true there's a general lack of spanish teachers the h.r. department d department shall have done everything to make sure the teacher was able to come to work when the school year started the parents need to

will the gentleman from -- of h.r. 5078. will the gentleman from georgia, collins, kindly ake the chair. the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 5078, which the clerk will report by title. the chair: a -- the clerk: a bill to prosect existing rights and responsibilities in troord water and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee rose earler -- earlier, the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new york, mr. bishop, had been postponed. proceedings will now resume on proceedings printed in the report in which proceedings were postponed in the following order. earment number two by mr. bishop of new york and amendment number three by mr. bishop of new york. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time needed for any vote in this series. the gentleman from new york, mr. wish -- bishop and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the chair: amendment number two 181, in house report offered by m

h.r. 24, the federal reserve transparency act, directs the g.a.o. to conduct a full audit of the federal reserve. the dodd-frank legislation mandated a g.a.o. audit of the fed but that audit issued by the g.a.o. in july of 2011 focused solely on certain issues concerning emergency credit facilities. g.a.o. remains restricted under the current law for conducting a broader audit of the fed that includes, for instance, a review of the fed's monetary policy

i ask that the senate proceed to h.r. 1003, the american battlefield protection program amendments act and calendar number 403, h.r. 503, the desert storm memorial en bloc, that the committee-reported amendment to h.r. 1033 be agreed to, that the bills, as amended, if amended, be read a third time and passed en bloc, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. coburn: reserving the right too object, let me explain to the people who are watching what's happening here. we have a bill that everybody agrees to that isn't going to get passed because everybody doesn't agree to another bill that is linked to it. we have offered multiple compromises on the battlefield protection act. we just have a $17.8 trillion deficit. we're going to have a $599 billion debt this year, and yet this program that they want authorized that will keep this program that the senator from arkansas would like to honor our desert storm vets from happen

passed with a bipartisan majority and it's in this package and in this underlying package and it is h.r. 2, the energy bill. but that very same language that my friend has authored and led through this house of in sentatives is included the study committee's package known as the jobs bill. jobs act. that collection of bills that will put americans back to work, that will grow the economy and do those things on the mind of every single american family. and we talk about energy issues as if they are separate from those issues. and what my friend talks about is that energy issues are job issues. energy issues are family issues. energy issues are issues to every single american citizen and never before in my lifetime had i had the hope that we would get the hands that were around the american neck by those who supply us with energy. we have that opportunity. i was listening to my friend from indiana talk about coal. we are the saudi arabia of coal in america. and the administration is trying to tie the hands of the industry industry, not to exploit and i mean exploit in the best possible se

support h.r. 5078, and keep the federal government out of our water. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. veasey: madam speaker, while house republicans spend the next two weeks bringing up silly partisan bills aimed at embarrassing the president, house democrats remain focused on the real solutions that matter to the american people. it's time to put the middle class above partisan politics. it's time to vote to raise the minimum wage, to $10.10 an hour, and give struggling families a real chance to be in the middle class. and what's wrong with women receiving equal pay for equal work? let's bring the paycheck fairness act to the floor, to make sure that women are treated equally in the workplace. these bills and many other are a part of the democrats' middle class jump-start america agenda, a plan to fight for the middle class, puts families before special interests and reignite the american dream for all those who want to work hard

if congress acts on h.r. 3992. discharge petition that mr. peters has brought to the floor is before us. 196 members of congress have signed on. when we get to 218, that bill will automatically be brought to the floor for a vote. democrats and republicans already support it. so bring it to the floor for a vote. et us put in place a sensible, commonsense way of appropriating money to fight fires and to manage our forests. let's get ahead of next year's fires. let's get to prevention. not just by not throwing out cigarettes, leaving campfires unattended, but by making sure that our forests are healthy. so that they are able to sustain small fires that burn slowly along the floor of the forest, which is the natural ecological way in which forests have formy kwlean been able to deal -- for millenniums been able to deal with fires. we've allowed the fuel in the forest to grow and to be in a position where a fire becomes huge, no longer along the floor, but gets up into the crown of the trees, and destroys the forest. we can get back to where we we

h.r., marketing, we have relationships with people in our community we need to treat them all at the same tribe. mozilla does a brilliant job were at their retreat, they invite their volunteers and pay for them to come. anytime they do training and development if they can't do free. they also do something i think is really powerful and scares the out of me. my friend steve schloss's the innovator who created this. they take their new emerging leaders. at 9:00 a.m. they chopped them off and say go help somebody. i'll pick you up at 5:00. they dumped them there. that is scary. really scary. for someone who worked as a pro bono service that. you're not going to make any impact. that's so unorganized. what they found as people came out completely transform because they realize to serve they needed permission. so much volunteerism you go out there in a steakhouse in him are set in him or suffer in him or suffer you come the soup kitchen ready to go for you. you never have to ask for permission to serve. it's a very powerful example of the kind of leadership necessary for leadership needs

. 5161, h.r. 5057, if ordered, and s. 276 if ordered.s is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 186. the nays are 220. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 187. the nays are 223. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask a recorded vote on this matter. the speaker pro tempore: recorded vote is kd. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the nati

phil roe and i have introduced h.r. 1173, the personalize your health care act. there are 60 bipartisan co-sponsors focusing on the federal government placing value on this relationship, on these critical conversations and empowering families and patients to control the circumstance that matters so much to them. we strongly urge that everyone looks at this institute of medicine report and that you co-sponsor personalize your care act. i congratulate the institute for the careful research, the clear analysis and the strong recommendations. it's an important step to make sure that critical assistance to support our families that they deserve and demand is available. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, for five minutes. mr. barr: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the career of mr. james c. russell, master distiller at the wild turkey distillery in kentucky and to mark his 60th year in the industry. jimmy, as he's warmly known to family, friends, acquaintanses alike, born into a family o

. >> lion martin has been absorbed by h.r. 360 with a large contracted they're a primary care clinic they've been providing speciality and hospitalizations so they're a vendor or contractor within our network. >> so in the future will we see their data included. >> probably through the health plan and so certainly we could share that information and get access to the health plan providers and translate that to our network and that's something we can certainly is provide you. >> absolutely ze we have a strong collaboration with the san francisco clinic consortium we meet with them and the medical directors work together again, we provide the hospital care so they are we consider them part of the family we plan together and implement together and share data together. >> at this rate they'll out grow us first (laughter). >> i have one comment i think this goes to healthy san francisco when the date of the clients is important i notice it's mustard together with another organization i want to know if you can keep the data separate the highest rate of solicitation are in oakland i've been

the house of representatives i say is considering h.r. 3043 this week. this is legislation that i am absolutely certain will enhance the economic opportunities and the quality of life for our native americans in this country. the constitution states a core responsibility of the federal government is to promote the general welfare of the people. the federal government has a trust responsibility to protect tribal interests. these two things come together in this legislation. certainly it would be an understatement to say that the federal government over the years has fulfilled its trust responsibility. we know that not to be the case. in an effort to fill that void, tribal governments have taken actions to meet their tribal members' needs. things such as cultural programs and education, social services, health care, and unfortunately at a period of time, over a period of time, those benefits have been treated as income and those benefits have been subject to the internal revenue service code. we need to make certain we don't add to the burden that the trib

that the senate passed, without mendment, h.r. 594, h.r. 2600, r. 3043, h.r. 3716, h.r. 4994, h.r. 5026, h.r. 5404, h.r. 4980. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following joint resolution was signed by the speaker on hursday, september 18, 2014. the clerk: house joint resolution 124, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 4323, an act to re-authorize programs authorized under the debbie smith act of 2004 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a privileged concurrent esolution. the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 44, resolved that when the senate recesses or adjourns on n'diaye from thursday, september 18, 2014, through tuesday, october 14, 2014, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its majority leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on wednesday, october 15, 2014, or such other ti

and i'm about to make a unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4323. before i do, because senator cornyn has been very interested in this, this is the debbie smith act. i have a been working with debbie smith since her bill was first introduced in 2001, probably one of the few senators who was here at that time when i first supported it, to improve access to rape kits, testing, and services for survivors of sexual assault. senator cornyn has been a strong supporter of this. i know he also supports the justice for all act as well, something that he's cosponsored, the distinguished republican leader have. i'd like to get them all passed. i realize that the one republican knot - -- is not them texas, is objecting to passing the al justice for all act. i don't want to pit them against each other. because at least this one expires this month, i would ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 4323, which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4323, and act t

speaker, i move the house suspend the ruse and pass h.r. 5461. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to clarify the clarification of certain leverages of risk based to improve upon the definitions provided for points and thieves in connection with a mortgage transaction and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan and the gentlewoman from california will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. speaker, i rise in support of and co-sponsored by mr. miller from california and myself. this bill contains four titles, three of which have already passed this house with overwhelming or unanimous support and one of which passed with a dozen no-votes. it's rare that the senate sends us meaningful legislation and are that they they fix the dodd-frank act. as we have seen, our friends on the other side of the aisle u

reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to h.r. 4751. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4751, an act to make technical corrections to public law 110-229 and so forth and for oh purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid -- the motion to reconsider be laid upon table and there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask consent the senate proceed to h.r. 480. -- 4809. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 4809, an took the reauthorize the defense production act to improve the defense production act committee and for other purposes. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on

which explains why the only bipartisan bill to pass this year was "h.r. 594 eat a bag of dicks."ughter) (applause) but two senators have taken a bold step to end the gridlock. >> reality shows just might be the answer to finding more bipartisanship on capitol hill. at least that's the hope of two u.s. senators. new mexico democrat martin heinrich and arizona republican jeff flake spent a week together on a remote island for a new realty show. it's called "rival survival." >> stephen: yes, "rival survival"! it combines the exotic locales of the amazing race, the voyeuristic thrill of "big brother" and the racial diversity of the bachelor. (laughter) so i want to give a tip of the hat to these senators for proving republicans and democrats "can" work together. all it takes is the threat of death. (laughter) jim? >> as we arrived, certainly didn't have either the conditions to create a fire or the time and really had to focus on the most pressing needs which was finding something to drink and making sure we had a shelter because it was probably going to rain through the night. we fo

meeting knowing the item was coming to this committee meeting i'd like to ask you know the staff from h.r. is there some time sensitivity on this i trial want to have the personnel meeting to have this discuses fully by the board members before voting i'm sorry did you say something council. >> you are wondering whether there a time sensitivity to passing this. >> correct and those are all contract matters they gives lad duty it is the duty to the individual being hired the gratification of the board should take place with some haste i'll recommend if there's a policy component a micro component that didn't have shrilled people involved can that be discussed with the committee meeting those contracts should be approved as soon as possible. >> commissioner wynns. >> thank you so this item was withdrawn before and brought back today and this has given us an opportunity to have discussion about the process so i have some concerns about that i mean, i understand that we have an obligation legally to rectify the hiring but it's a bit concerting to me when people say it's on a formality i don't

thank you to elaine and many, many others who pulled this off including the gentleman here and from the h.r. c it was a real effort of love on behalf of a colleague as well as a desire to beat pancreatic cancer >> thank you (clapping.) so that was tough let's go on with more tough ones there's a lot of that media attendance in the recent passing of iconic folks in our world by more locally there's been important people that passed away in the last couple of weeks i want to mention 4 of them george the third passed on arguing 20th 2014 the chairman of the parish i can't group he was 79 years old and spent his time at the waffling george senior established a gas station a service station, if you will, 5 days after pooerl hark on december 12, 1941, set up on bay street and if you know your geography that's across the street from fort mason one of the primer areas of deploying service men primarily men and women to the pacific following pooerl hark it turns out they need a place to store their automobiles and george grew his service station into a automobile storage along came his son to the th

my bill, l. 5477 -- my bill, h.r. 54 7, lets federal education dollars follow students. it lets parents use education savings account on pre-k through 12 education. it covers eligible savings accounts and allows funds to be used for homeschooling. some may say our current system is the best we can do but deep down we all know that we must do better. let's give all students a chance, no matter where they live. let's pass the enhancing educational opportunities for all students act and make that dream a reality for every child. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so order. the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: today i rise to recognize our nation's case managers and the role that case management plays in our health care and our social services sectors. caseer 12 through 18 marks management week. during