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75–655 2012

MARKUP OF H.R. 406, H.R. 6122, H. CON. RES. 

132, AND H.R. 1402 

MEETING 

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE 

ADMINISTRATION 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS 

SECOND SESSION 

HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 19, 2012 

Printed for the use of the Committee on House Administration 

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COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION 

DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California, Chairman 

GREGG HARPER, Mississippi 

PHIL GINGREY, M.D., Georgia 

AARON SCHOCK, Illinois 

TODD ROKITA, Indiana 

RICHARD B. NUGENT, Florida 

ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania 

Ranking Minority Member 

ZOE LOFGREN, California 

CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas 

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

PHILIP KIKO, Staff Director 

JAMIE FLEET, Minority Staff Director 


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MARKUP OF H.R. 406, H.R. 6122, H. CON. RES. 

132, AND H.R. 1402 

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2012 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION, 

Washington, DC. 

The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:09 a.m., in room 

1310, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Daniel E. Lungren 

(chairman of the committee) presiding. 

Present: Representatives Lungren, Harper, Gingrey, Nugent, Lofgren, and Gonzalez. 

Staff Present: Phil Kiko, Staff Director and General Counsel; 

Peter Schalestock, Deputy General Counsel; Kimani Little, Parliamentarian; Joe Wallace, Legislative Clerk; Yael Barash, Assistant 

Legislative Clerk; Salley Wood, Communications Director; Linda 

Ulrich, Director of Oversight; Dominic Storelli, Oversight Staff; Bob 

Sensenbrenner, Elections Counsel; Matt Pinkus, Minority Senior 

Policy Analyst; Khalil Abboud, Minority Elections Staff; and Greg 

Abbott, Minority Professional Staff. 

The CHAIRMAN. I now call to order the Committee on House Administration for today’s committee markup. A quorum is present, 

so we may proceed. 

Today we have four items to consider. We had originally planned 

to consider a fifth bill, H.R. 1974; however, some of our colleagues 

identified some issues with it for which they wanted additional 

time to work out, and after consulting with Representative Quigley, 

the sponsor, they asked that we remove it from today’s schedule, 

and we have done so. 

Our first bill today is H.R. 406, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 so as to allow candidates to designate 

an individual who would be authorized to disburse campaign funds 

in the event of the death of the candidate. Under current law, only 

the campaign treasurer is authorized to disburse these funds. 

First introduced by Congressman Walter Jones in 2008, this bill 

will give candidates more flexibility when deciding who should 

have responsibility over where campaign funds are distributed. 

The second bill is H.R. 6122, a bill to revise the authority of the 

Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the 

Library. This bill expands the Library’s ability to receive gifts and 

authorizes the Librarian of Congress to accept gifts of securities for 

immediate disbursement, personal property valued up to $25,000, 

nonpersonal services or voluntary and uncompensated personal 

services. It would also require the Librarian to describe such gift 


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or bequest valued at $1,000 or more in the annual report of the Library of Congress. 

The third measure to be considered is H. Con. Res. 132, authorizing additional funds for printing the publication Hispanic Americans in Congress. This resolution will bring the printed number of 

Hispanic Americans in Congress on par with the previous publications Women in Congress and Black Americans in Congress. 

Finally, the committee will consider H.R. 1402, introduced by Mr. 

Kildee and cosponsored by our ranking member Mr. Brady, which 

will authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in House parking 

areas. Users of these stations will be charged a fee, approved by 

the committee, to ensure that there is no net cost to the government. 

I thank my colleagues for being here today, and I would now recognize Mr. Gonzalez for any opening statement that he may wish 

to make. 

Mr. GONZALEZ. I waive opening, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. 

The CHAIRMAN. That was the finest presentation that I have 

heard from you in a long time. No. Thank you very much for your 

courtesy. I understand that we are attempting to try and deal with 

Members’ schedules with other committees. So I appreciate that. 

I would now call up and lay before the committee H.R. 406, H.R. 

6122, and H. Con. Res. 132. The committee will consider these matters en bloc. 

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The CHAIRMAN. Would Representative Gonzalez like to be heard 

on any of these matters? 

Mr. GONZALEZ. Again, Mr. Chairman, we have gone over these. 

They are not controversial. And it is actually welcoming news that 

today it will be an efficient use of our time on matters that are important, but that we have a meeting of the minds. So I yield back. 

The CHAIRMAN. I thank the gentleman. 

Would any other Member like to be heard on any of these matters? 

The gentleman from Georgia. 

Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. And very 

briefly, I want to say that I fully support H. Con. Res. 132. This, 

of course, would ensure the printing and production of Hispanic 

Americans in Congress. 

I believe that it is important that we honor and recognize all Hispanic Americans who have served in this body and, of course, in 

the other Chamber. At the same time, though, I wanted to make 

this statement, because when we have significantly reduced funding for the legislative branch by 10.5 percent during this 112th 

Congress, I believe that we must continue to find ways that we can 

save taxpayer dollars. 

We must acknowledge that the primary source of information is 

now online. We have had recent hearings on that. Through the 

leadership of this committee, we have seen the decline in physical 

production of the Congressional Record, Federal Register, and U.S. 

Code. 

So, Mr. Chairman, as we move forward in printing all documents 

related to the history of Members of Congress, I would suggest that 

we focus more in the digital space that reflects the mode of communication that most represents how our constituents choose today to 

get their information about Members. So I ask my colleagues to 

keep this important point in mind as we move forward in the future. 

I yield back. I thank the chairman. 

The CHAIRMAN. I thank the gentleman for his comments. 

Are there any others who wish to make comments? 

If not, I would move that H.R. 406, H.R. 6122, and H. Con. Res. 

132 be ordered favorably to the House. The question is on the motion. 

All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying aye. Aye. 

All opposed, signify by saying nay. 

In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the motion is 

agreed to. 

Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. 

I would ask unanimous consent that the committee staff be authorized to make any necessary technical or conforming changes to 

the measures the committee just considered. Without objection, it 

is so ordered. 

Does any Member wish to file supplemental, minority, or additional views for inclusion in the committee reports to the House? 

Okay. The next item on the agenda is H.R. 1402, to authorize the 

Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for 

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the House of Representatives at no net cost to the Federal Government. 

I now call up and lay before the committee H.R. 1402. 

Without objection, the bill will be considered as read and open 

for amendment at any point. 

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The CHAIRMAN. I do have an amendment to H.R. 1402, and the 

amendment should be in the Members’ packets. 

If there is no objection, the amendment will be considered as 

read. 

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The CHAIRMAN. And I would now recognize myself to speak in 

favor of the amendment. 

This amendment adopts language that parallels the Senate’s 

companion electric car bill. Under this amendment, if the Architect 

of the Capitol determined Members and staff using electric cars 

were receiving a subsidy, the committee would receive a plan from 

the Architect. If the committee did not act within 60 days, the Architect would take appropriate steps to increase rates or fees to the 

Members using it or staff using it to ensure that there would be 

no subsidy. I would urge all Members to support this amendment. 

Is there any other Member who wishes to be heard on the 

amendment? 

If not, without objection, the question is on the amendment. 

All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. 

All opposed, signify by saying nay. 

In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment is 

agreed to. 

I move that the committee report H.R. 1402 favorably to the 

House with an amendment. 

So the question is on the motion. 

All those in favor of the motion, signify by saying aye. Aye. 

All opposed, signify by saying nay. 

In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the motion is 

agreed to. 

Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. 

I ask unanimous consent that the committee staff be authorized 

to make any necessary technical or conforming changes to the 

measures the committee just considered. 

Without objection, it is so ordered. 

Does any Member wish to file supplemental, minority, or additional views for inclusion in the committee report to the House? 

All right. If not, there are no more items on today’s agenda, and 

I thank the Members for their participation in this markup. 

I now adjourn the meeting. 

[Whereupon, at 10:20 a.m., the committee was adjourned.] 

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