D830 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 10, 2012 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:54 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 

Record on page S6067.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

h 

No committee meetings were held. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 — 

public bills, H.R. 6363–6369; and 4 resolutions, 

H.J. Res. 117; and H. Res. 774–776 were introduced. Pages H5764–65 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5765–67 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 

H.R. 4057, to amend title 38, United States 

Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 

develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach 

and transparency to veterans and members of the 

Armed Forces through the provision of information 

on institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–646); 

H.R. 6215, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 

to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution (H. Rept. 112–647); 

H.R. 6189, to eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office 

of Justice Programs (H. Rept. 112–648); 

H.R. 4305, to authorize the Attorney General to 

provide a grant to assist Federal, State, tribal, and 

local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery 

of missing individuals, with an amendment (H. 

Rept. 112–649); 

H.R. 1775, to amend title 18, United States 

Code, to establish a criminal offense relating to 

fraudulent claims about military service, with 

amendments (H. Rept. 112–650); 

H.R. 2800, to amend the Violent Crime Control 

and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the 

Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, 

with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–651); 

H.R. 6213, to limit further taxpayer exposure 

from the loan guarantee program established under 

title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, with 

an amendment (H. Rept. 112–652, Pt. 1); 

H.R. 6131, to extend the Undertaking Spam, 

Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers 

beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes 

(H. Rept. 112–653); 

S. 710, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

to direct the Administrator of the Environmental 

Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste 

electronic manifest system, with an amendment (H. 

Rept. 112–654); 

H.R. 5544, to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the 

Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest 

and certain other National Forest System land in the 

State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and 

conservation resources and lands owned by the State 

of Minnesota in trust for the public school system 

that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion 

within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 

and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, with an 

amendment (H. Rept. 112–655); 

H.R. 2706, to prohibit the sale of billfish, with 

an amendment (H. Rept. 112–656); 

H.R. 6007, to exempt from the Lacey Act 

Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the 

North Texas Municipal Water District and the 

Greater Texoma Utility Authority (H. Rept. 

112–657); 

H.R. 5319, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

Act to designate segments of the mainstem of the 

Nashua River and its tributaries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 

and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 

Rept. 112–658); 

H.R. 5865, to promote the growth and competitiveness of American manufacturing, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–659, Pt. 1); 

H. Res. 773, providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 5544) to authorize and expedite a land exchange involving National Forest System land in the 

Laurentian District of the Superior National Forest 

and certain other National Forest System land in the 

State of Minnesota that has limited recreational and 

conservation resources and lands owned by the State 

of Minnesota in trust for the public school system 

that are largely scattered in checkerboard fashion 

within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 

and have important recreational, scenic, and conservation resources, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5949) to 


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extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five 

years (H. Rept. 112–660); 

H.R. 6185, to improve security at State and local 

courthouses (H. Rept. 112–661, Pt. 1); 

H.R. 6080, to make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive 

law title and to improve the Code (H. Rept. 

112–662); and 

H.R. 1974, to require the Public Printer to establish and maintain a website accessible to the public 

that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of 

all congressionally mandated reports in one place, 

and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 

Rept. 112–663, Pt. 1). Page H5764 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 

appointed Representative Womack to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H5729 

Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Dennis Cardoza, wherein he resigned as 

Representative for the Eighteenth Congressional District of California, effective at midnight on August 

15, 2012. Page H5729 

Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from California, Mr. Cardoza, 

the whole number of the House is 430. Page H5729 

Recess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. Page H5730 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and pass the following measures: 

Cabin Fee Act: H.R. 3397, amended, to modify 

the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program by 

implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable 

procedure for determining cabin user fees; 

 Pages H5730–32 

Billfish Conservation Act: H.R. 2706, amended, 

to prohibit the sale of billfish; Pages H5732–33 

North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012: 

H.R. 6007, amended, to exempt from the Lacey Act 

Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers by the 

North Texas Municipal Water District and the 

Greater Texoma Utility Authority; Pages H5733–34 

American Battlefield Protection Program 

Amendments Act of 2012: H.R. 2489, amended, to 

authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally 

significant battlefields and associated sites of the 

Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the 

American Battlefield Protection Program; 

 Pages H5735–36 

Lions Clubs International Century of Service 

Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 2139, amended, to 

require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of Lions Clubs International, by a 2⁄3 yea-andnay vote of 376 yeas to 2 nays with 1 answering 

‘‘present’’, Roll No. 558; Pages H5740–42, H5747–48 

Requiring a study of voluntary communitybased flood insurance options and how such options 

could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program: H.R. 6186, to require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and 

how such options could be incorporated into the national flood insurance program, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay 

vote of 364 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 559; 

 Pages H5736–37, H5748–49 

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

Library: H.R. 6122, to revise the authority of the 

Librarian of Congress to accept gifts and bequests on 

behalf of the Library, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 

377 yeas with none voting ‘‘nay’’, Roll No. 557; 

 Pages H5742–43, H5747 

Amending the Federal Election Campaign Act 

of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be 

authorized to disburse funds: H.R. 406, to amend 

the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees 

of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate; Pages H5743–44 

Providing funding to ensure the printing and 

production of the authorized number of copies of 

the revised and updated version of the House document entitled ‘‘Hispanic Americans in Congress’’: 

H. Con. Res. 132, to provide funding to ensure the 

printing and production of the authorized number of 

copies of the revised and updated version of the 

House document entitled ‘‘Hispanic Americans in 

Congress’’; and Pages H5744–45 

Directing the Joint Committee on the Library to 

accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from 

the District of Columbia: H.R. 6336, amended, to 

direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept 

a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent 

display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 

Capitol Visitor Center. Pages H5745–46 

Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept 

a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent 

display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the 

United States Capitol.’’. Page H5746 

Recess: The House recessed at 5:21 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. Page H5746 


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Suspension—Proceedings Postponed: The House 

debated the following measure under suspension of 

the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: 

FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012: 

H.R. 4264, amended, to help ensure the fiscal solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance programs of 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

 Pages H5737–40 

Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear 

on pages H5747, H5748 and H5748–49. There 

were no quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:54 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 

Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held 

a hearing on H.R. 6040, the ‘‘Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012’’; and H.R. 6147, 

the ‘‘Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic 

Zone of the United States’’. Testimony was heard 

from Anthony M. Babauta, Assistant Secretary, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; 

Edgard D. Kagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Areas, Department of 

State; and David Gootnick, Director, International 

Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office. 

MINNESOTA EDUCATION INVESTMENT 

AND EMPLOYMENT ACT; AND FISA 

AMENDMENTS ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

ACT OF 2012 

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a 

record vote, a structured rule for H.R. 5544. The 

rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 

Resources. The rule waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

of the text of Rules Committee Print 112–30, as 

modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the 

Rules Committee report, shall be considered as 

adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in 

order only those further amendments to H.R. 5544 

printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report. 

Each such amendment may be offered only in the 

order printed in the report, may be offered only by 

a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

in the report equally divided and controlled by the 

proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 

for division of the question. The rule waives all 

points of order against the amendments printed in 

Part B of the report. The rule provides one motion 

to recommit H.R. 5544 with or without instructions. The resolution further provides for a closed 

rule for H.R. 5949. The rule provides one hour of 

debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence. The rule waives all 

points of order against consideration of the bill. The 

rule provides that the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 

Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered 

as read. The rule waives all points of order against 

provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides 

one motion to recommit H.R. 5949 with or without 

instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman 

Hastings (WA), and Representatives Marino, Ruppersberger, Grijalva, and McCollum (MN). 

Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. 

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D812) 

H.R. 2527, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of 

the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Signed on August 3, 2012. (Public Law 112–152) 

S. 1335, to amend title 49, United States Code, 

to provide rights for pilots. Signed on August 3, 

2012. (Public Law 112–153) 

H.R. 1627, to amend title 38, United States 

Code, to furnish hospital care and medical services to 

veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North 

Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp 

Lejeune, to improve the provision of housing assistance to veterans and their families. Signed on August 6, 2012. (Public Law 112–154) 

H.R. 5872, to require the President to provide a 

report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013. Signed 

on August 7, 2012. (Public Law 112–155) 

H.R. 1369, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 1021 Pennsylvania 

Avenue in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘Warren 

Lindley Post Office’’. Signed on August 10, 2012. 

(Public Law 112–156) 

H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 

and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas 


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