August 1, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5619 

bill (H.R. 3796) to reauthorize certain 

programs established by the Adam 

Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act 

of 2006, as amended. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill, as amended. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill, as 

amended, was passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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RECODIFICATION OF EXISTING 

LAWS RELATED TO NATIONAL 

PARK SERVICE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 1950) to enact title 54, United 

States Code, ‘‘National Park System’’, 

as positive law, as amended. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill, as amended. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill, as 

amended, was passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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STUDENT VISA REFORM ACT 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 3120) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require accreditation of certain educational institutions for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa, and for other 

purposes, as amended. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill, as amended. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill, as 

amended, was passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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FOREIGN AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE PENALTY ENHANCEMENT 

ACT OF 2012 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 6029) to amend title 18, 

United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, and for other purposes. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill was 

passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 2012 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 6063) to amend title 18, 

United States Code, with respect to 

child pornography and child exploitation offenses. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill was 

passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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STOPPING TAX OFFENDERS AND 

PROSECUTING IDENTITY THEFT 

ACT OF 2012 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 4362) to provide effective 

criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill was 

passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT 

OF 2012 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 6062) to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through fiscal 

year 2017. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill was 

passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 

PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES 

ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT 

OF 2012 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on 

suspending the rules and passing the 

bill (H.R. 1550) to establish programs in 

the Department of Justice and in the 

Department of Homeland Security to 

help States that have high rates of 

homicide and other violent crime, and 

for other purposes, as amended. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH) 

that the House suspend the rules and 

pass the bill, as amended. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill, as 

amended, was passed. 

The title was amended so as to read: 

‘‘A bill to direct the Attorney General 

to give priority in the allocation of 

Federal law enforcement personnel and 

resources to States and local jurisdictions that have a high incidence of 

homicide or other violent crime.’’. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under 

the Speaker’s announced policy of January 5, 2011, the gentlewoman from 

Maryland (Ms. EDWARDS) is recognized 

for 35 minutes as the designee of the 

minority leader. 

Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, you 

know, they say that he who pays the 

piper plays the tune; but unfortunately 

in today’s campaign finance system, 

it’s just like one Johnny One Note, and 

it’s about millionaires and billionaires. 

I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to speak on 

an important issue. The fact is that 

our democracy is for sale to the highest bidder. Super PACs, millionaires 

and billionaires are taking over our 

election. They’re doing what ordinary 

individuals don’t have any capacity to 

do, and the impact on policymaking 

and on elections is debilitating. It 

makes voiceless the very people, Mr. 

Speaker, who most need a voice in 

these very troubling times. Our seniors, young people, poor people, working people, women, middle-income families, and small business owners, all of 

them have just been shut down because 

of this system. But it’s worse now than 

it was even in the dark days of Watergate. 

Now, before coming to Congress, Mr. 

Speaker, I spent nearly 15 years of my 

career actually working on issues related to campaign finance reform, election law, voting rights, and government ethics, from my time as a lawyer 


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