Congressional Record UNUM

E PLURIBUS

United States

of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112th

 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m.

Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor.

.

H5715 

Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 No. 118 

House of Representatives 

The House met at 10 a.m. and was 

called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. FLORES

f 

). 

DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: 

WASHINGTON, DC, 

August 3, 2012. 

I hereby appoint the Honorable BILL FLORES to act as Speaker pro tempore on this 

day. 

JOHN A. BOEHNER, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

f 

PRAYER 

The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick 

J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: 

Dear Lord, we give You thanks for 

giving us another day. 

We come to You as a Nation in the 

midst of great uncertainty and worry. 

As people look for causes and solutions, the temptation is great to seek 

ideological position. 

We ask that You might send Your 

spirit of peace and reconciliation, that 

instead of ascendancy over opponents, 

the Members of this people’s House, 

and all elected to represent our Nation, 

might work together, humbly, recognizing the best in each other’s hopes, 

to bring stability and direction toward 

a strong future. 

This Chamber is now silent, Members 

gone for the August recess. The weather continues to damage crops, the economy continues to struggle, sequestration threatens interests of all Americans, from a myriad of points of view. 

During these coming weeks, may all 

Americans find respite from their 

struggles, and may all Members of this 

people’s House find rest and resolve to 

return to the service of these United 

States as citizens empowered by their 

constituents to address the needs of 

the Nation. 

May all that is done be for Your 

greater honor and glory. 

Amen. 

f 

THE JOURNAL 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(a) of House Resolution 

747, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings is approved. 

f 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

Chair will lead the House in the Pledge 

of Allegiance. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore led the 

Pledge of Allegiance as follows: 

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 

United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, 

indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 

f 

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, August 3, 2012. 

Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, 

The Speaker, U.S. Capitol, House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of 

the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on August 3, 2012 at 9:23 a.m.: 

That the Senate passed S. 3245. 

That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 59. 

That the Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 58. 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 4240. 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 3670. 

That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1402. 

That the Senate agreed to without amendment H. Con. Res. 135. 

With best wishes, I am 

Sincerely, 

f 

KAREN L. HAAS. 

SENATE BILL REFERRED 

A bill of the Senate of the following 

title was taken from the Speaker’s 

table and, under the rule, referred as 

follows: 

S. 3245. An act to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB–5 Regional Center Program, the E–Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J–1 Visa 

Waiver Program, to the Committee on the 

Judiciary; in addition to the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned. 

f 

ADJOURNMENT 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(b) of House Resolution 

747, the House stands adjourned until 10 

a.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2012. 

Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 5 minutes a.m.), the House adjourned until 

Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at 10 a.m. 

f 

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 

ETC. 

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 

communications were taken from the 

Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 

7182. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Fokker Services B.V. Airplanes 

[Docket No.: FAA-2012-0039; Directorate 

Identifier 2011-NM-144-AD; Amendment 39- 

17087; AD 2012-12-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received 

July 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

7183. A letter from the Program Analyst, 

Department of Transportation, transmitting 

the Department’s final rule — Airworthiness 

Directives; Aeronautical Accessories, Inc., 


pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE