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FEDERAL PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY 

LAW 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 

Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine 

the state of Federal privacy and data security law, focusing on the impact of recent technology developments on existing laws for privacy protection in the 

Federal government, and actions agencies can take to 

protect against and respond to breaches involving 

personal information, after receiving testimony from 

Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Gregory T. Long, Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment 

Board; Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information 

Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; 

Peter Swire, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Bethesda, Maryland; and Christopher R. 

Calabrese, American Civil Liberties Union, and Paul 

Rosenzweig, Red Branch Consulting, PLLC, both of 

Washington, D.C. 

INTELLIGENCE 

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed 

hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony 

from officials of the intelligence community. 

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Committee recessed subject to the call. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 6232–6243; and 6 resolutions, H. 

Con. Res. 135; and H.Res. 745–749 were introduced. Pages H5524–25 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5525–26 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 

H.R. 1950, to enact title 54, United States Code, 

‘‘National Park System’’, as positive law, with 

amendment (H. Rept. 112–631); 

H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations 

treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and 

Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of 

the Russian Federation with its obligations as a 

member of the World Trade Organization, and for 

other purposes (H. Rept. 112–632); 

H.R. 2446, to clarify the treatment of homeowner 

warranties under current law, and for other purposes, 

with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–633); 

H.R. 5797, to amend title 46, United States 

Code, with respect to Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, 

and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 

112–634); 

H.R. 3609, to provide taxpayers with an annual 

report disclosing the cost of, performance by, and 

areas for improvements for Government programs, 

and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 

112–635, Pt. 1); 

H.R. 6062, to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program through fiscal year 2017 (H. Rept. 112–636); 

H.R. 3796, to reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

Safety Act of 2006, with an amendment (H. Rept. 

112–637); 

H.R. 6063, to amend title 18, United States 

Code, with respect to child pornography and child 

exploitation offenses, with an amendment (H. Rept. 

112–638); 

H.R. 4362, to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112–639); 

H.R. 3803, to amend title 18, United States 

Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children in the 

District of Columbia, and for other purposes, with 

an amendment (H. Rept. 112–640, Pt. 1); and 

H. Res. 747, providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 6169) to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) 

to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 

2001 and 2003, and for other purposes; providing 

for proceedings during the period from August 3, 

2012, through September 7, 2012; providing for 

consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and 

waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 

with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 

reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 

112–641). Page H5524 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 

appointed Representative Womack to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H5333 

Recess: The House recessed at 12:28 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H5336 


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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure—Communication: Read a letter from Chairman Mica wherein he transmitted copies of resolutions to authorize 12 lease prospectuses included in 

the General Services Administration’s FY2011 and 

FY2012 Capital Investment and Leasing Programs 

and one resolution to authorize the exercise of a purchase option on currently leased space. The resolutions were adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 26, 2012. 

 Pages H5338–H5405 

Recess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m. Page H5405 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and pass the following measures: 

Presidential Appointment Efficiency and 

Streamlining Act: S. 679, to reduce the number of 

executive positions subject to Senate confirmation, 

by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 261 yeas to 116 nays, 

Roll No. 537; Pages H5405–10, H5448–49 

Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act: H.R. 

828, amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, 

to provide that persons having seriously delinquent 

tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment, 

by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 263 yeas to 114 nays, 

Roll No. 538; Pages H5414–16, H5449–50 

Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for 

Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012: Concurred in 

the Senate amendments to 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 and to improve 

the provision of housing assistance to veterans and 

their families; and Pages H5416–32 

Pinnacles National Park Act: H.R. 3641, 

amended, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the 

State of California as a unit of the National Park 

System. Pages H5433–35 

Recess: The House recessed at 5:31 p.m. and reconvened at 5:45 p.m. Page H5440 

Suspension—Failed: The House failed to agree to 

suspend the rules and pass the following measure: 

District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn 

Child Protection Act: H.R. 3803, amended, to 

amend title 18, United States Code, to protect paincapable unborn children in the District of Columbia, 

by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 154 nays 

with 2 voting ‘‘present’’, Roll No. 539. 

 Pages H5440–48, H5450 

Suspensions—Proceedings Postponed: The House 

debated the following measures under suspension of 

the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: 

Amending title 5, United States Code, to make 

clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are 

subject to certain Federal tax levies: H.R. 4365, 

amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 

make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund 

are subject to certain Federal tax levies; 

 Pages H5410–11 

Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention 

Act: S. 300, amended, to prevent abuse of Government charge cards; Pages H5411–14 

Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment 

of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to 

Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado: 

H.R. 4073, amended, to authorize the Secretary of 

Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and 

relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and 

adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, 

Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou 

Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the 

Act of March 3, 1875; Pages H5432–33 

Creating the Office of Chief Financial Officer of 

the Government of the Virgin Islands: H.R. 3706, 

amended, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands; 

 Pages H5435–37 

La Pine Land Conveyance Act: S. 270, to direct 

the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal 

land to Deschutes County, Oregon; Pages H5437–38 

Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance 

Act: S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture 

to enter into a property conveyance with the city of 

Wallowa, Oregon; Pages H5438–39 

Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012: H.R. 

3796, amended, to reauthorize certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child Protection and 

Safety Act of 2006; Pages H5450–52 

Enacting title 54, United States Code, ‘‘National Park System’’, as positive law: H.R. 1950, 

amended, to enact title 54, United States Code, 

‘‘National Park System’’, as positive law; 

 Pages H5452–H5504 

Student Visa Reform Act: H.R. 3120, amended, 

to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 

require accreditation of certain educational institutions for purposes of a nonimmigrant student visa; 

 Pages H5504–06 

Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012: H.R. 6029, amended, to 

amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for 

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Child Protection Act of 2012: H.R. 6063, to 

amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 

child pornography and child exploitation offenses; 

 Pages H5507–10 

STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012: H.R. 4362, to 

provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain 

identity thefts; Pages H5510–14 

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 

Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012: H.R. 

6062, to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial 

Justice Assistance Grant Program through fiscal year 

2017; and Pages H5514–15 

Federal Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Act: H.R. 1550, amended, 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. 

 Pages H5515–18 

Presidential Message: Read a message from the 

President wherein he reported to Congress that he 

has issued an Executive Order taking additional 

steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995 

relating to Iran—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 

112–128). Pages H5439–40 

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

on pages H5448–49, H5449–50, and H5450. There 

were no quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:47 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee 

continued markup of H.R. 6213, the ‘‘No More 

Solyndras Act’’; H.R. 6190, the ‘‘Asthma Inhalers 

Relief Act of 2012’’; H.R. 6194, the ‘‘U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012’’; S. 710, the ‘‘Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment 

Act’’; and H.R. 6131, a bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 

Enforcers Beyond Border Act of 2006’’. 

PATHWAY TO JOB CREATION THROUGH A 

SIMPLER, FAIRER TAX CODE ACT OF 2012; 

AND JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION 

PREVENTION ACT OF 2012 

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on 

the following: H.R. 6169, the ‘‘Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 

2012’’; and H.R. 8, the ‘‘Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012’’. The Committee 

granted, by a record vote, a structured rule for H.R. 

6169. The rule provides one hour of debate on the 

bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Rules and two hour of debate on the subject of reforming the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

Means. The rule waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill and provides that it shall be 

considered as read. The rule waives all points of 

order against provisions in the bill. The rule makes 

in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

to H.R. 6169 printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report if offered by Representative Slaughter 

of New York or her designee. The amendment shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes 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 amendment printed in Part A of 

the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution further provides a structured rule for H.R. 8. The rule 

provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule 

waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill and provides that it shall be considered as read. 

The rule waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8 printed in 

Part B of the Rules Committee report if offered by 

Representative Levin of Michigan or his designee. 

The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 

debatable for 20 minutes 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 amendment 

printed in Part B of the report. The rule provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 3 of the resolution provides that on 

any legislative day during the period from August 3, 

2012, through September 7, 2012: (a) the Journal of 

the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; (b) the Chair may adjourn the 

House to meet at a date and time within the limits 

of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution; 

and (c) bills and resolutions introduced shall be 

numbered, listed in the Congressional Record, and 

when printed shall bear the date of introduction, but 

may be referred at a later time. Section 4 authorizes 


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