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Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 No. 119 

Senate 

The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, September 10, 2012, at 2 p.m. 

House of Representatives 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012 

The House met at 10 a.m. and was 

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

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DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER 

PRO TEMPORE 

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

WASHINGTON, DC, 

August 7, 2012. 

I hereby appoint the Honorable MAC

THORNBERRY to act as Speaker pro tempore 

on this day. 

JOHN A. BOEHNER, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

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PRAYER 

Reverend Dr. Alan Keiran, Office of 

the United States Senate Chaplain, 

Washington, D.C., offered the following 

prayer: 

Mighty God, our redeemer, healer 

and protector, we come to You today 

believing that You hear the whispers of 

our hearts and long to see us fulfill 

Your plans to prosper us and not to 

harm us. We thank You for the opportunity to serve You and our Nation 

here on Capitol Hill. 

During this summer recess, may all 

the Members of this House, their families and staffs, be refreshed and inspired to seek Your heart and be centered in Your redemptive love. And 

may we all commit to doing for others 

as we’d like them to do for us. 

I pray in the Name above every 

name. Amen. 

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. 

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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. 

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PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL 

ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF 

THE SENATE AND AN ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following privileged 

concurrent resolution: 

S. CON. RES. 59 

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from 

Thursday, August 2, 2012, through Tuesday, 

August 7, 2012, on a motion offered pursuant 

to this concurrent resolution by its Majority 

Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or 

adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, September 10, 2012, or such other time on that 

day as may be specified by its Majority 

Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; 

and that when the House adjourns on any 

legislative day through Thursday, August 2, 

2012, through Tuesday August 7, 2012, on a 

motion offered pursuant to this concurrent 

resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on 

Monday, September 10, 2012, or until the 

time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 

of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. 

SEC. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate 

and the Speaker of the House, or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the 

Senate and the Minority Leader of the 

House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and House, respectively, to reassemble at 

such place and time as they may designate 

if, in their opinion, the public interest shall 

warrant it. 

The concurrent resolution was concurred in. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT 

OF H.R. 4240 

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House a concurrent resolution 

(S. Con. Res. 58) directing the Clerk of 

the House of Representatives to make 

a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 

4240. 

The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. 

The text of the concurrent resolution 

is as follows: 

S. CON. RES. 58 

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 4240) an Act to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act 

of 2004, and for other purposes, the Clerk of 

the House of Representatives shall make the 


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