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prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, with amendments; 

S. 3322, to strengthen enforcement and clarify 

certain provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 

Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 

States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and 

conform similar provisions in other related civil 

rights statutes; 

S. 3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, 

to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, with 

amendments; 

S. 2259, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, in the rates of compensation for 

veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 

rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 

the survivors of certain disabled veterans; 

S. 2241, to ensure that veterans have the information and protections they require to make informed 

decisions regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance; and 

S. 1707, to amend title 38, United States Code, 

to clarify the conditions under which certain persons 

may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent 

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for certain purposes. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 6377–6387; and 2 resolutions, H. 

Con. Res. 137; and H. Res. 780 were introduced. 

 Pages H5922–23 

Additional Cosponsors: Page H5923 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 

H.R. 2356, to enhance homeland security by improving efforts to prevent, protect against, respond 

to, and recover from an attack with a weapon of 

mass destruction, and for other purposes, with an 

amendment (H. Rept. 112–665, Pt. 1); 

H.R. 3479, to reauthorize Federal natural hazards 

reduction programs, and for other purposes, with an 

amendment (H. Rept. 112–666, Pt. 1); 

H. Res. 778, providing for consideration of the 

joint resolution (H.J. Res. 117) making continuing 

appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other 

purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 6365) to amend the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace 

the sequester established by the Budget Control Act 

of 2011 (H. Rept. 112–667); and 

H. Res. 779, providing for consideration of the 

bill (H.R. 6213) to limit further taxpayer exposure 

from the loan guarantee program established under 

title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and 

providing for consideration of motions to suspend 

the rules (H. Rept. 112–668). Page H5922 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 

appointed Representative Buerkle to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H5863 

Recess: The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H5869 

Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Matthew Mello, The Church of the 

Resurrection, Lakeland, Florida. Page H5869 

Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: The House passed 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, by a 

recorded vote of 225 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 

568. Pages H5873–90 

Rejected the Ellison motion to recommit the bill 

to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House 

forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 

183 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 567. Pages H5888–90 

Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature 

of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112–30, modified by the amendment 

printed in part A of H. Rept. 112–660, shall be 

considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the amendment in 

the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. 

The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 


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original bill for the purpose of further amendment 

under the five-minute rule. Page H5879 

Rejected: 

McCollum amendment (No. 1 printed in part B 

of H. Rept. 112–660) that sought to ensure tribal 

treaty rights are preserved and tribes are consulted 

(by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 213 noes, Roll 

No. 563); Pages H5880–81, H5885–86 

Holt amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. 

Rept. 112–660) that sought to restore public participation in development of this proposed land exchange, which is prohibited under H.R. 5544 (by a 

recorded vote of 177 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 

564); Pages H5881–82, H5886–87 

Ellison amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. 

Rept. 112–660) that sought to ensure that no National Forest System lands shall be included in the 

exchange where the inclusion or use of the lands is 

likely to have a negative impact on private property, 

property values, and small businesses (by a recorded 

vote of 190 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 565); and 

 Pages H5882–84, H5887 

Grijalva amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of 

H. Rept. 112–660) that sought to strike the unusual 

appraisal language from H.R. 5544 and replace it 

with standard appraisal provisions used in federal 

land exchanges (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 

223 noes, Roll No. 566). Pages H5884–85, H5887–88 

H. Res. 773, the rule providing for consideration 

of the bills (H.R. 5544) and (H.R. 5949), was 

agreed to yesterday, September 11th. 

Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment 

of silence in honor of Ambassador Stevens and the 

American personnel killed in Libya. Page H5886 

FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 

2012: The House passed H.R. 5949, to extend the 

FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years, by a 

yea-and-nay vote of 301 yeas to 118 nays, Roll No. 

569. Pages H5890–H5901 

Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee 

on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be 

considered as adopted. Page H5890 

H. Res. 773, the rule providing for consideration 

of the bills (H.R. 5544) and (H.R. 5949), was 

agreed to yesterday, September 11th. 

Recess: The House recessed at 4:29 p.m. and reconvened at 4:44 p.m. Page H5900 

Suspensions—Proceedings Resumed: The House 

agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 

measures which were debated yesterday, September 

11th: 

Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act: H.R. 3857, amended, to amend 

the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 

Commission Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of 

Homeland Security to include as an eligible use the 

sustainment of specialized operational teams used by 

local law enforcement under the Transit Security 

Grant Program, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 355 

yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 570 and Page H5901 

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act 

of 2012: H.R. 5865, amended, to promote the 

growth and competitiveness of American manufacturing, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 339 yeas to 77 

nays, Roll No. 571. Pages H5901–02 

Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes 

and six recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5885–86, 

H5886–87, H5887, H5887–88, H5889–90, H5890, 

H5900–01, H5901 and H5902. There were no 

quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:29 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND 

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE 

Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a 

hearing entitled ‘‘Operational Support: Learning 

from the Past and Preparing for the Future’’. Testimony was heard from Alan F. Estevez, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness; Brigadier General Craig C. Crenshaw, USMC, 

Vice Director, J–4, Joint Staff; Moshe Schwartz, Specialist in Defense Acquisition, Congressional Research Service; and Tim DiNapoli, Acting Director 

for Acquisitions and Sourcing, Government Accountability Office. 

EXPANDING THE POWER OF BIG LABOR: 

THE NRLB’S GROWING INTRUSION INTO 

HIGHER EDUCATION 

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pension; and Subcommittee on Higher Education and 

Workforce Training held a joint hearing entitled 

‘‘Expanding the Power of Big Labor: The NRLB’s 

Growing Intrusion into Higher Education’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on 

Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing 

entitled ‘‘Where the Jobs Are: There’s an App for 

That’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 


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