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Manhattan Project National Historical Park 

Act: H.R. 5987, amended, to establish the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee, Los Alamos, New Mexico, and Hanford, 

Washington. Pages H6128–32 

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

on pages H6119–20, H6120–21. There were no 

quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee 

began a markup of H.R. 1206, the ‘‘Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011’’; 

and H.R. 1063, the ‘‘Strengthening Medicare and 

Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011’’. 

EXAMINING THE ROLE OF RWANDA IN 

THE DRC INSURGENCY 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, 

Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing 

entitled ‘‘Examining the Role of Rwanda in the 

DRC Insurgency’’. Testimony was heard from public 

witnesses. 

COAL MINER EMPLOYMENT AND 

DOMESTIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE 

PROTECTION ACT; AND PROVIDING FOR 

CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER 

CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 

CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE 

OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE OF THE 

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND 

FAMILIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 

RELATING TO WAIVER AND 

EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY UNDER 

SECTION 1115 OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY 

ACT 

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on 

H.R. 3409, the ‘‘Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act’’; and 

H.J. Res. 118 providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 

Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family 

Assistance of the Administration for Children and 

Families of the Department of Health and Human 

Services relating to waiver and expenditure authority 

under section 1115 of the Social Security Act (42 

U.S.C. 1315) with respect to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The Committee 

granted a closed rule for H.J. Res. 118. The rule 

provides one hour of general debate with 30 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Ways and Means and 30 minutes equally divided 

and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 

member of the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce. The rule waives all points of order 

against consideration of the joint resolution. The rule 

provides that the joint resolution shall be considered 

as read. The rule waives all points of order against 

provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides 

one motion to recommit. The resolution further provides a structured rule for H.R. 3409. The rule provides one hour of general debate with 20 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 20 

minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule waives 

all points of order against consideration of the bill. 

The rule makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

Committee Print 112–32 as original text for purpose 

of amendment and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 

against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments to 

H.R. 3409 printed in the Rules Committee report. 

Each such amendment may be offered only in the 

order printed in the report, may be offered only by 

a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 

in the report 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 amendments printed in 

the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 3 of the 

rule provides that on any legislative day during the 

period from September 22, 2012 through November 

12, 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 of the rule authorizes the Speaker to appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair 

for the duration of the period addressed by section 


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3. Section 5 of the rule provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the 

War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Section 6 

of the rule provides that each day during the period 

addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII. Section 

7 or the rule provides that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) 

of rule XXII (motions to instruct). Testimony was 

heard from Chairmen Camp, Kline, and Hastings 

(WA), and Representatives Levin, Andrews, Markey, 

Rush, Whitfield, Lankford, and Boswell. 

Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 

hold hearings to examine computerized trading, 10 a.m., 

SD–538. 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to 

hold hearings to examine business practices in the household goods moving industry, 10 a.m., SR–253. 

Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the ‘‘Water Resources Development 

Act’’, focusing on growing the economy and protecting 

public safety, 10 a.m., SD–406. 

Committee on Finance: to hold a joint hearing with the 

House Committee on Ways and Means to examine tax reform and the tax treatment of capital gains, 10 a.m., 

HVC–210. 

Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East 

Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 

maritime territorial disputes and sovereignty issues in 

Asia, 2 p.m., SD–419. 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to 

hold hearings to examine pension modernization for a 

21st century workforce, 10 a.m., SD–430. 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine offshore profit shifting and the U.S. tax 

code, 2 p.m., SD–G50. 

Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 65, to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians, S. 2024, to make technical 

amendment to the T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust 

Area Act, S. 3546, to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure 

the survival and continuing vitality of Native American 

languages, S. 3548, to clarify certain provisions of the 

Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act 

of 1994, and H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in 

Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 

Bridgeport Indian Colony; to be immediately followed by 

an oversight hearing to examine advancing the Federaltribal relationship through self-governance and self-determination, 2:15 p.m., SD–628. 

Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 

H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United 

States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider 

may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an 

ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through 

the Internet, S. 3486, to implement the provisions of the 

Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty, S. 1894, 

to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, S. 3250, 

to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 

2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing 

sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual 

Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, S. 3523, Innovative 

Design Protection Act, and the nomination of William 

Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 

General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–226. 

Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 

examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. 

House 

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Chemical Facility AntiTerrorism Standards (CFATS) Program’’, 10 a.m., 2359 

Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ‘‘Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization’’, 10 a.m., 

2362–A Rayburn. 

Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on 

Department of Defense Plans for Sequestration: The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 Report and the 

Way Forward, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee 

on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing 

entitled ‘‘Assessing College Data: Helping to Provide 

Valuable Information to Students, Institutions and Taxpayers’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, continued markup of H.R. 1206, the ‘‘Access to Professional 

Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011’’; and H.R. 1063, 

the ‘‘Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act 

of 2011’’, 11:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 

‘‘The American Energy Initiative: A Focus on H.R. 

6172’’, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. 

Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing 

entitled ‘‘The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing entitled ‘‘Safeguarding 

Israel’s Security in a Volatile Region’’, 1:30 p.m., 2172 

Rayburn. 

Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing 

entitled ‘‘The Department of Homeland Security: An Assessment of the Department and a Roadmap for its Future’’ 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. 


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