D832 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 10, 2012 

Suspension—Proceedings Postponed: The House 

debated the following measure under suspension of 

the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: 

FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012: 

H.R. 4264, amended, to help ensure the fiscal solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance programs of 

the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

 Pages H5737–40 

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

on pages H5747, H5748 and H5748–49. There 

were no quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:54 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 

Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held 

a hearing on H.R. 6040, the ‘‘Continued Free Association with Palau Act of 2012’’; and H.R. 6147, 

the ‘‘Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic 

Zone of the United States’’. Testimony was heard 

from Anthony M. Babauta, Assistant Secretary, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; 

Edgard D. Kagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Areas, Department of 

State; and David Gootnick, Director, International 

Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office. 

MINNESOTA EDUCATION INVESTMENT 

AND EMPLOYMENT ACT; AND FISA 

AMENDMENTS ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

ACT OF 2012 

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a 

record vote, a structured rule for H.R. 5544. The 

rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 

Resources. The rule waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the 

amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 

of the text of Rules Committee Print 112–30, as 

modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the 

Rules Committee report, shall be considered as 

adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 

read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in 

order only those further amendments to H.R. 5544 

printed in Part B of 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 

Part B of the report. The rule provides one motion 

to recommit H.R. 5544 with or without instructions. The resolution further provides for a closed 

rule for H.R. 5949. The rule provides one hour of 

debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Permanent Select 

Committee on Intelligence. The rule waives all 

points of order against consideration of the bill. The 

rule provides that the amendment in the nature of 

a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 

Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered 

as read. The rule waives all points of order against 

provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides 

one motion to recommit H.R. 5949 with or without 

instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman 

Hastings (WA), and Representatives Marino, Ruppersberger, Grijalva, and McCollum (MN). 

Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. 

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS 

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D812) 

H.R. 2527, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of 

the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Signed on August 3, 2012. (Public Law 112–152) 

S. 1335, to amend title 49, United States Code, 

to provide rights for pilots. Signed on August 3, 

2012. (Public Law 112–153) 

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, to improve the provision of housing assistance to veterans and their families. Signed on August 6, 2012. (Public Law 112–154) 

H.R. 5872, to require the President to provide a 

report detailing the sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013. Signed 

on August 7, 2012. (Public Law 112–155) 

H.R. 1369, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 1021 Pennsylvania 

Avenue in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as the ‘‘Warren 

Lindley Post Office’’. Signed on August 10, 2012. 

(Public Law 112–156) 

H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 

and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas 


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Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 

Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for 

membership in that tribe. Signed on August 10, 

2012. (Public Law 112–157) 

H.R. 1905, to strengthen Iran sanctions laws for 

the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 

112–158) 

H.R. 3276, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 2810 East 

Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the 

‘‘Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building’’. Signed 

on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 112–159) 

H.R. 3412, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building’’. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 

112–160) 

H.R. 3501, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in 

Rome City, Indiana, as the ‘‘SPC Nicholas Scott 

Hartge Post Office’’. Signed on August 10, 2012. 

(Public Law 112–161) 

H.R. 3772, to designate the facility of the United 

States Postal Service located at 150 South Union 

Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the ‘‘First Sergeant 

Landres Cheeks Post Office Building’’. Signed on 

August 10, 2012. (Public Law 112–162) 

H.R. 5986, to amend the African Growth and 

Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric 

program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make 

technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States relating to the textile 

and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Signed on August 10, 2012. 

(Public Law 112–163) 

S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 

convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, 

Oregon. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 

112–164) 

S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 

enter into a property conveyance with the city of 

Wallowa, Oregon. Signed on August 10, 2012. 

(Public Law 112–165) 

S. 679, to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 112–166) 

S. 739, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol 

to establish battery recharging stations for privately 

owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the Federal Government. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 

112–167) 

S. 1959, to require a report on the designation of 

the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 

112–168) 

S. 3363, to provide for the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative 

Coin surcharges. Signed on August 10, 2012. (Public Law 112–169) 

H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net 

cost to the Federal Government. Signed on August 

16, 2012. (Public Law 112–170) 

H.R. 3670, to require the Transportation Security 

Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. 

Signed on August 16, 2012. (Public Law 112–171) 

H.R. 4240, to reauthorize the North Korean 

Human Rights Act of 2004. Signed on August 16, 

2012. (Public Law 112–172) 

S. 3510, to prevent harm to the national security 

or endangering the military officers and civilian employees to whom internet publication of certain information applies. Signed on August 16, 2012. 

(Public Law 112–173) 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

No meetings/hearings scheduled. 

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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD 

Week of September 11 through September 14, 

2012 

Senate Chamber 

On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of 

the motion to proceed to consideration of S3457, 

Veterans Jobs Corps Act, with a vote on the motion 

to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed at 2:15 

p.m. 

During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. 


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