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Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Daily Digest 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S6075–S6239 

Measures Introduced: Four bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3526–3529, S.J. 

Res. 50, and S. Res. 548–550. Pages S6107–08 

Measures Passed: 

National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 548, designating 

the week beginning September 9, 2012, as ‘‘National Direct Support Professionals Recognition 

Week’’. Page S6238 

Campus Fire Safety Month: Senate agreed to S. 

Res. 549, designating September 2012 as ‘‘Campus 

Fire Safety Month’’. Page S6238 

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 550, designating September 13, 

2012, as ‘‘National Celiac Disease Awareness Day’’. 

 Pages S6238–39 

Measures Considered: 

Veterans Jobs Corps Act—Agreement: Senate 

continued consideration of the motion to proceed to 

consideration of S. 3457, to require the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps. 

 Pages S6075–98 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate 

also took the following action: 

By 95 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 191), three-fifths 

of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having 

voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion 

to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 

consideration of the bill. Page S6083 

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached 

providing for further consideration of the motion to 

proceed to consideration of the bill, post-cloture, at 

approximately 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 

12, 2012, and that the first 70 minutes be equally 

divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or 

their designees, with the Republicans controlling the 

first half and the Majority controlling the final half; 

and that all time during adjournment, recess, and 

morning business be counted post-cloture on the 

motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 

 Page S6239 

Messages from the President: Senate received the 

following messages from the President of the United 

States: 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the 

continuation of the national emergency with respect 

to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was established in Executive 

Order 13224 on September 23, 2001; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs. (PM–61) Page S6105 

Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 

the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United States of 

September 11, 2001; which was referred to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

(PM–62) Page S6105 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Joshua D. Wright, of Virginia, to be a Federal 

Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from 

September 26, 2012. 

F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 

United States International Trade Commission for 

the term expiring June 16, 2020. 

Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be 

Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. 

T. Charles Cooper, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 

Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. 

Robert Stephen Beecroft, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq. Page S6239 

Messages from the House: Pages S6105–06 

Measures Referred: Page S6106 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: 

 Pages S6106, S6075 

Executive Communications: Pages S6106–07 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6108–09 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S6109–10 

Additional Statements: Pages S6102–05 

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September 11, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D841 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S6110–S6237 

Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S6237 

Privileges of the Floor: Pages S6237–38 

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. 

(Total—191) Page S6083 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:31 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. (For Senate’s program, see 

the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s 

Record on page S6239.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

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No committee meetings were held. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public 

bills, H.R. 6370–6376; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 

118; and H. Res. 777 were introduced. 

 Pages H5859–60 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5860–61 

Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: 

H.R. 4631, to require quarterly reports on agency 

conferences and meetings, and for other purposes, 

with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–664). Page H5859 

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 

appointed Representative Webster to act as Speaker 

pro tempore for today. Page H5769 

Recess: The House recessed at 10:31 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H5772 

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 

and pass the following measures: 

Government Spending Accountability Act of 

2012: H.R. 4631, amended, to require quarterly reports on agency conferences and meetings; 

 Pages H5776–78 

Government Customer Service Improvement Act: 

H.R. 538, amended, to require the establishment of 

customer service standards for Federal agencies; 

 Pages H5778–79 

Child and Elderly Missing Alert Program: H.R. 

4305, amended, to authorize the Attorney General 

to provide a grant to assist Federal, State, tribal, and 

local law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery 

of missing individuals; Pages H5787–90 

Amending the Violent Crime Control and Law 

Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program: 

H.R. 2800, amended, to amend the Violent Crime 

Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient 

Alert Program; Pages H5790–91 

Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012: H.R. 6185, 

amended, to improve security at State and local 

courthouses; Pages H5791–93 

Amending the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct 

an error in the provisions relating to remedies for 

dilution: H.R. 6215, amended, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution; 

 Pages H5795–96 

Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: H.R. 

6189, amended, to eliminate unnecessary reporting 

requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs; Page H5796 

Making improvements in the enactment of title 

41, United States Code, into a positive law title 

and to improve the Code: H.R. 6080, to make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United 

States Code, into a positive law title and to improve 

the Code; Pages H5796–H5814 

Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012: H.R. 4057, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed 

Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning; Pages H5817–21 

No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012: H.R. 6028, 

amended, to authorize the Assistant Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for 

checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports; 

 Pages H5824–26 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: S. 710, amended, to amend the Solid 

Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of 

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