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Vera Lynn Evans, of Tennessee, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 

Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2017. 

Michael McWherter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 

Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2016. 

Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, to be a Member of the 

Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority 

for a term expiring May 18, 2016. 

Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special 

Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior. 

Olga Viso, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the 

National Council on the Arts for a term expiring 

September 3, 2018. 

Alan F. Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to 

be a Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. 

 Pages S6684–85 

Messages from the House: Pages S6623–24 

Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S6624 

Executive Communications: Pages S6624–25 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6626–28 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: 

 Pages S6628–29 

Additional Statements: Pages S6619–22 

Amendments Submitted: Pages S6635–61 

Privileges of the Floor: Page S6661 

Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. 

(Total—200) Pages S6601, S6602, S6604, S6604, S6605 

Adjournment: Senate convened at 12 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2012 and adjourned at 4:03 a.m. 

on Saturday, September 22, 2012, until 9:30 a.m. on 

Tuesday, September 25, 2012. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader 

in today’s Record on page S6684.) 

Committee Meetings 

(Committees not listed did not meet) 

h 

No committee meetings were held. 

House of Representatives 

Chamber Action 

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 79 public bills, H.R. 6480–6558 and 6 resolutions, H. 

Con. Res. 139–140 and H. Res. 802–805 were introduced. Pages H6273–77 

Additional Cosponsors: Pages H6279–80 

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: 

H.R. 6016, to amend title 5, United States Code, 

to provide for administrative leave requirements with 

respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and 

for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 

112–686); 

H.R. 4369, to amend title 11 of the United States 

Code to require the public disclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly 

reports that contain detailed information regarding 

the receipt and disposition of claims for injuries 

based on exposure to asbestos, and the filing of such 

reports with the Executive Office for United States 

Trustees, with amendments (H. Rept. 112–687); 

H.R. 2572, to amend title 18, United States 

Code, to deter public corruption, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112–688); and 

A Citizen’s Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 To Request 

Government Records (H. Rept. 112–689). 

 Page H6273 

Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy 

Infrastructure Protection Act: The House passed 

H.R. 3409, to limit the authority of the Secretary 

of the Interior to issue regulations before December 

31, 2013, under the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977, by a recorded vote of 233 

ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 603. Consideration of the 

measure began yesterday, September 20th. 

 Pages H6237–57 

Rejected the Capps motion to recommit the bill 

to the Committee on Energy and Commerce with 

instructions to report the same back to the House 

forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 

173 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 602. Pages H6254–56 

Agreed to: 

Kelly amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that was debated on September 20th that 

requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit a 

report to Congress estimating the number of jobs, 

the fatalities and injuries, and the cost to the economy caused by the ‘‘2017 and Later Model Year 

Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards’’ rule. 


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Requires that the Secretary shall not consult with 

the EPA or the California Air Resources Board to 

complete the report (by a recorded vote of 242 ayes 

to 168 noes, Roll No. 594); Page H6249 

McKinley amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that prohibits the EPA from retroactively 

vetoing a Section 404 Permit under the Clean Water 

Act (by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 163 noes, 

Roll No. 597); Pages H6239–40, H6251 

Flake amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that gives power to the states to revoke 

any existing federal implementation plan (FIP) with 

regard to the regulation of visibility. In revoking the 

FIP, the state must propose a state implementation 

plan (SIP) to regulate visibility within 2 years. Also 

gives the states a minimum of five years to become 

compliant with Federal standards if they choose to 

accept the FIP, allowing businesses time to plan for 

the changes (by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 183 

noes, Roll No. 600); and Pages H6243–45, H6253 

Gosar amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that adds language to the end of the ‘‘Stop 

the War on Coal Act of 2012’’ which limits the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

issue regulations on the Navajo Generating Station, 

located near Page, Arizona (by a recorded vote of 

226 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 601). 

 Pages H6245–47, H6253–54 

Rejected: 

Markey amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that was debated on September 20th that 

sought to allow the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate rules under the Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act, if such rule would reduce the prevalence of pulmonary diseases, lung cancer, cardiovascular disease or reduce the prevalence of birth defects or reproductive problems in pregnant women or 

children (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 229 noes, 

Roll No. 592); Pages H6247–48 

Waxman amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that was debated on September 20th that 

sought to strike the language that would repeal 

EPA’s scientific finding that carbon pollution endangers the public health and welfare (by a recorded 

vote of 178 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 593); 

 Pages H6248–49 

Markey amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that was debated on September 20th that 

sought to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to take any action using its authority under the 

Clean Air Act if such action would increase North 

American energy independence by reducing demand 

for oil (by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 246 noes, 

Roll No. 595); Pages H6249–50 

Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (No. 8 printed in 

H. Rept. 112–680) that sought to strike section 503 

of the committee print. The existing deadlines in 

subsections (m) and (q) of section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act would remain unchanged (by a recorded 

vote of 164 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 596); 

 Pages H6237–39, H6250–51 

Markey amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that sought to create a national renewable 

electricity and energy efficiency standard (by a recorded vote of 160 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 598); 

and Pages H6240–42, H6251–52 

DeFazio amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 

112–680) that sought to require EPA and the Department of Transportation to submit a report to 

Congress within 6 months on the health, environmental, and public health impacts of fugitive coal 

dust (by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 243 noes, 

Roll No. 599). Pages H6242–43, H6252–53 

H. Res. 788, the rule providing for consideration 

of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 118) and the bill 

(H.R. 3409) was agreed to yesterday, September 

20th. 

Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 25th. Page H6257 

Recess: The House recessed at 2:31 p.m. and reconvened at 4:10 p.m. Page H6271 

Quorum Calls—Votes: Twelve recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear 

on pages H6247–48, H6248, H6249, H6249–50, 

H6250–51, H6251, H6251–52, H6252–53, H6253, 

H6254, H6255–56, and H6256–57. There were no 

quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:11 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

LIGHTSQUARED NETWORK: AN 

INVESTIGATION OF THE FCC’S ROLE 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on 

Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled 

‘‘The LightSquared Network: An Investigation of the 

FCC’s Role’’. Testimony was heard from Mindel De 

La Torre, Chief, International Bureau, Federal Communications Commission; and Julius P. Knapp, 

Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 

Communications Commission. 

IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE 

MAXINE WATERS 

Committee on Ethics: Full Committee held a hearing in 

the matter of Representative Maxine Waters. Testimony was heard from Mikale Moore, Chief of Staff, 

Representative Waters; and public witnesses. 


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