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Friday, September 21, 2012 

Daily Digest 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Senate passed H.J. Res. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution. 

Senate 

Chamber Action 

Routine Proceedings, pages S6559–S6686 

Measures Introduced: Eighteen bills and fifteen 

resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 

3608–3625, and S. Res. 575–589. Pages S6625–26 

Measures Reported: 

H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in Mono 

County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 

Bridgeport Indian Colony. Page S6625 

Measures Passed: 

Sense of Congress Regarding Iran: By 90 yeas to 

1 nay (Vote No. 197), Senate passed S.J. Res. 41, 

expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear program of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Pages S6601–03 

Continuing Appropriations Resolution: By 62 

yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 199), Senate passed 

H.J.Res. 117, making continuing appropriations for 

fiscal year 2013, after taking action on the following 

amendments and motions proposed thereto: 

 Pages S6603–04 

Withdrawn: 

Reid Amendment No. 2844, to change the enactment date. Page S6604 

Reid Amendment No. 2845 (to Amendment No. 

2844), of a perfecting nature. Page S6604 

Reid motion to commit the joint resolution to the 

Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, 

Reid Amendment No. 2846, to change the enactment date. Page S6604 

Reid Amendment No. 2847 (to (the instructions) 

Amendment No. 2846), of a perfecting nature. 

 Page S6604 

Reid Amendment No. 2848 (to Amendment No. 

2847), of a perfecting nature. Page S6604 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate 

also took the following action: 

By 62 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 198), 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 joint resolution. 

 Pages S6603–04 

European Union Emissions Trading Scheme 

Prohibition Act: Senate passed S. 1956, to prohibit 

operators of civil aircraft of the United States from 

participating in the European Union’s emissions 

trading scheme, after agreeing to the committee 

amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the 

following amendments proposed thereto: 

 Pages S6611–12 

Reid (for Cardin) Amendment No. 2859, to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and 

penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading 

scheme. Pages S6611 

Reid (for Merkley) Amendment No. 2860, to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public 

interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the 

United States from participating in the European 

Union’s emissions trading scheme. Page S6611 

Enabling Energy Saving Innovations Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4850, to 

allow for innovations and alternative technologies 

that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, 

and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the 

following amendments proposed thereto: 

 Pages S6661–64 

Pryor (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2861, relative to Uniform Efficiency Descriptor for Covered 

Water Heaters. Pages S6611–64 

Pryor (for Shaheen/Portman) Amendment No. 

2862, relative to Industrial Energy Efficiency. 

 Pages S6661–64 

Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security 

Task Force Act: Senate passed H.R. 915, to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border 


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and law enforcement officials to protect United 

States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated with drug 

trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking 

and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and 

across the international borders of the United States, 

after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. Pages S6664–65 

Trademark Dilution Correction: Committee on 

the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6215, to amend the Trademark Act of 

1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to 

remedies for dilution, and the bill was then passed. 

 Page S6665 

Billfish Conservation Act: Senate passed H.R. 

2706, to prohibit the sale of billfish. Page S6665 

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia 

Tymoshenko: Senate agreed to S. Res. 466, calling 

for the release from prison of former Prime Minister 

of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko, after agreeing to the 

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 

and the following amendment proposed thereto: 

 Pages S6665–66 

Pryor (for Durbin) Amendment No. 2863, to improve the resolution. Page S6666 

Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse: 

Senate passed H.R. 3556, to designate the new 

United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as 

the ‘‘Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse’’. 

 Page S6666 

Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse: 

Senate passed H.R. 1791, to designate the United 

States courthouse under construction at 101 South 

United States Route 1 in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the 

‘‘Alto Lee Adams, Sr., United States Courthouse’’. 

 Page S6666 

Robert Boochever United States Courthouse: Senate passed H.R. 4347, to designate the United States 

courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ‘‘Robert Boochever United 

States Courthouse’’. Pages S6666–67 

James F. Battin United States Courthouse: Senate passed S. 3311, to designate the United States 

courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the ‘‘James F. Battin United 

States Courthouse’’. Page S6667 

Multistake Governance Model: Senate agreed to 

S. Con. Res. 50, expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the 

Internet has thrived. Page S6667 

Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act: Senate passed S. 3486, to implement the provisions of 

the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty, 

after agreeing to the committee amendment in the 

nature of a substitute. Pages S6667–70 

Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer 

Clarification Act: Senate passed S. 3193, to make 

technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of 

Mission Indians, after agreeing to the following 

amendment proposed thereto: Page S6670 

Pryor (for Akaka) Amendment No. 2864, in the 

nature of a substitute. Page S6670 

Burma: Senate passed H.R. 6431, to provide 

flexibility with respect to United States support for 

assistance provided by international financial institutions for Burma. Pages S6670–71 

Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs was 

discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2453, 

to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 

coins in commemoration of Mark Twain, and the 

bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 

amendment proposed thereto: Page S6671 

Pryor (for Blumenthal) Amendment No. 2865, 

relative to Mark Twain coins. Page S6671 

FDA User Fees: Senate passed H.R. 6433, to 

make corrections with respect to Food and Drug Administration user fees. Page S6671 

NASA Artifacts: Senate passed H.R. 4158, to 

confirm full ownership rights for certain United 

States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts’ 

space missions. Page S6671 

SAFE DOSES Act: Committee on the Judiciary 

was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 

4223, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit theft of medical products, and the bill was 

then passed. Page S6671 

VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act: Senate passed 

H.R. 6375, to authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects, to 

amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

 Page S6671 

GAO Mandates Revision Act: Senate passed S. 

3315, to repeal or modify certain mandates of the 

Government Accountability Office, after agreeing to 

the committee amendment, and the following 

amendment proposed thereto: Pages S6671–72 

Pryor (for Lieberman) Amendment No. 2866, to 

improve the bill. Page S6672 

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: 

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H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast 

Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and the 

bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following 

amendments proposed thereto: Page S6673 

Pryor (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 2867, in 

the nature of a substitute. Page S6673 

Pryor (for Rockefeller) Amendment No. 2868, to 

amend the title. Page S6673 

Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review Act: Senate passed S. 3341, to require a quadrennial diplomacy and development review. 

 Pages S6673–74 

Divisional Realignment Act: Committee on the 

Judiciary was discharged from further consideration 

of H.R. 5512, to amend title 28, United States 

Code, to realign divisions within two judicial districts, and the bill was then passed. Page S6674 

Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further 

consideration of H.R. 6189, to eliminate unnecessary 

reporting requirements for unfunded programs under 

the Office of Justice Programs, and the bill was then 

passed. Page S6674 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund 

Distribution Act: Senate passed H.R. 1272, to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the 

United States Court of Federal Claims in Docket 

Numbers 19 and 188. Page S6674 

Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange 

Act: Senate passed H.R. 2240, to authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between Lowell 

National Historical Park and the city of Lowell in 

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Page S6674 

New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of 

H.R. 2606, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 

to allow the construction and operation of natural 

gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National 

Recreation Area, and the bill was then passed, after 

agreeing to the following amendment proposed 

thereto: Pages S6674–75 

Pryor (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 2869, in 

the nature of a substitute. Pages S6674–75 

Lions Clubs International Century of Service 

Commemorative Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 

2139, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 

mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of 

the establishment of Lions Clubs International. 

 Page S6675 

Commercial Driver’s Licenses: Senate passed S. 

3624, to amend section 31311 of title 49, United 

States Code, to permit States to issue commercial 

driver’s licenses to members of the Armed Forces 

whose duty station is located in the State. Page S6675 

Internet Publication Date Requirements: Senate 

passed S. 3625, to change the effective date for the 

internet publication of certain information to prevent 

harm to the national security or endangering the 

military officers and civilian employees to whom the 

publication requirement applies. Pages S6675–76 

100th Anniversary of Hadassah: Committee on 

the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 448, recognizing the 100th anniversary of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization 

of America, Inc., and the resolution was then agreed 

to. Pages S6676, S6679 

Operation Enduring Freedom Veterans Day: 

Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from 

further consideration of S. Res. 472, designating October 7, 2012, as ‘‘Operation Enduring Freedom 

Veterans Day’’, and the resolution was then agreed 

to, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S6676 

Pryor (for Enzi) Amendment No. 2870, to update 

the number of patriots in the United States Armed 

Forces who have made the ultimate sacrifice while 

serving in Afghanistan. Page S6676 

United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams: 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of 

S. Res. 558, congratulating the athletes from the 

State of Nevada and throughout the United States 

who participated in the 2012 Olympic and 

Paralympic Games as members of the United States 

Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and the resolution 

was then agreed to. Pages S6676–78 

National Save for Retirement Week: Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 555, 

supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘National Save for 

Retirement Week’’, including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred retirement vehicles 

and increasing personal financial literacy, and the 

resolution was then agreed to. Pages S6677–78 

National Native American Heritage Month: 

Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from 

further consideration of S. Res. 561, recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to 

the United States, and the resolution was then 

agreed to. Page S6679 

50th Anniversary of the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act: Senate agreed to S. Res. 576, 

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Public Law 87–788, an Act commonly known as the 

McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. 

 Pages S6679–84 

First Special Service Force: Senate agreed to S. 

Res. 577, honoring the First Special Service Force, in 

recognition of its superior service during World War 

II. Pages S6679–84 

Red Ribbon Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 578, 

supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon 

Week, 2012. Pages S6679–84 

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 579, designating the week of September 24 through September 

28, 2012, as ‘‘National Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities Week’’. Pages S6679–84 

National Wildlife Refuge Week: Senate agreed to 

S. Res. 580, designating the week beginning on October 14, 2012, as ‘‘National Wildlife Refuge 

Week’’. Pages S6679–84 

Day of the Deployed: Senate agreed to S. Res. 

581, designating October 26, 2012, as ‘‘Day of the 

Deployed’’. Pages S6679–84 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. 

Res. 582, recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and 

celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the 

United States and the immense contributions of 

Latinos to the United States. Pages S6679–84 

National Preparedness Month: Senate agreed to 

S. Res. 583, designating September 2012 as ‘‘National Preparedness Month’’. Pages S6679–84 

Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day: Senate 

agreed to S. Res. 584, designating October 4, 2012, 

as ‘‘Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day’’. 

 Pages S6679–84 

State of New Mexico’s Centennial Anniversary: 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 585, recognizing the extraordinary history and heritage of the State of New 

Mexico, and honoring and commending the State of 

New Mexico and its people on its centennial anniversary. Pages S6679–84 

National Infant Mortality Awareness Month: 

Senate agreed to S. Res. 586, expressing support for 

the goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality 

Awareness Month, 2012. Pages S6679–84 

Lights on Afterschool: Senate agreed to S. Res. 

587, supporting ‘‘Lights on Afterschool’’, a national 

celebration of afterschool programs. Pages S6679–84 

Honoring United States Ambassador to Libya 

John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone 

Woods, and Glen Doherty: Senate agreed to S. Res. 

588, commending the 4 American public servants 

who died in Benghazi, Libya, United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, 

Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty, for their tireless 

efforts on behalf of the American people, and condemning the violent attack on the United States 

consulate in Benghazi. Pages S6679–84 

Small Business Saturday: Senate agreed to S. 

Res. 589, designating November 24, 2012, as 

‘‘Small Business Saturday’’ and supporting efforts to 

increase awareness of the value of locally owned 

small businesses. Pages S6679–84 

Measures Failed: 

United States Assistance: By 10 yeas to 81 nays 

(Vote No. 196), Senate rejected S. 3576, to provide 

limitations on United States assistance. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that 

the bill, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative 

votes, the bill was rejected, and the bill was returned 

to the calendar.) Page S6601 

Measures Considered: 

Sportsmen’s Act—Agreement: Senate continued 

consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3525, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting. 

 Pages S6559–S6601, S6604–05 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate 

also took the following action: 

By 84 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 200), 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. Pages S6604–05 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, November 13, 

2012, all post-cloture time on the motion to proceed 

to consideration of the bill be yielded back, and Senate vote on the motion to proceed to consideration 

of the bill. Page S6684 

House Messages: 

Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention 

Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the 

House of Representatives to S. 300, to prevent abuse 

of Government charge cards. Page S6672 

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the 

House of Representatives to S. 710, to amend the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system. 

 Pages S6672–73 

Signing Authority—Agreement: A unanimousconsent agreement was reached providing that from 

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Lieberman be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills 

or joint resolutions. Page S6684 

Authorizing Leadership To Make Appointments—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding 

the upcoming recess, or adjournment of the Senate, 

the President of the Senate, the President Pro Tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, 

committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. 

 Page S6684 

Authority for Committees—Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that, 

notwithstanding the Senate’s recess, committees be 

authorized to report legislative and executive matters 

on Friday, November 2, 2012 from 10 a.m. until 12 

noon. Page S6684 

Pro Formas—Agreement: A unanimous-consent 

agreement was reached providing that when the Senate adjourns, it adjourn and convene for pro forma 

sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each pro 

forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro 

forma session: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 9:30 

a.m.; Friday, September 28, 2012 at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 11 a.m.; Friday, October 5, 

2012 at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 11 

a.m.; Friday, October 12, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10 a.m.; Friday, October 

19, 2012 at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 

1 p.m.; Friday, October 26, 2012 at 1 p.m.; Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 10 a.m.; Friday, November 

2, 2012 at 11 a.m.; Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 

11 a.m.; and Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10 a.m. 

 Page S6684 

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: 

Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, to be a Director 

of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five 

years. 

Sharon English Woods Villarosa, of Texas, to be 

Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to 

serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles. 

Gonzalo P. Curiel, of California, to be United 

States District Judge for the Southern District of 

California. 

Robert J. Shelby, of Utah, to be United States 

District Judge for the District of Utah. 

Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 

Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank 

of Ambassador. 

Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 

International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank 

of Ambassador. 

Heidi Shyu, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. 

Emil J. Kang, of North Carolina, to be a Member 

of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2018. 

Dawn M. Liberi, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 

the Republic of Burundi. 

Stephen D. Mull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 

to the Republic of Poland. 

Walter North, of Washington, to be Ambassador 

to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 

without additional compensation as Ambassador to 

the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu. 

Richard G. Olson, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 

John Hardy Isakson, of Georgia, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 

Sixty-seventh Session of the General Assembly of the 

United Nations. 

Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixtyseventh Session of the General Assembly of the 

United Nations. 

Kevin K. Washburn, of New Mexico, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Interior. 

Robert Stephen Beecroft, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq. (Prior to this action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

 Pages S6606–09, S6685–86 

6 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 

13 Army nominations in the rank of general. 

1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. 

Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Department 

of State, Navy, and Public Health Service. 

 Pages S6606–09, S6685–86 

Routine list in the Coast Guard. (Prior to this action, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration.) 

 Pages S6606–09, S6685–86 

Routine list in the Foreign Service. (Prior to this 

action, Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration.) 

 Pages S6606–09, S6685–86 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 

Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, to be a Member 

of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 

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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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