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upon these sculptures and gain an understanding of the important role the 

Native American community has in Oregon and throughout our country. 

It is important to note that it is not 

only Oregon that is represented in 

these poles, but rather the Pacific 

Northwest. The two trees from which 

they are carved—a 1200 and 500 year old 

cedar—are from our northern neighbors, Washington State, and artists 

from around the area contributed in 

the creation of these sculptures. This 

sense of community is a staple of the 

Pacific Northwest and one that is represented in ‘‘We Were Always Here’’. 

I want to commend Mr. Bartow and 

his team for their great work, and I encourage everyone to get out and experience ‘‘We Were Always Here’’ by visiting the American Indian Museum or 

The National Mall.

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MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE 

At 2:58 p.m., a message from the 

House of Representatives, delivered by 

Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the 

following bills, in which it requests the 

concurrence of the Senate: 

H.R. 538. An act to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies. 

H.R. 1410. An act to promote freedom and 

democracy in Vietnam. 

H.R. 1464. An act to develop a strategy for 

assisting stateless children from North 

Korea, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 2800. An act to amend the Violent 

Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s 

Disease Patient Alert Program. 

H.R. 4057. An act 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, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 4264. An act to help ensure the fiscal 

solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance 

programs of the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 4305. An act 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. 

H.R. 4631. An act to amend title 5, United 

States Code, to institute spending limits and 

transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 6028. An act to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, 

and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6080. An act to make improvements in 

the enactment of title 41, United States 

Code, into a positive law title and to improve 

the Code. 

H.R. 6131. An act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 

2006, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 6185. An act to improve security at 

the State and local courthouses. 

H.R. 6189, An act to eliminate unnecessry 

reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs. 

H.R. 6215. An act to amend the Trademark 

Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution. 

The message also announced that the 

House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution, without amendment: 

S. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan 

should be accorded observer status in the 

International Civil Aviation—Organization 

(ICAO). 

The message further announced that 

the House has passed the following bill, 

with amendment, in which it requests 

the concurrence of the Senate: 

S. 710. An act to amend the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act to direct the Administrator of 

the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic manifest system. 

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MEASURES REFERRED 

The following bills were read the first 

and the second times by unanimous 

consent, and referred as indicated: 

H.R. 538. An act to require the establishment of customer service standards for Federal agencies; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

H.R. 1410. An act to promote freedom and 

democracy in Vietnam; to the Committee on 

Foreign Relations. 

H.R. 1464. An act to develop a strategy for 

assisting stateless children from North 

Korea, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 

H.R. 2800. An act to amend the Violent 

Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 

1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s 

Disease Patient Alert Program; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 4057. An act 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, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. 

H.R. 4264. An act to help ensure the fiscal 

solvency of the FHA mortgage insurance 

programs of the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development, and for other purposes; 

to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs. 

H.R. 4305. An act 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; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 4631. An act to amend title 5, United 

States Code, to institute spending limits and 

transparency requirements for Federal conference and travel expenditures, and for 

other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 

H.R. 6028. An act to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, 

and for other purposes; to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 

H.R. 6080. An act to make improvements in 

the enactment of title 41, United States 

Code, into a positive law title and to improve 

the Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6185. An act to improve security at 

State and local courthouses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6189. An act to eliminate unnecessary 

reporting requirements for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice Programs; 

to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

H.R. 6215. An act to amend the Trademark 

Act of 1946 to correct an error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution; to the 

Committee on the Judiciary. 

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MEASURES PLACED ON THE 

CALENDAR 

The following bill was read the first 

and second times by unanimous consent, and placed on the calendar: 

H.R. 6131. An act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 

2006, and for other purposes. 

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EXECUTIVE AND OTHER 

COMMUNICATIONS 

The following communications were 

laid before the Senate, together with 

accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: 

EC–7344. A communication from the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to eliminating 

barriers to firms that are not traditional 

suppliers to the Department of Defense that 

wish to contract with the Department; to the 

Committee on Armed Services. 

EC–7345. A communication from the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Defense’s Biennial Report to Congress; to the Committee 

on Armed Services. 

EC–7346. A communication from the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 

(Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the 

report of an officer authorized to wear the 

insignia of the grade of brigadier general in 

accordance with title 10, United States Code, 

section 777; to the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

EC–7347. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–7348. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–7349. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

EC–7350. A communication from the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 

transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 

a rule entitled ‘‘Final Flood Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 67) (Docket No. 

FEMA–2012–0003)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 22, 2012; to the 

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