[House Calendars for December 14, 2011 - 112th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
2011
H.R. 2584 A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior,
July 25 environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
July 26 2012, and for other purposes. (Pending in the Committee of the Whole House
July 27 on the State of the Union; Mr. Campbell of California, Chair.)
July 28
H.R. 2668 A bill to designate the station of the United States Border Patrol located
Dec. 12 at 2136 South Naco Highway in Bisbee, Arizona, as the ``Brian A. Terry
Border Patrol Station''. (Pending is the vote on the motion to suspend the
rules and pass.)
H.R. 1264 A bill to designate the property between the United States Federal
Dec. 12 Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue
in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and to authorize the
placement of a historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizin
g the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson. (Pending is the vote
on the motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended.)
H.R. 3421 A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who
Dec. 13 perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on
September 11, 2001. (Pending is the vote on the motion to suspend the
rules and pass.)
H.R. 886 A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in
Dec. 13 commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the
Nation's first Federal law enforcement agency, the United States Marshals
Service. (Pending is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass,
as amended.)
H.R. 1905 A bill to strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran
Dec. 13 to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening
activities, and for other purposes. (Pending is the vote on the motion to
suspend the rules and pass, as amended.)
H.R. 2105 A bill to provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who
Dec. 13 transfer to Iran, North Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or
technology, and for other purposes. (Pending is the vote on the motion to
suspend the rules and pass, as amended.)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section
Union Calendar.................................................... 1
House Calendar.................................................... 2
Private Calendar.................................................. 3
Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees....................... 4
Public Laws....................................................... 5
Private Laws...................................................... 6
History of Bills and Resolutions:
House Bills............................................... 7
House Joint Resolutions................................... 8
House Concurrent Resolutions.............................. 9
House Resolutions......................................... 10
Senate Bills.............................................. 11
Senate Joint Resolutions.................................. 12
Senate Concurrent Resolutions............................. 13
Senate Resolutions........................................ 14
Reported Bills Referred under Time Limitations.................... 15
Bills in conference............................................... 16
Bills through conference (printed the first legislative day of
each week the House is in session)............................ 17
Index of Short Titles (printed the first legislative day of each
week the House is in session)................................. 18
Index (printed the first legislative day of each week the House is
in session)................................................... 19
Calendar of year 2011 ............................................ 20
Status of major bills (first session) ............................ 20
THE MORNING HOUR FOR THE CALL OF COMMITTEES
Rule XIV, clause 4:
``4. After the unfinished business has been disposed of, the
Speaker shall call each standing committee in regular order and then
select committees. Each committee when named may call up for
consideration a bill or resolution reported by it on a previous day and
on the House Calendar. If the Speaker does not complete the call of the
committees before the House passes to other business, the next call
shall resume at the point it left off, giving preference to the last
bill or resolution under consideration. A committee that has occupied
the call for two days may not call up another bill or resolution until
the other committees have been called in their turn.''
Note.--Call rests with the Committee on Agriculture.
CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS
Rule XV, clause 6:
``6. (a) On Wednesday of each week, business shall not be in
order before completion of the call of those committees (except as
provided by clause 4 of rule XIV) whose chair, or other member
authorized by the committee, has announced to the House a request for
such call on the preceding legislative day.
(b) A bill or resolution on either the House or the Union
Calendar, except bills or resolutions that are privileged under the
Rules of the House, may be called under this clause. A bill or
resolution called up from the Union Calendar shall be considered in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union without motion,
subject to clause 3 of rule XVI. General debate on a measure considered
under this clause shall be confined to the measure and may not exceed
two hours equally divided between a proponent and an opponent.
(c) This clause does not apply during the last two weeks of a
session of Congress.''
Note.--Call rests with the Committee on Agriculture.
SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE DAYS
Calendar Wednesday.............. Wednesday of each week, when
specifically noticed, except during
the last 2 weeks of a session
(clause 6, rule XV).
Discharge Calendar.............. Second and fourth Mondays of each
month, except during the last 6 days
of a session (clause 2, rule XV).
District of Columbia business... Second and fourth Mondays of each
month (clause 4, rule XV).
Private Calendar................ First and third Tuesdays of each
month (clause 5, rule XV).
Suspension of rules............. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays
and during the last 6 days of a
session (clause 1, rule XV).