[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 66 (Friday, May 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D501-D502]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 1891-
1931; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 63-64; and H. Res. 268 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3300-04
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3304-05
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bishop (UT) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Monsignor 
Stephen Rossetti, Associate Professor, The Catholic University of 
America, Washington DC.                                      
  Page H3283
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011: The House passed 
H.R. 754, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a recorded 
vote of 392 ayes to 15 nays, Roll No. 329. Consideration of the measure 
began yesterday, May 12th.                               
  Pages H3285-94
  Rejected the Nadler motion to recommit the bill to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
182 ayes to 228 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 328. 
                                                         Pages H3291-93
Agreed to:
  Rogers (MI) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 112-75) that was 
debated on May 12th that clarifies that section 411 of the bill, which 
provides certain authorities for Defense Intelligence Agency 
Expenditures, applies only to National Intelligence Program funds. Also 
strikes section 412 of the reported bill, providing for the 
establishment of certain transfer accounts for intelligence funds (by a 
recorded vote of 224 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 323);        
Page H3288
  Gibson amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 112-75) that was debated 
on May 12th that requires the Director of National Intelligence to 
submit to Congress a report containing recommendations the Director 
considers appropriate for consolidating the intelligence community (by 
a recorded vote of 278 ayes to 123 noes, Roll No. 324); 
                                                         Pages H3288-89
  Carney amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 112-75) that was debated 
on May 12th that establishes the sense of Congress that railway 
transportation should be included in transportation security plans for 
intelligence agencies (by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 189 noes, Roll 
No. 326); and                                                
Page H3290
  Reed amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 112-75) that commends the 
United States intelligence community for their successful operation in

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bringing Osama bin Laden to justice and their continued efforts against 
al Qaeda (by a recorded vote of 406 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 4 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 327).                
Pages H3285-88, H3291
Rejected:
  Hinchey amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 112-75) that was debated 
on May 12th that sought to require the Director of National 
Intelligence (DNI) to report to the House and Senate Intelligence 
panels on information it has regarding the human rights violations of 
the military government in Argentina that resulted in 30,000 
disappearances between the mid-1970's and mid-1980's. The amendment 
also sought to help shed light on the unknown fate of hundreds of 
Argentine children who were born in captivity and distributed to 
members of the Argentine security forces (by a recorded vote of 194 
ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 325).                         
Pages H3289-90
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H3294
  H. Res. 264, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, May 12th.
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
all law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2:18 p.m. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3294.
Senate Referral: S. 498 was held at the desk.                
  Page H3294
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3288, H3288-89, H3289-90, 
H3290, H3291, H3293 and H3293-94. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and at 2:19 p.m., pursuant to H. 
Con. Res. 50, the House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 
23, 2011.