[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 71 (Monday, May 23, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D532-D533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 1932-
1952; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 51; and H. Res. 270-273 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3341-43
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  Pages H3343-44
Reports Filed: A report was filed on May 17, 2011 as follows:
  H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
2012, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-78).
  A report was filed on May 18, 2011 as follows:
  H.R. 1800, to temporarily extend expiring provisions of the USA 
PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 relating to access 
to business records and roving wiretaps and to permanently extend 
expiring provisions of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 relating to individual terrorists as agents of foreign 
powers (H. Rept. 112-79, Pt. 1).
  Reports were filed on May 20, 2011 as follows:
  H.R. 802, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
VetStar Award Program, with amendments (H. Rept. 112-80);
  H.R. 1383, to temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees 
for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning 
pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of 
the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-81);
  H.R. 1407, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2011, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 112-82);
  H.R. 1484, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish 
a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' 
benefits, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-83);
  H.R. 1627, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
certain requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington 
National Cemetery, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
112-84, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 1657, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the 
enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a 
small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small 
business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H. 
Rept. 112-85).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-
78, Pt. 2);
  H. Res. 269, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1216) to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate 
medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct 
appropriations to an authorization of appropriations; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1540) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year

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2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 112-86);
  H.R. 5, to improve patient access to health care services and provide 
improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability 
system places on the health care delivery system, with amendments (H. 
Rept. 112-39, Pt. 2); and
  H.R. 1745, to improve jobs, opportunity, benefits, and services for 
unemployed Americans, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 112-87, Pt. 1).                                        
Page H3341
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Conrad 
Braaten, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, DC. 
                                                             Page H3307
Recess: The House recessed at 2:09 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3308
Supplemental Report: Agreed that the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to file a supplemental report on H.R. 1540, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.                      
  Page H3308
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011: H.R. 
1407, amended, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2011, the rates 
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans;                               
  Pages H3308-10
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington National 
Cemetery: H.R. 1627, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for certain requirements for the placement of monuments in 
Arlington National Cemetery, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 330;        
  Pages H3310-13, H3319-20
  Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011: H.R. 1383, amended, to 
temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of 
education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by 
individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/
11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 389 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 331; 
                                               Pages H3313-16, H3320-21
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement 
penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small 
business concern owned and controlled by veterans: H.R. 1657, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for 
misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern 
owned and controlled by veterans or as a small business concern owned 
and controlled by service-disabled veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 385 yeas with 1 voting ``nay'', Roll No. 332; and 
                                               Pages H3316-17, H3321-22
  Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part II: H.R. 1893, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and 
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement 
program.                                                 
  Pages H3317-19
Recess: The House recessed at 5:03 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted notification that an Executive Order was issued that takes 
additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in 
response to the actions and policies of the Government of Iran--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 112-27).                                        
  Pages H3323-24
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H3323.
Senate Referrals: S. 349 and S. 655 were referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform; S. 990 was held at the desk. 
                                                             Page H3332
Quorum Calls Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3319-20, H3320-21, H3321. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:41 p.m.