[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 84 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D626-D627]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 2146-
2158; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 301-302 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4075-76
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 300, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2112) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-103). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative McClintock to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2055, 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012. Consideration of the measure began on Thursday, 
June 2nd.                                                
  Pages H4046-66
  Agreed to retain Title II of the bill, relating to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, by a recorded vote of 409 ayes with 1 voting ``no'', 
Roll No. 416.                                                
Page H4066
  Agreed to:
  Mica amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Military 
Construction, Army National Guard by $25 million;        
Pages H4046-47
  Meeks amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of June 2, 
2011) that prohibits funds

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from being used to declare as excess to the needs of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs or otherwise take any action to exchange, trade, 
auction, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, or reduce the acreage of, 
Federal land and improvements at the St. Albans campus; 
                                                         Pages H4055-56
  Flores amendment that prohibits funds from being used to enforce 
section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; 
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  Fitzpatrick amendment that prohibits funds from being used to enter 
into a contract using procedures that do not give to small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans any preference available with 
respect to such contract;                                
Pages H4061-63
  LaTourette amendment that strikes section 415 of the bill (by a 
recorded vote of 204 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 413); and 
                                               Pages H4047-55, H4063-64
  Sherman amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
2, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the 
War Powers Resolution (by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 163 noes, Roll 
No. 415).                                      
Pages H4058-59, H4065-66
  Rejected:
  Amash amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of June 9, 
2011) that sought to prohibit funds from being used to administer or 
enforce the wage-rate requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code, popularly known as the ``Davis-Bacon 
Act'' (by a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 414). 
                                               Pages H4056-58, H4064-65
  Withdrawn:
  Coffman amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have prohibited funds from being used to provide disability 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, to any 
veteran for post-traumatic stress disorder if the required in-service 
stressor claimed by the veteran is related to the veteran's fear of 
hostile military or terrorist activity and the places, types, and 
circumstances of the veteran's service did not include a combat zone. 
                                                             Page H4061
  Point of Order sustained against:
  Amash amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of June 9, 
2011) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for any project or 
program named for an individual serving as a Senator in the United 
States Senate or as the President of the United States.      
Page H4059
  H. Res. 288, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on June 2nd.
Recess: The House recessed at 4:13 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4076-77.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4063-64, H4064, H4065, H4066. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:32 p.m.