[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D633-D634]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 2159-
2181; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 303-305 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4187-88
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Rept. 112-104);
  H.R. 1934, to improve certain administrative operations of the 
Library of Congress, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-105); and
  H.R. 1891, to repeal ineffective or unnecessary education programs in 
order to restore the focus of Federal programs on quality elementary 
and secondary education programs for disadvantaged students, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-106).                                
Page H4185
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
Mark Smith, Ohio Christian University, Circleville, OH.      
  Page H4093
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: 
Representatives Mack, Nunes, Bilbray, and Canseco.           
  Page H4096
Reception in the House Chamber of Former Members of Congress: Agreed by 
unanimous consent that the proceedings had during the former Members 
program held earlier in the day be printed in the Congressional Record 
and that all Members and former Members who spoke during the program 
have the privilege of revising and extending their remarks. 
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012: The House passed H.R. 2055, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2012, by a yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 418. 
Consideration of the measure began on Thursday, June 2nd. 
                                                         Pages H4104-07
  Rejected the Owens motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 234 
nays, Roll No. 417.                                      
Pages H4104-06
  H. Res. 288, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on June 2nd.
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 303, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Reed, wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Rules, effective immediately. 
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012: The House began 
consideration of 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. Consideration 
is expected to resume tomorrow, June 15th. 
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  Agreed to:
  DeLauro amendment that redirects $136,070,000 in funding with respect 
to the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture;           
Pages H4152-64
  Fortenberry amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the 
Rural Energy for America Program by $1 million;          
Pages H4166-68
  Clarke (MI) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the 
Farmers' Market Nutrition Program by $5 million;         
Pages H4170-71
  Young (IN) amendment that decreases funding for Departmental 
Administration by $2,390,000 and applies the savings to the spending 
reduction account; and                                       
Page H4171
  Nugent amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the 
Agricultural Research Service by $2 million.                 
Page H4175
  Point of order sustained against:
  Jackson Lee amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture by $25 million and 
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  Jackson Lee amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and 
Children by $681,750,000.                                
Pages H4175-79
  Proceedings Postponed:
  DeLauro amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition by $1 million; 
                                                         Pages H4164-65
  Sessions amendment that seeks to strike the proviso on page 3, 
beginning on line 22, relating to FAIR Act or Circular A-76 activities;
                                                         Pages H4168-69
  Farr amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Agricultural Marketing Service by $300,000;                  
Page H4169
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 13, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for Agricultural Buildings 
and Facilities and Rental Payments by $20,900,000 and apply the savings 
to the spending reduction account;                       
Pages H4169-70
  Chaffetz amendment that seeks to reduce funding for the Economic 
Research Service by $43 million; reduce funding for the National 
Agricultural Statistics Service by $85 million; reduce funding for the 
Agricultural Research Service by $650 million; reduce funding for Food 
for Peace Title II Grants by $1,040,198,000 and to apply $1,818,198,000 
to the spending reduction account;                       
Pages H4171-74
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 13, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the Economic Research 
Service by $7 million and apply the savings to the spending reduction 
account;                                                 
Pages H4174-75
  Clarke (MI) amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
the Agricultural Marketing Service by $1 million;        
Pages H4179-80
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 13, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the Agricultural 
Marketing Service by $7,750,000 and apply the savings to the spending 
reduction account; and                                   
Pages H4180-81
  Richardson amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
the Commodity Assistance Program by $10 million.         
Pages H4181-83
  H. Res. 300, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 419, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection.   
Page H4107
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency and related measures 
blocking the property of certain persons undermining democratic 
processes or institutions in Belarus are to continue in effect beyond 
June 16, 2011--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 112-35).                                    
  Page H4096
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H4096.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4188.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4106, H4106-07, H4107. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:39 p.m.