[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D731-D733]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 2406-
2432; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 338 was introduced.      
  Pages H4670-71
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4672-74
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 337, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2354) 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-135).                                 
Page H4670
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012: The House resumed 
consideration of H.R. 2219, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. Consideration of 
the measure began on June 23rd.             
  Pages H4594-H4625, H4638-69
Agreed to:
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (No. 69 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 5, 2011) that increases funding, by offset, for the 
Defense Health Program by $500,000;                   
Pages H4598-H4600
  Stearns amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Defense 
Health Program by $16 million;                           
Pages H4607-09
  Sessions amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Defense 
Health Program by $10 million;                           
Pages H4609-12

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  Carter amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
23, 2011) that strikes section 8127 relating to military musical units;
                                                         Pages H4624-25
  Kucinich amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Defense 
Health Program by $3,600,000 (by a recorded vote of 253 ayes to 167 
noes, Roll No. 498);                                         
Page H4598
  Amash amendment (No. 62 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
5, 2011) that strikes section 8015 (by a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 
208 noes, Roll No. 500);                       
Pages H4612-14, H4641-42
  Sessions amendment that strikes section 8101 (by a recorded vote of 
217 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 501); and       
Pages H4620-24, H4642-43
  Holt amendment (No. 44 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
24, 2011) that increases funding, by offset, for the Defense Health 
Program by $35 million.                                  
Pages H4660-61
Rejected:
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 24 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 22, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation, Army by $25,798,000 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4603-04
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 25 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 22, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation, Army by $22,796,000 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                                  
Page H4604
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 26 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 22, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation, Navy by $21,714,000 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4604-05
  Connolly amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $10 million 
(by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 495); 
                                               Pages H4595-96, H4638-39
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 23 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 22, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $216,556,400 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 87 ayes to 328 noes, 
Roll No. 496);                                    
Pages H4596-97, H4639
  Connolly amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $15 million 
(by a recorded vote of 152 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 497); 
                                               Pages H4597-98, H4639-40
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 21 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 22, 2011) that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $9,140,000 
(agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw an earlier request for a 
recorded vote);                                              
Page H4605
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 22, 2011) that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide by $4,424,000 
(agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw an earlier request for a 
recorded vote);                                          
Pages H4606-07
  Welch amendment that sought to reduce funding for Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force by $297,023,000 and apply 
the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 98 
ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 499); and              
Pages H4605-06, H4641
  McCollum amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being provided 
to the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations in Afghanistan 
or used to carry out section 9012.                       
Pages H4667-68
Withdrawn:
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (No. 67 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 5, 2011) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
that would have increased funding, by offset, for the Defense Health 
Program by $500,000 and                                  
Pages H4600-03
  Holt amendment (No. 43 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
24, 2011) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have 
prohibited funds from being used to close the defense commissary store 
at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey.                            
Pages H4668-69
Point of Order sustained against:
  Sutton amendment that sought to indicate in the report from the 
Department of Defense to Congress whether such items or parts of 
purchases from foreign entities are available for purchasing in the 
United States;                                           
Pages H4614-20
  Boswell amendment that sought to include sense of Congress language 
stating that suicide prevention programs should be a priority of the 
military departments with respect to reinvesting efficiency savings; 
                                                             Page H4648
  Welch amendment that sought to reduce funding for Operation and 
Maintenance, Army by $200 million and apply the savings to the spending 
reduction account;                                       
Pages H4652-53
  Clarke (MI) amendment (No. 39 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 24, 2011) that sought to require the Secretary of Defense to 
transfer $236

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million to the Secretary of Transportation for the National 
Infrastructure Investments program; and                  
Pages H4658-59
  Clarke (MI) amendment (No. 37 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 24, 2011) that sought to require the Secretary of Defense to 
transfer $2 billion to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the State 
Homeland Security Grant Program.                         
Pages H4661-62
Proceedings Postponed:
  Lee amendment that seeks to reduce funding for title IX, Overseas 
Contingency Operations, by $33,000,124,000 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4648-51
  Garamendi amendment that seeks to reduce funding for title IX, 
Overseas Contingency Operations, by $20,887,651,000 and apply the 
savings to the spending reduction account;               
Pages H4651-52
  Nadler amendment that seeks to redirect $15 million with respect to 
Operation and Maintenance, Army;                             
Page H4653
  Poe amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $1 billion and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4653-55
  Lee amendment that seeks to eliminate the Overseas Contingency 
Operations Transfer Fund and apply the savings to the spending 
reduction account;                                       
Pages H4655-56
  Cohen amendment (No. 41 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
24, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the Afghanistan 
Infrastructure Fund by $200 million and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4656-57
  Cicilline amendment that seeks to eliminate the Afghanistan 
Infrastructure Fund and apply the savings to the spending reduction 
account;                                                 
Pages H4657-58
  Cohen amendment that seeks to reduce funding for the Afghanistan 
Security Forces Fund by $4 billion and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4659-60
  Poe amendment that seeks to reduce funding for the Pakistan 
Counterinsurgency Fund by $1 billion and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
Pages H4662-66
  McCollum amendment that seeks to reduce by $124,800,000 the total 
amount of appropriations made available by this Act; and     
Page H4666
  McCollum amendment that seeks to limit funds to pay motorsport 
drivers, racing teams, or racing cars or otherwise conduct recruiting 
outreach through motor sports to $20 million.            
Pages H4666-67
  H. Res. 320, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on June 23rd.
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2011: H.R. 515, amended, to 
reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.           
  Pages H4632-38
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Reaffirming the United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement 
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: H. Res. 268, to reaffirm the 
United States' commitment to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. 
                                                         Pages H4625-32
Discharge Petition: Representative Critz presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. 
Res. 310, providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 639) to 
amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that 
countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a 
fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country (Discharge 
Petition No. 1).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H4594.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4674-76.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4638, H4639, H4639-40, H4640-
41, H4641, H4641-42, H4642-43. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10:53 p.m.