[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 100 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D739-D742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 2433, 
2435-2457; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 71; H. Con. Res. 63; and H. 
Res. 339, 341-342 were introduced.                       
  Pages H4747-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4750-51
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2434, making appropriations for financial services and general 
government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-136);
  First Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Committee on House 
Administration for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-137); and
  H. Res. 340, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1309) to 
extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, to 
achieve reforms to improve the financial integrity and stability of the 
program, and to increase the role of private markets in the management 
of flood insurance risk, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-138). 
                                                             Page H4747
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4677
Recess: The House recessed at 11:07 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4684
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 H4689-H4732, H4733-46
Agreed to:
  McCollum amendment that was debated on July 6th that reduces by 
$124,800,000 the total amount of appropriations made available by this 
Act (by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 511); 
                                                         Pages H4700-01
  Cole amendment (No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
22, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used by the Department of 
Defense to furnish military equipment, military training or advice, or 
other support for military activities, to any group or individual, not 
part of a country's armed forces, for the purpose of assisting that 
group or individual in carrying out military activities in or against 
Libya (by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 513); 
                                                  Pages H4689-90, H4702
  Michaud amendment (No. 64 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
5, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the 
Berry Amendment;                                             
Page H4707
  Kissell amendment that prohibits funds from being used to enter into 
a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, 
make a grant to or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any U.S. 
commercial air carrier if that contract, memorandum of understanding, 
cooperative agreement, grant, loan, or loan guarantee allows the air 
carrier to charge baggage fees to any member of the Armed Forces who is 
traveling on official military orders;                       
Page H4707
  Bass amendment that prohibits funds from being used in contravention 
of section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States Code, or in 
contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000;              
Pages H4709-10
  Runyan amendment that prohibits funds from being used to procure air 
transportation from a commercial air carrier for a member of the Armed 
Forces who is traveling under orders to deploy to or return from an 
overseas contingency operation under terms that allow the carrier to 
charge the member fees for checked baggage other than for bags weighing 
more than 80 pounds or bags in excess of four per individual; 
                                                             Page H4710
  Engel amendment that prohibits funds from being used by the 
Department of Defense to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for 
any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in 
accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, 
dated May 24, 2011;                                          
Page H4714
  Neugebauer amendment (No. 89 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 6, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used to reduce the number 
of B-1 aircraft of the Armed Forces;                     
Pages H4714-17
  Gosar amendment that prohibits funds from being obligated or expended 
for assistance to the following entities: (1) The Government of Iran. 
(2) Hamas. (3) Hizbullah. (4) The Muslim Brotherhood;    
Pages H4717-18
  Flores amendment (No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
22, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used to enforce section 526 
of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007;     
Pages H4719-20
  Fortenberry amendment that prohibits funds from being used to support 
any military training or operations that include child soldiers, as 
defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008;    
Pages H4725-26

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  Foxx amendment (No. 61 printed in the Congressional Record of July 5, 
2011) that prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the 
Defense of Marriage Act (by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 175 noes, 
Roll No. 516);                          
Pages H4705-07, H4712-13, H4727
  Sherman amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
22, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used in contravention of the 
War Powers Resolution (by a recorded vote of 316 ayes to 111 noes, Roll 
No. 518);                                      
Pages H4710-11, H4728-29
  Cole amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of June 21, 
2011) that prohibits funds from being used to implement any rule, 
regulation, or executive order regarding the disclosure of political 
contributions that takes effect on or after the date of enactment of 
this Act (by a recorded vote of 256 ayes to 170 noes, Roll No. 522); 
                                                  Pages H4721-22, H4731
  DeFazio amendment (No. 96 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
6, 2011) that prohibits funds from being used to enforce section 376 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006; 
                                                         Pages H4733-35
  Conyers amendment that prohibits funds from being used for (1) 
deploying members of the Armed Forces on to the ground of Libya for the 
purposes of engaging in military operations, unless the purpose of such 
deployment is limited solely to rescuing members of the U.S. Armed 
Forces; (2) awarding a contract to a private security contractor to 
conduct any activity on the ground of Libya; or (3) otherwise 
establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces 
or private security contractors on the ground of Libya, unless the 
purpose of such deployment is limited solely to rescuing members of the 
U.S. Armed Forces;                                       
Pages H4737-38
  Kinzinger amendment that prohibits funds from being used to research, 
develop, manufacture, or procure a newly designed flight suit or 
integrated aircrew ensemble; and                         
Pages H4739-40
  Herrera Beutler amendment that prohibits funds from being used to 
enter into a contract that allows the contractor to use amounts paid to 
the contractor under such contract to pay a tax to the Afghan Ministry 
of Finance.                                                  
Page H4745
Rejected:
  Lee amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to reduce 
funding for title IX, Overseas Contingency Operations, by 
$33,000,124,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account 
(by a recorded vote of 97 ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 502); 
                                                         Pages H4694-95
  Garamendi amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to 
reduce funding for title IX, Overseas Contingency Operations, by 
$20,887,651,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account 
(by a recorded vote of 133 ayes to 295 noes, Roll No. 503); 
                                                         Pages H4695-96
  Nadler amendment that was debated on July 6th sought to redirect $15 
million with respect to Operation and Maintenance, Army (by a recorded 
vote of 174 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 504);                 
Page H4696
  Poe amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to reduce 
funding for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $1 billion and 
apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote 
of 131 ayes to 297 noes, Roll No. 505);                  
Pages H4696-97
  Lee amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to eliminate 
the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund and apply the savings 
to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 
314 noes, Roll No. 506);                                 
Pages H4697-98
  Cohen amendment (No. 41 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
24, 2011) that was debated on July 6th that sought to reduce funding 
for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $200 million and apply the 
savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 210 
ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 507);                             
Page H4698
  Cicilline amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to 
eliminate the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund and apply the savings to 
the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 145 ayes to 283 
noes, Roll No. 508);                                     
Pages H4698-99
  Cohen amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to reduce 
funding for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund by $4 billion and 
apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote 
of 119 ayes to 306 noes, Roll No. 509)                
Pages H4699-H4700
  Poe amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to reduce 
funding for the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund by $1 billion and apply 
the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 
140 ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 510);                         
Page H4700
  McCollum amendment that was debated on July 6th that sought to limit 
funds to pay motorsport drivers, racing teams, or racing cars or 
otherwise conduct recruiting outreach through motor sports to $20 
million (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 512); 
                                                             Page H4701
  Amash amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
use of military force against Libya (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 
229 noes, Roll No. 514);                       
Pages H4690-94, H4702-03
  Norton amendment that sought to redirect $1 million with respect to 
Operation and Maintenance, Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used 
Defense Sites;                                           
Pages H4704-05

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  Rigell amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to 
support Operation Odyssey Dawn or Operation Unified Protector (by a 
recorded vote of 176 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 515); 
                                               Pages H4703-04, H4726-27
  Mulvaney amendment that sought to reduce the total amount of 
appropriations made available by this Act by $17,192,000,000, not to be 
derived from amounts made available by title IX (by a recorded vote of 
135 ayes to 290 noes, Roll No. 517);           
Pages H4708-09, H4727-28
  Rohrabacher amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used 
to provide assistance to Pakistan (by a recorded vote of 89 ayes to 338 
noes, Roll No. 519);                              
Pages H4711-12, H4729
  Gohmert amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being obligated, 
expended, or used in any manner to support military operations, 
including NATO or United Nations operations, in Libya or in Libya's 
airspace (by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 265 noes, Roll No. 520); 
                                               Pages H4713-14, H4729-30
  Welch amendment that sought to limit funds available for the 
Commander's Emergency Response Program to $200 million (by a recorded 
vote of 169 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 521); and 
                                               Pages H4718-19, H4730-31
  Frank (MA) amendment that sought to reduce the total amount of 
appropriations made available by this Act by $8,500,000,000, not to be 
derived from Military Personnel, the Defense Health Program, or 
Overseas Contingency Operations (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 244 
noes, Roll No. 523).                           
Pages H4722-25, H4731-32
Point of Order sustained against:
  Eshoo amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to 
enter into a contract with a corporation or other business entity that 
does not disclose its political expenditures;            
Pages H4707-08
  Welch amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for tax 
collection purposes by the Afghan Ministry of Finance;   
Pages H4720-21
  Lee amendment that sought to add a section to the bill regarding the 
withdrawal of all United States Armed Forces and military contractors 
from Iraq by December 31, 2011;                              
Page H4740
  Lee amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for any 
account of the Department of Defense in excess of the amount made 
available for such account for fiscal year 2011, unless the financial 
statements of the Department for fiscal year 2011 are validated as 
ready for audit within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act;                                                     
Pages H4740-41
  Tonko amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to pay 
a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs 
of any amount paid by the contractor or subcontractor to an employee 
performing work under the contract for compensation if the compensation 
of the employee for a fiscal year exceeds the rate payable for level I 
of the Executive Schedule;                               
Pages H4742-43
  Murphy (CT) amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used 
to purchase non-combat vehicles for use outside of the U.S. if such 
vehicles are not substantially manufactured in the U.S.; and 
                                                         Pages H4744-45
  Lewis (GA) amendment that sought to require the Secretary of Defense 
to post on the public website of the Department the cost to each 
American taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. 
                                                         Pages H4745-46
Proceedings Postponed:
  Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for Operation and 
Maintenance, Defense-Wide by $250 million;               
Pages H4735-36
  Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for the Overseas 
Contingency Operations Transfer Fund by $3,577,192,676; 
                                                         Pages H4736-37
  Flake amendment that seeks to reduce funding for the Research, 
Development, Test and Evaluation accounts under title IV of this Act by 
$730 million;                                            
Pages H4738-39
  Huelskamp amendment (No. 77 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 6, 2011) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to implement 
the curriculum of the Chaplain Corps Tier 1 DADT repeal training dated 
April 11, 2011; and                                      
Pages H4741-42
  Polis amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to 
maintain an end strength level of members of the Armed Forces assigned 
to permanent duty in Europe in excess of 30,000 members and to reduce 
funding for military personnel accordingly.              
Pages H4743-44
  H. Res. 320, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on June 23rd.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated yesterday, July 
6th:
  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, 
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 6 nays with 13 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 524.                               
  Pages H4732-33
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4751-53.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and twenty-two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4694-95, 
H4695-96, H4696, H4696-97, H4697-98, H4698, H4698-99, H4699, H4700, 
H4700-01, H4701, H4702, H4702-03, H4726-27, H4727, H4728, H4728-29, 
H4729, H4730, H4730-31, H4731, H4731-32 and H4732-33. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:02 p.m.