[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 109 (Wednesday, July 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D811-D812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2494-
2495, 2597-2604 and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 360-361 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 290, to amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that 
memorials commemorating the service of the United States Armed Forces 
may contain religious symbols, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-
156);
  H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 
to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide 
hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe navigation, 
delineating the United States extended continental shelf, and the 
monitoring and description of coastal changes (H. Rept. 112-157);
  H.R. 441, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits 
for a microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries 
of Denali National Park and Preserve, to acquire land for Denali 
National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other 
purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 112-158);
  H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand the availability of 
hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-159, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 489, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 112-160);
  H.R. 643, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the 
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-161);
  H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same 
benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa have in their submerged lands (H. Rept. 112-162);
  H.R. 686, to require the conveyance of certain public land within the 
boundaries of Camp Williams, Utah, to support the training and 
readiness of the Utah National Guard, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-
163);
  H.R. 765, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding 
additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is 
subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-164, 
Pt. 1);
  H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide 
management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands 
along the coast of Orange County, California, into the California 
Coastal National Monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and 
meet the original Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's 
rocks and small islands, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-165);
  H.R. 1022, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of 
the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 112-166);
  H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and 
limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H. Rept. 112-167);
  H.R. 1160, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-168);
  H.R. 2596, making appropriations for Departments of Commerce and 
Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-169);
  H.R. 320, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial 
at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California (H. Rept. 112-
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  S. 266, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the 
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (H. Rept. 112-171);
  H. Res. 358, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1315) to 
amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to 
strengthen the review authority of the Financial Stability Oversight 
Council of regulations issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-172); and
  H. Res. 359, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2551) 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-173). 
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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 11:07 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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  Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV: The House passed 
H.R. 2553, 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, by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 177 noes, Roll 
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  Rejected the Rahall motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
187 yeas to 233 noes, Roll No. 610.                      
Pages H5264-65
  H. Res. 357, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 609, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 
yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 608.                   
Pages H5251, H5255-57
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese 
Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003: H.J. Res. 66, amended, to approve 
the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and 
Democracy Act of 2003.                                   
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:54 p.m. and reconvened at 6:35 p.m. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency and related measures 
dealing with the former regime of Charles Taylor are to continue in 
effect beyond July 22, 2011--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 112-45).                
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H5286.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5255-56, 
H5256-57, H5264-65 and H5265-66. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:37 p.m.