[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 115 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D866-D867]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 2677-
2693; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 67 and H. Res.377-381 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5732-33
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 382, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 112-185).                       
Page H5732
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5663
Recess: The House recessed at 11:47 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5675
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2584, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012. 
Consideration of the measure began on July 25th.             
  Page H5688
Rejected:
  Blackburn amendment that was debated on July 27th that sought to 
reduce funding for State and Tribal Assistance Grants by $30 million 
and apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded 
vote of 114 ayes to 314 noes, Roll No. 664);             
Pages H5688-89
  Richardson amendment that was debated on July 27th that sought to 
increase funding, by offset, for State and Tribal Assistance Grants by 
$5 million (by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 258 noes, Roll No. 665); 
                                                             Page H5689
  Lankford amendment that was debated on July 27th that sought to amend 
language relating to Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization 
grants and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants 
(by a recorded vote of 161 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 666); 
                                                         Pages H5689-90
  Gosar amendment that was debated on July 27th that sought to increase 
funding, by offset, for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration 
Fund by $10 million (by a recorded vote of 130 ayes to 295 noes, Roll 
No. 667);                                                
Pages H5690-91
  Lankford amendment that was debated on July 27th that sought to 
eliminate funding for the Council on Environmental Quality and apply 
the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 
198 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 668);                         
Page H5691
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 25, 2011) that was debated on July 27th that sought to reduce 
funding for Smithsonian Institution, Salaries and Expenses by 
$55,624,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by 
a recorded vote of 110 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 669); and 
                                                         Pages H5691-92
  Walberg amendment that was debated on July 27th that sought to reduce 
funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $10,600,000 and 
apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote 
of 181 ayes to 240 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 670). 
                                                         Pages H5692-93
  H. Res. 363, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on July 25th.
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 377, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H5693
Faster FOIA Act of 2011: The House began consideration of S. 627, 
amended, to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act 
Processing Delays.                                    
  Pages H5693-H5721
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-184, modified by the amendments 
printed in part B of that report, shall be considered as adopted. 
                                                             Page H5693
  H. Res. 375, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 663, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H5678-88
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 2548, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6310 North University Street in Peoria, Illinois, as 
the ``Charles `Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building'' and 
                                                  Pages H5721-22, H5729
  Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2149, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ``Cecil L. Heftel Post 
Office Building''.                                       
  Pages H5728-29
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:

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  Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 
2244, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the ``Corporal 
Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office'';                    
  Pages H5722-23
  Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2213, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
801 West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant Jason 
W. Vaughn Post Office'';                                 
  Pages H5723-24
  Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 789, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the ``Sergeant Matthew 
J. Fenton Post Office'';                                 
  Pages H5724-25
  First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building Designation Act: 
1H.R. 1975, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, 
as the ``First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building''; 
                                                         Pages H5725-26
  John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
1843, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the ``John Pangelinan 
Gerber Post Office Building''; and                       
  Pages H5726-27
  Matthew A. Pucino Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2062, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
45 Meetinghouse Lane in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, as the ``Matthew 
A. Pucino Post Office''.                                 
  Pages H5727-28
Recess: The House recessed at 6:50 p.m. and reconvened at 11:54 p.m. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on July 26th:
  Instructing the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution 
failures: H.R. 2056, amended, to instruct the Inspector General of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured 
depository institution failures.                             
Page H5729
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon 
or its democratic processes and institutions is to continue in effect 
beyond August 1, 2011--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 112-47).                            
  Page H5678
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H5663, H5670.
Senate Referrals: S. 1188 was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform and S. Con. Res. 26 was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs.                                          
  Page H5729
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5687-88, 
H5688-89, H5689, H5689-90, H5690-91, H5691, H5691-92, H5692-93. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:54 p.m.