[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 116 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D872-D873]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 2694-
2711 were introduced.                                        
  Page H5780
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5781-82
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2076, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the 
statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of 
Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and 
local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and 
for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 112-186);
  H. Res. 383, providing for further consideration of the bill (S. 627) 
to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing 
Delays (H. Rept. 112-187);
  H.R. 1002, to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing 
a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or 
property, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-188); and
  H.R. 1059, to protect the safety of judges by extending the authority 
of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in 
their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
112-189).                                                    
Page H5780
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Neugebauer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5737
Recess: The House recessed at 9:15 a.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5739
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules: The House agreed to 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas 
to 186 nays, Roll No. 672, after the previous

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question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 185 nays, 
Roll No. 671.                                            
  Pages H5739-49
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on July 27th:
  Providing for the establishment of the Special Envoy to Promote 
Religious Freedom: H.R. 440, amended, to provide for the establishment 
of the Special Envoy to Promote Religious Freedom of Religious 
Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 402 yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 673.               
  Page H5750
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on July 28th:
  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'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
418 yeas to 1 nay with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 674; 
                                                         Pages H5750-51
  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'', by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 420 ayes with none 
voting ``no'', Roll No. 678; and                         
  Pages H5766-67
  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''.                                     
  Page H5767
Faster FOIA Act of 2011: The House passed S. 627, amended, to establish 
the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays, by a 
recorded vote of 218 ayes to 210 noes, Roll No. 677. Consideration of 
the measure began yesterday, July 28th.                  
  Pages H5751-66
  Rejected the Hochul motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Rules with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 
676.                                                     
Pages H5764-65
  Pursuant to the rule, the further amendment printed in H. Rept. 112-
187 shall be considered as adopted.                  
Pages H5739, H5751
  H. Res. 383, the rule providing for further consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 187 nays, Roll 
No. 675, after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H5751-64
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12 noon tomorrow, July 30th, and further, when the House 
adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 
31st.                                                        
  Page H5779
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5748, 
H5749, H5750, H5750-51, H5761, H5765, H5765-66, H5766-67. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 8:50 p.m.