[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 134 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D951]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 2882-
2899; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 78, were introduced.   
  Pages H6096-97
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6098-99
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 963, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
immunity for reports of suspected terrorist activity or suspicious 
behavior and response (H. Rept. 112-204) and
  H.R. 1852, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals 
(H. Rept. 112-205).                                          
Page H6096
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6045
Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6045
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6046
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011: H.R. 2076, 
amended, 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, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 358 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 699; 
                                               Pages H6046-47, H6050-51
  Appeal Time Clarification Act of 2011: H.R. 2633, amended, to amend 
title 28, United States Code, to clarify the time limits for appeals in 
civil cases to which United States officers or employees are parties, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 700; and                                      
  Pages H6047-48, H6051
  Protecting the safety of judges by extending the authority of the 
Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information: 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 701.                            
  Pages H6048-49, H6052
Recess: The House recessed at 4:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:33 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6049
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that (1) it shall be in 
order at any time without intervention of any point of order to 
consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2887) to provide an extension of 
surface and air transportation programs, and for other purposes; (2) 
the bill shall be considered as read; (3) the bill shall be debatable 
for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
and (4) the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
bill to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit.                                                    
  Page H6052
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Mica wherein he transmitted copies of six 
resolutions, related to the General Services Administration's FY 2011 
and FY 2012 Capital Investment and Leasing Program, adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 8, 2011. 
                                                             Page H6052
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted a legislative proposal, the ``American Jobs Act of 2011'', 
together with a section-by-section analysis of the legislation--
referred to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and 
Commerce, Financial Services, House Administration, the Judiciary, 
Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Science, Space and Technology, 
Small Business, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means 
(H. Doc. 112-53).                                        
  Pages H6049-50
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page       .
Senate Referrals: S. 1239 was referred to the Committee on Financial 
Services.                                                    
  Page H6094
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6050-51, H6051, and H6052. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:38 p.m.