[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 137 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D974-D975]
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House of Representatives

Chamber Action
     Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, 
     H.R. 2935-2964; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 80; and H. 
     Res. 400-402, were introduced.                      30Additional 
     Cosponsors:                                         30Reports 
     Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 399, providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 79) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-207);
  H.R. 2401, to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental 
impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-208); 
and
  H.R. 2646, to authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major 
medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring 
provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 112-209).                                              
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     Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
     Representative Poe to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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     Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Most 
     Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of Springfield, 
     Illinois.                                               30Oath of 
     Office--Second Congressional District of Nevada: 
     Representativ of Oe-elect Mark Amodei presented himself in 
     the well of the House and was administered the Oath of Office 
     by the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a 
     facsimile copy of a letter from Mr. Scott Gilles, Deputy 
     Secretary of Elections, on behalf of Nevada Secretary of 
     State, the Honorable Ross Miller, indicating that, according 
     to the unofficial returns of the Special Election held 
     September 13, 2011, the Honorable Mark E. Amodei was elected 
     Representative to Congress for the Second Congressional 
     District, State of Nevada.                          30Oath of 
     Office--Ninth Congressional District of New York: 
     RepresentatiOfficve-elect Bob Turner presented himself in the 
     well of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by 
     the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a 
     facsimile copy of a letter from Mr. Robert Brehm and Mr. Todd 
     Valentine, Co-Executive Directors of the Board of Elections, 
     State of New York, indicating that, according to the 
     unofficial returns of the Special Election held September 13, 
     2011, the Honorable Bob

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     Turner was elected Representative to Congress for the Ninth 
     Congressional District, State of New York.          30Whole Number 
     of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
     lighmber t of the administration of the oath to the gentleman 
     from Nevada, Mr. Amodei, and the gentleman from New York, Mr. 
     Turner, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 434. 
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     Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend 
     the rules and pass the following measure which was debated 
     yesterday, September 14th:
     United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
     Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2011: H.R. 2867, amended, 
     to reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 
     1998, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 391 yeas to 21 nays, 
     Roll No. 709.                                  
       Pages H6197-98
     Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act: The House 
     passed H.R. 2587, to prohibit the National Labor Relations 
     Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or 
     transfer employment under any circumstance, by a yea-and-nay 
     vote of 238 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 711.      90[D15SE1-
     62]{D975}Rejected t
  Rejected the Bishop (NY) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
189 yeas to 235 nays, Roll No. 710.                      
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  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as adopted.                  
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  H. Res. 372, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 708, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 
yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 707.                
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     Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it 
     adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, September 19th.   30Canada-
     United States Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The 
     Chairda-Un announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
     following Members of the House to the Canada-United States 
     Interparliamentary Group: Representatives Dreier, Lungren, 
     Miller (MI), Smith (NE), Huizenga, Higgins, Meeks, Slaughter, 
     Welch, and Larsen (WA).
     ial Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
     tranidentsmitted a report with respect to Iceland's 
     commercial whaling activities--referred to the Committees on 
     Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources and ordered to be 
     printed (H. Doc. 112-54).                           30Quorum 
     Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
     procalls--eedings of today and appear on pages H6194-95, 
     H6196-97, H6197, H6214, and H6215. There were no quorum 
     calls.
     Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:34 
     p.m.