[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D992-D993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 2967-
2980; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 403-404, 407-408 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H6271-72
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6272-73
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 405, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 2608) to provide for an additional temporary extension 
of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-212) and
  H. Res. 406, providing for consideration of the bill (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 (H. Rept. 112-213).                                 
Page H6271
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6239
Recess: The House recessed at 12:25 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6241
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Wasserman 
Schultz, wherein she resigned from the Committee on the Judiciary. 
                                                         Pages H6242-43
Recess: The House recessed at 2:25 p.m. and reconvened at 3:33 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6246
Recess: The House recessed at 3:48 p.m. and reconvened at 3:54 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6249
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  United States Parole Commission Extension Act of 2011: H.R. 2944, to 
provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United 
States Parole Commission, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 712;             
  Pages H6243-44, H6255-56
  Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011: H.R. 2189, to encourage 
States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding 
the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 398 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 713; 
                                               Pages H6244-46, H6256-57
  Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011: H.R. 
2646, amended, 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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay note of 412 yeas to 3 nays, 
Roll No. 714;                                     
  Pages H6246-49, H6257
  Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011: H.R. 2005, to 
reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006; and        
  Pages H6249-54
  Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011: H.R. 
1852, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for 
graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals. 
                                                         Pages H6254-55
Recess: The House recessed at 4:27 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6255
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6243.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6255-56, H6256-57 and H6257. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:05 p.m.