[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1075-D1078]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





House of Representatives

Chamber Action
     Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 
     3145-3151; 2 private bills, H.R. 3152-3153; and 1 resolution, 
     H. Res. 429, were introduced.
     l Cosponsors:                                           30Reports 
     Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2433, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the laws relating to the employment and training of 
veterans, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-242, 
Pt. 1) and
  Supplemental report on H. Res. 425, providing for consideration of 
the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) to extend the Generalized 
System of Preferences, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3078) to implement the United States-
Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3079) to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion 
Agreement; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3080) to 
implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (H. Rept. 112-
240, Pt. 2).                                                 
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     Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
     Representative Roby to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6677
     Recess: The House recessed at 12:21 p.m. and reconvened at 2 
     p.m.
      for a recess of the House for a joint meeting to receive His 
     idingExcellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of 
     Korea: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in order at 
     any time on Thursday, October 13, 2011 for the Speaker to 
     declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair, for the 
     purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Lee 
     Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea.
     ns: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
     followiensiong measures:
     Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care 
     Enhancement Act: H.R. 2074, amended, to amend title 38, 
     United States Code, to require a comprehensive policy on 
     reporting and tracking sexual assault incidents and other 
     safety incidents that occur at medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs;                
       Pages H6689-93
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to require a comprehensive policy on reporting and 
tracking sexual assault incidents and other safety incidents that occur 
at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve 
rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
for other purposes.''.                                       
Page H6693
     Amending title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of 
     conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs: 
     H.R. 2302, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress 
     of conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs;                                       
       Pages H6693-95
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify 
Congress of conferences sponsored by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.''.                          
Page H6695
     Veterans' Benefits Training Improvement Act of 2011: H.R. 
     2349, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to annually assess 
     the skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans 
     Benefits Administration;                       
       Pages H6695-98
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to improve the determination of annual income with respect 
to pensions for certain veterans, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish a pilot program to assess the skills of certain 
employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for 
other purposes.''.                                           
Page H6698
     Amending the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
     surviving spouses with certain protections relating to 
     mortgages and mortgage foreclosures: H.R. 1263, amended, to 
     amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
     surviving spouses with certain protections relating to 
     mortgages and mortgage foreclosures; and       
       Pages H6727-29
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with 
certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, 
and for other purposes.''.                                   
Page H6729
     Amending title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
     service in the reserve components of certain persons by 
     honoring them with status as veterans under law: H.R. 1025, 
     to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
     service in the reserve components of certain persons by 
     honoring them with status as veterans under law. 
                                                    Pages H6729-30
     Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the 
     following measure under suspension of the rules. Further 
     proceedings were postponed:
     Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011: H.R. 2433, amended, 
     to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
     improvements in the laws relating to the employment and 
     training of veterans.                          
       Pages H6680-89
     EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011: The House resumed 
     consideration of H.R. 2250, to provide additional time for 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and 
     institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators. 
     Consideration of the measure began on October 6th. 
                                                 Pages H6698-H6727
Rejected:
  Waxman amendment (No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to add a new section relating to 
compliance with Cut-Go (by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 254 noes, 
Roll No. 772);                                    
Pages H6698-99, H6722
  Connolly amendment (No. 18 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to add a new section relating to 
protection from respiratory and cardiovascular illness and death (by a 
recorded vote of 168 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 773); 
                                               Pages H6699-H6700, H6723
  Markey amendment (No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to

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add a new section relating to protection from avoidable cases of cancer 
(by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 774); 
                                               Pages H6700-02, H6723-24
  Edwards amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to add a section that finds that according 
to the EPA's analysis of the impacts of the final rules specified in 
section 3(b)(1) and section 3(b)(2) on employment, based on peer-
reviewed literature, such rules would create 2,200 net additional jobs 
(by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 775); 
                                                  Pages H6702-05, H6724
  Schakowsky amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to add a section that finds that mercury 
released into the ambient air from industrial boilers and waste 
incinerators addressed by the rules listed in section 2(b) of this Act 
is a potent neurotoxin (by a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 249 noes, 
Roll No. 776);                                 
Pages H6705-06, H6724-25
  Ellison amendment (No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to set the date for compliance with 
standards and requirements under regulation as earlier than 5 years (by 
a recorded vote of 154 ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 777); 
                                               Pages H6706-07, H6725-27
  Welch amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to add a section that finds that the 
American people are exposed to mercury from industrial sources 
addressed by the rules listed in section 2(b) of this Act through the 
consumption of fish containing mercury and every State in the Nation 
has issued at least one mercury advisory for fish consumption (by a 
recorded vote of 169 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 778); and 
                                                  Pages H6707-08, H6726
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that sought to strike in the Compliance Dates section 
``not earlier than 5 years after the effective date of the regulation'' 
and insert ``not later than 3 years after the regulation is promulgated 
as final'' (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. 779). 
                                               Pages H6708-10, H6726-27
  H. Res. 419, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2681) and (H.R. 2250) was agreed to on October 4th.
     Supplemental Report: Agreed by unanimous consent that the 
     Committee on Rules be permitted to file a supplemental report 
     on H. Res. 425.                                         41United 
     States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: 
     ed StThe House began consideration of H.R. 3078, to implement 
     the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Further 
     proceedings were postponed.                         90[D11OC1-
     45]{D1077}{D1077}H. Res. 42
  H. Res. 425, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) and providing for the consideration 
of the bills (H.R. 3078), (H.R. 3079), and (H.R. 3080) was agreed to by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 771, after the 
previous question was ordered without objection.         
Pages H6710-22
     United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation 
     Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 3079, to implement 
     the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. Further 
     proceedings were postponed.                    
       Pages H6745-58
  H. Res. 425, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) and providing for the consideration 
of the bills (H.R. 3078), (H.R. 3079), and (H.R. 3080) was agreed to by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 771, after the 
previous question was ordered without objection.         
Pages H6710-22
     United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act: 
     The House began consideration of H.R. 3080, to implement the 
     United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Further proceedings 
     were postponed.                                
       Pages H6758-71
  H. Res. 425, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) and providing for the consideration 
of the bills (H.R. 3078), (H.R. 3079), and (H.R. 3080) was agreed to by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 771, after the 
previous question was ordered without objection.         
Pages H6710-22
     Extending the Generalized System of Preferences: The House 
     began consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2832, to 
     extend the Generalized System of Preferences. Further 
     proceedings were postponed.                         90[D11OC1-
     48]{D1077}{D1077}H. Res. 42
  H. Res. 425, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) and providing for the consideration 
of the bills (H.R. 3078), (H.R. 3079), and (H.R. 3080) was agreed to by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 771, after the 
previous question was ordered without objection.         
Pages H6710-22
     Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk 
     and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page 
     H6679.
     Senate Referrals: S. 1639 was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.                                          30Quorum 
     Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes 
     deum Caveloped during the proceedings of today and appear on 
     pages H6721, H6722, H6723, H6723-24, H6724, H6724-25,

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     H6725-26, H6726, and H6726-27. There were no quorum calls.
     Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10:38 
     p.m.