[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 153 (Thursday, October 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1094-D1095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 3176-
3201, and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 434-437, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H6919-20
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6921-22
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Palazzo to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6857
Recess: The House recessed at 10:44 a.m. and reconvened at 11:30 a.m. 
                                                             Page H6865
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Jesse 
Reyes, San Jose Catholic Church, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 
                                                             Page H6865
Protect Life Act: The House passed H.R. 358, to amend the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to 
coverage of abortion services under such Act, by a recorded vote of 251 
ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 789.                       
  Pages H6885-H6903
  Rejected the Capps motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 173 yeas to 249 
nays, Roll No. 788.                                      
Pages H6901-03
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H6886
  H. Res. 430, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 248 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 786, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H6869-81
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 430 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by 
voice vote.                                              
Pages H6869-71
EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011: The House passed H.R. 2250, to 
provide additional time for the

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Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue 
achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional 
boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, by a recorded vote of 275 
ayes to 142 noes, Roll No. 791. Consideration of the measure began on 
October 6th.                                   
  Pages H6881-82, H6903-06
  Rejected the Castor motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 246 
noes, Roll No. 790.                                      
Pages H6903-05
Rejected:
  Cohen amendment (No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 4, 2011) that was debated on October 12th that sought to insert 
a subparagraph relating to potential reductions in the number of 
illness-related absences from work due to respiratory or other 
illnesses (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 787). 
                                                         Pages H6881-82
  H. Res. 419, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2681) and (H.R. 2250) was agreed to on October 4th.
Recess: The House recessed at 2:27 p.m. for the purpose of receiving 
His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea. The 
House reconvened at 5:19 p.m., and agreed that the proceedings had 
during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record.   
  Pages H6882, H6885
Joint Meeting To Receive His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the 
Republic of Korea: The House and Senate met in a joint session to 
receive His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of 
Korea. He was escorted into the Chamber by a committee comprised of 
Representatives Cantor, McCarthy (CA), Hensarling, Dreier, Ros-
Lehtinen, Camp, McKeon, Manzullo, Royce, Brady (TX), Granger, Reichert, 
Pelosi, Hoyer, Larson (CT), Becerra, Van Hollen, Rangel, Conyers, 
Ackerman, Loretta Sanchez, Schwartz, Levin, and Matsui; and Senators 
Reid, Begich, Kerry, Webb, McConnell, Alexander, Barrasso, Thune, 
Cornyn, Lugar, and Portman.                              
  Pages H6882-85
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6865.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6881, 
H6881-82, H6902-03, H6903, H6905, and H6905-06. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:59 p.m.