[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 160 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1134-D1135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3241-
3253; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 445-446 were introduced. 
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  Pages H7008-09
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 444, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1904) to 
facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast 
Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-
Federal land, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-258).     
Page H7007
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Smith (NE) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend 
Avelino Gonzalez, Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, Washington, DC. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 4:15 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011: H.R. 441, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for a 
microhydro project in nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of 
Denali National Park and Preserve and to acquire land for Denali 
National Park and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, Inc.;     
  Pages H6990-91
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to issue permits for microhydro projects in 
nonwilderness areas within the boundaries of Denali National Park and 
Preserve, to acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from 
Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes.''               
Page H6991
  Amending the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to 
authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic 
services specific to the Arctic: H.R. 295, amended, to amend the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to 
acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to 
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended 
continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal 
changes;                                                 
  Pages H6991-92
  McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: H.R. 1160, 
amended, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery to the State of North Carolina, by 
a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
802;                                              
  Pages H6992-94, H7003
  South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: H.R. 461, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features 
of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric 
Service District;                                        
  Pages H6994-95
  Directing the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of 
repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water 
Conservancy District: H.R. 818, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United 
States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District;        
  Pages H6995-96

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  Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act: H.R. 320, to 
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March 
Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 
392 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 801; and           
  Pages H6996-97, H7002-03
  European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011: H.R. 
2594, to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from 
participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:30 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7002-03, H7003. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

House
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE: A NATIONAL SECURITY IMPERATIVE
Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Business Challenges within the 
Defense Industry, hearing on the Defense Industrial Base: A National 
Security Imperative. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND CONSERVATION ACT OF 2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1904, the 
``Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011.'' The 
Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, modified 
by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 
Rules accompanying the resolution, shall be considered as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The 
rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as modified. The rule makes in order only those 
further amendments printed in part B of the Rules committee report 
accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part B of the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.
  Testimony was heard from Chairman Hastings of Washington; Rep. Gosar; 
Rep. Markey; and Rep. Grijalva.