[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 166 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1170-D1171]
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. 3306-
3331 were introduced.                                    
  Pages H7255-56
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7257-58
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 453, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2930) to 
amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for 
certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes, and providing 
for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2940) to direct the Securities and 
Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general 
solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation 
D. (H. Rept. 112-265).                               
Pages H7249, H7255
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Paulsen to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7211
Recess: The House recessed at 11:23 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H7220
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011: H.R. 2061, amended, to 
authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of 
Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official 
duties or because of their status as a Federal employee, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 818; 
                                               Pages H7223-26, H7234-35
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the 
presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian 
employees who die of injuries in connection with their employment.''. 
                                                             Page H7235
  Amending the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for 
shareholder registration: H.R.

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1965, amended, to amend the securities laws to establish certain 
thresholds for shareholder registration, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
420 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 819;              
  Pages H7226-29, H7235-36
  Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011: H.R. 1070, amended, to 
amend the Securities Act of 1933 to authorize the Securities and 
Exchange Commission to exempt a certain class of securities from such 
Act, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 820; 
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  Pages H7229-32, H7236
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Securities 
Act of 1933 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt 
a certain class of securities from such Act.''.              
Page H7236
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011: S. 894, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, 
effective December 1, 2011, in the rates of compensation for veterans 
with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans. 
                                                         Pages H7232-34
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members of the House to the Congressional-Executive 
Commission on the People's Republic of China: Representatives Wolf, 
Manzullo, and Royce.                                         
  Page H7236
Recess: The House recessed at 5:27 p.m. and reconvened at 6:32 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7254
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7220.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7234-35, H7235-36, H7236. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:33 p.m.