[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 174 (Tuesday, November 15, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1225-D1226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 3422-
3432; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 87-88 were introduced. 
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  Page H7627
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 466, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 112-285).                                    
Page H7626
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative West to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011--Rule for 
Consideration: The House agreed to the rule that is providing for 
consideration of H.R. 822, to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a 
State may carry concealed firearms in the State, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 271 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 842, after the previous question was 
ordered without objection.                     
  Pages H7593-H7604, H7609
Order of Procedure: Agreed by unanimous consent that, during further 
consideration of H.R. 2838 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. 
Res. 455, the amendment by Representative Young (AK) at the desk be 
considered as though printed as the last amendment printed in House 
Report 112-267 and be debatable for 10 minutes.              
  Page H7604
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2011: The House passed 
H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
years 2012 through 2015, by voice vote. Consideration of the measure 
began on November 4th.                                   
  Pages H7604-09
  Rejected the Larsen (WA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 189 yeas to 235 nays, Roll No. 841.              
Pages H7607-09
Agreed to:
  Young (AK) amendment that inserts a new section regarding the 
conveyance of the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS to the 
Storis Museum in Juneau, Alaska and                          
Page H7606
  Pierluisi amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 112-267) that 
clarifies the application of the Passenger Vessel Services Act to 
vessels operating in Puerto Rico that are not otherwise qualified to 
transport passengers for hire and that are more than 100

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gross tons. Allows such vessels to transport passengers between ports 
in Puerto Rico--a non-contiguous jurisdiction of multiple islands (by a 
recorded vote of 322 ayes to 100 noes, Roll No. 840).    
Pages H7605-07
Withdrawn:
  Landry amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 112-267) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have clarified Coast 
Guard guidance regarding the ability of U.S. flagged offshore supply 
vessels to carry unlimited amounts of Grade D and Grade E cargo 
(combustible liquid) when said vessel is operating outside of U.S. 
waters, provided the vessel meets the safety requirements of the 
International Maritime Organization.                         
Page H7605
  H. Res. 455, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on November 4th.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7606-07, 
H7608-09 and H7609. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:22 p.m.