[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 181 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1279]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3509-
3520; and 3 resolutions, H.Res. 475-476, 478 were introduced. 
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  Pages H7928-29
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 527, to amend chapter 6 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), 
to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of 
rules, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-289 Pt. 3) and
  H. Res. 477, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3463) to 
reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer 
financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and 
by terminating the Election Assistance Commission; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 527) to amend chapter 6 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act), 
to ensure complete analysis of potential impacts on small entities of 
rules, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 3010) to reform the process by which Federal agencies 
analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents (H. Rept. 
112-296).                                            
Pages H7925, H7927
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H7901, H7918
Recess: The House recessed at 2:13 p.m. and reconvened at 4:05 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011: H.R. 3012, amended, 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-
country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants and to 
increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored 
immigrants, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 389 yeas to 15 nays, Roll 
No. 860;                                       
  Pages H7903-05, H7916-17
  National Guard and Reservist Debt Relief Extension Act of 2011: H.R. 
2192, to exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application 
of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying 
members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the 
National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty 
or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 861; 
                                                  Pages H7906-07, H7917
  Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act: 
H.R. 1801, amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide 
for expedited security screenings for members of the Armed Forces, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
862; and                                       
  Pages H7907-08, H7917-18
  Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act: H.R. 
2465, amended, to amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. 
                                                         Pages H7908-16
Recess: The House recessed at 5:03 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7916
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7916-17, H7917, H7917-18. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:21 p.m.