[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1301-D1302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 3533-
3547; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 91; and H. Res. 480-482 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8074-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8076
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2845, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for 
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the 
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-297 Pt. 1);
  S. 535, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain 
lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-298);
  H.R. 1158, to authorize the conveyance of mineral rights by the 
Secretary of the Interior in the State of Montana, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 112-299);
  H.R. 2172, to facilitate the development of wind energy resources on 
Federal lands, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-300 Pt. 1);
  H.R. 2842, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities 
for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-301);
  H.R. 2803, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to 
conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic 
feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and 
natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States, 
with amendments (H. Rept. 112-302);
  H.R. 2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a 
segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 112-303);
  H.R. 2360, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend 
the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to 
installations and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer 
Continental Shelf for the production and support of production of 
energy from sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-304);
  H.R. 2351, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue 
stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, 
Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation 
Area (H. Rept. 112-305);
  H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow 
certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for 
academic programs, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-306);
  H.R. 1461, to authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease 
adjudicated water rights (H. Rept. 112-307);
  H.R. 991, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow 
importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada 
before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 112-308);
  H.R. 850, to facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix 
Wild and Scenic River, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 112-309);
  H.R. 306, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in 
and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 112-310); and
  H. Res. 479, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to 
amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major 
rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a 
joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-311).                                 
Page H8074
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 11:28 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
Cathy Jones, Parkwood Institutional CME Church, Charlotte, North 
Carolina.                                                    
  Page H8011
Terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and 
party conventions and terminating the Election Assistance Commission: 
The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 873. 
                                               Pages H8016-32, H8032-34
  Rejected the Bishop (GA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on House Administration with instructions to report the same back to 
the

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House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 190 yeas to 
236 nays, Roll No. 872.                                  
Pages H8032-34
  H. Res. 477, the rule that is providing for consideration of H.R. 
3463, H.R. 527, and H.R. 3010, was agreed to yesterday, November 30th.
Recess: The House recessed at 1:56 p.m. and reconvened at 2:05 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8032
Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011: The House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 263 
ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 880.                          
  Pages H8034-56
  Rejected the Loretta Sanchez motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 188 ayes 
to 233 noes, Roll No. 879.                               
Pages H8054-55
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print dated November 18, 
2011 shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendments in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committees on the Judiciary 
and Small Business now printed in the bill.                  
Page H8041
  Agreed to:
  Critz amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
requires the estimated cumulative impact on small businesses of any 
other rule stemming from the implementation of the Free Trade 
Agreements.                                                  
Page H8044
Rejected:
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-296) 
that sought to exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of 
Homeland Security (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 
874);                                          
Pages H8044-46, H8050-51
  Cohen amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
sought to exempt from the bill any rule that relates to food safety, 
workplace safety, consumer products safety, air or water quality (by a 
recorded vote of 171 ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 875); 
                                                  Pages H8046-47, H8051
  Peters amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
sought to exempt from the bill all rules that OMB determines would 
result in net job creation (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 243 noes, 
Roll No. 876);                                    
Pages H8047-48, H8052
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-296) 
that sought to require a GAO report to determine the cost of carrying 
out the Act and the effect it will have on federal agency rule making. 
In addition, the report would need to contain information on the impact 
of repealing the ability of an agency to waive provisions in the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act when responding to an emergency (by a 
recorded vote of 172 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 877); and 
                                               Pages H8048-49, H8052-53
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-296) 
that sought to create an exception for any rule making to carry out the 
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 
250 noes, Roll No. 878).                       
Pages H8049-50, H8053-54
  H. Res. 477, the rule that is providing for consideration of H.R. 
3463, H.R. 527, and H.R. 3010, was agreed to yesterday, November 30th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on November 30th:
  Designating room HVC 215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the 
``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room'': H. Res. 364, to designate room HVC 
215 of the Capitol Visitor Center as the ``Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting 
Room'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 881.                                   
  Pages H8056-57
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8011-12 .
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8033-34, 
H8034, H8050-51, H8051, H8052, H8052-53, H8053, H8055, H8055-56, H8056-
57. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:37 p.m.