[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 184 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1308-D1309]
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. 3548-3558; 
and 1 resolution, H. Res. 483 were introduced.                
  Pages H8124-25
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H8125-26
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to 
clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, 
written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through 
the Internet, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-312).               
Page H8124
Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011: The House passed H.R. 3010, to reform 
the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations 
and guidance documents, by a recorded vote of 253 ayes to 167 noes, Roll No. 
888.                                                       
  Pages H8081-H8105
  Rejected the Boswell 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 186 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 887.
                                                              Pages H8103-05
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                                 
Page H8088
  Agreed to:
  Olson amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
clarifies that cumulative costs and benefits and estimated impacts on jobs 
shall include an estimate of the net gain or loss in domestic jobs. 
                                                                  Page H8093
Rejected:
  Moore amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-296) that sought 
to clarify that an agency shall take into account whether a problem 
disproportionately impacts certain vulnerable subpopulations (including 
veterans, low-income individuals and families, and the elderly), and whether 
such an impact would be mitigated by new agency action (by a recorded vote 
of 187 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 882);          
Pages H8092-93, H8099-H8100
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
sought to clarify that the agency would retain the discretion to determine 
whether to provide advance notice, not later than 90 days, of a proposed 
rule prior to it being published in the Federal Register (by a recorded vote 
of 162 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 883);                
Pages H8093-95, H8100
  Connolly amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
sought to clarify that regulations to protect public health and safety would 
not be blocked or repealed by H.R. 3010 (by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 
242 noes, Roll No. 884);                            
Pages H8095-96, H8100-01
  Nadler amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-296) that sought 
to exempt from the Act actions by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under 
the Atomic Energy Act (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 
885); and                                           
Pages H8096-97, H8101-02
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-296) that 
sought to exempt all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland 
Security (by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 886). 
                                                       Pages H8097-99, H8102

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  H. Res. 477, the rule that is providing for consideration of H.R. 3463, 
H.R. 527, and H.R. 3010, was agreed to on November 30th.
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
Carlos Moorhead, former Member of Congress.                       
  Page H8106
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet 
on Monday, December 5th at 12 noon for morning hour debate and 2 p.m. for 
legislative business.                                             
  Page H8111
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8117.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the proceedings 
of today and appear on pages H8099-H8100, H8100, H8101, H8101-02, H8102, 
H8104-05, H8105. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:10 p.m.