[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1326-D1328]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 3575-
3604; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 485-486, 488-489, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8259-61
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H8262
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 487, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1633) to 
establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient 
air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, to limit 
Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which such dust is 
regulated under State, tribal, or local law, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-317).
Page H8259
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Latta to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8189
Recess: The House recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H8199
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Roger 
Schoolcraft, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
  Page H8199
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2012--Motion to go to Conference: The House agreed 
by unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate amendment and agree to a 
conference on H.R. 2055, making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
  Pages H8203-04
  Agreed to the Dicks motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 409 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 894.
Pages H8203-04, H8208
  The Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives Rogers 
(KY), Young (FL), Lewis (CA), Frelinghuysen, Aderholt, Emerson, 
Granger, Simpson, Culberson, Crenshaw, Rehberg, Carter, Dicks, 
Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, DeLauro, Moran, Price (NC), and Bishop (GA).
                                                             Page H8208
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012--Motion to go 
to Conference: The House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the 
Senate amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 1540, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year.
  Pages H8204-07
  Agreed to the Smith (WA) motion to instruct conferees by a recorded 
vote of 421 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 892.
Pages H8204-07
  Agreed to the McKeon motion to close portions of the conference by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 17 nays with 1 answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 893.
Pages H8207-08
  The Chair appointed the following conferees: From the Committee on 
Armed Services, for consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
McKeon, Bartlett, Thornberry, Akin, Forbes, Miller (FL), LoBiondo, 
Turner (OH), Kline, Rogers (AL), Shuster, Conaway, Wittman, Hunter, 
Rooney, Schilling, Griffin (AR), West, Smith (WA), Reyes, Loretta 
Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), 
Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Loebsack, Tsongas and Pingree (ME). 
                                                         Pages H8208-09
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee 
under clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Rogers (MI), Myrick and 
Ruppersberger.
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration 
of secs. 548 and 572 of the House bill, and secs. 572 and 573 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Petri, Heck and George Miller (CA).
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 
911, 1099A, 2852 and 3114 of the House bill, and sec. 1089 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Upton, Walden and Waxman.
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sec. 
645 of the House bill, and sec. 1245 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Bachus, Capito 
and Ackerman.
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
1013, 1014, 1055, 1056, 1086, 1092, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1211, 1214, 1216, 
1218, 1219, 1226, 1228-1230, 1237, 1301, 1303, 1532, 1533 and 3112 of 
the House bill, and secs. 159, 1012, 1031, 1033, 1046, 1201, 1203, 
1204, 1206-1209, 1221-1225, 1228, 1230, 1245, title XIII and sec. 1609 
of the Senate amendment, and

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modifications committed to conference: Representatives Ros-Lehtinen, 
Chabot and Berman.
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of sec. 
1099H of the House bill, and sec. 1092 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Daniel Lungren 
(CA), Miller (MI) and Thompson (MI).
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 531 
of subtitle D of title V, 573, 843 and 2804 of the House bill, and 
secs. 553 and 848 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference: Representatives Smith (TX), Coble and Conyers. 
                                                         Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
313, 601 and 1097 of the House bill, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Hastings (WA), Bishop (UT) and Markey. 
                                                         Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 598, 662, 803, 813, 844, 847, 849, 937-939, 
1081, 1091, 1101-1111, 1116 and 2813 of the House bill, and secs. 827, 
845, 1044, 1102-1107 and 2812 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Ross (FL), 
Lankford and Cummings.
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for 
consideration of secs. 911 and 1098 of the House bill, and secs. 885, 
911, 912 and Division E of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Hall, Quayle and Eddie Bernice 
Johnson (TX).
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of sec. 804 
of the House bill, and secs. 885-887 and Division E of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Graves (MO), Ellmers and Velazquez.
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of secs. 314, 366, 601, 1098 and 2814 of the House bill, 
and secs. 262, 313, 315, 1045, 1088 and 3301 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Mica, 
Cravaack and Bishop (NY).
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
551, 573, 705, 731 and 1099C of the House bill, and secs. 631 and 1093 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Bilirakis, Buerkle and Brown (FL).
Pages H8208-09
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of secs. 704, 
1099A and 1225 of the House bill, and sec. 848 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Camp, Herger 
and Levin.
Pages H8208-09
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011: The 
House passed 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, by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 901. 
                                                         Pages H8209-37
  Rejected the DeLauro 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 183 ayes to 235 
noes, Roll No. 900.
Pages H8235-37
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the bill, modified 
by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-311, shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill.
Page H8222
Agreed to:
  Sessions amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-311) that 
requires the agency submitting the report on a proposed Federal rule to 
include an assessment, as part of the cost-benefit analysis submitted 
to the Comptroller General and each House of Congress, of anticipated 
jobs gained or lost as a result of implementation, and to specify 
whether those jobs will come from the public or private sector. 
                                                         Pages H8224-25
Rejected:
  Johnson (GA) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-311) 
that sought to exempt any rule that the Office of Management and Budget 
determines would result in net job creation (by a recorded vote of 187 
ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 895);
Pages H8225-27, H8232
  Schrader amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-311) that 
sought to require a cost benefit analysis to be included with reports 
to Congress and require agencies to submit criteria for cost benefit 
analyses to Congress within 12 months of enactment (by a recorded vote 
of 183 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 896);
Pages H8227-28, H8232-33
  McCarthy (NY) amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-311) 
that sought to exempt any rule relating to food safety, workplace 
safety, air quality, consumer product safety, or water quality (by a 
recorded vote of 177 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 897); 
                                               Pages H8228-29, H8233-34
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-
311) that sought to exempt

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all rules promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (by a 
recorded vote of 177 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 898); and 
                                                  Pages H8229-30, H8234
  Moore amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-311) that 
sought to exempt any rule relating to veterans or veterans affairs (by 
a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 899). 
                                               Pages H8230-32, H8234-35
Withdrawn:
  McKinley amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-311) that 
was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have reduced the 
annual effect on the economy of the term ``major rule'' from 
$100,000,000 or more to $50,000,000 or more.
Page H8228
  H. Res. 479, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, December 6th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
  Page H8238
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 486, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H8238
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011: H.R. 1254, amended, to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I. 
                                                         Pages H8238-44
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, December 
5th:
  Eliminating an unused lighthouse reservation: H.R. 944, to eliminate 
an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by 
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange 
County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original 
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small 
islands;
  Page H8244
  Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act: S. 535, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within 
Fort Pulaski National Monument;
  Page H8244
  Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources Act: 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;
  Pages H8244-45
  North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act: 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; 
                                                             Page H8245
  Amending the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian 
Tribes of Texas Restoration Act: H.R. 1560, to amend the Ysleta del Sur 
Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum 
requirement for membership in that tribe;
  Page H8245
  Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act: S. 683, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah; and 
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  Authorizing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 470: S. Con. Res. 32, 
to authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
technical corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 470, an Act to further 
allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated 
at Hoover Dam.
  Page H8245
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8206-07, 
H8207-08, H8208, H8232, H8232-33, H8233-34, H8234, H8234-35, H8236-37, 
and H8237. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:08 p.m.