[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 190 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1347-D1348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 3632-
3637; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 490, 492 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8727-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                      
  Pages H8728
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 313, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify that 
persons who enter into a conspiracy within the United States to possess 
or traffic illegal controlled substances outside the United States, or 
engage in conduct within the United States to aid or abet drug 
trafficking outside the United States, may be criminally prosecuted in 
the United States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
112-324 Pt. 1);
  H.R. 1264, to designate the property between the United States 
Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South 
Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' 
and to authorize the placement of a historical/identification marker on 
the grounds recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. 
Anderson (H. Rept. 112-325);
  H.R. 2668, to designate the station of the United States Border 
Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway in Bisbee, Arizona, as the 
``Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station'' (H. Rept. 112-326);
  H.R. 2167, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to change the 
threshold number of shareholders for required registration under that 
Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-327);
  H. Res. 491, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3630) to 
provide incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-328); and Conference report on H.R. 1540, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-329).                   
Pages H8356-H8726, H8727
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8323
Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8323
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas to 74 nays with 2 voting ``present,'' Roll 
No. 915.                                                 
  Pages H8341-42
Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and reconvened at 4:15 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8324
Late Report: Agreed that the managers on the part of the House have 
until midnight tonight, December 12th, to file the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1540.                                         
  Page H8324
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 
3220, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 170 Evergreen Square SW in Pine City, Minnesota, as the 
``Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office,'' by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 351 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 913; 
                                                  Pages H8325-26, H8340
  Wayne Grisham Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2158, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14901 
Adelfa Drive in La Mirada, California, as the ``Wayne Grisham Post 
Office,'' by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 353 yeas with 1 voting 
``nay,'' Roll No. 914; and                     
  Pages H8327-28, H8340-41
  Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011: 
H.R. 2845, amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide 
for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 
transportation and to provide for enhanced reliability in the 
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:49 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8340
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Amending title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for 
breast cancer research: S. 384, to amend title 39, United States Code, 
to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a 
semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research;    
  Pages H8324-25
  Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 3246, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the 
``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building'';    
  Pages H8326-27
  William T. Trant Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2767, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8 
West Silver Street in Westfield, Massachusetts, as the ``William T. 
Trant Post Office Building'';                            
  Pages H8328-29
  Brian A. Terry Memorial Act: H.R. 2668, to designate the station of 
the United States Border Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway in 
Bisbee, Arizona, as the ``Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station''; and 
                                                         Pages H8329-30
  Designating the property between the United States Federal Courthouse 
and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in 
Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'': H.R. 1264, amended, 
to designate the property between the United States Federal Courthouse 
and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in 
Jackson, Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and to authorize the 
placement of a historical/identification marker on the grounds 
recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson. 
                                                         Pages H8343-44
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Jackson (IL) motion to adjourn by a 
recorded vote of 0 ayes to 355 noes, Roll No. 916.           
  Page H8342
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H8323.
Senate Referral: S. 1974 was held at the desk.               
  Page H8323
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8340, 
H8340-41, H8341-42 and H8342. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:49 p.m.