[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1362-D1363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 3658-
3672; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 92-94; and H. Res. 495-496 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8965-67
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8967-68
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8903
Recess: The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H8910
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012--Conference 
Report: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany 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, by a recorded vote 
of 283 ayes to 136 noes, Roll No. 932.         
  Pages H8915-37, H8941-42
  Rejected the Bishop (GA) motion to recommit the conference report to 
the committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the 
part of the House, by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 
931.                                                         
Page H8941
  H. Res. 493, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 169 noes, Roll 
No. 926, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 235 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 925.                   
Pages H8921-22
Recess: The House recessed at 3:27 p.m. and reconvened at 5:40 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8937
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, December 
13th:
  Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011: H.R. 1905, amended, to strengthen 
Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its 
pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 927;   
  Pages H8937-38
  Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Reform and 
Modernization Act of 2011: H.R. 2105, amended, to provide for the 
application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran, North 
Korea, and Syria certain goods, services, or technology, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 928; and 
                                                         Pages H8938-39
  Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act: H.R. 3421, to award Congressional Gold 
Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the 
terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, by a \2/
3\ recorded vote of 416 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 929. 
                                                         Pages H8939-40
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on December 12th:

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  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, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 930 and 
                                                         Pages H8940-41
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''. 
                                                             Page H8952
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the 
enrollment of the bill H.R. 1540: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 92, 
to direct the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the 
enrollment of the bill H.R. 1540.                            
  Page H8942
Providing for a correction to the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2845: H. 
Con. Res. 93, to provide for a correction to the enrollment of the bill 
H.R. 2845.                                               
  Pages H8942-48
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Providing for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska: H.R. 
443, amended, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from 
the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, 
Alaska;                                                  
  Pages H8948-49
  Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act of 2011: H.R. 2719, to ensure 
public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford 
Reach National Monument for educational, recreational, historical, 
scientific, cultural, and other purposes; and            
  Pages H8949-50
  Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2011: S. 
278, amended, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in 
the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado. 
                                                         Pages H8950-52
Recess: The House recessed at 9:35 p.m. and reconvened at 11:39 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8965
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8910 .
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8921-22, 
H8922, H8938, H8938-39, H8939-40, H8940-41, H8941 and H8941-42. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:40 p.m.