[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H9908]
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          FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2012

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I send to the desk a joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 95) making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, and ask unanimous consent for 
its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Kentucky?
  Mr. DICKS. Reserving the right to object, I yield to the chairman to 
explain the amendment.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  This continuing resolution ensures that government operations will 
continue to be funded through December 23. The resolution is a simple 
date extension that gives Congress time to prepare the consolidated 
appropriations bill for presentation to the President. This is a 
noncontroversial measure that has signoff from both sides of the aisle, 
and I urge its adoption.
  Mr. DICKS. I withdraw my reservation and urge a positive vote.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the joint resolution is as follows:

                              H.J. Res. 95

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-36) is 
     further amended by striking the date specified in section 
     106(3) and inserting ``December 23, 2011''.

  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider 
was laid on the table.

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