[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1392-D1393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 3737-
3764; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96-97; and H. Res. 503-508 were 
introduced.                                             
  Pages H10013-15
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H10016-17
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Don Young (H. 
Rept. 112-336).                                             
Page H10013
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Womack to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H9947
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011--Motion to go to 
Conference: The House agreed to disagree to the Senate amendments and 
request a conference on H.R. 3630, to provide incentives for the 
creation of jobs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 193 nays, Roll 
No. 946.                                       
  Pages H9949-78, H9996-97
  Rejected the Hoyer motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 183 yeas to 238 nays, Roll No. 948.                   
Pages H9978-86
  The Chair appointed the following managers on the part of the House 
for consideration of H.R. 3630 and the Senate amendments, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Camp, Upton, 
Brady (TX), Walden, Price (GA), Reed, Ellmers, and Hayworth. Additional 
conferees may be appointed on the recommendation of the Minority 
Leader.                                                  
Pages H9998-99
  H. Res. 502, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 3630) and the resolution (H. Res. 501), 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 187 nays with 1 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 945, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 187 nays with 1 answering 
``present'', Roll No. 944.                               
Pages H9949-60
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Edwards 
announced her intent to offer a privileged resolution.   
  Pages H9986-87
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding any 
final measure to extend the payroll tax holiday, extend Federally 
funded unemployment insurance benefits, or prevent decreases in 
reimbursement for physicians who provide care to Medicare 
beneficiaries: The House agreed to H. Res. 501, to express the sense of 
the House of Representatives regarding any final measure to extend the 
payroll tax holiday, extend Federally funded unemployment insurance 
benefits, or prevent decreases in reimbursement for physicians who 
provide care to Medicare beneficiaries, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 
yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 949.                   
  Pages H9987-95, H9998
  H. Res. 502, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 3630) and the resolution (H. Res. 501), 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 187 nays with 1 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 945, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 187 nays with 1 answering 
``present'', Roll No. 944.                               
Pages H9949-60

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Privileged Resolution: Representative Edwards rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and submitted a privileged resolution. Upon 
examination of the resolution, the Chair determined that the resolution 
qualified. Subsequently, the House agreed to the motion to table H. 
Res. 504, raising a question of the privileges of the House, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 947.      
  Pages H9995-96
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, December 21st.                     
  Page H9999
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, December 
19th:
  Instructing the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution 
failures: Concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 2056, to instruct 
the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to 
study the impact of insured depository institution failures; 
                                                             Page H9999
  Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act: 
Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1801, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to provide for expedited security screenings for 
members of the Armed Forces;                                 
  Page H9999
  Protecting the safety of judges by extending the authority of the 
Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information: Concurred in the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 1059, to protect the safety of judges by 
extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive 
information contained in their financial disclosure reports; and 
                                                             Page H9999
  Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2011: Concurred in the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 515, to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act 
of 2004.                                                     
  Page H9999
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H9959, H9959-60, H9977, H9995-
96, H9996-97, H9998. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 6:41 p.m.