[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 19 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D83-D84]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 3902-
3910; and 1 resolution, H.J. Res. 101 were introduced.    
  Pages H511-12
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H512-13
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 539, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3581) to 
amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to 
increase transparency in Federal budgeting, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-388).                                               
Page H511
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H477
Recess: The House recessed at 12:08 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H478
Recess: The House recessed at 2:15 p.m. and reconvened at 4:34 p.m. 
                                                              Page H480
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: H.R. 306, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for 
management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck 
National Wildlife Refuge and                              
  Pages H480-81
  Providing the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection: 
H.R. 1162, amended, to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and 
Flood Protection, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 7 nays, 
Roll No. 35.                                     
  Pages H483-85, H489-90
Recess: The House recessed at 5:03 p.m. and reconvened at 5:16 p.m. 
                                                              Page H485
Recess: The House recessed at 5:38 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                              Page H488
  Civilian Property Realignment Act: The House began consideration of 
H.R. 1734, to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, 
selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of federal buildings 
and other civilian real property. Further proceedings were postponed. 
                                               Pages H485-89, H490-H503
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 112-11 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 Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the 
bill. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and 
shall be considered as read.                                  
Page H495
Agreed to:
  Denham amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 112-385) that provides 
for a review of properties for use for the homeless;      
Pages H498-99
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 112-385) that 
adds a sense of Congress that the Civilian Property Realignment 
Commission

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should take steps to provide assistance to small and minority-owned 
businesses seeking to be awarded contracts and requires the Commission 
to report to Congress and the President every 6 months regarding 
contracting and the size of the entities awarded contracts; and 
                                                        Pages H499-H502
  Carnahan amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 112-385) that requires 
the use of life-cycle cost analysis in the design or lease of Federal 
buildings receiving at least 50% Federal funding and which construction 
cost is over $1,000,000 or the space to be leased is over 25,000 square 
feet. Requires future prospectuses submitted to Congress for the 
construction, alteration or acquisition of a building or space to be 
leased by the Administrator of General Services to describe the use of 
life-cycle cost analysis and how its use has impacted long-term costs. 
                                                          Pages H502-03
Proceedings Postponed:
  Connolly (VA) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 112-385) that 
seeks to protect the ability of Federal agencies to work with local 
governments to preserve appropriate excess Federal property as open 
space, eliminating Federal maintenance expenses while preserving public 
benefits.                                                     
Page H499
  H. Res. 537, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 155 nays, Roll No. 34, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                          Pages H488-89
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act: H.R. 2606, amended, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction 
and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway 
National Recreation Area.                                 
  Pages H481-83
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
submitted to the Congress an Executive Order he has issued that takes 
additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in 
Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995, relating to the actions and 
policies of the Government of Iran--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-85).   
  Page H479
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from 
the Senate today appear on pages H479 and H489.
Senate Referral: S. 2038 was held at the desk.                
  Page H479
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appears on pages H488-89 and H489-90. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:55 p.m.