[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D98-D99]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 3974-
3988; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 541-544 were introduced. 
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  Page H641
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3336, to ensure the exclusion of small lenders from certain 
regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-
390);
  H.R. 3527, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the 
definition of swap dealer, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-391);
  H.R. 2779, to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory 
requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-344 Pt. 2);
  H.R. 2682, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of 
the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-343 Pt. 2); and
  H.R. 2586, to refine the definition of swap execution facility in the 
provisions regulating swap markets added by title VII of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 112-345 Pt. 2).                                         
Page H639
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:32 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
David Anderson, Faith Baptist Church, Sarasota, Florida.      
  Page H588
  Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act: The House 
passed H.R. 3521, to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item veto to 
expedite consideration of rescissions, by recorded vote of 254 ayes to 
173 noes, Roll No. 46.                                  
  Pages H593-H615
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 112-12 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendments recommended by the 
Committees on the Budget and Rules now printed in the bill.   
Page H611
Agreed to:
  Ryan (WI) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 112-389) that restores 
certain language from the Budget Committee reported bill by reducing 
certain time periods from five legislative days to three legislative 
days and indicating that the approval bill should be an appropriation 
bill.                                                         
Page H613
Rejected:
  Alexander amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 112-389) that sought 
to prevent the President from proposing any rescission to funds 
appropriated by Congress to the Corps of Engineers (by a recorded vote 
of 128 ayes to 300 noes, Roll No. 45).                    
Pages H613-15
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                  
Page H615

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  H. Res. 540, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 44, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 
yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 43.                            
Pages H601-02
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow.                                      
  Page H615
Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House debated the Bishop (NY) motion 
to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630. Further proceedings were postponed.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H601, 
H601-02, H614 and H615. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m.