[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 7, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D210-D221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                    FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                         January 5, 2011 through January 3, 2012

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               170               175               . .
     Time in session...............   1,101 hrs., 44     992 hrs., 40               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........             8,793            10,033               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             2,347               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                24                66                90
     Private bills enacted into law               . .               . .               . .
     Bills in conference...........                 2                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               402               384               786
    Senate bills...................                61                21               . .
    House bills....................                64               190               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 4                 4               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 5                 7               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                17                 7               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                17                23               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               234               132               . .
     Measures reported, total......               185               307               492
    Senate bills...................               132                 3               . .
    House bills....................                22               213               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 1               . .               . .
    House joint resolutions........               . .                 3               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                 2               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...               . .                 2               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                28                86               . .
     Special reports...............                17                50               . .
     Conference reports............                 3                 3               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               183                84               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             2,447             4,456             6,903
    Bills..........................             2,031             3,756               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                33                97               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                33                95               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               351               508               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 5                 3               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               235               275               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .             671**               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .               . .               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                         January 5, 2011 through January 3, 2012

     Civilian Nominations, totaling 503, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................285...
         Unconfirmed........................................188...
         Withdrawn...........................................18...
         Returned to White House.............................12...

     Other Civilian Nominations, totaling 3,469, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,297...
         Unconfirmed........................................167...
         Withdrawn............................................5...

     Air Force Nominations, totaling 5,983, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,688...
         Unconfirmed........................................295...

     Army Nominations, totaling 5,908, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................5,892...
         Unconfirmed.........................................16...

     Navy Nominations, totaling 3,405, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,404...
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...

     Marine Corps Nominations, totaling 1,249, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,249...

                                Summary
     Total Nominations Received this Session.............20,517
     Total Confirmed.....................................19,815
     Total Unconfirmed......................................667
     Total Withdrawn.........................................23
     Total Returned to the White House.......................12

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           BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (112TH, 1ST SESSION)


                                                                Law No.
 S. 188......................................................     112-2
 S. 278......................................................    112-79
 S. 307......................................................    112-11
 S. 349......................................................    112-22
 S. 365......................................................    112-25
 S. 384......................................................    112-80
 S. 535......................................................    112-69
 S. 655......................................................    112-23
 S. 683......................................................    112-70
 S. 846......................................................    112-31
 S. 894......................................................    112-53
 S. 990......................................................    112-14
 S. 1082.....................................................    112-17
 S. 1103.....................................................    112-24
 S. 1280.....................................................    112-57
 S. 1412.....................................................    112-60
 S. 1487.....................................................    112-54
 S. 1541.....................................................    112-65
 S. 1637.....................................................    112-62
 S. 1639.....................................................    112-66

 S.J. Res. 7.................................................    112-19
 S.J. Res. 8.................................................    112-12
 S.J. Res. 9.................................................    112-20
 S.J. Res. 22................................................    112-71

 H.R. 4......................................................     112-9
 H.R. 366....................................................     112-1
 H.R. 368....................................................    112-51
 H.R. 394....................................................    112-63
 H.R. 398....................................................    112-58
 H.R. 470....................................................    112-72
 H.R. 489....................................................    112-45
 H.R. 514....................................................     112-3
 H.R. 515....................................................    112-82
 H.R. 662....................................................     112-5
 H.R. 674....................................................    112-56
 H.R. 754....................................................    112-18
 H.R. 765....................................................    112-46
 H.R. 771....................................................    112-38
 H.R. 789....................................................    112-83
 H.R. 793....................................................    112-15
 H.R. 818....................................................    112-52
 H.R. 1059...................................................    112-84
 H.R. 1079...................................................     112-7
 H.R. 1249...................................................    112-29
 H.R. 1264...................................................    112-85
 H.R. 1308...................................................    112-13
 H.R. 1363...................................................     112-8
 H.R. 1383...................................................    112-26
 H.R. 1473...................................................    112-10
 H.R. 1540...................................................    112-81
 H.R. 1632...................................................    112-39
 H.R. 1801...................................................    112-86
 H.R. 1843...................................................    112-47
 H.R. 1892...................................................    112-87
 H.R. 1893...................................................    112-16
 H.R. 1975...................................................    112-48
 H.R. 2005...................................................    112-32
 H.R. 2017...................................................    112-33
 H.R. 2055...................................................    112-74
 H.R. 2056...................................................    112-88
 H.R. 2061...................................................    112-73
 H.R. 2062...................................................    112-49
 H.R. 2112...................................................    112-55
 H.R. 2149...................................................    112-50
 H.R. 2192...................................................    112-64
 H.R. 2279...................................................    112-21
 H.R. 2422...................................................    112-89
 H.R. 2447...................................................    112-59
 H.R. 2553...................................................    112-27
 H.R. 2608...................................................    112-36
 H.R. 2646...................................................    112-37
 H.R. 2715...................................................    112-28
 H.R. 2832...................................................    112-40
 H.R. 2845...................................................    112-90
 H.R. 2867...................................................    112-75
 H.R. 2883...................................................    112-34
 H.R. 2887...................................................    112-30
 H.R. 2943...................................................    112-35
 H.R. 2944...................................................    112-44
 H.R. 3078...................................................    112-42
 H.R. 3079...................................................    112-43
 H.R. 3080...................................................    112-41
 H.R. 3321...................................................    112-61
 H.R. 3421...................................................    112-76
 H.R. 3672...................................................    112-77
 H.R. 3765...................................................    112-78

 H.J. Res. 44................................................     112-4
 H.J. Res. 48................................................     112-6
 H.J. Res. 94................................................    112-67
 H.J. Res. 95................................................    112-68

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                                                                          Committee                      Date Reported                 Report No.         Date of passage         Public Law
                                                     Date  intro--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Title                    Bill No.           duced                                                                       House    Senate                           Date ap-     No.
                                                                      House        Senate           House              Senate         112-     112-      House      Senate      proved     112-
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 To provide for an additional    H.R. 366            Jan. 20,     SB            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Jan. 25,    Jan. 26,    Jan. 31,         1
 temporary extension of                               2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 programs under the Small
 Business Act and the Small
 Business Investment Act of
 1958, and for other purposes.
 To designate the United States  S. 188              Jan. 26,     ............  EPW          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Feb. 9,     Feb. 1,     Feb. 17,         2
 courthouse under construction                        2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 at 98 West First Street, Yuma,
 Arizona, as the ``John M. Roll
 United States Courthouse''.
 To extend expiring provisions   H.R. 514            Jan. 26,     Jud           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Feb. 14,    Feb. 15,    Feb. 25,         3
 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement                       2011        Int                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 and Reauthorization Act of
 2005 and Intelligence Reform
 and Terrorism Prevention Act
 of 2004 relating to access to
 business records, individual
 terrorists as agents of
 foreign powers, and roving
 wiretaps until December 8,
 2011.
 Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 44        Feb. 28,     Bud           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 1,     Mar. 2,     Mar. 2,          4
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2011        App                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 2011, and for other purposes.
 To provide an extension of      H.R. 662            Feb. 11,     TI            ...........  Feb. 28, 2011.....  .................       18  .......  Mar. 2,     Mar. 3,     Mar. 4,          5
 Federal-aid highway, highway                         2011        WM                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 safety, motor carrier safety,                                    NR
 transit, and other programs                                      Bud
 funded out of the Highway
 Trust Fund pending enactment
 of a multiyear law
 reauthorizing such programs.
 Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 48        Mar. 11,     App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Mar. 15,    Mar. 17,    Mar. 18,         6
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 2011, and for other purposes.
 To amend the Internal Revenue   H.R. 1079           Mar. 15,     TI            ...........  Mar. 29, 2011.....  .................       41  .......  Mar. 29,    Mar. 29,    Mar. 31,         7
 Code of 1986 to extend the                           2011        WM                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 funding and expenditure
 authority of the Airport and
 Airway Trust Fund, to amend
 title 49, United States Code,
 to extend the airport
 improvement program, and for
 other purposes.
 Making appropriations for the   H.R. 1363           Apr. 4,      App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Apr. 7,     Apr. 8,     Apr. 9,          8
 Department of Defense for the                        2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 2011, and for other
 purposes.
 To repeal the expansion of      H.R. 4              Jan. 12,     WM            ...........  Feb. 22, 2011.....  .................       15  .......  Mar. 3,     Apr. 5,     Apr. 14,         9
 information reporting                                2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 requirements for payments of
 $600 or more to corporations,
 and for other purposes.
 Making appropriations for the   H.R. 1473           Apr. 11,     App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Apr. 14,    Apr. 14,    Apr. 15,        10
 Department of Defense and the                        2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 other departments and agencies                                   WM
 of the Government for the
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 2011, and for other
 purposes.
 To designate the Federal        S. 307              Feb. 8,      TI            EPW          Apr. 12, 2011.....    ...............       59  .......  Apr. 12,    Feb. 17,    Apr. 25,        11
 building and United States                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 courthouse located at 217 West
 King Street, Martinsburg, West
 Virginia, as the ``W. Craig
 Broadwater Federal Building
 and United States Courthouse''.
 Providing for the appointment   S.J. Res. 8         Feb. 28,     HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  Apr. 12,    Mar. 15,    Apr. 25,        12
 of Stephen M. Case as a                              2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 citizen regent of the Board of
 Regents of the Smithsonian
 Institution.
 To amend the Ronald Reagan      H.R. 1308           Apr. 1,      OGR           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Apr. 12,    Apr. 14,    May 12,         13
 Centennial Commission Act to                         2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 extend the termination date
 for the Commission, and for
 other purposes.

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 To provide for an additional    S. 990              May 12,      ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  May 24,     May 19,     May 26,         14
 temporary extension of                               2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 programs under the Small
 Business Act and the Small
 Business Investment Act of
 1958, and for other purposes.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 793            Feb. 17,     OGR           HS&GA          ................  May 12, 2011.....  .......        0  Mar. 14,    May 16,     May 31,         15
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 12781 Sir
 Francis Drake Boulevard in
 Inverness, California, as the
 ``Specialist Jake Robert
 Velloza Post Office''.
 To amend the Internal Revenue   H.R. 1893           May 13,      TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  May 23,     May 24,     May 31,         16
 Code of 1986 to extend the                           2011        WM                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 funding and expenditure
 authority of the Airport and
 Airway Trust Fund, to amend
 title 49, United States Code,
 to extend the airport
 improvement program, and for
 other purposes.
 To provide for an additional    S. 1082             May 26,      ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  May 31,     May 26,     June 1,         17
 temporary extension of                               2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 programs under the Small
 Business Act and the Small
 Business Investment Act of
 1958, and for other purposes.
 To authorize appropriations     H.R. 754            Feb. 17,     Int           ...........  May 3, 2011.......  .................       72  .......  May 13,     May 26,     June 8,         18
 for fiscal year 2011 for                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 intelligence and intelligence-
 related activities of the
 United States Government, the
 Community Management Account,
 and the Central Intelligence
 Agency Retirement and
 Disability System, and for
 other purposes.
 Providing for the               S.J. Res. 7         Feb. 28,     HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 16,    Mar. 15,    June 24,        19
 reappointment of Shirley Ann                         2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Jackson as a citizen regent of
 the Board of Regents of the
 Smithsonian Institution.
 Providing for the               S.J. Res. 9         Feb. 28,     HA            RAdm           ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 16,    Mar. 15,    June 24,        20
 reappointment of Robert P.                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Kogod as a citizen regent of
 the Board of Regents of the
 Smithsonian Institution.
 To amend the Internal Revenue   H.R. 2279           June 22,     TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  June 24,    June 27,    June 29,        21
 Code of 1986 to extend the                           2011        WM                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 funding and expenditure
 authority of the Airport and
 Airway Trust Fund, to amend
 title 49, United States Code,
 to extend the airport
 improvement program, and for
 other purposes.
 To designate the facility of    S. 349              Feb. 15,     OGR           HS&GA          ................  May 12, 2011.....  .......        0  June 21,    May 16,     June 29,        22
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 4865
 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown,
 Ohio, as the ``Marine Sgt.
 Jeremy E. Murray Post Office''.
 To designate the facility of    S. 655              Mar. 28,     OGR           HS&GA          ................  May 12, 2011.....  .......        0  June 21,    May 16,     June 29,        23
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 95 Dogwood
 Street in Cary, Mississippi,
 as the ``Spencer Byrd Powers,
 Jr. Post Office''.
 To extend the term of the       S. 1103             May 26,      Jud           Jud            ................  June 16, 2011....  .......       23  July 25,    July 21,    July 26,        24
 incumbent Director of the                            2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Federal Bureau of
 Investigation.
 To provide for budget control.  S. 365              Feb. 16,     E&W           HEL&P          ................  Feb. 16, 2011....  .......        0  Aug. 1,     Feb. 17,    Aug. 2,         25
                                                      2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011

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 To temporarily preserve higher  H.R. 1383           Apr. 6,      VA            VA           May 20, 2011......    ...............       81  .......  May 23,     July 21,    Aug. 3,         26
 rates for tuition and fees for                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 programs of education at non-
 public institutions of higher
 learning pursued by
 individuals enrolled in the
 Post-9/11 Educational
 Assistance Program of the
 Department of Veterans Affairs
 before the enactment of the
 Post-9/11 Veterans Educational
 Assistance Improvements Act of
 2010, and for other purposes.
 To amend the Internal Revenue   H.R. 2553           July 15,     TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  July 20,    Aug. 5,     Aug. 5,         27
 Code of 1986 to extend the                           2011        WM                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 funding and expenditure
 authority of the Airport and
 Airway Trust Fund, to amend
 title 49, United States Code,
 to extend the airport
 improvement program, and for
 other purposes.
 To provide the Consumer         H.R. 2715           Aug. 1,      EC            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Aug. 1,     Aug. 1,     Aug. 12,        28
 Product Safety Commission with                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 greater authority and
 discretion in enforcing the
 consumer product safety laws,
 and for other purposes.
 To amend title 35, United       H.R. 1249           Mar. 30,     Jud           ...........  June 1, 2011......  .................       98  .......  June 23,    Sept. 8,    Sept. 16,       29
 States Code, to provide for                          2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 patent reform.
 To provide an extension of      H.R. 2887           Sept. 12,    TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 13,   Sept. 15,   Sept. 16,       30
 surface and air transportation                       2011        WM                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 programs, and for other
 purposes.
 To designate the United States  S. 846              Apr. 14,     TI            EPW            ................  July 22, 2011....  .......        0  Sept. 21,   July 26,    Sept. 23,       31
 courthouse located at 80                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Lafayette Street in Jefferson
 City, Missouri, as the
 Christopher S. Bond United
 States Courthouse.
 To reauthorize the Combating    H.R. 2005           May 26,      EC            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 20,   Sept. 26,   Sept. 30,       32
 Autism Act of 2006.                                  2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Making continuing               H.R. 2017           May 26,      App           App          May 26, 2011......  Sept. 7, 2011....       91       74  June 2,     Sept. 26,   Sept. 30,       33
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 2012, and for other purposes.
 To amend part B of title IV of  H.R. 2883           Sept. 12,    WM            ...........  Sept. 19, 2011....  .................      210  .......  Sept. 21,   Sept. 22,   Sept. 30,       34
 the Social Security Act to                           2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 extend the child and family
 services program through
 fiscal year 2016, and for
 other purposes.
 To extend the program of block  H.R. 2943           Sept. 15,    WM            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 21,   Sept. 23,   Sept. 30,       35
 grants to States for temporary                       2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 assistance for needy families
 and related programs through
 December 31, 2011.
 Making continuing               H.R. 2608           July 21,     SB            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  July 26,    July 28,    Oct. 5,         36
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 2012, and for other purposes.
 To authorize certain            H.R. 2646           July 26,     VA            ...........  Sept. 15, 2011....  .................      209  .......  Sept. 20,   Sept. 23,   Oct. 5,         37
 Department of Veterans Affairs                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 major medical facility
 projects and leases, to extend
 certain expiring provisions of
 law, and to modify certain
 authorities of the Secretary
 of Veterans Affairs, and for
 other purposes.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 771            Feb. 17,     OGR           HS&GA          ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 21,    Oct. 4,     Oct. 12,        38
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 1081 Elbel
 Road in Schertz, Texas, as the
 ``Schertz Veterans Post
 Office''.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 1632           Apr. 15,     OGR           HS&GA          ................    ...............  .......  .......  June 21,    Oct. 4,     Oct. 12,        39
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 5014 Gary
 Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as
 the ``Sergeant Chris Davis
 Post Office''.
 To extend the Generalized       H.R. 2832           Sept. 2,     WM            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 7,    Sept. 22,   Oct. 21,        40
 System of Preferences, and for                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 other purposes.
 To implement the United States- H.R. 3080           Oct. 3,      WM            ...........  Oct. 6, 2011......  .................      239  .......  Oct. 12,    Oct. 12,    Oct. 21,        41
 Korea Free Trade Agreement.                          2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 To implement the United States- H.R. 3078           Oct. 3,      WM            ...........  Oct. 6, 2011......  .................      237  .......  Oct. 12,    Oct. 12,    Oct. 21,        42
 Colombia Trade Promotion                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Agreement.
 To implement the United States- H.R. 3079           Oct. 3,      WM            ...........  Oct. 6, 2011......  .................      238  .......  Oct. 12,    Oct. 12,    Oct. 21,        43
 Panama Trade Promotion                               2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Agreement.

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 To provide for the continued    H.R. 2944           Sept. 15,    Jud           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Sept. 20,   Oct. 6,     Oct. 21,        44
 performance of the functions                         2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 of the United States Parole
 Commission, and for other
 purposes.
 To clarify the jurisdiction of  H.R. 489            Jan. 26,     NR            ...........  July 20, 2011.....  .................      160  .......  Oct. 3,     Oct. 18,    Nov. 7,         45
 the Secretary of the Interior                        2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 with respect to the C.C.
 Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and
 for other purposes.
 To amend the National Forest    H.R. 765            Feb. 17,     Agr           ...........  July 20, 2011.....  .................      164  .......  Oct. 3,     Oct. 18,    Nov. 7,         46
 Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to                       2011        NR                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 clarify the authority of the
 Secretary of Agriculture
 regarding additional
 recreational uses of National
 Forest System land that is
 subject to ski area permits,
 and for other purposes.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 1843           May 11,      OGR           HS&GA          ................  Oct. 19, 2011....  .......        0  July 30,    Oct. 20,    Nov. 7,         47
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 489 Army
 Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as
 the ``John Pangelinan Gerber
 Post Office Building''.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 1975           May 24,      OGR           HS&GA          ................  Oct. 19, 2011....  .......        0  July 30,    Oct. 20,    Nov. 7,         48
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 281 East
 Colorado Boulevard in
 Pasadena, California, as the
 ``First Lieutenant Oliver
 Goodall Post Office Building''.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 2062           May 31,      OGR           HS&GA          ................  Oct. 19, 2011....  .......        0  July 30,    Oct. 20,    Nov. 7,         49
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 45
 Meetinghouse Lane in Sagamore
 Beach, Massachusetts, as the
 ``Matthew A. Pucino Post
 Office''.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 2149           June 13,     OGR           HS&GA          ................  Oct. 19, 2011....  .......        0  July 28,    Oct. 20,    Nov. 7,         50
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 4354 Pahoa
 Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as
 the ``Cecil L. Heftel Post
 Office Building''.
 To amend title 28, United       H.R. 368            Jan. 20,     Jud           Jud          Feb. 28, 2011.....  Oct. 17, 2011....       17        0  Feb. 28,    Oct. 31,    Nov. 9,         51
 States Code, to clarify and                          2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 improve certain provisions
 relating to the removal of
 litigation against Federal
 officers or agencies to
 Federal courts, and for other
 purposes.
 To direct the Secretary of the  H.R. 818            Feb. 18,     NR            ...........  Oct. 14, 2011.....  .................      247  .......  Oct. 24,    Nov. 3,     Nov. 9,         52
 Interior to allow for                                2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 prepayment of repayment
 contracts between the United
 States and the Uintah Water
 Conservancy District.
 To amend title 38, United       S. 894              May 5, 2011  ............  VA           ..................  Aug. 1, 2011.....  .......       44  Nov. 2,     Oct. 19,    Nov. 9,         53
 States Code, to provide for an                                                                                                                        2011        2011        2011
 increase, effective December
 1, 2011, in the rates of
 compensation for veterans with
 service-connected disabilities
 and the rates of dependency
 and indemnity compensation for
 the survivors of certain
 disabled veterans, and for
 other purposes.
 To authorize the Secretary of   S. 1487             Aug. 2,      ............  HS&GA        ..................  Nov. 3, 2011.....  .......       92  Nov. 4,     Nov. 3,     Nov. 12,        54
 Homeland Security, in                                2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 coordination with the
 Secretary of State, to
 establish a program to issue
 Asia-Pacific Economic
 Cooperation Business Travel
 Cards, and for other purposes.
 Making consolidated             H.R. 2112           June 3,      App           App          June 3, 2011......  Sept. 7, 2011....      101       73  June 16,    Nov. 1,     Nov. 18,        55
 appropriations for the                               2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Departments of Agriculture,
 Commerce, Justice,
 Transportation, and Housing
 and Urban Development, and
 related programs for the
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 2012, and for other
 purposes.

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 To amend the Internal Revenue   H.R. 674            Feb. 11,     WM            ...........  Oct. 18, 2011.....  .................      253  .......  Oct. 27,    Nov. 10,    Nov. 21,        56
 Code of 1986 to repeal the                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 imposition of 3 percent
 withholding on certain
 payments made to vendors by
 government entities, to modify
 the calculation of modified
 adjusted gross income for
 purposes of determining
 eligibility for certain
 healthcare-related programs,
 and for other purposes.
 To amend the Peace Corps Act    S. 1280             June 27,     FA            FR             ................  Sept. 21, 2011...  .......       82  Nov. 1,     Sept. 26,   Nov. 21,        57
 to require sexual assault risk-                      2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 reduction and response
 training, the development of a
 sexual assault policy, the
 establishment of an Office of
 Victim Advocacy, the
 establishment of a Sexual
 Assault Advisory Council, and
 for other purposes.
 To amend the Immigration and    H.R. 398            Jan. 24,     Jud           Jud          July 8, 2011......    ...............      141  .......  Aug. 1,     Nov. 10,    Nov. 23,        58
 Nationality Act to toll,                             2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 during active-duty service
 abroad in the Armed Forces,
 the periods of time to file a
 petition and appear for an
 interview to remove the
 conditional basis for
 permanent resident status, and
 for other purposes.
 To grant the congressional      H.R. 2447           July 7,      FS            BHUA           ................    ...............  .......  .......  Oct. 25,    Nov. 9,     Nov. 23,        59
 gold medal to the Montford                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Point Marines.
 To designate the facility of    S. 1412             July 25,     OGR           HS&GA          ................  Oct. 19, 2011....  .......        0  Nov. 14,    Oct. 20,    Nov. 23,        60
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Service located at 462
 Washington Street, Woburn,
 Massachusetts, as the
 ``Officer John Maguire Post
 Office''.
 To facilitate the hosting in    H.R. 3321           Nov. 2,      TI            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Nov. 4,     Nov. 17,    Nov. 29,        61
 the United States of the 34th                        2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 America's Cup by authorizing
 certain eligible vessels to
 participate in activities
 related to the competition,
 and for other purposes.
 To clarify appeal time limits   S. 1637             Oct. 3,      ............  Jud          ..................  Oct. 17, 2011....  .......        0  Nov. 18,    Oct. 31,    Nov. 29,        62
 in civil actions to which                            2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 United States officers or
 employees are parties.
 To amend title 28, United       H.R. 394            Jan. 24,     Jud           Jud          Feb. 11, 2011.....  Oct. 17, 2011....       10        0  Feb. 28,    Oct. 31,    Dec. 7,         63
 States Code, to clarify the                          2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 jurisdiction of the Federal
 courts, and for other purposes.
 To exempt for an additional 4-  H.R. 2192           June 15,     Jud           ...........  Oct. 18, 2011.....  .................      256  .......  Nov. 29,    Dec. 1,     Dec. 13,        64
 year period, from the                                2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 application of the means-test
 presumption of abuse under
 chapter 7, qualifying members
 of reserve components of the
 Armed Forces and members of
 the National Guard who, after
 September 11, 2001, are called
 to active duty or to perform a
 homeland defense activity for
 not less than 90 days.
 To revise the Federal charter   S. 1541             Sept. 12,    ............  Jud          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Dec. 6,     Nov. 18,    Dec. 13,        65
 for the Blue Star Mothers of                         2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 America, Inc. to reflect a
 change in eligibility
 requirements for membership.
 To amend title 36, United       S. 1639             Oct. 3,      Jud           Jud            ................    ...............  .......  .......  Dec. 6,     Oct. 6,     Dec. 13,        66
 States Code, to authorize the                        2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 American Legion under its
 Federal charter to provide
 guidance and leadership to the
 individual departments and
 posts of the American Legion,
 and for other purposes.
 Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 94        Dec. 16,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 16,    Dec. 16,    Dec. 16,        67
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 2012, and for other purposes.
 Making further continuing       H.J. Res. 95        Dec. 16,     ............  ...........  ..................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 16,    Dec. 17,    Dec. 17,        68
 appropriations for fiscal year                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 2012, and for other purposes.
 To authorize the Secretary of   S. 535              Mar. 9,      NR            ENR          Dec. 1, 2011......  Aug. 30, 2011....      298       59  Dec. 7,     Nov. 2,     Dec. 19,        69
 the Interior to lease certain                        2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 lands within Fort Pulaski
 National Monument, and for
 other purposes.

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 To provide for the conveyance   S. 683              Mar. 30,     ............  ENR          ..................  Aug. 30, 2011....  .......       60  Dec. 7,     Nov. 2,     Dec. 19,        70
 of certain parcels of land to                        2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 the town of Mantua, Utah.
 To grant the consent of         S.J. Res. 22        June 28,     ............  Jud          ..................    ...............  .......  .......  Dec. 6,     Sept. 26,   Dec. 19,        71
 Congress to an amendment to                          2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 the compact between the States
 of Missouri and Illinois
 providing that bonds issued by
 the Bi-State Development
 Agency may mature in not to
 exceed 40 years.
 To further allocate and expand  H.R. 470            Jan. 26,     NR            ...........  July 20, 2011.....  .................      159  .......  Oct. 3,     Oct. 18,    Dec. 20,        72
 the availability of                                  2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 hydroelectric power generated
 at Hoover Dam, and for other
 purposes.
 To authorize the presentation   H.R. 2061           May 31,      OGR           HS&GA        July 18, 2011.....    ...............      149  .......  Nov. 2,     Dec. 8,     Dec. 20,        73
 of a United States flag on                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 behalf of Federal civilian
 employees who die of injuries
 incurred in connection with
 their employment.
 Making appropriations for       H.R. 2055           May 31,      App           App          May 31, 2011......  June 30, 2011....       94       29  June 14,    July 20,    Dec. 23,        74
 military construction, the                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Department of Veterans
 Affairs, and related agencies
 for the fiscal year ending
 September 30, 2012, and for
 other purposes.
 To reauthorize the              H.R. 2867           Sept. 8,     FA            FR             ................    ...............  .......  .......  Sept. 15,   Dec. 13,    Dec. 23,        75
 International Religious                              2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Freedom Act of 1998, and for
 other purposes.
 To award Congressional Gold     H.R. 3421           Nov. 14,     FS            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 14,    Dec. 15,    Dec. 23,        76
 Medals in honor of the men and                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 women who perished as a result
 of the terrorist attacks on
 the United States on September
 11, 2001.
 Making appropriations for       H.R. 3672           Dec. 14,     App           ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 16,    Dec. 17,    Dec. 23,        77
 disaster relief requirements                         2011        Bud                                                                                  2011        2011        2011
 for the fiscal year ending
 September 30, 2012, and for
 other purposes.
 To extend the payroll tax       H.R. 3765           Dec. 23,     WM            ...........    ................  .................  .......  .......  Dec. 23,    Dec. 23,    Dec. 23,        78
 holiday, unemployment                                2011        EC                                                                                   2011        2011        2011
 compensation, Medicare                                           TI
 physician payment, provide for                                   NR
 the consideration of the                                         FA
 Keystone XL pipeline, and for                                    FS
 other purposes.                                                  Bud
 To provide for the exchange of  S. 278              Feb. 3,      ............  ENR          ..................  Aug. 30, 2011....  .......       51  Dec. 16,    Nov. 2,     Dec. 23,        79
 certain land located in the                          2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 Arapaho-Roosevelt National
 Forests in the State of
 Colorado, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 39, United       S. 384              Feb. 17,     ............  HS&GA        ..................  Nov. 29, 2011....  .......       97  Dec. 13,    Dec. 5,     Dec. 23,        80
 States Code, to extend the                           2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 authority of the United States
 Postal Service to issue a
 semipostal to raise funds for
 breast cancer research.
 To authorize appropriations     H.R. 1540           Apr. 14,     AS            AS           May 17, 2011......    ...............       78  .......  May 26,     Dec. 1,     Dec. 31,        81
 for fiscal year 2012 for                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2011
 military activities of the
 Department of Defense, for
 military construction, and for
 defense activities of the
 Department of Energy, to
 prescribe military personnel
 strengths for such fiscal
 year, and for other purposes.
 To reauthorize the Belarus      H.R. 515            Jan. 26,     FA            FR             ................    ...............  .......  .......  July 6,     Dec. 14,    Jan. 3,         82
 Democracy Act of 2004.                               2011        Jud                                                                                  2011        2011        2012
                                                                  FS

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 To designate the facility of    H.R. 789            Feb. 17,     OGR           HS&GA          ................  Dec. 15, 2011....  .......        0  July 29,    Dec. 17,    Jan. 3,         83
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 Service located at 20 Main
 Street in Little Ferry, New
 Jersey, as the ``Sergeant
 Matthew J. Fenton Post
 Office''.
 To protect the safety of        H.R. 1059           Mar. 14,     Jud           HS&GA        July 29, 2011.....  Nov. 15, 2011....      189        0  Sept. 12,   Nov. 17,    Jan. 3,         84
 judges by extending the                              2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 authority of the Judicial
 Conference to redact sensitive
 information contained in their
 financial disclosure reports,
 and for other purposes.
 To designate the property       H.R. 1264           Mar. 30,     TI            ...........  Dec. 12, 2011.....  .................      325  .......  Dec. 14,    Dec. 17,    Jan. 3,         85
 between the United States                            2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 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.
 To amend title 49, United       H.R. 1801           May 10,      HS            CST          Nov. 4, 2011......    ...............      271  .......  Nov. 29,    Dec. 12,    Jan. 3,         86
 States Code, to provide for                          2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 expedited security screenings
 for members of the Armed
 Forces.
 To authorize appropriations     H.R. 1892           May 13,      Int           ...........  Sept. 2, 2011.....  .................      197  .......  Sept. 9,    Dec. 14,    Jan. 3,         87
 for fiscal year 2012 for                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 intelligence and intelligence-
 related activities of the
 United States Government, the
 Community Management Account,
 and the Central Intelligence
 Agency Retirement and
 Disability System, and for
 other purposes.
 To instruct the Inspector       H.R. 2056           May 31,      FS            BHUA         July 26, 2011.....    ...............      182  .......  July 28,    Nov. 17,    Jan. 3,         88
 General of the Federal Deposit                       2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 Insurance Corporation to study
 the impact of insured
 depository institution
 failures, and for other
 purposes.
 To designate the facility of    H.R. 2422           July 6,      OGR           HS&GA          ................  Dec. 15, 2011....  .......        0  Nov. 14,    Dec. 17,    Jan. 3,         89
 the United States Postal                             2011                                                                                             2011        2011        2012
 Service located at 45 Bay
 Street, Suite 2, in Staten
 Island, New York, as the
 ``Sergeant Angel Mendez Post
 Office''.
 To amend title 49, United       H.R. 2845           Sept. 7,     TI            ...........  Dec. 1, 2011......  .................      297  .......  Dec. 12,    Dec. 13,    Jan. 3,         90
 States Code, to provide for                          2011        EC                                                                                   2011        2011        2012
 enhanced safety and
 environmental protection in
 pipeline transportation, to
 provide for enhanced
 reliability in the
 transportation of the Nation's
 energy products by pipeline,
 and for other purposes.
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                    TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS


    AG
.....

Aging


    Ag
r....

Agriculture



    AN
F....

Agriculture
, 
Nutrition, 
and 
Forestry


    Ap
p....

Appropriati
ons


    AS
.....

Armed 
Services


    BH
UA...

Banking, 
Housing, 
and Urban 
Affairs


    Bu
d....

Budget


    CS
T....

Commerce, 
Science 
and 
Transportat
ion


    E&
W....

Education 
and the 
Workforce


    EC
.....

Energy and 
Commerce


    EN
R....

Energy and 
Natural 
Resources


    EP
W....

Environment
 and 
Public 
Works


    Et
h....

Ethics


    Fi
n....

Finance


    FS
.....

Financial 
Services


    FA
.....

Foreign 
Affairs


    FR
.....

Foreign 
Relations


    HE
L&P..

Health, 
Education, 
Labor, and 
Pensions


    HS
.....

Homeland 
Security


    HS
&GA..

Homeland 
Security 
and 
Governmenta
l Affairs


    HA
.....

House 
Administrat
ion


    IA
.....

Indian 
Affairs


    In
t....

Intelligenc
e


    Ju
d....

Judiciary


    NR
.....

Natural 
Resources


    OG
R....

Oversight 
and 
Government 
Reform


    R

Rules


    RA
dm...

Rules and 
Administrat
ion


    SS
T....

Science, 
Space, and 
Technology


    SB
.....

Small 
Business


    SB
E....

Small 
Business 
and 
Entrepreneu
rship


    TI
.....

Transportat
ion and 
Infrastruct
ure


    VA
.....

Veterans' 
Affairs


    WM
.....

Ways and 
Means
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Note.-The bill in parentheses is a companion measure.