[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 54 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D344-D345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4348-
4362; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 613, 615-618 were introduced. 
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  Pages H1846-48
Reports Filed: A report was filed on April 10, 2012 as follows:
  H.R. 9, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-425).
  A report was filed on April 13, 2012 as follows:
  H.R. 4089, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing and shooting, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-426, Pt. 
1).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 205, to amend the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing 
of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, 
recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the 
grant of long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to provide for 
Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express 
approval from the Secretary of the Interior with amendments (H. Rept. 
112-427);
  S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in 
the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering 
Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial 
satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (H. Rept. 112-428);
  S. 897, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the 
authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation 
projects and acid mine remediation programs (H. Rept. 112-429);
  H.R. 1545, to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the 
State of Texas, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
112-430);
  H.R. 2915, to repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing 
authority, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-431);
  S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a 
property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-432);
  S. 404, to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the 
Interior (H. Rept. 112-433);
  S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to 
the town of Alta, Utah (H. Rept. 112-434);
  H.R. 491, to modify the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the 
State of New Mexico, to transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land 
for inclusion in the national forest, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
112-435);
  H.R. 1038, to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land 
within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing 
private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the 
landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-436);
  H.R. 2050, to authorize the continued use of certain water diversions 
located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No 
Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of 
Idaho, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-437);

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  H.R. 2060, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the 
Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of 
Prineville, Oregon, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
112-438);
  H.R. 2157, to facilitate a land exchange involving certain National 
Forest System lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 112-439);
  H.R. 2938, to prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian 
lands in Arizona, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-440);
  H.R. 2947, to provide for the release of the reversionary interest 
held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States 
in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota 
(H. Rept. 112-441);
  H.R. 3263, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the 
storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in 
Oklahoma, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-442);
  H.R. 3310, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the 
reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order 
to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 112-443); and
  H. Res. 614, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4089) to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing and 
shooting, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-444).         
Page H1844
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:10 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act: H.R. 3001, to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his 
achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 377 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 152 and 
                                               Pages H1814-17, H1826-27
  Providing for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack 
Nicklaus: H.R. 4040, to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf 
of Congress to Jack Nicklaus in recognition of his service to the 
Nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 373 yeas to 4 nays with 1 answering ``present'', 
Roll No. 153.                                  
  Pages H1820-23, H1827-28
Recess: The House recessed at 5:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Lena Horne Recognition Act: H.R. 1815, to posthumously award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Lena Horne in recognition of her 
achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights 
movement and                                             
  Pages H1817-20
  Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 2453, amended, to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.
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Committee to attend the funeral of the late Honorable Donald M. Payne--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment on March 14, 
2012 of the following Members of the House to the committee to attend 
the funeral of the late Honorable Donald M. Payne: Representatives 
Smith (NJ) and Clyburn; The members of the New Jersey delegation: 
Representatives Pallone, Andrews, Frelinghuysen, LoBiondo, Pascrell, 
Rothman, Holt, Garrett, Sires, Lance, and Runyan; and Representatives 
Kaptur, Levin, Towns, Waters, Corrine Brown (FL), Rush, Scott (VA), 
Watt, Woolsey, Jackson Lee (TX), Jackson (IL), Clay, Butterfield, 
Cleaver, Al Green (TX), Moore, Clarke (NY), Johnson (GA), Edwards, 
Fudge, Bass (CA), Sewell, Norton, and Christensen.           
  Page H1828
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1826-27, H1827. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:18 p.m.