[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D401-D402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  196 public bills, H.R. 4621-4816 
and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 632-633 were introduced.           
  Pages H2123-26
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H2134-35
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2308, to improve the consideration by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-453) and
  H. Res. 631, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3523) to 
provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber 
threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity 
entities, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4628) to 
extend student loan interest rates for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford 
Loans; and for other purposes.                                    
Page H2123
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Palazzo to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.                  
  Page H2073
Recess: The House recessed at 10:51 a.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m. 
                                                                  Page H2078
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Matthew 
Barnes, Capital Commission Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana.        
  Page H2078
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Digital Accountability and Transparency Act: H.R. 2146, amended, to amend 
title 31, United States Code, to require accountability and transparency in 
Federal spending and for other purposes, as amended.          
  Pages H2082-95
  Small Business Credit Availability Act: H.R. 3336, amended, to ensure the 
exclusion of small lenders from certain regulations of the Dodd-Frank Act, 
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 312 yeas to 111 nays, Roll No. 180. 
                                                       Pages H2095-99, H2107
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II: The House disagreed 
to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 4348, to provide an extension of 
Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 
multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and agreed to a conference with 
the Senate.                               
  Pages H2099-H2106, H2106-07, H2108
  Rejected the Rahall motion to instruct conferees on the bill by a yea-and-
nay vote of 181 yeas to 242 nays, Roll No. 179.                   
Page H2106
  The Chair appointed the following conferees: From the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for consideration of the House bill 
(except section 141) and the Senate amendment (except secs. 1801, 40102, 
40201, 40202, 40204, 40205, 40305, 40307, 40309-40312, 100112-100114, and 
100116), and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Mica, 
Young (AK), Duncan (TN), Shuster, Capito, Crawford, Herrera Beutler, 
Bucshon, Hanna, Southerland, Lankford, Ribble, Rahall, DeFazio, Costello, 
Norton, Nadler, Brown (FL), Cummings, Boswell, and Bishop (NY).   
Page H2108
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of sec. 142 
and titles II and V of the House bill, and secs. 1113, 1201, 1202, subtitles 
B, C, D, and E of title I of Division C, secs. 32701-32705, 32710, 32713, 
40101, and 40301 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Upton, Whitfield, and Waxman.         
Page H2108
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 123, 
142, 204, and titles III and VI of the House bill, and sec. 1116, subtitles 
C, F, and G of title I of Division A, sec. 33009, titles VI and VII of 
Division C, sec. 40101, subtitles A and B of title I of Division F, and sec. 
100301 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Hastings (WA), Bishop (UT), and Markey.           
Page H2108
  From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for consideration of 
secs. 121, 123, 136, and 137 of the House bill, and sec. 1534, subtitle F of 
title I of Division A, secs. 20013, 20014, 20029, 31101, 31103, 31111, 
31204, 31504, 32705, 33009, 34008, and Division E of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Hall, Cravaack, 
and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX).                                   
Page H2108
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of secs. 141 and 
142 of the House bill, and secs. 1801, 40101, 40102, 40201, 40202, 40204, 
40205, 40301-40307, 40309-40314, 100112-100114, and 100116 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Camp, 
Tiberi, and Blumenauer.                                           
Page H2108
Recess: The House recessed at 3:24 p.m. and reconvened at 4:45 p.m. 
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Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measure which was debated yesterday, April 24th:
  Authorizing the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the 
boundaries of the Coconino National Forest: H.R. 1038, amended, to authorize 
the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the 
Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed

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based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted 
in May 1960, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 181. 
                                                              Pages H2107-08
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2106, H2107, H2107-08. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:34 p.m.