[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 61 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D413-D415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 148 public bills, H.R. 4817-
4964; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 634 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 4257, to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to
revise requirements relating to Federal information security, and for
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-455).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Flores to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:05 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on April 24th:
Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2012: H.R. 2240,
amended, to authorize the exchange of land or interest in land between
Lowell National Historical Park and the city of Lowell in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and
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Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: 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.
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Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: The House passed H.R.
3523, to provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence
and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and
cybersecurity entities, by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 168 noes,
Roll No. 192.
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Rejected the Perlmutter motion to recommit the bill to the Permanent
Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions to report the same
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of
183 yeas to 233 nays, Roll No. 191.
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Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-20 shall be
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence now printed in the bill.
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Agreed by unanimous consent that, during further consideration of
H.R. 3523 pursuant to H. Res. 631, amendments No. 10 and No. 5 in H.
Rept. 112-454 may be considered out of sequence.
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Agreed to:
Pompeo amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that makes clear
in the bill's liability provision that the reference to the use of
cybersecurity systems is the use of such systems to identify and obtain
cyber threat information;
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Flake amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that adds a
requirement to include a list of all Federal agencies receiving
information shared with the Government in the report by the Inspector
General of the Intelligence Community required under the legislation;
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Pompeo amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that clarifies
that nothing in the bill would alter existing authorities or provide
new authority to any Federal agency, including DOD, NSA,
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DHS or the Intelligence Community to install, employ, or otherwise use
cybersecurity systems on private sector networks;
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Woodall amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that ensures
that those who choose not to participate in the voluntary program
authorized by this bill are not subject to new liabilities;
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Turner amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that makes a
technical correction to definitions in section 2(g) to provide
consistency with other cyber security policies within the Executive
branch and the Department of Defense;
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Rogers (MI) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that makes
clear that regulatory information already required to be provided
remains FOIAable under current law (by a recorded vote of 412 ayes with
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 185);
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Quayle amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that limits
government use of shared cyber threat information to only 5 purposes:
1) cybersecurity; 2) investigation and prosecution of cybersecurity
crimes; 3) protection of individuals from the danger of death or
physical injury; 4) protection of minors from physical or psychological
harm; and 5) protection of the national security of the United States
(by a recorded vote of 410 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 186);
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Amash amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that prohibits
the Federal Government from using, inter alia, library records,
firearms sales records, and tax returns that it receives from private
entities under CISPA (by a recorded vote of 415 ayes with none voting
``no'', Roll No. 187);
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Mulvaney amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that provides
clear authority to the Government to create reasonable procedures to
protect privacy and civil liberties, consistent with the need of the
Government to protect Federal systems and cybersecurity. Also prohibits
the Federal Government from retaining or using information shared
pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) for anything other than a use permitted
under paragraph (c)(1) (by a recorded vote of 416 ayes with none voting
``no'', Roll No. 188);
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Goodlatte amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that narrows
definitions in the bill regarding what information may be identified,
obtained, and shared (by a recorded vote of 414 ayes to 1 no, Roll No.
189); and
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Mulvaney amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that sunsets
the provisions of the bill five years after the date of enactment (by a
recorded vote of 413 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 190).
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Rejected:
Richardson amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that sought
to make explicit that nothing in the legislation would prohibit a
department or agency of the Federal Government from providing cyber
threat information to owners and operators of critical infrastructure
and
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Langevin amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that sought to
expand eligibility to participate in the voluntary information sharing
program created in the bill to include critical infrastructure owners
and operators, which allows entities that are not entirely privately
owned, such as airports, utilities, and public transit systems, to
receive vital cybersecurity information and better secure their
networks against cyber threats (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 243
noes, Roll No. 184).
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Withdrawn:
Jackson Lee (TX) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 112-454) that
was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have authorized the
Secretary to intercept and deploy countermeasure with regard to system
traffic for cybersecurity purposes in effect identification of
cybersecurity risks to Federal systems.
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Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
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Agreed that in the engrossment of H.R. 3523, the Clerk be authorized
to make the change that was placed at the desk.
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H. Res. 631, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R.
3523) and (H.R. 4628), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas
to 185 nays, Roll No. 183, after the previous question was ordered by a
yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 182.
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Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measure:
Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012: H.R. 4257,
amended, to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to revise
requirements relating to Federal information security.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H2144.
Senate Referral: S. 1789 was held at the desk.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2155-56,
H2156, H2179, H2180, H2180-81, H2181, H2182, H2182-83, H2183, H2185,
H2186. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:35 p.m.