[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D563-D567]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 5900-
5904, were introduced.                                       
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3577-78
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 679, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on 
medical devices, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5882) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-
518) and
  H.R. 4471, to require analyses of the cumulative impacts of certain 
rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency that impact 
gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas prices, jobs, and the economy, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-519).                   
Page H3577
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative McClintock to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:36 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3486
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Joseph 
Shea, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Simi Valley, California. 
                                                         Pages H3486-87
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2013: The House passed H.R. 5325, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 255 yeas to 165 nays, Roll 
No. 342. Consideration of the measure began on Thursday, May 31st. 
                                               Pages H3489-99, H3513-26
  Rejected the Boswell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 233 
noes, Roll No. 341.                                      
Pages H3524-26
  Agreed to:
  Flake amendment that prohibits funds from being used by the 
Department of Energy to fund the Wind Powering America Initiative; 
                                                         Pages H3493-94
  Stearns amendment that was debated on June 5th that prohibits funds 
from being used by the Department of Energy to subordinate any loan 
obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 or to subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation 
to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (by a recorded vote of 348 
ayes to 60 noes, Roll No. 320);                              
Page H3496
  Shimkus amendment that was debated on June 5th that increases 
funding, by offset, for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by 
$10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 326 ayes to 81 noes, Roll No. 321); 
                                                         Pages H3496-97
  Tipton amendment that was debated on June 5th that prohibits funds 
from being used to conduct a survey in which money is included or 
provided for the benefit of the responder (by a recorded vote of 355 
ayes to 51 noes, Roll No. 322);                          
Pages H3497-98
  Luetkemeyer amendment that was debated on June 5th that prohibits 
funds from being used for the study of the Missouri River Projects 
authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (by a recorded vote of 242 
ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 323)                              
Page H3498
  Fortenberry amendment that was debated on June 5th that redirects 
$17,319,000 in funding within Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (by a 
recorded vote of 328 ayes to 89 noes, Roll No. 325);     
Pages H3513-14
  Reed amendment that was debated on June 5th that increases funding, 
by offset, for Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup by $36,000,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 223 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 330); and 
                                                         Pages S3516-17
  Connolly amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to reduce 
funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $25,000,000 and 
apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote 
of 208 ayes to 207 noes with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 340. 
Agreed by unanimous consent that the earlier roll call vote taken on 
the Connolly amendment be vacated).                      
Pages H3523-24
Rejected:
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Batteries and Electric Drive Technology program;             
Page H3493
  Rohrabacher amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to 
prohibit funds from being used for the U.S. China Clean Energy Research 
Center (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 319); 
                                                         Pages H3495-96
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought 
to increase funding, by offset, for the Army Corps of Engineers--
Construction by $10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 150 ayes to 260 
noes, Roll No. 324);                                     
Pages H3498-99
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought 
to increase funding, by offset, for Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy by $10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 260 noes, Roll 
No. 326);                                                    
Page H3514
  Kucinich amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to 
prohibit funds from being used to provide new loan guarantees under 
section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and reduce the funds 
appropriated for the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee 
Program by $33,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 136 ayes to 282 noes, 
Roll No. 328);                                           
Pages H3515-16
  Burgess amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
1, 2012) that was debated on June 5th that sought to reduce funding for 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation by $100,000,000 and apply the savings 
to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 
249 noes, Roll No. 329);                                     
Page H3516
  Loretta Sanchez amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to 
increase funding, by offset, for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation by 
$16,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 331);
                                                         Pages H3517-18
  Polis amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to reduce 
funding for National Nuclear Security Administration Weapons Activities 
by $298,221,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account 
(by a recorded vote of 138 ayes to 281 noes, Roll No. 332); 
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  Lujan amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to increase 
funding, by offset, for Defense Environmental Cleanup by $21,899,000 
(by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 333); 
                                                         Pages H3518-19
  Chabot amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to 
eliminate funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta 
Regional Authority, the Denali Commission, the Northern Border Regional 
Commission, and the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission and apply 
the $99,348,000 in savings to the spending reduction account (by a 
recorded vote of 141 ayes to 276 noes, Roll No. 334);    
                                                         Pages H3519-20
  Blackburn amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to 
reduce each amount made available by this Act by 1% (by a recorded vote 
of 157 ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 335);                  
                                                         Pages H3520-21
  Mulvaney amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to reduce 
each amount made available by this Act by 24%, except for certain 
specified accounts (by a recorded vote of 125 ayes to 293 noes, Roll 
No. 336);                                                    
                                                             Page H3521
  Flake amendment that sought to reduce each amount made available by 
this Act (other than an amount required to be made available by a 
provision of law) is hereby reduced by 0.27260690084897576 percent (by 
a recorded vote of 144 ayes to 274 noes, Roll No. 337); 
                                               Pages H3491-92, H3521-22
  King (IA) amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to 
prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
requirements in subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act) (by a recorded vote 
of 184 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 338); and              
                                                         Pages H3522-23
  Lummis amendment that was debated on June 5th that sought to prohibit 
funds from being used to plan or undertake sales or any other transfers 
of natural or low enriched uranium from the Department of Energy that 
combined exceed 1,917 metric tons of uranium as uranium hexafluoride 
equivalent in fiscal year 2013 (by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 302 
noes, Roll No. 339).                                         
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  Point of Order sustained against:
  DeFazio amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used by 
the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy to implement or administer 
any change to the requirement in section 9.104-1(d) of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations, that to be determined responsible, a 
prospective contractor must have a record of satisfactory compliance 
with antitrust laws.                                     
                                                         Pages H3492-93
  H. Res. 667, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5743), (H.R. 5854), (H.R. 5855), and (H.R. 5325), was agreed to on 
Thursday, May 31st.
Notice of Intent to Offer Motion: Representative Broun (GA) announced 
his intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4348. 
                                                             Page H3499
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013: The House 
began consideration of H.R. 5855, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2013. Further proceedings were postponed. 
                                            Pages H3499-H3505, H3528-75
  Agreed to:
  Flake amendment that increases funding, by offset, for U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection by $43,000;                        
                                                         Pages H3528-29
  Grimm amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Urban 
Search and Rescue Response System by $7,667,000;         
                                                         Pages H3533-34
  Runyan amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Firefighter 
Assistance Grants by $5,000,000;                         
                                                         Pages H3535-36
  Wasserman Schultz amendment that redirects $20,000,000 in funding 
within Immigration and Customs Enforcement to combat child 
exploitation;                                            
                                                         Pages H3542-43
  Cravaack amendment that redirects $10,000,000 in funding within the 
Transportation Security Administration;                  
                                                         Pages H3548-49
  Dold amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the United 
States Coast Guard Operating Expenses by $5,200,000 for Great Lakes 
search and rescue operations;                            
                                                         Pages H3550-51
  Gardner amendment that makes such sums available to the Secretary of 
Homeland Security as may be necessary to comply with the Coast Guard's 
energy management requirements under section 543(f)(7) of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act;                              
                                                             Page H3552
  Clarke (MI) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Federal 
Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs by $10,000,000 (by 
a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 348); 
                                               Pages H3544-45, H3568-69
  Poe amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Border Security 
Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology by $10,000,000 (by a recorded 
vote of 302 ayes to 113 noes, Roll No. 352); and 
                                                  Pages H3534-35, H3571
  Bishop (UT) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Air and 
Marine Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement by 
$624,000 (by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 353). 
                                               Pages H3539-40, H3571-72

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                                                              Rejected:
  Polis amendment that sought to reduce funding for Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement by $501,331,000 and apply the savings to the 
spending reduction account;                              
                                                         Pages H3545-46
  Broun (GA) amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the 
Transportation Security Administration and apply the $5,041,230,000 to 
the spending reduction account;                          
                                                         Pages H3546-47
  Flake amendment that sought to reduce funding for Federal Emergency 
Management Agency State and Local Programs by $412,908,000 and apply 
the savings to the spending reduction account;           
                                                         Pages H3554-56
  Moore amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Office of the Secretary and Executive Management by $3,000,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 154 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 345); 
                                               Pages H3529-30, H3566-67
  Broun (GA) amendment that sought to reduce funding in various 
accounts and apply the total savings of $498,099,270 to the spending 
reduction account (by a recorded vote of 140 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 
346);                                             
                                                  Pages H3530-31, H3567
  Holt amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs by 
$50,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 347);
                                               Pages H3531-32, H3567-68
  Clarke (MI) amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs by 
$10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 159 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 349);
                                                     Pages H3534, H3569
  Hahn amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection by $10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 156 
ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 350);               
                                               Pages H3537-39, H3569-70
  Hahn amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs by 
$75,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 144 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 351);
                                               Pages H3556-57, H3570-71
  Loretta Sanchez amendment that sought to redirect $40,000,000 in 
funding within Immigration and Customs Enforcement to combat child 
exploitation (by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 
354);                                          
                                               Pages H3541-42, H3572-73
  Jackson Lee (TX) amendment that sought to increase funding, by 
offset, for Federal Air Marshals by $50,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 
60 ayes to 355 noes, Roll No. 355);               
                                                  Pages H3549-50, H3573
  Higgins amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Programs by 
$58,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 150 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 356); 
and                                            
                                               Pages H3557-58, H3573-74
  Bishop (NY) amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
Research, Development, Acquisition, and Operations by $75,000,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 166 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 357). 
                                               Pages H3559-61, H3574-75
  Point of Order sustained against:
  Grijalva amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Salaries and Expenses by 
$30,000,000.                                                 
                                                             Page H3537
  H. Res. 667, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
5743), (H.R. 5854), (H.R. 5855), and (H.R. 5325), was agreed to on 
Thursday, May 31st.
Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House agreed to the Flake motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 4348 by a yea-and-nay vote of 259 yeas to 
154 nays, Roll No. 343.                        
  Pages H3505-09, H3526-27
Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected the Doggett motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 4348 by a yea-and-nay vote of 192 yeas to 
226 nays, Roll No. 344.                        
  Pages H3509-13, H3527-28
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, June 5th:
  Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the City of 
Pascagoula, Mississippi: S. 363, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce 
to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi and    
  Page H3575
  Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: 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. 
                                                             Page H3575
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3487.
Senate Referrals: S. 2061 was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary and S. Con. Res. 45 was held at the desk.          
  Page H3575
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and 35 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3495-96, 
H3496, H3496-97, H3497-98, H3498, H3498-99, H3513-14, H3514-15, H3515-
16, H3516,

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H3516-17, H3517-18, H3518, H3518-19, H3519-20, H3520-21, H3521, H3521-
22, H3522-23, H3523, H3523-24, H3525-26, H3526, H3526-27, H3527-28, 
H3566, H3566-67, H3567-68, H3568-69, H3569, H3569-70, H3570-71, H3571, 
H3571-72, H3572-73, H3573, H3573-74, and H3574-75. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:48 p.m.