[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 92 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D612-D613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 5952-
5958; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 111-112; and H. Res. 689 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3732-33
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3733-34
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3668, to prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-537);
  H.R. 3100, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expand the 
boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, to 
conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, and for other purposes, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-538); and
  H. Res. 688, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2578) to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower 
Merced River in California, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-539). 
                                                             Page H3732
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3709
Recess: The House recessed at 2:12 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3711
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to 
be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs: 
H.R. 1556, to amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain 
land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic 
programs;                                                
  Pages H3711-12
  Clarifying authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to 
define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation 
in the State of Utah, and for other purposes'': H.R. 4027, to clarify 
authority granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define the 
exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the 
State of Utah, and for other purposes'';                 
  Pages H3712-13
  Providing for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town 
of Alta, Utah: S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels 
of land to the town of Alta, Utah, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 383 
yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 379;                     
  Pages H3714, H3721-22
  Modifying a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the 
Interior: S. 404, to modify a land grant patent issued by the Secretary 
of the Interior, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 380;                  
  Pages H3713-14, H3722-23
  East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act: S. 997, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend a water contract 
between the United States and the East Bench Irrigation District; 
                                                             Page H3715
  Expressing the regret of the House of Representatives for the passage 
of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the United States: H. 
Res. 683, to express the regret of the House of Representatives for the 
passage of laws that adversely affected the Chinese in the United 
States, including the Chinese Exclusion Act;             
  Pages H3715-19
  Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act: H.R. 3668, amended, to 
prevent trafficking in counterfeit drugs; and            
  Pages H3719-21
  Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012: H.R. 
1272, amended, to provide for the use and distribution of the funds 
awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the United States 
Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188.    
  Pages H3723-25
Recess: The House recessed at 5:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3721
Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative Walz (MN) announced his 
intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4348. 
                                                             Page H3723

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Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act: 
H.R. 2938, amended, to prohibit certain gaming activities on certain 
Indian lands in Arizona.                                 
  Pages H3725-29
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile 
material on the Korean Peninsula is to continue in effect beyond June 
26, 2012--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 112-113).                                
  Page H3721
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the national emergency declared with respect to the risk of nuclear 
proliferation created by the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-
usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation is 
to continue beyond June 21, 2012--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-114).         
Page H3721
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on pages H3710-11.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3721-22, H3722-23. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:15 p.m.