[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 19, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D620-D622]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 5959-
5971; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 690, 692-693 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3806-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3807-08
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 691, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4480) to 
provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas 
exploration, development, and production under oil and gas leases of 
Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Defense in response to a drawdown of petroleum reserves 
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H. Rept. 112-540).     
Page H3806
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3735
Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3742
Oath of Office--Eighth Congressional District of Arizona: 
Representative-elect Ron Barber presented

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himself in the well of the House and was administered the Oath of 
Office by the Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a 
facsimile copy of a letter from Ms. Amy B. Chan, State Election 
Director, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Arizona, 
indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special 
Election held June 12, 2012, the Honorable Ron Barber was elected 
Representative to Congress for the Eighth Congressional District, State 
of Arizona.                                                  
  Page H3753
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Arizona, 
Mr. Barber, the whole number of the House is 433.            
  Page H3754
Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative McKinley announced his 
intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4348. 
                                                             Page H3755
Amending the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the 
Lower Merced River in California: The House passed H.R. 2578, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced 
River in California, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 188 nays, 
Roll No. 387.                                  
  Pages H3744-53, H3754-87
  Rejected the Perlmutter motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 
234 noes, Roll No. 386.                                  
Pages H3785-86
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-25 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule.                                            
Page H3765
Agreed to:
  Hastings (WA) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 112-539) that 
makes technical and clarifying changes; reduces the size of the land 
conveyance in Title IV; conforms the text of Title VI to the House-
passed version of the bill from the 111th Congress; and reduces the 
authorization of Title VIII to conform with Leadership protocols and 
                                                             Page H3776
  Bishop (UT) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 112-539) that 
clarifies the intent of the legislation and narrows the list of laws 
which may be waived for border security activities. It also adds 
provisions protecting private property and tribal sovereignty. 
                                                         Pages H3779-81
Rejected:
  DeFazio amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 112-539) that sought to 
ensure that if the SEAlaska Native Corporation is allowed to clear-cut 
new areas of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, it is subject to 
the same limitation on the export of unprocessed timber that applies to 
other national forests in the lower 48 (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes 
to 236 noes, Roll No. 383);                    
Pages H3776-78, H3782-83
  Markey amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 112-539) that sought to 
authorize a pilot project to test a small increase in federal grazing 
fees (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 384); and 
                                               Pages H3778-79, H3783-84
  Grijalva amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 112-539) that sought to 
strike Title XIV which creates a 100-mile operation control zone for 
the Department of Homeland Security along the Northern and Southern 
borders of the United States (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 247 
noes, Roll No. 385).                           
Pages H3781-82, H3784-85
Withdrawn:
  Hanabusa amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 112-539) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have excluded the state 
of Hawaii from the provisions of the bill that exempt the Department of 
Homeland Security from dozens of conservation laws within 100 miles of 
the nation's borders.                                        
Page H3782
  H. Res. 688, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 382, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 
yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 381.                
Pages H3444-53, H3754-55
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated yesterday, June 18th:
  Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act: 
H.R. 2938, amended, to prohibit certain gaming activities on certain 
Indian lands in Arizona, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 343 yeas to 78 
nays with 2 answering ``present'', Roll No. 388.             
  Page H3787
Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House debated the Walz (MN) motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 4348. Further proceedings were postponed. 
                                                         Pages H3788-94
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3752-53, 
H3754-55, H3782-83, H3783-84, H3784, H3786,  H3786-87, H3787. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

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