[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 99 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D676-D678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 6047-
6058; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 113 and H.Res. 711-716 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4603-04
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4605-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as followed:
  Semiannual Report on the Activity of the Committee on Small Business 
During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-554);
  Third Semiannual Report of Activities of the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-555);
  Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee 
on Ways and Means during the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-556).
  Conference report on 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 for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-557); and
  H. Res. 717, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5856) 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 6020) making appropriations for 
financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2013, and for other purposes; and providing for 
consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (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 for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-558).    
Page H4603
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harper to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4159
Recess: The House recessed at 10:12 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4160
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Greg 
Lafferty, Willowdale Chapel, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.   
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on June 26th:
  Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port 
Security Act: H.R. 4251, amended, to authorize, enhance, and reform 
certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-
based coordination within the Department of Homeland Security, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 438; 
                                                         Pages H4175-76
  Gauging American Port Security Act: H.R. 4005, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and report to 
Congress on gaps in port security in the United States and a plan to 
address them, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 9 nays, Roll 
No. 439;                                                 
  Pages H4176-77
  Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime 
Navigation Act of 2012: H.R. 5889, amended, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
prevention of nuclear terrorism;                             
  Page H4421
  Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building Designation 
Act: H.R. 3412, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, 
Louisiana, as the ``Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office 
Building'';                                                  
  Page H4421
  SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 3501, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the ``SPC Nicholas Scott 
Hartge Post Office'';                                        
  Page H4421
  First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 3772, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as 
the ``First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building''; 
                                                             Page H4421
  Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3276, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2810 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Reverend 
Abe Brown Post Office Building'';                            
  Page H4421
  Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act: H.R. 1447, amended, 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) 
to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee;        
  Page H4421
  Amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit use of certain 
grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national 
laboratory or research facility: H.R. 5843, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to permit use of certain grant funds for training 
conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research 
facility; and                                            
  Pages H4421-22
  Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process 
for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a 
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC): H.R. 3173, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the 
process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a 
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in 
total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment 
center.                                                      
  Page H4422
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Jackson Lee (TX) 
announced her intent to offer a privileged resolution.       
  Page H4177
Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, 
Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in Contempt of 
Congress: The House agreed to H. Res. 711, recommending that the House 
of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. 
Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply 
with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, by a recorded vote of 255 ayes to 67 noes with 1 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 441.                  
  Pages H4177-H4417
  Rejected the Dingell motion to refer the resolution to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 172 yeas to 251 nays, Roll No. 440.              
Pages H4412-17
  H. Res. 708, the rule providing for consideration of the resolutions 
(H. Res. 711) and (H. Res. 706) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
254 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 437, after the previous question was 
ordered without objection.                               
Pages H4164-75
Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to 
initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
subpoenas: The House agreed to H. Res. 706, to authorize the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial 
proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas, by a yea-and-nay vote of 258 
yeas to 95 nays with 5 answering ``present'', Roll No. 442. 
                                                         Pages H4418-21
  H. Res. 708, the rule providing for consideration of the resolutions 
(H. Res. 711) and (H. Res. 706) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
254 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 437, after the previous question was 
ordered without objection.                               
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United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following member on the part of the House to the United States-China 
Economic and Security Review Commission for a term to expire December 
31, 2014: Mr. Peter Brookes of Springfield, Virginia.        
  Page H4426
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Vitiation of Proceedings: Under clause 8 
of rule 20, the Chair announced that the filing of the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 4348 has vitiated the Hahn motion to instruct 
conferees.                                                   
  Page H4601
Recess: The House recessed at 7:24 p.m. and reconvened at 11:04 p.m. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H4159.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4175, 
H4175-76, H4176, H4416-17, H4417, H4420-21. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:05 p.m.