[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 101 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D691-D693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 6079-
6089; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 718, 725, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4685-86
Reports Filed: A report was filed on July 2, 2012 as follows:
  H.R. 5872, to require the President to provide a report detailing the 
sequester required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 
2013, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-577).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1192, to extend the current royalty rate for soda ash, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-578);
  H.R. 2027, to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, 
Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in Rhode Island (H. 
Rept. 112-579);
  H.R. 2154, to correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Gasparilla Island Unit FL-70P, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-580);

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  S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon (H. Rept. 112-581);
  H.R. 6019, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to enhance the use of Juvenile Accountability Block Grants for 
programs to prevent and address occurrences of bullying and to 
reauthorize the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-582);
  H.R. 4402, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the 
minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to 
United States economic and national security and manufacturing 
competitiveness, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-583, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 1171, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, 
Prevention, and Reduction Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-584, Pt. 
1);
  H.R. 4155, to direct the head of each Federal department and agency 
to treat relevant military training as sufficient to satisfy training 
or certification requirements for Federal licenses, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 112-585);
  H.R. 4273, to clarify that compliance with an emergency order under 
section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act may not be considered a 
violation of any Federal, State, or local environmental law or 
regulation, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-
586); and
  H. Res. 724, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6079) to 
repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-
related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 
of 2010 (H. Rept. 112-587).                              
Pages H4683-84
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:11 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m. 
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Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative McCotter, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the Eleventh Congressional District 
of Michigan, effective at midnight on Friday, July 6, 2012. 
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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Michigan, Mr. McCotter, 
the whole number of the House is 432.                    
  Pages H4660-61
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Veteran Skills to Jobs Act: H.R. 4155, amended, to direct the head of 
each Federal department and agency to treat relevant military training 
as sufficient to satisfy training or certification requirements for 
Federal licenses, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 452;                     
  Pages H4661-63, H4670
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012: H.R. 
4114, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans;                               
  Pages H4663-64
  Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure 
requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that 
machine: H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit 
the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the 
screen of that machine, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 453;             
  Pages H4664-66, H4670-71
  Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012: H.R. 5892, to improve 
hydropower, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 372 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 454; and                     
  Pages H4666-70, H4671-72
  Former Charleston Naval Base Land Exchange Act of 2012: S. 2061, to 
provide for an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland 
Security and the South Carolina State Ports Authority.   
  Pages H4672-73
Recess: The House recessed at 5 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H4659.
Senate Referrals: S. 3238 was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs; S. 2165, S. 2239, and S. 3363 were held at the desk. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4670, H4670-71, and H4671-72. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:48 p.m.

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