[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 103 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D706-D707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 6098-
6105, were introduced.                                       
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Additional Cosponsors:                                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3674, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain 
improvements in the laws relating to cybersecurity, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-592, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3862, to impose certain limitations on consent decrees and 
settlement agreements by agencies that require the agencies to take 
regulatory action in accordance with the terms thereof, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-593); and
  H.R. 1996, to amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, with respect 
to the award of fees and other expenses in cases brought against 
agencies of the United States, to require the Administrative Conference 
of the United States to compile, and make publicly available, certain 
data relating to the Equal Access to Justice Act, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-594).              
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Rabbi David 
Algaze, Havurat Yisrael Synagogue, Forest Hills, New York.   
  Page H4786
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012--Rule 
for Consideration: The House agreed to the rule that is providing for 
consideration of 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 180 
nays, Roll No. 461, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                        
  Pages H4791-96, H4809
Recess: The House recessed at 2:19 p.m. and reconvened at 3 p.m. 
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Repeal of ObamaCare Act: The House passed 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, 
by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 460. Consideration 
of the measure began yesterday, July 10th. 
                                            Pages H4796-H4806, H4806-08
  Rejected the Andrews motion to recommit the bill to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce 
with instructions to report the same to the House forthwith with an 
amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 248 nays, Roll No. 459.
                                                         Pages H4806-08
  H. Res. 724, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, July 10th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow.                                     
  Page H4809
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
reported to the Congress that he has issued an Executive Order that 
modifies the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13047 of May 20, 1997 with respect to the Government of Burma--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 112-123).                                       
  Pages H4810-11
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4807-08, 
H4808, and H4809. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:47 p.m.