[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D715-D716]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 6106-
6125; 1 private bill, H.R. 6126; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 728, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4862-63
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4864-65
Report Filed:A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3120, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require 
accreditation of certain educational institutions for purposes of a 
nonimmigrant student visa, and for other purposes, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 112-595).                                          
Page H4862
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Capito to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4829
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012: The 
House passed 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 recorded vote of 256 ayes to 160 
noes, Roll No. 468.                                      
  Pages H4831-55
  Rejected the Slaughter 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 yea-and-nay vote of 181 yeas to 
231 nays, Roll No. 467.                                  
Pages H4852-54
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-26 shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill.                                         
Page H4839
Agreed to:
  Cravaack amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that allows 
projects that have already applied for a permit access to the new 
expedited process under the bill and                     
Pages H4845-46
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that allows 
the lead agency, as established under this bill, to exempt existing 
Mineral Prescriptions for strategic and critical materials within 
Federally administered national forests from the procedures detailed at 
and all rules promulgated under part 294 of title 36 of the Code for 
Federal Regulations. In addition, the amendment extends this exemption 
to areas integral to access of the Mineral Prescriptions, and the 
construction, operation, maintenance, and restoration of any existing 
Mineral Prescriptions (by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 178 noes, Roll 
No. 465).                                      
Pages H4844-45, H4850-51
Rejected:
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that 
sought to create an exception for non-profit entities and individuals 
from the outright elimination (found in Section 205 of H.R. 4402) of 
the shifting of attorneys' fees pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice 
Act;                                                     
Pages H4846-47
  Tonko amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that sought to 
narrow the scope of the underlying bill to include strategic and 
critical minerals only (by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 251 noes, 
Roll No. 462);                                 
Pages H4840-41, H4848-49
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that 
sought to give the lead agency, in the event of new or unforeseen 
information, the authority to extend by two six-month periods the 
arbitrary 30 month time limit the bill imposes on permit approval (by a 
recorded vote of 162 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 463); 
                                               Pages H4841-42, H4849-50
  Markey amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that sought to 
require a royalty payment of 12.5% of the value of hardrock minerals 
mined on Federal lands. Revenue generated by the royalty payment would 
be dedicated to cleaning up abandoned hardrock mines (by a recorded 
vote of 163 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 464); and 
                                                  Pages H4842-44, H4850
  Grijalva amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 112-590) that sought to 
exempt from the bill any mineral exploration or mining permit a lead 
agency determines would diminish opportunities for hunting, fishing, 
grazing, or recreation on public lands. By protecting the status of 
hunting, fishing, grazing and other recreational uses on Federal lands, 
the amendment sought to guarantee that the multiple use mandate for 
Federal lands was not compromised by the underlying bill (by a recorded 
vote of 167 ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 466).   
Pages H4847-48, H4851-52
  H. Res. 726, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, July 11th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, and further when the House adjourns on that 
day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, July 17th for morning 
hour debate.                                                 
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Discharge Petition: Representative Van Hollen presented to the clerk a 
motion to discharge the Committees on House Administration and the 
Judiciary from the consideration of H.R. 4010, to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure 
requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, 
and for other purposes (Discharge Petition No. 4).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4855.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4865.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4849, 
H4849-50, H4850, H4850-51, H4851-52, H4853-54, and H4854-55. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:55 p.m.