[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D731-D732]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 6131-
6136; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 132-133; and H. Res. 731-732 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H4906-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4907-08
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4377, to provide for improved coordination of agency actions in 
the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting 
determinations, and for other purposes, with an amendment(H. Rept. 112-
596, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 1103, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to develop, 
maintain, and administer an annex in Tinian, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, as an extension of the American Memorial Park 
located in Saipan, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-597);
  H.R. 4400, to designate the Salt Pond Visitor Center at Cape Cod 
National Seashore as the ``Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor 
Center'', and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-598);
  H.R. 4073, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the 
quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way 
within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, 
Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline 
Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 112-599);
  H.R. 3706, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-600);
  H.R. 1171, to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Research, 
Prevention, and Reduction Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-584, Pt. 
2);
  H.R. 3404, to establish in the Department of the Interior an Under 
Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of Ocean Energy, 
an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-601);
  H.R. 3397, to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program 
by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for 
determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-602);
  H.R. 3388, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 
segment of the Beaver, Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in 
the States of Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential 
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-603);
  H.R. 3210, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to limit the 
application of that Act with respect to plants and plant products that 
were imported before the effective date of amendments to that Act 
enacted in 2008, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
112-604);
  H.R. 2489, to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally 
significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War 
and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-605);
  H.R. 4043, to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Defense to establish Southern Sea Otter Military Readiness 
Areas for national defense purposes, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-606, Pt. 1); and                     
Page H4906
  H.R. 459, to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller 
General of the United States before the end of 2012, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-607), Pt. 1).
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Culberson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 2:12 p.m. and reconvened at 5 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
Haqqani Network Terrorist Designation Act: S. 1959, amended, to require 
a report on the designation of the Haqqani Network as a foreign 
terrorist organization;                                  
  Pages H4873-75
  Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013: H.R. 6018, 
amended, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
fiscal year 2013, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 333 yeas to 61 nays, 
Roll No. 469;                                  
  Pages H4875-84, H4892-93
  United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012: S. 
2165, to enhance strategic cooperation between the United States and 
Israel; and                                              
  Pages H4884-88
  Insular Areas Act: S. 2009, to improve the administration of programs 
in the insular areas, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 11 
nays, Roll No. 470.                                      
  Pages H4888-92
Recess: The House recessed at 6:04 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service 
of our Nation in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, and of all 
who serve in the armed forces and their families.            
  Page H4893
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency and related measures 
dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor are to 
continue in effect beyond July 22, 2012--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-124). 
                                                         Pages H4872-73
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H4871 and 
H4892.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4893 and H4893-94. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:39 p.m.