[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 113 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D784-D786]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 6205-
6227; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 742-744 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 6122, to revise the authority of the Librarian of Congress to 
accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-624);
  H.R. 1402, to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish 
battery recharging stations for privately owned vehicles in parking 
areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net 
cost to the Federal Government, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-625);
  H.R. 3641, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of 
California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-626); and H.R. 4606, to 
authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas 
pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 112-627).                                
Page H5326
Condemning, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous atrocities 
that occurred in Aurora, Colorado: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
134, to condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous 
atrocities that occurred in Aurora, Colorado.         
  Pages H5297-H5302
  H. Con. Res. 134 was considered pursuant to the order of the House of 
July 25, 2012.
Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 4078, to 
provide that no agency may take any significant regulatory action until 
the unemployment rate is equal to or less than 6.0 percent, by a 
recorded vote of 245 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 536. Consideration of 
the measure began yesterday, July 25th.                  
  Pages H5302-20
  Rejected the Sutton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to

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the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 181 
yeas to 234 nays, Roll No. 535.                          
Pages H5318-19
Agreed to:
  Posey amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that requires that awarded attorney's fees and 
costs for small businesses in Title I would be paid out of the 
administrative budget of the office in the agency that proposed the 
regulation (by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 525); 
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  McKinley amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) 
that was debated on July 25th that reduces the term ``significant 
regulatory action'' from $100,000,000 or more to $50,000,000 or more in 
annual cost to the economy. This amendment would allow for more 
oversight on Federal Agency Regulations by lowering the dollar amount 
threshold (by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 527); 
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  Fitzpatrick amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) 
that was debated on July 25th that directs the Securities and Exchange 
Commission to take into account the large burden of section 404b of 
Sarbanes-Oxley on companies with a public float less than $250 million, 
compared to the benefit (by a recorded vote of 251 ayes to 166 noes, 
Roll No. 531);                                           
Pages H5315-16
  Posey amendment (No. 20 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that keeps the U.S. Securities and Exchange 
Commission (SEC) from enforcing or issuing interpretive guidance on 
climate change (by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 
532); and                                                    
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  Posey amendment (No. 25 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that makes it clear that the definition of 
``significant regulatory action'' would include new Treasury 
regulations regarding non-resident alien deposits (by a recorded vote 
of 251 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 534).                  
Pages H5317-18
Rejected:
  Watt amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that was 
debated on July 25th that sought to exempt regulatory actions that are 
regulatory actions by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that 
streamline the application process for patents and trademarks, 
including rules implementing the micro entity provision of the Leahy-
Smith America Invents Act, from Title I of the bill and exempt midnight 
rules implementing such provisions from Title II of the bill. The 
amendment also would have exempted consent decrees and settlement 
agreements in an action to compel agency action by the PTO to help 
streamline the application process for patents and trademarks from 
Title III of the bill (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 244 noes, Roll 
No. 520);                                                    
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  Loebsack amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that sought to allow actions that would lower 
prices for gasoline, diesel, oil, or other motor fuels (by a recorded 
vote of 177 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 521);             
Pages H5308-09
  Richardson amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) 
that was debated on July 25th that sought to ensure that the provisions 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health 
provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
can be carried out (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 247 noes, Roll 
No. 522);                                                
Pages H5309-10
  Richardson amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) 
that was debated on July 25th that sought to allow regulations that 
protect consumers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (by a recorded 
vote of 173 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 523);                 
Page H5310
  Connolly amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) 
that was debated on July 25th that sought to clarify the procedure for 
considering a request for a congressional waiver by the President (by a 
recorded vote of 179 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 524);    
Pages H5310-11
  Nadler amendment (No. 12 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that sought to exempt issues relating to 
nuclear power plants from the obstacles to establishing safety 
protections in the following titles of H.R. 4078: Title I (Regulatory 
Freeze for Jobs Act); Title III (Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and 
Settlements Act); Title V (Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating 
Development (RAPID) Act) (by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 243 noes, 
Roll No. 526);                                               
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  George Miller (CA) amendment (No. 15 printed in part B of H. Rept. 
112-616) that was debated on July 25th that sought to exempt from the 
definition of significant regulatory action a rule that would prevent 
or reduce deaths or injuries caused by explosions and fires related to 
the ignition of combustible dusts in the workplace (by a recorded vote 
of 174 ayes to 239 noes, Roll No. 528);                  
Pages H5313-14
  Woolsey amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that sought to exempt from the definition of 
significant regulatory action a rule that would prevent or reduce the 
number of workers suffering electrocutions or other fatalities 
associated with working on high voltage transmission and distribution 
lines (by

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a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 529);      
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  Waters amendment (No. 18 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that sought to authorize appropriations (1) to 
enable the SEC and CFTC to carry out the additional cost/benefit 
analysis requirements under the bill; (2) for costs of litigation 
incurred by the Commissions related to the requirements under the bill 
(by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 530); and 
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  Maloney amendment (No. 21 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-616) that 
was debated on July 25th that sought to mandate that Title VI cannot 
take effect until the Chair of the SEC certifies that in conducting the 
cost benefit analysis no resources will be diverted away from the SEC's 
mission to protect investors, maintain efficient markets and promote 
access to capital (by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 
533).                                                    
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  H. Res. 741, the rule providing for further consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to by voice vote.                           
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  Agreed to the Foxx amendment to the rule by voice vote, after 
agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 
yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 519.                          
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 30th.                         
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5302.
Senate Referral: S. 285 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and 16 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5307, 
H5308, H5308-09, H5309-10, H5310, H5310-11, H5311-12, H5312, H5312-13, 
H5313-14, H5314, H5314-15, H5315, H5316, H5316-17, H5317, H5319, H5319-
20. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:39 p.m.