[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 135 (Friday, October 12, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 6570-6574 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative DesJarlais to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Dr. David R. 
Rowberry, Institute of Religion of the Church of Jesus Christ of 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no 
Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 a.m.

Committee Meeting
SECURITY FAILURES OF BENGHAZI
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: On Wednesday, October 10, 
2012, the Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Security 
Failures of Benghazi''. Testimony was heard from Charlene R. Lamb, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Programs, Bureau of 
Diplomatic Security, Department of State; Eric Nordstrom, Regional 
Security Officer, Department of State, Lt. Col. Andrew Wood, Utah 
National Guard, Army; and Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary for 
Management, Department of State.

Joint Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SEX TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE OF CHILDREN
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: On Thursday, October 
4, 2012, Commission received a briefing on sex trafficking and abuse of 
children, focusing on the question of how justice systems can most 
effectively respond to domestic and international allegations of child 
trafficking, after receiving testimony from Adele van der Plas, Bakker 
Schut and Van der Plas, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Klaas Langendoen, 
Langendoen Advisory Services, Haarlem, Netherlands; and Samantha 
Vardaman, Shared Hope International, Arlington, Virginia.