[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 172 (Tuesday, January 1, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1091-D1093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 6726-6729 
and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 147 were introduced.          
  Page H7565
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H7566
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
One Hundred and Twelfth Congress, Second Session (H. Rept. 112-740) and
  H. Res. 844, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 
2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill 
providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 112-741).                                              
Page H7565
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Dold to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7517
North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2012: The House agreed to take 
from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 
1464, to develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from North 
Korea.                                                   
  Pages H7520-21
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To express the sense of 
Congress regarding North Korean children and children of one North 
Korean parent and to require the Department of State regularly to brief 
appropriate congressional committees on efforts to advocate for and 
develop a strategy to provide assistance in the best interest of these 
children.''.                                                 
Page H7521
Waiving the Requirement That Measures Enrolled During the Remainder of 
the One Hundred Twelfth Congress be Printed on Parchment: The House 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 147, to waive the requirement that measures 
enrolled during the remainder of the One Hundred Twelfth Congress be 
printed on parchment.                                        
  Page H7521
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Preventing the 2013 Pay Adjustment for Members of Congress and 
Persons Holding Other Offices or Positions in the Federal Government 
From Being Made: H.R. 6726, to prevent the 2013 pay adjustment for 
Members of Congress and persons holding other offices or positions in 
the Federal Government from being made, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
287 yeas to 129 nays, Roll No. 655;               
  Pages H7521-27, H7529
  Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act: S. 3662, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant 
Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building''; and           
  Pages H7527-28
  Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office Designation Act: S. 3630, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the ``Captain 
Rhett W. Schiller Post Office''.                             
  Page H7528
Making a Technical Correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 
1973: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 3677, to 
make

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a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. 
                                                         Pages H7528-29
Recess: The House recessed at 1:23 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7529
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, December 
31, 2012:
  Providing for the Conveyance of Certain Property from the United 
States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska: Concur 
in the Senate amendment to H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association 
located in Kotzebue, Alaska, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 
5 nays, Roll No. 656;                                        
  Page H7530
  Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012: Concur in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2076, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice 
of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on 
request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious 
violent crimes;                                              
  Page H7560
  Calling for Universal Condemnation of the North Korean Missile Launch 
of December 12, 2012: H. Con. Res. 145, amended, to call for universal 
condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012; 
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  Condemning the Government of Iran for its State-Sponsored Persecution 
of its Baha'i Minority and Its Continued Violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights: H. Res. 134, amended, to condemn the 
Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i 
minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on 
Human Rights; and                                            
  Page H7560
  Urging the Governments of Europe and the European Union To Designate 
Hizballah as a Terrorist Organization and Impose Sanctions: H. Res. 
834, to urge the governments of Europe and the European Union to 
designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, 
and to urge the President to provide information about Hizballah to the 
European allies of the United States and to support the Government of 
Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in 
Burgas.                                                      
  Page H7560
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Sunday, December 
30, 2012:
  Drywall Safety Act of 2012: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
4212, to prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to 
ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, and to 
ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, by a 
\2/3\ recorded vote of 378 ayes to 37 noes, Roll No. 657; 
                                                         Pages H7530-31
  Granting the Consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency 
Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: S.J. Res. 44, to 
grant the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency 
Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding;           
  Page H7559
  Clothe a Homeless Hero Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
6328, to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) 
to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security 
checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other local charitable 
organizations;                                               
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  Uninterrupted Scholars Act: S. 3472, to amend the Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act; 
                                                             Page H7559
  Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012: 
Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6029, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and 
economic espionage;                                          
  Page H7559
  Correcting and Improving Certain Provisions of the Leahy-Smith 
America Invents Act and Title 35, United States Code: Concur in the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 6621, to correct and improve certain 
provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United 
States Code;                                                 
  Page H7559
  Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012: S. 3331, 
to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards; 
and                                                          
  Page H7559
  Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections 
Act of 2012: S. 2318, to authorize the Secretary of State to pay a 
reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information 
concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal 
tribunals.                                               
  Pages H7559-60
Recess: The House recessed at 7:15 p.m. and reconvened at 8:39 p.m. 
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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: The House concurred in the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 8, to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted 
in

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2001 and 2003 and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill 
providing for comprehensive tax reform, by a recorded vote of 257 yeas 
to 167 nays, Roll No. 659.                               
  Pages H7531-59
  H. Res. 844, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 10 nays, 
Roll No. 658, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                               
Pages H7531-36
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today and a message 
received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 
House today appear on pages H7517, and H7531.
Senate Referral: S. 302 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7529, 
H7530, H7530-31, H7535-36, H7558-59. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.

Committee Meeting
JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION PREVENTION ACT OF 2012--CONCUR IN SENATE 
AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on a motion to concur 
in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession 
Prevention Act of 2012 (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012). The 
Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the 
consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 8. The rule makes in 
order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means 
or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 
8. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
motion and the Senate amendments. The rule provides that the Senate 
amendments and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule 
provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. The rule provides that the previous question shall be 
considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 
motion or demand for division of the question.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.