[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 53 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D340-D341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 1613-
1659; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 32-34 and H. Res. 169-171, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2156-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2161
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 527, to amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of 
the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures 
stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of 
American taxpayers, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
113-42).                                                     
Page H2156
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2127
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Minister 
Yolanda Adams, Bay Area Baptist Church, Houston, TX.         
  Page H2127
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H2127, H2145
Order of Procedure: Agreed by unanimous consent that, during further 
consideration of H.R. 624 in the Committee of the Whole and pursuant to 
the provisions of H. Res. 164, amendment numbered 13 offered by 
Representative McCaul be modified in the form that was placed at the 
desk.                                                        
  Page H2130
Recess: The House recessed at 11:27 a.m. and reconvened at 11:45 a.m. 
                                                         Pages H2139-40
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the victims of the explosion in West, Texas on April 17, 2013. 
                                                             Page H2140
Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 
624, to provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence 
and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and 
cybersecurity entities, by a yea-and-nay vote of 288 yeas to 127 nays, 
Roll No. 117. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, April 17th.
                                               Pages H2130-39, H2140-45
  Rejected the Perlmutter motion to recommit the bill to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 189 
ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 116.                          
Pages H2142-44
Agreed to:
  Loretta Sanchez amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 113-41), as 
modified, that inserts language that would include the Privacy Officer 
and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department 
of Homeland Security in issuing a report on assessing the privacy and 
civil liberties impact of this bill;                     
Pages H2131-32
  Paulsen amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 113-41) that 
establishes the sense of Congress that international cooperation should 
be encouraged where possible in regards to cyber security; 
                                                         Pages H2133-34
  Barton amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 113-41) that clarifies 
that companies sharing cyber threat information with other companies 
cannot treat this sharing relationship as a loophole to sell a 
consumer's personal information for a marketing purpose; 
                                                         Pages H2134-35
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 113-41) that 
clarifies that cyber security service providers need only provide 
information about cyber security incidents if they pose a threat to the 
government's information and protects individuals' private data from 
being accessed by the government solely because it is stored by a 
company that provides information services to a government agency; 
                                                         Pages H2135-36
  Sinema amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 113-41) that adds the 
Inspector General (IG) of DHS to the omnibus IG reporting requirement; 
adds the DHS IG to rest of the group responsible for submitting an 
annual report to Congress; and adds the House Committee on Homeland 
Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs to the recipients of the report (by a recorded vote of 411 ayes 
with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 113);           
Pages H2130-31, H2140
  LaMalfa amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 113-41) that makes clear 
that nothing in this bill authorizes the government to target a US 
person for surveillance (by a recorded vote of 413 ayes with none 
voting ``no'', Roll No. 114); and                 
Pages H2132-33, H2141
  McCaul amendment (No. 13 as though printed as the last amendment in 
H. Rept. 113-41), as modified, that establishes a primary point of 
receipt in the Federal Government for cyber threat information sharing 
at the Department of Homeland Security (by a recorded vote of 409 ayes 
to 5 noes, Roll No. 115).                      
Pages H2136-39, H2141-42
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H2145
  H. Res. 164, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, April 17th.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow; and when the House adjourns on that day, it 
adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 23rd.           
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Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following individuals on the part of the House to the Commission to 
Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Ms. Susan Dreyfus of 
Milwaukee, WI and Ms. Cassie Statuto Bevan of Derwood, MD.   
  Page H2153
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2120.
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 5 was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.                                                   
  Page H2155
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2140, 
H2141, H2141-42, H2143-44, and H2144. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:56 p.m.