granule_id,date,congress,session,volume,issue,title,chamber,granule_class,sub_granule_class,page_start,page_end,speakers,bills,citation,full_text CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1085-2,2012-12-31,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1085,D1085,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1085,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1085] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1085,2012-12-31,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1085,D1085,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""302""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""628""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""629""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""628""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""629""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6060""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6586""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1085,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1085] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, December 31, 2012 [[Page D1085]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, as amended. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8557-S8610 Measures Introduced: Two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. Res. 628-629. Pages S8589-90 Measures Passed: American Taxpayer Relief Act: By 89 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 251), Senate passed 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, by the order of the Senate of Tuesday, January 1, 2013, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8584-86 Adopted: Reid/McConnell Amendment No. 3448, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8585 Pryor (for Reid) Amendment No. 3450, to amend the title. Page S8586 Space Launch Liability Provisions: Senate passed H.R. 6586, to extend the application of certain space launch liability provisions through 2014, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8608-09 Pryor (for Nelson (FL)/Hutchison) Amendment No. 3449, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8609 Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6060, to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019, and the bill was then passed. Page S8609 Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline: Senate passed S. 302, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for a natural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the boundary of Denali National Park. Page S8609 Inter-Country Adoptions of Russian Children: Senate agreed to S. Res. 628, expressing the deep disappointment of the Senate in the enactment by the Russian Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russian children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law. Pages S8609-10 Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 629, to authorize the production of records by the Committee on Armed Services. Page S8610 Messages from the House: Page S8588 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S8588 Executive Communications: Pages S8588-89 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8590-92 Additional Statements: Pages S8586-88 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8592-S8608 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--251) Page S8585 Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012 and adjourned at 2:31 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, until 2 p.m. on the same day. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8610.)" CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1086,2012-12-31,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1086,D1087,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""114""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""134""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""140""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""145""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""193""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""264""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""443""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""499""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""752""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""834""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""970""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1047""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1421""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1478""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2015""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2076""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3250""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3454""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3563""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3666""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3715""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4019""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4194""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6364""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6612""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6649""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6720""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6725""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1086,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1086-D1087] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page D1086]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 6720-6725 were introduced, no resolutions were introduced today. Page H7516 Additional Cosponsors: Page H7516 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 752, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-735); H.R. 4194, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-736); H.R. 4019, to increase employment and educational opportunities in, and improve the economic stability of, counties containing Federal forest land, while also reducing the cost of managing such land, by providing such counties a dependable source of revenue from such land, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-737, Pt. 1); Fourth Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Committee on House Administration (H. Rept. 112-738); and Summary of Activities of the Committee on Ethics for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-739). Page H7516 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Harper to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7471 Recess: The House recessed at 9:41 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. Page H7475 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013: S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a \2/3\ yea- and-nay vote of 373 yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 652; Pages H7479-85, H7512 Redesignating the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range: H.R. 6612, to redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 653; Pages H7485-91, H7512-13 Amending the Animal Welfare Act To Modify the Definition of ``Exhibitor'': S. 3666, to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''; Page H7495 Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6364, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I and to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 654; Pages H7495-98, H7513-14 Calling on the New Government of Egypt To Honor the Rule of Law and Immediately Return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States: H. Res. 193, amended, to call on the new Government of Egypt to honor the rule of law and immediately return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States; and Pages H7506-08 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.''. Page H7508 Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012: H.R. 6649, amended, to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients. Pages H7508-11 Recess: The House recessed at 1:37 p.m. and reconvened at 5:44 p.m. Page H7512 Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: 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; Page H7491 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; Pages H7491-95 [[Page D1087]] 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; Pages H7498-H7500 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 Pages H7500-03 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. Pages H7503-06 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon tomorrow. Page H7514 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages H7511-12. Senate Referrals: S. 140 was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and S. 114, S. 264, S. 499, S. 970, S. 1047, S. 1421, S. 1478, S. 2015, S. 3250, S. 3563, and S. 3715 were held at the desk. Pages H7511-12, H7514 Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7512, H7513, H7513-14. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 6:25 p.m." CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1087-2,2012-12-31,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2013-01-01,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1087,D1087,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1087,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1087] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2013 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No meetings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1087-3,2012-12-31,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1087,D1088,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1087,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1087-D1088] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). 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[[Page D1088]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 1 Senate Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3:30 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 p.m., Tuesday, January 1 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E2023 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E2015 Burton, Dan, Ind., E2021 Clarke, Hansen, Mich., E2015 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E2021, E2023, E2025 Fortenberry, Jeff, Nebr., E2018 Frank, Barney, Mass., E2019, E2024 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E2017, E2020, E2023 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E2015 Hochul, Kathleen C., N.Y., E2020 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E2020 Lance, Leonard, N.J., E2024 McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E2023 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E2018 Pence, Mike, Ind., E2024 Quigley, Mike, Ill., E2025 Reichert, David G., Wash., E2021 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E2015 Smith, Lamar, Tex., E2016 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E2017 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E2015" CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1087,2012-12-31,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1087,D1087,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1087,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1087] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1082-2,2012-12-30,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1082,D1082,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1082,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1082] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. H" CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1082-3,2012-12-30,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDALLOTHER,D1082,D1083,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""44""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""843""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2318""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3159""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3202""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3331""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3454""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3472""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3667""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4057""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4212""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6029""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6328""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6621""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6716""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6719""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1082,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1082-D1083] 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. 6716-6719 were introduced. Page H7469 Additional Cosponsors: Page H7469 Report Filed: A report was filed on December 28, 2012 as follows: Semi-annual Report on the Activity of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-733). A report was filed today as follows: H. Res. 843, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 112-734). Page H7469 Notification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification sent to Members on Thursday, December 27, 2012 of the reassembling of the House. Page H7437 Recess: The House recessed at 2:15 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. Page H7439 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4057, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 650; Pages H7439-42, H7465-66 Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012: S. 3202, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 651; and Pages H7442-46, H7466-67 Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012: H.R. 3159, amended, to direct the President, in consultation with the Department of [[Page D1083]] State, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish guidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, by a \2/3\ yea- and-nay vote of 390 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 649. Pages H7458-61, H7464-65 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the President to establish guidelines for United States foreign development assistance, and for other purposes.''. Page H7465 Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: 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; Pages H7446-48 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; Pages H7448-50 Uninterrupted Scholars Act: S. 3472, to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act; Pages H7450-53 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; Pages H7453-55 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; Pages H7455-57 Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012: S. 3331, to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards; Pages H7457-58 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; and Pages H7461-62 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. Pages H7462-64 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. for morning hour debate and 10 a.m. for legislative business. Page H7467 Recess: The House recessed at 7:15 p.m. and reconvened at .8:20 p.m. Page H7467 Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tim Scott, wherein he resigned as Representative for the First Congressional District of South Carolina, effective Janary 2, 2013. Page H7467 Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H7439. Senate Referrals: S. 3667 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and S. 3454 was held at the desk. Page H7467 Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7465, H7465-66, H7466-67. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m. Committee Meeting SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 843, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. The Committee granted, by a voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported on December 31, 2012. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. F" CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1082,2012-12-30,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1082,D1082,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""114""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""140""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""264""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""499""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""970""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1047""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1421""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1478""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2015""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3250""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3263""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3563""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3641""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3714""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3715""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3715""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4073""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1082,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1082] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Sunday, December 30, 2012 =========================== NOTE =========================== On page D1081, December 30, 2012, the following language appears: Sundary, December 30, 2012 The online Record has been corrected to read: Sunday, December 30, 2012 ========================= END NOTE ========================= [[Page D1081]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8521-S8556 Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3714- 3715. Page S8548 Measures Passed: SAFER Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. 3250, to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8551-52 Durbin (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 3445, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8552 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: Senate passed S. 3715, to extend the limited antitrust exemption contained in the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. Page S8552 Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Senate passed H.R. 3263, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma. Page S8552 Pinnacles National Park Act: Senate passed H.R. 3641, to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System. Page S8552 Pike National Forest Railroad Right of Way: Senate passed 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. Pages S8552-53 Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Senate passed S. 264, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, after agreeing to the committee amendment. Page S8553 Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 2015, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming, and the bill was then passed. Page S8552 Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 3563, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project, and the bill was then passed. Page S8552 Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Senate passed S. 1047, to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to take actions to improve environmental conditions in the vicinity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado. Pages S8553-54 Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: Senate passed S. 1421, to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. Page S8554 Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act: Senate passed S. 1478, to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota. Page S8554 Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Senate passed S. 499, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. Pages S8554-55 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act: Senate passed S. 140, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan. Page S8555 [[Page D1082]] San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act: Senate passed S. 114, to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8555-56 Durbin (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3446, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8555-56 Durbin (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3447, to amend the title. Page S8556 White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Senate passed S. 970, to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Page S8556 Tributes to Daniel Inouye--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that tributes to Daniel Inouye, a late Senator from Hawaii, be printed as a Senate document, and that Members have until 12 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, to submit said tributes. Page S8556 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By 64 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 249), William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Pages S8521-28, S8556 By 69 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. EX. 250), Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the nomination, having achieved 60 affirmatives votes, be confirmed.) Pages S8521-29, S8556 Messages from the House: Pages S8547-48 Measures Read the First Time: Page S8556 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8548-49 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8549-51 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--250) Pages S8528-29 Recess: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and recessed at 7:26 p.m., until 11 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8556.)" CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1083-2,2012-12-30,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1083,D1084,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""134""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""145""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""193""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""443""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""834""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2076""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3454""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3666""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6019""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6364""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6612""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6649""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1083,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1083-D1084] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. 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[[Page D1084]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 11 a.m., Monday, December 31 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of morning business until 12 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9 a.m., Monday, December 31 House Chamber Program for Monday: Consideration of the following measures under suspension of the rules: 1) S. 3454--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013; 2) H.R. 6612--To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range; 3) 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; 4) Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2076--Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act; 5) H.R. 6019--Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2012, as amended; 6) S. 3666--A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''; 7) Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6364--Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act; 8) H.R. 6649--Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012; 9) H. Con. Res. 145--Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012; 10) H. Res. 134--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; 11) H. Res. 834--Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging 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; and 12) H. Res. 193--Calling on the new Government of Egypt to honor the rule of law and immediately return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Barber, Ron, Ariz., E2009 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E2007 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E2007 Kissell, Larry, N.C., E2009, E2009, E2010, E2010, E2010, E2010, E2010, E2011, E2011, E2011, E2011, E2011, E2012, E2012, E2012, E2012, E2012, E2012, E2013, E2013, E2013 Pence, Mike, Ind., E2008 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2007" CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1083,2012-12-30,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-31,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1083,D1083,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1083,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1083] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1076,2012-12-28,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1076,D1078,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""8""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1464""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3454""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3712""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3713""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5949""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6014""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6620""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6621""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1076,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1076-D1078] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 28, 2012 [[Page D1076]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act. Senate passed H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, as amended. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8455-S8519 Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3712- 3713. Page S8507 Measures Passed: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act: By 73 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 236), Senate passed H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years, by the order of the Senate of Friday, December 21, 2012, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking action on the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8455-62 Rejected: By 43 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 235), Wyden Amendment No. 3439, to require a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on the privacy of the people of the United States. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8455-60 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act: By 62 yeas to 32 nays (Vote No. 248), Senate passed H.R. 1, making appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, after taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: Pages S8462-67, S8467-97 Adopted: Cardin/Landrieu Amendment No. 3393 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a perfecting nature. Page S8462 Mikulski (for Grassley) Amendment No. 3348 (to Amendment No. 3395), to shift vehicles used for non-operational purposes by the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security in the District of Columbia to replace vehicles of those agencies damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Page S8462 Mikulski (for Feinstein) Modified Amendment No. 3421 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a perfecting nature. Page S8462 Mikulski (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3426 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a perfecting nature. Page S8462 Landrieu Amendment No. 3415 (to Amendment No. 3395), to clarify the provision relating to emergency protective measures. Page S8462 Mikulski (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3403 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide authority to transfer previously appropriated funds to increase security at United States embassies and other overseas posts. Page S8462 Coburn Amendment No. 3369 (to Amendment No. 3395), to reduce the amount that triggers the requirement to notify Congress of the recipients of certain grants and to require publication of the notice. Page S8462 Division I of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area. Page S8462 Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8462, S8483 Reid (for Mikulski) Amendment No. 3440, to amend the title. Page S8496 Rejected: By 52 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 237), Bingaman Amendment No. 3344 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide for the approval of an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau in response to Super Typhoon Bopha. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Page S8463 By 44 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 239), Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3368 (to Amendment No. [[Page D1077]] 3395), to clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain Corps of Engineers activities. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8462, S8464-65 By 35 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 240), Division II of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8462, S8465-67 By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 241), Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8462, S8466-67 By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 242), Coburn Amendment No. 3382 (to Amendment No. 3395), to require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8462, S8467-68 By 42 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 243), Paul Amendment No. 3376 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide for the nonapplication of the Davis- Bacon Act in the case of projects funded under this Act. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8469-72, S8480-81 By 3 yeas to 91 nays (Vote No. 244), Paul Amendment No. 3410 (to Amendment No. 3395), to offset the cost of the bill and to put the spending on budget as regular spending and not emergency. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8469-72, S8480, S8481 By 46 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 245), McCain/Coburn Amendment No. 3355 (to Amendment No. 3395), to strike funding for the emergency forest restoration program. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8476-80, S8481-82 By 41 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 247), Coats/Alexander Amendment No. 3391 (to Amendment No. 3395), in the nature of a substitute. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8462, S8483 Withdrawn: Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide additional funds for wildland fire management. Page S8462 Coburn Amendment No. 3383 (to Amendment No. 3395), to strike a provision relating to certain studies of the Corps of Engineers. Pages S8462, S8468 Lee Modified Amendment No. 3373 (to Amendment No. 3395), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the use of retirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters, to provide for certain regulatory relief in connection with federally declared disasters. Pages S8472-74 Merkley Further Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3395), to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. Pages S8462, S8482 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 238), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3395) (listed above). Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 314(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, the emergency designation within the amendment was stricken, and the amendment was withdrawn. Page S8464 By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 246), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Merkley Further Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3395) (listed above). Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 314(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, the emergency designations within the amendment were stricken, and the amendment was withdrawn. Page S8482 Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was withdrawn. Page S8483 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013: Senate passed S. 3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National [[Page D1078]] Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8513-15, S8516 Reid (for Feinstein/Chambliss) Amendment No. 3441, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8516 North Korean Refugee Adoption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1464, 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, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: Page S8516 Reid (for Burr) Amendment No. 3442, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8516 Reid (for Burr) Amendment No. 3443, to amend the title. Page S8516 Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act: Senate passed H.R. 6014, to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collection processes. Page S8516 Former Presidents Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6620, to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of former Presidents, and the bill was then passed. Pages S8516-17 Officer Safety Act: Senate passed H.R. 6621, to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8517-18 Reid (for Leahy/Grassley) Amendment No. 3444, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8517-18 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act--Agreement: A unanimous- consent agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, with the concurrence of the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 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. Page S8513 Galante and Baer Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at approximately 1 p.m., on Sunday, December 30, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the previous order; provided further, that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and vote on confirmation of the nominations; that there be two minutes for debate, equally divided in the usual form prior to each vote; and that no further motions be in order to the nominations. Page S8513 Executive Communications: Pages S8506-07 Additional Cosponsors: Page S8507 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8507-08 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8508-13 Record Votes: Fourteen record votes were taken today. (Total--248) Pages S8460-61, S8463-68, S8480-83, S8486 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 7:50 p.m., until 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8518.)" CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1078,2012-12-28,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1078,D1078,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1078,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1078] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1079-2,2012-12-28,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1079,D1079,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1079,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1079] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1079-3,2012-12-28,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-30,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1079,D1079,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1079,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1079] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No meetings/hearings scheduled." CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1079-4,2012-12-28,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1079,D1080,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1079,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1079-D1080] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. 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[[Page D1080]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 1 p.m., Sunday, December 30 Senate Chamber Program for Sunday: Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with up to one hour of debate. Upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and vote on confirmation of the nominations at approximately 2 p.m. (Following disposition of the nomination of Carol J. Galante, Senate will recess for one hour to allow for caucus meetings.) Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Sunday, December 30 House Chamber Program for Sunday: The House is scheduled to meet for legislative business at 2 p.m." CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1079,2012-12-28,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1079,D1079,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1079,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1079] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page D1079]] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet on Sunday, December 30, 2012 for legislative business." CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1071,2012-12-27,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1071,D1073,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""847""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1763""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2251""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2326""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2338""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3667""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3710""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3711""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3869""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3892""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4389""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5949""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6260""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6379""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6587""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1071,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1071-D1073] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, December 27, 2012 [[Page D1071]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senator-Designate Brian Schatz, of Hawaii, was administered the oath of office by the Vice President. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8383-S8454 Measures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3710-3711. Page S8452 Measures Reported: S. 847, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 112-264) S. 1763, to decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women, to strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign authority of Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed against Indian women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes committed against Indian women are held accountable for that criminal behavior, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-265) S. 2251, to designate the United States courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska, as the Robert Boochever United States Courthouse. S. 2326, to designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse''. Page S8451 Measures Passed: Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2338, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the ``Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8454 Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3892, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California, as the ``Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8454 Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3869, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building''. Page S8454 Cecil E. Bolt Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 4389, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post Office''. Page S8454 Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 6260, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the ``Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office''. Page S8454 Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 6379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the ``Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office''. Page S8454 Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 6587, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the ``Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building''. Page S8454 Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA: Committee on Finance was discharged from further consideration of S. 3667, to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA, and the bill was then passed. Page S8454 Measures Considered: FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8384-S8410, S8411-25, S8427-28 Rejected: By 38 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 232), Leahy Amendment No. 3437, in the nature of a substitute. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, [[Page D1072]] 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8407-10, S8427 By 37 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 233), Merkley/Lee Amendment No. 3435, to require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8397-S8407, S8427-28 By 12 yeas to 79 nays (Vote No. 234), Paul/Lee Amendment No. 3436, to ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.) Pages S8407, S8428 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on Friday, December 28, 2012, there be 30 minutes of debate, equally divided, on the Wyden amendment, prior to a vote on or in relation to the amendment; that there be no amendments in order to the amendment prior to the vote; and that upon disposition of the amendment, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; provided further, that there be a 60 affirmative vote threshold for the amendment, and for passage of the bill. Pages S8417-18 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 9:00 a.m., on Friday, December 28, 2012. Page S8454 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8425-27, S8429-45 Pending: Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8425 Coats/Alexander Amendment No. 3391 (to Amendment No. 3395), in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8425-27 Cardin/Landrieu Amendment No. 3393 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a perfecting nature. Page S8429 Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide additional funds for wildland fire management. Pages S8429-30 Landrieu Amendment No. 3415 (to Amendment No. 3395), to clarify the provision relating to emergency protective measures. Pages S8430-31 Coburn Amendment No. 3369 (to Amendment No. 3395), to reduce the amount that triggers the requirement to notify Congress of the recipients of certain grants and to require publication of the notice. Page S8431 Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters. Page S8431 Coburn Amendment No. 3382 (to Amendment No. 3395), to require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts. Pages S8431-32, S8441 Coburn Amendment No. 3383 (to Amendment No. 3395), to strike a provision relating to certain studies of the Corps of Engineers. Pages S8432, S8441-42 Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3368 (to Amendment No. 3395), to clarify cost- sharing requirements for certain Corps of Engineers activities. Pages S8432-33 Division I of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area. Pages S8433-34 Division II of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area. Pages S8434, S8442 Merkley Further Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3395), to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. Page S8434 Mikulski (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3403 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide authority to transfer previously appropriated funds to increase security at United States embassies and other overseas posts. Page S8442 Mikulski (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3426 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a perfecting nature. Pages S8442-45 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on Friday, December 28, 2012, when the Senate continues consideration of the bill, Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments to the bill under the order of Friday, December 21, 2012; that all remaining time under the previous order with respect to the amendments be yielded back; that there be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote with the exception of the following: 4 minutes equally divided prior to each of the votes on or in relation to the Coburn amendments and divisions; 10 minutes equally divided prior to the votes on or in relation to each of the Paul amendments; 8 minutes equally divided prior to the vote on or in relation to McCain Amendment No. 3355; and 10 minutes equally divided prior to the vote on or in relation to the Lee amendment; and that all other provisions of the previous order remain in effect. Page S8445 [[Page D1073]] A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill upon disposition of H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years. Page S8454 Swearing-In of Senator Schatz: The Chair laid before the Senate the certificate of appointment of Senator-designate Brian Schatz, of the State of Hawaii, and the oath of office was then administered as required by the U.S. Constitution and prescribed by law. Page S8411 Additional Cosponsors: Page S8452 Additional Statements: Page S8451 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8452-54 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--234) Pages S8427-28 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:47 p.m., until 9 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8454.)" CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-2,2012-12-27,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDALLOTHER,D1073,D1073,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3709""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3893""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4203""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6706""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6715""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1073,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1073] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 6706-6715 were introduced. Pages H7435-36 Additional Cosponsors: Page H7436 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Report on the Activity of the Committee on Small Business, 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-729); Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of the House Committee on Homeland Security for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-730); H.R. 3893, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to subcontracting and insourcing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-731, Pt. 1); and H.R. 4203, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-732). Page H7435 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7433 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 31st. Page H7434 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7434. Senate Referral: S. 3709 was referred to the Committee on Financial Services. Page H7434 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 2 p.m. and adjourned at 2:09 p.m." CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-3,2012-12-27,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1073,D1073,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1073,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1073] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. F" CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-4,2012-12-27,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-28,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1073,D1073,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1073,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1073] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-5,2012-12-27,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1073,D1074,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5949""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1073,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1073-D1074] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1074]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 9 a.m., Friday, December 28 Senate Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act, with votes on or in relation to the Wyden amendment, and passage of the bill. Following disposition of H.R. 5949, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, with a series of votes on amendments and on passage of the bill. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.) Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Sunday, December 30 House Chamber Program for Sunday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extension of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Clarke, Hansen, Mich., E2005 Denham, Jeff, Calif., E2003, E2005 Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E2005 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E2003, E2005 McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E2003 Manzullo, Donald A., Ill., E2004" CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073,2012-12-27,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1073,D1073,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1073,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1073] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held. H" CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-2,2012-12-24,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1069,D1069,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1069,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1069] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-3,2012-12-24,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1069,D1069,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1069,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1069] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: There were no public bills or resolutions introduced today. Additional Cosponsors: Page H7432 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7431 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 27th. Page H7431 Extension of Filing Authority: The House agreed that committees may have until the end of the second session to file the final report pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule 11, and the chair of a committee in consultation with its ranking minority member, before filing such report, may update the report to reflect committee or House action taken after the report was ordered reported or made available to the members of the committee pursuant to subparagraph (d)(3), provided that the chair promptly notifies members of the committee. Pages H7431-32 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7431. 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 12 noon and adjourned at 12:04 p.m." CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-4,2012-12-24,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1069,D1069,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1069,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1069] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-5,2012-12-24,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-27,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1069,D1069,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1069,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1069] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-6,2012-12-24,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1069,D1070,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5949""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1069,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1069-D1070] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1070]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Thursday, December 27 Senate Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Thursday, December 27 House Chamber Program for Thursday: To be announced." CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069,2012-12-24,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1069,D1069,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1069,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1069] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, December 24, 2012 [[Page D1069]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate met at 12:12:58 p.m. in pro forma session, and adjourned at 12:13:31 p.m. until 10 a.m., on Thursday, December 27, 2012." CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1063,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1063,D1066,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""51""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""613""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""911""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1262""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1339""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1449""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1684""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1845""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3705""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3709""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3709""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4212""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5859""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5949""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6364""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1063,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1063-D1066] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 21, 2012 [[Page D1063]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8323-8380 Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3705-3709, and S.J. Res. 51. Page S8364 Measures Reported: Report to accompany S. 911, to establish the sense of Congress that Congress should enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan legislation to strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless communications. (S. Rept. No. 112-260) Report to accompany S. 1449, to authorize the appropriation of funds for highway safety programs and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 112- 261) S. 1262, to improve Indian education, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-262) S. 1684, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self- Determination Act of 2005, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 112-263) Page S8363 Measures Passed: Birthplace of the National Guard: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1339, to designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States, and the bill was then passed. Page S8377 Drywall Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4212, to prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, to ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8377-78 Reid (for Vitter) Amendment No. 3432, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8377-78 Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5859, to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting, and the bill was then passed. Page S8378 Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act: Senate passed H.R. 6364, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8378 Reid (for McCaskill/Blunt) Amendment No. 3433, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8378 Large Financial Institutions and the Federal Government Transactions: Senate passed S. 3709, to require a Government Accountability Office examination of transactions between large financial institutions and the Federal Government, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8378-79 Reid (for Vitter/Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 3434, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8378-79 Hizballah: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 613, urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support to the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8379-80 Medicare IVIG Access Act: Senate passed H.R. 1845, to provide a demonstration project providing [[Page D1064]] Medicare coverage for in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims. Page S8380 Measures Considered: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: Pages S8340-46 Withdrawn: Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date. Page S8341 Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date. Page S8341 Pending: Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8341 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 91 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 230), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed above). Page S8340 Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment date, fell when cloture was invoked on Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed above). Page S8341 Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400 (listed above) fell. Page S8341 Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400) fell. Page S8341 By 57 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 231), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed above). Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of section 314(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the emergency designation within the amendment was stricken. Pages S8341-42 Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395) (listed above) was withdrawn. Page S8341 Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 3395) (listed above) was withdrawn. Page S8341 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that no other budget points of order be in order to the substitute or the underlying bill; provided further, that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the following amendments be in order: Cardin Amendment No. 3393; Grassley Amendment No. 3348; Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 3421; Harkin Amendment No. 3426; Landrieu Amendment No. 3415; Leahy Amendment No. 3403; McCain Modified Amendment No. 3384; Bingaman Amendment No. 3344; Coburn Amendment No. 3368; Coburn Amendment No. 3369; Coburn Modified Amendment No. 3370; Coburn Amendment No. 3371; Coburn Amendment No. 3382; Coburn Amendment No. 3383; Tester Amendment No. 3350; Paul Amendment No. 3376; Paul Amendment No. 3410; McCain Amendment No. 3355; Merkley Modified Amendment No. 3367; Lee Modified Amendment No. 3373; and Coats Amendment No. 3391; that no amendments be in order to any of these amendments prior to votes on or in relation to the amendments; that the amendments be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold; that there will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form on each amendment with the exception of the following: 20 minutes equally divided on each of the Coburn amendments or divisions, and the Lee amendment; 40 minutes equally divided on each of the Paul amendments; and one hour equally divided on the Coats amendment; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order listed; that there be two minutes of debate, equally divided, between the votes; that all after the first vote, be ten minute votes; that upon disposition of the pending amendments listed, Senate vote on or in relation to the pending substitute amendment, as amended, if amended; that upon disposition of the substitute, the cloture motion on the underlying bill be withdrawn, and Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended. Page S8340 Conference Reports: National Defense Authorization Act: By 81 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 229), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, to authorize [[Page D1065]] appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. Pages S8325-40 FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous- consent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding cloture having been invoked and at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years; that the only first-degree amendments in order to the bill be the following: Leahy; Merkley; Paul; and Wyden; that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided between the proponents and opponents on each amendment; that there be up to seven hours of debate on the bill equally divided between the proponents and opponents; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation to the amendments in the order listed; that there be no amendments in order to any of the amendments prior to the votes; that upon disposition of the amendments, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended, and that there be a 60 affirmative vote threshold on each of the amendments and passage of the bill. Page S8374 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached provided that with respect to consideration of the bill, the text for each of the amendments in order under the previous agreement is at the desk. Page S8374 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate begin consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, December 27, 2012; and that Senator Wyden be recognized. Page S8380 Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous- consent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority Leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by law, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate. Page S8380 Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that from Friday, December 21, 2012 through Thursday, December 27, 2012, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. Page S8380 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Matthew W. Brann, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Malachy Edward Mannion, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. Pages S8374-75, S8380 William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years. (Prior to this action, Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration.) Pages S8375, S8380 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2017. Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 1, 2014. Page S8380 Messages from the House: Page S8360 Measures Referred: Pages S8360-61 Executive Communications: Pages S8361-63 Petitions and Memorials: Page S8363 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S8363-64 Additional Cosponsors: Page S8364 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8364-65 Additional Statements: Pages S8358-60 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8365-74 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8374 Privileges of the Floor: Page S8374 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--231) Pages S8338, S8340, S8342 Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m., until 12 p.m. on Monday, December 24, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8340.) [[Page D1066]]" CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066-2,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1066,D1066,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""146""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2388""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3850""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5806""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6703""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6705""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1066,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1066] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 6703- 6705; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 146 was introduced. Page H7429 Additional Cosponsors: Page H7429 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Summary on the Activities of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-718); H.R. 5806, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide guidance and coordination for outreach to people with disabilities during emergencies, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-719, Pt. 1); H.R. 3850, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-720, Pt. 1); [report text] [report text] Pages H7428-29 Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 146, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Page H7427 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, December 24, 2012 unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 146, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution. Page H7428 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page 7427. Senate Referral: S. 2388 was held at the desk. Page H7427 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 2 p.m. and at 2:05 p.m., the House stands adjourned until noon on Monday, December 24, 2012 unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 146, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution." CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066-3,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1066,D1066,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1066,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1066] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066-4,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDNEWPUBLAWS,D1066,D1067,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1998""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2467""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2838""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3319""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3542""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4014""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4367""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1066,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1066-D1067] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1055) H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-212) H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112- 213) H.R. 3319, to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-214) H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-215) H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an [[Page D1067]] automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-216) S. 1998, to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland Security. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-217) S. 3542, to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-218)" CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1066,D1066,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1066,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1066] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 1,944 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court." CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1067-2,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1067,D1068,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1067,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1067-D1068] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. 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[[Page D1068]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 12 p.m., Monday, December 24 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma session. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 p.m., Monday, December 24 House Chamber Program for Monday: The House will meet in pro forma session at 12 noon. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Austria, Steve, Ohio, E1987, E1989 Bachus, Spencer, Ala., E1986 Barber, Ron, Ariz., E1991 Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1983 Bishop, Rob, Utah, E1996 Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E1992 Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E1986, E1989 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1986 Boren, Dan, Okla., E1987 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E1992 Ellison, Keith, Minn., E1981 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1977 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1985 Fincher, Stephen Lee, Tenn., E1987 Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1986 Gibson, Christopher P., N.Y., E1984 Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1983 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1992 Griffin, Tim, Ark., E1997 Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1998 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1993 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1977 Keating, William R., Mass., E1998 Kissell, Larry, N.C., E1991 Lujan, Ben Ray, N.M., E1984 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1997 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1987 Mica, John L., Fla., E1988, E1990 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1990, E1991, E1993, E1996, E1997, E1997, E1998 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1983 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1977, E1980 Reichert, David G., Wash., E1982 Rigell, E. Scott, Va., E1997 Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E1981 Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1982 Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1992 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1991 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1993, E1998 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E1981 Welch, Peter, Vt., E1983 Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E1991 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1983 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1978, E1986, E1988, E1989, E1994, E1997 Young, Don, Alaska, E1981" CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1067,2012-12-21,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-24,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1067,D1067,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1067,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1067] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1057,2012-12-20,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1057,D1058,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""122""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""439""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""443""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""617""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""626""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""627""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""627""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2388""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2471""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3523""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3699""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3704""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4053""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6671""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1057,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1057-D1058] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, December 20, 2012 [[Page D1057]] Daily Digest Highlights House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310-- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8235-S8321 Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3699-3704, and S. Res. 626-627. Page S8302 Measures Reported: Report to accompany H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet. (S. Rept. No. 112- 258) S. 3523, to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design. (S. Rept. No. 112-259) Page S8302 Measures Passed: Date for Counting Electoral Votes: Senate passed H.J. Res. 122, establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012. Page S8251 Maniilaq Association: Senate passed H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8308 Durbin (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 3423, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8308 Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: Senate passed H.R. 4053, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending. Page S8308 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 2388, to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8308-18 Durbin (for Begich) Amendment No. 3424, of a perfecting nature. Page S8313 Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 439, expressing the sense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should eliminate the ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified advertising website Backpage.com, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8318-20 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 617, congratulating the recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S8320 Designating the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations: Senate agreed to S. Res. 627, designating the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. Page S8320 Video Tape Service Provider: Senate passed H.R. 6671, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet. Pages S8320-21 Measures Considered: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: Pages S8236-37 [[Page D1058]] Pending: Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8237 Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date. Page S8237 Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting nature. Page S8237 Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date. Page S8237 Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting nature. Page S8237 Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment date. Page S8237 Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400), of a perfecting nature. Page S8237 Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting nature. Page S8237 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following disposition of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed above); and the filing deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill be at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, December 21, 2012. Page S8273 Conference Reports: National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent- time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year; that there be up to one hour of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report. Pages S8251-74 Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, the notification of the President's intent to terminate the designation of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program; which was referred to the Committee on Finance. (PM-64) Pages S8299-S8300 Brann, Mannion, and Tigar Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous- consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Matthew W. Brann, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Malachy Edward Mannion, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nominations, in that order; and that no further motions be in order. Page S8273 Messages from the House: Page S8300 Measures Referred: Page S8300 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S8300 Executive Communications: Pages S8300-02 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8302-03 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8303-05 Additional Statements: Pages S8298-99 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8305-08 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8308 Privileges of the Floor: Page S8308 Adjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 9:24 p.m., until 1 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8321.)" CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1058,2012-12-20,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1058,D1059,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1058,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1058-D1059] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) SUPERSTORM SANDY RECOVERY Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development concluded a hearing to examine recovering from superstorm Sandy, focusing on rebuilding our infrastructure, after receiving testimony from Peter Rogoff, Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation; Yolanda Chavez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development, [[Page D1059]] Department of Housing and Urban Development; James Weinstein, NJ TRANSIT Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey; Thomas F. Prendergast, MTA New York City Transit, Brewster, New York; and Patrick J. Foye, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Sands Point, New York. NOMINATIONS Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, who was introduced by Senator Schumer, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BENGHAZI Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Benghazi, focusing on the attacks and the lessons learned, after receiving testimony from William J. Burns and Thomas R. Nides, both a Deputy Secretary of State." CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1059,2012-12-20,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1059,D1061,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SJRES"", ""number"": ""49""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""66""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""840""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""841""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""842""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""925""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1063""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1073""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1509""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2318""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2919""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3116""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3197""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3202""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3378""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3630""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3662""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3698""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3869""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4389""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6260""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6379""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6443""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6587""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6684""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6690""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6702""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1059,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1059-D1061] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 6690- 6702; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 842 was introduced. Pages H7423-24 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7424-25 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Gregory Meeks (H. Rept. 112-709); In the Matter of Representative Tim Ryan (H. Rept. 112-710); H.R. 1073, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 112-711); H.R. 2919, to eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain tornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-712); Activities and Summary Report of the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Fourth Quarter (H. Rept. 112-713); Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and the Workforce for the Fourth Quarter of the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112- 714); H.R. 1063, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-715, Pt. 1); In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Shelley Berkley (H. Rept. 112-716); and H.R. 3116, to authorize certain programs of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-717, Pt. 1). Page H7423 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Dold to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7361 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013--Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, by a yea-and-nay vote of 315 yeas to 107 nays, Roll No. 645. Pages H7384-94, H7412-13 H. Res. 840, the rule providing for consideration of the conference report, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 642, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 641. Pages H7383-84 Spending Reduction Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 6684, to provide for spending reduction, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 209 nays with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 644. Pages H7395, H7412 Rejected the Van Hollen motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to 243 nays, Roll No. 643. Pages H7410-12 H. Res. 841, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) and the bill (H.R. 6684) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 640, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 639. Pages H7374-83 [[Page D1060]] Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, December 19th: Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Designation Act: H.R. 3197, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 646; Pages H7413-14 William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 6443, to designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William `Bill' Kling VA Clinic'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 647; Page H7414 Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 648; Pages H7414-15 Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 1509, amended, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards; Page H7416 Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3378, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the ``Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building''; Page H7416 Sidney ``Sid'' Sanders McMath Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3869, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building''; Page H7416 Cecil E. Bolt Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4389, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post Office''; Page H7416 Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 6260, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the ``Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office''; Page H7416 Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 6379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the ``Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office''; and Page H7416 Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6587, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the ``Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building''. Page H7416 Recess: The House recessed at 7:06 p.m. and reconvened at 9:01 p.m. Page H7415 Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to S.J. Res. 49, to provide for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Page H7415 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow, December 21st. Page H7415 Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he notified the Congress of his intent to terminate the designation of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences program--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112- 158). Page H7384 Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H7361. Senate Referrals: S. 3630, S. 3662, and S. 3698 were referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; S. 2318 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and S. 3202 was referred to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget. Page H7421 Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7381-82, H7382-83, H7383, H7383-84, H7411-12, H7412, H7413, H7413-14, H7414, H7415. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:56 p.m. [[Page D1061]] Committee Meeting BENGHAZI ATTACK, PART II: THE REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review Board''. Testimony was heard from William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary, Department of State; and Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Department of State. BUSINESS MEETING--INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES POSED BY CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES HUAWEI AND ZTE House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a business meeting on the Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE. The Report was adopted. ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1061-2,2012-12-20,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1061,D1062,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}]",158 Cong. Rec. 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[[Page D1062]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 1 p.m., Friday, December 21 Senate Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act, with a vote on adoption of the conference report to accompany the bill at approximately 2 p.m. Upon disposition of the conference report, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid Amendment No. 3395 to H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. The filing-deadline for all second-degree amendments to H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act is at 1:30 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Friday, December 21 House Chamber Program for Friday: The House will meet in pro forma session at 2 p.m." CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1061,2012-12-20,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-21,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1061,D1061,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1061,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1061] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1049,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1049,D1051,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""65""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""241""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""618""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""625""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1100""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1910""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1980""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2234""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2318""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2388""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3202""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3477""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3630""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3662""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3690""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3698""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3698""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3870""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3912""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4057""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5738""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5837""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5954""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6029""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1049,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1049-D1051] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, December 19, 2012 [[Page D1049]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8155-S8234 Measures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3690-3698, S. Res. 625, and S. Con. Res. 65. Page S8203 Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A Comparison of International Approaches''. (S. Rept. No. 112-254) Report to accompany S. 1980, to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing through port State measures. (S. Rept. No. 112-255) Report to accompany S. 2388, to reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002. (S. Rept. No. 112-256) S. 1910, to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-257) S. 241, to expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. S. 1100, to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the submission of political contribution information as a condition of receiving a Federal contract, with an amendment. S. 2234, to prevent human trafficking in government contracting, with amendments. Page S8203 Measures Passed: Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4057, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8229 Merkley (for Murray) Amendment No. 3405, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8229 Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: Senate passed H.R. 6029, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8229 Merkley (for Kohl/Lee) Amendment No. 3406, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8229 Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3477, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3870, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the ``Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3912, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the ``Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5738, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the ``Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 [[Page D1050]] Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5837, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the ``Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5954, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 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'', and the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of 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 the bill was then passed. Page S8230 Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. Pages S8230-31 Dignified Burial of Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3202, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8231 Merkley (for Murray) Amendment No. 3407, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8231 Improving Veterans Service Organizations Access to Federal Surplus Personal Property: Senate passed S. 3698, to amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property. Pages S8231-32 100th Birthday of Rosa Parks: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 618, observing the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy, and the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S8232-33 Opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: Senate agreed to S. Res. 625, recognizing the January 12, 2013, opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and supporting plans for other educational pavilions and initiatives. Pages S8233-34 Measures Considered: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto: Pages S8164-65, S8169-96 Withdrawn: Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8164 Pending: Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8195 Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date. Page S8195 Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting nature. Page S8195 Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date. Page S8195 Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting nature. Page S8195 Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment date. Page S8195 Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400), of a perfecting nature. Page S8195 Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting nature. Page S8195 A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid Amendment No. 3395, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, December 21, 2012. Page S8195 A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a [[Page D1051]] vote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Reid Amendment No. 3395. Page S8195 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a perfecting nature, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn. Page S8164 Merkley Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3338), to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn. Pages S8164, S8178-79 McCain/Coburn Amendment No. 3355 (to Amendment No. 3338), to strike funding for the emergency forest restoration program, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn. Page S8164 Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide additional funds for wildland fire management, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn. Page S8164 Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3338), to ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn. Pages S8164, S8184-94 Bingaman Amendment No. 3344 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide for the approval of an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau in response to Super Typhoon Bopha, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn. Pages S8164-65, S8194-95 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday, December 20, 2012. Page S8234 Appointments: United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and upon the recommendation of the Republican Leader, in consultation with the Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Finance, appointed the following individuals to the United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: Robin Cleveland of Virginia for a term expiring December 31, 2014, Dennis C. Shea of Virginia for a term expiring December 31, 2014, and James M. Talent of Missouri, vice Daniel Blumenthal, for a term expiring December 31, 2013. Page S8234 United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-398, as amended by Public Law 108-7, and upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Finance, appointed the following individual to the United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: Katherine Tobin of Virginia for a term beginning January 1, 2013 and expiring December 31, 2014, vice C. Richard D'Amato of Maryland. Page S8234 Messages from the House: Pages S8200-01 Measures Referred: Page S8201 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S8201 Executive Communications: Pages S8201-03 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8203-04 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8204-06 Additional Statements: Page S8200 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8206-29 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8229 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:21 p.m., until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8234.)" CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1051,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1051,D1052,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1051,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1051-D1052] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTS Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection concluded a hearing to examine consumer credit reports, after receiving testimony from Corey Stone, Assistant Director for Deposits, Cash, Collections and Reporting Markets, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Stuart K. Pratt, Consumer Data Industry Association, Washington, D.C.; and Chi Chi Wu, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts. ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on the Accountability Review Board from National Security Briefers. STATE OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of the right to vote after the 2012 election, after receiving testimony from Senator Nelson (FL); former Florida Governor [[Page D1052]] Charles Crist, Jr., St. Petersburg; Matt Schultz, Iowa Secretary of State, Des Moines; South Carolina State Representative Gilda Cobb- Hunter, Columbia; Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State, Phoenix; and Nina Perales, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (MALDEF), San Antonio, Texas." CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1052,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1052,D1054,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""63""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""64""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""668""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""836""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""839""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""836""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""839""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""925""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1440""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1509""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1845""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2170""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2367""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3197""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3311""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3378""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3564""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3869""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4062""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4389""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5862""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6016""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6166""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6260""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6379""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6443""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6587""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6633""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6655""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6672""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6683""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6689""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1052,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1052-D1054] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 6683- 6689; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 836-839 were introduced. Pages H7359-60 Additional Cosponsors: Page H7360 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Fourth Quarter Report of the Activities of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-706) Page H7359 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7267 Recess: The House recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H7276 Correcting the enrollment of S. 2367: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 63, to correct the enrollment of S. 2367. Pages H7276-77 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 64, to authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye. Page H7277 Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress: The House agreed to H. Res. 836, to provide for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. Page H7277 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Referring H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual members: H. Res. 668, amended, to refer H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual members, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 398 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 635; Pages H7280-82, H7308-09 Reauthorizing certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response: H.R. 6672, to reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, by a \2/3\ yea-and- nay vote of 383 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 633; Pages H7282-96, H7307 Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act: S. 1440, amended, to reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity; Pages H7296-7301 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To reduce preterm labor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to pregnancy; to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity; to provide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with respect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions; and to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in children's hospitals.''. Page H7298 Medicare IVIG Access Act: H.R. 1845, amended, to provide for a study on issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project to examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer IVIG in the home, by a \2/3\ yea-and- nay vote of 401 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 634; Pages H7301-07, H7307-08 [[Page D1053]] Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide a demonstration project providing Medicare coverage for in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.''. Page H7308 Protect Our Kids Act of 2012: H.R. 6655, to establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 77 nays, Roll No. 636; Pages H7313-17, H7327-28 James F. Battin United States Courthouse Designation Act: S. 3311, to designate the United States courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin United States Courthouse''; Pages H7318-19 Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012: S. 2170, to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'', to scale back the provision forbidding certain State and local employees from seeking elective office, clarify the application of certain provisions to the District of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be imposed for certain violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of that title; Pages H7320-23 Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012: S. 3564, to extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 until 2014, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 637; Pages H7323-24, H7328-29 Government Employee Accountability Act: H.R. 6016, amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for administrative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 638; and Pages H7324-26, H7329 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for investigative leave requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and for other purposes.''. Page H7329 Nelson ``Mac'' MacWilliams Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4062, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1444 Main Street in Ramona, California, as the ``Nelson `Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building''. Pages H7326-27 James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse Designation Act: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6166, to designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the ``James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse''. Pages H7317-18 Paul Brown United States Courthouse Designation Act: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6633, to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''. Page H7318 Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed: Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 1509, amended, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards; Pages H7309-13 Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence; Pages H7319-20 Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6587, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the ``Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building''; Page H7327 Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Designation Act: H.R. 3197, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''; Pages H7330-31 William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 6443, to designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William `Bill' Kling VA Clinic''; Pages H7331-33 Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 6379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the ``Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office''; Page H7333 Sidney ``Sid'' Sanders McMath Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3869, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building''; Pages H7333-34 Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3378, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the ``Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building''; Pages H7334-35 [[Page D1054]] Cecil E. Bolt Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4389, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post Office''; and Pages H7335-36 Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 6260, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the ``Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office''. Pages H7336-37 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon tomorrow, December 20th. Page H7333 Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 839, relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii. Pages H7337-41 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H7267. Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7307, H7308, H7308-09, H7327- 28, H7328-29, H7329. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 10:21 p.m., pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 839, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye." CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1054,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1054,D1055,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""66""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6684""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1054,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1054-D1055] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings EVOLVING SECURITY SITUATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on an update on the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and implications for U.S. national security. Testimony was heard from Derek Chollet, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs; and public witnesses. CHALLENGES FACING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS: EVALUATING PBGC'S INSURANCE PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC's Insurance Program and Financial Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Joshua Gotbaum, Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Ethics: Full Committee held a meeting on considering proposed amendments to Committee Rules. The motion passed by a unanimous vote on the proposed Committee Rules changes. CONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2013; APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BURMESE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2003; AND SPENDING REDUCTION ACT OF 2012 Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4310, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013''; Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; and H.R. 6684, the ``Spending Reduction Act of 2012''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. =========================== NOTE =========================== December 19, 2012 on Page D1054 the following appeared: the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003''; The online version should be corrected to read: the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003; ========================= END NOTE ========================= The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the consideration of H.J. Res. 66. The rule makes in order a motion by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means that the House concur in the Senate amendment with the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the motion. The rule provides that the Senate amendment 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 further provides a closed rule for H.R. 6684. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their respective designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman McKeon and Chairman Camp and [[Page D1055]] Representatives Smith (WA), Jackson Lee (TX), Levin, Mulvaney, Jordon, and Scalise. ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing., Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1055-2,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-20,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1055,D1055,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1055,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1055] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings to examine recovering from superstorm Sandy, focusing on rebuilding our infrastructure, 11 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Benghazi, focusing on the attacks and the lessons learned, 8 a.m., SH-216. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review Board'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, business meeting, Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE, 9 a.m., HVC-304. Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing." CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1055-3,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1055,D1056,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1055,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1055-D1056] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, Along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1056]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 11 a.m., Thursday, December 20 Senate Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. The filing deadline for first- degree amendments is at 1 p.m. (Senators will gather in the Senate chamber at 9:35 a.m. to proceed together to the Capitol Rotunda for the viewing of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye.) Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 p.m., Thursday, December 20 House Chamber Program for Thursday: Consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1955 Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1970 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1966, E1967, E1968 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1958 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1955 Cantor, Eric, Va., E1956 Castor, Kathy, Fla., E1957 Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E1967 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1959, E1963 Coble, Howard, N.C., E1966 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1971 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1973, E1974 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1975 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1958 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1957 Ellison, Keith, Minn., E1968 Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E1967, E1974 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1965, E1970 Gibson, Christopher P., N.Y., E1973 Gonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1971 Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E1963 Green, Gene, Tex., E1969 Hartzler, Vicky, Mo., E1957 Herrera Beutler, Jaime, Wash., E1965 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1965 Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1973 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1951 Kissell, Larry, N.C., E1956 McClintock, Tom, Calif., E1968 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1959 Mica, John L., Fla., E1959, E1962 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1956, E1973 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1970, E1974 Richardson, Laura, Calif., E1952, E1954, E1963 Rivera, David, Fla., E1963 Rogers, Harold, Ky., E1971 Rohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E1953 Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1967 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1972 Sires, Albio, N.J., E1965, E1969 Smith, Adam, Wash., E1953 Speier, Jackie, Calif., E1951, E1953, E1953, E1954, E1955 Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1970 Terry, Lee, Nebr., E1962 Walden, Greg, Ore., E1951, E1954, E1962 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E1956, E1969, E1969 Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E1957, E1963 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1971 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1972" CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1055,2012-12-19,112,2,,,Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDNEWPUBLAWS,D1055,D1055,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3187""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3486""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6582""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1055,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1055] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1046) H.R. 3187, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation. Signed on December 18, 2012. (Public Law 112-209) H.R. 6582, to allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make technical corrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow American manufacturers to remain competitive. Signed on December 18, 2012. (Public Law 112-210) S. 3486, to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty. Signed on December 18, 2012. (Public Law 112-211)" CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1044,2012-12-18,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1044,D1045,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""63""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""64""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""63""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""64""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""622""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""622""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""623""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""624""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2367""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3689""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1044,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1044-D1045] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 18, 2012 [[Page D1044]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, was sworn in as President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. Senate agreed to S. Res. 624, relative to the death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8095-S8154 Measures Introduced: One bill and five resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3689, S. Res. 622-624, and S. Con. Res. 63-64. Pages S8138-39 Measures Reported: Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2013''. (S. Rept. No. 112-252) Special Report entitled ``Report of the Joint Economic Committee Congress of the United States on the 2012 Economic Report of the President''. (S. Rept. No. 112-253) Page S8138 Measures Passed: Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S. Res. 622, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore. Page S8103 Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 623, notifying the President of the United States of the election of a President pro tempore. Pages S8103-04 Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 63, correcting the enrollment of S. 2367. Page S8152 Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 64, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye. Page S8152 Relative to the Death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye: Senate agreed to S. Res. 624, relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii. Page S8152 Measures Considered: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--AGREEMENT: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8117-32 Pending: Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8117 Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a perfecting nature. Page S8117 Merkley Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3338), to extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs. Pages S8117-26 McCain/Coburn Amendment No. 3355 (to Amendment No. 3338), to strike funding for the emergency forest restoration program. Pages S8126-28 Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide additional funds for wildland fire management. Pages S8128-30 Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3338), to ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters. Pages S8130-32 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Pages S8152-53 Swearing in of President Pro Tempore: Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, was sworn in as President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. Page S8103 Retiring Senator Speeches--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was providing that Senator Hutchison be recognized at 11:30 a.m., on [[Page D1045]] Wednesday, December 19, 2012, for up to 30 minutes, and that Senator Kyl be recognized at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, for up to 30 minutes, each for the purpose of delivering retirement speeches. Pages S8152-53 Messages from the House: Page S8138 Additional Cosponsors: Page S8139 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8139-40 Additional Statements: Pages S8137-38 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8140-51 Notices of Intent: Page S8151 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8152 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, in accordance with S. Res. 624, at 7:51 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8153.)" CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1045-2,2012-12-18,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1045,D1046,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""122""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""285""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""819""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""835""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1792""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1793""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3642""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3687""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3783""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6014""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6504""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6621""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6671""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6675""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6682""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1045,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1045-D1046] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 6675- 6682; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 122; and H.Res. 835 were introduced. Page H7264 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7264-65 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H. Res. 819, directing the Attorney General of the United States to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad, adversely (H. Rept. 112-704) and Conference report on H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-705). Pages H7263-64 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Hayworth to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H6829 Recess: The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H6834 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote. Page H6835 Private Calendar: On the call of the Private calendar, the House passed S. 285, for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke. Page H6838 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012: H.R. 6504, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide for increased limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common control, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 36 nays with 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 629; Pages H6838-40, H6852-53 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 3783, to provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 630; Pages H6840-41, H6853 Correcting and improving certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code: H.R. 6621, amended, to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code, by a \2/3\ yea- and-nay vote of 308 yeas to 89 nays, Roll No. 631; Pages H6842-44, H6854 [[Page D1046]] Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012: H.R. 6014, amended, to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes; Pages H6844-48 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collection processes.''. Page H6848 Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: S. 3642, to clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 632; and Pages H6848-49, H6854-55 Amending section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis: H.R. 6671, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet. Pages H6849-51 Recess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 6:15 p.m. Pages H6851-52 Conference report filing: Agreed that the managers on the part of the House have until midnight tonight, December 18th, to file the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Page H6852 Amending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program and designating certain Federal buildings: The House agreed to discharge from committees and pass S. 3687, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program and to designate certain Federal buildings. Pages H6855-56 Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. J. Res. 122, establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012. Page H6856 Senate Messages: A 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 H6829, H6869. Senate Referrals: S. 1792 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and S. 1793 was held at the desk. Pages H6829, H6869 Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6852, H6853, H6854, H6854-55. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:22 p.m. Committee Meeting No hearings were held. Joint Meetings NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year." CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1045,2012-12-18,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1045,D1045,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1045,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1045] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) COMPUTERIZED TRADING VENUES Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment concluded a hearing to examine computerized trading venues, focusing on what should the rules of the road be, after receiving testimony from Joseph Mecane, NYSE Euronext, and Daniel Mathisson, Credit Suisse, both of Rye, New York; Eric Noll, NASDAQ OMX, Haverford, Pennsylvania; and Robert C. Gasser, ITG, Madison, New Jersey." CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1046-2,2012-12-18,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-19,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1046,D1047,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1046,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1046-D1047] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to examine consumer credit reports, 10 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on the Accountability Review Board, 8:30 a.m., SVC-217. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the state of the right to vote after the 2012 election, 10 a.m., SD-226. [[Page D1047]] Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol. House Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on an update on the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and implications for U.S. national security, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC's Insurance Program and Financial Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Ethics, Full Committee, meeting on considering proposed amendments to Committee Rules, 10:45 a.m., 304-A Cannon. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing." CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1046,2012-12-18,112,2,,,Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDNEWPUBLAWS,D1046,D1046,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6156""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1046,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1046] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1017) H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization. Signed on December 14, 2012. (Public Law 112-208)" CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1047,2012-12-18,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1047,D1048,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1047,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1047-D1048] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. 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[[Page D1048]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 19 Senate Chamber Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 19 House Chamber Program for Wednesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bass, Karen, Calif., E1939 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1945 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1939 Green, Gene, Tex., E1937 Kissell, Larry, N.C., E1941 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1937, E1939 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1937, E1940 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1938 LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1939 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1941 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1940 Moran, James P., Va., E1938 Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1943, E1944, E1945 Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E1937 Polis, Jared, Colo., E1938 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1944 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1938 Young, Don, Alaska, E1940" CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1038,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1038,D1039,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""619""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""619""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""621""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""620""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""621""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""675""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1223""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1792""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1793""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2076""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3472""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3684""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3688""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3687""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6223""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1038,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1038-D1039] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, December 17, 2012 [[Page D1038]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate agreed to S. Res. 619, electing Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, to be President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, authorizing the administration of the oath of office of President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8049-S8094 Measures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3684-3688, and S. Res. 619-621. Page S8071 Measures Reported: S. 675, to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-251) S. 1223, to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Page S8071 Measures Passed: Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children Act: Senate passed S. 1792, to clarify the authority of the United States Marshal Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex offenders and missing children. Pages S8086-87 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act: Senate passed S. 1793, 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, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8087 Reid (for Whitehouse) Amendment No. 3341, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8087 National Defense Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 6223, to amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization. Pages S8087-88 Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Senate passed S. 3687, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal buildings. Page S8088 Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8089 Reid (for Whitehouse) Amendment No. 3342, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8089 Electing the President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 619, to elect Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator from the State of Vermont, to be President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. Page S8089 Authorizing the Administration of the Oath of Office of President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, to authorize Harry Reid, a Senator from the State of Nevada, to administer the oath of office [[Page D1039]] of President of the Senate Pro Tempore to Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator from the State of Vermont. Page S8089 Condemning the Horrific Attacks in Newtown, Connecticut: Senate agreed to S. Res. 621, condemning the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy. Pages S8089-90 Uninterrupted Scholars Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 3472, to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S8091-92 Hagan (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 3345, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8091 Measures Considered: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8051-63 Pending: Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute. Page S8052 Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a perfecting nature. Page S8052 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Page S8092 Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, the District of Columbia's fiscal year (FY) 2013 Budget and Financial Plan, received during adjournment of the Senate on December 14, 2012; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (PM-63) Page S8070 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. Pages S8063-67, S8094 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Pages S8063-67, S8094 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years. Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013. Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2015. Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army. Pages S8092-94 =========================== NOTE =========================== On page D1039, December 17, 2012, the following language appears: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. Pages S8066-67, S8094 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Pages S8066-67, S8094 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Richard J. Engler . . . Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army. Page S8092 The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. Pages S8063-67, S8094 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Pages S8063-67, S8094 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Richard J. Engler . . . Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army. Page S8092- 94 ========================= END NOTE ========================= Messages from the House: Pages S8070-71 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S8071 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8071-72 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8072-73 Additional Statements: Pages S8067-70 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8073-86 Privileges of the Floor: Page S8086 Recess: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and recessed at 7:13 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8092.)" CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1039,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1039,D1039,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1039,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1039] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1040-2,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1040,D1040,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1040,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1040] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1040-3,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-18,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1040,D1041,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1040,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1040-D1041] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine computerized trading venues, focusing on what should the rules of the road be, 9:30 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol. Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. [[Page D1041]] Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 4:30 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing." CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1040,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1040,D1040,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""145""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""833""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""834""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""833""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2045""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3193""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3313""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3472""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3548""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3687""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4606""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6671""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6674""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1040,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1040] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page D1040]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 6671- 6674; and 3, H. Con. Res. 145; and H. Res. 833-834 were introduced. Page H6828 Additional Cosponsors: Page H6828 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: S. 3193, to make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-702) and H.R. 3548, to facilitate United States access to North American oil resources, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-703, Pt. 1). Page H6828 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H6809 Recess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H6809 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote. Pages H6809, H6815 Recess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m. Page H6811 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Authorizing the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park: H.R. 4606, amended, to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 286 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 627 and Pages H6811-12, H6813-14 Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012: S. 3193, to make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 306 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 628. Pages H6812-13, H6814-15 Recess: The House recessed at 4:41 p.m. and reconvened at 6:31 p.m. Page H6813 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012. Page H6814 Condemning the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by this tragedy: The House agreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 833, to condemn the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut and to express support and prayers for all those impacted by this tragedy. Pages H6815-24 Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted the District of Columbia's fiscal year 2013 Budget and Financial Plan--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-157). Page H6811 Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H6824. Senate Referrals: S. 3313 and S. 2045 were referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs; S. 3687 was referred to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary; and S. 3472 was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Page H6810 Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6813, H6814-15. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:44 p.m." CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1041-2,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1041,D1042,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}]",158 Cong. Rec. 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[[Page D1042]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 18 Senate Chamber Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond one hour), Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.) Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 18 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bass, Karen, Calif., E1939 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1945 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1939 Green, Gene, Tex., E1937 Kissell, Larry, N.C., E1941 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1937, E1939 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1937, E1940 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1938 LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1939 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1941 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1940 Moran, James P., Va., E1938 Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1943, E1944, E1945 Neugebauer, Randy, Tex., E1937 Polis, Jared, Colo., E1938 Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E1944 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1938 Young, Don, Alaska, E1940" CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1041,2012-12-17,112,2,,,Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDAHEAD,D1041,D1041,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1560""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6654""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1041,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1041] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Week of December 18 through December 21, 2012 Senate Chamber On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. Senate Committees (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 18, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine computerized trading venues, focusing on what should the rules of the road be, 9:30 a.m., SD-538. December 19, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to examine consumer credit reports, 10 a.m., SD-538. December 20, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings to examine recovering from superstorm Sandy, focusing on rebuilding our infrastructure, 11 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 18, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol. Committee on Finance: December 18, business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and Christopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Foreign Relations: December 19, to receive a closed briefing on the Accountability Review Board, 8:30 a.m., SVC-217. December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Benghazi, focusing on the attacks and the lessons learned, 9 a.m., SH-216. Committee on the Judiciary: December 19, to hold hearings to examine the state of the right to vote after the 2012 election, 10 a.m., SD-226. December 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1560, to enhance access to controlled substances for residents of institutional long-term care facilities, 10 a.m., SD-226. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 19, business meeting to consider the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol. Select Committee on Intelligence: December 18, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. December 20, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committees Committee on Armed Services, December 19, Full Committee, hearing on an update on the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and implications for U.S. national security, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, December 19, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC's Insurance Program and Financial Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review Board'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, December 19, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6654, To provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 18, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 4:30 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing. December 19, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing. December 20, Full Committee, business meeting, Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE, 9 a.m., HVC-304. December 20, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing." CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1031,2012-12-13,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1031,D1032,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""443""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""616""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""618""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""616""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1546""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2045""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3313""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3678""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3683""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6116""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1031,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1031-D1032] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, December 13, 2012 [[Page D1031]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7991-S8047 Measures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3678-3683, and S. Res. 616-618. Pages S8041-42 Measures Reported: S. 1546, to authorize certain programs of the Department of Homeland Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-249) H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska. (S. Rept. No. 112-250) S. 3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Page S8041 Measures Passed: Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act: Senate passed S. 3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, the committee reported title amendment, and the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S7994-95, S8016-18 Murray Amendment No. 3336, to provide an offset. Page S8017 Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6116, to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and the bill was then passed. Page S8046 United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2045, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S8046 Reid (for Burr) Amendment No. 3337, of a perfecting nature. Page S8046 Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 616, to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Pages S8046-47 Measures Considered: Transaction Account Guarantee: Senate resumed consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: Pages S8001-04 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following actions: By 50 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 227), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to the bill. Subsequently, the point of order that the bill was in violation of section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained. Pages S8003-04 Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was withdrawn. Page S8004 Subsequently, the bill was committed to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pursuant to Section 312(f) of the Congressional Budget Act. Page S8004 Reid Amendment No. 3314, to change the enactment date, fell when the bill was committed. Page S8001 Reid Amendment No. 3315 (to Amendment No. 3314), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3314 fell. Page S8001 Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3316, to change the enactment date, fell when the bill was committed. Page S8001 [[Page D1032]] Reid Amendment No. 3317 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3316), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3316 fell. Page S8001 Reid Amendment No. 3318 (to Amendment No. 3317), of a perfecting nature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3317 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3316) fell. Page S8001 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011. Page S8016 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 3 p.m., on Monday, December 17, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the bill. Page S8047 Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that from Thursday, December 13, 2012, through Monday, December 17, 2012, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. Page S8047 Olguin and Durkin Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, December 17, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote without intervening action or debate on confirmation of the nominations, in that order; and that no further motions be in order. Pages S8045-46 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By a unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. EX. 228), Lorna G. Schofield, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Pages S8011-16, S8047 Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York. Pages S8011-16, S8047 Messages from the House: Page S8041 Measures Referred: Page S8041 Additional Cosponsors: Page S8042 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S8042-44 Additional Statements: Pages S8037-41 Amendments Submitted: Pages S8044-45 Notices of Intent: Page S8045 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8045 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--228) Pages S8003-04, S8015 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:29 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8047.)" CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1032,2012-12-13,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1032,D1033,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1223""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1032,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1032-D1033] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) IMPROVING CARE FOR DUALLY-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine improving care for dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a progress update, after receiving testimony from Melanie Bella, Director, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Thomas. J. Betlach, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Director, Phoenix; MaryAnne Lindeblad, Washington State Health Care Authority Director, Olympia; and John B. McCarthy, Ohio Medicaid Office of Medical Assistance Director, Columbus. TERRORIST NETWORKS IN PAKISTAN Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs concluded open and closed hearings to examine terrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Michael D. Barbero, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Department of Defense; and Jonathan Carpenter, Senior Economic Adviser, Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Department of State. ATTACKS IN BENGHAZI Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on attacks in Benghazi from National Security Briefers. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 1223, to address voluntary location [[Page D1033]] tracking of electronic communications devices, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. HURRICANE SANDY Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the Federal response and small business recovery efforts, after receiving testimony from Michael Chodos, Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development, and James Rivera, Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance, both of the Small Business Administration; Mayor Dawn Zimmer, Hoboken, New Jersey; James L. King, New York State Small Business Development Center, Albany, on behalf of the Association of Small Business Development Centers; and Kevin S. Law, Long Island Association, Melville, New York. BUSINESS MEETING Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to consider pending intelligence matters. Committee recessed subject to the call." CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1033,2012-12-13,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1033,D1034,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""831""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""832""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1379""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3315""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3677""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4053""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6654""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6670""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1033,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1033-D1034] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 6654- 6670; 2 resolutions, H. Res. 831-832, were introduced. Pages H6806-07 Additional Cosponsors: Page H6807 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012: H.R. 4053, amended, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 626; Pages H6768-71, H6781-82 GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012: S. 3315, to repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office; and Pages H6771-72 D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: S. 1379, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise certain administrative authorities of the District of Columbia courts, and to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for officers and employees of the Service for claims relating to services furnished within the scope of employment with the Service. Pages H6772-75 Recess: The House recessed at 9:31 a.m. and reconvened at 10:02 a.m. Page H6775 Recess: The House recessed at 10:38 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. Page H6779 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013--Motion to go to Conference: The House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year. Pages H6775-82 Agreed to the Davis (CA) motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and- nay vote of 399 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 624. Page H6780 Agreed to the McKeon motion to permit closed conference meetings by a yea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 53 nays, Roll No. 625. Pages H6780-81 The Chair appointed the following conferees: From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives McKeon, Bartlett, Thornberry, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Turner (OH), Kline, Rogers (AL), Shuster, Conaway, Wittman, Hunter, Rigell, Hartzler, West, Roby, Smith (WA), Reyes, Loretta Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Loebsack, Tsongas, and Pingree (ME). Page H6782 From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Rogers (MI), Nunes, and Ruppersberger. Page H6782 From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration of secs. 541 and 561 of the House bill and secs. 563 and 571-73 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Petri, Noem and Scott (VA). Page H6782 From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 312, 601, 727, 3111, 3113, [[Page D1034]] 3114, 3117, 3118, 3132, 3133, 3151, and 3202 of the House bill and secs. 736, 758, 914, 3118, 3122, 3152-54, 3156, and 5022 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Walden, Whitfield, and Waxman. Page H6782 From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sec. 661 of the House bill, and secs. 651-55, subtitle E of title XII, and title L of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Capito, Huizenga (MI), and Perlmutter. Page H6782 From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 227, 230, 335, 355, 952, 1013, 1033, 1035, 1037, 1041, 1043, 1097, 1111, 1202, 1203, 1212, 1213, 1217, 1219, 1234, 1237, 1238, 1240, 1240A, 1240B, 1240C, 1243, 1245-47, 1301, 1303, 1531-33, title XVII, secs. 3120, 3121, and 3123 of the House bill and secs. 237, 342, 873, subtitle F of title VIII, secs. 1013, 1031, 1033, 1042, 1045, 1050, 1093, 1201-04, 1212-15, 1217, 1218, 1223, 1224, 1241, 1242, 1247, 1248, subtitle E of title XII, secs. 1301, 1531, 1532, 1534, 3114, and 5023 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Ros-Lehtinen, Royce, and Berman. Page H6782 From the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of sec. 1111 of the House bill and sec. 1803 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives King (NY), Turner (NY), and Thompson (MI) Page H6782 From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 564, 593, 599, 1033, 1084, 1088, 1099C, 1707, and 1709 of the House bill and secs. 653, 736, 844, 844A, 897, 899, 1033, 1092, 1096, 1099C, 5021, 5024, subtitle E of title XII and title LI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Smith (TX), Daniel E. Lungren (CA), and Conyers. Page H6782 From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 316, 317, 601, 2841, 2846, and 2861 of the House bill and secs. 271, 312, 1091, 1433, title XIX, and sec. 2842 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Hastings (WA), Bishop (UT) and Markey. Page H6782 From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for consideration of secs. 313, 651, 663, 801, 812, 833, 952, 1101-04, 1111, 1616, 1683, 1702, 1704-06, and 2811 of the House bill and secs. 641, 822, 825, 844, 844A, 892, 894-96, 903, 1099A, 1101-04, and subtitle B of title LIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Issa, Walberg, and Cummings. Page H6782 From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for consideration of secs. 916, 1074, 1603, 1617, 1661, and 3158 of the House bill and secs. 271, 912, 1046, title XVIII, secs. 3153, 3159, and 3504 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Hall, Biggert, and Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX). Page H6782 From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of secs. 1611, 1621-23, 1631, 1632, 1641, 1651-58, 1661, 1671-73, 1681-83, 1691, 1693a, 1695, and 1697 of the House bill and secs. 848, 888, 889E, 1090, and 1099E of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Graves (MO), Herrera Beutler, and Velazquez. Page H6782 From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for consideration of secs. 334, 535, 601, 704, 1074, 1078, 2801, and 3509 of the House bill and secs. 521, 1803, 1804, 3503-05, 3508, and 3509 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Mica, Coble and Bishop (NY). Page H6782 From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of secs. 355, 564, 565, 664, and 728 of the House bill, and secs. 642, 755, 756, 759-64, 1044, 1087, 1090, 1097, 1099B, and title L of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Bilirakis, Lamborn and Michaud. Page H6782 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, December 17th for morning hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Page H6787 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H6775. Senate Referral: S. 3677 was referred to the Committee on Financial Services. Page H6804 Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6780, H6781 and H6782. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 3:20 p.m." CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1034,2012-12-13,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1034,D1035,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""819""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""819""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1034,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1034-D1035] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings DODD-FRANK DERIVATIVES REFORM: CHALLENGES FACING U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a [[Page D1035]] hearing on ``Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and International Markets''. Testimony was heard from Bart Chilton, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Jill E. Sommers, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and public witnesses. STATE OF UNCERTAINTY: IMPLEMENTATION OF PPACA'S EXCHANGES AND MEDICAID EXPANSION Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion''. Testimony was heard from Gary Cohen, Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight; Cindy Mann, CMS Deputy Administrator, Director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Centers, Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Bruce D. Greenstein, Secretary, Department of Health & Hospitals, State of Louisiana; Dennis G. Smith, Secretary, Department for Health Services, State of Wisconsin; Gary D. Alexander, Secretary, Department of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Joshua M. Sharfstein, Secretary, Office of Secretary Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland; and Andrew Allison, Director, Division of Medical Services, Department of Human Services, State of Arkansas. EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE VOLCKER RULE ON MARKETS, BUSINESSES, INVESTORS AND JOB CREATION, PART II Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation, Part II''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.Res. 819, Directing the Attorney General of the United States to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad. The resolution was ordered reported, without amendment. =========================== NOTE =========================== December 13, 2012 on Page D1035 the following appeared: Markup on H.J. Res. 819, Directing the Attorney The online version should be corrected to read: Markup on H.Res. 819, Directing the Attorney ========================= END NOTE ========================= NORTHEAST CORRIDOR FUTURE: OPTIONS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-Speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector Participation''. Testimony was heard from Representative Maloney; Karen J. Hedlund, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration; Joseph Boardman, President and CEO, Amtrak; Joan McDonald, New York State Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. REPORT ON THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES POSED BY CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES HUAWEI AND ZTE House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a business meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE. This was a closed meeting. ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1035-2,2012-12-13,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1035,D1036,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""1""}]",158 Cong. Rec. 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[[Page D1036]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 2 p.m., Monday, December 17 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 3 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act. At 5 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, with votes on confirmation of the nominations at approximately 5:30 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 p.m., Monday, December 17 House Chamber Program for Monday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Austria, Steve, Ohio, E1925 Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1934 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1932 Boehner, John A., Ohio, E1923 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1933 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1929 Christensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E1930 Denham, Jeff, Calif., E1923, E1933, E1936 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1926 Frank, Barney, Mass., E1934 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1930, E1931 Keating, William R., Mass., E1926 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1924, E1931, E1934, E1936 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1932 Lewis, John, Ga., E1928 Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1927, E1928, E1930 Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1924, E1926 Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1925 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E1927 Michaud, Michael H., Me., E1925 Miller, George, Calif., E1927 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1931, E1933 Pastor, Ed, Ariz., E1923 Pingree, Chellie, Me., E1930, E1935 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1933, E1935, E1936 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E1931 Austin, David, Ga., E1928 Simpson, Michael K., Idaho, E1928 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1925 Waxman, Henry A., Calif., E1935" CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1035,2012-12-13,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-14,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1035,D1035,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1035,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1035] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1026,2012-12-12,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1026,D1027,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""614""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""615""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""614""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""615""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2838""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3254""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3670""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3677""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3677""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3783""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4310""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1026,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1026-D1027] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, December 12, 2012 [[Page D1026]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7753-S7990 Measures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3670-3677, and S. Res. 614-615. Pages S7976-77 Measures Passed: National Defense Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 3254, the Senate amendment, as passed by the Senate on December 4, 2012, and after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7793-S7972 Durbin Amendment No. 3332 (to the Senate amendment), of a perfecting nature. Pages S7793-94 Menendez/Kirk Amendment No. 3333 (to the Senate amendment), of a perfecting nature. Page S7794 Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses; and the Chair was authorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators Levin, Lieberman, Reed, Akaka, Nelson (NE), Webb, McCaskill, Udall (CO), Hagan, Begich, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Blumenthal, McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Chambliss, Wicker, Brown (MA), Portman, Ayotte, Collins, Graham, Cornyn, and Vitter. Page S7972 Subsequently, Senate vitiated the December 4, 2012 passage of the bill, and the adoption of the Senate Amendment. Page S7786 Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act: Senate passed H.R. 3783, to provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S7988 Coons (for Rubio) Amendment No. 3334, to provide that the comprehensive strategy may be submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified summary of policy recommendations to address the growing Iranian threat in the Western Hemisphere. Page S7988 Flood Disaster Protection Act: Senate passed S. 3677, to make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973. Pages S7988-89 World Peace Corps Mission and the World Peace Prize: Senate agreed to S. Res. 614, celebrating the World Peace Corps Mission and the World Peace Prize. Page S7989 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Senate agreed to S. Res. 615, congratulating the recipients of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Page S7989 House Messages: Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Senate concurred in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2012 through 2015. Pages S7972-93 Transaction Account Guarantee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, at 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 13, 2012; that it be in order for the Republican Leader, or designee, to raise a budget point of order against the bill; that if a point of order is raised, the Majority Leader, or designee, be recognized to move to waive the point of order; that the time until 12 noon be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that at 12 noon, Senate vote on the motion to waive the budget point of order, if such a motion is made; that if the motion to waive is successful, Senate then vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill; that if the motion to waive is not successful, the cloture motion be withdrawn and the Majority Leader be recognized; and that if a budget point of order is not raised, the time until 12 noon be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that at 12 noon, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill. Page S7989 [[Page D1027]] Messages from the House: Page S7975 Executive Communications: Pages S7975-76 Additional Cosponsors: Page S7977 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7977-82 Additional Statements: Pages S7974-75 Amendments Submitted: Pages S7982-88 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S7988 Privileges of the Floor: Page S7988 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7990.)" CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1027-2,2012-12-12,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1027,D1028,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""827""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""829""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""830""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""829""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""830""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1998""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3542""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3564""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""5817""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6190""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6364""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6650""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6653""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1027,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1027-D1028] 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. 6650- 6653; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 829-830 were introduced. Page H6765 Additional Cosponsors: Page H6765 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: H.R. 6364, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, including a National World War I Memorial on the National Mall in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 112-701, Pt. 1). Page H6765 [[Page D1028]] Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H6703 Recess: The House recessed at 11:01 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. Page H6710 Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Jerome Milton, Greater New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas. Pages H6710-11 Providing for Consideration of Motions To Suspend the Rules: The House agreed to H. Res. 827, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 622, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 621. Pages H6714-23, H6739-40 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 5817, amended, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement; Pages H6723-24 No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012: S. 3542, to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports; Pages H6728-31 DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012: S. 1998, to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland Security; and Pages H6731-33 Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act: H.R. 6364, amended, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I and to designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, including a National World War I Memorial on the National Mall in the District of Columbia. Page H6733-39 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.''. Page H6738-39 Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and pass the following measure: Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012: H.R. 6190, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption in the United States of remaining inventories of over-the-counter CFC epinephrine inhalers, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 623. Pages H6724-28, H6740-41 Medal of Valor Review Board--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she appointed Joanne Hayes-White of San Francisco, CA, to the Medal of Valor Review Board. Page H6739 Recess: The House recessed at 3:29 p.m. and reconvened at 4:33 p.m. Page H6739 Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 829, returning several measures to the Senate. Page H6739 Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 13th. Page H6739 Designating the Ranking of a Certain Named Member: The House agreed to H. Res. 830, designating the ranking of a certain named Member of a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. Page H6739 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Clackamas Town Center shooting, and their families. Page H6740 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6711. Senate Referral: S. 3564 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Page H6763 Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6739-40, H6740 and H6741. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:45 p.m." CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1027,2012-12-12,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1027,D1027,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1027,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1027] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) TAX REFORM AND FEDERAL ENERGY POLICY Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure concluded a hearing to examine tax reform and Federal energy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy efficiency, after receiving testimony from Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy; Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and Mark Wagner, Johnson Controls, both of Washington, D.C.; and Matt Golden, Efficiency First, San Francisco, California. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, who was introduced by Senators Landrieu and Vitter, Andrew Patrick Gordon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, who was introduced by Senators Reid and Heller, Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, who was introduced by Representatives Paul Ryan and Norton, and Beverly Reid O'Connell, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, who was introduced by Senator Boxer, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. ENDING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights concluded a hearing to examine ending the school-to-prison pipeline, after receiving testimony from former Senator Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General; Representatives Robert C. Scott and Danny K. Davis; Deborah Delisle, Assistant Secretary of Education for Elementary and Secondary Education; Melodee Hanes, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; Steven C. Teske, Clayton County Juvenile Court Chief Judge, Jonesboro, Georgia; Judith A. Browne Dianis, Advancement Project, and Andrew J. Coulson, Cato Institute Center for Educational Freedom, both of Washington, D.C.; and Edward Ward, Chicago, Illinois. NOMINATIONS Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, who was introduced by Senator Tester, and William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, who was introduced by Senator Menendez, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf." CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1028,2012-12-12,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1028,D1029,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1028,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1028-D1029] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings KEEPING THE NEW BROADBAND SPECTRUM LAW ON TRACK Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Keeping the New Broadband Spectrum Law on Track''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal Communications Commission officials: Julius Genachowski, Chairman; Robert M. McDowell, Commissioner; Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner; Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner; and Ajit Pai, Commissioner. [[Page D1029]] CHALLENGES FACING THE U.S. CAPITAL MARKETS TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT TITLE VII OF THE DOD-FRANK ACT Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing the U.S. Capital Markets to Effectively Implement Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act''. Testimony was heard from Gary Gensler, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Robert Cook, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and public witnesses. HGH TESTING IN THE NFL: IS THE SCIENCE READY? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?''. Testimony was heard from Lawrence Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health; and public witnesses. FUTURE OF NASA: PERSPECTIVES ON STRATEGIC VISION FOR AMERICA'S SPACE PROGRAM Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on Strategic Vision for America's Space Program.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting to approve Activities Report for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The report was approved without amendment. PROPOSAL TO REDUCE CHILD DEATHS DUE TO MALTREATMENT Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1029-2,2012-12-12,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1029,D1030,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1029,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1029-D1030] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. 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[[Page D1030]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 9:30 a.m., Thursday, December 13 Senate Chamber Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11:30 a.m.), Senate will resume consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee, with up to two votes on the motion to waive a point of order, if a point of order is raised against the bill, and the motion to invoke cloture on the bill at approximately 12 p.m. The second-degree amendment filing deadline will be at 10:30 a.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9 a.m., Thursday, December 13 House Chamber Program for Thursday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Bass, Karen, Calif., E1919 Bishop, Timothy H., N.Y., E1915 Camp, Dave, Mich., E1913 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E1919 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1916 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1910 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1915 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1910 Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E1913 Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E1916 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1910, E1912, E1915, E1916, E1917, E1920 Keating, William R., Mass., E1909 Larson, John B., Conn., E1909 McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E1912 Mica, John L., Fla., E1917 Moore, Gwen, Wisc., E1916 Nunes, Devin, Calif., E1911 Peters, Gary C., Mich., E1911, E1913 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1912, E1918 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1915 Schmidt, Jean, Ohio, E1918 Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1920 Smith, Adam, Wash., E1915 Smith, Lamar, Tex., E1920 Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1910, E1913 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1914 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1914 Westmoreland, Lynn A., Ga., E1911 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1916 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1916" CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1029,2012-12-12,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-13,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1029,D1029,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""819""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1029,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1029] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine improving care for dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a progress update, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine terrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs); to be immediately followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-419. Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on attacks in Benghazi, 2 p.m., SVC-217. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the Federal response and small business recovery efforts, 10 a.m., SR-428A. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing on ``Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and International Markets'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation, Part II'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.J. Res. 819, Directing the Attorney General of the United States to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-Speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector Participation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, business meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE, 8:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed meeting. Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing." CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1021,2012-12-11,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1021,D1022,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""613""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2024""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""2467""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3319""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3546""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3548""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3564""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3669""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4014""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4367""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6328""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1021,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1021-D1022] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Tuesday, December 11, 2012 [[Page D1021]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7711-S7752 Measures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3669, and S. Res. 613. Page S7744 Measures Reported: S. 2024, to make technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, with amendments. S. 3546, to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages. S. 3548, to clarify certain provisions of the Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994. Page S7744 Measures Passed: Federal Deposit Insurance Act: Senate passed H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Page S7751 Electronic Fund Transfer Act: Senate passed H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine. Page S7751 Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act: Senate passed H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. Page S7751 Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 3564, to extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 until 2014, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7751-52 Reid (for Lieberman/Collins) Amendment No. 3326, in the nature of a substitute. Page S7752 Reid (for Lieberman/Collins) Amendment No. 3327, to amend the title. Page S7752 Pascua Yaqui Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 3319, to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe, and the bill was then passed. Page S7752 Clothe a Homeless Hero Act: Senate passed 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, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Page S7752 Reid (for Gillibrand) Amendment No. 3328, to clarify that the clothing should be transferred to the local airport authority or other local authorities for donation to charity, including local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and veteran families. Page S7752 Measures Considered: Transaction Account Guarantee--Agreement: Senate began consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7721-32, S7737-42 Pending: Reid Amendment No. 3314, to change the enactment date. Page S7724 Reid Amendment No. 3315 (to Amendment No. 3314), of a perfecting nature. Page S7724 Reid Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3316, to change the enactment date. Page S7724 Reid Amendment No. 3317 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3316), of a perfecting nature. Page S7724 Reid Amendment No. 3318 (to Amendment No. 3317), of a perfecting nature. Page S7724 A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a [[Page D1022]] vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, December 13, 2012. Pages S7723-24 During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action: By 76 yeas to 20 nays (Vote No. 225), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Page S7724 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached proving for further consideration of the bill at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Page S7752 Retiring Senators Speeches--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the previous order with respect to the remarks of retiring Senators be amended to occur from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Page S7752 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. EX. 226), John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Pages S7724, S7732-37, S7752 Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California. Pages S7724, S7732-37, S7752 Additional Cosponsors: Page S7744 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7744-45 Additional Statements: Pages S7743-44 Amendments Submitted: Pages S7745-50 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Pages S7750-51 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--226) Pages S7724, S7736 Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:18 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7752.)" CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1022-2,2012-12-11,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1022,D1023,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""827""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HRES"", ""number"": ""828""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6644""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6649""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1022,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1022-D1023] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 6644- 6649; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 828 were introduced. Page H6701 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H6701-02 Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: H. Res. 827, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 112-700). Page H6701 Recess: The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H6684 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea-and-nay vote of 272 yeas to 102 nays with 3 answering ``present'', Roll No. 620. Pages H6685-86 Recess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. Page H6685 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6685. [[Page D1023]] Quorum Calls Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the proceedings of today and appears on pages H6685-86. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:02 p.m." CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1022,2012-12-11,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1022,D1022,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1022,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1022] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) RENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and Urban Development's rental housing assistance programs, after receiving testimony from Sandra B. Henriquez, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public and Indian Housing. NOMINATIONS Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community. Committee recessed subject to the call." CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1023-2,2012-12-11,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-12,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1023,D1023,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1023,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1023] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine tax reform and Federal energy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy efficiency, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., SR-418. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, Andrew Patrick Gordon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Beverly Reid O'Connell, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine ending the school-to-prison pipeline, 2 p.m., SH-216. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Keeping the New Broadband Spectrum Law on Track'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing the U.S. Capital Markets to Effectively Implement Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on Strategic Vision for America's Space Program'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting to Approve Activities Report for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth." CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1023-3,2012-12-11,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1023,D1024,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1023,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1023-D1024] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. 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[[Page D1024]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 12 Senate Chamber Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (with the time from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. for speeches by retiring Senators, and not to extend beyond 2 p.m.), Senate will continue consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee, with a filing deadline for first-degree amendments to the bill at 1 p.m. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 12 House Chamber Program for Wednesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1897 Baldwin, Tammy, Wisc., E1906 Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1902 Bonner, Jo, Ala., E1905, E1907 Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1900 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1898 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1899, E1901, E1902, E1904 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1896 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1895 Ellmers, Renee L., N.C., E1900 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1902 Garamendi, John, Calif., E1896, E1897 Gibson, Christopher P., N.Y., E1896, E1899 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1901 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1900, E1901, E1902, E1904 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1898 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E1905, E1907 Marchant, Kenny, Tex., E1895 Mica, John L., Fla., E1907 Miller, George, Calif., E1904, E1906 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E1899 Pence, Mike, Ind., E1906 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1905 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1897 Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E1901 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1906 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1895 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E1895, E1897 Webster, Daniel, Fla., E1898" CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1023,2012-12-11,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1023,D1023,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1023,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1023] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings DEVASTATING CRISIS IN EASTERN CONGO Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo''. Testimony was heard from Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. The Committee, granted by a voice vote, a rule providing that it shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of December 28, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules. The rule provides that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration under suspension of the rules. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1016,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1016,D1017,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""612""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""3187""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3667""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3668""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1016,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1016-D1017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Monday, December 10, 2012 [[Page D1016]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7691-S7709 Measures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 3667-3668, and S. Res. 612. Pages S7702-03 Measures Passed: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 3187, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation. Page S7706 Honoring the life of former Senator Arlen Specter: Senate agreed to S. Res. 612, honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen Specter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pages S7706-07 Transaction Account Guarantee Program--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, be postponed to occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 2012; that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed, the motion to proceed be agreed to; and the Majority Leader be recognized. Page S7707 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, with the time until 12:30 p.m., equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. Page S7707 Dowdell and Bernal Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on the confirmation of the nomination of John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and the nomination of Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, in that order; and that no further motions be in order. Page S7706 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 2014. Michael Wayne Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2017. Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a term of three years. 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. 35 Army nominations in the rank of general. 1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Army. Pages S7707-09 Messages from the House: Page S7701 Measures Placed on the Calendar: Pages S7692, S7701 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S7701 Executive Communications: Page S7701 Additional Cosponsors: Page S7703 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7703-04 Additional Statements: Pages S7700-01 Amendments Submitted: Pages S7704-06 Privileges of the Floor: Page S7706 [[Page D1017]] Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late former Senator Arlen Specter, in accordance with S. Res. 612, at 6 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7707.)" CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-2,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1017,D1017,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1017,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, December 11, 2012." CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-3,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1017,D1017,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1017,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings CHRISTIANITY IN WESTERN EUROPE Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded a hearing to examine the state-sanctioned marginalization of Christians in Western Europe, focusing on the origins, methods, and implications of such a movement and its relation to religious freedom rights as they are protected in major international human rights agreements, after receiving testimony from Roger Kiska, Alliance Defending Freedom, Vienna, Austria; Tom Farr, Georgetown University Religious Freedom Project Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Washington, D.C.; and Roger Trigg, Oxford University Kellogg Centre for the Study of Religion in Public Life, Oxford, United Kingdom." CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-4,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDNEWPUBLAWS,D1017,D1017,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""915""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6063""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6634""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1017,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEW PUBLIC LAWS (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1007) H.R. 915, to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law enforcement officials to protect United States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international borders of the United States. Signed on December 7, 2012. (Public Law 112-205) H.R. 6063, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses. Signed on December 7, 2012. (Public Law 112-206) H.R. 6634, to change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms. Signed on December 7, 2012. (Public Law 112-207)" CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-5,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-11,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1017,D1017,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1017,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: To hold hearings to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rental housing assistance programs, part II, 10:30 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, 10 a.m., SD-215. Select Committee on Intelligence: To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 5 p.m., H-313, Capitol." CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-6,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDAHEAD,D1017,D1019,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HJRES"", ""number"": ""819""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1223""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1560""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""4216""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6014""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1017,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1017-D1019] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Week of December 11 through December 14, 2012 Senate Chamber On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to [[Page D1018]] consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m. During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business. Senate Committees (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 11, to hold hearings to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rental housing assistance programs, part II, 10:30 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Finance: December 11, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, 10 a.m., SD-215. December 12, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine tax reform and Federal energy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy efficiency, 10 a.m., SD-215. December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving care for dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a progress update, 10 a.m., SD-215. Committee on Foreign Relations: December 13, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine terrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs); to be immediately followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-419. Committee on the Judiciary: December 12, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, Andrew Patrick Gordon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Beverly Reid O'Connell, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226. December 12, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine ending the school-to- prison pipeline, 2 p.m., SD-226. December 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1223, to address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications devices, and S. 1560, to enhance access to controlled substances for residents of institutional long-term care facilities, 10 a.m., SD- 226. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: December 13, to hold hearings to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the Federal response and small business recovery efforts, 10 a.m., SR- 428A. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 12, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., SR-418. Select Committee on Intelligence: December 11, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. December 13, Full Committee, to hold a closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committees Committee on Agriculture, December 13, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing on ``Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and International Markets'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Financial Services, December 13, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation, Part II'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 11, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 12, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Keeping the New Broadband Spectrum Law on Track'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. December 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges and Medicaid Expansion'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, December 13, Full Committee, markup of H.J. Res. 819, Directing the Attorney General of the United States to transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad; H.R. 4216, the ``Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act''; and H.R. 6014, the ``Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, December 11, Full Committee, hearing providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 5 p.m., H-313, Capitol. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, December 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on Strategic Vision for America's Space Program'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 13, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-Speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector Participation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 12, Full Committee, business meeting to approve Activities Report for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. [[Page D1019]] Committee on Ways and Means, December 12, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to Maltreatment'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 13, Full Committee, business meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE, 8:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed meeting. December 13, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 10:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing." CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1017,D1017,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1017,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1017] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) No committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1019,2012-12-10,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1019,D1020,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1019,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1019-D1020] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1020]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 11 Senate Chamber Program for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 1 hour), Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program. At 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.) Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 noon, Tuesday, December 11 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced." CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-2,2012-12-07,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1013,D1013,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1013,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-3,2012-12-07,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1013,D1013,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HCONRES"", ""number"": ""144""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1947""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3254""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3331""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3666""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6642""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6643""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1013,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 6642- 6643; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 144, were introduced. Page H6679 Additional Cosponsors: Page H6680 Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H6677 Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6677-78. Senate Referrals: S. 1947 was referred to the Committees on Agriculture and the Judiciary; S. 3331 was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs; S. 3666 was referred to the Committee on Agriculture; S. 3254 was held at the desk. Page H6678 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 11 a.m. and adjourned at 11:05 a.m." CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-4,2012-12-07,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1013,D1013,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1013,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings No hearings were held. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held." CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-5,2012-12-07,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-10,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1013,D1013,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1013,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled. Joint Meetings Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine the state-sanctioned marginalization of Christians in Western Europe, focusing on the origins, methods, and implications of such a movement and its relation to religious freedom rights as they are protected in major international human rights agreements, 2 p.m., B318, Rayburn Building." CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-6,2012-12-07,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1013,D1014,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1013,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1013-D1014] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1014]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 2 p.m., Monday, December 10 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to exceed beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program, and at 5:30 p.m., vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12 noon, Tuesday, December 11 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E1887 Coble, Howard, N.C., E1889 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1888, E1891 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1888 Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1888 Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1890, E1890 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1889 Posey, Bill, Fla., E1888, E1890 Price, Tom, Ga., E1887 Royce, Edward R., Calif., E1890 Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1890 Schweikert, David, Ariz., E1887 Scott, David, Ga., E1887 Sutton, Betty, Ohio, E1889" CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013,2012-12-07,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1013,D1013,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1013,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1013] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Friday, December 7, 2012 [[Page D1013]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate was not in session and stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012." CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1010,2012-12-06,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1010,D1011,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""61""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SCONRES"", ""number"": ""62""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""611""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3663""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3666""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3666""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6156""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6582""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6634""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1010,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1010-D1011] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, December 6, 2012 [[Page D1010]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act. Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7643-S7689 Measures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3663-3666, S. Res. 611, and S. Con. Res. 61-62. Page S7686 Measures Passed: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: By 92 yeas to 4 nays (Vote No. 223), Senate passed H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization. Pages S7660-63 Financial Disclosure Forms: Senate passed H.R. 6634, to change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms. Page S7672 American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act: Senate passed H.R. 6582, to allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make technical corrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow American manufacturers to remain competitive. Page S7688 Animal Welfare Act: Senate passed S. 3666, to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''. Page S7688 Wreaths Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 611, designating December 15, 2012, as ``Wreaths Across America Day''. Page S7688 Measures Considered: Transaction Account Guarantee Program--Cloture: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program. Page S7664 A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, December 6, 2012, a vote on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012. Pages S7664-72, S7688 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 5 p.m., on Monday, December 10, 2012. Page S7688 Signing Authorities--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that from Thursday, December 6, 2012, through Monday, December 10, 2012, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. Page S7688 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 224), Mark E. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida. Pages S7656-60, S7663-64, S7689 Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. Pages S7656-60, S7664, S7689 Messages from the House: Page S7683 Measures Referred: Page S7683 Measures Read the First Time: Page S7683 Executive Communications: Pages S7683-86 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S7686 Additional Cosponsors: Page S7686 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7686-87 Additional Statements: Pages S7682-83 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Pages S7687-88 [[Page D1011]] Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--224) Pages S7663, S7663-64 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:52 p.m., until 2 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages S7688-89.)" CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-2,2012-12-06,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House of Representatives,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCHAMBER,D1011,D1011,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1011,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1011] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 in pro forma session." CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-3,2012-12-06,112,2,,,Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings,HOUSE,DAILYDIGEST,DDHCMEETINGS,D1011,D1011,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1011,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1011] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings UPDATE OF THE HIGH SPEED AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM: MISTAKES MADE AND LESSONS LEARNED Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``An Update of the High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail Program: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned''. Testimony was heard from Ray LaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation; Representatives McCarthy (CA) and Hahn; Mitchell Behm, Assistant Inspector General for Rail, Maritime and Economic Analysis, Department of Transportation; Susan Fleming, Director, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office; Paula J. Hammond, Secretary of Transportation, Washington State; Ann L. Schneider, Secretary of Transportation, State of Illinois; and a public witness. Joint Meetings FISCAL CLIFF Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the fiscal cliff, focusing on how to protect the middle class, sustain long-term economic growth, and reduce the Federal deficit, after receiving testimony from Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Kevin A. Hassett, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C. F" CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-4,2012-12-06,112,2,,,Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-07,,DAILYDIGEST,DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS,D1011,D1011,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1011,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1011] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate No meetings/hearings scheduled. House No hearings are scheduled." CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-5,2012-12-06,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDENDMATTER,D1011,D1012,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3637""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1011,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1011-D1012] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C. The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov, free of charge to the user. The information is updated online each day the Congressional Record is published. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-1800, or 866-512-1800 (toll-free). E-Mail, contactcenter@gpo.gov. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche edition will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $252.00 for six months, $503.00 per year, or purchased as follows: less than 200 pages, $10.50; between 200 and 400 pages, $21.00; greater than 400 pages, $31.50, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $146.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. To place an order for any of these products, visit the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free), 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Record, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received. [[Page D1012]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 2 p.m., Monday, December 10 Senate Chamber Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program, and at 5:30 p.m., vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 11 a.m., Friday, December 7 House Chamber Program for Friday: The House is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 in pro forma session." CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011,2012-12-06,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCMEETINGS,D1011,D1011,,,158 Cong. Rec. D1011,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Page D1011] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Federal Housing Administration, focusing on Housing and Urban Development's response to fiscal challenges, after receiving testimony from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. SUPERSTORM SANDY Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security concluded a hearing to examine superstorm Sandy, focusing on the devastating impact on the nation's largest transportation systems, after receiving testimony from Senators Schumer, Menendez, and Gillibrand; Joseph H. Boardman, Amtrak, Washington, D.C.; Joseph J. Lhota, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Patrick J. Foye, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, both of New York, New York; and James Weinstein, New Jersey Transit Corporation, Newark. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Katherine Polk Failla, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Troy L. Nunley, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, Sheri Polster Chappell, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Pamela Ki Mai Chen, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Mark A. Barnett, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, and Louise W. Kelton, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Patrick J. Wilkerson, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, both of the Department of Justice." CREC-2012-12-05-pt1-PgD1004,2012-12-05,112,2,,,Daily Digest/Senate,SENATE,DAILYDIGEST,DDSCHAMBER,D1004,D1005,,"[{""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""183""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""573""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""595""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""609""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""610""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""609""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""SRES"", ""number"": ""610""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""1759""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""2279""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3254""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3331""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3410""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3657""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""S"", ""number"": ""3662""}, {""congress"": ""112"", ""type"": ""HR"", ""number"": ""6156""}]",158 Cong. Rec. D1004,"Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 155 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 155 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1004-D1005] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Wednesday, December 5, 2012 [[Page D1004]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7405-S7641 Measures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3657-3662, and S. Res. 609-610. Pages S7458-59 Measures Reported: Report to accompany S. 183, to clarify the applicability of certain maritime laws with respect to the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. (S. Rept. No. 112-245) Report to accompany S. 1759, to facilitate the hosting in the United States of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition. (S. Rept. No. 112-246) Report to accompany S. 2279, to amend the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime Memorial Act of 1986 to provide additional protection for the R.M.S. Titanic and its wreck site. (S. Rept. No. 112-247) Report to accompany S. 3410, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006. (S. Rept. No. 112-248) Page S7458 Measures Passed: Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act: Senate passed S. 3331, to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto: Pages S7636-37 Cardin (for Kerry) Amendment No. 3310, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S7636-37 Alan Phillip Gross: Senate agreed to S. Res. 609, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of United States citizen Alan Phillip Gross from detention in Cuba and urging the Government of Cuba to address his medical issues. Pages S7637-38 Teen Cancer Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 573, designating the third week of January 2013 as ``Teen Cancer Awareness Week'', and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S7638 National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 595, expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S7638 Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 610, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science Foundation. Page S7639 Measures Considered: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act--Agreement: Senate began consideration of H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization. Pages S7437-45, S7448-53 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that no amendments be in order to the bill; that on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, there be up to ten minutes of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; and that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on passage of the bill. Pages S7435-36 Walker and Berg Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 11:45 a.m., on Thursday, December 6, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Mark E. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, and Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; that there be 15 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following the [[Page D1005]] period of debate on the nominations, Senate proceed to Legislative Session to resume consideration of H.R. 6156, and following disposition of H.R. 6156, Senate resume Executive Session and vote without intervening action or debate on confirmation of the nominations of Mark E. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, and Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, in that order; and that no further motions be in order. Page S7636 Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination: By 72 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 222), Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut. Pages S7445-48, S7641 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: 29 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 1 Army nomination in the rank of general. 1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Reserve, and Navy. Pages S7639-41 Messages from the House: Page S7457 Measures Referred: Page S7457 Executive Communications: Pages S7457-58 Additional Cosponsors: Page S7459 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7459-60 Additional Statements: Pages S7456-57 Amendments Submitted: Page S7460 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S7460 Privileges of the Floor: Pages S7460-61 Text of S. 3254 as Previously Passed: Pages S7461-S7636 Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--222) Page S7448 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7639.)"