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D1085", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1085]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1085", "2012-12-31", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1085", "D1085", null, "[{\"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. 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D1085", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1085]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Monday, December 31, 2012\n\n[[Page D1085]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senate passed H.R. 8, American Taxpayer Relief Act, as amended.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8557-S8610\nMeasures Introduced: Two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S.\nRes. 628-629.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8589-90\nMeasures Passed:\n American Taxpayer Relief Act: By 89 yeas to 8 nays (Vote No. 251),\nSenate passed H.R. 8, to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted\nin 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill\nproviding for comprehensive tax reform, by the order of the Senate of\nTuesday, January 1, 2013, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative,\nand after taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:\n Pages S8584-86\nAdopted:\n Reid/McConnell Amendment No. 3448, in the nature of a substitute.\n Page S8585\n Pryor (for Reid) Amendment No. 3450, to amend the title.\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8586\n Space Launch Liability Provisions: Senate passed H.R. 6586, to extend\nthe application of certain space launch liability provisions through\n2014, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\n Pages S8608-09\n Pryor (for Nelson (FL)/Hutchison) Amendment No. 3449, in the nature\nof a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8609\n Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act: Committee on Energy\nand Natural Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R.\n6060, to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual base funding for\nthe Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal\nyear 2019, and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8609\n Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline: Senate passed S. 302, to authorize\nthe Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for a\nnatural gas transmission pipeline in nonwilderness areas within the\nboundary of Denali National Park.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8609\n Inter-Country Adoptions of Russian Children: Senate agreed to S. Res.\n628, expressing the deep disappointment of the Senate in the enactment\nby the Russian Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of\nRussian children by United States citizens and urging the Russia\nGovernment to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of\ninter-country adoptions involving parentless Russian children who were\nalready matched with United States families before the enactment of the\nlaw.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8609-10\n Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 629, to\nauthorize the production of records by the Committee on Armed Services.\n Page S8610\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8588\nEnrolled Bills Presented:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8588\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8588-89\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8590-92\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8586-88\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8592-S8608\nRecord Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--251)\n Page S8585\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012\nand adjourned at 2:31 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, until 2 p.m. on\nthe same day.\n (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader\nin today's Record on page S8610.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgD1086", "2012-12-31", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1086", "D1087", null, "[{\"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. 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D1086", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1086-D1087]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page D1086]]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 6720-6725\nwere introduced, no resolutions were introduced today.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7516\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7516\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n H.R. 752, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate\nsegments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of\nthe National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes,\nwith an amendment (H. Rept. 112-735);\n H.R. 4194, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to\nprovide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an\neligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes (H.\nRept. 112-736);\n H.R. 4019, to increase employment and educational opportunities in,\nand improve the economic stability of, counties containing Federal\nforest land, while also reducing the cost of managing such land, by\nproviding such counties a dependable source of revenue from such land,\nand for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-737, Pt. 1);\nFourth Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Committee on House\nAdministration (H. Rept. 112-738); and\n Summary of Activities of the Committee on Ethics for the 112th\nCongress (H. Rept. 112-739).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7516\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Harper to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H7471\nRecess: The House recessed at 9:41 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m.\n Page H7475\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the\nfollowing measures:\n Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013: S. 3454, to\nauthorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and\nintelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the\nOffice of the Director of National Intelligence and the Central\nIntelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a \\2/3\\ yea-\nand-nay vote of 373 yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 652;\n Pages H7479-85, H7512\n Redesignating the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A.\nArmstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test\nRange as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range: H.R. 6612, to\nredesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong\nFlight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the\nHugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of\n404 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 653;\n Pages H7485-91, H7512-13\n Amending the Animal Welfare Act To Modify the Definition of\n``Exhibitor'': S. 3666, to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the\ndefinition of ``exhibitor'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7495\n Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act: Concurred in the Senate\namendment to H.R. 6364, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable\nobservance of the centennial of World War I and to provide for the\ndesignation of memorials to the service of members of the United States\nArmed Forces in World War I, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas to\n5 nays, Roll No. 654;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7495-98, H7513-14\n Calling on the New Government of Egypt To Honor the Rule of Law and\nImmediately Return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States: H. Res.\n193, amended, to call on the new Government of Egypt to honor the rule\nof law and immediately return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United\nStates; and\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7506-08\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling for the safe and\nimmediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.''.\n Page H7508\n Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012: H.R. 6649, amended, to provide for\nthe transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients.\n Pages H7508-11\nRecess: The House recessed at 1:37 p.m. and reconvened at 5:44 p.m.\n Page H7512\nSuspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following\nmeasures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were\npostponed:\n Providing for the Conveyance of Certain Property from the United\nStates to the Maniilaq Association Located in Kotzebue, Alaska: Concur\nin the Senate amendment to H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of\ncertain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association\nlocated in Kotzebue, Alaska;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7491\n Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012: Concur in\nthe Senate amendment to H.R. 2076, to amend title 28, United States\nCode, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice\nof the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on\nrequest of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious\nviolent crimes;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7491-95\n\n[[Page D1087]]\n\n Calling for Universal Condemnation of the North Korean Missile Launch\nof December 12, 2012: H. Con. Res. 145, amended, to call for universal\ncondemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012;\n Pages H7498-H7500\n Condemning the Government of Iran for Its State-Sponsored Persecution\nof Its Baha'i Minority and Its Continued Violation of the International\nCovenants on Human Rights: H. Res. 134, amended, to condemn the\nGovernment of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i\nminority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on\nHuman Rights; and\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7500-03\n Urging the Governments of Europe and the European Union to Designate\nHizballah as a Terrorist Organization and Impose Sanctions: H. Res.\n834, to urge the governments of Europe and the European Union to\ndesignate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions,\nand to urge the President to provide information about Hizballah to the\nEuropean allies of the United States and to support the Government of\nBulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in\nBurgas.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7503-06\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 12 noon tomorrow.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7514\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages\nH7511-12.\nSenate Referrals: S. 140 was referred to the Committee on Natural\nResources and S. 114, S. 264, S. 499, S. 970, S. 1047, S. 1421, S.\n1478, S. 2015, S. 3250, S. 3563, and S. 3715 were held at the desk.\n Pages H7511-12, H7514\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H7512, H7513, H7513-14. There\nwere no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2013-01-01", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1087", "D1087", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. 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D1082", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1082]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n No committee meetings were held.\n H"], ["CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1082-3", "2012-12-30", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDALLOTHER", "D1082", "D1083", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1082-D1083]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 6716-6719 were\nintroduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7469\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7469\nReport Filed: A report was filed on December 28, 2012 as follows:\n Semi-annual Report on the Activity of the Permanent Select Committee on\nIntelligence for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-733).\n A report was filed today as follows:\n H. Res. 843, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with\nrespect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee\non Rules (H. Rept. 112-734).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7469\nNotification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification sent to\nMembers on Thursday, December 27, 2012 of the reassembling of the House.\n Page H7437\nRecess: The House recessed at 2:15 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m.\n Page H7439\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following\nmeasures:\n Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of\n2012: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4057, to amend title 38,\nUnited States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a\ncomprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and\nmembers of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on\ninstitutions of higher learning, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 392 yeas to\n3 nays, Roll No. 650;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7439-42, H7465-66\n Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012: S. 3202, to amend title 38,\nUnited States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of\nkin can receive a dignified burial, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas\nwith none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 651; and\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7442-46, H7466-67\n Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012: H.R. 3159,\namended, to direct the President, in consultation with the Department of\n\n[[Page D1083]]\n\nState, United States Agency for International Development, Millennium\nChallenge Corporation, and the Department of Defense, to establish\nguidelines for United States foreign assistance programs, by a \\2/3\\ yea-\nand-nay vote of 390 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 649.\n Pages H7458-61, H7464-65\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the President to\nestablish guidelines for United States foreign development assistance, and\nfor other purposes.''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7465\nSuspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following measures\nunder suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were postponed:\n Clothe a Homeless Hero Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6328,\nto amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of\nHomeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer\nunclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local\nveterans organizations and other local charitable organizations;\n Pages H7446-48\n Drywall Safety Act of 2012: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4212,\nto prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the\nmanufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, and to ensure that\nproblematic drywall removed from homes is not reused;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7448-50\n Uninterrupted Scholars Act: S. 3472, to amend the Family Educational\nRights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act;\n Pages H7450-53\n Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012: Concur in\nthe Senate amendment to H.R. 6029, to amend title 18, United States Code, to\nprovide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage;\n Pages H7453-55\n Correcting and improving certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America\nInvents Act and title 35, United States Code: Concur in the Senate amendment\nto H.R. 6621, to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith\nAmerica Invents Act and title 35, United States Code;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7455-57\n Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012: S. 3331, to\nprovide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards;\n Pages H7457-58\n Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act\nof 2012: S. 2318, to authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to\ncombat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign\nnationals wanted by international criminal tribunals; and\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7461-62\n Granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency\nManagement Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: S.J. Res. 44, to grant\nthe consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management\nAssistance Memorandum of Understanding.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7462-64\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet\ntomorrow at 9 a.m. for morning hour debate and 10 a.m. for legislative\nbusiness.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7467\nRecess: The House recessed at 7:15 p.m. and reconvened at .8:20 p.m.\n Page H7467\nMember Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tim Scott, wherein he\nresigned as Representative for the First Congressional District of South\nCarolina, effective Janary 2, 2013.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7467\nSenate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H7439.\nSenate Referrals: S. 3667 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\nand S. 3454 was held at the desk.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7467\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H7465, H7465-66, H7466-67. There\nwere no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:22 p.m.\nCommittee Meeting\nSAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES\nCOMMITTEE\nCommittee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 843, waiving a\nrequirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of\ncertain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. The Committee\ngranted, by a voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring\na two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the\nRules Committee) against any resolution reported on December 31, 2012.\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held.\nF"], ["CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1082", "2012-12-30", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1082", "D1082", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1082]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Sunday, December 30, 2012\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n On page D1081, December 30, 2012, the following language\nappears: Sundary, December 30, 2012\n\n The online Record has been corrected to read: Sunday, December\n30, 2012\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n[[Page D1081]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8521-S8556\nMeasures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3714-\n3715.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8548\nMeasures Passed:\n SAFER Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further\nconsideration of S. 3250, to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination\nAct of 2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual\nassault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual Assault Forensic\nEvidence Registry, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the\nfollowing amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8551-52\n Durbin (for Cornyn) Amendment No. 3445, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8552\n Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act: Senate passed S. 3715, to\nextend the limited antitrust exemption contained in the Pandemic and\nAll-Hazards Preparedness Act.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8552\n Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act: Senate passed H.R. 3263, to\nauthorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and\nconveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma.\n Page S8552\n Pinnacles National Park Act: Senate passed H.R. 3641, to establish\nPinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the\nNational Park System.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8552\n Pike National Forest Railroad Right of Way: Senate passed H.R. 4073,\nto authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim,\ndisclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and\nadjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado,\noriginally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company\npursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8552-53\n Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act: Senate passed S. 264, to\ndirect the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of\nMississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the\nNatchez Trace Parkway, after agreeing to the committee amendment.\n Page S8553\n Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act: Committee on Energy and\nNatural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 2015,\nto require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land\nto the Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming, and the bill\nwas then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8552\n Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project: Committee on Energy and\nNatural Resources was discharged from further consideration of S. 3563,\nto amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project\noffices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project, and the bill\nwas then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8552\n Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Act: Senate passed S. 1047, to amend\nthe Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment of 1992 to\nrequire the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of\nReclamation, to take actions to improve environmental conditions in the\nvicinity of the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in Lake County,\nColorado.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8553-54\n Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation: Senate passed S. 1421, to\nauthorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a\ncommemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs.\n Page S8554\n Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act:\nSenate passed S. 1478, to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile\nNational Historic Site in the State of South Dakota.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8554\n Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Senate passed S.\n499, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the\ndevelopment of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the\nCentral Utah Project.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8554-55\n Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation\nAct: Senate passed S. 140, to designate as wilderness certain land and\ninland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the\nState of Michigan.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8555\n\n[[Page D1082]]\n\n San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act:\nSenate passed S. 114, to expand the boundary of the San Antonio\nMissions National Historical Park, after agreeing to the committee\namendment in the nature of a substitute, and the following amendments\nproposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8555-56\n Durbin (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3446, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8555-56\n Durbin (for Hutchison) Amendment No. 3447, to amend the title.\n Page S8556\n White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Expansion Act: Senate passed\nS. 970, to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay\nCreek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of\nthe National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8556\nTributes to Daniel Inouye--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that tributes to Daniel Inouye, a late Senator from\nHawaii, be printed as a Senate document, and that Members have until 12\np.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, to submit said tributes.\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8556\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n By 64 yeas to 26 nays (Vote No. EX. 249), William Joseph Baer, of\nMaryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8521-28, S8556\n By 69 yeas to 24 nays (Vote No. EX. 250), Carol J. Galante, of\nCalifornia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment. (A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that\nthe nomination, having achieved 60 affirmatives votes, be confirmed.)\n Pages S8521-29, S8556\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8547-48\nMeasures Read the First Time:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8556\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8548-49\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8549-51\nRecord Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--250)\n Pages S8528-29\nRecess: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and recessed at 7:26 p.m., until 11\na.m. on Monday, December 31, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8556.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1083-2", "2012-12-30", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1083", "D1084", null, "[{\"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. 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Armstrong Flight Research Center and the\nWestern Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test\nRange; 3) Concur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 443--To provide for\nthe conveyance of certain property from the United States to the\nManiilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; 4) Concur in the\nSenate Amendment to H.R. 2076--Investigative Assistance for Violent\nCrimes Act; 5) H.R. 6019--Juvenile Accountability Block Grant\nReauthorization Act of 2012, as amended; 6) S. 3666--A bill to amend\nthe Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''; 7)\nConcur in the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6364--Frank Buckles World War I\nMemorial Act; 8) H.R. 6649--Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012; 9) H.\nCon. Res. 145--Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean\nmissile launch of December 12, 2012; 10) H. Res. 134--Condemning the\nGovernment of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i\nminority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on\nHuman Rights; 11) H. Res. 834--Urging the governments of Europe and the\nEuropean Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and\nimpose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about\nHizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support\nthe Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012,\nterrorist attack in Burgas; and 12) H. Res. 193--Calling on the new\nGovernment of Egypt to honor the rule of law and immediately return\nNoor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue\n HOUSE\n\nBarber, Ron, Ariz., E2009\nGallegly, Elton, Calif., E2007\nJackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E2007\nKissell, Larry, N.C., E2009, E2009, E2010, E2010, E2010, E2010, E2010,\nE2011, E2011, E2011, E2011, E2011, E2012, E2012, E2012, E2012, E2012,\nE2012, E2013, E2013, E2013\nPence, Mike, Ind., E2008\nTowns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2007"], ["CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgD1083", "2012-12-30", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-31", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1083", "D1083", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. 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D1076", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 169 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1076-D1078]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Friday, December 28, 2012\n\n[[Page D1076]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senate passed H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act.\n Senate passed H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, as\n amended.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8455-S8519\nMeasures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3712-\n3713.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8507\nMeasures Passed:\n FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act: By 73 yeas to 23 nays (Vote\nNo. 236), Senate passed H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of\n2008 for five years, by the order of the Senate of Friday, December 21,\n2012, 60 Senators having voted in the affirmative, and after taking\naction on the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8455-62\nRejected:\n By 43 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 235), Wyden Amendment No. 3439, to\nrequire a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on\nthe privacy of the people of the United States. (Pursuant to the order\nof Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60\naffirmative votes, was not agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8455-60\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act: By 62 yeas to 32 nays (Vote\nNo. 248), Senate passed H.R. 1, making appropriations for disaster\nrelief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, after taking\naction on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:\n Pages S8462-67, S8467-97\nAdopted:\n Cardin/Landrieu Amendment No. 3393 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a\nperfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Mikulski (for Grassley) Amendment No. 3348 (to Amendment No. 3395),\nto shift vehicles used for non-operational purposes by the Department\nof Justice and Department of Homeland Security in the District of\nColumbia to replace vehicles of those agencies damaged by Hurricane\nSandy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Mikulski (for Feinstein) Modified Amendment No. 3421 (to Amendment\nNo. 3395), of a perfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Mikulski (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3426 (to Amendment No. 3395), of\na perfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Landrieu Amendment No. 3415 (to Amendment No. 3395), to clarify the\nprovision relating to emergency protective measures.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Mikulski (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3403 (to Amendment No. 3395), to\nprovide authority to transfer previously appropriated funds to increase\nsecurity at United States embassies and other overseas posts.\n Page S8462\n Coburn Amendment No. 3369 (to Amendment No. 3395), to reduce the\namount that triggers the requirement to notify Congress of the\nrecipients of certain grants and to require publication of the notice.\n Page S8462\n Division I of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment\nNo. 3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not\nspent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the\naffected area.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute.\n Pages S8462, S8483\n Reid (for Mikulski) Amendment No. 3440, to amend the title.\n Page S8496\nRejected:\n By 52 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. 237), Bingaman Amendment No. 3344 (to\nAmendment No. 3395), to provide for the approval of an agreement\nbetween the United States and the Republic of Palau in response to\nSuper Typhoon Bopha. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21,\n2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was\nnot agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8463\n By 44 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 239), Coburn/McCain Amendment No.\n3368 (to Amendment No.\n\n[[Page D1077]]\n\n3395), to clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain Corps of\nEngineers activities. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21,\n2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was\nnot agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8462, S8464-65\n By 35 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 240), Division II of Coburn/McCain\nModified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure funding\nfor victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax cheats, deceased\nindividuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area. (Pursuant to\nthe order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to\nachieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)\n Pages S8462, S8465-67\n By 40 yeas to 55 nays (Vote No. 241), Coburn/McCain Amendment No.\n3371 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure that Federal disaster\nassistance is available for the most severe disasters. (Pursuant to the\norder of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to\nachieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)\n Pages S8462, S8466-67\n By 48 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 242), Coburn Amendment No. 3382 (to\nAmendment No. 3395), to require merit-based and competitive awards of\ndisaster recovery contracts. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December\n21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes,\nwas not agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8462, S8467-68\n By 42 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 243), Paul Amendment No. 3376 (to\nAmendment No. 3395), to provide for the nonapplication of the Davis-\nBacon Act in the case of projects funded under this Act. (Pursuant to\nthe order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to\nachieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)\n Pages S8469-72, S8480-81\n By 3 yeas to 91 nays (Vote No. 244), Paul Amendment No. 3410 (to\nAmendment No. 3395), to offset the cost of the bill and to put the\nspending on budget as regular spending and not emergency. (Pursuant to\nthe order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to\nachieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)\n Pages S8469-72, S8480, S8481\n By 46 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 245), McCain/Coburn Amendment No.\n3355 (to Amendment No. 3395), to strike funding for the emergency\nforest restoration program. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December\n21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes,\nwas not agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8476-80, S8481-82\n By 41 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 247), Coats/Alexander Amendment No.\n3391 (to Amendment No. 3395), in the nature of a substitute. (Pursuant\nto the order of Friday, December 21, 2012, the amendment having failed\nto achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not agreed to.)\n Pages S8462, S8483\nWithdrawn:\n Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide\nadditional funds for wildland fire management.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8462\n Coburn Amendment No. 3383 (to Amendment No. 3395), to strike a\nprovision relating to certain studies of the Corps of Engineers.\n Pages S8462, S8468\n Lee Modified Amendment No. 3373 (to Amendment No. 3395), to amend the\nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the use of\nretirement funds in connection with federally declared disasters, to\nprovide for certain regulatory relief in connection with federally\ndeclared disasters.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8472-74\n Merkley Further Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3395),\nto extend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance\nprograms.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8462, S8482\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 238), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Tester Amendment No.\n3350 (to Amendment No. 3395) (listed above). Subsequently, the point of\norder that the amendment was in violation of section 314(e)(1) of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained, the emergency\ndesignation within the amendment was stricken, and the amendment was\nwithdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8464\n By 55 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 246), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to Merkley Further\nModified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3395) (listed above).\nSubsequently, the point of order that the amendment was in violation of\nsection 314(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was\nsustained, the emergency designations within the amendment were\nstricken, and the amendment was withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8482\n Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was withdrawn.\n Page S8483\n Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013: Senate passed S.\n3454, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence\nand intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and\nthe Office of the Director of National\n\n[[Page D1078]]\n\nIntelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability\nSystem, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\n Pages S8513-15, S8516\n Reid (for Feinstein/Chambliss) Amendment No. 3441, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8516\n North Korean Refugee Adoption Act: Committee on Foreign Relations was\ndischarged from further consideration of H.R. 1464, to express the\nsense of Congress regarding North Korean children and children of one\nNorth Korean parent and to require the Department of State regularly to\nbrief appropriate congressional committees on efforts to advocate for\nand develop a strategy to provide assistance in the best interest of\nthese children, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the\nfollowing amendments proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8516\n Reid (for Burr) Amendment No. 3442, in the nature of a substitute.\n Page S8516\n Reid (for Burr) Amendment No. 3443, to amend the title.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8516\n Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act: Senate passed H.R. 6014, to\nauthorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement\nDNA arrestee collection processes.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8516\n Former Presidents Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary was\ndischarged from further consideration of H.R. 6620, to amend title 18,\nUnited States Code, to eliminate certain limitations on the length of\nSecret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of\nformer Presidents, and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8516-17\n Officer Safety Act: Senate passed H.R. 6621, to correct and improve\ncertain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35,\nUnited States Code, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed\nthereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8517-18\n Reid (for Leahy/Grassley) Amendment No. 3444, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8517-18\nJob Protection and Recession Prevention Act--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined\nby the Majority Leader, with the concurrence of the Republican Leader,\nSenate begin consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of\nH.R. 8, to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and\n2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing\nfor comprehensive tax reform.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8513\nGalante and Baer Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time\nagreement was reached providing that at approximately 1 p.m., on\nSunday, December 30, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the nomination\nof Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nHousing and Urban Development, under the previous order; provided\nfurther, that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate begin\nconsideration of the nomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to\nbe an Assistant Attorney General, and vote on confirmation of the\nnominations; that there be two minutes for debate, equally divided in\nthe usual form prior to each vote; and that no further motions be in\norder to the nominations.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8513\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8506-07\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8507\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8507-08\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8508-13\nRecord Votes: Fourteen record votes were taken today. (Total--248)\n Pages S8460-61, S8463-68, S8480-83, S8486\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 7:50 p.m.,\nuntil 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, 2012. (For Senate's program, see\nthe remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS8518.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1078", "2012-12-28", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1078", "D1078", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. 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Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of\nHousing and Urban Development, with up to one hour of debate. Upon the\nuse or yielding back of time, Senate will begin consideration of the\nnomination of William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant\nAttorney General, and vote on confirmation of the nominations at\napproximately 2 p.m.\n (Following disposition of the nomination of Carol J. Galante, Senate\nwill recess for one hour to allow for caucus meetings.)\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 2 p.m., Sunday, December 30\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Sunday: The House is scheduled to meet for legislative\nbusiness at 2 p.m."], ["CREC-2012-12-28-pt1-PgD1079", "2012-12-28", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1079", "D1079", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1071", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1071-D1073]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Thursday, December 27, 2012\n\n[[Page D1071]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senator-Designate Brian Schatz, of Hawaii, was administered the oath\n of office by the Vice President.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8383-S8454\nMeasures Introduced: Two bills were introduced, as follows: S. 3710-3711.\n Page S8452\nMeasures Reported:\n S. 847, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks\nfrom chemicals are adequately understood and managed, with amendments. (S.\nRept. No. 112-264)\n S. 1763, to decrease the incidence of violent crimes against Indian women,\nto strengthen the capacity of Indian tribes to exercise the sovereign\nauthority of Indian tribes to respond to violent crimes committed against\nIndian women, and to ensure that perpetrators of violent crimes committed\nagainst Indian women are held accountable for that criminal behavior, with\nan amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-265)\n S. 2251, to designate the United States courthouse located at 709 West 9th\nStreet, Juneau, Alaska, as the Robert Boochever United States Courthouse.\n S. 2326, to designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New\nYork, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8451\nMeasures Passed:\n Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security\nand Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.\n2338, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located\nat 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the ``Harry T. and Harriette\nMoore Post Office'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\n Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security\nand Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R.\n3892, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located\nat 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California, as the ``Lance Corporal\nVictor A. Dew Post Office'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\n Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R. 3869,\nto designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600\nEast Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Sidney `Sid' Sanders\nMcMath Post Office Building''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\n Cecil E. Bolt Post Office: Senate passed H.R. 4389, to designate the\nfacility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced\nStreet in Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post Office''.\n Page S8454\n Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office: Senate passed H.R.\n6260, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located\nat 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the ``Lieutenant Kenneth\nM. Ballard Memorial Post Office''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\n Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office: Senate passed H.R.\n6379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located\nat 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the ``Representative\nCurtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\n Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building: Senate passed H.R.\n6587, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located\nat 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the ``Postal\nInspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\n Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA: Committee on Finance was discharged from\nfurther consideration of S. 3667, to rename section 219(c) of the Internal\nRevenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA, and the bill\nwas then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8454\nMeasures Considered:\n FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act--Agreement: Senate began\nconsideration of H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for\nfive years, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:\n Pages S8384-S8410, S8411-25, S8427-28\nRejected:\n By 38 yeas to 52 nays (Vote No. 232), Leahy Amendment No. 3437, in the\nnature of a substitute. (Pursuant to the order of Friday, December 21,\n\n[[Page D1072]]\n\n2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, was not\nagreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8407-10, S8427\n By 37 yeas to 54 nays (Vote No. 233), Merkley/Lee Amendment No. 3435, to\nrequire the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of\na Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal\ninterpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence\nSurveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national\nsecurity interest of the United States. (Pursuant to the order of Friday,\nDecember 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative\nvotes, was not agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8397-S8407, S8427-28\n By 12 yeas to 79 nays (Vote No. 234), Paul/Lee Amendment No. 3436, to\nensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment to the\nConstitution of the United States. (Pursuant to the order of Friday,\nDecember 21, 2012, the amendment having failed to achieve 60 affirmative\nvotes, was not agreed to.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8407, S8428\n A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on Friday,\nDecember 28, 2012, there be 30 minutes of debate, equally divided, on the\nWyden amendment, prior to a vote on or in relation to the amendment; that\nthere be no amendments in order to the amendment prior to the vote; and that\nupon disposition of the amendment, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as\namended, if amended; provided further, that there be a 60 affirmative vote\nthreshold for the amendment, and for passage of the bill.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8417-18\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the bill at approximately 9:00 a.m., on Friday, December\n28, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8454\nFull-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate resumed\nconsideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense\nand the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year\nending September 30, 2011, taking action on the following amendments\nproposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8425-27, S8429-45\nPending:\n Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8425\n Coats/Alexander Amendment No. 3391 (to Amendment No. 3395), in the nature\nof a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8425-27\n Cardin/Landrieu Amendment No. 3393 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a\nperfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8429\n Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3395), to provide additional\nfunds for wildland fire management.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8429-30\n Landrieu Amendment No. 3415 (to Amendment No. 3395), to clarify the\nprovision relating to emergency protective measures.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8430-31\n Coburn Amendment No. 3369 (to Amendment No. 3395), to reduce the amount\nthat triggers the requirement to notify Congress of the recipients of\ncertain grants and to require publication of the notice.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8431\n Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3395), to ensure that\nFederal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters.\n Page S8431\n Coburn Amendment No. 3382 (to Amendment No. 3395), to require merit-based\nand competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts.\n Pages S8431-32, S8441\n Coburn Amendment No. 3383 (to Amendment No. 3395), to strike a provision\nrelating to certain studies of the Corps of Engineers.\n Pages S8432, S8441-42\n Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3368 (to Amendment No. 3395), to clarify cost-\nsharing requirements for certain Corps of Engineers activities.\n Pages S8432-33\n Division I of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No.\n3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax\ncheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area.\n Pages S8433-34\n Division II of Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3370 (to Amendment No.\n3395), to ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax\ncheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area.\n Pages S8434, S8442\n Merkley Further Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3395), to\nextend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.\n Page S8434\n Mikulski (for Leahy) Amendment No. 3403 (to Amendment No. 3395), to\nprovide authority to transfer previously appropriated funds to increase\nsecurity at United States embassies and other overseas posts.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8442\n Mikulski (for Harkin) Amendment No. 3426 (to Amendment No. 3395), of a\nperfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8442-45\n A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on Friday,\nDecember 28, 2012, when the Senate continues consideration of the bill,\nSenate vote on or in relation to the amendments to the bill under the order\nof Friday, December 21, 2012; that all remaining time under the previous\norder with respect to the amendments be yielded back; that there be two\nminutes equally divided prior to each vote with the exception of the\nfollowing: 4 minutes equally divided prior to each of the votes on or in\nrelation to the Coburn amendments and divisions; 10 minutes equally divided\nprior to the votes on or in relation to each of the Paul amendments; 8\nminutes equally divided prior to the vote on or in relation to McCain\nAmendment No. 3355; and 10 minutes equally divided prior to the vote on or\nin relation to the Lee amendment; and that all other provisions of the\nprevious order remain in effect.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8445\n\n[[Page D1073]]\n\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the bill upon disposition of H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA\nAmendments Act of 2008 for five years.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8454\nSwearing-In of Senator Schatz: The Chair laid before the Senate the\ncertificate of appointment of Senator-designate Brian Schatz, of the State\nof Hawaii, and the oath of office was then administered as required by the\nU.S. Constitution and prescribed by law.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8411\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8452\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8451\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8452-54\nRecord Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--234)\n Pages S8427-28\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:47 p.m., until 9\na.m. on Friday, December 28, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of\nthe Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8454.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-2", "2012-12-27", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDALLOTHER", "D1073", "D1073", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1073]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 6706-6715\nwere introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7435-36\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7436\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n Report on the Activity of the Committee on Small Business, 112th Congress\n(H. Rept. 112-729);\n Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities of the House Committee on\nHomeland Security for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-730);\n H.R. 3893, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to subcontracting\nand insourcing, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-731,\nPt. 1); and\n H.R. 4203, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement\nprogram for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes (H.\nRept. 112-732).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7435\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative\nLaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7433\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet\nat 2 p.m. on Monday, December 31st.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7434\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7434.\nSenate Referral: S. 3709 was referred to the Committee on Financial\nServices.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7434\nQuorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no\nRecorded votes. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1073", "D1073", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1073", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1073]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No hearings were held.\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held.\nF"], ["CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-4", "2012-12-27", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-28", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1073", "D1073", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1073", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 168 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1073]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCOMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 28, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n No meetings/hearings scheduled.\n\n House\n\n No hearings are scheduled."], ["CREC-2012-12-27-pt1-PgD1073-5", "2012-12-27", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1073", "D1074", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1\"}, {\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5949\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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D1069", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1069]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-3", "2012-12-24", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1069", "D1069", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1069", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1069]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: There were no public bills or\nresolutions introduced today.\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7432\nReports Filed: There were no reports filed today.\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H7431\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 27th.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7431\nExtension of Filing Authority: The House agreed that committees may\nhave until the end of the second session to file the final report\npursuant to clause 1(d) of rule 11, and the chair of a committee in\nconsultation with its ranking minority member, before filing such\nreport, may update the report to reflect committee or House action\ntaken after the report was ordered reported or made available to the\nmembers of the committee pursuant to subparagraph (d)(3), provided that\nthe chair promptly notifies members of the committee.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7431-32\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7431.\nQuorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea and Nay votes, and there were no\nRecorded votes. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1069", "D1069", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1069", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 167 (Monday, December 24, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1069]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No hearings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-24-pt1-PgD1069-5", "2012-12-24", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-27", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1069", "D1069", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1063", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1063-D1066]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Friday, December 21, 2012\n\n[[Page D1063]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310,\n National Defense Authorization Act.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8323-8380\nMeasures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3705-3709, and S.J. Res. 51.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8364\nMeasures Reported:\n Report to accompany S. 911, to establish the sense of Congress that\nCongress should enact, and the President should sign, bipartisan\nlegislation to strengthen public safety and to enhance wireless\ncommunications. (S. Rept. No. 112-260)\n Report to accompany S. 1449, to authorize the appropriation of funds\nfor highway safety programs and for other purposes. (S. Rept. No. 112-\n261)\n S. 1262, to improve Indian education, with an amendment in the nature\nof a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 112-262)\n S. 1684, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-\nDetermination Act of 2005, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 112-263)\n Page S8363\nMeasures Passed:\n Birthplace of the National Guard: Committee on Armed Services was\ndischarged from further consideration of H.R. 1339, to designate the\nCity of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard\nof the United States, and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8377\n Drywall Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and\nTransportation was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4212,\nto prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure\nthe manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, to ensure that\nproblematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, and the bill was\nthen passed, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed\nthereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8377-78\n Reid (for Vitter) Amendment No. 3432, in the nature of a substitute.\n Pages S8377-78\n Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting: Committee on Commerce,\nScience, and Transportation was discharged from further consideration\nof H.R. 5859, to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United\nStates Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting, and the\nbill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8378\n Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act: Senate passed H.R. 6364, to\nestablish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the\ncentennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials\nto the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World\nWar I, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\n Page S8378\n Reid (for McCaskill/Blunt) Amendment No. 3433, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8378\n Large Financial Institutions and the Federal Government Transactions:\nSenate passed S. 3709, to require a Government Accountability Office\nexamination of transactions between large financial institutions and\nthe Federal Government, after agreeing to the following amendment\nproposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8378-79\n Reid (for Vitter/Brown (OH)) Amendment No. 3434, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8378-79\n Hizballah: Committee on Foreign Relations was discharged from further\nconsideration of S. Res. 613, urging the governments of Europe and the\nEuropean Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and\nimpose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about\nHizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support to\nthe Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012,\nterrorist attack in Burgas, and the resolution was then agreed to.\n Pages S8379-80\n Medicare IVIG Access Act: Senate passed H.R. 1845, to provide a\ndemonstration project providing\n\n[[Page D1064]]\n\nMedicare coverage for in-home administration of intravenous immune\nglobulin (IVIG) and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act\nwith respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for\ncertain claims.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8380\nMeasures Considered:\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued\nconsideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of\nDefense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for\nthe fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the\nfollowing amendments and motions proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8340-46\nWithdrawn:\n Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the\nenactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\n Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by\nAmendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\nPending:\n Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n By 91 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 230), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed\nto the motion to close further debate on Reid Amendment No. 3395\n(listed above).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8340\n Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,\nwith instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment\ndate, fell when cloture was invoked on Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed\nabove).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\n Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400),\nof a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to commit the bill to the\nCommittee on Appropriations, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400\n(listed above) fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\n Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting\nnature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions)\nAmendment No. 3400) fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\n By 57 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 231), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974 with respect to Reid Amendment No.\n3395 (listed above). Subsequently, the point of order that the\namendment was in violation of section 314(e)(1) of the Congressional\nBudget Act of 1974, was sustained, and the emergency designation within\nthe amendment was stricken.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8341-42\n Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting\nnature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395)\n(listed above) was withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8341\n Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting\nnature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to\nbe stricken by Amendment No. 3395) (listed above) was withdrawn.\n Page S8341\n A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that no\nother budget points of order be in order to the substitute or the\nunderlying bill; provided further, that notwithstanding Rule XXII, the\nfollowing amendments be in order: Cardin Amendment No. 3393; Grassley\nAmendment No. 3348; Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 3421; Harkin\nAmendment No. 3426; Landrieu Amendment No. 3415; Leahy Amendment No.\n3403; McCain Modified Amendment No. 3384; Bingaman Amendment No. 3344;\nCoburn Amendment No. 3368; Coburn Amendment No. 3369; Coburn Modified\nAmendment No. 3370; Coburn Amendment No. 3371; Coburn Amendment No.\n3382; Coburn Amendment No. 3383; Tester Amendment No. 3350; Paul\nAmendment No. 3376; Paul Amendment No. 3410; McCain Amendment No. 3355;\nMerkley Modified Amendment No. 3367; Lee Modified Amendment No. 3373;\nand Coats Amendment No. 3391; that no amendments be in order to any of\nthese amendments prior to votes on or in relation to the amendments;\nthat the amendments be subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold; that\nthere will be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form on\neach amendment with the exception of the following: 20 minutes equally\ndivided on each of the Coburn amendments or divisions, and the Lee\namendment; 40 minutes equally divided on each of the Paul amendments;\nand one hour equally divided on the Coats amendment; that upon the use\nor yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation to the\namendments in the order listed; that there be two minutes of debate,\nequally divided, between the votes; that all after the first vote, be\nten minute votes; that upon disposition of the pending amendments\nlisted, Senate vote on or in relation to the pending substitute\namendment, as amended, if amended; that upon disposition of the\nsubstitute, the cloture motion on the underlying bill be withdrawn, and\nSenate vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended.\n Page S8340\nConference Reports:\n National Defense Authorization Act: By 81 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No.\n229), Senate agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, to\nauthorize\n\n[[Page D1065]]\n\nappropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the\nDepartment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense\nactivities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel\nstrengths for such fiscal year.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8325-40\n FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that notwithstanding cloture\nhaving been invoked and at a time to be determined by the Majority\nLeader, after consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin\nconsideration of H.R. 5949, to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008\nfor five years; that the only first-degree amendments in order to the\nbill be the following: Leahy; Merkley; Paul; and Wyden; that there be\n30 minutes of debate equally divided between the proponents and\nopponents on each amendment; that there be up to seven hours of debate\non the bill equally divided between the proponents and opponents; that\nupon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on or in relation to\nthe amendments in the order listed; that there be no amendments in\norder to any of the amendments prior to the votes; that upon\ndisposition of the amendments, Senate vote on passage of the bill, as\namended, if amended, and that there be a 60 affirmative vote threshold\non each of the amendments and passage of the bill.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8374\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached provided that with respect\nto consideration of the bill, the text for each of the amendments in\norder under the previous agreement is at the desk.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8374\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate begin\nconsideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday,\nDecember 27, 2012; and that Senator Wyden be recognized.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8380\n Authorizing Leadership to Make Appointments--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent agreement was reached providing that, notwithstanding the\nupcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the\nSenate, the President pro tempore, and the Majority and Minority\nLeaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees,\nboards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by\nlaw, by concurrent action of the two Houses, or by order of the Senate.\n Page S8380\n Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that from Friday, December 21, 2012 through Thursday,\nDecember 27, 2012, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly\nenrolled bills or joint resolutions.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8380\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n Matthew W. Brann, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Middle District of Pennsylvania.\n Malachy Edward Mannion, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District\nJudge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.\n Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Northern District of California.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8374-75, S8380\n William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United\nStates Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen\nyears. (Prior to this action, Committee on Veterans' Affairs was\ndischarged from further consideration.)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8375, S8380\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor\nRelations Authority for a term of five years expiring July 29, 2017.\n Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the\nFederal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years expiring\nJuly 1, 2014.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8380\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8360\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8360-61\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8361-63\nPetitions and Memorials:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8363\nExecutive Reports of Committees:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8363-64\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8364\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8364-65\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8358-60\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8365-74\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8374\nPrivileges of the Floor:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8374\nRecord Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--231)\n Pages S8338, S8340, S8342\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m.,\nuntil 12 p.m. on Monday, December 24, 2012. (For Senate's program, see\nthe remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8340.)\n\n[[Page D1066]]"], ["CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066-2", "2012-12-21", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1066", "D1066", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1066]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 6703-\n6705; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 146 was introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7429\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7429\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n Summary on the Activities of the Committee on Transportation and\nInfrastructure for the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-718);\n H.R. 5806, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the\nAdministrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide\nguidance and coordination for outreach to people with disabilities\nduring emergencies, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept.\n112-719, Pt. 1);\n H.R. 3850, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to goals for\nprocurement contracts awarded to small business concerns, and for other\npurposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-720, Pt. 1);\n [report text]\n [report text]\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H7428-29\nAdjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 146, providing\nfor a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a\nconditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7427\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 12 noon on Monday, December 24, 2012 unless it sooner has\nreceived a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H.\nCon. Res. 146, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant\nto that concurrent resolution.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7428\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appears on page 7427.\nSenate Referral: S. 2388 was held at the desk.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7427\nQuorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea-and-Nay votes, and there were no\nRecorded votes. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and at 2:05 p.m., the House stands\nadjourned until noon on Monday, December 24, 2012 unless it sooner has\nreceived a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H.\nCon. Res. 146, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant\nto that concurrent resolution."], ["CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066-3", "2012-12-21", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1066", "D1066", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1066", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1066]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No hearings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066-4", "2012-12-21", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDNEWPUBLAWS", "D1066", "D1067", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1066-D1067]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1055)\n H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California,\ninto trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. Signed on\nDecember 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-212)\n H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal\nyears 2013 through 2014. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-\n213)\n H.R. 3319, to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the\nrequirements for membership in that tribe. Signed on December 20, 2012.\n(Public Law 112-214)\n H.R. 4014, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to\ninformation provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.\nSigned on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-215)\n H.R. 4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee\ndisclosure requirement for an\n\n[[Page D1067]]\n\nautomatic teller machine to the screen of that machine. Signed on\nDecember 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-216)\n S. 1998, to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve\nfinancial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland\nSecurity. Signed on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-217)\n S. 3542, to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security\n(Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening\nrequirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports.\nSigned on December 20, 2012. (Public Law 112-218)"], ["CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1066", "2012-12-21", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1066", "D1066", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1066", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1066]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 1,944\nnominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the\nnominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of\nthe District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt."], ["CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1067-2", "2012-12-21", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1067", "D1068", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. 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Scott, Va., E1997\nRush, Bobby L., Ill., E1981\nSanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1982\nSpeier, Jackie, Calif., E1992\nStark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1991\nVan Hollen, Chris, Md., E1993, E1998\nWebster, Daniel, Fla., E1981\nWelch, Peter, Vt., E1983\nWhitfield, Ed, Ky., E1991\nWilson, Joe, S.C., E1983\nWolf, Frank R., Va., E1978, E1986, E1988, E1989, E1994, E1997\nYoung, Don, Alaska, E1981"], ["CREC-2012-12-21-pt1-PgD1067", "2012-12-21", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-24", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1067", "D1067", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1067", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1067]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 24, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n No meetings/hearings scheduled.\n\n House\n\n No hearings are scheduled."], ["CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1057", "2012-12-20", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1057", "D1058", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1057-D1058]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Thursday, December 20, 2012\n\n[[Page D1057]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHighlights\n\n House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310--\n National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8235-S8321\nMeasures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3699-3704, and S. Res. 626-627.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8302\nMeasures Reported:\n Report to accompany H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18,\nUnited States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may\nobtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and\nthat consent may be obtained through the Internet. (S. Rept. No. 112-\n258)\n S. 3523, to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection\nto fashion design. (S. Rept. No. 112-259)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8302\nMeasures Passed:\n Date for Counting Electoral Votes: Senate passed H.J. Res. 122,\nestablishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for\nPresident and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012.\n Page S8251\n Maniilaq Association: Senate passed H.R. 443, to provide for the\nconveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq\nAssociation located in Kotzebue, Alaska, after agreeing to the\nfollowing amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8308\n Durbin (for Murkowski) Amendment No. 3423, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8308\n Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act: Senate\npassed H.R. 4053, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and\nrecover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending.\n Page S8308\n National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer\nCorps Amendments Act: Senate passed S. 2388, to reauthorize and amend\nthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned\nOfficer Corps Act of 2002, after agreeing to the committee amendment in\nthe nature of a substitute, and the following amendment proposed\nthereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8308-18\n Durbin (for Begich) Amendment No. 3424, of a perfecting nature.\n Page S8313\n Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC: Committee on the Judiciary was\ndischarged from further consideration of S. Res. 439, expressing the\nsense of the Senate that Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC should\neliminate the ``adult entertainment'' section of the classified\nadvertising website Backpage.com, and the resolution was then agreed\nto.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8318-20\n 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy: Committee on the Judiciary was\ndischarged from further consideration of S. Res. 617, congratulating\nthe recipient of the 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy, and the resolution\nwas then agreed to.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8320\n Designating the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations:\nSenate agreed to S. Res. 627, designating the Chairman of the Senate\nCommittee on Appropriations.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8320\n Video Tape Service Provider: Senate passed H.R. 6671, to amend\nsection 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video\ntape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent\non an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the\nInternet.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8320-21\nMeasures Considered:\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued\nconsideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of\nDefense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for\nthe fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the\nfollowing amendments and motions proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8236-37\n\n[[Page D1058]]\n\nPending:\n Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the\nenactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by\nAmendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,\nwith instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment\ndate.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400),\nof a perfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8237\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that following\ndisposition of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4310, to\nauthorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities\nof the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for\ndefense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military\npersonnel strengths for such fiscal year; Senate vote on the motion to\ninvoke cloture on Reid Amendment No. 3395 (listed above); and the\nfiling deadline for second-degree amendments to the bill be at 1:30\np.m., on Friday, December 21, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8273\nConference Reports:\n National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-\ntime agreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by\nthe Majority Leader, after consultation with the Republican Leader,\nSenate begin consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R.\n4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military\nactivities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and\nfor defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe\nmilitary personnel strengths for such fiscal year; that there be up to\none hour of debate equally divided between the two Leaders, or their\ndesignees, prior to a vote on adoption of the conference report.\n Pages S8251-74\nMessage from the President: Senate received the following message from\nthe President of the United States:\n Transmitting, pursuant to law, the notification of the President's\nintent to terminate the designation of the Federation of Saint Kitts\nand Nevis as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized\nSystem of Preferences (GSP) program; which was referred to the\nCommittee on Finance. (PM-64)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8299-S8300\n Brann, Mannion, and Tigar Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-\nconsent-time agreement was reached providing that at a time to be\ndetermined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican\nLeader, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Matthew W.\nBrann, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the\nMiddle District of Pennsylvania, Malachy Edward Mannion, of\nPennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle\nDistrict of Pennsylvania, and Jon S. Tigar, of California, to be United\nStates District Judge for the Northern District of California; that\nthere be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that\nfollowing the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without\nintervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nominations, in\nthat order; and that no further motions be in order.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8273\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8300\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8300\nEnrolled Bills Presented:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8300\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8300-02\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8302-03\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8303-05\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8298-99\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8305-08\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8308\nPrivileges of the Floor:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8308\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 9:24 p.m.,\nuntil 1 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2012. 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D1058", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1058-D1059]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nSUPERSTORM SANDY RECOVERY\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on\nHousing, Transportation and Community Development concluded a hearing\nto examine recovering from superstorm Sandy, focusing on rebuilding our\ninfrastructure, after receiving testimony from Peter Rogoff, Federal\nTransit Administrator, Department of Transportation; Yolanda Chavez,\nDeputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs, Office of Community\nPlanning and Development,\n\n[[Page D1059]]\n\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development; James Weinstein, NJ\nTRANSIT Corporation, Morristown, New Jersey; Thomas F. Prendergast, MTA\nNew York City Transit, Brewster, New York; and Patrick J. Foye, The\nPort Authority of New York and New Jersey, Sands Point, New York.\nNOMINATIONS\nCommittee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the\nnominations of William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be\nGeneral Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and\nChristopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the\nDepartment of the Treasury, who was introduced by Senator Schumer,\nafter the nominees testified and answered questions in their own\nbehalf.\nBENGHAZI\nCommittee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to\nexamine Benghazi, focusing on the attacks and the lessons learned,\nafter receiving testimony from William J. Burns and Thomas R. 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Rec. D1059", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1059-D1061]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 6690-\n6702; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 842 was introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7423-24\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7424-25\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Gregory Meeks\n(H. Rept. 112-709);\n In the Matter of Representative Tim Ryan (H. Rept. 112-710);\n H.R. 1073, to designate the United States courthouse to be\nconstructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United\nStates Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 112-711);\n H.R. 2919, to eliminate the reimbursement requirement for certain\ntornado shelters constructed with Federal assistance, and for other\npurposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-712);\n Activities and Summary Report of the Committee on the Budget, House\nof Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Fourth Quarter (H.\nRept. 112-713);\n Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and the\nWorkforce for the Fourth Quarter of the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-\n714);\n H.R. 1063, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with\nrespect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for\ncertain claims, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-715, Pt. 1);\n In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Shelley\nBerkley (H. Rept. 112-716); and\n H.R. 3116, to authorize certain programs of the Department of\nHomeland Security, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept.\n112-717, Pt. 1).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7423\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Dold to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H7361\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013--Conference\nReport: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R.\n4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military\nactivities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and\nfor defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe\nmilitary personnel strengths for such fiscal year, by a yea-and-nay\nvote of 315 yeas to 107 nays, Roll No. 645.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7384-94, H7412-13\n H. Res. 840, the rule providing for consideration of the conference\nreport, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 177 noes, Roll\nNo. 642, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote\nof 233 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 641.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H7383-84\nSpending Reduction Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 6684, to provide\nfor spending reduction, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 209 nays\nwith 1 answering ``present'', Roll No. 644.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7395, H7412\n Rejected the Van Hollen motion to recommit the bill to the Committee\non Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the\nHouse forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to\n243 nays, Roll No. 643.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H7410-12\n H. Res. 841, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate\namendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) and the bill (H.R.\n6684) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 197 nays, Roll\nNo. 640, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote\nof 233 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 639.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H7374-83\n\n[[Page D1060]]\n\nSuspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules\nand pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, December\n19th:\n Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center\nDesignation Act: H.R. 3197, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs\nmedical center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'', by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay\nvote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 646;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7413-14\n William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 6443, to\ndesignate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at\n9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William\n`Bill' Kling VA Clinic'', by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with\nnone voting ``nay'', Roll No. 647;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7414\n Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea\nLawrence, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No.\n648;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7414-15\n Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 1509, amended, to amend\ntitle II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social\nSecurity account numbers on Medicare cards;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7416\n Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R.\n3378, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service\nlocated at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the ``Elizabeth L.\nKinnunen Post Office Building'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7416\n Sidney ``Sid'' Sanders McMath Post Office Building Designation Act:\nH.R. 3869, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as\nthe ``Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7416\n Cecil E. Bolt Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4389, to designate\nthe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East\nMerced Street in Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post\nOffice'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7416\n Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office Designation Act:\nH.R. 6260, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the\n``Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7416\n Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office Designation Act:\nH.R. 6379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as\nthe ``Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office''; and\n Page H7416\n Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building Designation Act:\nH.R. 6587, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California,\nas the ``Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building''.\n Page H7416\nRecess: The House recessed at 7:06 p.m. and reconvened at 9:01 p.m.\n Page H7415\nProviding for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of\nthe Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: The House agreed\nto discharge from committee and agree to S.J. Res. 49, to provide for\nthe appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of\nRegents of the Smithsonian Institution.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7415\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 2 p.m. tomorrow, December 21st.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7415\nPresidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he\nnotified the Congress of his intent to terminate the designation of the\nFederation of Saint Kitts and Nevis as a beneficiary developing country\nunder the Generalized System of Preferences program--referred to the\nCommittee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-\n158).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7384\nSenate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appear on page H7361.\nSenate Referrals: S. 3630, S. 3662, and S. 3698 were referred to the\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform; S. 2318 was referred to\nthe Committee on Foreign Affairs; and S. 3202 was referred to the\nCommittees on Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, and the Budget.\n Page H7421\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote\ndeveloped during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7381-82,\nH7382-83, H7383, H7383-84, H7411-12, H7412, H7413, H7413-14, H7414,\nH7415. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:56 p.m.\n\n[[Page D1061]]\n\nCommittee Meeting\nBENGHAZI ATTACK, PART II: THE REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review\nBoard''. Testimony was heard from William J. Burns, Deputy Secretary,\nDepartment of State; and Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary for\nManagement and Resources, Department of State.\nBUSINESS MEETING--INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY\nISSUES POSED BY CHINESE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES HUAWEI AND ZTE\nHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a\nbusiness meeting on the Investigative Report on the U.S. National\nSecurity Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei\nand ZTE. The Report was adopted.\nONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\nHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a\nhearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-20-pt1-PgD1061-2", "2012-12-20", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1061", "D1062", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1\"}, {\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4310\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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The filing-deadline\nfor all second-degree amendments to H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing\nAppropriations Act is at 1:30 p.m.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 2 p.m., Friday, December 21\n\n House Chamber\nProgram 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-21", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1061", "D1061", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1061", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 165 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1061]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 21, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations\nof Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the\nDistrict of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.\n\n House\n\n No hearings are scheduled."], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1049", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1049", "D1051", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1049-D1051]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, December 19, 2012\n\n[[Page D1049]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8155-S8234\nMeasures Introduced: Nine bills and two resolutions were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3690-3698, S. Res. 625, and S. Con. Res. 65.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8203\nMeasures Reported:\n Special Report entitled ``Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A\nComparison of International Approaches''. (S. Rept. No. 112-254)\n Report to accompany S. 1980, to prevent, deter, and eliminate\nillegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing through port State\nmeasures. (S. Rept. No. 112-255)\n Report to accompany S. 2388, to reauthorize and amend the National\nOceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act\nof 2002. (S. Rept. No. 112-256)\n S. 1910, to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal\nemployees, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept.\nNo. 112-257)\n S. 241, to expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees\nwhose disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds, with an amendment in\nthe nature of a substitute.\n S. 1100, to amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit inserting\npolitics into the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the\nsubmission of political contribution information as a condition of\nreceiving a Federal contract, with an amendment.\n S. 2234, to prevent human trafficking in government contracting, with\namendments.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8203\n Measures Passed:\n Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act:\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of H.R. 4057, to amend title 38, United States Code, to\ndirect the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive\npolicy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of\nthe Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions\nof higher learning, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing to the\nfollowing amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8229\n Merkley (for Murray) Amendment No. 3405, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8229\n Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act: Senate passed\nH.R. 6029, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for\nincreased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, after agreeing\nto the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8229\n Merkley (for Kohl/Lee) Amendment No. 3406, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8229\n Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building: Committee on\nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of H.R. 3477, to designate the facility of the United\nStates Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the\nArmy First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building, and the bill\nwas then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security\nand Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of\nH.R. 3870, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the\n``Nicky `Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office'', and the bill was then\npassed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building: Committee\non Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from\nfurther consideration of H.R. 3912, to designate the facility of the\nUnited States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic\nBeach, New York, as the ``Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post\nOffice Building'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex: Committee\non Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from\nfurther consideration of H.R. 5738, to designate the facility of the\nUnited States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb,\nMichigan, as the ``Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier\nAnnex'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n\n[[Page D1050]]\n\n Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building: Committee on Homeland\nSecurity and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of H.R. 5837, to designate the facility of the United\nStates Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in\nBaldwinsville, New York, as the ``Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office\nBuilding'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building: Committee on\nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of H.R. 5954, to designate the facility of the United\nStates Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City,\nPennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office\nBuilding'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security\nand Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of\nS. 3630, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service\nlocated at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the\n``Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office'', and the bill was then\npassed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building: Committee on\nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further\nconsideration of S. 3662, to designate the facility of the United\nStates Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster,\nMassachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office\nBuilding'', and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8230\n Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections\nAct: Senate passed S. 2318, to authorize the Secretary of State to pay\na reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information\nconcerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal\ntribunals, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8230-31\n Dignified Burial of Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs was\ndischarged from further consideration of S. 3202, to amend title 38,\nUnited States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next\nof kin can receive a dignified burial, and the bill was then passed,\nafter agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\n Page S8231\n Merkley (for Murray) Amendment No. 3407, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8231\n Improving Veterans Service Organizations Access to Federal Surplus\nPersonal Property: Senate passed S. 3698, to amend title 40, United\nStates Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to\nFederal surplus personal property.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8231-32\n 100th Birthday of Rosa Parks: Committee on the Judiciary was\ndischarged from further consideration of S. Res. 618, observing the\n100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her\nlegacy, and the resolution was then agreed to.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8232-33\n Opening of the United States Freedom Pavilion: Senate agreed to S.\nRes. 625, recognizing the January 12, 2013, opening of the United\nStates Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center at the National World War II\nMuseum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and supporting plans for other\neducational pavilions and initiatives.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8233-34\nMeasures Considered:\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate continued\nconsideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of\nDefense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for\nthe fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the\nfollowing amendments and motions proposed thereto:\n Pages S8164-65, S8169-96\nWithdrawn:\n Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute.\n Page S8164\nPending:\n Reid Amendment No. 3395, in the nature of a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid Amendment No. 3396 (to Amendment No. 3395), to change the\nenactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid Amendment No. 3397 (to Amendment No. 3396), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid Amendment No. 3398 (to the language proposed to be stricken by\nAmendment No. 3395), to change the enactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid Amendment No. 3399 (to Amendment No. 3398), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations,\nwith instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3400, to change the enactment\ndate.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid Amendment No. 3401 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3400),\nof a perfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n Reid Amendment No. 3402 (to Amendment No. 3401), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n A motion was entered to close further debate on Reid Amendment No.\n3395, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the\nStanding Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday,\nDecember 21, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8195\n A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in\naccordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of\nthe Senate, a\n\n[[Page D1051]]\n\nvote on cloture will occur upon disposition of Reid Amendment No. 3395.\n Page S8195\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a\nperfecting nature, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was\nwithdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8164\n Merkley Modified Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3338), to\nextend certain supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs,\nfell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn.\n Pages S8164, S8178-79\n McCain/Coburn Amendment No. 3355 (to Amendment No. 3338), to strike\nfunding for the emergency forest restoration program, fell when Leahy\n(for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8164\n Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide\nadditional funds for wildland fire management, fell when Leahy (for\nInouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8164\n Coburn/McCain Modified Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3338), to\nensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most\nsevere disasters, fell when Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338 was\nwithdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8164, S8184-94\n Bingaman Amendment No. 3344 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide for\nthe approval of an agreement between the United States and the Republic\nof Palau in response to Super Typhoon Bopha, fell when Leahy (for\nInouye) Amendment No. 3338 was withdrawn.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8164-65, S8194-95\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Thursday,\nDecember 20, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8234\nAppointments:\n United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair,\non behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-398,\nas amended by Public Law 108-7, and upon the recommendation of the\nRepublican Leader, in consultation with the Ranking Members of the\nSenate Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Finance,\nappointed the following individuals to the United States-China Economic\nSecurity Review Commission: Robin Cleveland of Virginia for a term\nexpiring December 31, 2014, Dennis C. Shea of Virginia for a term\nexpiring December 31, 2014, and James M. Talent of Missouri, vice\nDaniel Blumenthal, for a term expiring December 31, 2013.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8234\n United States-China Economic Security Review Commission: The Chair,\non behalf of the President pro tempore, pursuant to Public Law 106-398,\nas amended by Public Law 108-7, and upon the recommendation of the\nMajority Leader, in consultation with the Chairmen of the Senate\nCommittee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Finance,\nappointed the following individual to the United States-China Economic\nSecurity Review Commission: Katherine Tobin of Virginia for a term\nbeginning January 1, 2013 and expiring December 31, 2014, vice C.\nRichard D'Amato of Maryland.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8234\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8200-01\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8201\nEnrolled Bills Presented:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8201\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8201-03\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8203-04\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8204-06\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8200\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8206-29\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8229\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:21 p.m.,\nuntil 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 20, 2012. (For Senate's program,\nsee the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS8234.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1051", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1051", "D1052", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1051", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1051-D1052]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nCONSUMER CREDIT REPORTS\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on\nFinancial Institutions and Consumer Protection concluded a hearing to\nexamine consumer credit reports, after receiving testimony from Corey\nStone, Assistant Director for Deposits, Cash, Collections and Reporting\nMarkets, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Stuart K. Pratt,\nConsumer Data Industry Association, Washington, D.C.; and Chi Chi Wu,\nNational Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts.\nACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW BOARD\nCommittee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on\nthe Accountability Review Board from National Security Briefers.\nSTATE OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nthe state of the right to vote after the 2012 election, after receiving\ntestimony from Senator Nelson (FL); former Florida Governor\n\n[[Page D1052]]\n\nCharles Crist, Jr., St. Petersburg; Matt Schultz, Iowa Secretary of\nState, Des Moines; South Carolina State Representative Gilda Cobb-\nHunter, Columbia; Ken Bennett, Arizona Secretary of State, Phoenix; and\nNina Perales, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.\n(MALDEF), San Antonio, Texas."], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1052", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1052", "D1054", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1052-D1054]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 6683-\n6689; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 836-839 were introduced.\n Pages H7359-60\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7360\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n Fourth Quarter Report of the Activities of the Committee on Veterans'\nAffairs During the 112th Congress (H. Rept. 112-706)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7359\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H7267\nRecess: The House recessed at 11:17 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.\n Page H7276\nCorrecting the enrollment of S. 2367: The House agreed to take from the\nSpeaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 63, to correct the enrollment\nof S. 2367.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7276-77\nAuthorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in\nstate of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye: The House\nagreed to take from the Speaker's table and agree to S. Con. Res. 64,\nto authorize the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying in\nstate of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye.\n Page H7277\nProviding for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and Manual\nof the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth\nCongress: The House agreed to H. Res. 836, to provide for the printing\nof a revised edition of the Rules and Manual of the House of\nRepresentatives for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7277\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the\nfollowing measures:\n Referring H.R. 5862, a bill making congressional reference to the\nUnited States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and\n2509 of title 28, United States Code, the Indian trust-related claims\nof the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah) as well as its individual\nmembers: H. Res. 668, amended, to refer H.R. 5862, a bill making\ncongressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims\npursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, the\nIndian trust-related claims of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (O-Gah-Pah)\nas well as its individual members, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 398\nyeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 635;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7280-82, H7308-09\n Reauthorizing certain programs under the Public Health Service Act\nand the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public\nhealth security and all-hazards preparedness and response: H.R. 6672,\nto reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and\nthe Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health\nsecurity and all-hazards preparedness and response, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-\nnay vote of 383 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 633;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7282-96, H7307\n Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers Who Deliver\nInfants Early Reauthorization Act: S. 1440, amended, to reduce preterm\nlabor and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and\ncomplications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused\nby prematurity;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7296-7301\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To reduce preterm labor\nand delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications\ndue to pregnancy; to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity; to\nprovide for a National Pediatric Research Network, including with\nrespect to pediatric rare diseases or conditions; and to reauthorize\nsupport for graduate medical education programs in children's\nhospitals.''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7298\n Medicare IVIG Access Act: H.R. 1845, amended, to provide for a study\non issues relating to access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for\nMedicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a demonstration project\nto examine the benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and\nservices necessary to administer IVIG in the home, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-\nnay vote of 401 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 634;\n Pages H7301-07, H7307-08\n\n[[Page D1053]]\n\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide a demonstration\nproject providing Medicare coverage for in-home administration of\nintravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and to amend title XVIII of the\nSocial Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare\nsecondary payer rules for certain claims.''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7308\n Protect Our Kids Act of 2012: H.R. 6655, to establish a commission to\ndevelop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities\nresulting from child abuse and neglect, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of\n330 yeas to 77 nays, Roll No. 636;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7313-17, H7327-28\n James F. Battin United States Courthouse Designation Act: S. 3311, to\ndesignate the United States courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue\nNorth, Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin United States\nCourthouse'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7318-19\n Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012: S. 2170, to amend the provisions\nof title 5, United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the\n``Hatch Act'', to scale back the provision forbidding certain State and\nlocal employees from seeking elective office, clarify the application\nof certain provisions to the District of Columbia, and modify the\npenalties which may be imposed for certain violations under subchapter\nIII of chapter 73 of that title;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7320-23\n Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012:\nS. 3564, to extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000\nuntil 2014, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No.\n637;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7323-24, H7328-29\n Government Employee Accountability Act: H.R. 6016, amended, to amend\ntitle 5, United States Code, to provide for administrative leave\nrequirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, by a\n\\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 638; and\n Pages H7324-26, H7329\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 5, United\nStates Code, to provide for investigative leave requirements with\nrespect to Senior Executive Service employees, and for other\npurposes.''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H7329\n Nelson ``Mac'' MacWilliams Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R.\n4062, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service\nlocated at 1444 Main Street in Ramona, California, as the ``Nelson\n`Mac' MacWilliams Post Office Building''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7326-27\nJames M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse Designation\nAct: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6166,\nto designate the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway\nStreet in San Diego, California, as the ``James M. Carter and Judith N.\nKeep United States Courthouse''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7317-18\nPaul Brown United States Courthouse Designation Act: The House agreed\nto discharge from committee and pass H.R. 6633, to designate the United\nStates courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas,\nas the ``Paul Brown United States Courthouse''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7318\nSuspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following\nmeasures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were\npostponed:\n Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act: H.R. 1509, amended, to amend\ntitle II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion of Social\nSecurity account numbers on Medicare cards;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7309-13\n Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act: S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea\nLawrence;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7319-20\n Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building Designation Act:\nH.R. 6587, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California,\nas the ``Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building'';\n Page H7327\n Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center\nDesignation Act: H.R. 3197, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs\nmedical center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7330-31\n William ``Bill'' Kling VA Clinic Designation Act: H.R. 6443, to\ndesignate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at\n9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William\n`Bill' Kling VA Clinic'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7331-33\n Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office Designation Act:\nH.R. 6379, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as\nthe ``Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office'';\n Page H7333\n Sidney ``Sid'' Sanders McMath Post Office Building Designation Act:\nH.R. 3869, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as\nthe ``Sidney `Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building'';\n Pages H7333-34\n Elizabeth L. Kinnunen Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R.\n3378, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service\nlocated at 220 Elm Avenue in Munising, Michigan, as the ``Elizabeth L.\nKinnunen Post Office Building'';\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7334-35\n\n[[Page D1054]]\n\n Cecil E. Bolt Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4389, to designate\nthe facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East\nMerced Street in Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post\nOffice''; and\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7335-36\n Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office Designation Act:\nH.R. 6260, to designate the facility of the United States Postal\nService located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the\n``Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office''.\n Pages H7336-37\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 12 noon tomorrow, December 20th.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H7333\nPrivileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 839, relating to the\ndeath of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of\nHawaii.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7337-41\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page\nH7267.\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H7307, H7308, H7308-09, H7327-\n28, H7328-29, H7329. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 10:21 p.m., pursuant to\nthe provisions of H. Res. 839, it stands adjourned as a further mark of\nrespect to the memory of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye."], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1054", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1054", "D1055", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1054-D1055]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nEVOLVING SECURITY SITUATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND\nIMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY\nCommittee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on an update\non the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the\nCongo and implications for U.S. national security. Testimony was heard\nfrom Derek Chollet, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International\nSecurity Affairs; Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary of State for the\nBureau of African Affairs; and public witnesses.\nCHALLENGES FACING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS: EVALUATING PBGC'S\nINSURANCE PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK\nCommittee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health,\nEmployment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Challenges\nFacing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC's Insurance Program\nand Financial Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Joshua Gotbaum,\nDirector, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on Ethics: Full Committee held a meeting on considering\nproposed amendments to Committee Rules. The motion passed by a\nunanimous vote on the proposed Committee Rules changes.\nCONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2013;\nAPPROVING THE RENEWAL OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BURMESE\nFREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2003; AND SPENDING REDUCTION ACT OF 2012\nCommittee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Conference Report\nto accompany H.R. 4310, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2013''; Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, approving the\nrenewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and\nDemocracy Act of 2003; and H.R. 6684, the ``Spending Reduction Act of\n2012''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points\nof order against the conference report and against its consideration.\nThe rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as\nread. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered\nas ordered without intervening motion except one hour of debate and one\nmotion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the conference report is\ndivided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII.\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n December 19, 2012 on Page D1054 the following appeared: the\nBurmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003'';\n\n The online version should be corrected to read: the Burmese\nFreedom and Democracy Act of 2003;\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the\nconsideration of H.J. Res. 66. The rule makes in order a motion by the\nchair of the Committee on Ways and Means that the House concur in the\nSenate amendment with the amendment printed in the Rules Committee\nreport accompanying the resolution. The rule waives all points of order\nagainst consideration of the motion. The rule provides that the Senate\namendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides\none hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the\nchair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.\n The rule further provides a closed rule for H.R. 6684. The rule\nprovides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the\nMajority Leader and Minority Leader or their respective designees. The\nrule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The\nrule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule\nwaives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule\nprovides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman\nMcKeon and Chairman Camp and\n\n[[Page D1055]]\n\nRepresentatives Smith (WA), Jackson Lee (TX), Levin, Mulvaney, Jordon,\nand Scalise.\nONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\nHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a\nhearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.,\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1055-2", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-20", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1055", "D1055", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1055", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1055]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on\nHousing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings\nto examine recovering from superstorm Sandy, focusing on rebuilding\nour infrastructure, 11 a.m., SD-538.\n Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations\nof Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the\nDistrict of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.\n Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of\nWilliam B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be General\nCounsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and\nChristopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the\nDepartment of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.\n Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine\nBenghazi, focusing on the attacks and the lessons learned, 8 a.m.,\nSH-216.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled\n``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the Accountability Review\nBoard'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.\n House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee,\nbusiness meeting, Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security\nIssues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE,\n9 a.m., HVC-304.\n Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9:30\na.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing."], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1055-3", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1055", "D1056", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1\"}, {\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4310\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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The filing deadline for first-\ndegree amendments is at 1 p.m.\n (Senators will gather in the Senate chamber at 9:35 a.m. to proceed\ntogether to the Capitol Rotunda for the viewing of the late Senator\nDaniel K. Inouye.)\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 12 p.m., Thursday, December 20\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Thursday: Consideration of the conference report to\naccompany H.R. 4310--National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year\n2013.\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue\n HOUSE\n\nAderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1955\nBerman, Howard L., Calif., E1970\nBonner, Jo, Ala., E1966, E1967, E1968\nBurgess, Michael C., Tex., E1958\nCalvert, Ken, Calif., E1955\nCantor, Eric, Va., E1956\nCastor, Kathy, Fla., E1957\nClarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E1967\nClyburn, James E., S.C., E1959, E1963\nCoble, Howard, N.C., E1966\nCoffman, Mike, Colo., E1971\nCohen, Steve, Tenn., E1973, E1974\nCosta, Jim, Calif., E1975\nDavis, Danny K., Ill., E1958\nDeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1957\nEllison, Keith, Minn., E1968\nGallegly, Elton, Calif., E1967, E1974\nGerlach, Jim, Pa., E1965, E1970\nGibson, Christopher P., N.Y., E1973\nGonzalez, Charles A., Tex., E1971\nGoodlatte, Bob, Va., E1963\nGreen, Gene, Tex., E1969\nHartzler, Vicky, Mo., E1957\nHerrera Beutler, Jaime, Wash., E1965\nHiggins, Brian, N.Y., E1965\nHolt, Rush D., N.J., E1973\nKaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1951\nKissell, Larry, N.C., E1956\nMcClintock, Tom, Calif., E1968\nMcGovern, James P., Mass., E1959\nMica, John L., Fla., E1959, E1962\nMiller, Jeff, Fla., E1956, E1973\nPoe, Ted, Tex., E1970, E1974\nRichardson, Laura, Calif., E1952, E1954, E1963\nRivera, David, Fla., E1963\nRogers, Harold, Ky., E1971\nRohrabacher, Dana, Calif., E1953\nRyan, Paul, Wisc., E1967\nSchiff, Adam B., Calif., E1972\nSires, Albio, N.J., E1965, E1969\nSmith, Adam, Wash., E1953\nSpeier, Jackie, Calif., E1951, E1953, E1953, E1954, E1955\nStearns, Cliff, Fla., E1970\nTerry, Lee, Nebr., E1962\nWalden, Greg, Ore., E1951, E1954, E1962\nWebster, Daniel, Fla., E1956, E1969, E1969\nWhitfield, Ed, Ky., E1957, E1963\nWittman, Robert J., Va., E1971\nWolf, Frank R., Va., E1972"], ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1055", "2012-12-19", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDNEWPUBLAWS", "D1055", "D1055", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1055]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1046)\n H.R. 3187, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in\nrecognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the\nestablishment of the March of Dimes Foundation. Signed on December 18,\n2012. (Public Law 112-209)\n H.R. 6582, to allow for innovations and alternative technologies that\nmeet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make technical\ncorrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow\nAmerican manufacturers to remain competitive. Signed on December 18,\n2012. (Public Law 112-210)\n S. 3486, to implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the\nPatent Law Treaty. Signed on December 18, 2012. (Public Law 112-211)"], ["CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1044", "2012-12-18", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1044", "D1045", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1044-D1045]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Tuesday, December 18, 2012\n\n[[Page D1044]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of Vermont, was sworn in as President\n pro tempore of the Senate of the United States.\n Senate agreed to S. Res. 624, relative to the death of Senator\n Daniel K. Inouye, of Hawaii.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8095-S8154\nMeasures Introduced: One bill and five resolutions were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3689, S. Res. 622-624, and S. Con. Res. 63-64.\n Pages S8138-39\nMeasures Reported:\n Special Report entitled ``Further Revised Allocation to Subcommittees\nof Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2013''. (S. Rept. No. 112-252)\n Special Report entitled ``Report of the Joint Economic Committee\nCongress of the United States on the 2012 Economic Report of the\nPresident''. (S. Rept. No. 112-253)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8138\nMeasures Passed:\n Notification to the House of Representatives: Senate agreed to S.\nRes. 622, notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a\nPresident pro tempore.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8103\n Notification to the President: Senate agreed to S. Res. 623,\nnotifying the President of the United States of the election of a\nPresident pro tempore.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8103-04\n Enrollment Correction: Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 63, correcting\nthe enrollment of S. 2367.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8152\n Authorizing the Use of the Capitol Rotunda: Senate agreed to S. Con.\nRes. 64, authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the\nlying in state of the remains of the late Honorable Daniel K. Inouye.\n Page S8152\n Relative to the Death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye: Senate agreed to\nS. Res. 624, relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye,\nSenator from the State of Hawaii.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8152\nMeasures Considered:\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--AGREEMENT: Senate continued\nconsideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of\nDefense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for\nthe fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the\nfollowing amendments proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8117-32\nPending:\n Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute.\n Page S8117\n Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a\nperfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8117\n Merkley Amendment No. 3367 (to Amendment No. 3338), to extend certain\nsupplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs.\n Pages S8117-26\n McCain/Coburn Amendment No. 3355 (to Amendment No. 3338), to strike\nfunding for the emergency forest restoration program.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8126-28\n Tester Amendment No. 3350 (to Amendment No. 3338), to provide\nadditional funds for wildland fire management.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8128-30\n Coburn/McCain Amendment No. 3371 (to Amendment No. 3338), to ensure\nthat Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe\ndisasters.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8130-32\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday,\nDecember 19, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8152-53\n Swearing in of President Pro Tempore: Senator Patrick J. Leahy, of\nVermont, was sworn in as President pro tempore of the Senate of the\nUnited States.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8103\n Retiring Senator Speeches--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time\nagreement was providing that Senator Hutchison be recognized at 11:30\na.m., on\n\n[[Page D1045]]\n\nWednesday, December 19, 2012, for up to 30 minutes, and that Senator\nKyl be recognized at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, for up to\n30 minutes, each for the purpose of delivering retirement speeches.\n Pages S8152-53\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8138\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8139\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8139-40\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8137-38\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8140-51\nNotices of Intent:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8151\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8152\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned, as a further\nmark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, in\naccordance with S. Res. 624, at 7:51 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on\nWednesday, December 19, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of\nthe Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8153.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1045-2", "2012-12-18", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1045", "D1046", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1045-D1046]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 6675-\n6682; and 2 resolutions, H.J. Res. 122; and H.Res. 835 were introduced.\n Page H7264\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H7264-65\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n H. Res. 819, directing the Attorney General of the United States to\ntransmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after\nthe date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal\nmemoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the practice\nof targeted killing of United States citizens and targets abroad,\nadversely (H. Rept. 112-704) and\n Conference report on H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for\nfiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense,\nto prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for\nother purposes (H. Rept. 112-705).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H7263-64\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Hayworth to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H6829\nRecess: The House recessed at 10:58 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.\n Page H6834\nJournal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by\nvoice vote.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6835\nPrivate Calendar: On the call of the Private calendar, the House passed\nS. 285, for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6838\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the\nfollowing measures:\n Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012: H.R.\n6504, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide for\nincreased limitations on leverage for multiple licenses under common\ncontrol, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 36 nays with 1\nanswering ``present'', Roll No. 629;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6838-40, H6852-53\n Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012: Concurred in\nthe Senate amendment to H.R. 3783, to provide for a comprehensive\nstrategy to counter Iran's growing hostile presence and activity in the\nWestern Hemisphere, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 6 nays,\nRoll No. 630;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6840-41, H6853\n Correcting and improving certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith\nAmerica Invents Act and title 35, United States Code: H.R. 6621,\namended, to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith\nAmerica Invents Act and title 35, United States Code, by a \\2/3\\ yea-\nand-nay vote of 308 yeas to 89 nays, Roll No. 631;\n Pages H6842-44, H6854\n\n[[Page D1046]]\n\n Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012: H.R. 6014, amended,\nto authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to\nimplement minimum and enhanced DNA collection processes;\n Pages H6844-48\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Attorney\nGeneral to award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collection\nprocesses.''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6848\n Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012: S. 3642, to clarify\nthe scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay\nvote of 388 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 632; and\n Pages H6848-49, H6854-55\n Amending section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify\nthat a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed,\nwritten consent on an ongoing basis: H.R. 6671, to amend section 2710\nof title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service\nprovider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an\nongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet.\n Pages H6849-51\nRecess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 6:15 p.m.\n Pages H6851-52\nConference report filing: Agreed that the managers on the part of the\nHouse have until midnight tonight, December 18th, to file the\nconference report to accompany H.R. 4310, National Defense\nAuthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6852\nAmending the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the\nLake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program and designating certain\nFederal buildings: The House agreed to discharge from committees and\npass S. 3687, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to\nreauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program and to\ndesignate certain Federal buildings.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6855-56\nPrivileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. J. Res. 122, establishing\nthe date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice\nPresident cast by the electors in December 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6856\nSenate Messages: A message received from the Senate today and a message\nreceived from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the\nHouse today appear on pages H6829, H6869.\nSenate Referrals: S. 1792 was referred to the Committee on the\nJudiciary and S. 1793 was held at the desk.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6829, H6869\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H6852, H6853, H6854, H6854-55.\nThere were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:22 p.m.\n\nCommittee Meeting\n No hearings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\nNATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT\nConferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between\nthe Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4310, to authorize\nappropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the\nDepartment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense\nactivities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel\nstrengths for such fiscal year."], ["CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1045", "2012-12-18", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1045", "D1045", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1045", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1045]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nCOMPUTERIZED TRADING VENUES\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on\nSecurities, Insurance and Investment concluded a hearing to examine\ncomputerized trading venues, focusing on what should the rules of the\nroad be, after receiving testimony from Joseph Mecane, NYSE Euronext,\nand Daniel Mathisson, Credit Suisse, both of Rye, New York; Eric Noll,\nNASDAQ OMX, Haverford, Pennsylvania; and Robert C. Gasser, ITG,\nMadison, New Jersey."], ["CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1046-2", "2012-12-18", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-19", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1046", "D1047", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1046", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1046-D1047]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 19, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on\nFinancial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to\nexamine consumer credit reports, 10 a.m., SD-538.\n Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business\nmeeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced,\nRoom to be announced.\n Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations\nof Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the\nDistrict of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.\n Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on\nthe Accountability Review Board, 8:30 a.m., SVC-217.\n Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the state\nof the right to vote after the 2012 election, 10 a.m., SD-226.\n\n[[Page D1047]]\n\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the\nnominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of\nLabor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and William S.\nGreenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court\nof Appeals for Veterans Claims, Time to be announced, S-216,\nCapitol.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on an update\non the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the\nCongo and implications for U.S. national security, 10 a.m., 2118\nRayburn.\n Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health,\nEmployment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Challenges\nFacing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC's Insurance\nProgram and Financial Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.\n Committee on Ethics, Full Committee, meeting on considering\nproposed amendments to Committee Rules, 10:45 a.m., 304-A Cannon.\n House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee,\nhearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This\nis a closed hearing."], ["CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1046", "2012-12-18", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDNEWPUBLAWS", "D1046", "D1046", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6156\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. D1046", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 163 (Tuesday, December 18, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1046]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1017)\n H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment\n(normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian\nFederation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the\nRussian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade\nOrganization. Signed on December 14, 2012. (Public Law 112-208)"], ["CREC-2012-12-18-pt1-PgD1047", "2012-12-18", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1047", "D1048", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1038", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1038-D1039]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Monday, December 17, 2012\n\n[[Page D1038]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senate agreed to S. Res. 619, electing Senator Patrick J. Leahy,\n of Vermont, to be President pro tempore of the Senate of the\n United States.\n Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, authorizing the administration of\n the oath of office of President pro tempore of the Senate of the\n United States.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S8049-S8094\nMeasures Introduced: Five bills and three resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3684-3688, and S. Res. 619-621.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8071\nMeasures Reported:\n S. 675, to express the policy of the United States regarding the\nUnited States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a\nprocess for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian\ngoverning entity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S.\nRept. No. 112-251)\n S. 1223, to address voluntary location tracking of electronic\ncommunications devices, with an amendment in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8071\nMeasures Passed:\n Strengthening Investigations of Sex Offenders and Missing Children\nAct: Senate passed S. 1792, to clarify the authority of the United\nStates Marshal Service to assist other Federal, State, and local law\nenforcement agencies in the investigation of cases involving sex\noffenders and missing children.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8086-87\n Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act: Senate passed S.\n1793, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory\nauthority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of\nproviding investigatory assistance on request of State and local\nauthorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, after\nagreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8087\n Reid (for Whitehouse) Amendment No. 3341, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8087\n National Defense Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 6223, to amend\nsection 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal\nYear 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of\nMission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or\nin a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity\nis to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the\nUnited States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization.\n Pages S8087-88\n Federal Water Pollution Control Act: Senate passed S. 3687, to amend\nthe Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake\nPontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal\nbuildings.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8088\n Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act: Senate passed H.R.\n2076, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory\nauthority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of\nproviding investigatory assistance on request of State and local\nauthorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, after\nagreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, and\nthe following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8089\n Reid (for Whitehouse) Amendment No. 3342, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8089\n Electing the President Pro Tempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 619, to\nelect Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator from the State of Vermont, to be\nPresident pro tempore of the Senate of the United States.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8089\n Authorizing the Administration of the Oath of Office of President Pro\nTempore: Senate agreed to S. Res. 620, to authorize Harry Reid, a\nSenator from the State of Nevada, to administer the oath of office\n\n[[Page D1039]]\n\nof President of the Senate Pro Tempore to Patrick J. Leahy, a Senator\nfrom the State of Vermont.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8089\n Condemning the Horrific Attacks in Newtown, Connecticut: Senate\nagreed to S. Res. 621, condemning the horrific attacks in Newtown,\nConnecticut, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted\nby that tragedy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8089-90\n Uninterrupted Scholars Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor,\nand Pensions was discharged from further consideration of S. 3472, to\namend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide\nimprovements to such Act, and the bill was then passed, after agreeing\nto the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8091-92\n Hagan (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 3345, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8091\nMeasures Considered:\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began\nconsideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of\nDefense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for\nthe fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, taking action on the\nfollowing amendments proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8051-63\nPending:\n Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3338, in the nature of a substitute.\n Page S8052\n Leahy (for Inouye) Amendment No. 3339 (to Amendment No. 3338), of a\nperfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8052\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further\nconsideration of the bill at approximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday,\nDecember 18, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8092\nMessage from the President: Senate received the following message from\nthe President of the United States:\n Transmitting, pursuant to law, the District of Columbia's fiscal year\n(FY) 2013 Budget and Financial Plan, received during adjournment of the\nSenate on December 14, 2012; which was referred to the Committee on\nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (PM-63)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8070\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Central District of California.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8063-67, S8094\n Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Northern District of Illinois.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8063-67, S8094\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n Richard J. Engler, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical\nSafety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years.\n Nicholas Christopher Geale, of Virginia, to be a Member of the\nNational Mediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2013.\n Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National\nMediation Board for a term expiring July 1, 2015.\n Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8092-94\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n On page D1039, December 17, 2012, the following language\nappears: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following\nnominations: Fernando M. Olguin, of California, to be United\nStates District Judge for the Central District of California.\nPages S8066-67, S8094 Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United\nStates District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Pages\nS8066-67, S8094 Nominations Received: Senate received the\nfollowing nominations: Richard J. Engler . . . Routine lists in\nthe Air Force, and Army. Page S8092\n\n The online Record has been corrected to read: Nominations\nConfirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Fernando M.\nOlguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the\nCentral District of California. Pages S8063-67, S8094 Thomas M.\nDurkin, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Illinois. Pages S8063-67, S8094 Nominations\nReceived: Senate received the following nominations: Richard J.\nEngler . . . Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army. 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(For Senate's program, see the\nremarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8092.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1039", "2012-12-17", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1039", "D1039", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1039", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1039]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1040-2", "2012-12-17", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1040", "D1040", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1040", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1040]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No hearings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1040-3", "2012-12-17", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-18", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1040", "D1041", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1040", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1040-D1041]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 18, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on\nSecurities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine\ncomputerized trading venues, focusing on what should the rules of\nthe road be, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.\n Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business\nmeeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be announced,\nS-216, Capitol.\n Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations\nof Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the\nDistrict of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.\n\n[[Page D1041]]\n\n Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to\nexamine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n\n House\n\n House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee,\nhearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 4:30 p.m., HVC-304. This\nis a closed hearing."], ["CREC-2012-12-17-pt1-PgD1040", "2012-12-17", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1040", "D1040", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1040]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n[[Page D1040]]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 6671-\n6674; and 3, H. Con. Res. 145; and H. Res. 833-834 were introduced.\n Page H6828\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6828\nReports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:\n S. 3193, to make technical corrections to the legal description of\ncertain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission\nIndians, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-702) and H.R. 3548, to\nfacilitate United States access to North American oil resources, and\nfor other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-703, Pt. 1).\n Page H6828\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H6809\nRecess: The House recessed at 12:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.\n Page H6809\nJournal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by\nvoice vote.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6809, H6815\nRecess: The House recessed at 2:14 p.m. and reconvened at 4:30 p.m.\n Page H6811\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the\nfollowing measures:\n Authorizing the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas\npipelines in Glacier National Park: H.R. 4606, amended, to authorize\nthe issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in\nGlacier National Park, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 286 yeas to 10\nnays, Roll No. 627 and\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6811-12, H6813-14\n Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of\n2012: S. 3193, to make technical corrections to the legal description\nof certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission\nIndians, by a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 306 yeas with none voting\n``nay'', Roll No. 628.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6812-13, H6814-15\nRecess: The House recessed at 4:41 p.m. and reconvened at 6:31 p.m.\n Page H6813\nMoment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of\nthe victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,\nCT on December 14, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6814\nCondemning the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut and expressing\nsupport and prayers for all those impacted by this tragedy: The House\nagreed to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 833, to condemn\nthe horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut and to express support and\nprayers for all those impacted by this tragedy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6815-24\nPresidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he\ntransmitted the District of Columbia's fiscal year 2013 Budget and\nFinancial Plan--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered\nto be printed (H. Doc. 112-157).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6811\nSenate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appear on page H6824.\nSenate Referrals: S. 3313 and S. 2045 were referred to the Committee on\nVeterans Affairs; S. 3687 was referred to the Committees on\nTransportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and the\nJudiciary; and S. 3472 was referred to the Committee on Education and\nthe Workforce.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6810\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H6813, H6814-15. There were no\nquorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1041", "D1042", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1041", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 162 (Monday, December 17, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1041]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD\n\n Week of December 18 through December 21, 2012\n\n Senate Chamber\n\n On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue\nconsideration of H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act.\n During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared\nlegislative and executive business.\n\n Senate Committees\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 18,\nSubcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold\nhearings to examine computerized trading venues, focusing on what\nshould the rules of the road be, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.\n December 19, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer\nProtection, to hold hearings to examine consumer credit reports, 10\na.m., SD-538.\n December 20, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community\nDevelopment, to hold hearings to examine recovering from superstorm\nSandy, focusing on rebuilding our infrastructure, 11 a.m., SD-538.\n Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 18,\nbusiness meeting to consider pending calendar business, Time to be\nannounced, S-216, Capitol.\n Committee on Finance: December 18, business meeting to consider\nthe nominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G.\nLauber, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the\nUnited States Tax Court, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.\n December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the\nnominations of William B. Shultz, of the District of Columbia, to be\nGeneral Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, and\nChristopher J. Meade, of New York, to be General Counsel for the\nDepartment of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.\n Committee on Foreign Relations: December 19, to receive a closed\nbriefing on the Accountability Review Board, 8:30 a.m., SVC-217.\n December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Benghazi,\nfocusing on the attacks and the lessons learned, 9 a.m., SH-216.\n Committee on the Judiciary: December 19, to hold hearings to\nexamine the state of the right to vote after the 2012 election, 10\na.m., SD-226.\n December 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1560,\nto enhance access to controlled substances for residents of\ninstitutional long-term care facilities, 10 a.m., SD-226.\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 19, business meeting to\nconsider the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant\nSecretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and\nWilliam S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United\nStates Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Time to be announced,\nS-216, Capitol.\n Select Committee on Intelligence: December 18, to hold closed\nhearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n December 20, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine\ncertain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n\n House Committees\n\n Committee on Armed Services, December 19, Full Committee, hearing\non an update on the evolving security situation in the Democratic\nRepublic of the Congo and implications for U.S. national security,\n10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.\n Committee on Education and the Workforce, December 19,\nSubcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing\nentitled ``Challenges Facing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating\nPBGC's Insurance Program and Financial Outlook'', 10 a.m., 2175\nRayburn.\n Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 20, Full Committee, hearing\nentitled ``Benghazi Attack, Part II: The Report of the\nAccountability Review Board'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.\n Committee on the Judiciary, December 19, Full Committee, markup on\nH.R. 6654, To provide for the exchange of information related to\ntrade enforcement, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.\n House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 18,\nFull Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 4:30\np.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.\n December 19, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence\nactivities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.\n December 20, Full Committee, business meeting, Investigative\nReport on the U.S. National Security Issues Posed by Chinese\nTelecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE, 9 a.m., HVC-304.\n December 20, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence\nactivities, 9:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing."], ["CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1031", "2012-12-13", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1031", "D1032", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1031-D1032]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Thursday, December 13, 2012\n\n[[Page D1031]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S7991-S8047\nMeasures Introduced: Six bills and three resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3678-3683, and S. Res. 616-618.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8041-42\nMeasures Reported:\n S. 1546, to authorize certain programs of the Department of Homeland\nSecurity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept.\nNo. 112-249)\n H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the\nUnited States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.\n(S. Rept. No. 112-250)\n S. 3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the\nreproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs\nto severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, with\nan amendment in the nature of a substitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8041\nMeasures Passed:\n Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act: Senate passed\nS. 3313, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the\nassistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women\nveterans, to improve health care furnished by the Department, after\nagreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, the\ncommittee reported title amendment, and the following amendment\nproposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7994-95, S8016-18\n Murray Amendment No. 3336, to provide an offset.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8017\n Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands: Committee on the Judiciary\nwas discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6116, to amend the\nRevised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review\nby the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands\nSupreme Court, and the bill was then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8046\n United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Committee on\nVeterans' Affairs was discharged from further consideration of S. 2045,\nto amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges of the United\nStates Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty\nmiles of the District of Columbia, and the bill was then passed, after\nagreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8046\n Reid (for Burr) Amendment No. 3337, of a perfecting nature.\n Page S8046\n Authorize the Production of Records: Senate agreed to S. Res. 616, to\nauthorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on\nInvestigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental\nAffairs.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8046-47\nMeasures Considered:\nTransaction Account Guarantee: Senate resumed consideration of S. 3637,\nto temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, taking\naction on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:\n Pages S8001-04\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing actions:\n By 50 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 227), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate\nrejected the motion to waive pursuant to section 904 of the\nCongressional Budget Act of 1974, with respect to the bill.\nSubsequently, the point of order that the bill was in violation of\nsection 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, was sustained.\n Pages S8003-04\n Subsequently, the motion to invoke cloture on the bill was withdrawn.\n Page S8004\n Subsequently, the bill was committed to the Committee on Banking,\nHousing, and Urban Affairs pursuant to Section 312(f) of the\nCongressional Budget Act.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8004\n Reid Amendment No. 3314, to change the enactment date, fell when the\nbill was committed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8001\n Reid Amendment No. 3315 (to Amendment No. 3314), of a perfecting\nnature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3314 fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8001\n Reid motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Banking, Housing,\nand Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3316, to\nchange the enactment date, fell when the bill was committed.\n Page S8001\n\n[[Page D1032]]\n\n Reid Amendment No. 3317 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3316),\nof a perfecting nature, fell when Reid motion to commit the bill to the\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, with instructions,\nReid Amendment No. 3316 fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8001\n Reid Amendment No. 3318 (to Amendment No. 3317), of a perfecting\nnature, fell when Reid Amendment No. 3317 (to (the instructions)\nAmendment No. 3316) fell.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S8001\nFull-Year Continuing Appropriations Act--Agreement: Senate began\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1,\nmaking appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other\ndepartments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending\nSeptember 30, 2011.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8016\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 3 p.m.,\non Monday, December 17, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the bill.\n Page S8047\nSigning Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached\nproviding that from Thursday, December 13, 2012, through Monday,\nDecember 17, 2012, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly\nenrolled bills or joint resolutions.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8047\nOlguin and Durkin Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time\nagreement was reached providing that at 5 p.m., on Monday, December 17,\n2012, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Fernando M.\nOlguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the\nCentral District of California, and Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to\nbe United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois;\nthat there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form;\nthat upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote without\nintervening action or debate on confirmation of the nominations, in\nthat order; and that no further motions be in order.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8045-46\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n By a unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. EX. 228), Lorna G.\nSchofield, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the\nSouthern District of New York.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8011-16, S8047\n Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., of New York, to be United States District\nJudge for the Western District of New York.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S8011-16, S8047\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8041\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8041\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8042\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8042-44\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8037-41\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S8044-45\nNotices of Intent:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8045\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S8045\nRecord Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--228)\n Pages S8003-04, S8015\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:29 p.m.,\nuntil 2 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012. (For Senate's program, see\nthe remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8047.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1032", "2012-12-13", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1032", "D1033", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1223\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. D1032", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1032-D1033]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nIMPROVING CARE FOR DUALLY-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES\nCommittee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nimproving care for dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a\nprogress update, after receiving testimony from Melanie Bella,\nDirector, Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, Centers for Medicare\nand Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Thomas.\nJ. Betlach, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Director,\nPhoenix; MaryAnne Lindeblad, Washington State Health Care Authority\nDirector, Olympia; and John B. McCarthy, Ohio Medicaid Office of\nMedical Assistance Director, Columbus.\nTERRORIST NETWORKS IN PAKISTAN\nCommittee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South\nand Central Asian Affairs concluded open and closed hearings to examine\nterrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of improvised\nexplosive devices (IEDs), after receiving testimony from Lieutenant\nGeneral Michael D. Barbero, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device\nDefeat Organization, Department of Defense; and Jonathan Carpenter,\nSenior Economic Adviser, Office of the Special Representative for\nAfghanistan and Pakistan, Department of State.\nATTACKS IN BENGHAZI\nCommittee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on\nattacks in Benghazi from National Security Briefers.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S.\n1223, to address voluntary location\n\n[[Page D1033]]\n\ntracking of electronic communications devices, with an amendment in the\nnature of a substitute.\nHURRICANE SANDY\nCommittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a\nhearing to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the Federal\nresponse and small business recovery efforts, after receiving testimony\nfrom Michael Chodos, Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial\nDevelopment, and James Rivera, Associate Administrator for Disaster\nAssistance, both of the Small Business Administration; Mayor Dawn\nZimmer, Hoboken, New Jersey; James L. King, New York State Small\nBusiness Development Center, Albany, on behalf of the Association of\nSmall Business Development Centers; and Kevin S. Law, Long Island\nAssociation, Melville, New York.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nSelect Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to\nconsider pending intelligence matters.\n Committee recessed subject to the call."], ["CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1033", "2012-12-13", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1033", "D1034", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1033-D1034]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 6654-\n6670; 2 resolutions, H. Res. 831-832, were introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6806-07\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6807\nReports Filed: There were no reports filed today.\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the\nfollowing measures:\n Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012:\nH.R. 4053, amended, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and\nrecover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending,\nby a \\2/3\\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll\nNo. 626;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6768-71, H6781-82\n GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012: S. 3315, to repeal or modify\ncertain mandates of the Government Accountability Office; and\n Pages H6771-72\n D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: S. 1379, to amend title\n11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise certain\nadministrative authorities of the District of Columbia courts, and to\nauthorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to provide\nprofessional liability insurance for officers and employees of the\nService for claims relating to services furnished within the scope of\nemployment with the Service.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6772-75\nRecess: The House recessed at 9:31 a.m. and reconvened at 10:02 a.m.\n Page H6775\nRecess: The House recessed at 10:38 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m.\n Page H6779\nNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013--Motion to go\nto Conference: The House agreed by unanimous consent to disagree to the\nSenate amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 4310, to authorize\nappropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the\nDepartment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense\nactivities of the Department of Energy and to prescribe military\npersonnel strengths for such fiscal year.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6775-82\n Agreed to the Davis (CA) motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-\nnay vote of 399 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 624.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6780\n Agreed to the McKeon motion to permit closed conference meetings by a\nyea-and-nay vote of 351 yeas to 53 nays, Roll No. 625.\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages H6780-81\n The Chair appointed the following conferees: From the Committee on\nArmed Services, for consideration of the House bill and the Senate\namendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives\nMcKeon, Bartlett, Thornberry, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC),\nLoBiondo, Turner (OH), Kline, Rogers (AL), Shuster, Conaway, Wittman,\nHunter, Rigell, Hartzler, West, Roby, Smith (WA), Reyes, Loretta\nSanchez (CA), McIntyre, Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA),\nCooper, Bordallo, Courtney, Loebsack, Tsongas, and Pingree (ME).\n Page H6782\n From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for\nconsideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee\nunder clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Rogers (MI), Nunes, and\nRuppersberger.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration\nof secs. 541 and 561 of the House bill and secs. 563 and 571-73 of the\nSenate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:\nRepresentatives Petri, Noem and Scott (VA).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs.\n312, 601, 727, 3111, 3113,\n\n[[Page D1034]]\n\n3114, 3117, 3118, 3132, 3133, 3151, and 3202 of the House bill and\nsecs. 736, 758, 914, 3118, 3122, 3152-54, 3156, and 5022 of the Senate\namendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives\nWalden, Whitfield, and Waxman.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sec.\n661 of the House bill, and secs. 651-55, subtitle E of title XII, and\ntitle L of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to\nconference: Representatives Capito, Huizenga (MI), and Perlmutter.\n Page H6782\n From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs.\n227, 230, 335, 355, 952, 1013, 1033, 1035, 1037, 1041, 1043, 1097,\n1111, 1202, 1203, 1212, 1213, 1217, 1219, 1234, 1237, 1238, 1240,\n1240A, 1240B, 1240C, 1243, 1245-47, 1301, 1303, 1531-33, title XVII,\nsecs. 3120, 3121, and 3123 of the House bill and secs. 237, 342, 873,\nsubtitle F of title VIII, secs. 1013, 1031, 1033, 1042, 1045, 1050,\n1093, 1201-04, 1212-15, 1217, 1218, 1223, 1224, 1241, 1242, 1247, 1248,\nsubtitle E of title XII, secs. 1301, 1531, 1532, 1534, 3114, and 5023\nof the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:\nRepresentatives Ros-Lehtinen, Royce, and Berman.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of sec.\n1111 of the House bill and sec. 1803 of the Senate amendment, and\nmodifications committed to conference: Representatives King (NY),\nTurner (NY), and Thompson (MI)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 564,\n593, 599, 1033, 1084, 1088, 1099C, 1707, and 1709 of the House bill and\nsecs. 653, 736, 844, 844A, 897, 899, 1033, 1092, 1096, 1099C, 5021,\n5024, subtitle E of title XII and title LI of the Senate amendment, and\nmodifications committed to conference: Representatives Smith (TX),\nDaniel E. Lungren (CA), and Conyers.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs.\n316, 317, 601, 2841, 2846, and 2861 of the House bill and secs. 271,\n312, 1091, 1433, title XIX, and sec. 2842 of the Senate amendment, and\nmodifications committed to conference: Representatives Hastings (WA),\nBishop (UT) and Markey.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for\nconsideration of secs. 313, 651, 663, 801, 812, 833, 952, 1101-04,\n1111, 1616, 1683, 1702, 1704-06, and 2811 of the House bill and secs.\n641, 822, 825, 844, 844A, 892, 894-96, 903, 1099A, 1101-04, and\nsubtitle B of title LIII of the Senate amendment, and modifications\ncommitted to conference: Representatives Issa, Walberg, and Cummings.\n Page H6782\n From the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for\nconsideration of secs. 916, 1074, 1603, 1617, 1661, and 3158 of the\nHouse bill and secs. 271, 912, 1046, title XVIII, secs. 3153, 3159, and\n3504 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to\nconference: Representatives Hall, Biggert, and Eddie Bernice Johnson\n(TX).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of secs.\n1611, 1621-23, 1631, 1632, 1641, 1651-58, 1661, 1671-73, 1681-83, 1691,\n1693a, 1695, and 1697 of the House bill and secs. 848, 888, 889E, 1090,\nand 1099E of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to\nconference: Representatives Graves (MO), Herrera Beutler, and\nVelazquez.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for\nconsideration of secs. 334, 535, 601, 704, 1074, 1078, 2801, and 3509\nof the House bill and secs. 521, 1803, 1804, 3503-05, 3508, and 3509 of\nthe Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:\nRepresentatives Mica, Coble and Bishop (NY).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\n From the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of secs.\n355, 564, 565, 664, and 728 of the House bill, and secs. 642, 755, 756,\n759-64, 1044, 1087, 1090, 1097, 1099B, and title L of the Senate\namendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives\nBilirakis, Lamborn and Michaud.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6782\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 12 noon on Monday, December 17th for morning hour debate and 2\np.m. for legislative business.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6787\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page\nH6775.\nSenate Referral: S. 3677 was referred to the Committee on Financial\nServices.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6804\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H6780, H6781 and H6782. There\nwere no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1034", "D1035", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1034-D1035]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nDODD-FRANK DERIVATIVES REFORM: CHALLENGES FACING U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL\nMARKETS\nCommittee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and\nRisk Management held a\n\n[[Page D1035]]\n\nhearing on ``Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and\nInternational Markets''. Testimony was heard from Bart Chilton,\nCommissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Jill E. Sommers,\nCommissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and public\nwitnesses.\nSTATE OF UNCERTAINTY: IMPLEMENTATION OF PPACA'S EXCHANGES AND MEDICAID\nEXPANSION\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing\nentitled ``State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges\nand Medicaid Expansion''. Testimony was heard from Gary Cohen,\nDirector, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight;\nCindy Mann, CMS Deputy Administrator, Director, Center for Medicaid and\nCHIP Services Centers, Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of\nHealth and Human Services; Bruce D. Greenstein, Secretary, Department\nof Health & Hospitals, State of Louisiana; Dennis G. Smith, Secretary,\nDepartment for Health Services, State of Wisconsin; Gary D. Alexander,\nSecretary, Department of Public Welfare, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;\nJoshua M. Sharfstein, Secretary, Office of Secretary Department of\nHealth & Mental Hygiene, State of Maryland; and Andrew Allison,\nDirector, Division of Medical Services, Department of Human Services,\nState of Arkansas.\nEXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE VOLCKER RULE ON MARKETS, BUSINESSES,\nINVESTORS AND JOB CREATION, PART II\nCommittee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses,\nInvestors and Job Creation, Part II''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURE\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.Res. 819,\nDirecting the Attorney General of the United States to transmit to the\nHouse of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the\nadoption of this resolution, any documents and legal memoranda in the\nAttorney General's possession relating to the practice of targeted\nkilling of United States citizens and targets abroad. The resolution\nwas ordered reported, without amendment.\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n December 13, 2012 on Page D1035 the following appeared: Markup\non H.J. Res. 819, Directing the Attorney\n\n The online version should be corrected to read: Markup on H.Res.\n819, Directing the Attorney\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\nNORTHEAST CORRIDOR FUTURE: OPTIONS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL DEVELOPMENT AND\nOPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a\nhearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-Speed\nRail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector Participation''.\nTestimony was heard from Representative Maloney; Karen J. Hedlund,\nDeputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration; Joseph Boardman,\nPresident and CEO, Amtrak; Joan McDonald, New York State Department of\nTransportation; and public witnesses.\nREPORT ON THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES POSED BY CHINESE\nTELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES HUAWEI AND ZTE\nHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a\nbusiness meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S. National Security\nIssues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE.\nThis was a closed meeting.\nONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\nHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a\nhearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1035-2", "2012-12-13", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1035", "D1036", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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At 5 p.m., Senate will begin\nconsideration of the nominations of Fernando M. Olguin, of California,\nto be United States District Judge for the Central District of\nCalifornia, and Thomas M. Durkin, of Illinois, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, with votes on\nconfirmation of the nominations at approximately 5:30 p.m.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 12 p.m., Monday, December 17\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Monday: To be announced.\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue\n HOUSE\n\nAustria, Steve, Ohio, E1925\nBishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1934\nBlumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1932\nBoehner, John A., Ohio, E1923\nBonner, Jo, Ala., E1933\nCalvert, Ken, Calif., E1929\nChristensen, Donna M., The Virgin Islands, E1930\nDenham, Jeff, Calif., E1923, E1933, E1936\nFarr, Sam, Calif., E1926\nFrank, Barney, Mass., E1934\nGraves, Sam, Mo., E1930, E1931\nKeating, William R., Mass., E1926\nKucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1924, E1931, E1934, E1936\nLevin, Sander M., Mich., E1932\nLewis, John, Ga., E1928\nLipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1927, E1928, E1930\nLofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1924, E1926\nLungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1925\nMcIntyre, Mike, N.C., E1927\nMichaud, Michael H., Me., E1925\nMiller, George, Calif., E1927\nMiller, Jeff, Fla., E1931, E1933\nPastor, Ed, Ariz., E1923\nPingree, Chellie, Me., E1930, E1935\nPoe, Ted, Tex., E1933, E1935, E1936\nReed, Tom, N.Y., E1931\nAustin, David, Ga., E1928\nSimpson, Michael K., Idaho, E1928\nThompson, Mike, Calif., E1925\nWaxman, Henry A., Calif., E1935"], ["CREC-2012-12-13-pt1-PgD1035", "2012-12-13", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-14", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1035", "D1035", null, null, "158 Cong. 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D1035", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 161 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1035]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 14, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n No meetings/hearings scheduled.\n\n House\n\n No hearings are scheduled."], ["CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1026", "2012-12-12", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1026", "D1027", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1026-D1027]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, December 12, 2012\n\n[[Page D1026]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S7753-S7990\nMeasures Introduced: Eight bills and two resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3670-3677, and S. Res. 614-615.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7976-77\nMeasures Passed:\n National Defense Authorization Act: Senate passed H.R. 4310, to\nauthorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities\nof the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for\ndefense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military\npersonnel strengths for such fiscal year, after striking all after the\nenacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the text of S. 3254, the\nSenate amendment, as passed by the Senate on December 4, 2012, and\nafter agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:\n Pages S7793-S7972\n Durbin Amendment No. 3332 (to the Senate amendment), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7793-94\n Menendez/Kirk Amendment No. 3333 (to the Senate amendment), of a\nperfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7794\n Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference with the\nHouse on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses; and the Chair was\nauthorized to appoint the following conferees on the part of the\nSenate: Senators Levin, Lieberman, Reed, Akaka, Nelson (NE), Webb,\nMcCaskill, Udall (CO), Hagan, Begich, Manchin, Shaheen, Gillibrand,\nBlumenthal, McCain, Inhofe, Sessions, Chambliss, Wicker, Brown (MA),\nPortman, Ayotte, Collins, Graham, Cornyn, and Vitter.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7972\n Subsequently, Senate vitiated the December 4, 2012 passage of the\nbill, and the adoption of the Senate Amendment.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7786\n Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act: Senate passed H.R.\n3783, to provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's growing\nhostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, after agreeing\nto the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7988\n Coons (for Rubio) Amendment No. 3334, to provide that the\ncomprehensive strategy may be submitted in classified form, but shall\ninclude an unclassified summary of policy recommendations to address\nthe growing Iranian threat in the Western Hemisphere.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7988\n Flood Disaster Protection Act: Senate passed S. 3677, to make a\ntechnical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.\n Pages S7988-89\n World Peace Corps Mission and the World Peace Prize: Senate agreed to\nS. Res. 614, celebrating the World Peace Corps Mission and the World\nPeace Prize.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7989\n 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Senate agreed to S. Res. 615,\ncongratulating the recipients of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.\n Page S7989\nHouse Messages:\n Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act: Senate concurred in the\namendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the\nSenate to H.R. 2838, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard\nfor fiscal years 2012 through 2015.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7972-93\n Transaction Account Guarantee--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time\nagreement was reached providing that Senate resume consideration of S.\n3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program,\nat 11:30 a.m., on Thursday, December 13, 2012; that it be in order for\nthe Republican Leader, or designee, to raise a budget point of order\nagainst the bill; that if a point of order is raised, the Majority\nLeader, or designee, be recognized to move to waive the point of order;\nthat the time until 12 noon be equally divided between the two Leaders,\nor their designees; that at 12 noon, Senate vote on the motion to waive\nthe budget point of order, if such a motion is made; that if the motion\nto waive is successful, Senate then vote on the motion to invoke\ncloture on the bill; that if the motion to waive is not successful, the\ncloture motion be withdrawn and the Majority Leader be recognized; and\nthat if a budget point of order is not raised, the time until 12 noon\nbe equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that at\n12 noon, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill.\n Page S7989\n\n[[Page D1027]]\n\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7975\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7975-76\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7977\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7977-82\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7974-75\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7982-88\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7988\nPrivileges of the Floor:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7988\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m.,\nuntil 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012. (For Senate's program,\nsee the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS7990.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1027-2", "2012-12-12", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1027", "D1028", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1027-D1028]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 6650-\n6653; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 829-830 were introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6765\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6765\nReport Filed: A report was filed today as follows:\n H.R. 6364, to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance\nof the centennial of World War I, to designate memorials to the service\nof members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, including\na National World War I Memorial on the National Mall in the District of\nColumbia, and for other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. 112-701,\nPt. 1).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6765\n\n[[Page D1028]]\n\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H6703\nRecess: The House recessed at 11:01 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.\n Page H6710\nChaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Jerome\nMilton, Greater New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas.\n Pages H6710-11\nProviding for Consideration of Motions To Suspend the Rules: The House\nagreed to H. Res. 827, providing for consideration of motions to\nsuspend the rules, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 178 nays, Roll\nNo. 622, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote\nof 224 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 621.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6714-23, H6739-40\nSuspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the\nfollowing measures:\n Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act: H.R. 5817, amended, to amend\nthe Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual\nprivacy notice requirement;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6723-24\n No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012: S. 3542, to authorize the Assistant\nSecretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)\nto modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from\npreclearance airports;\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6728-31\n DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012: S. 1998, to obtain an\nunqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and\nmanagement at the Department of Homeland Security; and\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6731-33\n Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act: H.R. 6364, amended, to\nestablish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the\ncentennial of World War I and to designate memorials to the service of\nmembers of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, including a\nNational World War I Memorial on the National Mall in the District of\nColumbia.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6733-39\n Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish a commission\nto ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to\nprovide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of\nthe United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other\npurposes.''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6738-39\nSuspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and\npass the following measure:\n Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012: H.R. 6190, to direct the\nAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to allow for the\ndistribution, sale, and consumption in the United States of remaining\ninventories of over-the-counter CFC epinephrine inhalers, by a \\2/3\\\nyea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 623.\n Pages H6724-28, H6740-41\nMedal of Valor Review Board--Appointment: Read a letter from\nRepresentative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she appointed Joanne\nHayes-White of San Francisco, CA, to the Medal of Valor Review Board.\n Page H6739\nRecess: The House recessed at 3:29 p.m. and reconvened at 4:33 p.m.\n Page H6739\nPrivileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 829, returning\nseveral measures to the Senate.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6739\nMeeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to\nmeet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, December 13th.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6739\nDesignating the Ranking of a Certain Named Member: The House agreed to\nH. Res. 830, designating the ranking of a certain named Member of a\ncertain standing committee of the House of Representatives.\n Page H6739\nMoment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of\nthe victims of the Clackamas Town Center shooting, and their families.\n Page H6740\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6711.\nSenate Referral: S. 3564 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and\nGovernment Reform.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6763\nQuorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the\nproceedings of today and appear on pages H6739-40, H6740 and H6741.\nThere were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1027", "D1027", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1027", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1027]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nTAX REFORM AND FEDERAL ENERGY POLICY\nCommittee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and\nInfrastructure concluded a hearing to examine tax reform and Federal\nenergy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy efficiency,\nafter receiving testimony from Dan Arvizu, Director, National Renewable\nEnergy Laboratory, Department of Energy; Steven Nadel, American Council\nfor an Energy-Efficient Economy, and Mark Wagner, Johnson Controls,\nboth of Washington, D.C.; and Matt Golden, Efficiency First, San\nFrancisco, California.\nNOMINATIONS\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nthe nominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States District\nJudge for the Middle District of Louisiana, who was introduced by\nSenators Landrieu and Vitter, Andrew Patrick Gordon, to be United\nStates District Judge for the District of Nevada, who was introduced by\nSenators Reid and Heller, Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be\nUnited States District Judge for the District of Columbia, who was\nintroduced by Representatives Paul Ryan and Norton, and Beverly Reid\nO'Connell, to be United States District Judge for the Central District\nof California, who was introduced by Senator Boxer, after the nominees\ntestified and answered questions in their own behalf.\nENDING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil\nRights and Human Rights concluded a hearing to examine ending the\nschool-to-prison pipeline, after receiving testimony from former\nSenator Mike DeWine, Ohio Attorney General; Representatives Robert C.\nScott and Danny K. Davis; Deborah Delisle, Assistant Secretary of\nEducation for Elementary and Secondary Education; Melodee Hanes, Acting\nAdministrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,\nOffice of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; Steven C. Teske,\nClayton County Juvenile Court Chief Judge, Jonesboro, Georgia; Judith\nA. Browne Dianis, Advancement Project, and Andrew J. Coulson, Cato\nInstitute Center for Educational Freedom, both of Washington, D.C.; and\nEdward Ward, Chicago, Illinois.\nNOMINATIONS\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to\nexamine the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant\nSecretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, who was\nintroduced by Senator Tester, and William S. Greenberg, of New Jersey,\nto be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans\nClaims, who was introduced by Senator Menendez, after the nominees\ntestified and answered questions in their own behalf."], ["CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1028", "2012-12-12", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1028", "D1029", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1028", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1028-D1029]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nKEEPING THE NEW BROADBAND SPECTRUM LAW ON TRACK\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and\nTechnology held a hearing entitled ``Keeping the New Broadband Spectrum\nLaw on Track''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal\nCommunications Commission officials: Julius Genachowski, Chairman;\nRobert M. McDowell, Commissioner; Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner; Jessica\nRosenworcel, Commissioner; and Ajit Pai, Commissioner.\n\n[[Page D1029]]\n\nCHALLENGES FACING THE U.S. CAPITAL MARKETS TO EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT\nTITLE VII OF THE DOD-FRANK ACT\nCommittee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and\nGovernment Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Challenges\nFacing the U.S. Capital Markets to Effectively Implement Title VII of\nthe Dodd-Frank Act''. Testimony was heard from Gary Gensler, Chairman,\nCommodity Futures Trading Commission; Robert Cook, Director, Division\nof Trading and Markets, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and\npublic witnesses.\nHGH TESTING IN THE NFL: IS THE SCIENCE READY?\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a\nhearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?''.\nTestimony was heard from Lawrence Tabak, Deputy Director, National\nInstitutes of Health; and public witnesses.\nFUTURE OF NASA: PERSPECTIVES ON STRATEGIC VISION FOR AMERICA'S SPACE\nPROGRAM\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a\nhearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on Strategic Vision\nfor America's Space Program.'' Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting\nto approve Activities Report for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.\nThe report was approved without amendment.\nPROPOSAL TO REDUCE CHILD DEATHS DUE TO MALTREATMENT\nCommittee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a\nhearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to\nMaltreatment''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-12-pt1-PgD1029-2", "2012-12-12", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1029", "D1030", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3637\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1029", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 12, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1029]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine improving care\nfor dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a progress update, 10\na.m., SD-215.\n Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and\nSouth and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine\nterrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of improvised\nexplosive devices (IEDs); to be immediately followed by a closed\nhearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-419.\n Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on attacks in\nBenghazi, 2 p.m., SVC-217.\n Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings\nto examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the Federal\nresponse and small business recovery efforts, 10 a.m., SR-428A.\n Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed business\nmeeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities\nand Risk Management, hearing on ``Dodd-Frank Derivatives Reform:\nChallenges Facing U.S. and International Markets'', 9 a.m., 1300\nLongworth.\n Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing\nentitled ``State of Uncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges\nand Medicaid Expansion'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.\n Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled\n``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on Markets, Businesses,\nInvestors and Job Creation, Part II'', 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.\n Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.J. Res.\n819, Directing the Attorney General of the United States to transmit\nto the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the\ndate of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and legal\nmemoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the\npractice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets\nabroad, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.\n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee,\nhearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for High-Speed\nRail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector\nParticipation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.\n House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee,\nbusiness meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S. National\nSecurity Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei\nand ZTE, 8:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed meeting.\n Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9\na.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing."], ["CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1021", "2012-12-11", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1021", "D1022", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1021-D1022]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Tuesday, December 11, 2012\n\n[[Page D1021]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S7711-S7752\nMeasures Introduced: One bill and one resolution were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3669, and S. Res. 613.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7744\nMeasures Reported:\n S. 2024, to make technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien\nPreservation Trust Area Act, with amendments.\n S. 3546, to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to\nreauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality\nof Native American languages.\n S. 3548, to clarify certain provisions of the Native American\nVeterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7744\nMeasures Passed:\n Federal Deposit Insurance Act: Senate passed H.R. 4014, to amend the\nFederal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to\nthe Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7751\n Electronic Fund Transfer Act: Senate passed H.R. 4367, to amend the\nElectronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement\nfor an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine.\n Page S7751\n Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development\nAct: Senate passed H.R. 2467, to take certain Federal lands in Mono\nCounty, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian\nColony.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7751\n Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act: Committee\non Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from\nfurther consideration of S. 3564, to extend the Public Interest\nDeclassification Act of 2000 until 2014, and the bill was then passed,\nafter agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:\n Pages S7751-52\n Reid (for Lieberman/Collins) Amendment No. 3326, in the nature of a\nsubstitute.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7752\n Reid (for Lieberman/Collins) Amendment No. 3327, to amend the title.\n Page S7752\n Pascua Yaqui Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs was discharged from\nfurther consideration of H.R. 3319, to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to\ndetermine the requirements for membership in that tribe, and the bill\nwas then passed.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7752\n Clothe a Homeless Hero Act: Senate passed H.R. 6328, to amend title\n49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland\nSecurity (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed\nclothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans\norganizations and other local charitable organizations, after agreeing\nto the following amendment proposed thereto:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7752\n Reid (for Gillibrand) Amendment No. 3328, to clarify that the\nclothing should be transferred to the local airport authority or other\nlocal authorities for donation to charity, including local veterans\norganizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution\nto homeless or needy veterans and veteran families.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7752\nMeasures Considered:\n Transaction Account Guarantee--Agreement: Senate began consideration\nof S. 3637, to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee\nprogram, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, and taking action on\nthe following motions and amendments proposed thereto:\n Pages S7721-32, S7737-42\nPending:\n Reid Amendment No. 3314, to change the enactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7724\n Reid Amendment No. 3315 (to Amendment No. 3314), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7724\n Reid Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Banking, Housing,\nand Urban Affairs, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 3316, to\nchange the enactment date.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7724\n Reid Amendment No. 3317 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 3316),\nof a perfecting nature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7724\n Reid Amendment No. 3318 (to Amendment No. 3317), of a perfecting\nnature.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7724\n A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in\naccordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of\nthe Senate, a\n\n[[Page D1022]]\n\nvote on cloture will occur on Thursday, December 13, 2012.\n Pages S7723-24\n During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the\nfollowing action:\n By 76 yeas to 20 nays (Vote No. 225), three-fifths of those Senators\nduly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed\nto the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to\nconsideration of the bill.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7724\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached proving for further\nconsideration of the bill at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.\n Page S7752\n Retiring Senators Speeches--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement\nwas reached providing that the previous order with respect to the\nremarks of retiring Senators be amended to occur from 11:30 a.m. until\n2 p.m., on Wednesday, December 12, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7752\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n By a unanimous vote of 95 yeas (Vote No. EX. 226), John E. Dowdell,\nof Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern\nDistrict of Oklahoma.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7724, S7732-37, S7752\n Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be United States District Judge\nfor the Central District of California.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7724, S7732-37, S7752\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7744\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7744-45\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7743-44\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7745-50\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7750-51\nRecord Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--226)\n Pages S7724, S7736\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:18 p.m.,\nuntil 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. (For Senate's program,\nsee the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page\nS7752.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1022-2", "2012-12-11", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1022", "D1023", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1022-D1023]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 6644-\n6649; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 828 were introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6701\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6701-02\nReport Filed: A report was filed today as follows:\n H. Res. 827, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the\nrules (H. Rept. 112-700).\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage H6701\nRecess: The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.\n Page H6684\nJournal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a\nyea-and-nay vote of 272 yeas to 102 nays with 3 answering ``present'',\nRoll No. 620.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages H6685-86\nRecess: The House recessed at 2:08 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.\n Page H6685\nSenate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appears on page H6685.\n\n[[Page D1023]]\n\nQuorum Calls Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the\nproceedings of today and appears on pages H6685-86. There were no\nquorum calls.\nAdjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:02 p.m."], ["CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1022", "2012-12-11", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1022", "D1022", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1022", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1022]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nRENTAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a\nhearing to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and Urban\nDevelopment's rental housing assistance programs, after receiving\ntestimony from Sandra B. Henriquez, Assistant Secretary of Housing and\nUrban Development for Public and Indian Housing.\nNOMINATIONS\nCommittee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the\nnominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of\nthe District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own\nbehalf.\nINTELLIGENCE\nSelect Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on\nintelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the\nintelligence community.\n Committee recessed subject to the call."], ["CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1023-2", "2012-12-11", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-12", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1023", "D1023", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1023", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1023]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 12, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources,\nand Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine tax reform and\nFederal energy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy\nefficiency, 10 a.m., SD-215.\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the\nnominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of\nLabor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and William S.\nGreenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court\nof Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., SR-418.\n Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the\nnominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States District\nJudge for the Middle District of Louisiana, Andrew Patrick Gordon,\nto be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada,\nKetanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States District\nJudge for the District of Columbia, and Beverly Reid O'Connell, to\nbe United States District Judge for the Central District of\nCalifornia, 10 a.m., SD-226.\n Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights,\nto hold hearings to examine ending the school-to-prison pipeline, 2\np.m., SH-216.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications\nand Technology, hearing entitled ``Keeping the New Broadband\nSpectrum Law on Track'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.\n Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets\nand Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Challenges\nFacing the U.S. Capital Markets to Effectively Implement Title VII\nof the Dodd-Frank Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.\n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee,\nhearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?'',\n10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.\n Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee,\nhearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on Strategic\nVision for America's Space Program'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting\nto Approve Activities Report for the Committee on Veterans' Affairs,\n10 a.m., 334 Cannon.\n Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources,\nhearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to\nMaltreatment'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth."], ["CREC-2012-12-11-pt1-PgD1023-3", "2012-12-11", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1023", "D1024", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3637\"}]", "158 Cong. 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Rec. D1023", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 11, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1023]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nDEVASTATING CRISIS IN EASTERN CONGO\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,\nand Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``The Devastating Crisis in\nEastern Congo''. Testimony was heard from Johnnie Carson, Assistant\nSecretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and public\nwitnesses.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURE\nCommittee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on providing for\nconsideration of motions to suspend the rules. The Committee, granted\nby a voice vote, a rule providing that it shall be in order at any time\nthrough the legislative day of December 28, 2012, for the Speaker to\nentertain motions that the House suspend the rules. The rule provides\nthat the Speaker or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader\nor her designee on the designation of any matter for consideration\nunder suspension of the rules.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1016", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1016", "D1017", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1016-D1017]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Monday, December 10, 2012\n\n[[Page D1016]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S7691-S7709\nMeasures Introduced: Two bills and one resolution were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3667-3668, and S. Res. 612.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7702-03\nMeasures Passed:\n March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act: Senate passed H.R. 3187, to\nrequire the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and\ncelebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March\nof Dimes Foundation.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7706\n Honoring the life of former Senator Arlen Specter: Senate agreed to\nS. Res. 612, honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen\nSpecter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of\nPennsylvania.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7706-07\nTransaction Account Guarantee Program--Agreement: A unanimous-consent\nagreement was reached providing that the cloture vote on the motion to\nproceed to consideration of S. 3637, to temporarily extend the\ntransaction account guarantee program, be postponed to occur at 2:15\np.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 2012; that if cloture is invoked on the\nmotion to proceed, the motion to proceed be agreed to; and the Majority\nLeader be recognized.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7707\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at\napproximately 11 a.m., on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, Senate resume\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to\ntemporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, with the\ntime until 12:30 p.m., equally divided and controlled between the two\nLeaders or their designees.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7707\nDowdell and Bernal Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time\nagreement was reached providing that at a time to be determined by the\nMajority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate\nbegin consideration of the nominations of John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma,\nto be United States District Judge for the Northern District of\nOklahoma, and Jesus G. Bernal, of California, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Central District of California; that there be 30\nminutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following\nthe use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening\naction or debate, on the confirmation of the nomination of John E.\nDowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Oklahoma, and the nomination of Jesus G. Bernal,\nof California, to be United States District Judge for the Central\nDistrict of California, in that order; and that no further motions be\nin order.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7706\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n Timothy Hyungrock Haahs, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board\nof Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term\nexpiring September 7, 2014.\n Michael Wayne Hail, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of\nTrustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term\nexpiring December 10, 2017.\n Morton H. Halperin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of\nthe Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation for a\nterm of three years.\n 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.\n 35 Army nominations in the rank of general.\n 1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.\n 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral.\n Routine lists in the Army.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7707-09\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7701\nMeasures Placed on the Calendar:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7692, S7701\nEnrolled Bills Presented:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7701\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7701\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7703\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7703-04\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7700-01\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7704-06\nPrivileges of the Floor:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7706\n\n[[Page D1017]]\n\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned, as a further mark\nof respect to the memory of the late former Senator Arlen Specter, in\naccordance with S. Res. 612, at 6 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday,\nDecember 11, 2012. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting\nMajority Leader in today's Record on page S7707.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-2", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1017", "D1017", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1017", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1017]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at\n12 noon on Tuesday, December 11, 2012."], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-3", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1017", "D1017", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1017", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1017]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No hearings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\nCHRISTIANITY IN WESTERN EUROPE\nCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded\na hearing to examine the state-sanctioned marginalization of Christians\nin Western Europe, focusing on the origins, methods, and implications\nof such a movement and its relation to religious freedom rights as they\nare protected in major international human rights agreements, after\nreceiving testimony from Roger Kiska, Alliance Defending Freedom,\nVienna, Austria; Tom Farr, Georgetown University Religious Freedom\nProject Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs,\nWashington, D.C.; and Roger Trigg, Oxford University Kellogg Centre for\nthe Study of Religion in Public Life, Oxford, United Kingdom."], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-4", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/NEW PUBLIC LAWS", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDNEWPUBLAWS", "D1017", "D1017", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1017]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n NEW PUBLIC LAWS\n\n (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1007)\n H.R. 915, to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force\nprogram to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts\namong Federal, State, and local border and law enforcement officials to\nprotect United States border cities and communities from trans-national\ncrime, including violence associated with drug trafficking, arms\nsmuggling, illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and\nkidnapping along and across the international borders of the United\nStates. Signed on December 7, 2012. (Public Law 112-205)\n H.R. 6063, to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to\nchild pornography and child exploitation offenses. Signed on December\n7, 2012. (Public Law 112-206)\n H.R. 6634, to change the effective date for the Internet publication\nof certain financial disclosure forms. Signed on December 7, 2012.\n(Public Law 112-207)"], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-5", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-11", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1017", "D1017", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1017", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1017]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 11, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: To hold hearings\nto examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and Urban\nDevelopment's (HUD's) rental housing assistance programs, part II,\n10:30 a.m., SD-538.\n Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine the nominations\nof Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber, of the\nDistrict of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax\nCourt, 10 a.m., SD-215.\n Select Committee on Intelligence: To hold closed hearings to\nexamine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n\n House\n\n Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global\nHealth, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Devastating Crisis\nin Eastern Congo'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.\n Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on providing for\nconsideration of motions to suspend the rules, 5 p.m., H-313,\nCapitol."], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017-6", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDAHEAD", "D1017", "D1019", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1017-D1019]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD\n\n Week of December 11 through December 14, 2012\n\n Senate Chamber\n\n On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will resume\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to\n\n[[Page D1018]]\n\nconsideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account Guarantee Program, with a\nvote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to\nconsideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m.\n During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared\nlegislative and executive business.\n\n Senate Committees\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 11, to\nhold hearings to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing and\nUrban Development's (HUD's) rental housing assistance programs, part\nII, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.\n Committee on Finance: December 11, to hold hearings to examine the\nnominations of Ronald Lee Buch, of Virginia, and Albert G. Lauber,\nof the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States\nTax Court, 10 a.m., SD-215.\n December 12, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and\nInfrastructure, to hold hearings to examine tax reform and Federal\nenergy policy, focusing on incentives to promote energy efficiency,\n10 a.m., SD-215.\n December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving\ncare for dually-eligible beneficiaries, focusing on a progress\nupdate, 10 a.m., SD-215.\n Committee on Foreign Relations: December 13, Subcommittee on Near\nEastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to\nexamine terrorist networks in Pakistan and proliferation of\nimprovised explosive devices (IEDs); to be immediately followed by a\nclosed hearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-419.\n Committee on the Judiciary: December 12, to hold hearings to\nexamine the nominations of Shelly Deckert Dick, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, Andrew Patrick\nGordon, to be United States District Judge for the District of\nNevada, Ketanji Brown Jackson, of Maryland, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the District of Columbia, and Beverly Reid\nO'Connell, to be United States District Judge for the Central\nDistrict of California, 10 a.m., SD-226.\n December 12, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and\nHuman Rights, to hold hearings to examine ending the school-to-\nprison pipeline, 2 p.m., SD-226.\n December 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1223,\nto address voluntary location tracking of electronic communications\ndevices, and S. 1560, to enhance access to controlled substances for\nresidents of institutional long-term care facilities, 10 a.m., SD-\n226.\n Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: December 13, to\nhold hearings to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on assessing the\nFederal response and small business recovery efforts, 10 a.m., SR-\n428A.\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 12, to hold hearings to\nexamine the nominations of Keith Kelly, of Montana, to be Assistant\nSecretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, and\nWilliam S. Greenberg, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United\nStates Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., SR-418.\n Select Committee on Intelligence: December 11, to hold closed\nhearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n December 13, Full Committee, to hold a closed business meeting to\nconsider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.\n\n House Committees\n\n Committee on Agriculture, December 13, Subcommittee on General\nFarm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing on ``Dodd-Frank\nDerivatives Reform: Challenges Facing U.S. and International\nMarkets'', 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.\n Committee on Financial Services, December 13, Full Committee,\nhearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of the Volcker Rule on\nMarkets, Businesses, Investors and Job Creation, Part II'', 9 a.m.,\n2128 Rayburn.\n Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 11, Subcommittee on Africa,\nGlobal Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Devastating\nCrisis in Eastern Congo'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.\n Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 12, Subcommittee on\nCommunications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Keeping the New\nBroadband Spectrum Law on Track'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.\n December 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``State of\nUncertainty: Implementation of PPACA's Exchanges and Medicaid\nExpansion'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.\n Committee on the Judiciary, December 13, Full Committee, markup of\nH.J. Res. 819, Directing the Attorney General of the United States\nto transmit to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days\nafter the date of the adoption of this resolution, any documents and\nlegal memoranda in the Attorney General's possession relating to the\npractice of targeted killing of United States citizens and targets\nabroad; H.R. 4216, the ``Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act''; and\nH.R. 6014, the ``Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act'', 9 a.m.,\n2141 Rayburn.\n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 12, Full\nCommittee, hearing entitled ``HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science\nReady?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.\n Committee on Rules, December 11, Full Committee, hearing providing\nfor consideration of motions to suspend the rules, 5 p.m., H-313,\nCapitol.\n Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, December 12, Full\nCommittee, hearing entitled ``The Future of NASA: Perspectives on\nStrategic Vision for America's Space Program'', 9:30 a.m., 2318\nRayburn.\n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 13, Full\nCommittee, hearing entitled ``Northeast Corridor Future: Options for\nHigh-Speed Rail Development and Opportunities for Private Sector\nParticipation'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.\n Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 12, Full Committee,\nbusiness meeting to approve Activities Report for the Committee on\nVeterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.\n\n[[Page D1019]]\n\n Committee on Ways and Means, December 12, Subcommittee on Human\nResources, hearing entitled ``Proposal to Reduce Child Deaths Due to\nMaltreatment'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.\n House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 13,\nFull Committee, business meeting on Investigative Report on the U.S.\nNational Security Issues Posed by Chinese Telecommunications\nCompanies Huawei and ZTE, 8:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed\nmeeting.\n December 13, Full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence\nactivities, 10:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing."], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1017", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1017", "D1017", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1017", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1017]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-10-pt1-PgD1019", "2012-12-10", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1019", "D1020", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3637\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. D1019", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 158 (Monday, December 10, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1019-D1020]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. 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Remit check or\n\u0000 money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use\n\u0000 VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.\n\u0000\u0014Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record\n\u0000 is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the\n\u0000 Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.\n\u0000\u0014With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no\n\u0000 restrictions on the republication of material from the\n\u0000 Congressional Record.\n\n\u0000 POSTMASTER:\n\n\u0000 Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000 Congressional Record,\n\u0000 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,\n\u0000 along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received.\n\n[[Page D1020]]\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Next Meeting of the SENATE\n 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 11\n\n Senate Chamber\nProgram for Tuesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not\nto extend beyond 1 hour), Senate will resume consideration of the\nmotion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account\nGuarantee Program. At 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to\ninvoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.\n (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their\nrespective party conferences.)\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 12 noon, Tuesday, December 11\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Tuesday: To be announced."], ["CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-2", "2012-12-07", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D1013", "D1013", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1013", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1013]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-3", "2012-12-07", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1013", "D1013", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1013]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\nPublic Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 6642-\n6643; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 144, were introduced.\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6679\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6680\nReports Filed: There were no reports filed today.\nSpeaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed\nRepresentative Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.\n Page H6677\nSenate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and\nsubsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6677-78.\nSenate Referrals: S. 1947 was referred to the Committees on Agriculture\nand the Judiciary; S. 3331 was referred to the Committee on Foreign\nAffairs; S. 3666 was referred to the Committee on Agriculture; S. 3254\nwas held at the desk.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page H6678\nQuorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no\nrecorded votes. There were no quorum calls.\nAdjournment: 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, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1013", "D1013", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1013", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1013]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n No hearings were held.\n\nJoint Meetings\n No joint committee meetings were held."], ["CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-5", "2012-12-07", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-10", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1013", "D1013", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1013", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1013]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR MONDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 10, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n No meetings/hearings scheduled.\n\n House\n\n No hearings are scheduled.\n\n Joint Meetings\n\n Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings\nto examine the state-sanctioned marginalization of Christians in\nWestern Europe, focusing on the origins, methods, and implications\nof such a movement and its relation to religious freedom rights as\nthey are protected in major international human rights agreements, 2\np.m., B318, Rayburn Building."], ["CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013-6", "2012-12-07", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1013", "D1014", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3637\"}]", "158 Cong. 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D1013", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1013-D1014]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n\u0000CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087-390).\n\n\u0000The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.\n\u0000 The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported\n\u0000 by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to\n\u0000 directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by\n\u0000 appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code,\n\u0000 and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session,\n\u0000 excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually\n\u0000 small consecutive issues are printed one time.\n\u0000\u0014Public access to the Congressional Record is available online\n\u0000 through the U.S. Government Printing Office, at www.fdsys.gov,\n\u0000 free of charge to the user. 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To place an order for any of these products, visit\n\u0000 the U.S. Government Online Bookstore at: bookstore.gpo.gov. Mail\n\u0000 orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis,\n\u0000 MO 63197-9000, or phone orders to 866-512 091800 (toll-free),\n\u0000 202-512-1800 (D.C. area), or fax to 202-512-2104. Remit check or\n\u0000 money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use\n\u0000 VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or GPO Deposit Account.\n\u0000\u0014Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record\n\u0000 is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the\n\u0000 Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets.\n\u0000\u0014With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no\n\u0000 restrictions on the republication of material from the\n\u0000 Congressional Record.\n\n\u0000 POSTMASTER:\n\n\u0000 Send address changes to the Superintendent of Documents,\n\u0000 Congressional Record,\n\u0000 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402,\n\u0000 along with the entire mailing label from the last issue received.\n\n[[Page D1014]]\n\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Next Meeting of the SENATE\n 2 p.m., Monday, December 10\n\n Senate Chamber\nProgram for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not\nto exceed beyond 5 p.m.), Senate will resume consideration of the\nmotion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, Transaction Account\nGuarantee Program, and at 5:30 p.m., vote on the motion to invoke\ncloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.\n\n Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n 12 noon, Tuesday, December 11\n\n House Chamber\nProgram for Tuesday: To be announced.\n_______________________________________________________________________\n\n Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue\n HOUSE\n\nBurgess, Michael C., Tex., E1887\nCoble, Howard, N.C., E1889\nEshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1888, E1891\nFitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1888\nIsrael, Steve, N.Y., E1888\nJohnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1890, E1890\nMcCollum, Betty, Minn., E1889\nPosey, Bill, Fla., E1888, E1890\nPrice, Tom, Ga., E1887\nRoyce, Edward R., Calif., E1890\nRuppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E1890\nSchweikert, David, Ariz., E1887\nScott, David, Ga., E1887\nSutton, Betty, Ohio, E1889"], ["CREC-2012-12-07-pt1-PgD1013", "2012-12-07", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1013", "D1013", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1013", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 157 (Friday, December 7, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1013]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Friday, December 7, 2012\n\n[[Page D1013]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\n The Senate was not in session and stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on\nMonday, December 10, 2012."], ["CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1010", "2012-12-06", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Highlights + Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1010", "D1011", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1010-D1011]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Thursday, December 6, 2012\n\n[[Page D1010]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\nHIGHLIGHTS\n\n Senate passed H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal\n Act.\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S7643-S7689\nMeasures Introduced: Four bills and three resolutions were introduced,\nas follows: S. 3663-3666, S. Res. 611, and S. Con. Res. 61-62.\n Page S7686\nMeasures Passed:\n Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act: By 92 yeas to 4 nays\n(Vote No. 223), Senate passed H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of\nnondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to\nproducts of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports\non the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a\nmember of the World Trade Organization.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7660-63\n Financial Disclosure Forms: Senate passed H.R. 6634, to change the\neffective date for the Internet publication of certain financial\ndisclosure forms.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7672\n American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act: Senate\npassed H.R. 6582, to allow for innovations and alternative technologies\nthat meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make\ntechnical corrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to\nallow American manufacturers to remain competitive.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7688\n Animal Welfare Act: Senate passed S. 3666, to amend the Animal\nWelfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7688\n Wreaths Across America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 611, designating\nDecember 15, 2012, as ``Wreaths Across America Day''.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7688\nMeasures Considered:\n Transaction Account Guarantee Program--Cloture: Senate began\nconsideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3637, to\ntemporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program.\n Page S7664\n A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to proceed\nto consideration of the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of\nRule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and pursuant to the\nunanimous-consent agreement of Thursday, December 6, 2012, a vote on\ncloture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012.\n Pages S7664-72, S7688\n A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that Senate\nresume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the\nbill at 5 p.m., on Monday, December 10, 2012.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7688\n Signing Authorities--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was\nreached providing that from Thursday, December 6, 2012, through Monday,\nDecember 10, 2012, the Majority Leader be authorized to sign duly\nenrolled bills or joint resolutions.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7688\nNominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:\n By unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 224), Mark E. Walker, of\nFlorida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District\nof Florida.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7656-60, S7663-64, S7689\n Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for\nthe Eastern District of Michigan.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7656-60, S7664, S7689\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7683\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7683\nMeasures Read the First Time:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7683\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7683-86\nExecutive Reports of Committees:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7686\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7686\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7686-87\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7682-83\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7687-88\n\n[[Page D1011]]\n\nRecord Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--224)\n Pages S7663, S7663-64\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:52 p.m.,\nuntil 2 p.m. on Monday, December 10, 2012. (For Senate's program, see\nthe remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on pages\nS7688-89.)"], ["CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-2", "2012-12-06", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House of Representatives", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCHAMBER", "D1011", "D1011", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1011", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1011]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n House of Representatives\n\nChamber Action\n The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 11\na.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 in pro forma session."], ["CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-3", "2012-12-06", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D1011", "D1011", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1011", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1011]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nUPDATE OF THE HIGH SPEED AND INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL PROGRAM: MISTAKES MADE\nAND LESSONS LEARNED\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a\nhearing entitled ``An Update of the High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail\nProgram: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned''. Testimony was heard from Ray\nLaHood, Secretary, Department of Transportation; Representatives McCarthy\n(CA) and Hahn; Mitchell Behm, Assistant Inspector General for Rail, Maritime\nand Economic Analysis, Department of Transportation; Susan Fleming,\nDirector, Physical Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office; Paula\nJ. Hammond, Secretary of Transportation, Washington State; Ann L. Schneider,\nSecretary of Transportation, State of Illinois; and a public witness.\nJoint Meetings\nFISCAL CLIFF\nJoint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the\nfiscal cliff, focusing on how to protect the middle class, sustain long-term\neconomic growth, and reduce the Federal deficit, after receiving testimony\nfrom Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Kevin A.\nHassett, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.\nF"], ["CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-4", "2012-12-06", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2012-12-07", "", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDCOMMITTEEMEETINGS", "D1011", "D1011", null, null, "158 Cong. Rec. D1011", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1011]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCOMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,\n\n DECEMBER 7, 2012\n\n (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)\n\n Senate\n\n No meetings/hearings scheduled.\n\n House\n\n No hearings are scheduled."], ["CREC-2012-12-06-pt1-PgD1011-5", "2012-12-06", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Next Meeting of the SENATE + Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES + Other End Matter", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDENDMATTER", "D1011", "D1012", null, "[{\"congress\": \"112\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"3637\"}]", "158 Cong. Rec. 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Rec. D1011", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 156 (Thursday, December 6, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Page D1011]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nFEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION\nCommittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a\nhearing to examine the Federal Housing Administration, focusing on\nHousing and Urban Development's response to fiscal challenges, after\nreceiving testimony from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment.\nSUPERSTORM SANDY\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on\nSurface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and\nSecurity concluded a hearing to examine superstorm Sandy, focusing on\nthe devastating impact on the nation's largest transportation systems,\nafter receiving testimony from Senators Schumer, Menendez, and\nGillibrand; Joseph H. Boardman, Amtrak, Washington, D.C.; Joseph J.\nLhota, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Patrick J.\nFoye, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, both of New York,\nNew York; and James Weinstein, New Jersey Transit Corporation, Newark.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the\nnominations of Katherine Polk Failla, to be United States District\nJudge for the Southern District of New York, Troy L. Nunley, to be\nUnited States District Judge for the Eastern District of California,\nSheri Polster Chappell, to be United States District Judge for the\nMiddle District of Florida, Pamela Ki Mai Chen, to be United States\nDistrict Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Mark A. Barnett,\nto be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, and\nLouise W. Kelton, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District\nof Tennessee, and Patrick J. Wilkerson, to be United States Marshal for\nthe Eastern District of Oklahoma, both of the Department of Justice."], ["CREC-2012-12-05-pt1-PgD1004", "2012-12-05", 112, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCHAMBER", "D1004", "D1005", null, "[{\"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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 155 (Wednesday, December 5, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1004-D1005]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n Wednesday, December 5, 2012\n\n[[Page D1004]]\n\n Daily Digest\n\n Senate\n\nChamber Action\nRoutine Proceedings, pages S7405-S7641\nMeasures Introduced: Six bills and two resolutions were introduced, as\nfollows: S. 3657-3662, and S. Res. 609-610.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7458-59\nMeasures Reported:\n Report to accompany S. 183, to clarify the applicability of certain\nmaritime laws with respect to the blowout and explosion of the mobile\noffshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. (S. Rept. No. 112-245)\n Report to accompany S. 1759, to facilitate the hosting in the United\nStates of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible\nvessels to participate in activities related to the competition. (S.\nRept. No. 112-246)\n Report to accompany S. 2279, to amend the R.M.S. Titanic Maritime\nMemorial Act of 1986 to provide additional protection for the R.M.S.\nTitanic and its wreck site. (S. Rept. No. 112-247)\n Report to accompany S. 3410, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware,\nAnd Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006. (S.\nRept. No. 112-248)\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPage S7458\nMeasures Passed:\n Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act: Senate passed S.\n3331, to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation\nstandards, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:\n Pages S7636-37\n Cardin (for Kerry) Amendment No. 3310, in the nature of a substitute.\n Pages S7636-37\n Alan Phillip Gross: Senate agreed to S. Res. 609, calling for the\nimmediate and unconditional release of United States citizen Alan\nPhillip Gross from detention in Cuba and urging the Government of Cuba\nto address his medical issues.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7637-38\n Teen Cancer Awareness Week: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged\nfrom further consideration of S. Res. 573, designating the third week\nof January 2013 as ``Teen Cancer Awareness Week'', and the resolution\nwas then agreed to.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7638\n National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month: Committee on\nHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions was discharged from further\nconsideration of S. Res. 595, expressing support for the goals of\nNational Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national\nawareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating\nchildren and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people\nof the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for\nall children, and the resolution was then agreed to.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7638\n Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Senate agreed to S. Res. 610,\ncommemorating the 60th anniversary of the Graduate Research Fellowship\nProgram of the National Science Foundation.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7639\nMeasures Considered:\n Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act--Agreement: Senate began\nconsideration of H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of\nnondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to\nproducts of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports\non the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a\nmember of the World Trade Organization.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7437-45, S7448-53\n A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that no\namendments be in order to the bill; that on Thursday, December 6, 2012,\nat a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation\nwith the Republican Leader, there be up to ten minutes of debate\nequally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; and that\nupon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote on passage of the\nbill.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7435-36\n Walker and Berg Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time\nagreement was reached providing that at 11:45 a.m., on Thursday,\nDecember 6, 2012, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Mark\nE. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Florida, and Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be\nUnited States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; that\nthere be 15 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that\nfollowing the\n\n[[Page D1005]]\n\nperiod of debate on the nominations, Senate proceed to Legislative\nSession to resume consideration of H.R. 6156, and following disposition\nof H.R. 6156, Senate resume Executive Session and vote without\nintervening action or debate on confirmation of the nominations of Mark\nE. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the\nNorthern District of Florida, and Terrence G. Berg, of Michigan, to be\nUnited States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, in\nthat order; and that no further motions be in order.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7636\nNomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nomination:\n By 72 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. EX. 222), Michael P. Shea, of\nConnecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of\nConnecticut.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7445-48, S7641\nNominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:\n 29 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.\n 1 Army nomination in the rank of general.\n 1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.\n Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Coast Guard\nReserve, and Navy.\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\nPages S7639-41\nMessages from the House:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7457\nMeasures Referred:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7457\nExecutive Communications:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7457-58\nAdditional Cosponsors:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7459\nStatements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7459-60\nAdditional Statements:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7456-57\nAmendments Submitted:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7460\nAuthorities for Committees to Meet:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Page S7460\nPrivileges of the Floor:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7460-61\nText of S. 3254 as Previously Passed:\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\n Pages S7461-S7636\nRecord Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total--222)\n Page S7448\nAdjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m.,\nuntil 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012. 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