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| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | House of Representatives | HOUSE | HOUSE | FRONTMATTER | H7471 | H7471 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7471 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7471] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 No. 171 | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7471-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7471 | H7471 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7471 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7471] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Speaker: Washington, DC, December 31, 2012. I hereby appoint the Honorable Gregg Harper to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. John A. Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7471-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | MORNING-HOUR DEBATE | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7471 | H7471 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7471 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7471] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MORNING-HOUR DEBATE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of January 17, 2012, the Chair will now recognize Members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning-hour debate. The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with each party limited to 30 minutes and each Member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 9:50 a.m. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7471-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | THE FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7471 | H7471 | [{"name": "Earl Blumenauer", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7471 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7471] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE FISCAL CLIFF The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) for 5 minutes. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, Congress is here on New Year's Eve with the people they love: themselves, the special interests, and the policies of the past. The overhyped fiscal cliff may well be upon us, and we will find $600 billion of deficit reduction with tax increases and spending cuts, and then there will be the howls that we are doing it too abruptly from some of the same people who demanded this system of expiring cuts and sequestration in the first place. Make no mistake. There will be some real damage. We will be squeezing some people who deserve far better, and then we'll be scrambling to refine the budget reductions in a way that makes sense. And some time in the hours, days, and weeks ahead, we will get a semibalanced small agreement, very likely, struggling throughout the new Congress with budget bluster, especially in the House, moving from crisis to deadline to showdown. It's ironic because it doesn't need to be this hard. We could use the pressure and revenue from expiring temporary tax cuts to enact tax reform to provide the money that a growing and aging American population needs, but do it in a simpler, fairer way. We could actually reduce entitlement spending on Medicare by accelerating the health care reform, which is what, in Oregon, we've committed to do in exchange for some flexibility and some upfront funding. We have in place a program going forward that, if done on a national level, would save over $1 trillion over the next 10 years. We shouldn't be fooling around with patching an outmoded, unfair farm bill. Let's reform it to support family farmers and ranchers, beginnin… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7471-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | GOING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF WITH POCKETS FULL OF SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7471 | H7472 | [{"name": "Ted Poe", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7471 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7471-H7472] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] GOING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF WITH POCKETS FULL OF SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) for 5 minutes. Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ``We don't have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven't taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much.'' That was Ronald Reagan in 1982. President Reagan went on to lead America out of a recession, but history has a way of repeating itself. Somehow, Washington never gets the message, and here we are, 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on New Year's Eve, still addicted to spending money. Now we are over $16 trillion in debt. President Reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them: the problem is spending money. Mr. Speaker, the American people know this. Why doesn't the Federal Government and Congress understand it? Why? Because Washington is obsessed with spending someone else's money. It's the arrogance of power that Congress spends the people's money without regard to how this obsession affects those very people. When American families are in debt, they sacrifice and they cut spending, whether that means taking one less [[Page H7472]] family vacation or fewer presents under the Christmas tree. Homes across the fruited plain are feeling the pain of the economic squeeze in their wallets, and they adjust accordingly, because that's what happens when times are tough. American families don't have a limited credit card like Congress does. The people are angry because they wonder why reckless Washington can't do the same. I hear that message every day from southeast Texans. These citizens are wiser than the tax-and-spendocrats here in Washington, D.C. Let me share a few … | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7471 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | House of Representatives | HOUSE | HOUSE | CALLTOORDER | H7471 | H7471 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7471 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7471] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H7471]] House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Harper). ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7472-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | THE SGR NEEDS TO BE PATCHED NOW | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7472 | H7473 | [{"name": "Tom Price", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7472 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7472-H7473] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE SGR NEEDS TO BE PATCHED NOW The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Price) for 5 minutes. Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in the late 1990s, Congress came up with a new formula to determine how much to pay doctors for taking care of seniors in the Medicare program. It's called the ``sustainable growth rate,'' or the SGR. And like so many Washington solutions, it doesn't work. Before coming to Congress, I was a doctor. I took care of patients for over 20 years. I remember thinking at the time that the SGR program was put into place, Well, that won't work. It's a house of cards. It's destined to fail. Mr. Speaker, here we are. America's seniors are on the verge of losing access to health care. Let me repeat that, Mr. Speaker. America's seniors are on the verge of losing access to health care. How? If Congress and President Obama don't act by January 1, tomorrow, Medicare payments to physicians will be reduced, will be cut by nearly 27 percent. You see, Mr. Speaker, the fiscal cliff is more than just the tax increases that President Obama so dearly wants. The effect of the SGR formula means that physicians who treat Medicare patients will be forced to limit the number of seniors that they see, fewer patients being seen, doctors forced not to see patients because of foolish Washington policy. This jeopardizes health care for millions of folks. The sustainable growth rate, the formula used by Medicare to determine physician reimbursement, needs to be repealed. It doesn't work for patients, and it doesn't work for doctors. It's destructive to the very principles that we hold dear about health care. It violates accessibility, it violates quality, and it limits choices. It harms real … | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7472 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | MIDNIGHT MAGIC | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7472 | H7472 | [{"name": "Peter A. DeFazio", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7472 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7472] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 0910 MIDNIGHT MAGIC The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) for 5 minutes. Mr. DeFAZIO. All but those in total denial--and there is a lot of that inside the D.C. Beltway--would admit that we need a combination of increased revenues, taxes--the gentleman before me disagrees--and spending cuts to restore fiscal stability. Especially with a still-weak economy, we don't need blanket tax increases that would hit the hardworking families of the middle class, and we don't need brain-dead, across-the-board spending cuts that mete out the same percentage cuts to wasteful and unneeded programs and high-functioning essential programs. We can do better, and the American people deserve better. In that spirit, I offer the following ideas. Pick one of the numbers floating out there. Let's restore the Clinton-era tax rates on income over $250,000, $400,000, $450,000. They are bargaining out there. Whatever. We are restoring the Clinton-era tax rates. We're not going back to Eisenhower. We're talking about Clinton-era tax rates for income above that level. Restore the same Clinton-era tax rates on unearned income when there were a lot more productive investments out there, delay the across-the- board cuts for 30 days, give the new Congress a chance to make smarter, targeted cuts of equal value, and fix the Medicare reimbursement so that seniors aren't threatened in the middle of the month from not being able to get medical care, and extend unemployment. Come on, don't be cruel to people who can't find jobs and want to find them, although some on that side deny they're looking for work. It's not the specifics really that I want to talk about here. It's t… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7473-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF AND BUSH TAX CUT HISTORY | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7473 | H7473 | [{"name": "Mo Brooks", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7473 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7473] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 0920 FISCAL CLIFF AND BUSH TAX CUT HISTORY The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Brooks) for 5 minutes. Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, the Bush tax cuts' history illuminates why American families face huge tax increases on January 1. The Bush tax cuts had two purposes. First, stimulate the economy, create jobs, cut unemployment, and cut the deficit. Second, cut taxes to help American families take care of their own needs. In just 3 years, thanks to the Bush tax cuts, unemployment dropped from a high of 6.3 percent in 2003 to a low of 4.4 percent in 2006; 7 million American jobs were created between 2003 and 2006. Most importantly and paradoxically to those who do not understand economics, this robust economic growth cut America's deficit 60 percent--from $413 billion in FY 2003-2004 to $161 billion in FY 2006- 2007. By every economic measure, the Bush tax cuts were a spectacular success. The Bush tax cuts, part 1, became law in 2001. Republican Congressmen and Senators voted 258-2--99 percent--to cut taxes and protect family incomes. In contrast, Democrat Congressmen and Senators who now say they are for protecting family incomes voted 184-40--a whopping 81 percent--against American families and for higher taxes. The Bush tax cuts, part 2, became law in 2003. Republican Congressmen and Senators voted 272-3--that's 99 percent--to cut taxes and protect family incomes. In contrast, Democrat Congressmen and Senators who now say they are for protecting family incomes voted 245-9--an eye-popping 96 percent--against American families and for higher taxes. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats had enough votes to prevent the Bush tax cuts from being permanent. But for the… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7473-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | A TIME OF PERSONAL REFLECTION | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7473 | H7474 | [{"name": "Russ Carnahan", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7473 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7473-H7474] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] A TIME OF PERSONAL REFLECTION The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Carnahan) for 5 minutes. Mr. CARNAHAN. On this last day of the year and on one of the last days of this 112th Congress, we are awaiting a fiscal deal that will strengthen the fiscal health of this country. I want to take a few moments to reflect on my service here in the House of Representatives and to personally thank many who helped me get here and to do the work of the people whom I represent and love in the State of Missouri. First, Mr. Speaker, Debra Carnahan, my wife but also an accomplished attorney, a former State and Federal prosecutor. She's really been the rock of our family and has been with me through the great highs and tough lows of this job. So I want to thank her. Also, our two great sons--Austin and Andrew--who have shared me with thousands of constituents for several years. They have grown into amazing young men, young men who I think will, in their own rights, make a difference as they work their way through their lives. Mr. Speaker, I want to also thank some of my amazing staff who are too numerous to name--dozens over many years--but there are four in particular who worked with me through the entire 8 years that I served in this Congress: Jeremy Haldeman, who has [[Page H7474]] staffed the Foreign Affairs Committee for me and the Oversight Subcommittee, and who has also been my chief of staff in the Washington office; Jim McHugh, who has been my district director and longtime friend and colleague in St. Louis; Suzanne Archer, who has been my deputy director; and Kathy Waltz from Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, a former mayor there but an invaluable part of our constituent outreach team. There … | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7473 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | IN RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED STAFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | RECOGNIZING | H7473 | H7473 | [{"name": "Jason Altmire", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7473 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7473] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IN RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED STAFF The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Altmire) for 5 minutes. Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, on this last day of 2012, I want to take a moment to highlight the work of a number of hardworking Federal employees, people who serve with distinction, but often without the credit they deserve. All of us in the House have dedicated staff who, though unheralded, are committed to their country and the constituents they serve. Without them, we could never do our jobs, and I want to thank those who have worked for me over the past 6 years: Susan and Ed Anfinson, Lin Banks, Mark Perkins, Noel Warren, and the great George Greenfield. They were all shared employees that we shared with other offices. Then we have our full-time employees: Ben Barasky, Olivia Benson, Evan Brennan, Mike Butler, Julie Cain, Richard Carbo, Jennifer Dale, Nick Demicheli, Michelle Dorothy, Serronn Emerson, Jim Ferruchie, Dori Friedberg, Jesse Haladay, Angela Hayden, Kathleen Janoski, Carolyn Kahler, Rachel Kaufman, Erik Komendant, Jennifer Kraus, Chris Lombardi, Cody Lundquist, Greg Malinak, Caitlin Mathis, Stephanie Bone, Tess Mullen, Beth Newman, Bennett Reed, Nathan Robinson, Emily Schmitt, Mariel Schwartz, Abby Silverman, Lee Slater, Shannon Smith, Christina Stacey, P.J. Tabit, Alexandra Taylor, Nikki Tesla, Randy Stapleford and John Galanski--the two best veteran constituent service reps you could ever want--Sharon Werner, Rachael Heisler, and Cara Toman. Mr. Speaker, all of them were loyal to the district, and I read their names into the Record to thank them for their service and loyalty to me, but especially for their service to the district. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7474-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | BELARUS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7474 | H7475 | [{"name": "John Shimkus", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7474 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7474-H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] BELARUS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Shimkus) for 5 minutes. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, it's good to come down for morning-hour, especially today, to hear my colleagues come down and thank staff and people who've been important in their lives, especially in their careers. Jason Altmire, what a great job he did thanking his staff. My friend, Russ Carnahan from across the Mississippi River, thanking family, wife, sons, and staff. For the work we do here, too frequently, many go unappreciated. [[Page H7475]] But, Mr. Speaker, I did break the code on why we're here so late today. I know a lot of people want to know. We can blame Jay Pierson for that. Jay is retiring today. This is his last day, and we wanted to make sure that we got the last ounce of flesh and blood from him. So if the American people want to know why we're here, it's Jay Pierson's fault. Jay Pierson is Speaker Boehner's floor assistant. He obviously carries around a copy of Jefferson's Manual. He has been a servant of the House of Representatives for 34 years. He's a truly dedicated public servant. I thank him for his friendship and his support to this body and especially to me personally. Mr. Speaker, I also wanted to take time out, as I do, to speak about democratic movements around the world, especially in the former captive nations of Eastern Europe, and remember those who are jailed just because they want political freedoms and liberties. Two years ago after the brutal and bloody crackdown on peaceful demonstrations after the 2010 presidential elections, the human rights of ordinary Belarusian citizens continue to be violated by the Lukashenko government. One candidate who ran against Luk… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7474 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7474 | H7474 | [{"name": "Robert J. Dold", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7474 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7474] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 0930 FISCAL CLIFF The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Dold) for 5 minutes. Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I want to first start off by thanking my friend from Missouri for his service and working with him on legislation in the past. Just to pick up on what he said about our World War II heroes, we do need to put the country first. I think that certainly we're here on New Year's Eve and we're upon the fiscal cliff. What we do need to focus on is how do we find that common ground, because what we do know is I believe Democrats and Republicans alike want to put our country on a course to some fiscal discipline--we hope. Is there a course where we can find enough common ground to move it forward so that we don't have a downgrade, so that we don't spike unemployment, so that the markets don't go down. Mr. Speaker, I'm a small business owner. I employ 100 people. For me, it's 100 families. I meet a budget and a payroll. What they're looking for when I talk to people back home, they're looking for some stability, they're looking for certainty, and what we're doing here is not providing any of those things. And yet I do believe that there is a spirit of comity that we want to find that common ground and move forward. I'm sorry that we're here on New Year's Eve and that we haven't solved this problem long ago. I will say, Mr. Speaker, that the House did send a bill in August over to the United States Senate. Going back to my time as a small business owner, I can just tell you, if I'd given something to one of the people that I work with, marked it ``urgent'' and put it on their desk months ago and it sat for month after month after month, something would … | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | RECESS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7475 | H7475 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until 10 a.m. today. Accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 41 minutes a.m.), the House stood in recess. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | AFTER RECESS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7475 | H7475 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1000 AFTER RECESS The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. Emerson) at 10 a.m. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PRAYER | HOUSE | HOUSE | PRAYER | H7475 | H7475 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. On this last day of 2012, forget not Your people. There are many differences plaguing our Nation's discourse. Please send wisdom upon the leaders serving in government and goodwill among all the principals in current negotiations. We thank You for the service of so many who work every day in this building, whose labor provides the lubrication for the very public actions of the Members of this assembly. Though each deserves special mention, bless especially this day Jay Pierson, who works his last day of 34 years of faithful service on the floor of the House. May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory. Amen. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | THE JOURNAL | HOUSE | HOUSE | HJOURNAL | H7475 | H7475 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475-6 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE | HOUSE | HOUSE | PLEDGE | H7475 | H7475 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the gentleman from New York (Mr. Higgins) come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. HIGGINS led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475-7 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HANNOUNCEMENT | H7475 | H7476 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7475-H7476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will entertain up to 15 requests [[Page H7476]] for 1-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7475 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FAREWELL TO THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7475 | H7475 | [{"name": "Tim Scott", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7475 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7475] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FAREWELL TO THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) for 5 minutes. Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say farewell to the House. I first want to say thank you to the wonderful people of the South Carolina coast. From Myrtle Beach to my hometown of North Charleston to Hilton Head, your support over the last 3 years has truly humbled me and inspired me. I also want to thank my friends, my colleagues, and the members of the South Carolina delegation: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gowdy, and Mr. Mulvaney. We have a great group who truly understands we are here to represent the great State of South Carolina and the citizens of America, and I thank them all for their friendship. Finally, I'd like to thank all of my colleagues here in the House. We may not always agree on things, but we are here for a reason: to try and make this Nation better. As I prepare to move to the United States Senate, it is that belief that makes me incredibly optimistic about our future. The battles of today will, in the future, be seen as a positive turning point for our Nation, where we got our fiscal house back in order and revitalized the American Dream for our children and our grandchildren. I look forward to continuing to serve the residents of South Carolina, some of the most passionate people in the Nation. And I will never forget my time here in the people's House, where we worked every single day to build a brighter future for our Nation. Thank you. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7476-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7476 | H7476 | [{"name": "Dennis J. Kucinich", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HJRES", "number": "100"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HJRES", "number": "100"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7476 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. KUCINICH. The question settling over this Capitol as we face the fiscal cliff is: How can this be happening? It's hyperpartisanship meets Citizens United. America's politics are so saturated with money and so politically polarized that the system cannot function to meet its obligations to keep the government running. But make no mistake about it--government does work. It's working for Pentagon contractors, for arms manufacturers, for oil companies, for coal companies. It's working for those who want to hold down wages and suppress the rights of workers. It's working for drug companies whose sweetheart deal on prescription drugs blew a hole in the Medicare budget. The apparent dysfunctionality of government masks the reality that the tax resources of government increasingly are going to the highest bidders in a $4 billion national election. The debris at the bottom of the fiscal cliff will be the wrecked hopes of doctors and Medicare patients, unemployed workers who can't protect their families, and middle class taxpayers who just can't pay any more. Our Nation's pose at the fiscal cliff is proof of the necessity of a constitutional amendment, H.J. Res. 100, to rid this Nation of the corrupting influence of special interest money with public financing, which recreates a true government of the people. ____________________ | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7476-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FACTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7476 | H7476 | [{"name": "Pete Olson", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7476 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FACTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE ABOUT THE FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I want to give the American people seven facts about our fiscal crisis. Fact number one: we have a $16 trillion national debt that's expected to go up to over $22 trillion before President Obama leaves office. Fact number two: Washington's problem is not revenue. It's uncontrolled spending. Fact number three: in less than 14 hours, automatic tax hikes will give Washington more money to spend. Fact number four: the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says these automatic tax hikes threaten to put us back into another recession. Fact number five: the House has done its job to avoid this crisis by passing a bipartisan bill to stop the tax hikes. Fact number six: the Senate, with the President's approval, has refused to take up this bill. Fact number seven: we've done our job in the House. It's time for the Senate to do their job before the clock strikes midnight. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7476-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | REAL EFFECTS OF GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7476 | H7476 | [{"name": "Brian Higgins", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7476 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REAL EFFECTS OF GOING OVER THE FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. HIGGINS. Madam Speaker, at midnight tonight, the Budget Control Act of 2011 and sequestration will trigger spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years, including $109 billion in 2013. We'll have 8.2 percent, or $54 billion, in domestic spending cuts funding to the National Cancer Institute that supports clinical trials for new cancer treatments. If you're a patient at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo and you're diagnosed with late-stage cancer, you don't have the luxury of time that these cuts demand. That's what sequestration means to cancer patients in Buffalo and throughout the Nation. We'll have 9.4 percent, or $55 billion, cut in defense spending. What does it mean to my community of Buffalo and western New York? MOOG, a world leader in motion control technology with a thriving defense unit, a $2.5 billion company that employs 8,400 people, takes a major hit. That's what sequestration means to the defense industry in Buffalo and throughout the Nation. Madam Speaker, sequestration cannot be viewed in the abstractions of Washington and this institution. Its real consequences will be felt hard by real people in real communities throughout this Nation, including in Buffalo and western New York. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7476-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PASS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AVERT THE FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7476 | H7476 | [{"name": "David N. Cicilline", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7476 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PASS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO AVERT THE FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, the 112th Congress has been defined as the least productive Congress in recent memory. And now we run the risk of being the Congress whose action will cause real harm to our country's economic future. The American people have consistently said they want Republicans and Democrats to act like adults and work together on the challenges we face. And yet here we are again, facing a critical financial deadline with no agreement in place to avert the so- called fiscal cliff and to protect seniors, middle class families, and business owners while we reduce our debt. There's just too much at stake right now for this Congress to keep playing the games of brinksmanship and partisan politics. Over the last 10 years, as I've met with Rhode Islanders from Woonsocket to Newport and everywhere in between, I've heard one clear message: now is the time for those of us who serve in this Chamber to get this hard work done on behalf of the men and women who sent us here. I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to spend less time assigning blame to each other and instead pass a comprehensive plan that averts the fiscal cliff, cuts our debt, and protects middle class families, seniors, and small business owners. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7476-6 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PUT DOWN THOSE GUNS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7476 | H7477 | [{"name": "Frederica S. Wilson", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7476 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7476-H7477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUT DOWN THOSE GUNS (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Ms. WILSON of Florida. Today is New Year's Eve. While we debate going over the fiscal cliff at midnight, there are people somewhere in America planning to shoot their guns in celebration at midnight. Put down those guns. Millions of people have died or been injured due to this dangerous celebratory custom. Put down those guns. If I were in my district of Miami today, I would be participating in a press conference that we started 10 years ago, calling an end to this deadly custom. As a result, celebratory gunfire has largely disappeared from our county. It is a result of repeated demands and media events over and over again. Now people get it. Remember, what goes up must come down. Bullets are no exception. Instead, hug your kids. Light a candle. Resolve to sell your gun in the next community gun buy-back initiative. Say a prayer for [[Page H7477]] all of the precious children who have lost their lives to gun violence in our Nation, especially those babies we lost most recently in Connecticut. Put down those guns. Don't even think about it. Because one bullet-- just one bullet--will kill the party. Please, America, put down those guns. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7476 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | BIG SPENDING LEADS TO FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7476 | H7476 | [{"name": "Joe Wilson", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7476 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] BIG SPENDING LEADS TO FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, at midnight tonight, our Nation is scheduled to fall off the fiscal cliff, because the Augusta Chronicle editorial of December 2 is correct: It's that stubborn adherence to big spending that's powering the momentum toward the fiscal cliff. And halting big spending is what's going to stop it. Over the past year, House Republicans have passed effective bipartisan legislation to prevent the entire fiscal cliff. Unfortunately, these bills remain stalled in the Senate graveyard. This fact makes it very clear that House Republicans have addressed this issue, and Speaker John Boehner is holding firm for fiscal responsibility. With only a few hours to go, it's my hope the Senate will accept one of the House proposals and send legislation back to the House, which will attempt to tackle Washington's out-of-control spending, extend tax cuts for all Americans, and prevent the devastating defense budget cuts before it is too late and hundreds of thousands of jobs are destroyed. In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. Congratulations, Jay Pierson, for your years of service. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | AVOIDING THE FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7477 | H7477 | [{"name": "Eddie Bernice Johnson", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7477 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AVOIDING THE FISCAL CLIFF (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to implore the House GOP leadership to address the looming fiscal cliff. We have only a few hours left, and we owe it to the American people to find a solution, pass legislation, and send it to the President for his signature tonight. There is too much at stake to let this critical situation devolve into the same politics as usual that we have seen throughout this Congress. The consequences of failure or inaction are dire. According to the Congressional Budget Office, going over the cliff would raise the unemployment rate from 7.9 to 9.1 percent in 2013. We would also see devastating cuts to programs that pay for education, food inspection, and air travel safety, nearing $55 billion. Madam Speaker, there is no more time, and the American people are depending on us for a solution to avoid this fiscal cliff. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | SENATE NEEDS TO GET TO WORK | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7477 | H7477 | [{"name": "Steve Scalise", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7477 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE NEEDS TO GET TO WORK (Mr. SCALISE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, here we are on New Year's Eve working to avoid this latest fiscal cliff. Of course, if you wonder why we're here, just look at the fact that we shouldn't have to be here. Back on August 1, this House, with a bipartisan vote, passed a bill that would have avoided this fiscal cliff. It would have protected every American family from seeing a tax increase. The bill passed on August 1, and it's been sitting over in the Senate every day since then. But here we are on New Year's Eve, and the Senate is finally rolling up their sleeves and working to avoid this crisis. Well, here we are at another crisis, and, unfortunately, as we look towards this New Year tomorrow, this is not the last time that we may be here. We passed a budget here in the House months ago. It's been more than 3 years since the Senate passed a budget, yet months from now we'll be hearing another cliff approaching of a government shutdown because the Senate hasn't passed a budget. It's time for the Senate to start doing their work and stop creating these crises and forcing American families to wonder what's going to happen next and what's going to be the next crisis. We should not have any American family facing a tax increase. Let's get the American economy on track. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7477 | H7477 | [{"name": "John A. Yarmuth", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7477 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FISCAL CLIFF DEADLINE (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, the American people are looking at Congress with disdain--and rightfully so. With the deadline on the fiscal cliff only hours away, we have failed to reach a reasonable compromise to move the economy forward and ward off painful tax hikes on the middle class. The majority of Americans have sent us a clear message of what they want--a fair tax system, an economy that works for everyone, and a strong social safety net. These are classic American values, and throughout our history Members of both parties have made compromises in order to protect them. Those compromises reflect not just the will of the people but the way normal people do business. Every day of their lives American workers solve problems and collaborate with their coworkers to meet objectives. They don't get to wait until after the deadline passes to get the job done; if they do, they lose their jobs. The American people can't just go home if they don't get their way. And yet that's exactly what House Republican leadership did earlier this month. I hope it's not what they plan to do again this week. Madam Speaker, if my colleagues don't wake up and respond to what the American people want, they will be the ones to ultimately lose their jobs--and rightfully so. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7477 | H7477 | [{"name": "Colleen Hanabusa", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7477 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FISCAL CLIFF (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Ms. HANABUSA. Madam Speaker, when Chairman Bernanke first coined the phrase the ``fiscal cliff,'' he was really describing the perfect storm. The fiscal cliff is not only sequestration, the impact of the Budget Control Act, but also includes and is not limited to the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, unemployment insurance, the SGR, the AMT patch, the debt limit, other tax provisions. Ergo the perfect storm--major issues that this Republican-controlled House will not address until the wealthy are protected. We must address a sufficient number of these provisions to avert the perfect storm. To do so, we must look to the building of public confidence so that we can continue steady growth in the economy and jobs, the true way to avert the cliff. This is why we must do what is best for the middle and working class first: extend the Bush taxes for the middle class, extend unemployment insurance, SGR, the AMT patch, delay the sequestration--those items which we can all agree upon. We've got to get to work. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477-6 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | IMPENDING FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7477 | H7478 | [{"name": "Paul Tonko", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7477 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7477-H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IMPENDING FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, well, here we are on the last day of calendar year 2012 with an impending fiscal cliff challenging all of us. The women and men who serve in this great body assemble and express great differences, but those differences ought not divide us; they should build us with the best consensus. We need a bold and balanced approach to this fiscal cliff. We need to make certain that the 33 consecutive months of private sector job growth are not disrupted. We need to make certain that the unemployment rate does not rise as the CBO, the Congressional Budget Office, suggests, to 9.1 percent. We need to avoid taxes growing by $2,200 for an average family of four in 2013. That's what's impending here. It is important for us to go forward and take the initiative and avoid the consequences of that fiscal cliff. I'm concerned because FEMA, as an example, would be cut by some $878 million. Having witnessed the destruction in my district, we can ill- afford that. Cuts to nutrition programs, cuts [[Page H7478]] to Medicare. I implore our leadership in this House, bring a bold and balanced approach to solve our fiscal cliff crisis here today. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7477 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | WORK TOGETHER FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7477 | H7477 | [{"name": "Donna M. Christensen", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7477 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1010 WORK TOGETHER FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. It will be very hard to wish the American people happy New Year unless this Congress reaches and passes an agreement that keeps taxes from going up on the 98 percent who have already had to sacrifice during the recession, that extends unemployment, enables doctors to continue to care for their Medicare beneficiaries, fixes the AMT, provides disaster recovery money to help our fellow Americans, and passes the farm bill. Democrats agreed last year to $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years, which are already in place. President Obama offered several concessions. Now Republicans need to give up at least an equal amount on the revenue side. And right now--but definitely early in 2013--my constituents in the Virgin Islands need relief from the highest energy costs in the country and a fair Medicaid match so that everyone can have access to quality health care. Whatever partisan differences we have and the Republicans have with our President, let's set them aside as this difficult year comes to a close and work together to give our constituents a happy New Year. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PASS THE SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7478 | H7478 | [{"name": "Carolyn B. Maloney", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1020 PASS THE SENATE SUPPLEMENTAL (Mrs. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, it has now been 9 weeks since Superstorm Sandy swept across the east coast. Twenty-four U.S. States were in some way affected by Sandy. The storm killed at least 131 people in eight States. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. The unprecedented disaster caused billions of dollars in loss and economic disruption. Just 2 weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast, this Congress approved more than $62 billion in Federal aid to help the devastated area get back on its feet. After Hurricanes Ike and Gustav hit in 2008, a supplemental appropriations bill passed this Congress overwhelmingly. All of these aid packages were approved by strong bipartisan majorities in both Chambers. The needs were obvious and the speed imperative. We need to pass the Senate supplemental. Nothing has changed. That is what we did for others. That's what we need to do to help this devastated area. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7478 | H7478 | [{"name": "Marcy Kaptur", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, my hope is that tonight we will do what is right for the Republic and pass a responsible measure dealing with spending and our debt. But there's another cliff tonight at midnight that should concern the millions of homeowners who have forgone their mortgage foreclosure reviews. They have a deadline of midnight tonight as reported by USA Today yesterday on the front page of the business section. It's important to millions of Americans who literally could receive up to $100,000 in compensation because of mistakes that were made by servicers in the processing of those loans. So, I would like to tell people who might have had foreclosures facing their families in 2009 and 2010, they can call 888-952-9105 or go to the Web site IndependentForeclosureReview.com. The Office of Comptroller of the Currency will help them review those mortgage foreclosures. Far too many Americans, millions, 4 million to be exact, have received these notices, but only a little over 300,000 have replied. Millions of people could have those mortgages reviewed and perhaps receive compensation and hang onto their houses. Again, that phone number is 888-952-9105. Let's help the millions of Americans who have been harmed with their mortgages by irresponsible servicers. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7478 | H7478 | [{"name": "Gerald E. Connolly", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Madam Speaker, the start of a new year is supposed to be a joyous occasion. It is time to reflect on the past year, to take pride in our accomplishments and learn from our stumbles. There's a novel thought. Similarly, the start of a new Congress offers us an opportunity to look forward with hope and aspiration for the opportunity to work together--again, a novel thought--to deliver on behalf of those who have put their trust in us. Let's not pull the rug out from underneath both of those things before they've even had a chance to begin. The start of the new year and the new Congress do not have to be colored by the partisanship that's characterized the past year. There is a last-minute absolution to be had if we can seize the spirit of the season and do that which we have done all too little of this past year: compromise, come together. Let's ring in the new year with a fix, albeit a modest one, of the fiscal cliff and start off our new year and new Congress with a proper welcome for our constituents and our colleagues. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7478 | H7478 | [{"name": "Keith Ellison", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. ELLISON. Madam Speaker, many years ago our friends on the conservative side of the political aisle told us that if we cut taxes for the wealthiest among us, what would happen is that they would get more money which they would use to invest in plant and equipment, and then all the rest of us working class and middle class folks would benefit by rich people having more money because then they would hire us and we'd have a stronger economy. They put this plan into implementation in 2001 and into 2003, and what followed was the most anemic decade of job growth that we have seen in many, many, many decades. If you can contrast it with the 1990s when the tax rates were actually higher, we had a much more robust economy. In fact, when President Clinton handed President Bush the reins to the government, he handed him, also, a surplus. The fact is the conservative experiment based on the ideas of a guy named Arthur Laffer and others has failed. They don't work. They're wrong for this country. It's time for us to have some balance and to pay the bills of this country, and that means taxes. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478-6 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | CONGRESS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO AVOID FALLING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7478 | H7478 | [{"name": "Frank Pallone, Jr.", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO AVOID FALLING OFF THE FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. PALLONE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. PALLONE. Madam Speaker, if we fail to act on the remaining day of the 112th Congress, this Congress will be remembered as one which ignored the will of the people. If we fail to act, a typical middle class family of four would see its taxes rise by $2,200 starting in 2013. This means less money to buy groceries, gas and pay the bills. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, going over the cliff would raise the unemployment rate from 7.9 percent to 9.1 percent in 2013. Losing that many jobs would plunge our Nation back into a recession and put an economic recovery even further out of reach. We would be putting jobs on the altar for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans who have already seen their tax rate plummet to historic lows. It's time that we put an end to the era of trying to balance budgets on the backs of the middle class, and it's time that we take steps to avoid setting our economic recovery up for failure. We all want a better resolution than simply jumping off the fiscal cliff. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478-7 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HANNOUNCEMENT | H7478 | H7479 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7478-H7479] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings [[Page H7479]] today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule XX. Record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7478 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | DROPPING THE BALL | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7478 | H7478 | [{"name": "Janice Hahn", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7478 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7478] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DROPPING THE BALL (Ms. HAHN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Ms. HAHN. Madam Speaker, tonight in Times Square hundreds of thousands of people will be there at midnight to watch that ball drop, but here in Congress, we've also dropped the ball. We're in the final days of the 112th Congress. No one expected us to be here on the House floor on New Year's Eve, but here we are racing towards that fiscal cliff--towards higher taxes on the middle class and slashed investment for the American people, including nutrition for mothers and infants, education for our children, and our infrastructure. What part of the cliff sounds like a good plan? I know I'm not the only one who has spent time with families that it will hurt. I know I'm not the only one who has visited the businesses that are worried that our country could have another recession. We should not be playing this game of chicken. There's too much at stake to have politics as usual. We have an opportunity to prevent the fiscal cliff, but in order to do so we must act as a unified Congress. So I say to all my friends and colleagues, Democrats and Republicans, let's get this thing done. Tonight, when that ball drops, let's make sure that we haven't also dropped the ball. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7479 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7479 | H7485 | [{"name": "Mike Rogers", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Dennis J. Kucinich", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Earl Blumenauer", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7479 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7479-H7485] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3454) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3454 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. TITLE I--BUDGET AND PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments. Sec. 104. Intelligence Community Management Account. TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS Sec. 301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. Sec. 302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. Sec. 303. Non-reimbursable details. Sec. 304. Automated insider threat detection program. Sec. 305. Software licensing. Sec. 306. Strategy for security clearance reciprocity. Sec. 307. Improper Payments E… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7485 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | NEIL A. ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER AND HUGH L. DRYDEN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE DESIGNATION ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7485 | H7491 | [{"name": "Ralph M. Hall", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Donna F. Edwards", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Kevin McCarthy", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Dennis J. Kucinich", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Lamar Smith", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Ken Calvert", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7485 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7485-H7491] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEIL A. ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER AND HUGH L. DRYDEN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE DESIGNATION ACT Mr. HALL. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6612) to redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6612 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER. (a) Redesignation.--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the ``NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center''. SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF WESTERN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE. (a) Redesignation.--The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the ``NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Ra… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7491-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT OF 2012 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7491 | H7495 | [{"name": "Trey Gowdy", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Robert C. \"Bobby\" Scott", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "John Conyers, Jr.", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Sheila Jackson Lee", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "83"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "2076"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "2076"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6019"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6019"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7491 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7491-H7495] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES ACT OF 2012 Mr. GOWDY. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2076) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: In lieu of matter proposed to be inserted, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN VIOLENT ACTS, SHOOTINGS, AND MASS KILLINGS. (a) Attorney General.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 530C(b)(1)(L)(i), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting ``$3,000,000''; and (2) in section 530C(b)(1), by adding at the end the following-- ``(M)(i) At the request of an appropriate law enforcement official of a State or political subdivision, the Attorney General may assist in the [[Page H7492]] investigation of violent acts and shootings occurring in a place of public use and in the investigation of mass killings and attempted mass killings. Any assistance provided under this subparagraph shall be presumed to be within the scope of Federal office or employment. ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph-- ``(I) the term `mass killings' means 3 or more killings in a single incident; and ``… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7491 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | MANIILAQ ASSOCIATION PROPERTY CONVEYANCE | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7491 | H7491 | [{"name": "Don Young", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Raul M. Grijalva", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "443"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "443"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7491 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7491] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1120 MANIILAQ ASSOCIATION PROPERTY CONVEYANCE Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 443) to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than 180 days after such date, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall convey to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the property described in section 2 for use in connection with health and social services programs. The Secretary's conveyance of title by warranty deed under this section shall, on its effective date, supersede and render of no future effect on any Quitclaim Deed to the properties described in section 2 executed by the Secretary and the Maniilaq Association. (b) Conditions.--The conveyance required by this section shall be made by warranty deed without consideration and without imposing any obligation, term, or condition on the Maniilaq Association, or reversionary interest of the United States, other than that required by this Act or section 512(c)(2)(B) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7495-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7495 | H7498 | [{"name": "Jason Chaffetz", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Ted Poe", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Eleanor Holmes Norton", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "938"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "3159"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6364"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6364"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7495 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7495-H7498] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT Mr. CHAFFETZ. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6364) to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the [[Page H7496]] service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``World War I Centennial Commission Act''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Establishment of World War I Centennial Commission. Sec. 5. Duties of Centennial Commission. Sec. 6. Powers of Centennial Commission. Sec. 7. Centennial Commission personnel matters. Sec. 8. Termination of Centennial Commission. Sec. 9. Prohibition on obligation of Federal funds. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) From 2014 through 2018, the United States and nations around the world will mark the centennial of World War I, including the entry of the United States into the war in April 1917. (2) America's support of Great Britain, France, Belgium, and its other allies in World War I marked the first time in United States history that American soldiers went abroad in defense of liberty against foreign aggression, and it marked the true beg… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7495 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | AMENDING THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7495 | H7495 | [{"name": "Eric A. \"Rick\" Crawford", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Jim Costa", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3666"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3666"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7495 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7495] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AMENDING THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3666) to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ANIMAL WELFARE. Section 2(h) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132(h)) is amended by adding ``an owner of a common, domesticated household pet who derives less than a substantial portion of income from a nonprimary source (as determined by the Secretary) for exhibiting an animal that exclusively resides at the residence of the pet owner,'' after ``stores,''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arkansas. General Leave Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Arkansas? There was no objection. Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the bill, S. 3666, and yield myself such time as I may consume. S. 3666 is a simple regulatory relief measure which has been proposed to modify the definition of the term ``exhibitor'' under the Federal Animal Welfare Act. It has passed the Senate by unanimous consent and, in the last hours of the 112th Congress, I urge that it likewise be passed by th… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7498 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | CONDEMNING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7498 | H7500 | [{"name": "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Howard L. Berman", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Edward R. Royce", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "145"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "145"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HCONRES", "number": "145"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7498 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7498-H7500] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONDEMNING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 145) calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows: H. Con. Res. 145 Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695, unanimously adopted on July 15, 2006, following a series of North Korean missile firings on July 5, 2006, specifically condemned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (North Korea) recent test-firing of a series of missiles, and demanded that the North-East Asian country suspend all ballistic missile related activity and reinstate its moratorium on missile launches; Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1695 also required all Member States, in accordance with their national legal authorities and legislation and consistent with international law, to exercise vigilance and prevent missile and missile-related items, materials, goods, and technology being transferred to North Korea's missile or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programmes, and to prevent the procurement of missiles or missile related-items, materials, goods, and technology from North Korea, and the transfer of any financial resources in relation to North Korea's missile or WMD programmes; Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, adopted on October 14, 2006, decided that North Korea shall suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile prog… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7500 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | CONDEMNING IRAN FOR PERSECUTION OF BAHA'I MINORITY | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7500 | H7503 | [{"name": "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Eliot L. Engel", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Robert J. Dold", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Chris Van Hollen", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "134"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "134"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "134"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7500 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7500-H7503] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1220 CONDEMNING IRAN FOR PERSECUTION OF BAHA'I MINORITY Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 134) condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 134 Whereas, in 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2008, and 2009, Congress declared that it deplored the religious persecution by the Government of Iran of the Baha'i community and would hold the Government of Iran responsible for upholding the rights of all Iranian nationals, including members of the Baha'i faith; Whereas the Department of State 2011 International Religious Freedom Report stated that the Government of Iran ``prohibits Baha'is from teaching and practicing their faith and subjects them to many forms of discrimination that followers of other religions do not face'' and that ``Baha'is are barred from all leadership positions in the government and military''; Whereas the Department of State 2011 International Religious Freedom Report stated, ``Baha'is are banned from the social pension system. In addition, Baha'is are regularly denied compensation for injury or criminal victimization and the right to inherit property. Baha'i marriages and divorces are not officially recognized, although the government allows a civil attestation of marriage to serve as a marriage certificate.''; Whereas the Dep… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7503 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | URGING EUROPEAN UNION TO DESIGNATE HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION | HOUSE | HOUSE | DESIGNATING | H7503 | H7506 | [{"name": "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Eliot L. Engel", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Mike Kelly", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Dennis J. Kucinich", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Theodore E. Deutch", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Christopher H. Smith", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Chris Van Hollen", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "SRES", "number": "613"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "834"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "834"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "834"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7503 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7503-H7506] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] URGING EUROPEAN UNION TO DESIGNATE HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 834) urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 834 Whereas the Department of State has designated Hizballah as a foreign terrorist organization since October 1997; Whereas the United States Government designated Hizballah a specially designated terrorist organization in January 1995 and a ``Specially Designated Global Terrorist'' pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079) in October 2001; Whereas Hizballah was established in 1982 through the direct sponsorship and support of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force and, as a primary terrorist proxy of Iran, continues to receive training, weapons, and explosives, as well as political, diplomatic, monetary, and organizational aid, from Iran; Whereas Hizballah has been implicated in multiple acts of terrorism over the past 30 years, including the bombings in Lebanon in 1983 of the United States Embassy, the United States Marine barracks, and the French Army barracks, the airline hijackings and the kidnapping of European, American, and other Western ho… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7506 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | REQUESTING EGYPT RETURN NOOR AND RAMSAY BOWER TO THE UNITED STATES | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7506 | H7508 | [{"name": "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Eliot L. Engel", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Barney Frank", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Christopher H. Smith", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "193"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "193"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "193"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7506 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7506-H7508] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REQUESTING EGYPT RETURN NOOR AND RAMSAY BOWER TO THE UNITED STATES Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 193) calling on the new Government of Egypt to honor the rule of law and immediately return Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 193 Whereas Colin Bower's 2 young sons, Noor and Ramsay Bower, were illegally abducted from the United States by their mother in August 2009 and taken to Egypt; Whereas Noor William Noble Bower, age 11, and Ramsay Maclean Bower, age 9, are citizens of the United States of America; Whereas, on December 1, 2008, prior to the abduction of Noor and Ramsay, the Probate and Family Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts awarded sole legal custody of Noor and Ramsay to Colin Bower, and joint physical custody with Mirvat el Nady, which ruling stipulated Mirvat el Nady was not to remove Noor and Ramsay from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Whereas, in August of 2009, following a violation of the Probate Court's ruling, the Massachusetts Trial Court granted sole physical custody of Noor and Ramsay to their father, Colin Bower; Whereas Colin Bower has been granted only 4 visitations with his sons in the more than 3 years since the abduction; Whereas the United States has expressed its commitment, through the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at the Hague October 25, 1980, ``to protect children internationally from the harmful effects of their wron… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7508 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | NAVAL VESSEL TRANSFER ACT OF 2012 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7508 | H7511 | [{"name": "Ileana Ros-Lehtinen", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Eliot L. Engel", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Gus M. Bilirakis", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Brad Sherman", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "John P. Sarbanes", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6649"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6649"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6649"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7508 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7508-H7511] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NAVAL VESSEL TRANSFER ACT OF 2012 Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6649) to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6649 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN RECIPIENTS. (a) Transfers by Grant.--The President is authorized to transfer vessels to foreign countries on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j), as follows: (1) Mexico.--To the Government of Mexico, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS CURTS (FFG-38) and USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41). (2) Thailand.--To the Government of Thailand, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS RENTZ (FFG-46) and USS VANDEGRIFT (FFG-48). (3) Turkey.--To the Government of Turkey, the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) and USS THACH (FFG-43). (b) Transfer by Sale.--The President is authorized to transfer the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class guided missile frigates USS TAYLOR (FFG-50), USS GARY (FFG-51), USS CARR (FFG-52), and USS ELROD (FFG-55) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office of the United States (which is the Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 10(a) of the … | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7511 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HMESSAGE | H7511 | H7512 | [{"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": "3715"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4073"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7511 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7511-H7512] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE A message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed without amendment bills of the House of the following titles: H.R. 3263. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. H.R. 3641. An act to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R. 4073. an act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875. The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested: S. 114. An act to expand the boundary of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. S. 140. An act to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes. S. 264. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes. S. 499. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project. S. 970. An act… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7512-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | AFTER RECESS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7512 | H7512 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7512 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7512] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1744 AFTER RECESS The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Womack) at 5 o'clock and 44 minutes p.m. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7512-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HANNOUNCEMENT | H7512 | H7512 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6364"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6364"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7512 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7512] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: S. 3454, de novo; H.R. 6612, de novo; the Senate amendment to H.R. 6364, de novo. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7512-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7512 | H7512 | [{"name": "David Schweikert", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7512 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7512] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing the bill (S. 3454) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence- related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Rogers) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 373, nays 29, not voting 29, as follows: [Roll No. 652] YEAS--373 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire Amodei Andrews Austria Baca Bachmann Bachus Baldwin Barber Barletta Barrow Bartlett Barton (TX) Bass (CA) Becerra Benishek Berg Berkley Berman Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Bonamici Bonner Boren Boswell Boustany Brady (PA) Brady (TX) Braley (IA) Brooks Broun (GA) Brown (FL) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burgess Butterfield Calvert Camp Campbell Cansec… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7512 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | RECESS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7512 | H7512 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7512 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7512] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess subject to the call of the Chair. Accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7512-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | NEIL A. ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER AND HUGH L. DRYDEN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE DESIGNATION ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7512 | H7513 | [{"name": "Glenn Thompson", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6612"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7512 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7512-H7513] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NEIL A. ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER AND HUGH L. DRYDEN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE DESIGNATION ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing the bill (H.R. 6612) to redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hall) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill. [[Page H7513]] The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 404, nays 0, not voting 27, as follows: [Roll No. 653] YEAS--404 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire Amash Amodei Andrews Austria Baca Bachmann Bachus Baldwin Barber Barletta Barrow Bartlett Barton (TX) Becerra Benishek Berg Berkley Berman Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Blumenauer Bonamici Bonner Boren Boswell Boustany Brady (PA) Brady (TX) Braley (IA) Brooks Broun (GA) Brown (FL) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burgess … | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7513 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7513 | H7514 | [{"name": "Bob Goodlatte", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6364"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6364"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7513 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7513-H7514] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL COMMISSION ACT The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and concurring in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6364) to establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 401, nays 5, not voting 25, as follows: [Roll No. 654] YEAS--401 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire Amodei Andrews Austria Baca Bachmann Bachus Baldwin Barber Barletta Barrow Bartlett Barton (TX) Bass (CA) Becerra Benishek Berg Berkley Berman Biggert Bilbray Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (NY) Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Blumenauer Bonamici Bonner Boren Boswell Boustany Brady (PA) Brady (TX) Braley (IA) Brooks Broun (GA) Brown (FL) Buchanan Bucshon Buerkle Burges… | |
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7514-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | SENATE BILL REFERRED | HOUSE | HOUSE | HSENATEBILLREFERRED | H7514 | H7514 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "140"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7514 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7514] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE BILL REFERRED A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows: S. 140. An act to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7514-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED | HOUSE | HOUSE | ENROLLEDSIGNED | H7514 | H7514 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "3263"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "3641"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4057"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4073"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6014"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6620"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7514 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7514] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker: H.R. 3263. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes. H.R. 3641. An act to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R. 4057. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes. H.R. 4073. An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875. H.R. 6014. An act to authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collections processes. H.R. 6620. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of former Presidents. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7514-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED | HOUSE | HOUSE | ENROLLEDSIGNED | H7514 | H7514 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3202"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3666"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7514 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7514] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED The Speaker announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of the following titles: S. 3202. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes. S. 3666. An act to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of ``exhibitor''. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7514-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ADJOURNMENT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ADJOURNMENT | H7514 | H7514 | [{"name": "Sean P. Duffy", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7514 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7514] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADJOURNMENT Mr. DUFFY. Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at noon. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7514-6 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. | HOUSE | HOUSE | EXECUTIVECOMM | H7514 | H7516 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7514 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7514-H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: 8960. A letter from the Acting Congressional Review Coordinator, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Importation of Live Swine, Swine Semen, Pork, and Pork Products; Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia [Docket No.: APHIS-2008-0043] (RIN: 0579-AD20) received December 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agriculture. 8961. A letter from the Acting Principal Deputy, Department of Defense, transmitting the interim response to section 519 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012; to the Committee on Armed Services. 8962. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting the fiscal year 2010 report entitled, ``Operation and Financial Support of Military Museums''; to the Committee on Armed Services. 8963. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Suspension of Community Eligibility (Chesterfield County, VA, et. al) [Docket ID: FEMA-2012-0003] [Internal Agency Docket No.: FEMA-8259] received December 20, 2012, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial Services. 8964. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the annual report of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Financial Services. 8965. A letter from the Ass… | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7514 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7514 | H7514 | [{"name": "Lynn A. Westmoreland", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7514 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7514] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at noon tomorrow. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Georgia? There was no objection. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-10 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ADDITIONAL SPONSORS | HOUSE | HOUSE | HADDSPONSORS | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "823"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "834"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "2221"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "3855"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4202"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4221"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "5741"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6446"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6600"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 2221: Mr. Engel. H.R. 3855: Mr. Amash. H.R. 4202: Mr. Capuano. H.R. 4221: Mr. Rangel. H.R. 5741: Ms. Wilson of Florida. H.R. 6446: Mr. Gardner. H.R. 6600: Mr. Turner of New York. H. Res. 823: Ms. Roybal-Allard. H. Res. 834: Mr. Van Hollen. | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-2 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS | HOUSE | HOUSE | HPUBBILLS | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6720"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6721"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6722"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6723"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6724"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6725"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. FLORES: H.R. 6720. A bill to provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Ms. Jenkins, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Lance, Mr. Reed, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Platts, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Carney, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Flores, Mr. Paul, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Black, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Austria, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Latta, Mr. Dent, and Mr. Gibson): H.R. 6721. A bill to provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013 or 2014; to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mrs. BACHMANN: H.R. 6722. A bill to provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made in fiscal year 2013; to the Committee on House Administration, and in … | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-3 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution. | |||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-4 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6720 | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6720"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. FLORES: H.R. 6720. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 6, Clause 1: ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.'' and Clause 1 of Section 1 of Article I, which states ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-5 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6721 | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6721"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. FITZPATRICK: H.R. 6721. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 6 of Article I of the Constitution, which states ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.'' and Clause 1 of Section 1 of Article I, which states ``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.'' | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-6 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6722 | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6722"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. BACHMANN: H.R. 6722. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 of the Constitution that states ``The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States.'' The 27th Amendment to the Constitution states ``Now law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.'' | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-7 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6723 | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6723"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mrs. EMERSON: H.R. 6723. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-8 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6724 | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6724"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. KELLY: H.R. 6724. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which gives Congress the power to regulate commerce w/foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes. | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516-9 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6725 | HOUSE | HOUSE | CASTATEMENT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6725"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. MORAN: H.R. 6725. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill in enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-31-pt1-PgH7516 | 2012-12-31 | 112 | 2 | 158 | REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS | HOUSE | HOUSE | HPUBCOMMREPORT | H7516 | H7516 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "752"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "940"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4019"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4194"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7516 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)] [House] [Page H7516] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 752. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Molalla River in the State of Oregon, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 112- 735). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 4194. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes (Rept. 112-736). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington: Committee on Natural Resources. H.R. 4019. A bill to increase employment and educational opportunities in, and improve the economic stability of, counties containing Federal forest land, while also reducing the cost of managing such land, by providing such counties a dependable source of revenue from such land, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 112-737 Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California: Committee on House Administration. Fourth Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Committee on House Administration (Rept. 112-738). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter-4 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | House of Representatives | HOUSE | HOUSE | FRONTMATTER | H7437 | H7437 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S Vol. 158 WASHINGTON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2012 No. 170 | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437-2 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | NOTICE OF REASSEMBLY | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7437 | H7437 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "479"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] NOTICE OF REASSEMBLY The SPEAKER laid before the House the text of the formal notification sent to Members on Thursday, December 27, 2012, of the reassembly of the House. Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 27, 2012. Dear Colleague: Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 479, and after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House, I have determined that the public interest requires that the House reassemble at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Further announcements will be provided by the Majority Leader's office. Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. Sincerely, John A. Boehner. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437-3 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PRAYER | HOUSE | HOUSE | PRAYER | H7437 | H7437 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. The year, and the 112th Congress near completion, yet the work to be done remains. Bless the Members who regather in these waning days with wisdom, magnanimity, and a shared desire to serve our Nation at a pivotal time for us all. Bless the efforts of all who have labored during these days to forge solutions to considerable problems facing our Nation. In the end, may we continue to trust that You would not abandon those who put their trust in You. May all that is done this day be for Your greater honor and glory. Amen. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437-4 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | THE JOURNAL | HOUSE | HOUSE | HJOURNAL | H7437 | H7437 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] THE JOURNAL The SPEAKER. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the House his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437-5 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE | HOUSE | HOUSE | PLEDGE | H7437 | H7437 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe) come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. POE of Texas led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437-6 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | PULSE OF TEXAS--MIKE: "CANNOT HAVE COOKIES WITHOUT THE MILK" | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7437 | H7437 | [{"name": "Ted Poe", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] PULSE OF TEXAS--MIKE: ``CANNOT HAVE COOKIES WITHOUT THE MILK'' (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, ``Can't have cookies without the milk. Tax reform and spending cuts, not one without the other.'' That was a comment on my Facebook page from Mike in Texas. The American people get it. Why doesn't the government? Because Washington is addicted to spending somebody else's money. The House has already passed two bills that would avert the fiscal cliff, but as usual, the Senate is missing in action. In August, we passed a bipartisan bill, an extension of current tax rates for all Americans through the end of 2013. Then, the week before Christmas, the House again passed legislation to avoid defense sequestration by cutting spending. But as usual, both bills lie in the graveyard of the Senate, where good bills go to die. Mr. Speaker, it's time for the Senate and Senator Reid to man up, consider these bills, and get serious about the root of the problem: spending. We got here by spending too much, not taxing too little. And that's just the way it is. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437-7 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | AS IT WAS FOR THE ANASAZI, SO COULD IT BE FOR AMERICA | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7437 | H7438 | [{"name": "Dennis J. Kucinich", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7437-H7438] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] AS IT WAS FOR THE ANASAZI, SO COULD IT BE FOR AMERICA (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. KUCINICH. The Anasazi were Native Americans whose culture dated back 2,000 years. They were the cliff dwellers who built into the sheer walls of canyons extraordinary places to live. Yet, in 1300 A.D., these cliff dwellers, these great architects of culture and civilization, mysteriously disappeared. The people of this great Nation, the United States of America, are dwelling on real cliffs of fiscal insecurity: the cliffs of joblessness and low wages; the cliffs of mortgage foreclosure, homelessness; the cliffs of retirement insecurity; the cliffs of small business failure and investor uncertainty; the cliffs of violence at home and war abroad. At a time when the government should be demonstrating its capacity to meet the practical aspirations of the American people for jobs, education, health care, and retirement security, the government instead would have America dwell at the edge of a fiscal cliff in a manufactured crisis to manufacture consent for a deal that would otherwise be unacceptable. Leaders of both parties would do well to remember that the original cliff dwellers, as great as they were, disappeared. [[Page H7438]] ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7437 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | House of Representatives | HOUSE | HOUSE | CALLTOORDER | H7437 | H7437 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "479"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HRES", "number": "479"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7437 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7437] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page H7437]] House of Representatives Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 479, 112th Congress, the House met at 2 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7438-2 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FISCAL CLIFF | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7438 | H7438 | [{"name": "Jason Altmire", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7438 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7438] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FISCAL CLIFF (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. ALTMIRE. Recent reports have said this Congress is the most unproductive in modern times. Those studies compare the number of rollcall votes and bills passed to previous sessions. But the most important comparison is whether each Congress rose to the challenges they faced and were able to do big things on behalf of their constituents and the country. By that measure, there truly is no comparison. Whether or not you supported the actions of previous Congresses, there can be no doubt that those congressional leaders took bold and decisive action to address crises both imminent and still to come. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said--yet--for this Congress, which has to this point failed to address a fiscal cliff that could easily be avoided before the clock strikes midnight tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, there is still time to change the way history will judge the action--or inaction--of this Congress. With crisis comes opportunity. We still have time to finish the job, so let's not squander this opportunity to remove this Congress from the ranks of the most infamous in history. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7438-3 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT AMERICAN, MIKE COATS | HOUSE | HOUSE | TRIBUTETO | H7438 | H7438 | [{"name": "Pete Olson", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7438 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7438] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT AMERICAN, MIKE COATS (Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today wearing my space shuttle tie to honor my hero, my friend, Mike Coats. Tomorrow, Mike is retiring as Director of the Johnson Space Center of Houston. Mike and I have a few things in common. We both are naval aviators who love Coach Bill Krueger and Clear Lake High School basketball. But Mike has done things I only dream of. He logged over 463 hours in space on three space shuttle missions. Most importantly, he fought to keep the Johnson Space Center the home of U.S. dominance in human spaceflight despite the retirement of the space shuttle and the cancellation of the Constellation program. When I grow up, I want to be Mike Coats. Bravo Zulu, Mike. May you, Diane, your daughter, your son, and those two beautiful granddaughters, those twins, always have fair winds and following seas. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7438 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | DEFICIT CRISIS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7438 | H7438 | [{"name": "Michael C. Burgess", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7438 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7438] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DEFICIT CRISIS (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, our country is facing a crisis. I'm not talking about the made-for-TV crisis that's going on right now over the fiscal cliff. I'm talking about the deficit. The national debt now stands at $16 trillion. At the end of this President's next term it will be close to $22 trillion. Both parties bear the blame for this. Both branches of the legislative branch bear the responsibility, multiple administrations. And just as everyone was involved in the creation of this problem, we need all hands on deck for a solution. But unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be so. Mr. Speaker, growth is critical. The last quarter of this year likely will see growth at 1.2 to 1.3 percent. That's not going to cut it. As long as we continue to push a tax policy that punishes success rather than provides for a pro-growth strategy, we will never grow our way out of this problem. And then on the spending side, when are we going to have the open congressional hearings where we focus on the waste, the favoritism, the duplication that occurs in our Federal agencies? It's far past time for us to focus on those areas and allow the public in and allow the public to see how their money is being spent. Failure to act on the deficit will likely rend the very fabric of our Republic. I, for one, do not want to see that happen. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7438-4 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | WE NEED A SHARED CONCERN FOR AMERICA | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7438 | H7438 | [{"name": "Sheila Jackson Lee", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7438 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7438] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1410 WE NEED A SHARED CONCERN FOR AMERICA (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Thank you for these words. I share a desire to serve the Nation in this pivotal time. Mr. Speaker, I think it is enormously important that, as Starbucks said, we ``come together.'' And we can do so. We can do it in a rationality that takes a simple analysis. A simple analysis says that if I like a bag of potato chips, that's a luxury item, I can run in and get it. I don't have to think about it. Its cost is manageable. If I want to go in and get a high-end Cadillac, I'll think about it for a couple of days. That should be the thought process for this fiscal cliff. Pass the $250,000 that will give 99 percent of Americans a tax break. Protect those who are unemployed who have worked and provide for their unemployment insurance. Protect those with the AMT--30 million taxpayers will fall over the cliff if we don't fix that, 222,000 Texans. And then if we have to deal with looking at how we address the question of reforming those benefits of Americans who work like Medicare and Social Security, we can do so. But I join the AARP, I join senior citizens: Leave Social Security alone. The changed CPI will not work, and that is not a time to deal with it in these waning hours. We, Republicans, created this quagmire with the sequestration. We need to go and be able to address the immediacy. Get your bag of potato chips, cut the taxes for 99 percent of the American people and protect the unemployed. We can do this. We don't have to go over the fiscal cliff. A shared concern for America, that's what we need today. ____… | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7438-5 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7438 | H7438 | [{"name": "Betty McCollum", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7438 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7438] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, this Republican-controlled House has less than 36 hours to pass an extension of middle class tax cuts. Count me in as a ``yes'' vote right now to protect 98 percent of taxpayers from a tax increase. There should be bipartisan support to protect middle class families from higher taxes as our economy recovers. So I sincerely hope that this Republican House is not so broken, so dysfunctional, and so out of touch with the real lives of Americans that the majority simply refuses to stand with Democrats to immediately pass an extension of the middle class tax cuts. Yes, the top negotiations on other fiscal cliff issues must continue, but, Mr. Speaker, do not deny this Congress the opportunity to vote on a clean bill protecting middle class Americans. Let's start the new year by passing a commonsense, bipartisan extension of the middle class tax cuts and show America that Congress still works. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7438-6 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7438 | H7439 | [{"name": "David Alan Curson", "role": "speaking"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7438 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7438-H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING (Mr. CURSON of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. CURSON of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, more than 12 million Americans are still searching for work. The fiscal cliff and deficit reduction are important for our Nation's economic health in the long term, but we need to remember in the short term, we need job creation to get the economy moving again. We can do that by investing in our Nation's infrastructure. By investing in our infrastructure, we put people to work and create revenue immediately. More people working lessens the strain on unemployment and family assistance programs and generates more employed persons paying taxes. Putting people back to work is a deficit- reduction plan. The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that $1 billion in highway investments can create nearly 28,000 well-paying construction jobs. Because infrastructure investment is not only a huge boost to the economy, it's critically needed. Historically, the issue has had bipartisan support because it's so critically important. If you need to get to the other side of a bridge, it doesn't matter if you're a Republican or a Democrat, you need to get to the other side. Now is the time for America to invest in maintaining and upgrading our infrastructure. Let's put America back to work. [[Page H7439]] ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439-2 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HCLERK | H7439 | H7439 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "2338"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3667"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "3869"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "3892"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4389"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6260"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6379"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6587"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 28, 2012. Hon. John A. Boehner, The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 28, 2012 at 9:50 a.m.: That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 2338. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 3892. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 3869. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 4389. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 6260. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 6379. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 6587. That the Senate passed S. 3667. With best wishes, I am Sincerely, Karen L. Haas. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439-3 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HCLERK | H7439 | H7439 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "1"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "1464"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3454"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6014"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6620"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6621"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 30, 2012. Hon. John A. Boehner, The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. That the Senate passed S. 3454. That the Senate passed with amendments H.R. 1. That the Senate passed with amendments H.R. 1464. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 6014. That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 6620. That the Senate passed with amendment H.R. 6621. With best wishes, I am Sincerely, Karen L. Haas. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439-4 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | RECESS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7439 | H7439 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess subject to the call of the Chair. Accordingly (at 2 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m.), the House stood in recess. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439-5 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | AFTER RECESS | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7439 | H7439 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] {time} 1630 AFTER RECESS The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Harris) at 4 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439-6 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HANNOUNCEMENT | H7439 | H7439 | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule XX. Record votes on postponed questions will be taken later. ____________________ | |||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439-7 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS ACT OF 2012 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7439 | H7442 | [{"name": "Jeff Miller", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Michael H. Michaud", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Gus M. Bilirakis", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Sheila Jackson Lee", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4057"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4057"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7439-H7442] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS ACT OF 2012 Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4057) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON PROVIDING EDUCATION INFORMATION TO VETERANS. (a) Comprehensive Policy Required.-- (1) In general.--Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 3698. Comprehensive policy on providing education information to veterans ``(a) Comprehensive Policy Required.--The Secretary shall develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning. ``(b) Scope.--In developing the policy required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall include each of the following elements: ``(1) Effective and efficient methods to inform individuals of the educational and vocational counseling provided under section 3697A of this title. ``(2) A centralized mechanism for tracking and publishing feedback from students and S… | |
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7439 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE | HOUSE | HOUSE | HCLERK | H7439 | H7439 | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "5949"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7439 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Page H7439] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Harris) laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 28, 2012. Hon. John A. Boehner, The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 28, 2012 at 10:45 a.m.: That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 5949. With best wishes, I am Sincerely, Karen L. Haas. ____________________ | ||
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7442 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | DIGNIFIED BURIAL AND OTHER VETERANS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7442 | H7446 | [{"name": "Jeff Miller", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Michael H. Michaud", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Gus M. Bilirakis", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Phil Gingrey", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3202"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3202"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3202"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6073"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7442 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7442-H7446] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DIGNIFIED BURIAL AND OTHER VETERANS' BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2012 Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3202) to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3202 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Scoring of budgetary effects. TITLE I--CEMETERY MATTERS Sec. 101. Furnishing caskets and urns for deceased veterans with no known next of kin. Sec. 102. Veterans freedom of conscience protection. Sec. 103. Improved communication between Department of Veterans Affairs and medical examiners and funeral directors. Sec. 104. Identification and burial of unclaimed or abandoned human remains. Sec. 105. Exclusion of persons convicted of committing certain sex offenses from interment or memorialization in national cemeteries, Arlington National Cemetery, and certain State veterans' cemeteries and from receiving certain funeral honors. Sec. 106. Restoration, operation, and maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery by American Battle Monuments Commission. Sec… | |
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7446 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | CLOTHE A HOMELESS HERO ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7446 | H7448 | [{"name": "Gus M. Bilirakis", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Kathleen C. Hochul", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Sheila Jackson Lee", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6328"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6328"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7446 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7446-H7448] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CLOTHE A HOMELESS HERO ACT Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6328) to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other local charitable organizations, and for other purposes. [[Page H7447]] The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: On page 2, line 20, after ``clothing to'' insert ``the local airport authority or other local authorities for donation to charity, including''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis) and the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Hochul) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida. General Leave Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on this bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida? There was no objection. Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as vice chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee and a senior member of the Committee on Homeland Security, I rise in favor of H.R. 6328, the Clothe a Homeless Hero Act, which passed the House by voice vote last month and was approved by the Senate with an amendment. According to estimates from the Department of Housing and U… | |
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7448 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | DRYWALL SAFETY ACT OF 2012 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7448 | H7450 | [{"name": "Lee Terry", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Kathleen C. Hochul", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "E. Scott Rigell", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4212"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "4212"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7448 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7448-H7450] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DRYWALL SAFETY ACT OF 2012 Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4212) to prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, to ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Drywall Safety Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the Secretary of Commerce should insist that the Government of the People's Republic of China, which has ownership interests in the companies that manufactured and exported problematic drywall to the United States, facilitate a meeting between the companies and representatives of the United States Government on remedying homeowners that have problematic drywall in their homes; and (2) the Secretary of Commerce should insist that the Government of the People's Republic of China direct the companies that manufactured and exported problematic drywall to submit to jurisdiction in United States Federal Courts and comply with any decisions issued by the Courts for homeowners with problematic drywall. SEC. 3. DRYWALL LABELING REQUIREMENT. (a)Labeling Requirement.--Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the gypsum board labeling provisions of standard ASTM C1264-11 of ASTM International, as in eff… | |
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7450 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | UNINTERRUPTED SCHOLARS ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7450 | H7453 | [{"name": "David P. Roe", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "George Miller", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Karen Bass", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Jim McDermott", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Sheila Jackson Lee", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3472"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3472"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3472"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7450 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7450-H7453] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] UNINTERRUPTED SCHOLARS ACT Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3472) to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3472 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA)''. SEC. 2. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY. Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)) (commonly known as the ``Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'') is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (J)(ii), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; (B) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (K), the following: ``(L) an agency caseworker or other representative of a State or local child welfare agency, or tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S. C. 450b)), who has the right to access a student's case plan, as defined and determined by the State or tribal organization, when such agency or organization is legally responsible, in accordance with State or tribal law, for the care and protection of the student, provided that the education records, or the personally identifiable information contained in such records, of the studen… | |
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7453 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | FOREIGN AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE PENALTY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2012 | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7453 | H7455 | [{"name": "Lamar Smith", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Robert C. \"Bobby\" Scott", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "S", "number": "3642"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6029"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6029"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7453 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7453-H7455] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] FOREIGN AND ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE PENALTY ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2012 Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6029) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012''. SEC. 2. PROTECTING U.S. BUSINESSES FROM FOREIGN ESPIONAGE. (a)For Offenses Committed by Individuals.--Section 1831(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter after paragraph (5), by striking ``not more than $500,000'' and inserting ``not more than $5,000,000''. (b)For Offenses Committed by Organizations.--Section 1831(b) of such title is amended [[Page H7454]] by striking ``not more than $10,000,000'' and inserting ``not more than the greater of $10,000,000 or 3 times the value of the stolen trade secret to the organization, including expenses for research and design and other costs of reproducing the trade secret that the organization has thereby avoided''. SEC. 3. REVIEW BY THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION. (a)In General.--Pursuant to its authority under section 994(p) of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall review and, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of offens… | |
| CREC-2012-12-30-pt1-PgH7455 | 2012-12-30 | 112 | 2 | 158 | CORRECTING AND IMPROVING THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT | HOUSE | HOUSE | ALLOTHER | H7455 | H7457 | [{"name": "Lamar Smith", "role": "speaking"}, {"name": "Robert C. \"Bobby\" Scott", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6621"}, {"congress": "112", "type": "HR", "number": "6621"}] | 158 Cong. Rec. H7455 | Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012) [Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 170 (Sunday, December 30, 2012)] [House] [Pages H7455-H7457] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CORRECTING AND IMPROVING THE LEAHY-SMITH AMERICA INVENTS ACT Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6621) to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the Senate amendment is as follows: Senate amendment: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. (a) Advice of Counsel.--Notwithstanding section 35 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 1 note), section 298 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any civil action commenced on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents.--Section 18 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 321 note) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C)((i), by striking ``of such title'' the second place it appears; and (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``subsection'' and inserting ``section''. (c) Joinder of Parties.--Section 299(a) of title 35, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``or counterclaim defendants only if'' and inserting ``only if''. (d) Dead Zones.-- (1) Inter partes review.--Section 311(c) of title 35, United States Code, shall not apply to a petition to institute an inter partes review of a patent that is not a patent described in section 3(n)(1) of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (35 U.S.C. 100 note). (2) Reissue.--Section 311(c)(1) of title 35, United States … |
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