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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D987-D988 on Nov. 30, 2012.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 6620-
6624; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 142 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 4053, to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-698).
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote.
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STEM Jobs Act of 2012: The House passed H.R. 6429, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the United States and to eliminate the diversity immigrant program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 139 nays, Roll No. 613.
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Rejected the Zoe Lofgren motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 157 yeas to 231 nays, Roll No. 612.
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Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-34, modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 112-697, shall be considered as adopted.
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H. Res. 821, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to yesterday, November 29th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, December 3rd for morning hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages H6561-62.
Senate Referral: S. 3542 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6560, H6560-61. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:21 p.m.
Committee Meeting
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Tapping America's Energy Potential Through Research and Development''. Testimony was heard from Anthony Cugini, Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy; Michael C. Hagood, Director, Program Development; Energy and Environment Science and Technology, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
