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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1091-D1093 on Jan. 1, 2013.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 6726-6729 and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 147 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, One Hundred and Twelfth Congress, Second Session (H. Rept. 112-740) and
H. Res. 844, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-741).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Dold to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2012: The House agreed to take from the Speaker's table and concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1464, to develop a strategy for assisting stateless children from North Korea.
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To express the sense of Congress regarding North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent and to require the Department of State regularly to brief appropriate congressional committees on efforts to advocate for and develop a strategy to provide assistance in the best interest of these children.''.
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Waiving the Requirement That Measures Enrolled During the Remainder of the One Hundred Twelfth Congress be Printed on Parchment: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 147, to waive the requirement that measures enrolled during the remainder of the One Hundred Twelfth Congress be printed on parchment.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Preventing the 2013 Pay Adjustment for Members of Congress and Persons Holding Other Offices or Positions in the Federal Government From Being Made: H.R. 6726, to prevent the 2013 pay adjustment for Members of Congress and persons holding other offices or positions in the Federal Government from being made, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 287 yeas to 129 nays, Roll No. 655;
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Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act: S. 3662, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building''; and
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Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office Designation Act: S. 3630, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office''.
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Making a Technical Correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973: The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 3677, to make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:23 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated yesterday, December 31, 2012:
Providing for the Conveyance of Certain Property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 656;
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Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2076, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes;
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Calling for Universal Condemnation of the North Korean Missile Launch of December 12, 2012: H. Con. Res. 145, amended, to call for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012;
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Condemning the Government of Iran for its State-Sponsored Persecution of its Baha'i Minority and Its Continued Violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights: H. Res. 134, amended, to condemn the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights; and
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Urging the Governments of Europe and the European Union To Designate Hizballah as a Terrorist Organization and Impose Sanctions: H. Res. 834, to urge the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and to urge the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures which were debated on Sunday, December 30, 2012:
Drywall Safety Act of 2012: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4212, to prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, and to ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, by a
\2/3\ recorded vote of 378 ayes to 37 noes, Roll No. 657;
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Granting the Consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding: S.J. Res. 44, to grant the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding;
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Clothe a Homeless Hero Act: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6328, to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other local charitable organizations;
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Uninterrupted Scholars Act: S. 3472, to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act;
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Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6029, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage;
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Correcting and Improving Certain Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and Title 35, United States Code: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6621, to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code;
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Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012: S. 3331, to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards; and
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Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012: S. 2318, to authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals.
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Recess: The House recessed at 7:15 p.m. and reconvened at 8:39 p.m.
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American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: The House concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 8, to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and 2003 and to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform, by a recorded vote of 257 yeas to 167 nays, Roll No. 659.
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H. Res. 844, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendments, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 658, after the previous question was ordered without objection.
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today and a message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H7517, and H7531.
Senate Referral: S. 302 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7529, H7530, H7530-31, H7535-36, H7558-59. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.
Committee Meeting
JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION PREVENTION ACT OF 2012--CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on a motion to concur in the Senate Amendments to H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012). The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 8. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 8. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and the Senate amendments. The rule provides that the Senate amendments and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
