Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2012-04-19 Date2012-04-19 PublicationVolume 158, issue 57 Sections198 House · 57 Senate House sections A TRIBUTE TO THE FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM PIONEER FIRE COMPANY NO. 1 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK TO COMMEMORATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH PROVIDING FOR AWARD OF GOLD MEDAL TO JACK NICKLAUS IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF BRITTNEY WOLFORD ON HER OFFER OF APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY PROTECTING AMERICAN BABIES FROM THE SCOURGE OF THE REPUBLICAN PLUTOCRACY RECOGNIZING EQUAL PAY DAY SPORTSMEN'S HERITAGE ACT OF 2012 PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN HONOR OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA DIALOGUE FORUM AND PEACE ISLANDS INSTITUTE'S 8TH ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP AWARD IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF MATTHEW SHOWMAN ON HIS OFFER OF APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY HONORING BRIDGET PHILLIPS DESIGNATING THE SALT POND VISITOR CENTER AT CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE AS THE "TIP O'NEILL, JR. SALT POND VISITOR CENTER" STATEMENT OF INTRODUCTION HONORING THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNION GOSPEL MISSION TWIN CITIES IN HONOR OF THE 2012 MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY WINNERS TRIBUTE TO DR. MALCOLM PORTERA, CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SYSTEM IN RECOGNITION OF DIANE LILLY RECOGNIZING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF TWITCHELL TECHNICAL PRODUCTS A TRIBUTE TO DOCTOR JOHN BYRD IN RECOGNITION OF KELLY KOLANDER CONGRATULATING THE 1,000TH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE U.S. BORDER PATROL ACADEMY SPORTSMEN'S HERITAGE ACT OF 2012 TRIBUTE TO RAY AND JUDY OBER A TRIBUTE TO KATIE STRICKLAND CONGRATULATING RICK AND KELA ELLIS OF RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN, ON BEING NAMED A 2012 NATIONAL "MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY" AWARD RECIPIENT IN RECOGNITION OF VINCENT STURTEVANT IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF CALEB LIPSCOMB ON HIS OFFER OF APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY CONGRATULATING GIRL SCOUTS TROOP 333 HONORING JOURNEYMEN LINEMEN CONGRATULATING THE SHAW UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ON THEIR NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP IN RECOGNITION OF CAROL SLOANE TRIBUTE TO OPERATION UNITE FOR THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL RX DRUG ABUSE SUMMIT HONORING GLENDON ENGERT CONGRATULATING BRENDA V. TRIPLETT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, PART II IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF MARSHALL KOBYLSKI ON HIS OFFER OF APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY IN RECOGNITION OF ALLEN M. PROWS H.R. 4335, THE POSTAL SERVICE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT SERGEI MAGNITSKY RULE OF LAW ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2012 PROJECT READY STEM ACT IN CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MR. PRINCE T. JONES IN RECOGNITION OF NATALIE BERG SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, PART II IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF JOSEPH CURTIS ON HIS OFFER OF APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY CONGRATULATING ALICE EASON BALLANCE ON THE OCCASION OF APRIL 20TH BEING DECLARED AS "ALICE EASON BALLANCE DAY" IN BERTIE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA IN RECOGNITION OF THE PENINSULA HILLS WOMENS' CLUB HONORING THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN RECOGNITION OF CAPTAIN KYLEANE HUNTER URGING THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM) TO WORK WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE UNITED NATIONS PROCESS WITH GREECE TO ACHIEVE LONGSTANDING UNITED STATES AND UNITED NATIONS POLICY GOALS... IN RECOGNITION OF PATRICIA SIEGEL HONORING LARRY GODWIN, A FRIEND, COMMUNITY LEADER AND TRUE PATRIOT HONORING THE ELLIS FAMILY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, PART II RECOGNIZING THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE AT FORT CHAMBLY IN RECOGNITION OF PETER DOUGLAS RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXCHANGE CLUB OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN IN HONOR OF NURSES FOR NEWBORNS HONORING H. MICHAEL WEITZMAN OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF GRETCHEN VANNATTER IN RECOGNITION OF RANDY ROYCE IN RECOGNITION OF THE MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY MARJORIE K. UNTERBERG SCHOOL OF NURSING & HEALTH STUDIES 30TH ANNIVERSARY SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2012, PART II HONORING ROBERT LANTHORN HONORING JEWELL FRANCES WELLS GOLDEN ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY IN RECOGNITION OF RICK LAUBSCHER IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF RABBI ALAN B. LETTOFSKY A TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF PETER M. DOUGLAS HONORING RAFAEL CHRISTOPHER TURNER FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONAL EXPLANATION PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS (SAVAC) OF OSWEGO EQUAL PAY DAY HONORING DEPUTY ROBERT PARIS IN RECOGNITION OF VERA PETERSON TRIBUTE TO MARIESSA FLYNN MARQUIS ALEXANDER, FUTURE COMMANDER OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY'S CORPS OF CADETS IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL GOLF DAY RECOGNIZING THE MISSISSIPPI POULTRY ASSOCIATION IN OBSERVANCE OF THEIR 75TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ON BECOMING AN HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF ANDREW MILLER ON HIS OFFER OF APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WELCOMING THE REVEREND GERALD BAKER ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE IN TRIBUTE TO HERB BRAV SERGEANT WILLIAM WILSON III THE VOICE OF TEXAS--THE REGULATORS V. SUSAN LANCE CORPORAL ABRAHAM TARWOE ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DAN-LOC AND AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ILLINOIS MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY MILITARY KID OF THE YEAR AMERICA'S NATIONAL FORESTS ROTARY DAY PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 9, SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUT ACT THE JOURNAL SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUT ACT REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2341 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012 THE GSA SCANDAL NATIONAL DAY OF SILENCE SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE NEW JOBS THE HOLOCAUST ANTIETAM NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL ILLUMINATION TRIBUTE TO "HUMAN EVENTS" SMALL BUSINESS TAX CUT ACT PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS CLEARING THE NAMES OF JOHN BROW AND BROOKS GRUBER BUDGET AUTONOMY FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HEALTH CARE MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112 98) LEAVE OF ABSENCE ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 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SENATE RESOLUTION 431--CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1962 SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 2077 Text of Senate Amendment 2078 Text of Senate Amendment 2079 Text of Senate Amendment 2080 Text of Senate Amendment 2081 Text of Senate Amendment 2082 Text of Senate Amendment 2083 Text of Senate Amendment 2084 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR TEMPORARY BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIPS EXTENSION ACT OF 2011 RECOGNIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF DUCKS UNLIMITED, INCORPORATED ORDERS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012 THANKING THE PRESIDING OFFICER MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 2327 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012