Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2012-09-20 Date2012-09-20 PublicationVolume 158, issue 128 Sections140 House · 111 Senate House sections CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. SCOTT NEIN CONGRATULATIONS TO KAYLA HARRISON CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2013 IN HONOR OF MR. BERNIE REIN IN RECOGNITION OF THE ED KEATING CENTER HONORING BERNHEIM ARBORETUM AND RESEARCH FOREST FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF "AMERICA'S PRETTIEST PARKS" RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MR. ALEX M. PETROVIC DR. SAM MONROE HONORING VICTIMS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK RECOGNIZING ED BERGH ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT ANGELS IN ADOPTION A TRIBUTE TO COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR OTIS CUFFEE PERSONAL EXPLANATION "TAIWAN'S NATIONAL DAY" ROY BENAVIDEZ RECOGNIZING THE ALDEN FARMERS MARKET HONORING THE FOUR UNITED STATES PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO DIED IN LIBYA CONGRATULATING ROCIO DE MATEO SMITH HONORING THE VETERANS AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 2012 QUAD CITIES HONOR FLIGHT HONORING TREVOR GREENE RECOGNIZING THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON ITS 101ST ANNIVERSARY PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN HONOR OF KEVIN QUIGLEY IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) IN RECOGNITION OF THE DEDICATION OF THE ALBANIAN CULTURAL GARDEN RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMING FULL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO ARTIFACTS FROM ASTRONAUTS' SPACE MISSIONS PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES ACT HONORING NASA LANGLEY'S 95TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING THE 225TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION IN RECOGNITION OF DENZELL PERRY A TRIBUTE TO WALTER HIGGINS NEIL GODLESKI AND SUZANNE MURPHY House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE REMEMBERING RICKY WRIGHT STILL FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE STILL NO FARM BILL CREATE A STEM VISA PROGRAM IN HONOR OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRISTOPHER RAIBLE, A FALLEN SOLDIER THE PUERTO RICO POLITICAL STATUS PLEBISCITE IN HONOR OF OFFICER BRADLEY FOX A WORLD AT PEACE, FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN ENERGY CLOSURES AND LAYOFFS CONDEMNING VIOLENCE AGAINST SIKH COMMUNITY TIME TO RETHINK OUR FOREIGN AID VOTER DISENFRANCHISEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH NEW MEXICO CENTENNIAL RESOLUTION SEQUESTRATION TRANSPARENCY ACT RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE VOICE OF TEXAS: ELIZABETH FROM HOUSTON, TEXAS ALL THE APPEARANCES OF A SWINDLE SEQUESTRATION TRANSPARENCY REPORT SHOWS LACK OF LEADERSHIP UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN THIS CONGRESS GOODLETTSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM CONSTITUTION WEEK/VOTER SUPPRESSION WSU SALUTES DO-NOTHING CONGRESS STEM JOBS ACT OF 2012 PORT INFRASTRUCTURE NEW MEXICO CAMP ASHRAF AND CAMP LIBERTY SWIPE FEES GUN CONTROL DO-NOTHING HOUSE REPUBLICANS DYSFUNCTIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNIZING LYNNE YOSHIKO NAKASONE FISCAL CLIFF CELEBRATING NEW MEXICO'S CENTENNIAL PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH REMOVAL OF REPRESENTATIVE McNERNEY AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 5864 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 118, DISAPPROVING RULE RELATING TO WAIVER AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM... DISAPPROVING RULE RELATING TO WAIVER AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE STEM JOBS ACT OF 2012 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE DISAPPROVING RULE RELATING TO WAIVER AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM STEM JOBS ACT OF 2012 MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ACT STOP THE WAR ON COAL ACT OF 2012 FEDERAL RESERVE NANNY-STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT SENATE BILLS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MEMORIALS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6450 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6451 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6452 PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6444 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6445 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6446 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6447 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6448 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6449 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6453 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6462 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6463 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6464 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6465 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6466 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6467 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6468 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6469 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6470 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6471 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6454 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6472 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6473 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6474 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6475 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6476 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6477 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6478 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6479 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6455 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6456 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6457 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6458 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6459 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6460 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6461 DELETION OF SPONSORS FROM PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PETITIONS, ETC. Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN SCHEDULE MEASURE PLACED ON THE CALENDAR--S. 3576 HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER NEED FOR NEW LEADERSHIP RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ORDER OF BUSINESS SENATE LEADERSHIP SELF-CREATED RESULTS THE MIDDLE EAST HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES HONORING RUSSELL TRAIN UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR CYBER SECURITY CLIMATE CHANGE THE 47 PERCENT THE FARM BILL EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM FARM BILL MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013--MOTION TO PROCEED MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 SPORTSMEN'S ACT OF 2012--MOTION TO PROCEED RECESS SPORTMEN'S ACT OF 2012 MOTION TO PROCEED--Continued NOMINATIONS MORNING BUSINESS RECOGNIZING THE END OF NUCLEAR TESTING TRIBUTE TO DENNIS MEYERS TRIBUTE TO TESS LIPPS 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE USTR SECOND BIG SKY HONOR FLIGHT VISIT TO D.C. MODIFICATIONS TO S. 1956 HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN SUDAN WIND PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT RECOGNIZING THE CHILDREN'S LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION TRIBUTE TO ROSS OGDEN 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED WAY 2011 and 2012 CONNECTICUT TEACHERS OF THE YEAR CONGRATULATING DOUGLAS HUTTON REMEMBERING ZEV WOLFSON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES TRIBUTE TO TERRANCE C.Z. EGGER RECOGNIZING TAIWAN'S NATIONAL DAY TRIBUTE TO 2012 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST KAYLA HARRISON TRIBUTE TO 2012 UNITED STATES OLYMPIAN ALY RAISMAN RECOGNIZING ALASKANS OLYMPIANS TRIBUTE TO 2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST PAIGE McPHERSON NATIONAL DAY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON TAIWAN HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK TRIBUTE TO CORTNEY JORDAN 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LINKS, INCORPORATED REMEMBERING KENYON MARC YOUNGSTROM TRIBUTE TO ALVIN ROHRS REMEMBERING JOHN FRANCIS DIGNAM TRIBUTE TO MOIRA McCARTHY STANFORD TRIBUTE TO ROBERT F. GILLIGAN RECOGNIZING THE DEVEREUX FOUNDATION REMEMBERING HENRY MOORE HONORING COLONEL EUGENE SMITH TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL KIRKLAND DONALD CANONIZATION OF BL. KATERI TEKAKWITHA AND BL. MARIANNE COPE TRIBUTE TO SSG CHARLES ALLEN TRIBUTE TO SAM HAMRA HONORING TECHNICAL SERGEANT BRIAN BELL HONORING STAFF SERGEANT BRANDON CULLEN-TOWLE HONORING SPECIALIST JARED DAVISON REMEMBERING ROBERT H. HARRIS TRIBUTE TO BILL SHUEY MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED MEASURES PLACED ON THE CALENDAR MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 3582 Introductory Statement on S. 3587 Introductory Statement on S. 3589 Introductory Statement on S. 3602 SENATE RESOLUTION 571--CONGRATULATING THE NUNAKA VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE JUNIOR GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE 2012 LITTLE LEAGUE JUNIOR SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES SENATE RESOLUTION 572--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2012 AS THE "NATIONAL MONTH OF VOTER REGISTRATION" SENATE RESOLUTION 573--DESIGNATING THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY 2013, AS "TEEN CANCER AWARENESS WEEK" SENATE RESOLUTION 574--CALLING ON THE UNITED NATIONS TO TAKE CONCERTED ACTIONS AGAINST LEADERS IN IRAN FOR THEIR STATEMENTS CALLING FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF ANOTHER UNITED NATIONS MEMBER STATE, ISRAEL AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 2842 Text of Senate Amendment 2843 Text of Senate Amendment 2844 Text of Senate Amendment 2845 Text of Senate Amendment 2846 Text of Senate Amendment 2847 Text of Senate Amendment 2848 MEASURE READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 3607 APPOINTMENT ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 12 NOON TOMORROW NOMINATIONS