Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2012-12-12 Date2012-12-12 PublicationVolume 158, issue 160 Sections117 House · 80 Senate House sections IN RECOGNITION OF CAPE COD COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TURNING MILL ENERGY IN HONOR OF LOIS NOLAN "PAULINE" LARSON RECOGNIZING DAVE ROBERTSON ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN HONOR OF MIKE TYNER HONORING SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT BRIAN FORSYTHE FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR GREAT NATION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ALBERT B. RATNER ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 85TH BIRTHDAY RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE MARY KERWIN'S LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY OF TROY, MICHIGAN TRIBUTE TO PHILLIP JAMES CLINE HONORING MR. CHUCK BANKSTON TRIBUTE TO PHILLIP JAMES CLINE CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF HARLEM'S COMMUNITY LEADER DOROTHY MAE SKINNER HONORING THE LIFE OF RICHARD D. RUPPERT, MD HONORING THE EU FOR RECEIVING THE 2012 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE HONORING ASSISTANT SECRETARY RUSSLYNN ALI A TRIBUTE TO MICHIGAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE PAUL OPSOMMER ON THE OCCASION OF THE MICHIGAN LOTTERY'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO ALICE VARNADO HARDEN SEQUESTRATION AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY HONORING THE SERVICE OF PASADENA CITY COUNCILMAN CHRIS HOLDEN HONORING THE LIFE OF FRANK VENNER III IN HONOR OF THE LT. WALTER SOLENSKI PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING LISA SANTERAMO A TRIBUTE TO MR. FELMERS CHANEY A BIRTHDAY WISH HONORING THE LIFE OF JEAN WARD OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES W. COON HONORING THE LIFE OF THOMAS JOSEPH TO SUCH NEW HEIGHTS IN HONOR OF NEIL ARMSTRONG AND HIS LIFE CELEBRATING THE 98TH BIRTHDAY OF THE VILLAGE OF HARLEM'S BELOVED GERTRUDE HADLEY JEANNETTE HONORING THE WORK OF MERVYN DYMALLY TRIBUTE TO MARIA GOODLOE-JOHNSON BY CONGRESSMAN JAMES E. CLYBURN HONORING THE LIFE OF DORIS BEACH HEISMAN WINNER JOHNNY MANZIEL CA DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE GUN VIOLENCE ECLIPSES FISCAL CLIFF DEBATE AFGHANISTAN PAYING TRIBUTE TO ALABAMA STATE REPRESENTATIVE DR. YVONNE KENNEDY THE FISCAL CLIFF THE REAL VICTIMS OF SEQUESTRATION REVEREND JEROME R. MILTON THE WIND INDUSTRY AND OUR VETERANS TAKE THEM BACK HOME FISCAL CONCERNS AND OTHER ISSUES CONGRATULATING JOHNNY MANZIEL A LEGACY OF WORKING FOR PEACE AND A MORE PERFECT WORLD SO-CALLED RIGHT TO WORK RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WELCOMING REVEREND JEROME R. MILTON COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FISCAL CLIFF PLAN CALLS FOR $1.2 TRILLION IN NEW SPENDING LESSONS LEARNED IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA, WATER SUPPLY FIASCO FISCAL CLIFF ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND THE LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN INQUIRY INTO THE MURDER OF PATRICK FINUCANE STOP FOREIGN AID TO TUNISIA RECOGNIZING JEH JOHNSON, GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE TEXAS SENATOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON PROTECTING CRITICAL PROGRAMS SEQUESTRATION IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT NATURAL DISASTER HELP PAY AS YOU EARN PROGRAM PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT EXTENSION SEQUESTRATION SUPPORTING RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAMS DON'T RAISE ELIGIBILITY AGE FOR MEDICARE LET'S WORK TOGETHER MANTI TE'O TAX CREDITS AND TAX CUTS PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ELIMINATE PRIVACY NOTICE CONFUSION ACT ASTHMA INHALERS RELIEF ACT OF 2012 NO-HASSLE FLYING ACT OF 2012 DHS AUDIT REQUIREMENT TARGET ACT OF 2012 FRANK BUCKLES WORLD WAR I MEMORIAL ACT COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER RECESS AFTER RECESS RETURNING SEVERAL MEASURES TO THE SENATE HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW DESIGNATING THE RANKING OF A CERTAIN NAMED MEMBER OF A CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES ASTHMA INHALERS RELIEF ACT OF 2012 APOLOGY TO MR. HENSARLING AMERICA'S SUPPORT SHOULD LIE WITH THE SAHRAWI PEOPLE RECOGNIZING DEPARTING MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION PUTTING OUR NATION'S FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER INVESTING IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE CLOSING OF THE 112TH CONGRESS THE GIANT VS. THE MIDGETS LEAVE OF ABSENCE SENATE BILL REFERRED ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Constitutional Authority Statement Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6650 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6651 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6652 Constitutional Authority Statement for H.R. 6653 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPOINTMENT OF ACTING PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE FISCAL CLIFF TRIBUTES TO DEPARTING SENATORS THE FISCAL CLIFF RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS FAREWELL TO THE SENATE MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RATES VOTING RIGHTS RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF RANDY ATKINSON WIND ENERGY TAX CREDIT THE FISCAL CLIFF TRIBUTES TO DEPARTING SENATORS FAREWELL TO THE SENATE FAREWELL TO THE SENATE FAREWELL TO THE SENATE FAREWELL TO THE SENATE CLIMATE CHANGE THE FISCAL CLIFF THE FISCAL CLIFF EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS PROPOSED SMALL BUSINESS TAX HIKES TAJIKISTAN WTO ACCESSION REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS ACT OF 2011 THE FISCAL CLIFF UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 4310 EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS THE FARM BILL TRIBUTES TO DEPARTING SENATORS FILIBUSTER REFORM HEALTH CARE TAX HIKES TRIBUTE TO DR. SANDY GREENBERG EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS THE FISCAL CLIFF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 EXTENSION OF MORNING BUSINESS COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2012 TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW WALKER NOMINATION OF JOHN DOWDELL TRIBUTE TO REBEKAH FORMAN TRIBUTE TO MARY FREEMAN TRIBUTE TO RONALD PALMER TRIBUTE TO MARY FRANCES ROONEY TRIBUTE TO ABRAHAM SCHREIER TRIBUTE TO CYRUS WESTERN MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 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. 3671 Introductory Statement on S. 3673 Introductory Statement on S. 3675 Introductory Statement on S. 3676 SENATE RESOLUTION 614--CELEBRATING THE WORLD PEACE CORPS MISSION AND THE WORLD PEACE PRIZE SENATE RESOLUTION 615--CONGRATULATING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 3329 Text of Senate Amendment 3330 Text of Senate Amendment 3331 Text of Senate Amendment 3332 Text of Senate Amendment 3333 Text of Senate Amendment 3334 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR COUNTERING IRAN IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE ACT OF 2012 FLOOD DISASTER PROTECTION ACT OF 1973 CORRECTION CELEBRATING THE WORLD PEACE CORPS MISSION AND THE WORLD PEACE PRIZE CONGRATULATING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2012 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 3637 ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2012 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 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