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Mr. President, there will be an hour of debate on the Galante nomination. At 2 p.m. there will be two rollcall votes on confirmation of the nominations of William Baer ...

The majority leader is recognized.

The clerk will please read a communication to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy).

The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Mighty God, have mercy upon us because of Your unfailing love. Because of Your great compassion let ...

Mr. BENNET thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore.

Mr. President, we are going to come in at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning. We will have further announcements, perhaps, at 11 o'clock in the morning. I certainly hope so.

There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:05 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the chair and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. Brown of ...

The senior Senator from Connecticut is recognized.

Is there objection?

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I wish to make just a couple observations and explain why I am going to object.

Mr. President, I rise with the intention of asking consent for the immediate consideration of passage of S. 2215, the Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act that ...

The Senator from Texas.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, we are here just hours before a looming deadline that is going to affect just about every American in some way, and I do believe both sides of ...

Mr. President, I am pleased that on Friday, December 28, the Senate passed H.R. 1. I would like to outline some of the goals that I and many of my ...

Enrolled Bills and Joint Resolution Signed At 2:39 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has ...

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: By Mr. MANCHIN: S. 3714. A bill to alleviate ...

Mr. President, I rise today frustrated, embarrassed, and angry. It is absolutely inexcusable that all of us find ourselves in this place at this time standing on the floor of ...

SA 3445. Mr. DURBIN (for Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Leahy)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 3250, to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act ...

(The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments''.)

I ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn substitute at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be ...

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

Mr. President, I am glad that the Senate today will pass the SAFER Act with important amendments I requested to ensure that law enforcement gets the support and funding it ...

The bill (S. 3250), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed.

I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

The bill (S. 3563) to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project, was ordered to be engrossed ...

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.

The clerk will report the bill by title.

The bill (H.R. 3263) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes, ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3715 introduced earlier today by Senator Harkin.

The bill (S. 264) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace ...

The bill (S. 1478) to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, was ordered to be engrossed ...

The bill (S. 499) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project, was ordered ...

The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 114) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a cooperative agreement for a park headquarters at San Antonio Missions ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when tributes to Danny Inouye, late Senator from Hawaii, be printed as a Senate document, and that Members have until 12 p.m. on ...

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it recess under the previous order.

There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:26 p.m., recessed until Monday, December 31, 2012, at 11 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 283, S. 970.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 11 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2012; that following the prayer and pledge, the ...

The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.

I do not believe there is any further debate on this bill.

I now ask for a second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under rule XIV, I object to my own request.

Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 479, 112th Congress, the House met at 2 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker.

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The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Loving God, we give You thanks for giving us another day. The year, and the 112th Congress near completion, ...

The Anasazi were Native Americans whose culture dated back 2,000 years. They were the cliff dwellers who built into the sheer walls of canyons extraordinary places to live. Yet, in ...

Mr. Speaker, our country is facing a crisis. I'm not talking about the made-for-TV crisis that's going on right now over the fiscal cliff. I'm talking about the deficit.

(Mr. OLSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Recent reports have said this Congress is the most unproductive in modern times. Those studies compare the number of rollcall votes and bills passed to previous sessions. But the most ...

(Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, December 30, ...

Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess subject to the call of the Chair.

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Harris) laid before the House the following communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, ...

Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Miller) and the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Michaud) each will control 20 minutes.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Miller) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3202.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and add any extraneous material that they may have on ...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3202) to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next ...

The question was taken.

The gentleman from Florida has 14\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 3202, the Dignified Burial of Veterans Act and particularly section 303 of this bill, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4212) to prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure ...

Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Nebraska?

The question was taken.

Mr. Speaker, in closing, let me make one very important point. Republicans and Democrats alike are united on this important health and safety issue. I urge all Members to pass ...

The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:

Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

There was no objection.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. ...

The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume.

In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the matter currently ...

The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith) that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. ...

There was no objection.

Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6621) to correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents ...

The question was taken.

Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Texas?

In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.

The text of the bill is as follows:

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3331) to provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes.

Mr. Speaker, I don't see the one individual who asked to join me in speaking on this, so I yield back the balance of my time.

The question was taken.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 3331.

Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Florida?

There was no objection.

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Texas, Judge Poe, an esteemed member of our Foreign Affairs Committee and the author of this ...

Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on this bill.

Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

There was no objection.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3159, as amended.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3159) to direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency for International ...

Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Berman) each will control 20 minutes.

There was no objection.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on this bill.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 2318.

I thank the gentlelady.

I also have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 44) granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum ...

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in the Record on this ...

The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution, S.J. Res. 44.

Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

The question was taken.

Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Florida?

Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing the bill (H.R. 3159) to direct the President, in consultation with the Department of State, United States Agency ...

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 390, nays 0, not voting 41, as follows:

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

The unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and concurring in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4057) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct ...

So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was concurred in.

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The question was taken.

(Mr. ROGERS of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)

[Roll No. 651] YEAS--393 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire Amash Amodei Andrews Austria Baca Bachmann Bachus Baldwin Barber Barletta Barrow Bartlett Barton (TX) Bass (CA) Becerra Benishek Berg Berkley Berman ...

The question was taken.

There was no objection.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Miller) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

(Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee on Rules, submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 112-734) on the resolution (H. Res. 843) waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with ...

The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Foxx) at 8 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m.

Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess subject to the call of the Chair.

Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to recognize Eric Dell, chief of staff for the Second District of South Carolina. Eric has accepted to serve as senior vice ...

Reports concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for Official Foreign Travel during the fourth quarter of 2012 pursuant to Public Law 95-384 are as follows: REPORT OF EXPENDITURES ...

The Speaker announced his signature to an enrolled bill and joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles: S. 925. An act to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence. S.J. Res. ...

Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, reported and found truly enrolled bills of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker: H.R. 1339. An ...

Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: 8949. A letter from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, ...

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. DICKS: H.R. 6716. A bill to amend ...

Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Alexander J. Beckles, a great Bahamian-American and friend, who was on my staff for sixteen years and was my Legislative Director for eight ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Ms. Alice Davis of Albemarle, NC, and her service to our community.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the members of my Congressional Staff who have served with me over the past four years. As a Member of Congress, my ...