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Mr. President, with these two bills, I would object to any further proceedings.

The clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time.

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Objection is heard. The measures will be placed on the calendar.

The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Lord God, You are infinite, unchangeable, and holy. Thank You for this day and the opportunities to ...

Mr. President, I am going to have to get used to the President pro tempore presiding over the Senate. That is not the script we have followed for quite a ...

The clerk will call the roll.

Under the previous order, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to proceed as in morning business.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. President, the American people are deeply unhappy with the way Washington operates these days. They are tired of people telling them what they want to hear instead of what ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a most remarkable woman. In just a few hours, a celebration of life service will be held at St. Andrew's Church in ...

The clerk will call the roll.

Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor today, as I have virtually every day since we have been back in session, to address what is perhaps the most critical ...

The Senator from Maine.

The clerk will call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I speak as in morning business.

I thank the Chair.

Mr. President, seeing no one seeking recognition, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. President, this past year, our national debt passed a staggering $16 trillion, more than $51,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. Today, several very serious fiscal matters ...

Mr. President, I am glad the Senate is now having some discussion among Members not yet on the floor about the issue of immigration because it is a very important ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to highlight my support for a program that is improving life in Idaho and across the Nation--the Violence Against Women ...

I have concluded my remarks. I yield my time.

The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to proceed.

The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Since we first passed the Violence Against Women Act nearly two decades ago, States have strengthened criminal rape statutes, and every State has made stalking a crime. The annual incidence ...

All time has expired.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Sessions), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey), ...

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

The result was announced--yeas 85, nays 8, as follows:

I know Senator Harkin is on the floor with others to present several new pieces of legislation or to speak on items pending. I wanted to take a moment of ...

The clerk will report the bill by title.

The Senator from Louisiana.

Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague Senator Harkin for his leadership on the Family and Medical Leave Act, along with my predecessor Chris Dodd's very strong dedication to ...

Mr. President, the measure we have approved today to move forward, the Violence Against Women Act, so far as it defines us, states our values and articulates the vision we ...

Mr. President, today I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting and commending Ryan Heber, Kim Fields and Mary Murphy, three educators who risked their lives to protect students ...

Messages from the President of the United States were communicated to the Senate by Mrs. Neiman, one of his secretaries.

Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to one of my State's great traditions and to a wonderful man. The Herreshoff Marine Museum, founded in 1971, preserves today the ...

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Under the authority of the order of the Senate of January 3, 2013, the Secretary of the Senate, on February 1, 2013, during the adjournment of the ...

The following bill was read the first time: S. 209. A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal ...

The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-264. A communication from the District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, ...

S. 29 At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 29, a bill to amend title ...

S. 225. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early ...

There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

Mr. President, I am here today to introduce the Federal Reserve Mandate Act of 2013 in an effort to begin returning our country to the right place in monetary policy. ...

S. 228. A bill to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mr. President, I rise on behalf of myself and Senator Boxer to introduce legislation to establish a National Heritage Area in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This legislation will create ...

S. 208. A bill to require the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe regulations to reduce helicopter noise pollution in residential areas in Los Angeles County, California; to the Committee on ...

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Today I am pleased the Senate will pass the bipartisan Embassy Security Funds Transfer Act of 2013. This commonsense legislation will enact a provision similar to one passed overwhelmingly by ...

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

The clerk will report the bill by title for the first time.

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

Mr. President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading.

Objection is heard. The bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative day.

Executive nominations received by the Senate: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ERIC K. FANNING, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, VICE ERIN C. CONATON, RESIGNED. ...

The Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, pursuant to Public Law 112-240, appoints the following as members of the Commission on Long-Term Care: Dr. Javaid Anwar of Nevada, Laphonza ...

House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was called to order by the Speaker.

(Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

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

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

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

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of one of my constituents and a dear friend, Ted Ogle.

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

Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until approximately 5 p.m. today.

Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays ...

A message in writing from the President of the United States was communicated to the House by Ms. Evans, one of his secretaries.

There was no objection.

The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus) at 6 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m.

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

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 375, nays 27, not voting 29, as follows:

There are 2 minutes remaining.

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

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 352, nays 50, not voting 29, as follows:

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 31, H.R. 225--National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

The unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 297) to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for ...

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

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

Mr. Speaker, Ronald from Kingwood, Texas, writes me this:

Mr. Speaker, on April 12, 1981, the space shuttle Columbia blasted off into space to launch America's space shuttle program. She would complete 28 missions, with over 300 days in ...

This morning, I attended the funeral of former Congressman and former mayor Ed Koch in New York City. Ed was larger than life. He was a great mayor of the ...

(e) OTHER COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS.-- (1) House Reports. (i) Any document published by the Committee as a House Report, other than a report of the Committee on a measure which has ...

Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, reported that on January 29, 2013, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 152. ...

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn.

Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and ...

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 ...

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 11: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Scott of Virginia, ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Baker and O'Brien, Inc. as they celebrate twenty years of outstanding business.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Great Lakes Exploration Group on the occasion of the work they do to discover and preserve the maritime history of the State ...

Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, January 20, we lost a cherished and dearly loved member of our community. Tracy Sugarman lit up the town of Westport, Connecticut, for 60 years with ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the life of Mr. Gordon Prout. Mr. Prout, a resident of Tinton Falls, New Jersey, passed away on December 17, 2012 after decades ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember my friend, the late Judge James H. Taylor, who passed away on October 31 at his home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. A prosecutor, judge, ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Walt Pregler for being inducted into the Dubuque Area Labor Hall of Fame. Walt has been active in both the labor community and ...

Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to commend the heroic actions of a young member of our Central Florida community. In recognition of his swift and decisive action in a ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and service of Dean D. Sanchez, former Mayor of the village of Umatac, Guam. Dean was born on June 21, 1961, ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Clairton Bears on another perfect high school football season and their fourth consecutive PIAA Class ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate St. James' Church and Beatriz Oesterheld as they are honored by the Long Branch Concordance at their ``Success Starts at Home'' fundraiser. The ...

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to take this opportunity to recognize a close friend of mine and a highly accomplished leader in the electrical contracting field. Mr. Danniel J. Petro ...

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Carol Hafner for her service, as she prepares to retire from her position as Fresno County's Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures. ...

Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask for the House's attention today to recognize Jan Jennings who is celebrating her 60th birthday on Thursday, February 7th, 2013.

Mr. Speaker, today is the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks, the mother of the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings ...