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Alan Grayson: The Republican Health Care Plan Is ‘Don’t Get Sick!’

Here’s What Some In Congress Were Doing While Ignoring Our Pleas For Jobs

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5843, a bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility

As introduced in the House of Representatives on May 18, 2012

H.R. 5843 would permit recipients of certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants to use funding for training and exercises conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility. CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would not affect the federal budget; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.

Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2013 House

 Estimates of discretionary budget authority and outlays for fiscal year 2013.

the Progress Report : Supreme Court Ruling …

By         ThinkProgress War Room

Will the Supreme Court Rule Based on Law or Politics?

Based on the text of the Constitution and 200 years of precedent, it’s crystal clear that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. That notwithstanding, tomorrow morning the Supreme Court is set to rule on the partisan legal attacks on Obamacare.

Here’s the rundown on what you need to know ahead of tomorrow’s landmark decision.

WHAT:

A decision in the Obamacare cases the Supreme Court heard over three days in March.

WHEN:

10:00 a.m. Eastern time tomorrow, Thursday.

WHERE:

The U.S. Supreme Court, which unfortunately does not allow cameras or recording devices in the court room. You can check out the liveblog at SCOTUSblog and the @ThinkProgress twitter feed for the latest breaking news.

WHAT THE HIGH COURT IS RULING ON:

While the part of Obamacare that requires almost all Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty has attracted the most coverage, the Supreme Court will actually rule on four separate questions.

1. Tax Anti-Injunction Act: The Tax Anti-Injunction Act prevents individuals from suing to prevent a tax from being collected—they must first pay the tax and then seek reimbursement. Because the minimum coverage requirement of the Obamacare law operates by effectively imposing a tax on those who do not get insurance, the Court will consider whether the Anti-Injunction Act (enacted way back in 1867) prevents a challenge to that requirement from moving forward until someone actually pays the tax in 2015.
2. Minimum Coverage (Individual Mandate): The Court will also decide whether Congress’ broad authority to regulate the national economy under the Commerce, Necessary and Proper, and Taxing Clauses of the Constitution includes the power to regulate the national health care market by requiring most Americans to carry insurance.
3. Severability: In the unlikely event that the Supreme Court strikes down part of the Affordable Care Act, it will need to decide whether some other parts of the law must be struck down along with it.
4. Medicaid Expansion: The Affordable Care Act expands Medicaid to cover all Americans who earn up to 133% of the poverty rate. States may either participate in this program, or they may exercise their legal right to opt out of Medicaid. Nevertheless, the plaintiffs argue that the Medicaid expansion somehow “coerces” states into not exercising this legal right. The justices will decide whether this novel reading of the word “coercion” is valid.

WHAT’S AT STAKE:

While much is at stake tomorrow, here are some key benefits of Obamacare that the Republicans’ partisan legal attacks have put under threat:

• The ability of more than 30 MILLION uninsured Americans to obtain affordable health insurance coverage
• The right to obtain health insurance even if you or your child has a preexisting condition
• Billions of dollars in annual prescription drug benefits for seniors
• Significantly lower premiums for those who purchase health insurance directly from insurance companies
• Preventive care, including cancer screenings and birth control, at no additional cost
• An end to lifetime limits on coverage
• The ability to stay on your parents’ insurance until age 26
• A rule requiring your insurance company to spend at least 80 cents of every dollar you pay in premiums on medical care, instead of advertising, overhead, and profits

Watch this space tomorrow for everything you need to know about the High Court’s ruling.

Evening Brief: Important Stories That You May Have Missed

The Romney campaign demanded that the Washington Post retract its highly-damaging story on Romney’s career in outsourcing. The Post refused.

The top 10 reasons Republicans want to impeach President Obama.

The New York Attorney General is investigating the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other secret money groups.

The attacks on Romney’s time at Bain Capital are working in swing states.

A GOP representative now running for Senate once lobbied to help preserve apartheid South Africa.

Mitt Romney is visiting a town in Virginia today where Bain laid off hundreds of workers.

Unbelievable photos of the horrible wildfires in Colorado.

A judge has let Florida’s voter purge move forward despite federal laws prohibiting it.

Who’s the immigrant: Justin Bieber or Selena Gomez?

Other recent Progress Reports

Jun 26, 2012: GOP Keeps Digging on Immigration

GOP Responses on Immigration Growing Even More Extreme The GOP would be well-served to remember the first rule of holes: When you’re in one, stop digging. It was clear that Republicans sensed political danger in attacking the president’s new immigration policy, at least initially. Many top Republicans had no response at all when the news [...]

Jun 25, 2012: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

What You Need to Know About Today’s Supreme Court Rulings Today, the Supreme Court issued three very important rulings: Arizona v. United States: A case on the constitutionality of Arizona’s SB1070 “papers please” anti-immigrant law. American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock: A case about Montana’s century-old ban on corporate money in elections. Miller v. Alabama: [...]

Jun 22, 2012: An Outsourcer-in-Chief in the Oval Office?

The Washington Post has a blockbuster, must-read story today detailing how Mitt Romney and Bain Capital were “pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the United States” to countries like India, China, and elsewhere. ThinkProgress’ Pat Garofalo gets to the heart of it: Bain “invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs [...]

Jun 21, 2012: Who Supports Obama’s New Immigration Policy?

Republicans Keep Digging On Immigration Republicans have been thrown into disarray by the president’s very popular announcement on immigration, with Mitt Romney and others simply refusing to say where they stand. Well, we wanted to know where they stand so that you could know too. So ThinkProgress called the offices of every single Republican in [...]

$9 for Title IX …Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center

Title IX Helped Leia Brugger                 Please help NWLC support the law. Donate today. You’ve recently seen two important NWLC initiatives trumpeting the successes of Title IX in its 40th year: the Faces of Title IX website and our new report evaluating the help schools give pregnant and parenting students. But despite the advances we’ve made since Title IX became law in 1972, we still have a long way to go before its promise of equal access to educational opportunities is a reality for everyone. Please donate $9 today to support the Center’s work on Title IX and so many other issues important to women and families. The nine stories on the “Faces” website illustrate how the law has helped people over the last four decades, whether it’s a student like Leia Brugger facing bullying in school, a young woman pressured to leave school after becoming pregnant or a teenage runner physically blocked by a race official. “Faces of Title IX” explains the law through powerful words and images. Our comprehensive and well researched report on pregnant and parenting students, “A Pregnancy Test for Schools: The Impact of Education Laws on Pregnant and Parenting Students,” ranks all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the extent to which their laws and policies help pregnant and parenting students succeed. Plus, it offers a toolkit for local action and recommendations for federal, state, and local policymakers and school officials. The “Faces” site and the report on pregnant and parenting students work in concert: one shows you Title IX in action, while the other tells you how well schools and states are doing as they try to implement one of its most important provisions. Together, they reach the heart AND the head. Help us produce vital resources like these: please donate $9 today to support the Center’s work on Title IX and so many other issues important to women and girls. Thank you for all that you do on behalf of women and our families. Sincerely, Fatima Goss Graves Vice President for Education and Employment National Women’s Law Center    P.S. Please support the Center’s work today — $9 will make a difference.

A message from Alan Grayson … “Fight Corporate Smears” Moneybomb

The purpose of this e-mail is two-fold. First, we’d like to know whether you want to support our “Fight Corporate Smears” Moneybomb. The second is that we would like to know whether you want to continue to receive e-mails from us.If you already know the answers to those questions, then please click on one of these two buttons: (1) Contribute, (2) Click to Show Your Support, or (3) Say Goodbye

E-mails actually cost money. If you don’t want to hear from us, we’re happy not to send them. No hard feelings.If you do like to hear from us, but you’re sure that you don’t want to contribute today, that’s OK, too – just click this button, and you’ll stay on our list:

If you want to stay with us, but not contribute, then all we ask is that you just click on that button – that’s not asking so much, is it? But if you think that you might want to contribute, or at least hear what we have to say today, then read on:People have asked why we are doing a “Fight Corporate Smears” Moneybomb this week. The answer is that we have to. There is no alternative. Right in front of our eyes, the right wing in America is strip-mining the political landscape, polluting it with wave after wave of hateful propaganda and lies. First the radio, then the newspapers, and now TV are virtually all right-wing, virtually all the time. And that’s just the “news” coverage; the paid ads are even worse. In 2010, I was the target of more than $5 million in “sewer money” smears. A few weeks before the election, the newspaper Politico calculated that almost 20% of all of the “independent expenditures” in House races in the entire country had been spent against me. And no cavalry came to my rescue – certainly not the imaginary “liberal media.” All of the big money is on one side – the side of Big Money. After the 2010 election, the Center for Media and Democracy reported that spending by outside groups had risen by “at least 500 percent.” Pro-Republican groups had outspent pro-Democratic groups by 7 to 1. Public Citizen calculated that in the 53 House competitive districts where Karl Rove and his allies outspent Democratic groups, the Republicans won 51. The right-wing has only one tool, and it needs only one tool – the slanderous attack ad. I don’t know what’s worse: the fact that Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers dictate what voters see and hear in September and October of each election year, or the fact that it’s all lies, lies, lies. Completely unconstrained by reality. And now it has started again. Already, the typical voter in Orlando has seen another one of those vicious, malicious anti-Grayson ads ten times during the month of May alone. Politifact and Factcheck.org both proclaimed the ads outrageous lies. The other side couldn’t care less. So what are we going to do about it? Unlike the Republicans, I can’t auction off tax breaks, bailouts, subsidies, regulatory exemptions, government contracts and other goodies to the highest bidder. I can’t, and I won’t. We have to find some other way to fight back. And that involves you. The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed the dogs of this one-sided war. I was in the courtroom during the decision. That night, on national TV, I said, “If we do nothing, you can kiss this country goodbye.” When I said “we,” I meant you. The only way that we can fight back against corporate smears, and win, is if you contribute to this campaign. There is no alternative. We need your help, and we need it now. OK, so now we will offer you the same choices:

Or do nothing, and you will not hear from us again.You decide your future. And everyone else’s too. Truly Yours, Alan Grayson P.S. We’re serious about this. Please click on one button, or the other. Either way, we’re happy to have your support.

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Chris Matthews calls out Eric Hovde for attacking Tammy Baldwin

You know what we’re up against in this campaign – it’s the worst-of-Washington. Two DC insiders and a deluge of corporate-funded Tea Party Super PACs. They’re attacking me personally, our progressive values, and running negative campaigns to avoid talking about the issues that matter to Wisconsin voters.

Theirs is such extreme rhetoric that it’s not just setting our debate back, it threatens to send our country back – back to the 1950’s! I need your help TODAY in countering the attacks and the smears. Help us reach our $250,000 goal by the deadline on Saturday. Click here to contribute today.

This race is not about how wild, and frankly desperate, my opponents’ accusations will get. Or about how many millions the self-funders and special interests throw in to attack our campaign.

It’s about which candidate stands with the people of Wisconsin. It’s about our progressive fight to make sure everyone pays their fair share and the middle class gets its fair shot.

But to continue that fight, I need everyone’s help. We’re inches away from hitting $250,000 in our Fighters Fund! With less than two days to go and $22,625 needed, I know we can do this! Click here to give right now.

At midnight on June 30, the numbers will be tallied and for days after the pundits will weigh our strength against our opponents. We need to show Wisconsin and the nation the strength I know our grassroots network holds.

We can’t do it without you. Give today.

Thanks for joining my fight,

Tammy

Media Matters for America 6/28

Dick Morris Smears Hillary Clinton With U.N. Conspiracy Theories Dick Morris used appearances on Fox News to attack Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over a U.S. commitment to help fund a United Nations initiative on sustainable energy in the developing world.In contrast to Morris’ fearmongering, private-sector interests have pledged far more money to the initiative than the U.S. has. Read More

Fox Revives Falsehood That Public Sector Pensions Are Bankrupting Governments Fox News has seized on Stockton, California‘s announcement that it will file for bankruptcy in order to blame state and local governments’ budget problems on public sector pension obligations. In fact, the budget problems facing these governments are the result of the dramatic drop in revenue after the recession, not pensions. Read More

CBO: Cost Estimates and Effects of the Affordable Care Act and more – Repost

6/28

CBO and JCT’s Estimates of the Effects of the Affordable Care Act on the Number of People Obtaining Employment-Based Health Insurance

• The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Employment-Based Health Insurance
• Testimony on CBO’s Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2013
• H.R. 4119, the Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
• H.R. 2050, the Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act
• H.R. 3263, the Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2011
• H.R. 1335, a bill to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes
• H.R. 2947, a bill to provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain land conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the establishment of an airport in Cook County, Minnesota
• H.R. 665, Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012
• H.R. 2240, the Lowell National Historical Park Land Exchange Act of 2011

CONGRESS: the Republican led House / the Senate debates Flood Ins and Student Loan rates hikes – 17 Dems voted w/Republicans -the list

the Senate Convenes: 9:30amET June 28, 2012

• Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized.
• The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the second half.
• The Senate will continue to debate the flood insurance bill on Thursday. We await House action on the transportation bill.  We also have to consider the student loan extension before the end of the week

Senator Reid announced on the floor that he expects the Surface Transportation conference report, which includes Student Loan Interest Rate and Flood Insurance provisions, to be filed soon. We should know within the next hour or so if we can finish tonight or come back tomorrow. Another message will be sent as soon as we have more information.

WRAP UP

No ROLL CALL VOTES

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Adopted S.Res.514, commemorating the victory of Loyola University Maryland in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse National Championship.

Completed the Rule 14 process of S.3342, a bill to improve information security and for other purposes. (McCain and others)

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

http://t.co/jE7Tsrks

17Dems voted with Republicans

- Peterson, Owens, Altmire, Barrow, Donnelly

- Critz, Matheson, McIntyre, Walz, Ross, Rahall

- Boswell, Chandler, Kissell, Hochul, Kind, Boren

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7:24:00 P.M. – The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

http://clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/floor.aspx

10:00:25 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:35 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Gregg Harper to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:00:54 A.M.		The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on June 27, 2012 at 9:12 a.m.: That the Senate concurred in the House amendment to S. 3187.
10:01:18 A.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
10:12:26 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:00:27 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 28.
12:00:34 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Greg Lafferty, Willowdale Chapel, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
12:02:00 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal.  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:02:04 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mrs. Maloney to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:03:41 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
12:28:51 P.M.	H. Res. 708	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 708 — “Relating to the consideration of House Report 112-546 and an accompanying resolution, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 706) authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.”
12:30:55 P.M.	H. Res. 708	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 708.
1:43:34 P.M.	H. Res. 708	The previous question was ordered without objection.
2:08:03 P.M.	H. Res. 708	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 254 – 173 (Roll no. 437).
2:08:05 P.M.	H. Res. 708	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:08:08 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2:08:09 P.M.	H.R. 4251	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4251 — “To authorize, enhance, and reform certain port security programs through increased efficiency and risk-based coordination within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.”
2:16:49 P.M.	H.R. 4251	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 – 21 (Roll no. 438).
2:16:50 P.M.	H.R. 4251	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:16:55 P.M.	H.R. 4005	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 4005 — “To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and report to Congress on gaps in port security in the  United States and a plan to address them.”
2:24:28 P.M.	H.R. 4005	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 – 9 (Roll no. 439).
2:24:29 P.M.	H.R. 4005	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:25:30 P.M.		NOTICE OF INTENT TO OFFER A PRIVILEGED RESOLUTION – Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas notified the House of her intention to offer a privileged resolution.
2:30:36 P.M.	H. Res. 711	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 711 — “Recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.”
2:30:54 P.M.	H. Res. 711	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 708, the House proceeded with fifty minutes of debate on H. Res. 711.
3:54:02 P.M.	H. Res. 711	Mr. Dingell moved to refer to Oversight and Government Reform.
3:55:00 P.M.	H. Res. 711	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 708, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dingell motion to refer.
4:08:50 P.M.	H. Res. 711	The previous question on the motion to refer was ordered pursuant to the rule.
4:31:30 P.M.	H. Res. 711	On motion to refer to Oversight and Government and Reform Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 172 – 251 (Roll no. 440).
4:40:43 P.M.	H. Res. 711	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 255 – 67, 1 Present (Roll no. 441).
4:40:44 P.M.	H. Res. 711	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
4:47:30 P.M.	H. Res. 706	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 708. H. Res. 706 — “Authorizing the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain subpoenas.”
4:47:35 P.M.	H. Res. 706	The resolution provides for consideration of the resolution accompanying H. Rept. 112-546, under a closed rule. The resolution provides 50 minutes of debate on the resolution equally divided and controlled. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution accompanying the report and the resolution shall be considered as read. The resolution provides for one motion to refer, if offered by Representative Dingell of Michigan, debatable for 10 minutes. The resolution provides for consideration of H. Res. 706.
4:47:52 P.M.	H. Res. 706	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 708, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on H. Res. 706.
5:12:06 P.M.	H. Res. 706	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
5:35:19 P.M.	H. Res. 706	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 258 – 95, 5 Present (Roll no. 442).
5:35:20 P.M.	H. Res. 706	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:37:27 P.M.	H.R. 5889	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5889 — “To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other purposes.”
5:37:41 P.M.	H.R. 5889	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
5:37:44 P.M.	H.R. 5889	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:37:59 P.M.	H.R. 3412	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3412 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the “Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building”.”
5:38:13 P.M.	H.R. 3412	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:38:15 P.M.	H.R. 3412	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:38:32 P.M.	H.R. 3501	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3501 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the “SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office”.”
5:38:44 P.M.	H.R. 3501	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:38:47 P.M.	H.R. 3501	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:39:07 P.M.	H.R. 3772	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3772 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the “First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building”.”
5:39:24 P.M.	H.R. 3772	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:39:27 P.M.	H.R. 3772	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:39:38 P.M.	H.R. 3276	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3276 — “To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2810 East Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the “Reverend Abe Brown Post Office Building”.”
5:40:05 P.M.	H.R. 3276	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:40:09 P.M.	H.R. 3276	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:40:36 P.M.	H.R. 1447	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1447 — “To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.”
5:40:54 P.M.	H.R. 1447	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
5:40:57 P.M.	H.R. 1447	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:41:11 P.M.	H.R. 5843	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 5843 — “To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to permit use of certain grant funds for training conducted in conjunction with a national laboratory or research facility.”
5:41:24 P.M.	H.R. 5843	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:41:26 P.M.	H.R. 5843	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:41:39 P.M.	H.R. 3173	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3173 — “To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated enrollment center.”
5:42:18 P.M.	H.R. 3173	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
5:42:20 P.M.	H.R. 3173	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:44:02 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
5:46:02 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has proceeded to Special Order speeches without prejudice to the possible return to legislative business.
6:22:49 P.M.		United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission – Pursuant to Sec. 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2001 and the order of the House of January 5, 2011, the Speaker appointed Mr. Peter Brookes, Springfield, Virginia, for a term to expire December 31, 2014.
6:24:11 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House resumed Special Order speeches.
7:18:09 P.M.	H.R. 4348	Conference report H. Rept. 112-557 filed.
7:19:13 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House resumed Special Order speeches.
7:23:14 P.M.	H.R. 4348	VITIATION OF EARLIER PROCEEDINGS – Under clause 8 of rule 20, the Chair announced that the filing of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348 has vitiated the Hahn motion to instruct conferees.
7:24:00 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.