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The Border is Already Secure

Republican senators like Chuck Grassley (IA) and John Cornyn (TX) have been offering various amendments to the immigration bill they claim are necessary to secure the border, but their real purpose is try and kill the bill by placing impossible roadblocks on the pathway to earned citizenship.

The truth is that the border is already as secure as it’s ever been and the immigration bill is already slated to invest billions more to make additional improvements. In fact, the border has already met the border security targets included in the failed 2007 immigration reform bill.

Check out this infographic to see why the border is already secure and we don’t need any poison pill amendments from Republicans to make sure it stays that way.

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President Obama Speaks at AAPI Heritage Month Celebration

Gautam Raghavan

May 29, 2013 10:40 AM EDT

Last night, President Obama delivered remarks before over 200 members of the Asian
American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community at a White House celebration of
AAPI Heritage Month. The audience included national, state, and local community
leaders; elected officials; leaders of philanthropic, youth, and arts
organizations; and members of the President’s Administration, including Sri
Srinivasan, who was recently confirmed unanimously by the Senate to become the
first South Asian American federal appeals court judge.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration in the East Room of the White House, May 28, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

In his remarks, the President highlighted the contributions of generations of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who, in his words, “helped build this country, and helped to defend this country, and to make America what it is today.”  He said:

We value these voices because from the very beginning, ours has been a nation of immigrants; a nation challenged and shaped and pushed ever forward by diverse perspectives and fresh thinking.  And in order to keep our edge and stay ahead in the global race, we need to figure out a way to fix our broken immigration system — to welcome that infusion of newness, while still maintaining the enduring strength of our laws.  And the service and the leadership of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have proved that point time and again.

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Republican Court Unpacking Plan Takes Judicial Manipulation to a New Level

Dan Pfeiffer

May 29, 2013 09:00 AM EDT

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Republicans in the Senate have made no secret of their efforts to block the President’s constitutional responsibility to appoint federal judges. They have filibustered unquestionably qualified nominees, like Caitlin Halligan. And their obstruction of the confirmation process kept several nominees waiting more than a year for a vote.  In fact, on average, our judicial nominees wait more than three times as long as those of President Bush after being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.  And for no good reason.  Earlier this year, four Circuit Court judges were confirmed by the Senate after waiting at least 250 days – even though each one was confirmed with overwhelming bipartisan support.

But now, Republicans are taking their attempts to manipulate the federal judiciary to an entirely new level. Right as our D.C. Circuit Court nominee Sri Srinivasan was confirmed unanimously, Republicans started pushing a proposal to reduce the number of judges on the D.C. Circuit from 11 to 8, a blatant attempt to shrink President Obama’s constitutional authority to fill this court. As President Franklin Delano Roosevelt learned when he tried to pack the Supreme Court, the three branches of government are coequal for a reason. Neither the executive branch or the legislative branch should use the third branch to a pursue a partisan agenda.

And on the merits, Senator Grassley’s “court unpacking proposal” fails to make any sense. In fact, in 2005, the Senate – including Senator Grassley – voted to confirm Judge Janice Rogers Brown to the D.C. Circuit as the tenth active judge and Judge Thomas Griffith as the eleventh active judge.  In 2006, the Senate – again, including Senator Grassley – voted to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh as the tenth active judge. Voting for judicial nominees for court seats under one president while proposing to eliminate those same seats under the president of a different political party smacks of partisan politics.

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The White House Kitchen Garden Summer Harvest

Kasie Coccaro

May 28, 2013 08:31 PM EDT

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Ed. Note: This is a cross post from the blog of LetsMove.gov. You can find the original post here.

First Lady Michelle Obama harvests vegetables with students in the White House Kitchen Garden on the South Lawn, May 28, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Today, a group of student helpers joined First Lady Michelle Obama for the summer White House kitchen garden harvest. For this harvest, the First Lady invited children from two New Jersey communities that were affected by Hurricane Sandy and invited back all the children who helped plant the garden in April so they could see the fruits of their labors. First Lady Michelle Obama and the students got their hands dirty picking produce from the garden.

So we’re here to harvest and we’re going to clear this out, right?  Right, Sam?  I know I’m going to be pulling up some radishes and doing some lettuce, but you guys are going to help harvest everything that’s over there.

After they were done harvesting they had a chance to try some of the vegetables they picked — on a grilled garden pizza.

We’re going to actually get to eat what we harvest today.  So in addition to doing some harvesting, you guys are going to help — we’re going to do some veggie flatbread pizzas with the vegetables from the garden.  You guys up for a little cooking, too?

President Obama: “Faith”

Matt Compton

May 28, 2013 03:47 PM EDT

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Earlier today, President Obama sent the message below to the White House email list, asking Americans to support the rebuilding efforts in Moore, Oklahoma. If you didn’t get the email, be sure to sign up.

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Good morning –

On Sunday, I was in Moore, Oklahoma. Today, I’m headed to the Jersey Shore. Those two communities are separated by half a continent but united by a common sense of purpose. Like Joplin, Tuscaloosa, and New Orleans, they are home to people who’ve seen nature at its worst and humanity at its best. And they’re filled with those who have made the choice to rebuild after disaster, to come back stronger than ever.

The scene on the ground this weekend was one we all know too well: homes wrecked and neighborhoods devastated. But the memories I’ll take away from Moore will be of people standing tall, of neighbor helping neighbor, of survivors working to ensure that no one suffers through tragedy alone. And that too, was strikingly familiar. I could have been back in Brigantine Beach after Hurricane Sandy. I could have been in Joplin in 2011.

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• A Data-Powered Revolution in Health Care

  Todd Park

  May 28, 2013 12:40 PM EDT

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  Thomas Friedman’s New York Times column, Obamacare’s Other Surprise, highlights a rising tide of innovation that has been unleashed by the Affordable Care Act and the Administration’s health IT and data initiatives. Supported by digital data, new data-driven tools, and payment policies that reward improving the quality and value of care, doctors, hospitals, patients, and entrepreneurs across the nation are demonstrating that smarter, better, more accessible, and more proactive care is the best way to improve quality and control health care costs.

  We are witnessing the emergence of a data-powered revolution in health care. Catalyzed by the Recovery Act, adoption of electronic health records is increasing dramatically. More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers and nearly 80 percent of hospitals are using electronic health records to improve care, an increase of more than 200 percent since 2008. In addition, the Administration’s Health Data Initiative is making a growing supply of key government data on everything from hospital charges and quality to regional health care system performance statistics freely available in computer-readable, downloadable form, as fuel for innovation, entrepreneurship, and discovery.

  As Friedman describes, these trends, combined with efforts under the Affordable Care Act to change how we pay health care providers to better reward improving the quality and value of care, are creating a “new marketplace and platform for innovation.” Entrepreneurs and innovators across the country are developing and deploying new data-powered IT tools to help clinicians succeed at delivering better care at lower cost.

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• Good News on Innovation and Health Care

  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

  May 28, 2013 12:15 PM EDT

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  Ed. note: This is cross-posted from the HealthCare blog at HealthCare.gov. Read more about data-powered health care here.

  A recent New York Times column, Obamacare’s Other Surprise, by Thomas L. Friedman echoes what we’ve been hearing from health care providers and innovators: Data that support medical decision-making and collaboration, dovetailing with new tools in the Affordable Care Act, are spurring the innovation necessary to deliver improved health care for more people at affordable prices.

  Today, we are focused on driving a smarter health care system focused on the quality – not quantity – of care. The health care law includes many tools to increase transparency, avoid costly mistakes and hospital readmissions, keep patients healthy, and encourage new payment and care delivery models, like Accountable Care Organizations. Health information technology is a critical underpinning to this larger strategy.

  Policies like these are already driving improvements. Prior to the law, nearly one in five Medicare patients discharged from a hospital was readmitted within 30 days, at a cost of over $26 billion every year. After implementing policies to incentivize better care coordination after a hospital discharge, the 30-day, all-cause readmission rate is estimated to have dropped during 2012 to a low of 18 percent in October, after averaging 19 percent for the previous five years. This downward trend translates to about 70,000 fewer admissions in 2012.

  Insurance companies are also now required to publicly justify their actions if they want to raise rates by 10% or more. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the proportion of requests for double-digit rate increases fell from 75 percent in 2010 to 14 percent so far in 2013.

  Reforms like these have helped slow Medicare and Medicaid spending per beneficiary to historically low rates of growth.

  Mobilizing Use of Health Information Technology

  Last week, we reached an important milestone in the adoption of health information technology. More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers and nearly 80 percent of hospitals are using electronic health records (EHRs) to improve care, an increase of at least 200 percent since 2008.

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President Obama Tours Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma: “We’ve Got Your Back”

Ezra Mechaber

May 26, 2013 03:12 PM EDT

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It was just one week ago that tornadoes tore through Oklahoma, devastating the town of Moore.

Today, President Obama traveled to the area — visiting Plaza Towers Elementary School to offer a nation’s condolences, and a promise to help Moore rebuild.

President Barack Obama delivers remarks along side what remains of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma, May 26, 2013. Oklahoman Governor Mary Fallin, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and local officials stand with him. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

The President thanked Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Mayor Glenn Lewis of Moore for their quick, outstanding response, and praised other local officials instrumental in helping to save lives and jumpstart the town’s recovery efforts.

President Obama highlighted the everyday acts of heroism in Moore, thanking first responders and volunteers for embodying the “Oklahoma Standard”:

We’ve seen incredible outpourings of support from churches, from community groups who are helping folks begin to recover.

This area has known more than its share of heartbreak. But people here pride themselves on the “Oklahoma Standard” –- what Governor Fallin has called, “Being able to work through disasters like this, and [to] come out stronger on the other side.” And that’s what we’ve been seeing this week.

From the forecasters who issued the warnings, to the first responders who dug through the rubble, to the teachers who shielded with their own bodies their students, Oklahomans have inspired us with their love and their courage and their fellowship.

President Barack Obama talks with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, and local officials as he tours tornado damage along a block of Eagle Drive in Moore, Okla., May 26, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Moore, like Joplin and New Jersey before it, will rebuild — and the nation is standing by to help. As President Obama said:

When we say that we’ve got your back, I promise you, we keep our word.  If you talk to folks in Alabama who have been affected over the last couple of years; you talk to the folks at Joplin, who I know have actually sent volunteers down here to Moore; if you talk to folks in New Jersey and New York, they’ll tell you that when we say we’re going to be there until you completely rebuild, we mean it.

The President closed by urging every American to step up and help the people of Oklahoma.

After visiting Plaza Towers, President Obama stopped by Moore Fire Department Station #1 to meet with first responders. The fire station has served as a command center throughout the disaster, first for search and rescue and now for survivor services.

President Barack Obama talks with first responders and agency officials at Moore Fire Department Station #1 in Moore, Okla., May 26, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Ed. Note: You can help people affected by the recent tornadoes through American Red Cross Disaster Relief. If you are in the affected areas, click here to apply for assistance and learn about other resources that are available to you.

Connecticut Leads the Way on Protecting Children

Secretary Arne Duncan

May 24, 2013 07:23 PM EDT

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At a town hall meeting today on school safety at the Classical Magnet School in Hartford, I got to hear firsthand how Connecticut is leading the nation in adopting common-sense solutions to reduce gun violence and improve school safety.

In the aftermath of the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School last December, the courage and resilience of teachers, parents, children, and communities in the Newtown area has been nothing short of remarkable.

From Governor Dannel Malloy to state lawmakers to the members of the Sandy Hook Promise, the entire state worked together to pass comprehensive legislation to reduce gun violence.

Unlike here in Washington, Connecticut’s lawmakers didn’t defend the status quo or shrink from tackling difficult questions. With bipartisan support, they enacted a comprehensive law to help curb gun violence and mass shootings that does not infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to defend themselves and hunt.

Connecticut’s leaders have set an example of political courage that can teach a lot to Congress and the rest of the nation. At today’s town hall meeting, Governor Malloy talked about how he decided to press ahead for new gun violence prevention measures, despite fierce attacks from the NRA.

By contrast, in Washington, Congress has so far failed to take the sensible step of expanding the background check system to close loopholes that allow criminals and the mentally ill to buy guns.

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• More than Half of Doctors Now Use Electronic Health Records Thanks to Administration Policies

  Jeanne Lambrew May 24, 2013 04:45 PM EDT

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  The Obama Administration has made improving the quality and efficiency of the health care system a priority. Already we have put in place new payment and care models that reward doctors and hospitals for providing high quality and efficient care to their patients. We are working with hospitals to identify gaps in patient safety and ways to reduce preventable readmissions that are harmful and expensive. Health information technology (IT) is critical to making these new models work.

  Until the President made investments in health information technology by signing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, our health care system ran largely on paper. In 2008, only 17 percent of physicians were using advanced electronic health records and just 9 percent of hospitals had adopted electronic health records. Information is the lifeblood of modern medicine, but information can’t get where it needs to go when it’s on paper. That means doctors didn’t have the best information at their fingertips when making diagnosis and treatment decisions; that patients didn’t have easy access to their medical records; and that information is dropped when patients leaving a hospital transition to a nursing home or home care.

  That’s why the President put in place a series of policies to promote adoption of electronic health records as well as their deployment in ways that improve care quality while reducing costs.  This includes:

  • Medicare and Medicaid incentives for the adoption and use of electronic health records;
  • Technical assistance and direct support for primary care practices and rural practitioners to help them overcome barriers to adoption;
  • Creation of certification standards that give providers confidence in what they’re buying and to ensure Medicare and Medicaid dollars are well-spent.

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Enactment of the President’s proposals would, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimate, result in deficits totaling $5.2 trillion between 2014 and 2023, $1.1 trillion less than the cumulative deficit in CBO’s baseline.

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10 Crazy Things the Right Did This Week

Another week, another 10 helpings of crazy brought to by the right wing.

1. Heritage Foundation puts out shoddy report claiming immigrants are takers not makers, conservatives pounce. In a remarkable display this week, the Heritage Foundation put out a study claiming that immigration reform will cost $6.3 TRILLION over the next ten years (Ed. note: it won’t). Immediately, conservatives like Grover Norquist and groups like the American Enterprise Institute and Cato stepped up to trash the report.
2. Heritage Foundation report co-written by racist who has previously written for white nationalist websites. The co-author of the aforementioned report, Jason Richwine, wrote his PhD dissertation about how racial minorities like Hispanics have inherently lower IQs. In addition to these obviously racist views, he also wrote for a white nationalist website and appeared at a conference alongside a well-known white nationalist. Richwine resigned from Heritage late Friday afternoon.
3. Senator proposes ‘Downton Abbey amendment’ to immigration reform bill. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) is an avowed enemy of immigration reform including a pathway to earned citizenship, but he appears to have found some jobs he approves of undocumented immigrants being allowed to have: domestic workers. Lee proposed an amendment to allow undocumented immigrants to be hired, but only as domestic workers, specifically including cooks, waiters, butlers, governessess, maids, valets, gardeners, footmen, grooms, and chauffeurs.
4. Shadowy conservative group cuts ad featuring New Hampshire moms, except the moms turn out to be GOP activists. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has seen her standing with Granite Staters plummet since she voted against expanded background checks. AnIowa-based secret money group rode the rescue this week with an ad backing Ayotte that purported to show regular moms supporting her. It turns out these regular moms were actually regular GOP activists.
5. House GOP stages Benghazi hearing, learns nothing new. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) continued the GOP’s Benghazi witch hunt this week with a dramatic hearing. After the hearing, however, Issa admitted that the only thing we learned is that it was a terrorist attack — something President Obama acknowledged in the Rose Garden the day after the attack happened. In other words, we didn’t learn anything new at all as a result of the hearing. In fact, many of the GOP’s star witnesses actually debunked various right-wing conspiracy theories.
6. GOP senate nominee claimed a $281,500 deduction that the IRS has referred to as a “tax scam.” Massachusetts GOP senate nominee Gabriel Gomez made an agreement with a local conservation association not to alter the facade of his historic home, something which earned him a $281,500 tax deduction. It turns out that he was already legally barred from making any changes. The IRS and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have both highlighted this practice as an egregious “tax scam.”
7. Tea Party activist calls for armed march on Washington, D.C. A Tea Party radio host called for protesters carrying loaded rifles to cross into the District of Columbia, which has very strict gun laws, from Virginia. After the police indicated they would meet the gun-toting protesters at the D.C. line, the host then called for mass lawbreaking in addition to the armed gun march.
8. GOP demands budget process then prevents said process from happening. For the past few years, the GOP has demanded that the Democratic-controlled Senate pass a budget and then confer with the House under the “regular order.” Democrats passed a budget in March, but now Senate Republicans are blocking Senate Democrats from starting an official conference committee with the House, since that would expose the GOP’s unwillingness to compromise. “I think for us to after four years of complaining about Harry Reid’s failure to bring up a budget and then we do one and block conference is something that’s incomprehensible,” said Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).
9. Fox News brings on convicted cover-up expert to discuss alleged Benghazi cover-up. Following the aforementioned House GOP hearing on Benghazi, Fox News brought on Oliver North to discuss the alleged cover up. North himself was of course actually convicted of participating in the Iran-Contra cover-up.
10. NRA makes some suspicious suggestions. At their national conference last weekend, the NRA suggested that parents store their firearms in their children’s rooms (in case of a home invasion). And the NRA’s youth magazine suggested that children build their own indoor, at-home shooting ranges.

BONUS: An exhibitor at the NRA’s national convention was selling a female zombie target that bleeds when you shoot it, which the company called “the ex-girlfriend.” After outcry from groups like UltraViolet, not only did Amazon drop the product but the company agreed to stop making it.

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11 Awful GOP Amendments to the Immigration Bill

Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee officially kicks of the process of amending and working through what could be an historic reform of our broken immigration system.

The Republican members of the Gang of 8 — Sens. McCain (AZ), Flake (AZ), Graham (SC), and Rubio (FL) — deserve credit for their hard work and willingness to compromise on a plan that includes a pathway to earned citizenship. That said, other Republicans have offered dozens of offensive, mean-spirited, and just plain heartless amendments that serve no other purpose than to cause trouble, score cheap political points, demonize immigrants, and/or generally gum up the works for as long as possible in order to try and kill the bill.

ThinkProgress has rounded up 11 of the worst of these GOP amendments:

1. Undocumented immigrants can never become citizens. “No person who is or has previously been willfully present in the United States will [sic] not in lawful status…shall be eligible for United States citizenship.” Offered by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

2. Mandatory DNA testing. Registered provisional immigrant applicants must submit a DNA sample to the Department of Justice to compare against the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) at the FBI. Offered by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT).

3. Zero assistance. Would prohibit undocumented immigrants who earn provisional legal status from applying for permanent residence if they qualify for state means-tested assistance, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP), the temporary assistance for needy families program (TANF), or supplemental security income benefits (SSI). Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

4. Bans humanitarian travel. Immigrants who are in provisional legal status but have to go back to their home countries for a humanitarian reason (to visit a sick relative, for instance) would be prohibited from re-entering the United States. Currently, the provisional legal status includes an authorization for travel.Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

5. Guts family re-unification. The green card distribution for some foreigners relies on a point allocation system in which a certain number of points must be accumulated before those individuals can qualify for a merit-based visa. This amendment would eliminate points for siblings of U.S. citizens and points for individuals from low-sending countries from counting towards merit-based immigrant visas. Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

6. In-person interviews for 11 million immigrants. Sure to slow down the process time for 11 million immigrants, an in-person interview would be required to determine one’s eligibility requirements for provisional legal status. Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

7. Limits visas to South Korea. In an effort to force South Koreans to buy beef from the United States again, this amendment threatens to withhold E-5 visas from South Korea immigrants until the country removes its age-based import restrictions on beef. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

8. Enforces head-of-household deportation and causes family separations. Under the current bill, immigration judges have the authority to decline to deport individuals if they believe that the immigrant’s removal will result in hardship for his or her U.S. citizen child. This amendment would waive this judicial discretion and allow the deportation to occur. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

9. Prevents low-income undocumented immigrants from seeking legalization. The amendment would require individuals applying for provisional legal status to maintain regular employment and a “regular income or resources” above 400 percent of the poverty line (more than $92,000for a family of four). Under the current bill, immigrants must earn at 100 percent of the poverty line or show regular employment. Offered by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

10. Restricts visas for refugees. This amendment would prohibit individuals from applying for refugee and asylum status until one year after the Director of National Intelligence submits a review related to the Boston bombings to Congress. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

11. Allows for racial profiling. Would allow Federal law enforcement to take into account an individual’s country of origin when allowing them into the country. Offered by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA).

Finally, in a very Downton Abbey-esque move, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) filed an amendment to allow undocumented immigrants to be hired, but only as domestic workers, specifically including cooks, waiters, butlers, governessess, maids, valets, gardeners, footmen, grooms, and chauffeurs.

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Vice President Biden told a Sierra Club activist that he opposes the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

Silicon Valley backlash against Zuckerberg group’s pro-dirty energy ad campaign grows.

Fox News brings on convicted cover-up expert to comment on alleged Benghazi cover-up.

Immigration bill would boost Social Security and Medicare by $300 BILLION over the next decade.

NRA youth magazine recommends that kids build indoor home shooting ranges.

Seven times Republicans demanded the budget process they are now obstructing.

Racist author of Heritage anti-immigration study says Latinos have inherently lower IQs.

Amazon pulls bleeding ex-girlfriend shooting target after outcry.

Gabby Giffords’ anti-gun violence Super PAC raised $11 MILLION last quarter.

CONGRESS

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• The Senate stands in adjournment until 10:00am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:00am with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
• Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #42, the nomination of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board with up to one hour of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.
• Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 12:00pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Medine nomination.
• The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings.
• At 2:15pm, the Senate will begin consideration of S.601, the Water Resources Development Act.
• 12:01pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #42, the nomination of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board;Confirmed: 53-45
• Senator Murray asked consent to go to conference on the Budget resolution. Senator McConnell asked that the request be modified so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling.Senator Murray declined to modify her request. Senator McConnell then objected to the request.The Senate stands in recess until 2:15pm.
• The Senate has begun consideration of S.601, Water Resources Development Act.
  Senator Boxer withdrew the committee reported substitute amendment and called up
  Boxer-Vitter substitute #799. The managers are now giving
  their opening statements. We are working on lining up the first amendments in
  order to the bill.
• The Senate is in a period for debate only until 6:30pm on S.601, WRDA, while we figure out the first
  amendments to be considered to the bill.
• The Senate has reached an agreement that provides for the consideration of the first 3 amendments to the WRDA legislation. At 11:30am tomorrow, Wednesday, May 8^th, the Senate will resume consideration of S.601 and the following amendments will be the first amendments in order to the pending Boxer-Vitter substitute amendment #799:-          Coburn #804 (ammunition);-          Coburn #805 (Army Corps lands/guns); and

  -          Whitehouse #803 (oceans).

  No second degree amendments are in order to any of these amendments prior to votes in relation to the amendments. The Coburn and Whitehouse amendments are subject to a 60 affirmative vote threshold. The time until 2pm, will be equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees, for debate on the amendments. Senator Coburn controls 40 minutes of the Republican time.

  At 2:00pm the Senate will proceed to vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed. There will be 2 minutes equally divided between the votes and all after the first vote will be 10 minute votes.

  Upon disposition of the Coburn and Whitehouse amendments, the substitute amendment, as amended, if amended, will be agreed to and be considered original text for the purposes of further amendment.

• WRAP UP
• ROLL CALL VOTE1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #42, the nomination of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; Confirmed: 53-45LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

  Passed H.R.1071, a bill to specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.

  Discharged the Judiciary committee and adopted S.Res.127, Commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the loss of the State symbol of New Hampshire, the Old Man of the Mountain.

  Adopted S.Res.130, designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2013, as “National Physical Education and Sport Week”.

  Began the Rule 14 process of S.888, the End User Exemptions from provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act. (Johanns)

  No additional EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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Last Floor Action:
10:00:15 P.M. – The House adjourned.

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next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on May 7, 2013

10:00:21 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:26 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Reid J. Ribble to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:00:49 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.
10:44:00 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
12:00:00 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of May 7.
12:00:05 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
12:01:05 P.M.		POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Quigley demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Quigley demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day.
12:01:40 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Benishek to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:01:59 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.

12:39:34 P.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 a message from the Secretary of the Senate on May 7, 2013 at 9:30a.m., stating that that body had passed S. 743.
12:40:00 P.M.	H. Res. 198	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 198 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1406) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.”
12:40:04 P.M.	H. Res. 198	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 198.
1:38:37 P.M.	H. Res. 198	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 198, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 198 and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 198 until later in the legislative day.
1:39:06 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
2:10:27 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of May 7.
2:11:06 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 198, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
2:12:32 P.M.	H. Res. 198	Considered as unfinished business. H. Res. 198 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1406) to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide compensatory time for employees in the private sector.”
2:37:29 P.M.	H. Res. 198	On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 230 – 198 (Roll no. 132).
2:46:21 P.M.	H. Res. 198	On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 – 199 (Roll no. 133).
2:46:22 P.M.	H. Res. 198	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:46:27 P.M.		UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal, which had been postponed from earlier in the day.
2:54:11 P.M.		On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 293 – 131, 1 Present (Roll no. 134).
2:55:10 P.M.		Mr. Petri asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on May 8. Agreed to without objection.
2:55:51 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
3:14:23 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
5:13:54 P.M.		The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification of the continuance of the national emergency with respect to Syria – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-22).
5:17:06 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House resumed Special Order speeches.
6:17:00 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

7:04:00 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of May 7.
7:04:10 P.M.		Mr. Sessions filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 202.
7:05:00 P.M.		Mr. Sessions moved that the House do now adjourn.
7:05:05 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
7:05:07 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on May 8, 2013.

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:::::: CONGRESS ::::::

 

The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Thursday, April 18, 2013.

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 with the time until 12:00pm equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees for concurrent debate on the Barrasso and Harkin amendments.

 At approximately 12:00pm, there will be 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:

- Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy) and

- Harkin-Alexander amendment #730 (mental health)

 Both amendments will be subject to a 60 affirmative-vote threshold.

No other amendments are in order to any of these amendments.

There will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote. Both votes will be 10 minutes in duration.

 Following the roll call votes above, the Senate will recess until 2:00pm to allow for caucus meetings.

 At 2:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:

- Executive Calendar #22 Analisa Torres- to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York and

- Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii

There will be up to 15 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.

 At approximately 2:15pm, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominations.

A roll call vote is expected on confirmation of the Torres nomination and a voice vote is expected on the Watson nomination

At 12:02pm the Senate began a roll call vote on Barrasso amendment #717 (privacy);

Agreed To: 67-30 (60-vote threshold)

12:29pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Harkin-Alexander amendment #730 (mental health);

Agreed To: 95-2 (60-vote threshold)

The Senate confirmed by voice vote the nomination of Executive Calendar #22, the nomination of Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

At 2:15pm the Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #23, the nomination of Derrick Kahala Watson, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii;

Confirmed: 94-0

Senator Reid moved to proceed to Calendar #14, S.743, Marketplace Fairness Act, and filed cloture on the motion. We expect the cloture vote to occur at 5:30pm Monday, April 22.

There will be no further roll call votes this week.

At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #60, Jane Kelly, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit.

There will be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form. Upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate will proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination. The motion to reconsider will be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

 

 

WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

ROLL CALL VOTES

1) On Barrasso amendment #717. AGREED TO 67-30.

2) On Harkin-Alexander amendment #730. AGREED TO 95-2.

3) On confirmation of Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. CONFIRMED 94-0.

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed H.R.1246, the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act

Adopted S.Res.103, a resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Steve Schonberg v. Senator Mitch McConnell, et al.

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

Confirmed by voice vote Executive Calendar #22, the nomination of Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

By unanimous consent the Senate confirmed the following nominations and all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, and Navy:

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

#52 Frederick Vollrath, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (New Position)

#54 Eric K. Fanning, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force

 

AIR FORCE

#65 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. John W. Hesterman, III

#66 to be Brigadier General- Col. Richard M. Murphy

#67 to be Major General- Colonel Dorothy A. Hogg

#68 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. James M. Holmes

#69 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson

#71 to be General- Gen. Philip M. Breedlove

#72 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler

#73 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Robert P. Otto

#74 to be Major General- Brig. Gen. Scott W. Jansson

ARMY

#75 to be Brigadier General- Col. Erik C. Peterson

#76 to be Brigadier General- Col. Brently F. White

#77 to be Brigadier General- Col. Christie L. Nixon

#78 to be Major General-

Brigadier General Jeffrey L. Bannister

Brigadier General Scott D. Berrier

Brigadier General Gwendolyn Bingham

Brigadier General Joseph A. Brendler

Brigadier General Clarence K. K. Chinn

Brigadier General Edward F. Dorman, III

Brigadier General Terry R. Ferrell

Brigadier General George J. Franz, III

Brigadier General Christopher K. Haas

Brigadier General Thomas A. Horlander

Brigadier General Thomas S. James, Jr.

Brigadier General Ole A. Knudson

Brigadier General Jonathan A. Maddux

Brigadier General Theodore D. Martin

Brigadier General Kevin G. O’Connell

Brigadier General Barrye L. Price

Brigadier General James M. Richardson

Brigadier General Martin P. Schweitzer

Brigadier General Richard L. Stevens

Brigadier General Stephen M. Twitty

Brigadier General Peter D. Utley

Brigadier General Gary J. Volesky

Brigadier General Darryl A. Williams

Brigadier General Michael E. Williamson

#79 to be General- Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn

#80 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. James L. Terry

#81 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins

MARINE CORPS

#82 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler

#83 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey

#84 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer

#85 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr.

#86 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills

NAVY

#87 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)- Capt. Bret J. Muilenburg

#88 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)- Capt. Adrian J. Jansen

WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

ROLL CALL VOTES

1) On Barrasso amendment #717. AGREED TO 67-30.

2) On Harkin-Alexander amendment #730. AGREED TO 95-2.

3) On confirmation of Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. CONFIRMED 94-0.

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed H.R.1246, the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act

Adopted S.Res.103, a resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Steve Schonberg v. Senator Mitch McConnell, et al.

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

Confirmed by voice vote Executive Calendar #22, the nomination of Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

By unanimous consent the Senate confirmed the following nominations and all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, and Navy:

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

#52 Frederick Vollrath, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (New Position)

#54 Eric K. Fanning, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force

 

AIR FORCE

#65 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. John W. Hesterman, III

#66 to be Brigadier General- Col. Richard M. Murphy

#67 to be Major General- Colonel Dorothy A. Hogg

#68 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. James M. Holmes

#69 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson

#71 to be General- Gen. Philip M. Breedlove

#72 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler

#73 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Robert P. Otto

#74 to be Major General- Brig. Gen. Scott W. Jansson

ARMY

#75 to be Brigadier General- Col. Erik C. Peterson

#76 to be Brigadier General- Col. Brently F. White

#77 to be Brigadier General- Col. Christie L. Nixon

#78 to be Major General-

Brigadier General Jeffrey L. Bannister

Brigadier General Scott D. Berrier

Brigadier General Gwendolyn Bingham

Brigadier General Joseph A. Brendler

Brigadier General Clarence K. K. Chinn

Brigadier General Edward F. Dorman, III

Brigadier General Terry R. Ferrell

Brigadier General George J. Franz, III

Brigadier General Christopher K. Haas

Brigadier General Thomas A. Horlander

Brigadier General Thomas S. James, Jr.

Brigadier General Ole A. Knudson

Brigadier General Jonathan A. Maddux

Brigadier General Theodore D. Martin

Brigadier General Kevin G. O’Connell

Brigadier General Barrye L. Price

Brigadier General James M. Richardson

Brigadier General Martin P. Schweitzer

Brigadier General Richard L. Stevens

Brigadier General Stephen M. Twitty

Brigadier General Peter D. Utley

Brigadier General Gary J. Volesky

Brigadier General Darryl A. Williams

Brigadier General Michael E. Williamson

#79 to be General- Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn

#80 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. James L. Terry

#81 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins

MARINE CORPS

#82 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler

#83 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey

#84 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer

#85 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr.

#86 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills

NAVY

#87 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)- Capt. Bret J. Muilenburg

#88 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)- Capt. Adrian J. Jansen

WRAP UP FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

ROLL CALL VOTES

1) On Barrasso amendment #717. AGREED TO 67-30.

2) On Harkin-Alexander amendment #730. AGREED TO 95-2.

3) On confirmation of Executive Calendar #23 Derrick Kahala Watson- to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. CONFIRMED 94-0.

 

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

 

Passed H.R.1246, the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act

Adopted S.Res.103, a resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Steve Schonberg v. Senator Mitch McConnell, et al.

 

 

EXECUTIVE ITEMS

 

Confirmed by voice vote Executive Calendar #22, the nomination of Analisa Torres, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate confirmed the following nominations and all nominations on the Secretary’s Desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, and Navy:

 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

#52 Frederick Vollrath, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (New Position)

 

#54 Eric K. Fanning, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force

 

AIR FORCE

#65 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. John W. Hesterman, III

#66 to be Brigadier General- Col. Richard M. Murphy

#67 to be Major General- Colonel Dorothy A. Hogg

#68 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. James M. Holmes

#69 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson

 

#71 to be General- Gen. Philip M. Breedlove

#72 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Mark O. Schissler

#73 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Robert P. Otto

#74 to be Major General- Brig. Gen. Scott W. Jansson

 

ARMY

#75 to be Brigadier General- Col. Erik C. Peterson

#76 to be Brigadier General- Col. Brently F. White

#77 to be Brigadier General- Col. Christie L. Nixon

#78 to be Major General-

Brigadier General Jeffrey L. Bannister

Brigadier General Scott D. Berrier

Brigadier General Gwendolyn Bingham

Brigadier General Joseph A. Brendler

Brigadier General Clarence K. K. Chinn

Brigadier General Edward F. Dorman, III

Brigadier General Terry R. Ferrell

Brigadier General George J. Franz, III

Brigadier General Christopher K. Haas

Brigadier General Thomas A. Horlander

Brigadier General Thomas S. James, Jr.

Brigadier General Ole A. Knudson

Brigadier General Jonathan A. Maddux

Brigadier General Theodore D. Martin

Brigadier General Kevin G. O’Connell

Brigadier General Barrye L. Price

Brigadier General James M. Richardson

Brigadier General Martin P. Schweitzer

Brigadier General Richard L. Stevens

Brigadier General Stephen M. Twitty

Brigadier General Peter D. Utley

Brigadier General Gary J. Volesky

Brigadier General Darryl A. Williams

Brigadier General Michael E. Williamson

#79 to be General- Lt. Gen. Daniel B. Allyn

#80 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. James L. Terry

#81 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Perry L. Wiggins

 

MARINE CORPS

#82 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler

#83 to be Lieutenant General- Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Bailey

#84 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Steven A. Hummer

#85 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, Jr.

#86 to be Lieutenant General- Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills

 

NAVY

#87 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)- Capt. Bret J. Muilenburg

#88 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)- Capt. Adrian J. Jansen

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Last Floor Action:
7:58:24 P.M. – The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order.

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The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 18, 2013.

10:00:00 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:01:34 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Jeff Denham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:02:04 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Minister Yolanda Adams, Bay Area Baptist Church, Houston, TX
10:03:31 A.M.		POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Pittinger demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pittinger made a point of no quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day.
10:04:00 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Barrow of GA to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
10:07:50 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
10:21:08 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 a message from the Secretary of the Senate on April 18, 2013 at 9:38 a.m. stating that that body had agreed to S. Con. Res. 5 and made appointments to the Congressional Advisory Panel on the Governance of the Nuclear Security Enterprise.
10:21:58 A.M.	H.R. 624	ORDER OF PROCEDURE – Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 624 in the Committee of the Whole, amendment numbered 13 offered by Mr. McCaul of Texas be modified in the form that was placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
10:22:33 A.M.	H.R. 624	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 624 — “To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cyber security entities, and for other purposes.”
10:23:15 A.M.	H.R. 624	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
10:24:52 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Ms. Sinema, numbered 7 printed in House Report 113-41 to add the Inspector General (IG) of DHS to the omnibus IG reporting requirement; add the DHS IG to rest of the group responsible for submitting an annual report to Congress; add the House Committee on Homeland Security and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to the recipients of the report.
10:24:55 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sinema amendment No. 7.
10:34:00 A.M.	H.R. 624	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Sinema amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Sinema demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
10:34:13 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Ms. Sanchez, Loretta, numbered 8 printed in House Report 113-41 to insert language that would include the Privacy Officer and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security in issuing a report on assessing the privacy and civil liberties impact of this bill.
10:34:16 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Loretta Sanchez amendment No. 8.
10:37:46 A.M.	H.R. 624	Sanchez, Loretta amendment; modified by unanimous consent.
10:40:18 A.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the Sanchez, Loretta amendment; as modified Agreed to by voice vote.
10:40:38 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Mr. LaMalfa, numbered 9 printed in House Report 113-41 to make clear that nothing in this bill authorizes the government to target a US person for surveillance.
10:40:40 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 9.
10:49:19 A.M.	H.R. 624	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the LaMalfa amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rogers (MI) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
10:49:55 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Mr. Paulsen, numbered 10 printed in House Report 113-41 to establish the sense of congress that international cooperation should be encouraged where possible in regards to cyber security.
10:49:57 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Paulsen amendment No. 10.
10:55:25 A.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the Paulsen amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
10:55:46 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Mr. Barton, numbered 11 printed in House Report 113-41 to clarify that companies sharing cyber threat information with other companies cannot treat this sharing relationship as a loophole to sell a consumer’s personal information for a marketing purpose.
10:55:48 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barton amendment No. 11.
11:01:55 A.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the Barton amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
11:02:16 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 12 printed in House Report 113-41 to clarify that cyber security service providers need only provide information about cyber security incidents if they pose a threat to the government’s information and protects individuals’ private data from being assessed by the government solely because it is stored by a company that provides information services to a government agency.
11:02:18 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 12.
11:09:51 A.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
11:10:07 A.M.	H.R. 624	An amendment, offered by Mr. McCaul, numbered 13 printed in House Report 113-41 to establish a primary point of receipt in the Federal Government for cyber threat information sharing at the Department of Homeland Security.
11:10:18 A.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 164, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McCaul amendment No. 13.
11:26:07 A.M.	H.R. 624	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the McCaul amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. McCaul demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
11:26:54 A.M.	H.R. 624	Mr. Rogers (MI) moved that the Committee rise.
11:27:08 A.M.	H.R. 624	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
11:27:16 A.M.	H.R. 624	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 624 as unfinished business.
11:27:37 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
11:45:31 A.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 18.
11:45:33 A.M.	H.R. 624	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 624 — “To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.”
11:45:53 A.M.	H.R. 624	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
11:45:56 A.M.	H.R. 624	UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
12:13:11 P.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the Sinema amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 113).
12:13:12 P.M.		MOMENT OF SILENCE – The Chair led the House in observing a moment of silence for the victims of the explosion in the town of West, Texas.
12:21:40 P.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the LaMalfa amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 114).
12:27:26 P.M.	H.R. 624	On agreeing to the McCaul amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: (Roll no. 115).
12:27:40 P.M.	H.R. 624	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 624.
12:28:56 P.M.	H.R. 624	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
12:29:11 P.M.	H.R. 624	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
12:30:21 P.M.	H.R. 624	Mr. Perlmutter moved to recommit with instructions to Intelligence (Permanent).
12:30:42 P.M.	H.R. 624	DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Perlmutter motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit employers, prospective employers, or the Federal Government from requiring the disclosure of social networking or personal account passwords by an employee or job applicant without a court order. The Motion would also prohibit the Federal Government from establishing a mechanism by which it could control citizen’s access to the Internet with a national firewall similar to the “Great Internet Firewall of China.” Lastly, the Motion would make changes to the McCaul amendment, adding a section that requires reporting of information on the number of Americans who have been forced to disclose passwords and had information released to the Federal government or obtained in connection
12:42:14 P.M.	H.R. 624	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
12:42:19 P.M.	H.R. 624	On motion to recommit with instructions Roll Call 116 – Recorded vote pending.

12:50:54 P.M.	H.R. 624	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 – 224 (Roll no. 116).
12:59:39 P.M.	H.R. 624	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 288 – 127 (Roll no. 117).
12:59:40 P.M.	H.R. 624	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:59:53 P.M.		On approving the Journal Agreed to by voice vote.
1:00:41 P.M.	H.R. 624	The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 624.
1:07:11 P.M.		COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.
1:24:58 P.M.		Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11:00 a.m. on April 19. Agreed to without objection.
1:25:19 P.M.		Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on Friday, April 19, 2013, it adjourn to meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 for Morning-Hour Debate Agreed to without objection.
1:27:18 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
1:46:07 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
2:30:44 P.M.		Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities – Pursuant to section 3 of the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-275), and the order of the House of January 3, 2013, the Speaker appointed Ms. Susan Dreyfus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Ms. Cassie Statuto Bevan of Derwood, Maryland to the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities.
2:31:59 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House resumed Special Order speeches.
2:56:43 P.M.		Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.
2:56:54 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
2:56:55 P.M.		The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on April 19, 2013.

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:::::: CONGRESS :::::: S.649

The Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, April 15, 2013.

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
• At 5:00pm on Monday, April 15^th, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #21, Beverly Reid O’Connell- to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California with up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.  Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the O’Connell nomination.
• The Senate will continue to consider S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 during the week of April 15^th.

5:39pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #21, the nomination of Beverly Reid O’Connell, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California;

Confirmed: 92-0

WRAP UP

ROLL CALL VOTE

1)      Confirmation of Executive Calendar #21, the nomination of Beverly Reid O’Connell, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; Confirmed: 92-0

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Began the Rule 14 process of S.729, the Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act. (Cruz)

Began the Rule 14 process of S.730, the Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act. (Cruz)

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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Last Floor Action:
2:38:04 P.M. – The House adjourned. 4/12/2013

The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on April 15, 2013.

12:00:40 P.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:50 P.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable George Holding to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:01:00 P.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 2:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
12:13:22 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. today.
2:00:25 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 15.
2:00:34 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
2:01:38 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
2:01:43 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Wilson of SC to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
2:02:17 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
2:12:20 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for approximately 5:00 P.M. today.

5:01:29 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of April 15.
5:01:35 P.M.		The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
5:02:13 P.M.	H.R. 1162	Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1162 — “To amend title 31, United States Code, to make improvements in the Government Accountability Office.”
5:02:25 P.M.	H.R. 1162	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:02:26 P.M.	H.R. 1162	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1162.

5:11:36 P.M.	H.R. 1162	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
5:12:09 P.M.	H.R. 1246	Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 1246 — “To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office.”
5:12:25 P.M.	H.R. 1246	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:12:27 P.M.	H.R. 1246	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1246.
5:28:05 P.M.	H.R. 1246	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
5:28:10 P.M.	H.R. 1246	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5:28:38 P.M.	H.R. 882	Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 882 — “To prohibit the awarding of a contract or grant in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that the contractor or grantee has no seriously delinquent tax debts, and for other purposes.”
5:28:48 P.M.	H.R. 882	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:28:50 P.M.	H.R. 882	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 882.
5:45:52 P.M.	H.R. 882	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
5:46:23 P.M.	H.R. 249	Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 249 — “To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.”
5:46:32 P.M.	H.R. 249	Considered under suspension of the rules.
5:46:33 P.M.	H.R. 249	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 249.
6:19:08 P.M.		The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate agreed to S. Con. Res. 8.
6:19:51 P.M.	H.R. 249	DEBATE – The House resumed with debate on H.R. 249.
6:32:25 P.M.	H.R. 249	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
6:32:38 P.M.	H.R. 1162	in the Government Accountability Office.”
6:57:49 P.M.	H.R. 1162	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 – 0 (Roll no. 103).
6:57:50 P.M.	H.R. 1162	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:00:00 P.M.		MOMENT OF SILENCE – The Chair led the House in observing a moment of silence for the victims in Boston.
7:01:11 P.M.	H.R. 882	Considered as unfinished business.
7:08:01 P.M.	H.R. 882	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 407 – 0 (Roll no. 104).
7:08:30 P.M.	H.R. 882	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
7:08:47 P.M.	H.R. 249	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 249 — “To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible for Federal employment.”
7:16:46 P.M.	H.R. 249	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 250 – 159 (Roll no. 105).
7:17:14 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
7:26:08 P.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
8:55:04 P.M.		Ms. Frankel (FL) moved that the House do now adjourn.
8:55:44 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
8:55:45 P.M.		The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 16, 2013.

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:::::: CONGRESS ::::::

An almost empty US Congress before the Invasion of Iraq (Photo credit: James Morrison)

The Senate stands in adjournment until 2:00pm on Monday, April 15, 2013.

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
• At 5:00pm on Monday, April 15^th, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #21, Beverly Reid O’Connell- to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California with up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.
•  Upon the use or yielding back of time (approximately 5:30pm), there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the O’Connell nomination.
• The Senate will continue to consider S.649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 during the week of April 15^th.

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Last Floor Action:
5:45:57 P.M. – The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order.

The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 12, 2013.

10:00:09 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:18 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Lynn A. Westmoreland to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:00:44 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
10:02:04 A.M.		POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL – The Chair announced that he had examined the Journal of the last day’s proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Hultgren demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Chair announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hultgren demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal until later in the legislative day.
10:02:43 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. McNerney to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
10:03:05 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
10:16:53 A.M.	H.R. 1120	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 146. H.R. 1120 — “To prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from taking any action that requires a quorum of the members of the Board until such time as Board constituting a quorum shall have been confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court issues a decision on the constitutionality of the appointments to the Board made in January 2012, or the adjournment sine die of the first session of the 113th Congress.”
10:16:58 A.M.	H.R. 1120	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1120 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 113-6 shall be considered as adopted.
10:17:47 A.M.	H.R. 1120	Amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the House Committee on Rules, Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 146 the amendment consisting the text of the Rules Committee Print 113-6 shall be considered as adopted.
10:20:06 A.M. DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate onH.R. 1120. 11:25:48 A.M. H.R. 1120 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. 11:26:33 A.M. H.R. 1120 Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to Education and the Workforce. 11:26:52 A.M. H.R. 1120 DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bustos motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to protect the employment and election rights of veterans and the American workforce against outsourcing, abuse by foreign firms, unsafe working conditions and discrimination. 11:35:00 A.M. H.R. 1120 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. 12:00:54 P.M. H.R. 1120 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 100). 12:10:57 P.M. H.R. 1120 On passage Passed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 101). 12:10:58 P.M. H.R. 1120 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 12:11:12 P.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of the Journal which had been postponed from earlier in the day. 12:18:15 P.M. On approving the Journal Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (Roll no. 102). 12:28:03 P.M. COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week. 12:52:46 P.M. S. 716 Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table and consider. 12:52:46 P.M. S. 716 Considered by unanimous consent. S. 716 — “To modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.” 12:53:08 P.M. S. 716 On passage Passed without objection. 12:53:10 P.M. S. 716 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 12:53:23 P.M. Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on April 15. Agreed to without objection. 12:54:14 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches. 1:00:06 P.M. SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches. 2:38:00 P.M. Ms. Norton moved that the House do now adjourn. 2:38:03 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. 2:38:04 P.M. The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on April 15, 2013. « Previous Day