the Senate Convenes: 9:30am ET February 1, 2012

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour 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 resume consideration of S.2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act.
• We hope to have votes in relation to amendments to the STOCK Act during Wednesday’s session of the Senate.

The following amendments are pending to S.2038, the STOCK Act:

• Reid #1470 (substitute)
• Reid for Lieberman #1482 (technical)
• Brown (OH) #1478 (10 day filing)
• Toomey-McCaskill  #1472 (prohibit earmarks)
• Brown (OH) #1481, as modified (divestiture)
• Thune #1477 (SEC/solicitation)
• McCain #1471 (prohibit bonuses for senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)
• Leahy #1483 (anti-corruption)
• Coburn #1473 (duplicative and overlapping government programs)
• Coburn #1474 (legislation posted online 72 hours prior to a vote)
• Coburn #1476 (substitute – Member certification)
• Paul #1484 (Member certification)
• Paul #1485 (apply reporting requirements to Federal employees and judicial officers)
• Paul #1487 (Executive oversight)
• DeMint #1488 (SoS Constitutional amendment limiting the number of terms Member of Congress may serve)
• Paul #1490 (Member forfeiture Federal retirement benefits if he/she becomes a lobbyist)
• Blumenthal #1498 (Member of Congress denied retirement benefits if he/she is convicted of a felony)
• Shelby #1491 (extend reporting requirements to executive branch and independent agencies)

WRAP UP

No ROLL CALL VOTES

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Passed S.1296, A bill to revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pond Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit RI-07 in the State of Rhode Island.

Passed HR 588, To redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge.

Adopted S.Res.365, honoring the life of Kevin Hagan White, the Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from 1968 to 1984.

Adopted S.Res 366, Honoring the life of dissident and democracy activist Wilman Villar Mendoza and condemning the Castro regime for the death of Wilman Villar Mendoza.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS

LEGISLATIVE DAY OF FEBRUARY  1, 2012

 112TH CONGRESS – SECOND SESSION

-The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on February 2, 2012.9:44:32 P.M. -On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.9:44:15 P.M. -Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.8:16:16 P.M. -SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.8:16:04 P.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.8:15:34 P.M. -H.R. 3630POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Michaud motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Michaud demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.8:14:34 P.M. -H.R. 3630The previous question was ordered without objection.7:25:15 P.M. -H.R. 3630DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Michaud motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3630. The instructions contained in the motion seek to direct the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the bill H.R. 3630 to recede from section 2123 of the House bill, relating to allowing a waiver of requirements under section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including a requirement that all money withdrawn from the unemployment fund of the State shall be used solely in the payment of unemployment compensation.7:22:13 P.M. -H.R. 3630Mr. Michaud moved that the House instruct conferees.7:20:04 P.M. -Mr. Woodall filed reports from the Committee on Rules, H. Res. 533 and H. Res. 534.7:19:26 P.M. -H.R. 3567Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.7:19:25 P.M. -H.R. 3567On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 395 – 27 (Roll no. 20).7:12:03 P.M. -H.R. 3567Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3567 — “To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores.”7:12:02 P.M. -H.R. 3835Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.7:12:01 P.M. -H.R. 3835On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 309 – 117 (Roll no. 19).7:05:47 P.M. -H.R. 3835Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 3835 — “To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees.”7:05:28 P.M. -UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of motions to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.7:05:21 P.M. -H.R. 1173Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.7:05:19 P.M. -H.R. 1173On passage Passed by recorded vote: 267 – 159 (Roll no. 18).6:58:30 P.M. -H.R. 1173On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 175 – 247 (Roll no. 17).6:41:50 P.M. -H.R. 1173The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.6:30:31 P.M. -H.R. 1173Floor summary: DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garamendi motion to recommit. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to insert a section entitled “Ensuring Long-Term Care Services for Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Disabled Individuals”.6:30:18 P.M. -H.R. 1173Mr. Garamendi moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.6:29:04 P.M. -H.R. 1173The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.6:28:47 P.M. -H.R. 1173The 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.6:28:36 P.M. -H.R. 1173The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1173.6:28:06 P.M. -H.R. 1173On agreeing to the Deutch amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 160 – 264 (Roll no. 16).6:23:33 P.M. -H.R. 1173On agreeing to the Deutch amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 164 – 260 (Roll no. 15).6:18:23 P.M. -H.R. 1173On agreeing to the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 157 – 264 (Roll no. 14).6:13:53 P.M. -H.R. 1173On agreeing to the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 161 – 263 (Roll no. 13).5:46:02 P.M. -H.R. 1173UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.4:18:00 P.M. -H.R. 1173The Committee of the Whole proceeded with pro forma amendments.4:17:19 P.M. -H.R. 1173POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Deutch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.4:08:04 P.M. -H.R. 1173DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Deutch amendment No. 5 under the five-minute rule.4:07:59 P.M. -H.R. 1173An amendment, offered by Mr. Deutch,  numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section for class program flexibility.4:07:08 P.M. -H.R. 1173POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Deutch amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Deutch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.4:00:13 P.M. -H.R. 1173DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Deutch amendment No. 4 under the five-minute rule.4:00:08 P.M. -H.R. 1173An amendment, offered by Mr. Deutch,  numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section to prevent an increase in medicaid spending.3:59:42 P.M. -H.R. 1173POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.3:50:01 P.M. -H.R. 1173DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment No. 1 under the five-minute rule.3:49:36 P.M. -H.R. 1173An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee (TX),  numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to add a new section to ensure market penetration for private long-term care insurance.3:48:50 P.M. -H.R. 1173POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Jackson Lee demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.3:37:23 P.M. -H.R. 1173DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson Lee (TX) amendment No. 2 under the five-minute rule.3:37:06 P.M. -H.R. 1173An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee (TX),  numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to propose adding a new section requiring a study on the impact of not having long-term care insurance on the Federal, State and local governments.2:25:09 P.M. -H.R. 1173GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1173.2:24:58 P.M. -H.R. 1173The Speaker designated the Honorable Candice S. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.2:24:57 P.M. -H.R. 1173House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 522 and Rule XVIII.2:24:46 P.M. -H.R. 1173Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1173 with 1 hour of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without instructions allowed. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill for the purpose of amendment. The resolution makes in order only those amendments that are submitted for printing in the Congressional Record not later than the legislative day of Tuesday, January 31, 2012, or pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The bill shall be considered for amendment for a period not to exceed three hours.2:24:41 P.M. -H.R. 1173Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 522. H.R. 1173 — “To repeal the CLASS program.”2:23:09 P.M. -H.R. 3567At 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.1:39:26 P.M. -H.R. 3567DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3567.1:39:24 P.M. -H.R. 3567Considered under suspension of the rules.1:39:00 P.M. -H.R. 3567Mr. Boustany moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 3567 — “To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to implement policies to prevent assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program from being used in strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores.”1:37:46 P.M. -UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST – Mr. Daniel E. Lungren asked unanimous consent that the “Standards for the Electronic Posting of House and Committee Documents and Data”, which were adopted by the Committee on House Administration on December 16, 2011, be printed in the Congressional Record. Agreed to without objection.1:36:45 P.M. -H. Con. Res. 90Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.1:36:43 P.M. -H. Con. Res. 90On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.1:36:09 P.M. -H. Con. Res. 90Considered by unanimous consent. H. Con. Res. 90 — “Authorizing the printing of the 25th edition of the pocket version of the United States Constitution.”1:36:07 P.M. -H. Con. Res. 90Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.1:36:06 P.M. -H. Res. 496Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.1:35:59 P.M. -H. Res. 496On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.1:20:24 P.M. -H. Res. 496DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 496.1:20:21 P.M. -H. Res. 496Considered under suspension of the rules.1:19:57 P.M. -H. Res. 496Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution. H. Res. 496 — “Adjusting the amount provided for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress.”1:17:49 P.M. -H.R. 3835At 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.12:32:55 P.M. -H.R. 3835DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3835.12:32:53 P.M. -H.R. 3835Considered under suspension of the rules.12:32:19 P.M. -H.R. 3835Mr. Ross (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 3835 — “To extend the pay limitation for Members of Congress and Federal employees.”12:30:02 P.M. -H.R. 658Conference report H. Rept. 112-381 filed.12:07:03 P.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.12:06:26 P.M. -BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY – Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4355(a), and the order of the House of January 5, 2011, the Speaker appointed Mr. Shimkus of Illinois and Mr. Womack of Arkansas to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy .12:05:09 P.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – Mr. Garrett of New Jersey was recognized for the purpose of introducing the guest Chaplain for today.12:03:56 P.M. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Bucshon to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.12:03:49 P.M. -The Speaker announced approval of the Journal.  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.12:02:15 P.M. -Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Karen Hallett, United States Army, New Windsor, New York.12:00:53 P.M. -The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of February 1.10:36:52 A.M. -The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.10:01:20 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.10:01:13 A.M. -The Speaker designated the Honorable Chip Cravaack to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.10:00:52 A.M. -The House convened, starting a new legislative day.