Be a Seed for Change

the Senate Convenes: 9:30amET 12/12, 2012

Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 2:00pm. The first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the first half and the Majority controlling the final half.
The time from 11:30am until 2:00pm will be designated for speeches by and regarding retiring Senators.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.3627, the transaction account guarantee (TAG) extension legislation.
For the information of all Senators, during Tuesday’s session, cloture was filed on S.3637. As a result, the filing deadline for all first degree amendments to the bill is 1:00pm Wednesday. Under the rule, the cloture vote will occur on Thursday morning.

The Senate has reached an agreement that when the Senate receives the papers with respect to H.R.4310, the Senate’s passage of H.R.4310, as amended, be vitiated; that adoption of the Senate amendment be vitiated; that the amendment, the text of S.3245, as amended by the Senate, be modified with the changes that are at the desk; that no other amendments be in order and the Senate proceed to vote (voice vote expected) in relation to the amendment, as modified; that if the substitute amendment, as modified, is agreed to, H.R.4310, as amended, be read a third time and passed; finally, that the previous request with respect to the Senate’s request for conference, including the appointment of conferees, be agreed to; with all of the above occurring with no intervening action or debate.

When we receive the papers from the House we will execute the above order and send the Defense bill to conference.

The Senate is in a period of morning business with until 6:00pm with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10- minutes each.

WRAP UP

No ROLL CALL VOTES

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS

Concurred in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.2838, an act to reauthorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes by voice vote.

Passed H.R.3783, the Countering Iran in Western Hemisphere Act of 2012 with a Rubio amendment by voice vote.

Passed S.3677, a act to make technical corrections to the Flood Insurance Program.

Adopted S.Res.614, celebrating the World Peace Corps Mission and the World Peace Prize.

Adopted S.Res.615, Congratulating the recipients of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

No EXECUTIVE ITEMS

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Watch Live House Floor Proceedings

10:00:32 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
10:00:36 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Daniel Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
10:01:04 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.
11:01:39 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.		<ACTION_DESCRIPTION>The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of December 12.
12:01:00 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Jerome Milton, Greater New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas.
12:03:38 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
12:03:46 P.M.		>PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Sarbanes to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:04:19 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
12:05:10 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 the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on December 12, 2012 at 11:08 a.m.: That the Senate passed H.R. 4014, without amendment; H.R. 4367, without amendment; H.R. 2467, without amendment; H.R. 3319, without amendment; H.R. 6328, without amendment; H.R. 6328, without amendment; and passed S. 3564.
12:06:57 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

12:06:57 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
12:33:34 P.M.	H. Res. 827	Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 827 — “Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.”
12:33:57 P.M.	H. Res. 827	DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 827.
1:45:29 P.M.	H. Res. 827	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on H. Res. 827, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question, and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Slaughter demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.
1:46:01 P.M.	H.R. 5817	Mrs. Capito moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 5817 — “To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement.”
1:46:05 P.M.	H.R. 5817	Considered under suspension of the rules.
1:46:06 P.M.	H.R. 5817	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5817.
1:52:30 P.M.	H.R. 5817	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
1:52:50 P.M.	H.R. 5817	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1:53:15 P.M.	H.R. 6190	Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. H.R. 6190 — “To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to allow for the distribution, sale, and consumption in the United States of remaining inventories of over-the-counter CFC epinephrine inhalers.”
1:53:37 P.M.	H.R. 6190	Considered under suspension of the rules.
1:53:40 P.M.	H.R. 6190	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6190.
2:31:50 P.M.	H.R. 6190	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.
2:32:22 P.M.	S. 3542	Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 3542 — “To authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, and for other purposes.”
2:33:07 P.M.	S. 3542	Considered under suspension of the rules.
2:33:09 P.M.	S. 3542	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3542.
2:51:08 P.M.	S. 3542	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2:51:12 P.M.	S. 3542	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2:51:19 P.M.	S. 1998	Mr. King (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. S. 1998 — “To obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland Security.”
2:51:39 P.M.	S. 1998	Considered under suspension of the rules.
2:51:42 P.M.	S. 1998	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1998.
3:01:37 P.M.	S. 1998	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
3:01:41 P.M.	S. 1998	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:02:37 P.M.	H.R. 6364	Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 6364 — “To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to designate memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, including a National World War I Memorial on the National Mall in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.”
3:02:56 P.M.	H.R. 6364	Considered under suspension of the rules.
3:02:58 P.M.	H.R. 6364	DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6364.
3:28:18 P.M.	H.R. 6364	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
3:28:21 P.M.	H.R. 6364	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:28:23 P.M.	H.R. 6364	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
3:28:38 P.M.		MEDAL OF VALOR REVIEW BOARD – Pursuant to section 3(b) of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 15202), the Minority Leader appointed Joanne Hayes-White of San Francisco, California, to the Medal of Valor Review Board .
3:29:04 P.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.

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Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
and the March on Washington, 1963

March on Washington participants. Aug. 28, 1963.
Library of Congress

Opens December 14, 2012
NMAAHC Gallery at American History, second floor east

On August 28, 1963, at the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. began his speech by declaring, “Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of captivity … In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.”

In 2013 the country will commemorate two events that changed the course of the nation — the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation and the 1963 March on Washington. Standing as milestone moments in the grand sweep of American history, these achievements were the culmination of decades of struggles by individuals — both famous and unknown — who believed in the American promise that this nation was dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal.” Separated by 100 years, they are linked together in a larger story of freedom and the American experience.

To commemorate these two pivotal achievements, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in collaboration with the National Museum of American History (NMAH) will present an exhibition, featuring historic photographs, paintings, new film footage and objects, that explores the historical context of these two crucial events, their accomplishments and limitations, and their impact on the generations that followed.

The exhibition will be on view from Dec. 14, 2012 through Sept. 15, 2013 in NMAAHC’s temporary gallery on level two at American History, 14^th St NW and Constitution Ave NW. Metro: Smithsonian or Federal Triangle.

For more information, visit www.nmaahc.si.edu.