the Senate Convened at 9:45am September 9, 2011

• Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business with
  Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
• There will be no roll call votes Friday.  The next roll call vote will be on
  Monday, September 12, 2011 no earlier than 5:30pm.

During Friday’s session of the Senate, Senator Reid moved to proceed to
H.J.Res.66, a joint resolution regarding Burma Sanctions and filed cloture on
the motion to proceed.

At 5:30pm on Monday, the Senate will conduct a roll call vote on the motion
to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.J.Res.66.

VOTES

Passed S.1239, the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act

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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS
LEGISLATIVE DAY OF SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

12:33 P.M. –  On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on September 12, 2011.

Mr. Heck moved that the House do now adjourn.

12:32 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 the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001. – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-52).

11:58 A.M. –  SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

11:54 A.M. –  ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

11:53 A.M. –  Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Friday, September 9, 2011, it adjourn to meet at 12 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011, for Morning-Hour Debate. Agreed to without objection.

11:40 A.M. –  The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on September 9, 2011 at 9:04 a.m.: That the Senate agreed to H.Con.Res. 67 and S.Con.Res. 28.

11:39 A.M. –  The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on September 8, 2011 at 6:20 p.m.: That the Senate passedH.R. 1249.

H.R. 1892:

to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence AgencyRetirement and Disability System, and for other purposes 

11:38 A.M. –  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment ofH.R. 1892.

11:37 A.M. –  Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.On passage Passed by recorded vote: 384 – 14(Roll no. 698).

11:31 A.M. –  On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 145 – 257(Roll no. 697).

11:15 A.M. –  The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

11:07 A.M. –  DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hochul 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 adding a new section entitled “PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDING TO COUNTER THE THREAT POSED BY TRANSNATIONAL DRUG TRAFFICKING”.

11:06 A.M. –  Ms. Hochul moved to recommit with instructions to Intelligence (Permanent).

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.

11:05 A.M. –  Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 391:

expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001, on the 10th anniversary of that date 

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Considered by unanimous consent.

11:04 A.M. –  Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

11:02 A.M. –  MOMENT OF SILENCE – The House observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terror attacks on September 11, 2011.

H.R. 1892:

to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes 

11:01 A.M. –  POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, the Chair postponed further proceedings on H. R. 1892 until a time to be announced.The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

11:00 A.M. –  The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to reportH.R. 1892.

10:59 A.M. –  On agreeing to the Carney amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 303 – 92(Roll no. 696).

10:52 A.M. –  On agreeing to the Hunter amendment Agreed to by recorded vote: 397 – 0(Roll no. 695).

10:24 A.M. –  UNFINISHED 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.On agreeing to the Keating amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

10:17 A.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Keating Part B amendment No. 9.Amendment offered by Mr. Keating.

An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to include Sense of Congress language to encourage the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, to integrate the intelligence-sharing capabilities of fusion centers and leverage participation from all intelligence, law enforcement and homeland security agencies to prevent acts of terrorism against the United States in a manner consistent with the Constitution.

10:16 A.M. –  POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Carney amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Carney demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

10:12 A.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Carney Part B amendment No. 7.Amendment offered by Mr. Carney.

An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to express the sense of Congress that railway transportation security has been and must continue to be a priority of the intelligence community in infrastructure threat assessment, namely through the coordination of the Office of Intelligence & Analysis.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Hunter amendment No. 6, 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 adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced.

10:07 A.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hunter Part B amendment No. 6.Amendment offered by Mr. Hunter.

An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to require the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense to establish a coordinated strategy utilizing all available personnel and assets for intelligence collection and analysis to identify and counter network activity and operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan relating to the development and use of improvised explosive devices.

By unanimous consent, the Holt amendment was withdrawn.

10:02 A.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Holt Part B amendment No. 5.

10:01 A.M. –  Amendment offered by Mr. Holt.

An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress not more than 180 days after enactment a National Intelligence Estimate on the impact of the recent revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East on the security of the State of Israel.

10:00 A.M. –  On agreeing to the Wolf amendment as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

9:56  A.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wolf Part B amendment No. 2, as modified.Wolf amendment modified by unanimous consent.

Amendment offered by Mr. Wolf.

An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to create a `Team B’–a counterterrorism competitive analysis council of outside experts–to continuously advise the Director of National Intelligence and the Congress on how best to revise plans, operations, concepts, organizations, and capabilities across the intelligence community in response to the evolving threat of terrorism and domestic radicalization.

9:55  A.M. –  On agreeing to the Rogers (MI) amendment as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

9:51  A.M. –  DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 392, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rogers (MI) Part B amendment No. 1, as modified.Rogers (MI) amendment modified by unanimous consent.

Amendment offered by Mr. Rogers (MI).

An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-200 to make various modifications and technical corrections including: 1) clarifies the language contained in section 102 that would limit distribution of the classified annex to ensure that the Executive Branch may distribute within the Executive Branch as necessary to implement the budget; 2) strikes section 307 concerning amendments to provisions requiring certain information be provided to Congress prior to transfer of detainees so as to maintain the process in current law; 3) strikes section 309 concerning a requirement that the DNI provide certain State Department documents related to detainees; 4) clarifies that decisions made pursuant to the authority in section 310 may not be delegated to an official below the level of the service acquisition executive for the agency concerned; 5) adds a new section that would permit the President to make temporary appointments to fill vacancies in offices within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence that require Senate confirmation (except the DNI, for whom by Section 103A(a)(6) of the National Security Act of 1947 the Principal Deputy DNI is next in line) with a senior official who serves in another element of the Intelligence Community; and 6) strikes section 421, which requires confirmation of the Director of the National Security Agency.

9:15  A.M. –  GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate onH.R. 1892.The Speaker designated the Honorable Candice S. Miller to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant toH. Res. 392and Rule XVIII.

9:14  A.M. –  Rule provides for consideration ofH.R. 2218andH.R. 1892each with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measures will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.Considered under the provisions of ruleH. Res. 392.

9:02  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.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Brady of TX to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The Speaker announced approval of the Journal.  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

9:00  A.M. –  Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.The Speaker designated the Honorable Candice S. Miller to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.