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Monday, February 6, 2012

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Time (EST) Session
3:00 pm Hearing: Doing Business with DOD: Contracting and Regulatory Issues Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry
5:00 pm Hearing: H.R. 3521 and H.R. 3581 Committee on Rules: Full Committee

Legislative Day of February 6, 2012

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Time Session
8:55 P.M. - The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on February 7, 2012.
8:55 P.M. - On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
8:55 P.M. - Mrs. Christensen moved that the House do now adjourn.
8:14 P.M. - SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
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Roll Date Bill Result Title/Description
35 02-06 H R 1162 Passed To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes
34 02-06 H RES 537 Passed Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1734) to decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes
33 02-03 H R 658 Passed FAA Modernization and Reform Act
32 02-03 H R 3578 Passed To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline
31 02-03 H R 3578 Failed To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline

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