13.4 ADJOURNMENT

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ADERHOLT, pursuant to section 4(c) of House Resolution 493, at 2 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., declared the House adjourned until 11 a.m. on Friday, January 13, 2012.

13.5 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. GIBSON (for himself and Mr.
REED):

H.R. 3769. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of the low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged in 2011 by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mrs.
ADAMS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr.
BILIRAKIS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BON-
NER, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr.
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. COFFMAN of
Colorado, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr.
CRAVAACK, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr.
DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten-
nessee, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. FINCHER,
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FLAKE, Mr.
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FRANKS of Ari-
zona, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GERLACH, Mr.
GIBBS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GOSAR, Mr.
GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. GUTHRIE,
Mr. HARPER, Mr. HARRIS, Mr.
HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr.
HULTGREN, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. JOHNSON
of Ohio, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas,
Mr. JONES, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr.
KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. LABRADOR,
MR. LAMBORN, Mr. LANDRY, Mrs.
LUMMIS, Mr. MARINO, Mr. McCLIN-
TOCK, Mr. McCOTTER, Mr. MCHENRY,
Mr. MILLER of Florida,
Mr.
MULVANEY, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. NUNNELEE,
Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PITTS,
Mr. POMPEO, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. Ross of
Florida, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. SCHOCK,
Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. STIVERS, Mr.
TIBERI, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr.
WESTMORELAND, MR. WILSON of South
Carolina, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. YOUNG of
Florida, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. CANSECO,
and Mr. QUAYLE):

H. Res. 509. A resolution disapproving of the President's appointment of four officers or employees of the United States during a period when no recess of the Congress for a period of more than three days was authorized by concurrent resolution and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that those appointments were made in violation of the Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

H.R. 3307: Mrs. MALONEY.

H.R. 3309: Mr. LATTA, Mr. KLINE, and Mr. STEARNS.

H.R. 3332: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan.
H.R. 3626: Mr. ISRAEL.

H.R. 3676: Mr. REHBERG, Mr. DOGGETT, and Mr. BROOKS.

H.R. 3702: Mr. DOGGETT.
H.R. 3766: Mr. PLATTS.

H.J. Res. 80: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois.
H.J. Res. 86: Mr. BLUMENAUER.

H.J. Res. 88: Ms. NORTON.

H. Con. Res. 87: Mr. WALZ of Minnesota.
H. Res. 134: Mr. SHIMKUS.

H. Res. 137: Mr. WATT.

H. Res. 304: Mr. VAN HOLLEN.

H. Res. 489: Mr. LOBIONDO and Mr. GUTHRIE.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HARRIS, announced that, pursuant to section 4(b) of House Resolution 493, the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, January 10, 2012, was approved. 14.3 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT— DEBT LIMIT

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HARRIS, laid before the House the following communication from the President of the United States:

THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 12, 2012.

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to section 3101A(a)(2)(A) of title 31, United States Code, I hereby certify that the debt subject to limit is within $100,000,000,000 of the limit in 31 U.S.C. 3101(b) and that further borrowing is required to meet existing commitments. Sincerely,

BARACK OBAMA, President.

By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 112-81).

14.4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERKMESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

The SPEAKER pro pro tempore, Mr. HARRIS, laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:

OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, DC, January 3, 2012.

Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER,

The Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on January 3, 2012 at 1:02 p.m.:

That the Senate pursuant to the order of December 23, 2011, Senate appoints conferees H.R. 3630.

With best wishes, I am Sincerely,

KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House.

14.5 COMMUNICATION REGARDING

SUBPOENA

Mr.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, HARRIS, laid before the House the following communication from Patrick Hirsch, Director, House Recording Studio, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer:

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRA-
TIVE OFFICER, HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES,

Washington, DC, January 4, 2012.
Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House that I have received a subpoena for testimony issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in connection with a misdemeanor case now pending before that court.

After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I have determined to comply with the subpoena to the extent that it is consistent with Rule VIII. Sincerely,

PATRICK HIRSCH, Director, House Recording Studio. 14.6 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HARRIS, laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows: OFFICE OF THE CLERK,

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC, January 3, 2012. Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on January 3, 2012 at 1:02 p.m.:

That the Senate insists on the amendments to the bill and agrees to a conference asked by the House H.R. 3630. With best wishes, I am Sincerely,

KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House.

14.7 ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HARRIS, announced that, pursuant to section 4(a) of House Resolution 493, organizational or legislative business would not be conducted on this day. And then,