[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D27-D29]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 39 public bills, H.R. 361-399; 
and 15 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 22-29; and H. Res. 45-51 were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H341-43
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H343-44
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Hastings of Florida to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
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  Page H255
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 45, electing the 
following Members and the Resident Commissioner of the Minority to 
serve on certain committees of the House of Representatives: Committee 
on Agriculture: Representatives Everett, Lucas, Moran (KS), Hayes, 
Johnson (IL), Graves, Bonner, Rogers (AL), King (IA), Musgrave, 
Neugebauer, Boustany, Kuhl (NY), Foxx, Conaway, Fortenberry, Schmidt, 
Smith (NE), McCarthy (CA), and Walberg. Committee on Armed Services: 
Representatives Saxton, McHugh, Everett, Bartlett (MD), McKeon, 
Thornberry, Jones (NC), Hayes, Calvert, Jo Ann Davis (VA), Akin, 
Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Cole (OK), Bishop (UT), 
Turner, Kline, Miller (MI), Gingrey, Rogers (AL), Franks (AZ), Drake, 
McMorris Rodgers, Conaway, and Davis (KY). Committee on Education and 
Labor: Representatives Petri, Hoekstra, Castle, Souder, Ehlers, 
Biggert, Platts, Keller, Wilson (SC), Kline, Inglis (SC), McMorris 
Rodgers, Marchant, Price (GA), Fortuno, Boustany, Foxx, Kuhl (NY), 
Bishop (UT), David Davis (TN), and Walberg. Committee on Energy and 
Commerce: Representatives Hall, Hastert, Upton, Stearns, Deal (GA), 
Whitfield, Norwood, Cubin, Shimkus, Wilson (NM), Shadegg, Pickering, 
Fossella, Buyer, Radanovich, Pitts, Bono, Walden (OR), Terry, Ferguson, 
Rogers (MI), Myrick, Sullivan, Murphy, and Burgess. Committee on 
Financial Services: Representatives Baker, Pryce (OH), Castle, King 
(NY), Royce, Lucas, Paul, Gillmor, LaTourette, Manzullo, Jones (NC), 
Biggert,

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Shays, Gary G. Miller (CA), Capito, Feeney, Hensarling, Garrett (NJ), 
Ginny Brown-Waite (FL), Barrett (SC), Renzi, Gerlach, Pearce, 
Neugebauer, Price (GA), Davis (KY), McHenry, Campbell (CA), Putnam, 
Blackburn, Bachmann, and Roskam. Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform: Representatives Burton (IN), Shays, McHugh, Mica, Souder, 
Platts, Cannon, Duncan, Turner, Issa, Marchant, Westmoreland, McHenry, 
Foxx, Bilbray, and Sali. Committee on Homeland Security: 
Representatives Smith (TX), Shays, Souder, Tom Davis (VA), Daniel E. 
Lungren (CA), Rogers (AL), Jindal, Reichert, McCaul (TX), Dent, Ginny 
Brown-Waite (FL), Blackburn, Bilirakis, and David Davis (TN). Committee 
on Foreign Affairs: Smith (NJ), Burton (IN), Gallegly, Rohrabacher, 
Royce, Chabot, Manzullo, Tancredo, Paul, Flake, Jo Ann Davis (VA), 
Pence, McCotter, Wilson (SC), Boozman, Barrett (SC), Mack, Fortenberry, 
McCaul (TX), Poe, Inglis (SC), and Fortuno. Committee on the Judiciary: 
Sensenbrenner, Coble, Gallegly, Goodlatte, Chabot, Daniel E. Lungren 
(CA), Cannon, Keller, Issa, Pence, Forbes, King (IA), Feeney, Franks 
(AZ), Gohmert, and Jordan. Committee on Natural Resources: 
Representatives Saxton, Gallegly, Duncan, Gilchrest, Calvert, Cannon, 
Tancredo, Flake, Renzi, Pearce, Brown (SC), Fortuno, McMorris Rodgers, 
Jindal, Gohmert, Cole (OK), Bishop (UT), Shuster, Heller (NV), Sali, 
and Lamborn. Committee on Science and Technology: Sensenbrenner, Smith 
(TX), Rohrabacher, Calvert, Bartlett (MD), Ehlers, Lucas, Biggert, 
Akin, Bonner, Feeney, Neugebauer, Inglis (SC), McCaul (TX), Mario Diaz-
Balart (FL), Gingrey, Bilbray, and Smith (NE). Committee on Small 
Business: Representatives Bartlett (MD), Graves, Akin, Shuster, 
Musgrave, King (IA), Fortenberry, Westmoreland, Gohmert, Heller (NV), 
David Davis (TN), Fallin, Buchanan, and Jordan. Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure: Representatives Young (AK), Petri, 
Coble, Duncan, Gilchrest, Ehlers, LaTourette, Baker, LoBiondo, Moran 
(KS), Gary G. Miller (CA), Hayes, Brown (SC), Johnson (IL), Platts, 
Graves, Shuster, Boozman, Gerlach, Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Marchant, 
Dent, Poe, Reichert, Mack, Kuhl (NY), Westmoreland, Boustany, Schmidt, 
Miller (MI), Drake, Fallin, and Buchanan. Committee on Veterans 
Affairs: Representatives Stearns, Burton (IN), Moran (KS), Baker, Brown 
(SC), Miller (FL), Boozman, Ginny Brown-Waite (FL), Turner, Bilbray, 
Lamborn, and Bilirakis.                             
  Pages H259-60, H289
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 46, electing the 
following Members and Delegate of the Majority to serve on certain 
standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed 
Services: Representatives Spratt, Ortiz, Taylor, Abercrombie, Meehan, 
Reyes, Snyder, Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Tauscher, 
Brady (PA), Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, 
Marshall, Bordallo, Udall (CO), Boren, Ellsworth, Boyda (KS), Patrick 
Murphy (PA), Johnson (GA), Shea-Porter, Courtney, Loebsack, Gillibrand, 
Sestak, Giffords, and Castor. Committee on Education and Labor: 
Representatives Kildee, Payne, Andrews, Scott (VA), Woolsey, Hinojosa, 
McCarthy (NY), Tierney, Kucinich, Wu, Holt, Davis (CA), Davis (IL), 
Grijalva, Bishop (NY), Linda T. Sanchez, Sarbanes, Sestak, Loebsack, 
Hirono, Altmire, Yarmuth, Hare, Clarke, Courtney, and Shea-Porter. 
                                                              Page H260
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 2, to amend the 
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the 
Federal minimum wage by a Recorded vote of 315 ayes to 116 noes, Roll 
No. 18.                                        
  Pages H260-88, H289-H308
  Point of Order sustained against:
  McKeon motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and 
Labor with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith 
with amendments.                                        
Pages H298-H305
  Agreed to table the McKeon motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair 
by a Yea-and-Nay vote of 232 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 16. 
                                                          Pages H305-06
  Rejected the second McKeon motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Education and Labor with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a Recorded vote of 
144 ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 17.                        
Pages H306-08
  Title V of H. Res. 6, the portion of the rule providing for 
consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Friday, January 5.
Recess: The House recessed at 2:05 p.m. and reconvened at 3:51 p.m. 
                                                              Page H289
Suspension: Further proceedings on the following measure were postponed 
until Thursday, January 11:
  Mourning the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and celebrating 
his leadership and service to the people of the United States: H. Res. 
15, amended, to mourn the passing of President Gerald Rudolph Ford and 
celebrate his leadership and service to the people of the United 
States.                                                       
  Page H308
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 47, electing the 
following Members and Delegate of the Majority to serve on a certain 
standing committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure: Representatives Rahall, DeFazio, 
Costello, Norton, Nadler, Corrine Brown (FL), Filner, Eddie Bernice 
Johnson (TX), Taylor, Millender-McDonald, Cummings, Tauscher,

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Boswell, Holden, Baird, Larsen (WA), Capuano, Carson, Bishop (NY), 
Michaud, Higgins, Carnahan, Salazar, Napolitano, Lipinski, Lampson, 
Space, Hirono, Braley (IA), Altmire, Walz (MN), Shuler, Arcuri, 
Mitchell, Carney, Hall (NY), Kagen, Cohen, and McNerney. 
                                                          Pages H308-09
Quorum Calls--Votes: One Yea-and-Nay vote and two Recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H306, 
H307-08, H308. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:01 p.m.