[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D39-D40]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 42 public bills, H.R. 5-6, 
432-471; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 14; H. Con. Res. 31-32; and H. 
Res. 56-63; were introduced.
  Pages H512-15
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H515-16
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 56, electing the 
following Members and Delegates to serve on certain standing committees 
of the House of Representatives: Committee on Rules: Representatives 
McGovern, Hastings (FL), Matsui, Cardoza, Welch (VT), Castor, and 
Sutton. Committee on Financial Services: Representative Frank, 
Chairman; Representatives Kanjorski, Waters, Maloney (NY), Gutierrez, 
Velazquez, Watt, Ackerman, Carson, Sherman, Meeks (NY), Moore (KS), 
Capuano,

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Hinojosa, Clay, McCarthy (NY), Baca, Lynch, Miller (NC), Scott (GA), Al 
Green (TX), Cleaver, Bean, Moore (WI), Davis (TN), Sires, Hodes, 
Ellison, Klein (FL), Mahoney, Wilson (OH), Perlmutter, Murphy (CT), 
Donnelly, and Marshall (GA). Committee on Agriculture: Representative 
Peterson, Chairman; Representatives Holden, McIntyre, Etheridge, 
Boswell, Baca, Cardoza, Scott (GA), Marshall (GA), Herseth, Cuellar, 
Costa, Salazar, Ellsworth, Boyda, Space, Walz, Gillibrand, Kagen, 
Pomeroy, Davis (TN), Barrow, Lampson, Donnelly, and Mahoney (FL). 
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Representative Lantos, Chairman; 
Representatives Berman, Ackerman, Faleomavaega, Payne, Sherman, Wexler, 
Engel, Delahunt, Meeks, Watson, Smith (WA), Carnahan, Tanner, Woolsey, 
Jackson-Lee, Hinojosa, Wu, Miller (NC), Linda T. Sanchez (CA), Scott 
(GA), Costa, Sires, Giffords, and Klein (FL). Committee on Homeland 
Security: Representative Thompson (MS), Chairman; Representatives 
Loretta Sanchez (CA), Markey, Dicks (WA), Harman, DeFazio, Lowey, 
Norton, Zoe Lofgren, Jackson-Lee, Christensen, Etheridge, Langevin, 
Cuellar, Carney (PA), Clarke, Al Green (TX), and Perlmutter. Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform: Representative Waxman, Chairman; 
Representatives Lantos, Towns, Kanjorski, Maloney (NY), Cummings, 
Kucinich, Davis (IL), Tierney, Clay, Watson, Lynch, Higgins, Yarmuth, 
Braley, Norton, McCollum, Cooper (TN), Van Hollen, Hodes, Murphy (CT), 
Sarbanes, and Welch (VT). Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 
Representative Filner, Chairman; Representatives Brown (FL), Snyder, 
Michaud, Herseth, Mitchell (AZ), Hall (NY), Hare, Doyle, Salazar, 
Rodriguez, Donnelly, McNerney, and Space.
  Page H440
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007: The House 
passed H.R. 4, to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security 
Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate 
lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, 
by a Recorded vote of 255 ayes to 170 noes, Roll No. 23. 
                                                          Pages H440-89
  Rejected the Barton of Texas motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce with instructions 
to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a 
Yea-and-Nay vote of 196 yeas to 229 nays, Roll No. 22.
Pages H486-88
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 60, electing the 
following Members to serve on certain standing committees of the House 
of Representatives: Committee on Armed Services: Representative 
Cummings (to rank immediately after Representative Giffords). Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representative Matsui (to rank 
immediately after Representative Lipinski).
  Page H489
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16 for Morning Hour debate. 
                                                              Page H491
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, January 17.
  Page H491
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of 
the House of Representatives to the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Chairman.
  Page H491
Quorum Calls--Votes: One Yea-and-Nay vote and one Recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H488, 
H488-89. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:20 p.m.