[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 10 (Thursday, January 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D62-D64]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 547-574; 
1 private bill, H.R. 575; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 19; H. Con. Res. 
34-37; and H. Res. 76-77 were introduced.                 
  Pages H758-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H759-60
Reports Filed: A report was filed on January 2, 2007 as follows: Report 
on the Activity of the Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 109th 
Congress (H. Rept. 109-751).                                  
  Page H758
Policies of the Chair: The Chair announced her policies with respect to 
special order speeches. Without objection the announcement will be 
printed in the Record.                                        
  Page H673

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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 74, electing the 
following Members of the Minority to serve on certain standing 
committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on the Budget: 
Representatives Bonner, Garrett (NJ), Barrett (SC), McCotter, Mario 
Diaz-Balart (FL), Hensarling, Daniel E. Lungren (CA), Simpson, McHenry, 
Mack, Conaway, Campbell (CA), Tiberi, Porter, Alexander, and Smith 
(NE). Committee on Foreign Affairs: Representative Manzullo, to rank 
after Representative Rohrabacher.                             
  Page H674
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 73, electing the 
following Members of the Majority to serve on a certain standing 
committee of the House of Representatives: Committee on the Budget: 
Representatives DeLauro, Edwards, Capps, Cooper, Allen, Schwartz (PA), 
Kaptur, Becerra, Doggett, Blumenauer, Berry, Boyd (FL), McGovern, 
Sutton, Andrews, Scott (VA), Etheridge, Hooley, Baird, Moore (KS), and 
Bishop (NY).                                                  
  Page H675
Revising the Composition of the House of Representatives Page Board--
Order of Business: The House agreed by unanimous consent that it should 
be in order at any time to consider H.R. 475, to revise the composition 
of the House of Representatives Page Board to equalize the number of 
members representing the majority and minority parties and to include a 
member representing the parents of pages and a member representing 
former pages; that the bill shall be considered as read; and that the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
passage without intervening motion except: 30 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on House Administration, and one motion to recommit, with 
or without instructions.                                      
  Page H678
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Boehner motion to adjourn by a yea-and-
nay vote of 184 yeas to 233 nays, Roll No. 34.            
  Pages H678-79
Question of Consideration: The House agreed to consider H.R. 6, to 
reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, 
renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging 
energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a 
Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in 
alternative energy, by a Recorded vote of 228 ayes to 193 noes, Roll 
No. 37.                                                   
  Pages H689-90
CLEAN Energy Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 6, to reduce our 
Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investing in clean, renewable, 
and alternative energy resources, promoting new emerging energy 
technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic 
Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative 
energy, by a yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 163 nays, Roll No. 40. 
                                                        Pages H688-H729
  Rejected the McCrery motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on 
the Budget, and the Committee on Rules with instructions that each 
Committee report the same back to the House after the Committee holds 
hearings on, and considers, the bill, by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas 
to 232 nays, Roll No. 38.                                 
Pages H726-27
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of 
order raised by Mr. Blunt, by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 195 
nays, Roll No. 39.                                        
Pages H728-29
  H. Res. 66, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a Recorded vote of 230 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 36, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
231 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 35.                        
Pages H675-88
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, 
January 17:
  Congratulating the Grand Valley State University Lakers for winning 
the 2006 NCAA Division II Football National Championship: H. Res. 62, 
to congratulate the Grand Valley State University Lakers for winning 
the 2006 NCAA Division II Football National Championship, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 41. 
                                                          Pages H729-30
Committee Leave of Absence: Read a letter from Representative Langevin 
wherein he requested a leave of absence, effective immediately, from 
the Committee on Armed Services in order to serve on the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence.                         
  Pages H730-31
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 75, electing the 
following Members and Delegates of the Majority to serve on certain 
standing committees of the House of Representatives: Committee on Armed 
Services: Representative Meek, to rank immediately after Mr. Cummings. 
Committee on Financial Services: Representative Boren. Committee on the 
Judiciary: Representatives Berman, Boucher, Nadler, Scott (VA), Watt, 
Zoe Lofgren (CA), Jackson-Lee (TX), Waters, Meehan, Delahunt, Wexler, 
Linda T. Sanchez (CA), Cohen, Johnson (GA), Gutierrez, Sherman, Weiner, 
Schiff, Davis (AL), and Ellison. Committee on Natural Resources: 
Representatives Kildee, Faleomavaega, Abercrombie, Ortiz, Pallone, 
Christensen, Napolitano, Holt, Grijalva, Bordallo, Costa, Boren, 
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Miller (CA), Markey, DeFazio, Hinchey, Kennedy (RI), Kind, Capps, 
Inslee, Udall (CO), Baca, Solis, Herseth, and Shuler. Committee on 
Science and Technology: Representatives Costello, Eddie Bernice Johnson 
(TX), Woolsey, Udall (CO), Wu, Baird, Miller (NC), Lipinski, Lampson, 
Giffords, McNerney, Rothman, Honda, Matheson, Ross, Chandler, Carnahan, 
Melancon, Hill, Mitchell, and Wilson (OH). Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs: Representative Berkley, to rank immediately after 
Representative Doyle, and Representative Walz (MN).           
  Page H731
Joint Economic Committee--Appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representative Maloney of New York to the 
Joint Economic Committee.                                     
  Page H732
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President notifying 
Congress of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to 
foreign terrorists--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-8).                              
  Page H734
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and two Recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H678-79, 
H687, H688, H690, H727, H728-29, H729, and H730. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:35 p.m.