[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D77-D78]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 631-648; 
and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 41-43 and H. Res. 85, 87-91, were 
introduced.
  Pages H885-86
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H886-87
Reports Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 86, providing for consideration of H. Res. 78, amending the 
Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates and the 
Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union (H. Rept. 110-3).
Page H885
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Shuler to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H837
Recess: The House recessed at 11:18 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H842
Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President: The House agreed by unanimous consent to concur in the 
amendment of the Senate to H. Con. Res. 38, providing for a joint 
session of Congress to receive a message from the President. 
                                                              Page H847
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed by unanimous consent to H. 
Con. Res. 41, providing for an adjournment of the House. 
                                                          Pages H847-48
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to reform 
certain requirements for reporting cash transactions: H.R. 323, to 
amend section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to reform certain 
requirements for reporting cash transactions;
  Pages H848-51
  District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating 
Quarter Dollar Program Act: H.R. 392, to provide for a circulating 
quarter dollar coin program to honor the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States 
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 
and
  Pages H851-55
  Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY 
Act and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes: H.R. 599, to 
direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to streamline the SAFETY Act 
and anti-terrorism technology procurement processes, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 427 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 47. 
                                                          Pages H855-59
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, January 
22:
  Honoring the contributions of Catholic schools: H. Res. 51, to honor 
the contributions of Catholic schools, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
428 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 48;
  Pages H859-60
  Amending title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for 
Federal retirement purposes any Member service performed by an 
individual who is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by 
that individual while serving as a Member of Congress: H.R. 476, to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to make noncreditable for Federal 
retirement purposes any Member service performed by an individual who 
is convicted of any of certain offenses committed by that individual 
while serving as a Member of Congress, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
431 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 49; and
  Page H860
  Congratulating Illinois State University as it celebrates its 
sesquicentennial: H. Res. 57, to congratulate Illinois State University 
as it celebrates its sesquicentennial, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
423 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 50.
  Pages H860-61
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of Representatives Becerra

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and Matsui to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
                                                              Page H863
Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the Committee on 
Appropriations--Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of the following Members of the House of Representatives to 
the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the Committee on 
Appropriations: Representative Holt, Chairman; Representatives Obey, 
Murtha, Reyes, Dicks, Lowey, Cramer, Schiff, LaHood (Ranking Minority 
Member), Lewis (CA), Young (FL), Hoekstra, and Frelinghuysen. 
                                                              Page H863
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 85, electing the 
following Members to serve on certain standing committees of the House 
of Representatives: Committee on Financial Services: Representative 
Wexler (to rank immediately after Representative Donnelly). Committee 
on the Judiciary: Representative Wasserman Schultz (to rank immediately 
after Representative Davis of AL). Committee on Science and Technology: 
Representative Kanjorski (to rank immediately after Representative 
McNerney) and Representative Hooley (to rank immediately after 
Representative Kanjorski). Committee on Small Business: Representatives 
Millender-McDonald, Jefferson, Shuler, Gonzalez, Larsen (WA), Grijalva, 
Michaud, Bean, Cuellar, Lipinski, Moore (WI), Altmire, Braley (IA), 
Clarke, Ellsworth, Johnson (GA), and Sestak.
  Page H875
Recess: The House recessed at 4:46 p.m. and reconvened at 8:41 p.m. 
                                                              Page H880
State of the Union Address: President George W. Bush delivered his 
State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to 
the provisions of H. Con. Res. 38. He was escorted into the House 
Chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives Hoyer, Clyburn, 
Emanuel, Larson of Connecticut, Boehner, Blunt, Putnam, McCotter and 
Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Dorgan, Stabenow, McConnell, 
Lott, Kyl, Cornyn, Hutchison, Ensign, and Stevens. The President's 
message was referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-1).
  Pages H880-84
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H842-43.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H859, H859-60, H860, and H861. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:10 p.m.