[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 49 public bills, H.R. 649-697; 
and 13 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 44-45 and H. Res. 92-101, were 
introduced.
  Pages H941-44
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H944-45
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cleaver to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H889
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Sam Johnson to 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  Page H890
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to table H. Res. 93, relating 
to a question of the privileges of the House, by a recorded vote of 223 
ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 54.
  Pages H902-03
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Walden motion to adjourn by a yea-and-
nay vote of 185 yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 55.
  Page H903
Question of Consideration: The House agreed to consider 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, by a Recorded 
vote of 224 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 56.
  Pages H903-04
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: The House 
agreed to 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 191 nays, Roll 
No. 57.
  Pages H903-13
  H. Res. 86, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to by a Recorded vote of 228 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 53, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
229 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 51.
Pages H891-H902
  Earlier, the House agreed to table the Dreier motion to reconsider 
the vote on ordering the previous question by a Recorded vote of 229 
ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 52.
Pages H900-01
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, January 31.
  Page H915
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she 
appointed Representative Hoyer and Representative Van Hollen to act as 
Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
through January 29, 2007.
  Page H915
House of Representatives Page Board--Appointment: Read a letter from 
the Minority Leader wherein he appointed Representative Capito to the 
House of Representatives Page Board.
  Page H915
House of Representatives Page Board-- Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Representatives Kildee and DeGette to the 
House of Representatives Page Board.
  Page H915
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H889 and H929.
Senate Referral: S. 1 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H900, 
H901, H901-02, H902, H903, H903-04, and H912-13. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 5:50 p.m., pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 41, stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, 
January 29, 2007.