[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D123-D124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 55 public bills, H.R. 740-794; 
2 private bills, H.R. 795-796; and 12 resolutions, H.J. Res. 21; H. 
Con. Res. 48-52; and H. Res. 117-123 were introduced.
  Pages H1149-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H1152-54
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pomeroy to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1057
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. John 
F. Ross, Pastor, Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata, Minnesota. 
                                                             Page H1057
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, January 
30:
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week: H. Res. 
59, to support the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 
64;
  Pages H1068-69
  Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of 
organic chemistry research and development and the first and only 
African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of 
Sciences: H. Con. Res. 34, to honor the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a 
pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and 
the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the 
National Academy of Sciences, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas 
with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 65; and
  Pages H1069-70
  Expressing support for the designation and goals of ``Hire a Veteran 
Week'' and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting 
those goals:  H. Con. Res. 5, to express support for the designation 
and goals of ``Hire a Veteran Week'' and encourage the President to 
issue a proclamation supporting those goals, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 411 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 73.
  Page H1113
Congressional Advisers on Trade Policy and Negotiations: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House of Representatives as Congressional Advisers on Trade Policy and 
Negotiations: Representatives Rangel, Levin, Tanner, McCrery, and 
Herger.
  Page H1071
Committee on Ways and Means Recommendations: Read a letter from 
Chairman Rangel of the Committee on Ways and Means wherein he forwarded 
the Committee's recommendations for certain positions for the 110th 
Congress.
  Page H1071
Question of Consideration: The House agreed to consider H.J. Res. 20, 
making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, by a 
recorded vote of 222 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 68. The House further 
agreed to the Obey motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote, 
by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 69. 
                                                         Pages H1071-88
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007: The 
House agreed to H.J. Res. 20, to make further continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 2007, by a recorded vote of 286 ayes to 140 noes, 
Roll No. 72.
  Pages H1059-68, H1070-H1113
  Agreed to the Obey motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the 
chair on a point of order raised by Mr. McHenry, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 226 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 70.
Pages H1088-89
  Rejected the Lewis (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 196 yeas to 
228 nays, Roll No. 71.
Pages H1110-12
  H. Res. 116, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 67, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
227 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 66.
Pages H1070-71
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, February 7.
  Page H1116
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 February 5, 2007.
  Page H1143
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1068-69, 
H1069-70, H1070, H1070-71, H1087, H1088, H1089, H1111-12, H1112-13 and 
H1113. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 7:59 p.m., pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con.

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Res. 41, stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2007.