[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 28, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D231-D232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 1221-
1253; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 201-202, 204-206, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2037-39
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H2039
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 203, providing for consideration of H.R. 800, to amend the 
National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable 
employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations and to provide 
for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing 
efforts (H. Rept. 110-26).
Page H2037
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pastor to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1979
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Tyrone 
Skinner, Pastor, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Altadena, California. 
                                                             Page H1979
National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened 
Transparency Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 556, to ensure national 
security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and 
maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments 
are examined for any effect they may have on national security, and to 
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, by 
a recorded vote of 423 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 110. 
                                                      Pages H1987-H2010
  Rejected the Neugebauer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 229 
noes, Roll No. 109.
Pages H2007-09
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read.
Page H1994
Agreed to:
  Frank manager's amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record 
of February 27, 2007) that

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makes a number of technical and clarifying changes to the bill; 
                                                         Pages H1997-98
  King (IA) amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 27, 2007) that requires the President to consider the 
potential effects of a covered transaction on the efforts of the United 
States to curtail human smuggling; and
Pages H1998-99
  Barrow amendment (No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 27, 2007) that includes in the reporting requirements Senators 
representing States and Members of Congress representing congressional 
districts that would be significantly affected by a covered 
transaction.
Page H2000
Rejected:
  McCaul (TX) amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 27, 2007) that sought to insert a new paragraph entitled 
Contents of Report Related to Barriers to Investment Into the United 
States relating to the effective rate of taxation on entrepreneurs and 
businesses and other sources of capital in the U.S. as compared to 
other countries (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 
106);
Pages H2000-01, H2005-06
  McCaul (TX) amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 27, 2007) that sought to insert a new paragraph entitled 
Contents of Report Related to Barriers to Investment Into the United 
States relating to the amount of burdensome regulation in the United 
States as compared to other countries (by a recorded vote of 197 ayes 
to 231 noes, Roll No. 107); and
Pages H2001-02, H2006
  McCaul (TX) amendment (No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 27, 2007) that sought to insert a new paragraph entitled 
Contents of Report Related to Barriers to Investment Into the United 
States relating to trend information on the number of jobs in the 
United States related to foreign investment resulting from covered 
transactions (by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 
108).
Pages H2002-05, H2006-07
  H. Res. 195, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                                         Pages H1982-86
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, February 
27th:
  Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month: H. Con. Res. 
52, to support the goals and ideals of American Heart Month, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 111. 
                                                             Page H2010
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency with 
respect to the actions and policies of certain members of the 
Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe's 
democratic processes or institutions--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-16).
  Page H2035
Recess: The House recessed at 5:54 p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2036
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2005-06, 
H2006, H2006-07, H2008-09, H2009-10, and H2010. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:03 p.m.