[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 35 (Thursday, March 1, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D242-D243]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 54 public bills, H.R. 1254-
1307; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 76-77 and H. Res. 207-209, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2118-21
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2121-22
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: H.R. 137, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal 
fighting, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-27, Pt. 1).        
  Page H2118
Employee Free Choice Act: The House passed 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, 
by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 118. 
                                                         Pages H2054-91
  Rejected the McKeon motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 
225 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 117.        
Pages H2089-91
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read.               
Pages H2078-89
  Rejected:
  King (IA) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-26) that sought to 
add a section to the bill to

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amend the National Labor Relations Act to discourage the practice of 
``salting'', by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 264 noes, Roll No. 114; 
                                                  Pages H2078-80, H2087
  Foxx amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-26) that sought to 
require the National Labor Relations Board to promulgate standards and 
a model notice for an employee to put him- or herself on a ``do not 
call or contact'' list to avoid union solicitation, by a recorded vote 
of 173 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 115; and     
Pages H2080-82, H2087-88
  McKeon amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-26) that sought to 
strike the underlying text and insert in its place the text of H.R. 
866, the Secret Ballot Protection Act, by a recorded vote of 173 ayes 
to 256 noes, Roll No. 116.                     
Pages H2082-87, H2088-89
  H. Res. 203, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 113, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
228 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 112.                      
Pages H2043-54
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5th for Morning Hour debate; and 
further, when the House adjourns on Thursday, March 8th, it adjourn to 
meet at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, March 9th.                      
  Page H2093
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, March 7th.         
  Page H2093
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2053-54, 
H2054, H2087, H2088, H2088-89, H2090-91, and H2091. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m.