[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 40 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D292-D293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 1397-
1423; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 85-87; and H. Res. 228, 230 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2339-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2341
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 545, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to clarify that territories and Indian tribes are eligible to 
receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine (H. Rept. 
110-35, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 229, providing for consideration of H.R. 720, to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for 
State water pollution control revolving funds (H. Rept. 110-36);
  H.R. 740, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID 
spoofing (H. Rept. 110-37);
  H.R. 85, to provide for the establishment of centers to encourage 
demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and 
technologies, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-38);
  H.R. 363, to authorize appropriations for basic research and research 
infrastructure in science and engineering, and for support of graduate 
fellowships, with amendments (H. Rept. 110-39);
  H.R. 1086, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (H. 
Rept. 110-40); and
  H.R. 1126, to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation 
and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 (H. Rept. 110-41). 
                                                             Page H2339
Healthy Communities Water Supply Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 
700, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the 
pilot program for alternative water source projects, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 368 yeas to 59 nays, Roll No. 130.     
  Pages H2307-09, H2321-30
  Agreed to the Price (GA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 427 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 129. Subsequently, 
Representative Oberstar reported the bill back to the House with the 
amendment and the amendment was agreed to.               
Pages H2328-29

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Agreed to:
  Conaway amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of March 
6, 2007) that adds a new subsection relating to the selection of 
projects.                                                    
Page H2327
Rejected:
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
March 6, 2007) that sought to add a new section to the bill relating to 
the requirement of offsets (by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 256 noes, 
Roll No. 128)                                  
Pages H2325-26, H2327-28
Withdrawn:
  Kucinich amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of 
March 6, 2007) that sought to add a new subsection on eligibility and 
                                                         Pages H2324-25
  Sessions amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of 
March 6, 2007) that sought to insert ``for fiscal years ending before 
October 1, 2008'' on page 2, line 9 after the dollar amount. 
                                                         Pages H2326-27
  H. Res. 215, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote.                                 
Pages H2307-09
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Tenth Congress: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 202, to provide for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 269 yeas to 150 nays, Roll No. 131. 
                                               Pages H2309-21, H2330-31
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on House Administration now printed in the 
resolution and modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 110-34 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
Page H2316
  H. Res. 219, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 127. 
                                                         Pages H2309-16
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency with 
respect to Iran--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-17).                            
  Page H2331
Recess: The House recessed at 4:03 p.m. and reconvened at 5:18 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2338
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2315-16, 
H2327-28, H2329, H2330 and H2330-31. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:19 p.m.