[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D554-D556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  15 public bills, H.R. 2010-
2014; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 127; and H. Res. 333-336 were 
introduced.
  Page H4050
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4051-52
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference Report to accompany H.R. 1591, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007 (H. Rept. 110-107);
  H. Res. 330, providing for consideration of H.R. 1332, to improve the 
access to capital programs of the Small Business Administration (H. 
Rept. 110-108);
  H. Res. 331, providing for consideration of H.R. 249, to restore the 
prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming 
horses and burros (H. Rept. 110-109); and
  H. Res. 332, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 (H. Rept. 110-110). 
                                               Pages H3823-H4012, H4049
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Engel to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3779
Recess: The House recessed at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at noon. 
                                                             Page H3784
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 1675, to 
suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation 
certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect to 
certain low-income housing investors;
  Pages H3787-88
  Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007: H.R. 1676, to 
reauthorize the program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for loan guarantees for Indian housing;
  Pages H3788-90
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress 
should increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect and should 
continue to work with the States to reduce the incidence of child abuse 
and neglect through such programs as the Child Welfare Services and 
Promoting Safe and Stable Families programs: H. Res. 299, to express 
the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should increase 
public awareness of child abuse and neglect and should continue to work 
with the States to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect 
through such programs as the Child Welfare Services and Promoting Safe 
and Stable Families programs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 250; and
  Pages H3790-92, H3804-05

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  International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2007: 
H.R. 518, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States to 
restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the 
Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste 
between the United States and Canada.
  Pages H3792-97
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Monday, April 
23rd:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to 
raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the 
United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual 
Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: H. Res. 289, to express the 
sense of the House of Representatives with respect to raising awareness 
and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and 
supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness 
and Prevention Month, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 251; and
  Page H3805
  Supporting the mission and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights 
Week in order to increase public awareness of the rights, needs, and 
concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United States during 
such week and throughout the year: H. Res. 119, to support the mission 
and goals of National Crime Victims' Rights Week in order to increase 
public awareness of the rights, needs, and concerns of victims and 
survivors of crime in the United States during such week and throughout 
the year, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 252.
  Pages H3805-06
10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act: The 
House passed H.R. 362, to authorize science scholarships for educating 
mathematics and science teachers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 389 yeas to 
22 nays, Roll No. 254.
  Pages H3806-23, H4012-13
  Agreed to the Hoekstra motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Science and Technology with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 408 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 253. Subsequently, Representative Gordon 
reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and the 
amendment was agreed to.
Pages H3821-23
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.
Page H3815
Agreed to:
  Gordon manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-105) that 
establishes an additional type of award under NSF's Robert Noyce 
Teacher Scholarship program to recruit and train science, math and 
engineering professionals who are interested in becoming science or 
math teachers
Pages H3819-20
  Gordon amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-105) that requires 
NSF, in making awards under the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship 
program, to ensure that the recipients are from a variety of types of 
academic institutions, including Minority Serving Institutions, and 
requires NSF to establish and maintain a clearinghouse of information 
on teaching opportunities in high-need school systems for use by 
individuals who participate in the Noyce program and consequently have 
an obligation to teach for a prescribed period of time. 
                                                         Pages H3820-21
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H4026
  H. Res. 327, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 248, 
after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                               Pages H3797-99, H3802-03
Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act: The 
House passed H.R. 363, to authorize appropriations for basic research 
and research infrastructure in science and engineering and for support 
of graduate fellowships, by a yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 20 nays, 
Roll No. 257.
  Pages H4013-26
  Agreed to the Sullivan (OK) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Science and Technology with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote 
of 264 ayes to 154 noes, Roll No. 256. Subsequently, Representative 
Gordon reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and the 
amendment was agreed to.
Pages H4024-25
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize programs for 
support of the early career development of science and engineering 
researchers, and for support of graduate fellowships, and for other 
purposes.''.
Page H4026
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.
Page H4018
Agreed to:
  Hall (TX) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-99) that requires 
the Director of the National Science Foundation to allocate at least 
3.5% of funds

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appropriated to the National Science Foundation for Research and 
Related Activities to the early career awards for science and 
engineering researchers except to the extent that a sufficient number 
of meritorious grant applications have not been received for a fiscal 
year;
Page H4020
  Tauscher amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-99) that recommends 
when awarding grants, the Director of the NSF give special 
consideration to eligible early-career researchers who have followed 
alternative career paths; and
Pages H4020-22
  Gillibrand amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-99) that requires 
the NSF to institute a program to award scholarships in science, 
technology, engineering, or mathematics to undergraduate scholars (by a 
recorded vote of 254 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 255).
Pages H4022-24
  H. Res. 318, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 249, 
after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                               Pages H3800-02, H3803-04
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3784.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4052.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3803, 
H3803-04, H3804, H3805, H3805-06, H3822, H4013, H4023-24, H4025, and 
H4026. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:46 p.m.