[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D568-D570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  21 public bills, H.R. 2025-
2045; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 128-131; and H. Res. 337-338 were 
introduced.
  Pages H4174-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4175-77
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Mark E. 
Harris, First Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.
  Page H4053
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Renzi wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Natural Resources, effective 
immediately.
  Page H4053
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Renzi wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Financial Services, effective 
immediately.
  Page H4054
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in 
the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the 
genocide in Darfur: H. Con. Res. 7, amended, to call on the League of 
Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan 
and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 259; 
                                               Pages H4057-65, H4106-07
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling on the League of 
Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the 
genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to 
stop the genocide in Darfur.''.
Page H4107
  Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2007: H.R. 1678, to 
amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize 
appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs 
and centers for the treatment of victims of torture, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 260; 
                                               Pages H4065-68, H4107-08
  Expressing deep concern over the use of civilians as ``human 
shields'' in violation of international humanitarian law and the law of 
war during armed conflict, including Hezbollah's tactic of embedding 
its forces among civilians to use them as human shields during the 
summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of Israel: H. 
Res. 125, amended, to express deep concern over the use of civilians as 
``human shields'' in violation of international humanitarian law and 
the law of war during armed conflict, including Hezbollah's tactic of 
embedding its forces among civilians to use them as human shields 
during the summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah and the State of 
Israel;
  Pages H4068-73
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing deep concern 
over the use of civilians as `human

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shields' in violation of international humanitarian law, including 
Hezbollah's tactic of embedding its forces among civilians to use them 
as human shields during the summer of 2006 conflict between Hezbollah 
and the State of Israel.''.
Page H4073
  Urging all member countries of the International Commission of the 
International Tracing Service (ITS) who have yet to ratify the May 2006 
Amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords Treaty, to expedite the 
ratification process to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives 
located at Bad Arolsen, Germany: H. Res. 240, to urge all member 
countries of the International Commission of the International Tracing 
Service (ITS) who have yet to ratify the May 2006 Amendments to the 
1955 Bonn Accords Treaty, to expedite the ratification process to allow 
for open access to the Holocaust archives located at Bad Arolsen, 
Germany;
  Pages H4073-76
  Honoring the life and accomplishments of Gian Carlo Menotti and 
recognizing the success of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, 
South Carolina, which he founded: H. Con. Res. 68, to honor the life 
and accomplishments of Gian Carlo Menotti and recognizing the success 
of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, which he 
founded;
  Pages H4076-78
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools 
should celebrate National Garden Month through a curriculum that 
includes outdoor learning: H. Res. 292, to express the sense of the 
House of Representatives that schools should celebrate National Garden 
Month through a curriculum that includes outdoor learning; 
                                                         Pages H4078-79
  Congratulating the University of Tennessee women's basketball team 
for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship: 
H. Res. 320, to congratulate the University of Tennessee women's 
basketball team for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball 
Championship, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 266;
  Pages H4079-82, H4158
  Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music 
education: H. Con. Res. 121, to recognize the benefits and importance 
of school-based music education; and
  Pages H4082-83
  Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007: H.R. 493, amended, 
to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with 
respect to health insurance and employment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 420 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 261.
  Pages H4083-H4101, H4108
Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 
1332, to improve the access to capital programs of the Small Business 
Administration, by a recorded vote of 380 ayes to 45 noes, Roll No. 
263.
  Pages H4108-20
  Rejected the McCrery motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Small Business with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 224 
nays, Roll No. 262.
Pages H4118-19
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                             Page H4113
Agreed to:
  Matheson amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-108) that adds 
``members of reserve components of the armed forces'' as eligible to 
receive loans under the Community Express Program and the Increased 
Veteran Participation Program;
Page H4116
  Matheson amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-108) that includes 
``members of qualified Indian tribes'' as eligible to participate in 
the Community Express Program;
Page H4116
  Cuellar amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-108) that allows 
rural small business owners, who do not have a rural lender in their 
area, to receive the benefits of the Rural Lending Outreach Program 
through loans issued by any lender enrolled in the 7(a) loan program; 
and
Pages H4116-17
  Inslee amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-108) that adds to 
public policy goals of the section 504 of Small Business Lending 
program a purpose area that would increase small-businesses access to 
sustainable design or low-impact design to ultimately reduce carbon-
emissions and environmental impact.
Pages H4117-18
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H4120
  H. Res. 330, 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 226 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 258. 
                                                         Pages H4101-06
U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007--Conference Report: The House 
agreed to the conference report on H.R. 1591, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2007, by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 208 nays, with 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 265.
  Pages H4131-58
  H. Res. 332, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by a recorded

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vote of 226 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 264, after agreeing to order the 
previous question.
Pages H4121-31
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4177.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4106, 
H4106-07, H4107, H4108, H4119, H4120, H4131, H4157-58, and H4158. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:53 p.m.