[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D603-D606]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 2102-
2121; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 362-363, 365-367, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H4415-16
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4416-17
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 982, to promote democratic values and enhance democracy (H. 
Rept. 110-119) and
  H. Res. 364, providing for consideration of H.R. 1592, to provide 
Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to 
prosecute hate crimes (H. Rept. 110-120).
Page H4415
Investigative Subcommittees--Appointment: The Chair read a letter from 
Mr. Boehner, Minority Leader, whereby he designated the following 
Members to be available for service on investigative subcommittees of 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct during the 110th 
Congress: Representatives Rob Bishop, Blackburn, Crenshaw, Lincoln 
Diaz-Balart, English, Latham, Lucas, Myrick, Simpson, and Walden. 
                                                         Pages H4300-01
Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007--Rule 
for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 350, the rule providing 
for consideration of H.R. 1868, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2008, 
2009, and 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 
275, after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                               Pages H4302-06, H4314-15
Presidential Veto Message--U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, 
Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007: 
Read a message from the President wherein he announced his veto of H.R. 
1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and explained his reasons therefor--ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 110-31).
  Page H4315
  Subsequently, the House voted to sustain the President's veto of H.R. 
1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 203 
nays, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 276 (two-thirds of those 
present not voting to override).
Pages H4315-26
  Subsequently, the message and the bill were referred to the Committee 
on Appropriations.
Page H4326
Improving Head Start Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 1429, to 
reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, and to 
expand access, by a recorded vote of 365 ayes to 48 noes, Roll No. 285.
                                                         Pages H4326-79
  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 195 ayes to 
222 noes, Roll No. 284.
Pages H4376-78
  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 the original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.
Page H4336
Agreed to:
  Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-
116) that instructs the Secretary of HHS to create partnerships between 
Head Start and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities; 
                                                         Pages H4353-54
  Kennedy amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that defines 
``inclusive classrooms'' as Head Start classrooms that include both 
children with disabilities and children without disabilities; 
                                                         Pages H4362-63

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  Porter amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that requires 
that Head Start grantees, before hiring individuals, obtain (1) a 
state, Federal, or tribal criminal record check in all jurisdictions 
where the grantee provides services, (2) a state, Federal, or tribal 
criminal record check as required by the jurisdictions where they 
provide services, or (3) a criminal record check as otherwise required 
by Federal law;
                                                         Pages H4364-65
  Cuellar amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that requires 
the States or agencies that administer the Head Start program to 
describe the type of assessment used to determine the rate of progress 
made by students with Limited English Proficiency;
                                                             Page H4366
  Space amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that amends the 
criteria for the allocation of resources for technical assistance and 
training to include consideration of barriers in rural areas to 
professional development, parent involvement, home visits and health 
screening;
                                                         Pages H4369-71
  Sestak amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that authorizes 
the Secretary of Education to carry out a program to forgive student 
loans for Head Start and Early Head Start teachers who have earned a 
bachelor's degree in a field related to early childhood education and 
who commit to teach in the program for a minimum of 3 years (by a 
recorded vote of 312 ayes to 107 noes, Roll No. 278); 
                                               Pages H4358-60, H4371-72
  Hirono amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that revises the 
training and technical assistance program for Early Head Start by 
ensuring that training and technical assistance are provided by 
entities with specific expertise in infant and toddler development and 
also directs 50 percent of training and technical assistance funds 
directly to the grantees for the purposes of program improvement (by a 
recorded vote of 372 ayes to 50 noes, Roll No. 279); 
                                               Pages H4360-61, H4372-73
  Carnahan amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that provides 
that, in the event that the amounts appropriated to carry out the 
program do not exceed the funds appropriated for the prior year, Head 
Start grantees may negotiate with the Secretary a reduced funded 
enrollment level if the grantee can demonstrate that such reduction is 
necessary to maintain the quality of service (by a recorded vote of 253 
ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 282); and
                                               Pages H4365-66, H4374-75
  Shuler amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that outlines 
the history and importance of allowing faith-based and community-based 
organizations to participate in Head Start programs and inserts 
language into the Head Start Reauthorization that explicitly states 
that faith-based and community-based organizations will continue to be 
eligible to participate in the Head Start program on the same basis as 
other organizations (by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 195 noes, Roll 
No. 283).
                                                  Pages H4366-69, H4375
                                                              Rejected:
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that sought 
to allow eight States to coordinate Head Start with State-run early 
childhood development programs through a demonstration program (by a 
recorded vote of 165 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 277); 
                                                  Pages H4354-58, H4371
  Mica amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that sought to 
amend Section 18 of the bill to require that the Secretary certify that 
at least 50 percent of all Head Start teachers nationwide meet certain 
degree requirements by September 30, 2011, two years earlier than 
required under the current legislation (by a recorded vote of 137 ayes 
to 286 noes, Roll No. 280); and
                                                  Pages H4361-62, H4373
  Putnam amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 110-116) that sought to 
strike the development and implementation of the application review 
system, including the expert panel provision and also sought to strike 
designation when no entity has priority and instead designates 
competition--calling for the automatic recompetition for agency 
designation every five years, regardless of performance (by a recorded 
vote of 161 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. 281).
                                               Pages H4363-64, H4373-74
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
                                                             Page H4379
  H. Res. 348, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 274, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
226 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 273.
                                                         Pages H4306-14
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measure which was debated on Tuesday, May 1st:
  Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
immediately and unconditionally release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen 
Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and other political prisoners and prisoners 
of conscience: H. Res. 243, amended, to call on the Government of the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally 
release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and 
other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 404 yeas with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 286. 
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling on the Government 
of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally 
release Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, Le Quoc 
Quan, and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience, and 
for other purposes.''.
                                                             Page H4379
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007: The House passed 
H.R. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 
2010 for the National Science Foundation, by a recorded vote of 399 
ayes to 17 noes, Roll No. 295.
  Pages H4380-H4411
  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 H4384
                                                             Agreed to:
  Ehlers amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of May 1, 
2007) that adds a new section at the end of the bill relating to the 
sense of Congress regarding the mathematics and science partnership 
programs of the Department of Education and the NSF;
                                                         Pages H4402-04
  McNerney amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
1, 2007) that establishes a new program to award grants on a 
competitive, merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving institutions to 
enhance the quality of undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, 
and technology education at such institutions and to increase the 
retention and graduation rates of students pursuing associate's or 
baccalaureate degrees in science, mathematics, engineering, or 
technology;
                                                             Page H4402
  Honda amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of May 1, 
2007) that adds a new subsection at the end of section 3 on global 
warming education (by a recorded vote of 252 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 
288); and
                                                     Pages H4385, H4406
  Matsui amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of May 1, 
2007) that provides grant supplements, on a competitive, merit-reviewed 
basis, to institutions receiving awards under the Integrative Graduate 
Education and Research Traineeship program (by a recorded vote of 232 
ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 293).
                                               Pages H4400-02, H4409-10
                                                              Rejected:
  Garrett (NJ) amendment (No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 1, 2007) that sought to limit funds for research related to 
reproductive aging and diet and social stratification;
                                                         Pages H4395-96
  Sullivan (OK) amendment to the Honda amendment that sought to insert 
a new paragraph after paragraph 1 of the Honda amendment to clarify 
that materials, exhibits, and multimedia presentations shall reflect 
the diversity of scientific opinion (by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 
250 noes, Roll No. 287);
                                               Pages H4385-86, H4405-06
  Campbell (CA) amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 1, 2007) that sought to prohibit the use of funds in the bill for 
specified research activities (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 222 
noes, Roll No. 289);
                                               Pages H4388-91, H4406-07
  Campbell (CA) amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 1, 2007) that sought to reduce funds authorized in section 3 by 1 
percent (by a recorded vote of 115 ayes to 301 noes, Roll No. 290); 
                                               Pages H4391-92, H4407-08
  Garrett (NJ) amendment (No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 1, 2007) that sought to reduce funds authorized in section 3 by 0.5 
percent (by a recorded vote of 126 ayes to 292 noes, Roll No. 291); 
                                                  Pages H4392-95, H4408
  Flake amendment (No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of May 1, 
2007) that sought to strike section 6 (by a recorded vote of 128 ayes 
to 290 noes, Roll No. 292); and
                                                  Pages H4396-98, H4409
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 1, 2007) that sought to add a new section at the end of the bill 
relating to requirement of offsets (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 294).
                                                  Pages H4404-05, H4410
                                      Point of Order sustained against:
  Weldon (FL) amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 1, 2007) that sought to insert two new paragraphs relating to 
limitations.
                                                         Pages H4386-87
  H. Res. 349, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                                         Pages H4301-02
Amending the Rules of the House: The House agreed by unanimous consent 
to H. Res. 363, amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
clarify certain matters relating to official conduct.
  Pages H4411-12
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4417-18.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and eighteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4313, 
H4314, H4314-15, H4325-26, H4371, H4371-72, H4372-73, H4373, H4373-74, 
H4374-75, H4375, H4377-78, H4378, H4379, H4405-06, H4406, H4407, H4407-
08, H4408, H4409, H4409-10, H4410, and H4411. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at midnight.

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