[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 77 (Thursday, May 10, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H4766-H4772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SMALL BUSINESS FAIRNESS IN CONTRACTING ACT
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 383 and rule
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House
on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the bill,
H.R. 1873.
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In the Committee of the Whole
Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1873) to reauthorize the programs and activities of the
Small Business Administration relating to procurement, and for other
purposes, with Mr. Crowley (Acting Chairman) in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIRMAN. When the Committee of the Whole rose on
Wednesday, May 9, 2007, amendment No. 8 printed in House Report 110-137
by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) had been disposed of.
Announcement by the Acting Chairman
The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were
postponed, in the following order:
Amendment No. 4, as modified, by Mr. Sestak of Pennsylvania.
Amendment No. 2 by Mr. Shuler of North Carolina.
Amendment No. 3 by Ms. Bean of Illinois.
The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for any electronic vote
after the first vote in this series.
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Amendment No. 4, as Modified, Offered by Mr. Sestak
The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr. Sestak), as modified, on which further proceedings
were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The text of the amendment, as modified, is as follows:
Amendment No. 4, as modified, offered by Mr. Sestak:
Strike section 101 and insert the following:
SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS OF BUNDLING OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
AND RELATED TERMS.
Section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is
amended by amending subsection (o) to read as follows:
``(o) Definitions of Bundling of Contract Requirements and
Related Terms.--For purposes of this Act:
``(1) Bundled contract.--
``(A) In general.--The term `bundled contract' means a
contract or order that is entered into to meet procurement
requirements that are consolidated in a bundling of contract
requirements, without regard to its designation by the
procuring agency or whether a study of the effects of the
solicitation on civilian or military personnel has been made.
``(B) Exceptions.--The term does not include--
``(i) a contract or order with an aggregate dollar value
below the dollar threshold specified in paragraph (4); or
``(ii) a contract or order that is entered into to meet
procurement requirements, all of which are exempted
requirements under paragraph (5).
``(2) Bundling of contract requirements.--
``(A) In general.--The term `bundling of contract
requirements' means the use of any bundling methodology to
satisfy 2 or more procurement requirements for goods or
services previously supplied or performed under separate
smaller contracts or orders, or to satisfy 2 or more
procurement requirements for construction services of a type
historically performed under separate smaller contracts or
orders, that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small
business concern due to--
``(i) the diversity, size, or specialized nature of the
elements of the performance specified;
``(ii) the aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award;
``(iii) the geographical dispersion of the contract or
order performance sites; or
``(iv) any combination of the factors described in clauses
(i), (ii), and (iii).
``(B) Inclusion of new features or functions.--A
combination of contract requirements that would meet the
definition of a bundling of contract requirements but for the
addition of a procurement requirement with at least one new
good or service shall be considered to be a bundling of
contract requirements unless the new features or functions
substantially transform the goods or services and will
provide measurably substantial benefits to the government in
terms of quality, performance, or price.
``(C) Exceptions.--The term does not include--
``(i) the use of a bundling methodology for an anticipated
award with an aggregate dollar value below the dollar
threshold specified in paragraph (5); or
``(ii) the use of a bundling methodology to meet
procurement requirements, all of which are exempted
requirements under paragraph (6).
``(3) Bundling methodology.--The term `bundling
methodology' means--
``(A) a solicitation to obtain offers for a single contract
or order, or a multiple award contract or order; or
``(B) a solicitation of offers for the issuance of a task
or a delivery order under an existing single or multiple
award contract or order.
``(4) Separate smaller contract.--The term `separate
smaller contract', with respect to bundling of contract
requirements, means a contract or order that has been
performed by 1 or more small business concerns or was
suitable for award to 1 or more small business concerns.
``(5) Dollar threshold.--The term `dollar threshold' means
$65,000,000, if solely for construction services.
``(6) Exempted requirements.--The term `exempted
requirement' means a procurement requirement solely for items
that are not commercial items (as the term `commercial item'
is defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).
``(7) Procurement requirement.--The term `procurement
requirement' means a determination by an agency that a
specified good or service is needed to satisfy the mission of
the agency.''.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 423,
noes 0, not voting 14, as follows:
[Roll No. 319]
AYES--423
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Allen
Altmire
Andrews
Arcuri
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldwin
Barrett (SC)
Barrow
Bartlett (MD)
Barton (TX)
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehner
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Bordallo
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boustany
Boyd (FL)
Boyda (KS)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brown (SC)
Brown, Corrine
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Buchanan
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Buyer
Calvert
Camp (MI)
Campbell (CA)
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson
Carter
Castle
Castor
Chabot
Chandler
Christensen
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole (OK)
Conaway
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cubin
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (AL)
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
Davis, David
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Lincoln
Davis, Tom
Deal (GA)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly
Doolittle
Doyle
Drake
Dreier
Duncan
Edwards
Ehlers
Ellison
Ellsworth
Emanuel
Emerson
English (PA)
Eshoo
Etheridge
Everett
Faleomavaega
Fallin
Farr
Feeney
Ferguson
Filner
Flake
Forbes
Fortenberry
Fortuno
Fossella
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Giffords
Gilchrest
Gillibrand
Gillmor
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Granger
Graves
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hall (NY)
Hall (TX)
Hare
Harman
Hastert
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Heller
Hensarling
Herger
Herseth Sandlin
Higgins
Hill
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Hobson
Hodes
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Inglis (SC)
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jindal
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jordan
Kagen
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Keller
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Klein (FL)
Kline (MN)
Knollenberg
Kucinich
Kuhl (NY)
LaHood
Lamborn
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Lungren, Daniel E.
Lynch
Mack
Mahoney (FL)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Marchant
Markey
Marshall
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCarthy (NY)
McCaul (TX)
McCollum (MN)
McCotter
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHenry
McHugh
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
McNulty
Meehan
Meeks (NY)
Melancon
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Mitchell
Mollohan
Moore (KS)
Moore (WI)
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Murphy (CT)
Murphy, Patrick
Murphy, Tim
Murtha
Musgrave
Myrick
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Neugebauer
Norton
Nunes
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Poe
Pomeroy
Porter
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Rehberg
Reichert
Renzi
Reyes
Reynolds
Rodriguez
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Royce
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salazar
Sali
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Saxton
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schmidt
Schwartz
Scott (GA)
Scott (VA)
Sensenbrenner
Serrano
Sessions
Sestak
Shadegg
Shays
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Space
Spratt
Stark
Stearns
Stupak
Sullivan
Sutton
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Tierney
Towns
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden (OR)
Walsh (NY)
Walz (MN)
Wamp
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch (VT)
Weldon (FL)
Weller
Westmoreland
Wexler
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (OH)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
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NOT VOTING--14
Bishop (UT)
Brady (PA)
Butterfield
Engel
Fattah
Gingrey
Johnson (IL)
Jones (OH)
Larson (CT)
McMorris Rodgers
Meek (FL)
Rogers (AL)
Souder
Watson
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Ms. WOOLSEY and Mr. McKEON changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois. I was unavoidably detained. Had I been
present, I would have voted ``aye.''
Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Shuler
The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from North
Carolina (Mr. Shuler) on which further proceedings were postponed and
on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Shuler:
After section 201 insert the following (and redesignate
succeeding sections accordingly):
SEC. 202. INCLUDE OVERSEAS CONTRACTS IN SMALL BUSINESS GOAL.
Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g))
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The procurement goals required by this subsection
apply to all procurement contracts, without regard to whether
the contract is for work within or outside the United
States.''.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 398,
noes 29, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 320]
AYES--398
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Allen
Altmire
Andrews
Arcuri
Baca
Bachmann
Bachus
Baird
Baker
Baldwin
Barrett (SC)
Barrow
Bartlett (MD)
Barton (TX)
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Boehner
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Bordallo
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boustany
Boyd (FL)
Boyda (KS)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brown (SC)
Brown, Corrine
Buchanan
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Buyer
Calvert
Camp (MI)
Campbell (CA)
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson
Carter
Castle
Castor
Chabot
Chandler
Christensen
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole (OK)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cubin
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (AL)
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
Davis, David
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Lincoln
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly
Doyle
Drake
Duncan
Edwards
Ehlers
Ellison
Ellsworth
Emanuel
Emerson
English (PA)
Eshoo
Etheridge
Everett
Faleomavaega
Fallin
Farr
Feeney
Ferguson
Filner
Forbes
Fortenberry
Fortuno
Fossella
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Giffords
Gilchrest
Gillibrand
Gillmor
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Granger
Graves
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hall (NY)
Hall (TX)
Hare
Harman
Hastert
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Heller
Herger
Herseth Sandlin
Higgins
Hill
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Hobson
Hodes
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Inglis (SC)
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jindal
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (OH)
Jordan
Kagen
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Keller
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Klein (FL)
Kline (MN)
Knollenberg
Kucinich
Kuhl (NY)
LaHood
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Lynch
Mack
Mahoney (FL)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Marchant
Markey
Marshall
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCarthy (NY)
McCaul (TX)
McCollum (MN)
McCotter
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
McNulty
Meehan
Meeks (NY)
Melancon
Mica
Michaud
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Mitchell
Mollohan
Moore (KS)
Moore (WI)
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Murphy (CT)
Murphy, Patrick
Murphy, Tim
Murtha
Musgrave
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Neugebauer
Norton
Nunes
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pearce
Pence
Perlmutter
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Pomeroy
Porter
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Radanovich
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Rehberg
Reichert
Renzi
Reyes
Reynolds
Rodriguez
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Ryan (WI)
Salazar
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Saxton
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schmidt
Schwartz
Scott (GA)
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sessions
Sestak
Shays
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Space
Spratt
Stark
Stupak
Sullivan
Sutton
Tancredo
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Tierney
Towns
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walberg
Walden (OR)
Walsh (NY)
Walz (MN)
Wamp
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch (VT)
Weldon (FL)
Weller
Wexler
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (OH)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOES--29
Biggert
Bilbray
Blunt
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Burgess
Cannon
Cantor
Conaway
Davis, Tom
Deal (GA)
Doolittle
Dreier
Flake
Foxx
Gingrey
Hensarling
Lamborn
Lungren, Daniel E.
McHenry
Myrick
Petri
Poe
Price (GA)
Royce
Sali
Sensenbrenner
Shadegg
Stearns
Westmoreland
NOT VOTING--10
Brady (PA)
Engel
Fattah
Jones (NC)
Larson (CT)
McMorris Rodgers
Meek (FL)
Rogers (AL)
Souder
Watson
Announcement by the Acting Chairman
The Acting CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised there are
2 minutes left in the vote.
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Mr. GINGREY changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Bean
The Acting CHAIRMAN. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois
(Ms. Bean) on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the
ayes prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Amendment No. 3 offered by Ms. Bean:
Section 201(a), strike ``25 percent'' and insert ``30
percent''.
Recorded Vote
The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 371,
noes 55, not voting 11, as follows:
[Roll No. 321]
AYES--371
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Alexander
Allen
Altmire
Andrews
Arcuri
Baca
Baird
Baker
Baldwin
Barrow
Bartlett (MD)
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Bordallo
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boustany
Boyd (FL)
Boyda (KS)
Braley (IA)
Brown (SC)
Brown, Corrine
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Buchanan
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Buyer
Calvert
Camp (MI)
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carney
Carson
Castle
Castor
Chabot
Chandler
Christensen
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole (OK)
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cubin
Cuellar
Cummings
Davis (AL)
Davis (CA)
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Davis (IL)
Davis, David
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Lincoln
Deal (GA)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly
Doyle
Drake
Duncan
Edwards
Ehlers
Ellison
Ellsworth
Emanuel
Emerson
English (PA)
Eshoo
Etheridge
Everett
Faleomavaega
Fallin
Farr
Ferguson
Filner
Forbes
Fortenberry
Fortuno
Frank (MA)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Giffords
Gilchrest
Gillibrand
Gillmor
Gingrey
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Granger
Graves
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hall (NY)
Hare
Harman
Hastert
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Heller
Herseth Sandlin
Higgins
Hill
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Hobson
Hodes
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Inglis (SC)
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jindal
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Jordan
Kagen
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Keller
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Klein (FL)
Kline (MN)
Knollenberg
Kucinich
Kuhl (NY)
LaHood
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Lynch
Mahoney (FL)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Markey
Marshall
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCarthy (NY)
McCaul (TX)
McCollum (MN)
McCotter
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
McNulty
Meehan
Meeks (NY)
Melancon
Mica
Michaud
Miller (MI)
Miller (NC)
Miller, Gary
Miller, George
Mitchell
Mollohan
Moore (KS)
Moore (WI)
Moran (KS)
Moran (VA)
Murphy (CT)
Murphy, Patrick
Murphy, Tim
Murtha
Musgrave
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Norton
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Paul
Payne
Pearce
Perlmutter
Peterson (MN)
Peterson (PA)
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Pomeroy
Porter
Price (GA)
Price (NC)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Rahall
Ramstad
Rangel
Regula
Rehberg
Reichert
Reyes
Reynolds
Rodriguez
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Salazar
Sali
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Saxton
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schmidt
Schwartz
Scott (GA)
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sessions
Sestak
Shays
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shimkus
Shuler
Shuster
Simpson
Sires
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Space
Spratt
Stupak
Sutton
Tanner
Tauscher
Taylor
Terry
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Tierney
Towns
Turner
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Upton
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden (OR)
Walsh (NY)
Walz (MN)
Wamp
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Weiner
Welch (VT)
Weller
Westmoreland
Wexler
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (OH)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Yarmuth
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOES--55
Akin
Bachmann
Barrett (SC)
Barton (TX)
Biggert
Bilbray
Blunt
Boehner
Brady (TX)
Burgess
Campbell (CA)
Cannon
Cantor
Carter
Conaway
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Davis, Tom
Doolittle
Dreier
Feeney
Flake
Fossella
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Hall (TX)
Hensarling
Herger
Hoekstra
Lamborn
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Marchant
McHenry
Miller (FL)
Myrick
Neugebauer
Nunes
Pence
Petri
Poe
Radanovich
Renzi
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Sensenbrenner
Shadegg
Stark
Stearns
Sullivan
Tancredo
Thornberry
Walberg
Waxman
Weldon (FL)
NOT VOTING--11
Bachus
Brady (PA)
Engel
Fattah
Larson (CT)
Lewis (CA)
McMorris Rodgers
Meek (FL)
Rogers (AL)
Souder
Watson
Announcement by the Acting Chairman
The Acting CHAIRMAN (during the vote). Members are advised there are
2 minutes remaining in this vote.
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Mr. GINGREY changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R.
1873, the Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act. I commend my good
friend from New York (Ms. Velazquez) the Chairwoman of the Committee on
Small Business for her leadership on this important legislation, and
our colleague from Iowa (Mr. Braley), the bill's sponsor, for his work
in crafting this legislation.
This legislation would amend the Small Business Act to, among other
things, revise and add to Small Business Administration (SBA)
requirements concerning contract bundling; increase the government-wide
goal for participation by small businesses in federal procurement and
service contracts; include overseas contracts in such goal; and require
certain small businesses to annually recertify compliance with maximum
small business size standards for eligibility for SBA-awarded contracts
and subcontracts. These changes will make needed improvements to the
contracting activities of federal departments and agencies with respect
to America's small businesses.
This legislation also contains provisions that would direct the SBA
Administrator to develop and maintain a database to assist small
businesses in marketing to large corporations that have not achieved
their small business goals; contact registered small businesses
regarding the likelihood of federal contracting opportunities;
prescribe regulations governing SBA review of subcontracting plans;
ensure that whenever a small business loses a protest over its size, a
notification is placed adjacent to the listing for that business in the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR); and ensure a biannual review of the
CCR to purge businesses no longer considered small businesses. The SBA
Administrator, as a result of this legislation, will be more able to
advocate on behalf of and support America's small businesses.
The federal marketplace today is worth upwards of $380 billion. That
is, the federal government is the world's largest buyer of goods and
services. Unfortunately, year after year, many federal agencies fall
short of meeting mandated small business contracting goals. As a
result, the numbers of and overall dollar amounts for contracts awarded
to small businesses by departments and agencies of the federal
government are not keeping pace with the overall growth of the federal
marketplace. This legislation would go far toward addressing this
disturbing trend.
Small businesses constitute nearly ninety percent of the businesses
in my district. Supporting them is a top priority for me. Small
businesses are the engine of America's economy, representing roughly
ninety-nine percent of all employers, creating half of our gross
domestic product, and creating up to eighty percent of the new jobs
today.
Of particular importance to me, my constituents, and Guam's business
community is Department of Defense small business contracting
performance. The Department of Defense controls approximately seventy
percent of the federal government's contracting dollars. But it
controls the vast majority of the federal marketplace in my district,
Guam. The amount of contracts issued by the Department of Defense for
work on Guam will increase significantly in the years ahead as a result
of the planned increase in the military presence on the island.
Ensuring that small businesses are prepared to and can successfully
compete for contracts awarded by the Department of Defense is of
particular importance to me. This is why I was very concerned last year
when the Committee on Small Business issued its Scorecard VII Report.
This report detailed federal government performance toward meeting
small business contracting goals and found that approximately $8
billion of Department of Defense contracting money reported as going to
small businesses was, in fact, provided to large businesses. I was
further concerned to learn from that report the Department of Defense
from 2004 to 2005 has reduced its small business contract actions by
sixty-five percent, despite the department having experienced a
thirteen percent increase in total volume of contracts during the same
period of time. I am particularly encouraged by the provisions
contained in this bill that provide small businesses a better
opportunity to compete for government contracts by making it harder for
government agencies to bundle contracts into billion dollar super-
contracts. This will put small businesses on a more level playing field
with large corporations.
Nothing in this bill would change the fact that America's small
business owners and operators must remain the hardworking innovators
that they are and that they always have been in order for them to
remain competitive and successful in the modem economy. This is
particularly the case on Guam. Guam's small businesses will have to
compete with bigger and better resourced companies that have
significant capacity and that want to do business on Guam in support of
the planned military build-up. The pace of business on Guam will
increase significantly. Guam's small firms need to prepare today to be
ready to succeed in a more competitive environment. To do this, I
continue to encourage Guam's small business owners and operators to,
among other things, identify what their business does well today; what
it can do better tomorrow; and what it can do better than others over
the course of the military build-up on Guam.
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But this much is true: America's small businesses deserve fairer
treatment in the federal marketplace than they currently receive. This
is why I support H.R. 1873. It is a bipartisan measure that represents
a vital step toward leveling the playing field for America's twenty-six
million small businesses. In doing so, H.R. 1873 will help improve
America's economy. Moreover, this legislation is critical toward
improving the accountability in government contracting to America's
small businesses. I urge my colleagues support for this bill.
The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the committee amendment in
the nature of a substitute, as amended.
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended,
was agreed to.
The Acting CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
McNulty) having assumed the chair, Mr. Crowley, Acting Chairman of the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1873) to
reauthorize the programs and activities of the Small Business
Administration relating to procurement, and for other purposes,
pursuant to House Resolution 383, he reported the bill back to the
House with an amendment adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the amendment
reported from the Committee of the Whole? If not, the question is on
the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
Motion to Recommit Offered by Mr. English of Pennsylvania
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. I am in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. English of Pennsylvania moves to recommit the bill,
H.R. 1873, to the Committee on Small Business, with
instructions to report back the same forthwith with the
following amendment:
In section 201, add at the end the following:
(c) Economically Disadvantaged Businesses.--For purposes of
section 15(g) of that Act, the Administrator shall consider
to be economically disadvantaged any small business concern
that can demonstrate it is adversely affected by expiring tax
incentives, and other modifications to the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 which could result in small business tax
increases, including but not limited to the 2006 expiration
of the increased exemption amount under the alternative
minimum tax for taxpayers other than corporations, the 2010
expiration of section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (regarding the ability of small businesses to deduct
business expenses), the 2011 expiration of related capital
gains, dividends, and death taxes, and the 2011 increase in
all marginal income tax rates.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is
recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the motion to commit is
very simple and self-explanatory, but at the same time, it is also very
timely. It comes at a time when there are legitimate and growing
concerns about the pending change in tax policy in America and how it
might affect the most dynamic sector of the American economy, and that
is, after all, small business.
We know that literally 80 percent of the small businesses, 80 percent
of the jobs that are created in the economy in America are created in
small business, as has been defined under statute. We are anticipating
that as this body moves forward and has passed a budget from the
majority that implies the largest tax increase in American history,
implies the phaseout of tax policies that have grown the economy since
2001, implies that in order to deal with the pending challenge of the
AMT, that there is going to be a massive increase in personal rates,
particularly at the high end, that affects subchapter S small
businesses.
We think that it is very important now to require the SBA
administrator, under this motion, to consider small businesses as
economically disadvantaged if they demonstrate an adverse impact due to
the expiration of this tax relief. After all, who in this body could
possibly be against accounting for and recognizing through an SBA
designation the impact on such a vital portion of our economy before
haphazardly increasing taxes through what we anticipate is going to be
the father of all tax increases. This is, I think, a huge challenge for
us, and it is a challenge which we should adjust this program to
acknowledge.
I am concerned that if we see a change in our tax policies on this
scale, that it is going to have a huge impact on small businesses in
districts like mine. For example, the potential change in tax policy
could dramatically downsize the section 179 small business expensing
provision. This allows small businesses to immediately expense critical
capital investment, allowing them to remain competitive in the global
economy, allowing them to put money back into the their hands, back
into their production line, back into the hands of small business, an
immediate write-off that demonstrably creates jobs right here in
America.
Without the help of section 179, many of our small businesses are at
an enormous competitive disadvantage. Section 179 was once described to
me by an economist as one of the most progrowth features currently in
the Tax Code. The notion that we would allow it to lapse to its
previous level is particularly troubling and I think requires us to
prepare the SBA for the impact that these tax policy changes could
have.
All this motion to recommit is seeking to do is to give small
businesses a tool to enhance their success in the marketplace, despite
the potential for being hammered by a Brobdingnagian set of tax
increases required by the budget that we are going to be facing.
By offering this motion to recommit, we feel that the underlying bill
ought to also lay before Congress a way to determine whether or not the
tax increases that will be proposed by this budget will move small
business backwards and also provide for a tool, but in a very small
way, to counteract that. Every Member of this body should join me in
supporting this motion to recommit if they care about the future
ability of small businesses in their districts to grow, to survive, to
compete and add new jobs.
I urge the adoption of this motion.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this motion.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Ms. VELAZQUEZ. I would just like to say to the gentleman from
Pennsylvania that I am a little confused, because if he cares so much
about extending section 179, where was he last week when we voted to
override the veto of the President where section 179 was part of it?
Further, the gentleman from Pennsylvania seems to me that he is going
to vote against his own motion.
{time} 1145
Let me just say that this bill is not about taxes. What I can tell
you that I am glad to say, that this new Congress is committed to
meeting the needs of the entrepreneurs. This Congress just sent a bill
to the President cutting taxes for small businesses. While the
President passed a bill for tax breaks for large companies, the
President just vetoed the one that helped small businesses, like
section 179; not only extending section 179, but expanding section 179.
Republicans passed $2 trillion in tax cuts, yet small business
priorities were never taken care of.
This motion is not about small businesses and taxes. Entrepreneurs
have seen the record on that issue from Republicans. It is about
ensuring small businesses are not shut out of the Federal contracts. I
ask a ``no'' vote on this motion to recommit.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is
ordered on the motion to recommit.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
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The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair
will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on
the question of the passage of the bill.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 209,
noes 216, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 322]
AYES--209
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Bachmann
Baker
Barrett (SC)
Bartlett (MD)
Barton (TX)
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blunt
Boehner
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Boustany
Brady (TX)
Brown (SC)
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Buchanan
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Buyer
Calvert
Camp (MI)
Campbell (CA)
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Carney
Carter
Castle
Chabot
Coble
Cole (OK)
Conaway
Crenshaw
Cubin
Cuellar
Culberson
Davis (KY)
Davis, David
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Tom
Deal (GA)
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Donnelly
Doolittle
Drake
Dreier
Duncan
Ehlers
Emerson
English (PA)
Everett
Fallin
Feeney
Ferguson
Flake
Forbes
Fortenberry
Fossella
Foxx
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Giffords
Gilchrest
Gillmor
Gingrey
Gohmert
Goode
Goodlatte
Granger
Graves
Hall (TX)
Hastert
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Heller
Hensarling
Herger
Hill
Hobson
Hoekstra
Hulshof
Hunter
Inglis (SC)
Issa
Jindal
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jordan
Keller
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Klein (FL)
Kline (MN)
Knollenberg
Kuhl (NY)
LaHood
Lamborn
Lampson
Latham
LaTourette
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
LoBiondo
Lucas
Lungren, Daniel E.
Mack
Manzullo
Marchant
McCarthy (CA)
McCaul (TX)
McCotter
McCrery
McHenry
McHugh
McIntyre
McKeon
Mica
Miller (FL)
Miller (MI)
Miller, Gary
Mitchell
Moran (KS)
Murphy, Tim
Musgrave
Myrick
Neugebauer
Nunes
Paul
Pearce
Pence
Peterson (PA)
Petri
Pickering
Pitts
Platts
Poe
Porter
Price (GA)
Pryce (OH)
Putnam
Radanovich
Ramstad
Regula
Rehberg
Reichert
Renzi
Reynolds
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rogers (MI)
Rohrabacher
Ros-Lehtinen
Roskam
Royce
Ryan (WI)
Sali
Saxton
Schmidt
Sensenbrenner
Sessions
Shadegg
Shays
Shimkus
Shuster
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (TX)
Space
Stearns
Sullivan
Tancredo
Taylor
Terry
Thornberry
Tiahrt
Tiberi
Turner
Upton
Walberg
Walden (OR)
Walsh (NY)
Wamp
Weldon (FL)
Weller
Westmoreland
Whitfield
Wicker
Wilson (NM)
Wilson (SC)
Wolf
Young (AK)
Young (FL)
NOES--216
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Allen
Altmire
Andrews
Arcuri
Baca
Baird
Baldwin
Barrow
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Blumenauer
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boyd (FL)
Boyda (KS)
Braley (IA)
Brown, Corrine
Butterfield
Capps
Capuano
Cardoza
Carnahan
Carson
Castor
Chandler
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cramer
Crowley
Cummings
Davis (AL)
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis, Lincoln
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle
Edwards
Ellison
Ellsworth
Emanuel
Eshoo
Etheridge
Farr
Filner
Frank (MA)
Gillibrand
Gonzalez
Gordon
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hall (NY)
Hare
Harman
Hastings (FL)
Herseth Sandlin
Higgins
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Hodes
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Inslee
Israel
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Johnson (GA)
Johnson, E. B.
Jones (OH)
Kagen
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind
Kucinich
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Lee
Levin
Lewis (GA)
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lynch
Mahoney (FL)
Maloney (NY)
Markey
Marshall
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (NY)
McCollum (MN)
McDermott
McGovern
McNerney
McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
Meeks (NY)
Melancon
Michaud
Miller (NC)
Miller, George
Mollohan
Moore (KS)
Moore (WI)
Moran (VA)
Murphy (CT)
Murphy, Patrick
Murtha
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal (MA)
Oberstar
Obey
Olver
Ortiz
Pallone
Pascrell
Pastor
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peterson (MN)
Pomeroy
Price (NC)
Rahall
Rangel
Reyes
Rodriguez
Ross
Rothman
Roybal-Allard
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan (OH)
Salazar
Sanchez, Linda T.
Sanchez, Loretta
Sarbanes
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schwartz
Scott (GA)
Scott (VA)
Serrano
Sestak
Shea-Porter
Sherman
Shuler
Sires
Skelton
Slaughter
Smith (WA)
Snyder
Solis
Spratt
Stark
Stupak
Sutton
Tanner
Tauscher
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tierney
Towns
Udall (CO)
Udall (NM)
Van Hollen
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walz (MN)
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watt
Waxman
Weiner
Welch (VT)
Wexler
Wilson (OH)
Woolsey
Wu
Wynn
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--8
Bachus
Brady (PA)
Engel
Fattah
Larson (CT)
McMorris Rodgers
Souder
Watson
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). Members are advised that
there are 2 minutes remaining to vote.
{time} 1205
Messrs. SALAZAR, SKELTON, COHEN and ALTMIRE changed their vote from
``aye'' to ``no.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 409,
noes 13, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 323]
AYES--409
Abercrombie
Ackerman
Aderholt
Akin
Alexander
Allen
Altmire
Andrews
Arcuri
Baca
Bachmann
Baird
Baker
Baldwin
Barrett (SC)
Barrow
Bartlett (MD)
Barton (TX)
Bean
Becerra
Berkley
Berman
Berry
Biggert
Bilbray
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NY)
Bishop (UT)
Blackburn
Blumenauer
Blunt
Boehner
Bonner
Bono
Boozman
Boren
Boswell
Boucher
Boustany
Boyd (FL)
Boyda (KS)
Brady (TX)
Braley (IA)
Brown (SC)
Brown-Waite, Ginny
Buchanan
Burgess
Burton (IN)
Butterfield
Buyer
Calvert
Camp (MI)
Cannon
Cantor
Capito
Capps
Capuano
Carnahan
Carney
Carson
Carter
Castle
Castor
Chabot
Chandler
Clarke
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Coble
Cohen
Cole (OK)
Conaway
Conyers
Cooper
Costa
Costello
Courtney
Cramer
Crenshaw
Crowley
Cubin
Cuellar
Culberson
Cummings
Davis (AL)
Davis (CA)
Davis (IL)
Davis (KY)
Davis, David
Davis, Jo Ann
Davis, Lincoln
Davis, Tom
Deal (GA)
DeFazio
DeGette
Delahunt
DeLauro
Dent
Diaz-Balart, L.
Diaz-Balart, M.
Dicks
Dingell
Doggett
Donnelly
Doolittle
Doyle
Drake
Dreier
Duncan
Edwards
Ehlers
Ellison
Ellsworth
Emanuel
Emerson
English (PA)
Eshoo
Etheridge
Everett
Fallin
Farr
Feeney
Ferguson
Filner
Forbes
Fortenberry
Fossella
Foxx
Frank (MA)
Franks (AZ)
Frelinghuysen
Gallegly
Garrett (NJ)
Gerlach
Giffords
Gilchrest
Gillibrand
Gillmor
Gingrey
Gohmert
Gonzalez
Goode
Goodlatte
Gordon
Granger
Graves
Green, Al
Green, Gene
Grijalva
Gutierrez
Hall (NY)
Hall (TX)
Hare
Harman
Hastert
Hastings (FL)
Hastings (WA)
Hayes
Heller
Herger
Herseth Sandlin
Higgins
Hill
Hinchey
Hinojosa
Hirono
Hobson
Hodes
Hoekstra
Holden
Holt
Honda
Hooley
Hoyer
Hulshof
Hunter
Inglis (SC)
Inslee
Israel
Issa
Jackson (IL)
Jackson-Lee (TX)
Jefferson
Jindal
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (IL)
Johnson, E. B.
Johnson, Sam
Jones (NC)
Jones (OH)
Jordan
Kagen
Kanjorski
Kaptur
Keller
Kennedy
Kildee
Kilpatrick
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kingston
Kirk
Klein (FL)
Kline (MN)
Knollenberg
Kucinich
Kuhl (NY)
LaHood
Lampson
Langevin
Lantos
Larsen (WA)
Latham
LaTourette
Lee
Levin
Lewis (CA)
Lewis (GA)
Lewis (KY)
Linder
Lipinski
LoBiondo
Loebsack
Lofgren, Zoe
Lowey
Lucas
Lynch
Mack
Mahoney (FL)
Maloney (NY)
Manzullo
Marchant
Markey
Marshall
Matheson
Matsui
McCarthy (CA)
McCarthy (NY)
McCaul (TX)
McCotter
McCrery
McDermott
McGovern
McHugh
McIntyre
McKeon
McNerney
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McNulty
Meehan
Meek (FL)
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NOES--13
Campbell (CA)
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McHenry
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NOT VOTING--10
Bachus
Brady (PA)
Brown, Corrine
Cardoza
Engel
Fattah
Larson (CT)
McMorris Rodgers
Souder
Watson
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). Members are advised that
there are 2 minutes remaining to vote.
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Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Chairman, on rollcall No. 323, I inserted by vote
card but was not recorded. My intention was to vote ``yes.'' Had I been
present, I would have voted ``aye.''
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