[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 77 (Thursday, May 10, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D658-D661]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 2260-
2288; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 147; and H. Res. 392-397 were 
introduced.
  Pages H4912-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4914-15
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1036, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
convey a parcel of real property to the Alaska Railroad Corporation (H. 
Rept. 110-145).
Page H4912
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Ronald L. 
Calkins, Mary, Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Mandeville, Louisiana. 
                                                             Page H4755
Recess: The House recessed at 9:06 a.m. and reconvened at 10:23 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4755
Reception in the House Chamber to Receive Former Members of Congress: 
The House recessed to receive the United States Association of Former 
Members of Congress in the House Chamber. Later, agreed to the Yarmuth 
motion that the proceedings had during the recess be printed in the 
Record.
  Pages H4755-63
Congratulating the City of Chicago for being chosen to represent the 
United States in the

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international competition to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 
Games: The House agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and pass S. Con. Res. 28, congratulating 
the City of Chicago for being chosen to represent the United States in 
the international competition to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 
Games, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select 
Chicago as the site of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 
                                                             Page H4766
Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act: The House passed H.R. 1873, 
to reauthorize the programs and activities of the Small Business 
Administration relating to procurement, by a recorded vote of 409 ayes 
to 13 noes, Roll No. 323. Consideration of the bill began on Wednesday, 
May 9th.
  Pages H4766-72
  Rejected the English (PA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Small Business with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 209 
ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 322.
Pages H4770-71
Agreed to:
  Sestak modified amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-137) that 
closes a loophole in the current bill that allows agencies to avoid 
doing small business impact studies by designating contracts as 
``transformed'' and lowers the new dollar threshold to ensure a greater 
portion of contracts are reviewed for their impact on small business as 
well as taxpayer savings (by a recorded vote of 423 ayes with none 
voting ``no'', Roll No. 319);
Pages H4767-68
  Shuler amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-137) that extends 
small business contracting goals to overseas contracts (by a recorded 
vote of 398 ayes to 29 noes, Roll No. 320); and
Page H4768
  Bean amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-137) that raises the 
government-wide small business procurement goal from 25 percent to 30 
percent (by a recorded vote of 371 ayes to 55 noes, Roll No. 321). 
                                                         Pages H4768-69
  H. Res. 383, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Wednesday, May 9th.
Motion to resolve into Secret Session: The House rejected the Flake 
motion that the House resolve itself into secret session, that the 
House be cleared of all persons except the Members, Delegates, Resident 
Commissioner, and officers of the House to consider certain 
communications, by a recorded vote of 207 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 
328.
  Pages H4795-96
Providing for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and 
defense contractors from Iraq: The House failed to pass H.R. 2237, to 
provide for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces and defense 
contractors from Iraq, by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 255 noes, Roll 
No. 330.
  Pages H4772-79, H4794-H4807
  Rejected the Saxton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 218 
nays, Roll No. 329.
Page H4805
  H. Res. 387, the rule providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 
2237, H.R. 2206, and H.R. 2207 was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
219 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 327, after agreeing to order the 
previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 201 nays, Roll 
No. 326.
Pages H4794-95
Motion to resolve into Secret Session: The House rejected the Issa 
motion that the House resolve itself into secret session, that the 
House be cleared of all persons except the Members, Delegates, Resident 
Commissioner, and officers of the House to consider certain 
communications, by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 216 nays, Roll No. 
331.
  Page H4808
Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending 
September 30, 2007: The House passed H.R. 2206, amended, to make 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 205 nays, Roll 
No. 333.
  Pages H4808-67
  Rejected the Lewis (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 195 yeas to 
229 nays, Roll No. 332.
Pages H4865-66
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 
110-143 shall be considered as adopted.
Page H4831
  H. Res. 387, the rule providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 
2237, H.R. 2206, and H.R. 2207 was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
219 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 327, after agreeing to order the 
previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 201 nays, Roll 
No. 326.
Pages H4794-95
Motion to resolve into Secret Session: Representative Issa moved that 
the House resolve itself into secret session and that the House be 
cleared of all persons except the Members, Delegates, Resident 
Commissioner, and officers of the House to consider certain 
communications. The House agreed to table the Issa motion by a recorded 
vote of 219 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 334.
  Pages H4867-68
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 393, electing the 
following Members to serve on certain standing committees of the House 
of Representatives: Committee on Appropriations: Representative

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Calvert. Committee on Armed Services: Representative Shuster, to rank 
after Representative Franks (AZ). Committee on Financial Services: 
Representative McCotter. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Representative 
Bilirakis. Committee on Natural Resources: Representative Fallin and 
Representative McCarthy (CA). Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform: Representative Jordan.
  Page H4868
Making Supplemental Appropriations for Agricultural and Other Emergency 
Assistance for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007: The House 
passed H.R. 2207, amended, to make supplemental appropriations for 
agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, by a yea-and-nay vote of 302 yeas to 120 nays, Roll 
No. 336.
  Pages H4868-80
  Rejected the Lewis (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 
233 nays, Roll No. 335.
Pages H4878-79
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in part B of H. Rept. 
110-143 shall be considered as adopted.
Page H4870
  H. Res. 387, the rule providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 
2237, H.R. 2206, and H.R. 2207 was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 
219 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 327, after agreeing to order the 
previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 201 nays, Roll 
No. 326.
Pages H4794-95
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008: The House passed 
H.R. 2082, amended, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a recorded 
vote of 225 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 341.
  Pages H4779-86, H4787-94, H4881-H4910
  Rejected the Rogers (MI) motion to recommit the bill to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 181 
ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 340.
Pages H4907-09
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as the original bill for the 
purpose of amendment.
Page H4889
Agreed to:
  Holt amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that amends the 
reporting requirement in the Intelligence Identities Protection Act 
(codified in Sec. 603 of the National Security Act) to include a 
requirement that the President, based on information from the Director 
of National Intelligence, provide Congress with an assessment of the 
need for any modification to existing law to improve legal protection 
for covert agents;
Pages H4896-97
  Thompson (CA) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that 
requires that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
submit a report to the Congressional Intelligence committees, no later 
than 120 days after enactment, that provides: (1) the number of 
collectors and analysts, by agency, and (2) a plan to maximize the 
number of collectors and decrease the number of personnel authorized to 
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
Pages H4897-98
  Fossella amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that 
authorizes $5 million for a study conducted by DHS and the Director of 
National Intelligence to identify the best practices for sharing 
terrorist-threat information between the Federal, State, and local 
levels of government and authorizes $10 million to establish centers of 
best practices based on the study with $3 million authorized for the 
following five years to cover operational expenses of the centers; 
                                                      Pages H4899-H4900
  Lee amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that requires a 
report to House and Senate Intelligence committees describing any 
authorization granted during the past 10 years to engage in 
intelligence activities related to the overthrow of a democratically 
elected government;
Page H4901
  Price (NC) amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that 
requires the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on 
the uses of contractors for personal services activities; 
                                                         Pages H4901-02
  Berkley amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that requires 
the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on 
the advisability of providing Federal retirement benefits to employees 
of Air America;
Pages H4902-03
  Rogers (MI) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that places 
a limit on the number of personnel in the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence (ODNI) (by a recorded vote of 297 ayes to 122 
noes, Roll No. 338); and
Pages H4898-99, H4906
  Schiff amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that states 
that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) shall be 
the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance for the 
purpose of gathering foreign intelligence information may be conducted, 
and makes clear that this applies until specific statutory 
authorization for electronic surveillance, other than as an amendment

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to FISA, is enacted (by a recorded vote of 245 ayes to 178 noes, Roll 
No. 339).
Pages H4903-05, H4906-07
Rejected:
  Hoekstra amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-144) that sought to 
strike section 407, which requires that a National Intelligence 
Estimate on global climate change be submitted to Congress (by a 
recorded vote of 185 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 337). 
                                               Pages H4895-96, H4905-06
  H. Res. 388, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 325, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
223 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 324.
Pages H4788-94
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 14th for Morning Hour debate. 
                                                             Page H4910
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, May 16th.
  Page H4910
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4763.
Senate Referral: S. 1082 was held at the desk.
  Page H4763
Quorum Calls--Votes: Fourteen yea-and-nay votes and nine recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4767-68, 
H4768, H4768-69, H4770-71, H4771-72, H4792-93, H4793-94, H4794, H4794-
95, H4795-96, H4806-07, H4807, H4808, H4866, H4866-67, H4867-68, H4879, 
H4879-80, H4905-06, H4906, H4906-07, H4909 and H4909-10. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:33 a.m. on 
Friday, May 11th.