[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D723-D725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 2419-
2446; 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 151-154; and H. Res. 426-428, 430 
were introduced.
  Pages H5620-21
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5621-23
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 957, to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to expand and 
clarify the entities against which sanctions may be imposed, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-163, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 65, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-164); and
  H. Res. 429, providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1100 to 
revise the boundary of the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in 
the State of North Carolina (H. Rept. 110-165).
Pages H5585, H5619-20
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Israel to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5535
Recess: The House recessed at 9:10 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5536
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Honoring the Marquis de Lafayette on the occasion of the 250th 
anniversary of his birth: H. Res. 171, amended, to honor the Marquis de 
Lafayette on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of his birth; 
                                                         Pages H5539-42
  Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the 
citizens of Greensburg, Kansas, over the devastating tornado of May 4, 
2007: H. Res. 400, to express the sympathy of the House of 
Representatives to the citizens of Greensburg, Kansas, over the 
devastating tornado of May 4, 2007;
  Pages H5542-44
  Recognizing the service of United States Merchant Marine veterans: H. 
Res. 413, to recognize the service of United States Merchant Marine 
veterans;
  Pages H5544-47
  Authorizing the printing of a commemorative document in memory of the 
late President of the United States, Gerald Rudolph Ford: H. Con. Res. 
128, to authorize the printing of a commemorative document in memory of 
the late President of the United States, Gerald Rudolph Ford; 
                                                         Pages H5547-48
  Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007: H.R. 1525, amended, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware; 
                                                         Pages H5548-51
  Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2007: H.R. 1615, 
amended, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties 
for aiming laser pointers at airplanes;
  Pages H5551-53
  Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007: S. 214, 
to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the 
independence of United States attorneys, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
306 yeas to 114 nays, Roll No. 397--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H5553-56, H5580-81
  Amending the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels 
illegal: H.R. 2264, amended, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
producing and exporting cartels illegal, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
345 yeas to 72 nays, Roll No. 398;
  Pages H5556-60, H5581-82
  Increasing the number of Iraqi and Afghani translators and 
interpreters who may be admitted to the United States as special 
immigrants: S. 1104, amended, to increase the number of Iraqi and

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Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United 
States as special immigrants, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas 
to 8 nays, Roll No. 399; and
  Pages H5572-76, H5582
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To increase the number of 
Iraqi and Afghani translators and interpreters who may be admitted to 
the United States as special immigrants, and for other purposes.'' 
                                                             Page H5582
  Amending the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, United 
States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling and related 
activities: H.R. 2399, amended, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act and title 18, United States Code, to combat the crime 
of alien smuggling and related activities, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 6 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
400.
  Pages H5576-80, H5582-83
Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 1427, 
amended, to reform the regulation of certain housing-related 
Government-sponsored enterprises by a recorded vote of 313 ayes to 104 
noes, Roll No. 396. Consideration of the bill began on Thursday, May 
17th.
  Pages H5560-72
  Rejected the Cantor motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 232 
noes, Roll No. 395.
Pages H5569-71
  On a demand for a separate vote on a certain amendment agreed to in 
the Committee of the Whole:
  By a recorded vote of 383 ayes to 36 noes, Roll No. 394, agreed to 
the Neugebauer amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that gives the 
regulator the authority to limit the size of growth of a GSEs portfolio 
only to specifically address the safety and soundness concerns with 
respect to the institution (agreed to in the Committee of the Whole on 
May 17th by voice vote).
Page H5569
  Earlier, agreed to amendments in the Committee of the Whole:
Agreed to:
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that prevents illegal 
immigrants from owning or renting housing built by funds from the 
affordable housing fund by requiring adult occupants of that housing to 
establish their legal residency through the use of secure forms of 
identification (by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 
387) and
Pages H5562-63
  Doolittle amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that prohibits all 
three mortgage lending government-sponsored enterprises (GSE's) from 
obtaining primary residential mortgages being granted to any person who 
does not have a valid Social Security number (by a recorded vote of 217 
ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 391).
Pages H5565-66
Rejected:
  Feeney modified amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record 
of May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that sought to 
strike low income housing grants from the affordable housing fund and 
inserts housing assistance provisions for the areas affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, strike language outlining affordable 
housing grant formulas for Indian tribal members and directs funds to 
be allocated ``based on the formula used for the Continuum of Care 
competition of the Department of Housing and Urban Development'', and 
insert language requiring that affordable housing grants after 2007 be 
reserved only for rental housing voucher assistance in accordance with 
the Housing act of 1937 (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 246 noes, 
Roll No. 386);
Pages H5561-62
  Sessions amendment (No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that sought to require 
the Director of the new GSE Regulator to provide information to 
mortgage originators about any added mortgage costs to consumers 
associated with the new Housing Fund; in turn, originators would have 
to furnish this written information to homebuyers at or before closing 
to qualify their mortgages for purchase, service, holding, lending on 
the security of or selling by the GSE's (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes 
to 240 noes, Roll No. 388);
Pages H5563-64
  Brady (TX) amendment (No. 34 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that sought to 
redistribute the affordable housing grants for use in disaster areas 
from a ratio of 75% for Louisiana and 25% for Mississippi to create 10% 
for Texas by taking 5% each from the allotment for Louisiana and 
Mississippi (by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 260 noes, Roll No. 389);
                                                         Pages H5564-65
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that sought to 
require the director of a GSE to study and certify to Congress that its 
contributions to the affordable housing fund wouldn't contribute to its 
financial instability or impair its safety and soundness (by a recorded 
vote of 180 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 390);
Page H5565
  Hensarling amendment (No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 16th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that sought to strike 
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Affordable Housing Trust Fund budgetary placeholder language in the 
bill (by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 392); and 
                                                         Pages H5566-67
  Neugebauer amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
May 14th) that was debated on Thursday, May 17th, that pertained to 
allocations of amounts by enterprise (by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 
256 noes, Roll No. 393).
Pages H5567-68
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H5586

  H. Res. 404, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Thursday, May 17th.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Monday, May 21st:
  Leonard W. Herman Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 1722, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
601 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, as the ``Leonard W. Herman 
Post Office'' by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 401.
  Pages H5583-84
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to table H. Res. 428, relating 
to a question of the privileges of the House, by a recorded vote of 219 
ayes to 189 noes, with 13 voting ``present'', Roll No. 402. 
                                                         Pages H5584-85
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5536.
Senate Referrals: S. 254 was referred to the Committee on Financial 
Services.
  Page H5618
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and twelve recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5561-62, 
H5562-63, H5563-64, H5564-65, H5565, H5565-66, H5567, H5567-68, H5569, 
H5571, H5571-72, H5580-81, H5581-82, H5582, H5582-83, H5583-84, and 
H5584-85. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:23 p.m.