[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 96 (Thursday, June 14, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D825-D827]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  25 public bills, H.R. 2711-
2735; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 169; and H. Res. 485-488, were 
introduced.
  Pages H6437-39, H6474-76
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6439-40, H6476-77
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Altmire to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6407
Recess: The House recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 7:25 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6411
Supplemental Reports: Agreed that the Committee on Appropriations be 
permitted to file supplemental reports to accompany H.R. 2641, Energy 
and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 and 
H.R. 2643, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008.
  Pages H6411-19
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008: The House 
resumed consideration of H.R. 2638, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008. Consideration of the measure began on June 12th and is 
expected to continue on Friday, June 15th.
  Pages H6419-41, H6443-74
  Agreed to limit the number of amendments made in order for debate and 
the time limit for debate on each amendment.
Page H6419
Agreed to:
  Corrine Brown (FL) amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional 
Record of June 11, 2007) that increases funding, by offset, for FEMA 
Management and Administration by $1 million;
Page H6428
  Corrine Brown (FL) amendment (No. 17 printed in the Congressional 
Record of June 11, 2007) that increases funding, by offset, to the 
Office of the Inspector General Operating Expenses account by $500,000;
                                                         Pages H6428-29
  King (IA) amendment (No. 104 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that reduces and then increases the amount appropriated 
for Security, Enforcement, and Investigations by $1 million; 
                                                         Pages H6431-32
  Shays amendment that specifies that $100,000 is to be made available 
to promote information and education exchange with nations friendly to 
the United States in order to promote sharing of best practices and 
technologies relating to homeland security;
Pages H6432-33
  Conaway amendment (No. 16 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
11, 2007) that reduces and

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then increases the amount appropriated for Border Security Fencing, 
Infrastructure, and Technology by $5 million;
Pages H6436, H6443
  Dent amendment (No. 102 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
12, 2007) that provides $853,690,000 for protective missions of the 
Secret Service;
Pages H6452-53
  Thompson (MS) amendment that strikes subsection (b) in section 537 
relating to small business;
Page H6461
  Deal (GA) amendment (No. 96 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that prohibits funds in this Act from being used to 
destroy any horse or mule belonging to the United States that has 
become unfit for service;
Pages H6463-64
  Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment that requires the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to submit a classified report describing the security 
vulnerabilities of the Nation's pipelines and oil refineries to 
Congress no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act. 
                                                         Pages H6467-68
Withdrawn:
  Kuhl (NY) amendment (No. 114 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that related 
to a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative study;
Page H6433
  Kuhl (NY) amendment (No. 115 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that related 
to a Northern Border study;
Pages H6433-34
  Souder amendment (No. 106 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
12, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
strike a proviso under the Air and Marine Interdiction, Operations, 
Maintenance, and Procurement heading and replace with a new proviso; 
                                                         Pages H6443-44
  Souder amendment (No. 107 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
12, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that related to 
funding for Deepwater;
Pages H6448-50
  Jindal amendment (No. 97 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
12, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
increase, by offset, FEMA disaster relief for hurricane preparedness by 
$5 million;
Pages H6453-55
  Davis (KY) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
related to funding for Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance grants; 
                                                         Pages H6455-60
  Corrine Brown (FL) amendment (No. 18 printed in the Congressional 
Record of June 11, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
that related to a pilot program to screen airport workers who enter or 
re-enter secure airport space;
Page H6461
  Ellsworth amendment (No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 11, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that related 
to a limitation on the use of funds for contractors delinquent on 
Federal debt.
Pages H6462-63
Proceedings Postponed:
  Drake amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
11, 2007) that seeks to reduce funding for the Office of the Under 
Secretary for Management by $10,400,000, and increase funding, by 
offset, for the Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement by 
$9,100,000;
Pages H6419-21
  King (NY) amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
the domestic nuclear detection office management and administration 
account by $40 million;
Pages H6421-23
  Ginny Brown-Waite amendment (No. 13 printed in the Congressional 
Record of June 11, 2007) that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for 
the border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology account by 
$89.125 million;
Pages H6423-24
  Burgess amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
transportation threat assessment and credentialing by $15 million; 
                                                         Pages H6424-25
  Ferguson amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, to 
buffer zone protection under the State and Local Programs account by 
$50 million;
Page H6426
  McHenry amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services by $30 million; 
                                                         Pages H6426-28
  Pearce amendment (No. 128 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
13, 2007) that seeks to increase funds, by offset, to the United States 
Customs and Border Protection Salaries and Expenses by $125 million; 
                                                         Pages H6429-31
  Carter amendment that seeks to strike the proviso regarding border 
fencing requirements under the Border Security, Fencing, 
Infrastructure, and Technology heading;
Pages H6434-36
  McCaul (TX) amendment (No. 98 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that seeks to strike a proviso under the Air and Marine 
Interdiction, Operations, Maintenance, and Procurement heading; 
                                                         Pages H6444-46
  King (IA) amendment (No. 105 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that seeks to reduce and increase the United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses account by $5 
million;
Pages H6446-48
  Bilbray amendment that relates to funding for REAL ID; 
                                                         Pages H6450-52

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  McCaul amendment (No. 99 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
12, 2007) that seeks to strike section 531 relating to the MAX-HR 
project;
                                                         Pages H6460-61
  Rogers (KY) amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 11, 2007) that relates to a limitation on total number of airport 
screeners;
                                                         Pages H6461-63
  Poe amendment (No. 28 printed in the Congressional Record of June 11, 
2007) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security to develop a plan that permits travel into the United 
States from foreign countries using any document other than a passport;
                                                         Pages H6464-65
  LaTourette amendment (No. 113 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to develop any plan under the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 before June 1, 
2009;
                                                         Pages H6465-66
  Tancredo amendment that seeks to prohibit funds in this Act from 
being used to carry out a visa waiver program;
                                                         Pages H6466-67
  Tancredo amendment (No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
11, 2007) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used in contravention 
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996;
                                                         Pages H6468-69
  Royce amendment that seeks to prohibit funds made available for 
customs and border protection fencing, infrastructure, and technology 
from being used for anything but at least two layers of reinforced 
fencing and roads;
                                                         Pages H6469-71
  Forbes amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to 
extend the designation of any foreign state under the Immigration and 
Nationality Act;
                                                         Pages H6471-72
  Rogers (KY) amendment that seeks to require that this Act comply with 
the Davis-Bacon Act; and
                                                         Pages H6472-73
  Rogers (KY) amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 11, 2007) that seeks to reduce funding for the Department of 
Homeland Security by 5.7 percent over the next year.
                                                         Pages H6473-74
  H. Res. 473, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Tuesday, June 12th.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6440-41 and H6477-78.
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no Yea-and-Nay votes, and there were no 
Recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:30 a.m. on 
Friday, June 15th.