[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D918-D921]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 2874-
2893; 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 176-177; and H. Res. 520-524 were 
introduced.
  Pages H7338-40
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7340-41
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2776, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy 
conservation, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-214).
Page H7338
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Wade A. 
Hyslop, Jr., Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, New London, 
Connecticut.
  Page H7207
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 520, electing 
Representative Sullivan to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, to 
rank after Representative Myrick.
  Page H7212
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week: Agreed 
by unanimous consent to discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 
186, supporting the goals and ideals of National Clean Beaches Week and 
recognizing the considerable value of American beaches and their role 
in American culture.
  Page H7212
Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007: Agreed by unanimous 
consent to discharge from committee and pass S. 277, to modify the 
boundaries of Grand Teton National Park to include

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certain land within the GT Park Subdivision--clearing the measure for 
the President.
  Pages H7212-13
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2008: The House passed H.R. 2643, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 272 yeas to 155 nays, Roll No. 579. 
                                                         Pages H7213-70
  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 186 yeas to 
233 nays, Roll No. 578.
Pages H7269-70
On a demand for a separate vote on a certain amendment agreed to in the 
    Committee of the Whole:
  By a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 577, agreed 
to the Udall (CO) amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record 
of June 12, 2007) that prohibits funds from being used to prepare or 
publish final regulations regarding a commercial leasing program for 
oil shale resources on public lands or to conduct an oil shale lease 
sale (agreed to in the Committee of the Whole by a recorded vote of 219 
ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 574).
Pages H7243-45, H7257-58, H7259-60
Agreed to:
  Stupak amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the EPA 
Administrator's security detail and
Pages H7221-22
  Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment that re-directs $1 million in funding for 
the Historic Preservation Fund.
Pages H7238-39
Rejected:
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Philadelphia Art Museum Exterior Facade in Philadephia, PA; 
                                                         Pages H7216-17
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Payne Gallery at Moravian College in Pennsylvania;
Pages H7217-19
  Ginny Brown-Waite (FL) amendment (that was debated on June 26th) that 
sought to reduce funds for the National Endowment for the Arts by $32 
million (by a recorded vote of 137 ayes to 285 noes, Roll. No. 564); 
                                                         Pages H7250-51
  Campbell (CA) amendment (#51 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 25, 2007 and debated on June 26th) that sought to prohibit funds 
from being used for the Wetzel County Courthouse, New Martinsville, 
West Virginia (by a recorded vote of 104 ayes to 323 noes, Roll No. 
565);
Page H7251
  Campbell (CA) amendment (that was debated on June 26th) that sought 
to prohibit funds from being used for the Conte Anadromous Fish 
Laboratory (by a recorded vote of 97 ayes to 330 noes, Roll No. 566); 
                                                         Pages H7251-52
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
W.A. Young & Sons Foundry, Greene County, Pennsylvania (by a recorded 
vote of 104 ayes to 328 noes, Roll No. 567);
Pages H7213-14, H7253
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Columbus Fire Fighters Union in Columbus, Ohio (by a recorded vote of 
66 ayes to 364 noes, Roll No. 568);
Pages H7214-16, H7253-54
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission in 
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; the Westsylvania Heritage Corporation in 
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; and the Progress Fund in Greensburg, 
Pennsylvania (by a recorded vote of 86 ayes to 343 noes, Roll No. 569);
                                                  Pages H7219-21, H7254
  Jordan amendment (No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
25, 2007) that sought to provide that each amount appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act that is not required to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law is 
reduced by 4.3 percent (by a recorded vote of 150 ayes to 281 noes, 
Roll No. 570);
Pages H7222-26, H7255
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 29 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 25, 2007) that sought to reduce appropriations in the bill by 
$276,330,000 (or 1 percent) (by a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 254 
noes, Roll No. 571);
Pages H7226-31, H7255-56
  Musgrave amendment (No. 27 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 25, 2007) that sought to reduce each amount appropriated or 
otherwise made available in the bill, that is not required to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law, by 0.5 
percent (by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 572); 
                                                  Pages H7231-35, H7256
  Inslee amendment (No. 17 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
25, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used to issue any 
permit for, or otherwise approve or allow, importation of any polar 
bear or polar bear part (by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 242 noes, 
Roll No. 573);
Pages H7239-43, H7257
  Lamborn amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the National 
Endowment for the Arts (by a recorded vote of 97 ayes to 335 noes, Roll 
No. 575); and
Pages H7247-49, H7258-59
  Cannon amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds relating to 
oil-shale leasing in the States of Utah or Wyoming (by a recorded vote 
of 204 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 576).
Pages H7249-50, H7259

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Withdrawn:
  Udall (CO) amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 12, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to prohibit funds from being used to implement BLM regulations on 
Recordable Disclaimers of Interest in Land with respect to a claimed 
Revised Statue (R.S.) 2477 right-of-way or to issue a non-binding 
determination.
Pages H7245-46
Point of Order sustained against:
  Peterson (PA) amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, 
for the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act and 
                                                         Pages H7235-38
  DeFazio amendment (No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
25, 2007) relating to duties assigned to a resource advisory committee 
established under section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act.
Pages H7246-47
  H. Res. 514, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Tuesday, June 26th.
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Jack Flynt, former Member of Congress.
  Page H7252
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Extending the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until 
September 30, 2009: H.R. 1830, amended, to extend the authorities of 
the Andean Trade Preference Act until September 30, 2009, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 365 yeas to 59 nays, Roll No. 583. 
                                               Pages H7271-77, H7284-85
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To extend the authorities 
of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.''. 
                                                             Page H7285
Honoring the life of each of the 9 fallen City of Charleston 
firefighters who lost their lives in Charleston, South Carolina, on 
June 18, 2007: Agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from committee 
and agree to H. Con. Res. 172, honoring the life of each of the 9 
fallen City of Charleston firefighters who lost their lives in 
Charleston, South Carolina, on June 18, 2007.
  Page H7285
Making appropriations for financial services and general government for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 2829, making appropriations for financial 
services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008. Further consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 
28th.
  Pages H7286-H7331
  Agreed by unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 
2829 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Res. 517, no further amendment to the bill will be in order except 
those provided on a list at the desk.
Page H7296
Agreed to:
  Miller (NC) amendment that prohibits funds from being used to 
implement Executive Order 13422 and
Pages H7322-23
  Inglis (SC) amendment that prohibits funds from being used to 
purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the ``ENERGY STAR'' or 
``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
Page H7323
Withdrawn:
  Cuellar amendment (No. 35 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
increase funding, by offset, for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, 
and Other Judicial Services by $10 million;
Pages H7303-04
  Cardoza amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
reduce funding for General Activities under the General Services 
Administration by $14,295,000; and
Pages H7307-08
  Conaway amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
express the sense of the House that any reduction in the amount 
appropriated as a result of amendments adopted by the House should be 
dedicated to deficit reduction.
Page H7327
Point of Order sustained against:
  Boozman amendment relating to regulations for the designation of high 
intensity drug trafficking areas and
Page H7302
  Souder amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used by the 
District of Columbia for any program of distributing sterile needles or 
syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. 
                                                         Pages H7327-28
Proceedings Postponed:
  Cardoza amendment that seeks to reduce funding for General Activities 
under the General Services Administration by $8 million and increase 
funding for the Office of Inspector General under the General Services 
Administration by $6 million;
Pages H7308-10
  DeFazio amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Small Business Administration by $10 million;
Pages H7310-16
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 26, 2007) that seeks to strike section 738 entitled Requirement 
for Public-Private Competition;
Pages H7316-21

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  Tom Davis (VA) amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, 
for Federal Payment for Resident Tuition Support by $1 million; 
                                                         Pages H7321-22
  Garrett (NJ) amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 25, 2007) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by the 
Securities and Exchange Commission to enforce the requirements of 
section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and
Pages H7323-27
  Souder amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Prevention Works or Whitman-Walker Clinic needle exchange programs. 
                                                         Pages H7328-31
  H. Res. 517, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 582. 
                                                         Pages H7277-84
  Agreed to the Matsui amendment to the rule by a recorded vote of 225 
ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 581, after agreeing to order the previous 
question by a yea-and-nay vote of 244 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 580. 
                                                         Pages H7281-83
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H7271 and H7285.
Senate Referrals: S. 1704 and S. 1701 were held at the desk.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H7341-42.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and fifteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7250-51, 
H7251, H7252, H7253, H7253-54, H7254, H7255, H7255-56, H7256, H7257, 
H7257-58, H7258-59, H7259, H7260, H7269-70, H7270, H7282-83, H7283, 
H7284, and H7284-85.
  There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:23 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 28th.