[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D949-D950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 2952-
2988, and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 530, 532, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7488-90
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7490-91
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 660, to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, 
prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-218, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 713, to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in 
the State of New York, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-219);
  H.R. 986, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as 
components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-220);
  H.R. 1337, to provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to 
augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy 
District and cities served by the District, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
110-221);
  H.R. 1725, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Rancho California Water District Southern Riverside 
County Recycled/Non-Potable Distribution Facilities and 
Demineralization/Desalination Recycled Water Treatment and Reclamation 
Facility Project (H. Rept. 110-222);
  H.R. 359, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar 
Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
110-223); and
  H. Res. 531, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2669) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 (H. Rept. 110-224). 
                                                             Page H7488
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Gutierrez to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7437
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of Representative Meehan, the whole number of 
the House is adjusted to 432.
  Page H7438
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act: H.R. 359, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites 
associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor 
movement;
  Pages H7438-40
  Modifying a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the 
Interior: H.R. 2121, to modify a land grant patent issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior;
  Page H7440
  Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation Facility 
Act of 2007: H.R. 1725, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in the Rancho California Water District 
Southern Riverside County Recycled/Non-Potable Distribution Facilities 
and Demineralization/Desalination Recycled Water Treatment and 
Reclamation Facility Project;
  Pages H7444-45
  New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act: H.R. 1904, to provide 
assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of 
comprehensive State water plans;
  Pages H7445-46
  Recognizing the 63rd Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, 
established on June 12, 1944: H. Res. 483, to recognize the 63rd 
Anniversary of Big Bend National Park, established on June 12, 1944; 
                                                         Pages H7446-47
  Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act: H.R. 2381, to promote 
Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for 
the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi 
River Basin;
  Pages H7447-48

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  Court Security Improvement Act of 2007: H.R. 660, amended, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, 
witnesses, victims, and their family members; and
  Pages H7462-66
  Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2007: H.R. 1979, 
amended, to require any Federal or State court to recognize any 
notarization made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the 
State where the court is located when such notarization. 
                                                         Pages H7466-68
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require any Federal or 
State court to recognize any notarization made by a notary public 
licensed by a State other than the State where the court is located 
when such notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce.''. 
                                                             Page H7468
Recess: The House recessed at 4:40 p.m. and reconvened at 6:37 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7469
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed until Wednesday, July 11th:
  Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act: H.R. 986, amended, to amend the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the 
Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut as components of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
  Pages H7440-43
  Providing for a feasibility study of alternatives to augment the 
water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and 
cities served by the District: H.R. 1337, amended, to provide for a 
feasibility study of alternatives to augment the water supplies of the 
Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District and cities served by the 
District;
  Pages H7443-44
  Supporting home ownership and responsible lending: H. Res. 526, to 
support home ownership and responsible lending;
  Pages H7448-51
  Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007: Concur in 
Senate amendment to H.R. 556, to ensure national security while 
promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, 
to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any 
effect they may have on national security, and to establish the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; and 
                                                         Pages H7451-62
  Providing for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) 
and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 
2007: S. 1701, to provide for the extension of transitional medical 
assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end 
of fiscal year 2007.
  Pages H7468-69
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from 
the Senate today appear on page H7437.
Senate Referrals: S. 1612 and S. 966 were referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs.
  Page H7486
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 2 p.m. and adjourned at 9:07 p.m.