[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D955-D957]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 2989-
3008; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 535-539, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7656-57
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2900, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for 
medical devices and to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food 
and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs (H. Rept. 
110-225);
  H. Res. 533, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2956) to 
require the Secretary of Defense to commence the reduction of the 
number of United States Armed Forces in Iraq to a limited presence by 
April 1, 2008 (H. Rept. 110-226);
  H. Res. 534, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1851) to 
reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (H. Rept. 110-227);
  H.R. 1144, to waive the non-Federal share of the cost of certain 
disaster assistance provided in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita, with amendments (H. Rept. 110-228);
  H.R. 781, to redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr 
Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by 
the Rivers and Harbors Act approved July 24, 1946, as the ``Colonel 
Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam'' (H. Rept. 110-229); and
  H.R. 735, to designate the Federal building under construction at 799 
First Avenue in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United 
States Mission to the United Nations Building'' (H. Rept. 110-230). 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Calvin V. 
French, Pastor Emeritus, Community of Christ Church, Washington, DC. 
                                                             Page H7493
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, July 
10th:
  Supporting home ownership and responsible lending: H. Res. 526, to 
support home ownership and responsible lending, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 411 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 609;                    
  Page H7505
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 291 yeas to 126 
nays, Roll No. 610--clearing the measure for the President; and 
                                                         Pages H7505-06
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 45 nays, Roll No. 614--clearing the measure 
for the President.                                       
  Pages H7558-59
Suspensions--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, July 10th:
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
239 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 615 and                   
  Pages H7627-28
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 208 yeas to 211 nays, Roll No. 
616.                                                         
  Page H7628
College Cost Reduction Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 2669, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008, by a recorded vote of 
273 ayes to 149 noes, Roll No. 613.                      
  Pages H7506-58
  Rejected the Roskam motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House promptly with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 223 
noes, Roll No. 612.                                      
Pages H7555-58
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 110-224, 
shall be considered as adopted.                              
Page H7517
Rejected:
  McKeon amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in part B of 
H. Rept. 110-224) that sought to reduce subsidies in the loan programs 
and to invest the majority of the savings in the Pell Grant program by 
providing increases of $350 in 2008 and $100 each year thereafter. The 
amendment also provided a plan for improved consumer information and 
public accountability with respect to college costs (by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 189 yeas to 231 nays, Roll No. 611).             
Pages H7545-55
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H7559
  H. Res. 531, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 608, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
221 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 607.                   
Pages H7496-H7505
National Historical Publications and Records Commission--Appointment: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Larson 
(CT) to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act: H.R. 2608, to 
amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide, in fiscal years 2008 through 
2010, extensions of supplemental security income for refugees, asylees, 
and certain other humanitarian immigrants, and to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code to collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from 
fraud;                                                   
  Pages H7559-66
  Recognizing the month of November as ``National Homeless Youth 
Awareness Month'': H. Res. 527, to recognize the month of November as 
``National Homeless Youth Awareness Month'';             
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  Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007: H.R. 2900, 
amended, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise 
and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical 
devices and to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug 
Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 403 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 617; 
                                               Pages H7568-H7606, H7629
  Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the first use of the name 
``America'': H. Res. 287, amended, to celebrate the 500th anniversary 
of the first use of the name ``America'';                
  Pages H7607-09
  Recognizing 2007 as the Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced 
Persons in Colombia: H. Res. 426, amended, to recognize 2007 as the 
Year of the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia, and to 
offer support for efforts to ensure that the internally displaced 
people of Colombia receive the assistance and protection they need to 
rebuild their lives successfully;                        
  Pages H7609-14
  Condemning the decision by the University and College Union of the 
United Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia: H. Res. 467, 
amended, to condemn the decision by the University and College Union of 
the United Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 618;                     
  Pages H7614-16, H7629-30
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Condemning the decision by 
the leadership of the University and College Union of the United 
Kingdom to support a boycott of Israeli academia.''.         
Page H7630
  Expressing support for the new power-sharing government in Northern 
Ireland: H. Res. 482, amended, to express support for the new power-
sharing government in Northern Ireland, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
413 yeas to 1 nay with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 619; 
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  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in opposition to 
efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel 
or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the world 
market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and nonmarket price or 
as an instrument of political pressure: H. Res. 500, amended, to 
express the sense of the House of Representatives in opposition to 
efforts by major natural gas exporting countries to establish a cartel 
or other mechanism to manipulate the supply of natural gas to the world 
market for the purpose of setting an arbitrary and nonmarket price or 
as an instrument of political pressure;                  
  Pages H7620-23
  Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the University of Central 
Arkansas: H. Res. 436, to recognize the 100th anniversary of the 
University of Central Arkansas; and                      
  Pages H7623-25
  Commending the Appalachian State University football team for winning 
the 2006 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA 
Football Championship: H. Res. 210, amended, to commend the Appalachian 
State University football team for winning the 2006 National Collegiate 
Athletic Association Division I-AA Football Championship. 
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Lady Bird Johnson.                                       
  Pages H7628-29
Commission on International Religious Freedom--Reappointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's reappointment of the following members on the 
part of the House to the Commission on International Religious Freedom: 
Ms. Felice Gaer of Paramus, New Jersey, for a two-year term ending May 
14, 2009, to succeed herself and, upon the recommendation of the 
Minority Leader, Ms. Nina Shea of Washington, DC, for a two-year term 
ending May 14, 2009, to succeed herself.                     
  Page H7631
British-American Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House of Representatives to the British-American Interparliamentary 
Group, in addition to Representative Chandler, Chairman, appointed on 
March 30, 2007: Representative Wu, Vice Chairman; Representatives 
Pomeroy, Clyburn, Etheridge, Davis (CA), Bishop (NY), Petri, Boozman, 
Boustany, Crenshaw, and Wilson (SC).                         
  Page H7638
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7504, 
H7504-05, H7505, H7506, H7555, H7557-58, H7558, H7558-59, H7627-28, 
H7628, H7629, H7629-30, and H7630-31. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at midnight.