[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 111 (Thursday, July 12, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D967-D968]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 3009-
3042; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 182-184; and H. Res. 540-544, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H7774-76
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7776-78
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Salazar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7659
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi Ellen S. 
Wolintz-Fields, Congregation B'nai Israel, Toms River, New Jersey. 
                                                             Page H7659
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 178 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 622.                                        
  Pages H7659, H7674
Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 
624.                                                  
  Pages H7674-H7719
Point of Order sustained against:
  Wilson (NM) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed 
Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment.                             
Pages H7717-18
  Agreed to table the Wilson (NM) motion to appeal the ruling of the 
Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 623. 
                                                         Pages H7718-19
  H. Res. 533, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 621, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a recorded vote of 225 
ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 620.                          
Pages H7663-74
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Sutton wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on the Budget, effective immediately. 
                                                             Page H7719
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 540, electing 
Representative Sutton to the Committee on the Judiciary, to rank 
immediately after Representative Johnson (GA).               
  Page H7719
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 1851, to 
reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937, by a yea-and-nay vote of 333 yeas to 83 
nays, Roll No. 629.                                      
  Pages H7726-60
  Agreed to the Capito motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 
186 noes, Roll No. 628. Subsequently, Representative Frank (MA) 
reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and the 
amendment was agreed to.                                 
Pages H7758-60
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.                                                   
Page H7735
Agreed to:
  Waters modified manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-
227) that includes increased rent structure flexibility while 
maintaining affordability requirements, an increase up to 12.5% in 
first year permitted housing agency voucher reserves, provisions 
spelling out HUD responsibilities with respect to access to HUD 
programs for persons with Limited English Proficiency, modifications to 
voucher inspection requirements, and changes to the Housing Innovation 
Program;                                                 
Pages H7745-48
  Velazquez amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-227) that requires 
that public housing agencies selected for participation in the Housing 
Innovation Program must comply with voucher and public housing domestic 
violence provisions from the Violence Against Women Act; and 
                                                         Pages H7748-49
  Markey amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-227) that makes 
certain low-income tenants of the Heritage Apartments in Malden, 
Massachusetts eligible for enhanced housing vouchers after prepayment 
of a HUD mortgage and subsequent ownership transfer of the property 
without HUD restrictions that may jeopardize the housing affordability 
and allows for the transfer of Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment 
(HAP) contracts in Columbus, Ohio in the University District and in 
Cincinnati, Ohio in the Over-the-Rhine Community.        
Pages H7751-52
Rejected:
  Gary G. Miller (CA) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-227) 
that sought to impose a 7-year time limit on participation in the 
Section 8 program, to exclude the elderly and disabled from this 
requirement, and provide for a hardship exception (by a recorded vote 
of 151 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 625);        
Pages H7749-51, H7755-56

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  Chabot amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-227) that sought to 
strike the authorization of appropriations for the creation of 20,000 
new vouchers each year for years FY 2008 through FY 2012 (by a recorded 
vote of 144 ayes to 277 noes, Roll No. 626); and 
                                               Pages H7752-54, H7756-57
  Hensarling amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 110-227) that sought 
to require that all adults in a household receiving Section 8 tenant 
assistance for more than 7 consecutive years must perform 20 hours per 
week of approved ``work activities;'' exemptions are provided for 
senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work 
requirements, and those who cannot access child care (by a recorded 
vote of 197 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 627).      
Pages H7754-55, H7757
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H7760
  H. Res. 534, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote.                                 
Pages H7719-26
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow, and further, that when the House adjourns on 
that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 16th for 
Morning Hour debate.                                         
  Page H7762
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, July 18th.         
  Page H7762
Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: Representative 
Skelton and Representative Hulshof.                          
  Page H7762
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the report that assesses the status of each of the 18 Iraqi 
benchmarks contained in Public Law 110-28--referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. 110-45).                                            
  Page H7762
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7673, 
H7673-74, H7674, H7718-19, H7719, H7755-56, H7756-57, H7757, H7759, and 
H7760. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.