[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3056-
3072; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 552-554, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7981-82
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7982-84
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: Report on the 
Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2008 (H. 
Rept. 110-236).
  Page H7981
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Solis to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7855
Recess: The House recessed at 9:02 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H7855
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Billy F. 
Hudgins, Cross Creek Community Church, Hokes Bluff, Alabama. 
                                                             Page H7855
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007: H.R. 980, 
amended, to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety 
officers employed by States or their political subdivisions, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 314 yeas to 97 nays, Roll No. 633. 
                                               Pages H7859-66, H7871-72
Improving America's Security Act of 2007--Motion to go to Conference: 
The House disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 1, to 
provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National 
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, and agreed to a 
conference.
  Pages H7868-73, H7878
  Agreed to the Blackburn motion to instruct conferees on the bill by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 354 yeas to 66 nays, Roll No. 635. 
                                                  Pages H7869-71, H7873
  Later, the Chair appointed the following Members of the House to the 
conference committee on the bill: from the Committee on Homeland 
Security for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Thompson 
(MS), Loretta Sanchez (CA), Dicks, Harman, Lowey, Jackson-Lee (TX), 
Christensen, Etheridge, Langevin, Cuellar, Al Green (TX) Perlmutter, 
King (NY), Smith (TX), Souder, Tom Davis (VA), Daniel E. Lungren (CA), 
Rogers (AL), McCaul (TX), Dent, and Ginny Brown-Waite (FL). 
                                                             Page H7878
  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of secs. 
1202, 1211, 1221, 1232, 1233, and 1241 of the House bill, and section 
703 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Skelton, Spratt, and Saxton.
Page H7878
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of Title 
I, Title II, secs. 743 and 901 of the House bill, and Title III, secs. 
1002, 1481, 1482, 1484, and Title XVII of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Dingell, Markey, 
and Barton (TX).
Page H7878
  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
601, 1202, 1211, 1221, 1222, 1232, 1233, 1241, 1302, 1311, 1312, 1322, 
1323, 1331-1333, 1412, 1414, 1422, 1431, and 1441-1443 of the House 
bill, and secs. 502, 1301, Title XVIII, secs. 1911-1913, and 1951 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Lantos, Ackerman, and Ros-Lehtinen.
Page H7878
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 406, 
501, 601, 702, and Title VIII of the House bill, and secs. 123, 501-
503, 601-603, 1002, and 1432 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Conyers, Zoe Lofgren (CA), and 
Sensenbrenner.
Page H7878
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of sec. 408 and subtitle A of title VIII of the House 
bill, and secs. 114, 601, 602, 903, 904, 1203, 1205, and 1601 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Waxman, Clay, and Issa.
Page H7878
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of secs. 601, 712, 723, 732, 733, 741, 742, and subtitle 
A of title VIII of the House bill, and secs. 111-113, 121, 122, 131, 
502, 601, 602, 703, 1201-1203, 1205, 1206, and 1606 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Reyes, Cramer, and Hoekstra.
Page H7878
  From the Committee on Science and Technology, for consideration of 
secs. 703, 1301, 1464, 1467, and 1507 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Gordon (TN), Wu, 
and Gingrey.
Page H7878
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of Titles I-III, sec. 1002, and Title XI of the House 
bill, and secs. 202, 301, Title IV, secs. 801-803, 807, 901, 1001, 
1002, 1101-1103, 1422-1424, 1426, 1427, 1429, 1430, 1433, 1436-1438, 
1441, 1443, 1444, 1446, 1449,

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1464, 1473, 1503, and 1605 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Oberstar, DeFazio, and Mica. 
                                                             Page H7878
  For consideration of Title II of the House bill, and Title III and 
subtitle C of title XIV of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representative Larson (CT).
Page H7878
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2008: The House passed H.R. 2641, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, by a yea-and-nay vote of 312 yeas to 112 nays, Roll 
No. 641. Consideration of the measure began on Tuesday, June 19th. 
                                               Pages H7873-77, H7878-98
  Agreed by unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 
2641 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Res. 481, no further amendment to the bill will be in order except 
those provided on a list at the desk.
Page H7873
Agreed to:
  Rothman amendment that prohibits funds from being used for the Green 
Maintenance Building in North Bergen, New Jersey.
Page H7874
Rejected:
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Achieving a College Education Program at Maricopa Community Colleges; 
                                                         Pages H7875-76
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Alliance for NanoHealth;
Pages H7876-77
  Hensarling amendment (No. 36 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 16, 2007) that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Environmental Science Center at the University of Dubuque, Iowa; 
                                                         Pages H7880-81
  Hensarling amendment (No. 38 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 16, 2007) that sought to prohibit the use of funds for Roosevelt 
University Biology Laboratory equipment;
Pages H7882-83
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the 
Center for Instrumented Critical Infrastructure in Pennsylvania (by a 
recorded vote of 98 ayes to 326 noes, Roll No. 636);
Pages H7893-94
  Hensarling amendment (No. 35 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 16, 2007) that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the South 
Carolina HBCU Science and Technology Initiative (by a recorded vote of 
70 ayes to 357 noes, Roll No. 637);
Pages H7878-80, H7894
  Hensarling amendment (No. 37 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 16, 2007) that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Emmanuel College Center for Science Partnership (by a recorded vote of 
79 ayes to 337 noes, Roll No. 638);
Pages H7881-82, H7894-95
  Hensarling amendment (No. 39 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 16, 2007) that sought to prohibit the use of funds for Nanosys, 
Inc. (by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 348 noes, Roll No. 639); and 
                                               Pages H7883-84, H7895-96
  Campbell (CA) amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for 
any earmark listed in the bill (by a recorded vote 39 ayes to 388 noes, 
Roll No. 640).
Pages H7884-93, H7896
  H. Res. 481, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Tuesday, June 19th.
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the issuance of an Executive Order blocking 
property of persons determined to be in a position to threaten the 
peace and stability of Iraq or to undermine efforts to promote economic 
reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian 
assistance to the Iraqi people--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-47).
  Page H7898
Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008: The House began consideration of H.R. 3043, 
to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008. Further consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow, July 18th.
  Pages H7866-68, H7898-H7958
Agreed to:
  Reichert amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the Health 
Resources and Services Administration by $2,500,000;
Pages H7939-40
  McCaul (TX) amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Special 
Education by $2 million;
Page H7941
  Shays amendment that increases funding, by offset, for the National 
Labor Relations Board by $500,000;
Pages H7941-42
  Wasserman Schultz amendment that increases funding, by offset, for 
the Health Resources and Services Administration by $3.5 million; 
                                                             Page H7948
  Smith (NJ) amendment that increases funding for the National Cord 
Blood Stem Cell Program by $11,037,000; and
Pages H7949-50
  Musgrave amendment that reduces funding for the Global Fund to Fight 
HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis by $175,000.
Pages H7954-55

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Rejected:
  McKeon amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, under 
the Education for the Disadvantaged heading by $75 million; 
                                                         Pages H7930-31
  Shays amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service by $8,300,000 (including 
$1,500,000 for the National Service Trust);
Page H7943
  Kline (MN) amendment that sought to increase funding for the 
Employment Standards Administration by $2,016,000 and to reduce funding 
under the Departmental Management heading in Title I by $3 million (by 
a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 642); 
                                               Pages H7933-38, H7955-56
  Platts amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, under the 
Education for the Disadvantaged heading by $50 million (by a recorded 
vote of 174 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 643);
Pages H7938-39, H7956
  Marchant amendment that seeks to reduce funding under the 
Departmental Management heading in Title I by $58,419,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 149 ayes to 277 noes, Roll No. 644); 
                                               Pages H7940-41, H7956-57
  Jindal amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by $50 million (by a 
recorded vote of 183 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 645); and 
                                               Pages H7942-43, H7957-58
  Sessions amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
16, 2007) that seeks to strike section 111 of the bill (by a recorded 
vote of 173 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 646).
Pages H7944-46, H7958
Point of Order sustained against:
  Garrett (NJ) amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, 
for the National Cancer Institute by $10 million.
Pages H7953-54
Proceedings Postponed:
  Stearns amendment that seeks to increase funding, by offset, for the 
Health Resources and Services Administration by $12.5 million and to 
increase funding, by offset, for Higher Education by $12.5 million; 
                                                         Pages H7946-48
  Jindal amendment that seeks to redirect $37,200,000 in funding within 
the Health Resources and Services Administration account; and 
                                                         Pages H7948-49
  Barton (TX) amendment that seeks to strike the proviso on page 36, 
beginning at line 5, relating to funding for metropolitan or 
transitional areas under part A of title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act.
Pages H7950-53
  H. Res. 547, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 634, 
after agreeing to order the previous question.
Page H7872
Board of Directors of the Vietnam Education Foundation--Appointment: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members 
of the House of Representatives to the Board of Directors of the 
Vietnam Education Foundation: Upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, Representative Blumenauer and upon the recommendation of the 
Minority Leader, Representative Pitts.
  Pages H7958-59
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7855.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 41 and S. Con. Res. 27 were referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services.
  Page H7980
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H7984-95.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and ten recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7871-72, 
H7872, H7873, H7893-94, H7894, H7895, H7895-96, H7896, H7897-98, H7955-
56, H7956, H7956-57, H7957-58 and H7958. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at midnight.