[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 125 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1111-D1112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public bills and Resolutions Introduced: 41 public bills, H.R. 3270-3310; 
and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 196-198; and H. Res. 593, 603-605 were 
introduced.
  Pages H9466-68, H9543-45
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H9468-69, H9545-46
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference Report on H.R. 2272, to invest in innovation through research 
development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States (H. 
Rept. 110-289);
  H. Res. 599, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3161) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008 (H. Rept. 110-290);

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  H. Res. 600, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules 
(H. Rept. 110-291);
  H. Res. 601, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3159) to 
mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for units and members of 
the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces between deployments 
for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom (H. Rept. 110-
292); and
  H. Res. 602, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill H.R. 2272) to invest in innovation through research and 
development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States (H. 
Rept. 110-293).
Pages H9414-65, H9466, H9543
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative 
Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
  Page H9281
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval for the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 780. 
                                                        Page H9281, H9286-87
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Price (GA) motion to adjourn by a yea-and-
nay vote of 177 yeas to 231 nays, Roll No. 779.
  Pages H9285-86
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Abercrombie motion to adjourn by a recorded 
vote of 154 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 781.
  Page H9287
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Sessions motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 172 yeas to 246 nays, Roll No. 783.
  Pages H9298-99
Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 
3162, to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to 
extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve 
beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 787. 
                                              Pages H9302-H9414, H9471-H9503
  Rejected the Granger motion to recommit the bill to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 
yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 786.
Pages H9499-H9502
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 110-285, shall be considered 
as adopted.
Page H9349
  H. Res. 594, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 224 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 785, after agreeing 
to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 190 
nays, Roll No. 784.
Page H9287-98, H9299-H9302
  Earlier, the House agreed to consider the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 222 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 782.
Pages H9289-90
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he notified 
Congress of an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect 
to Lebanon--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. 110-53).
  Page H9503
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measure:
  SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2007: H.R. 3248, to amend the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users to make technical corrections, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 422 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 789.
  Pages H9507-22, H9532-33
Water Resources Development Act of 2007: The House agreed to the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 1495, to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources and to authorize the Secretary of 
the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and 
harbors of the United States, by a yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 40 nays, 
Roll No. 790.
  Pages H9522-32, H9533-34
H. Res. 597, the rule providing for consideration of the conference report, 
was agreed to by voice vote.
  Pages H9503-07
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet 
at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, August 2nd, by a yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas to 15 
nays, Roll No. 788.
  Page H9532
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H9281 and H9302.
Senate Referrals: S. J. Res. 7 and S. J. Res. 8 were referred to the 
Committee on House Administration and S. Con. Res. 26 was held at the desk. 
                                                           Page H9465, H9542
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on page 
H9534.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9285-86, 
H9286-87, H9287, H9289-90, H9298-99, H9300-01, H9301, H9501-02, H9502-03, 
H9532, H9532-33, and H9533-34. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:30 p.m.