[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 126 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1125-D1127]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  42 public bills, H.R. 3311-
3352; 2 private bills, H.R. 3353-3354; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 
199-201; and H. Res. 606-608 were introduced.
  Pages H9653-55
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H9656
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1400, to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect 
to Iran by imposing additional economic sanctions against Iran, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-294, Pt. 1);
Page H9653
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Holden to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H9547
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
recorded vote of 232 ayes to 186 noes, with 2 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 797.
  Pages H9547, H9579
Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability 
Deployment Policy Act of 2007: The House passed 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, by a 
recorded vote of 229 ayes to 194 noes with 3 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 796.
  Pages H9565-79
  Rejected the Hunter motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith

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with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 217 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 795.
Pages H9576-78
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.
Page H9565
  H. Res. 601, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 794, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
225 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 793.
Pages H9549-57, H9564-65
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Dreier motion to adjourn by a yea-and-
nay vote of 165 yeas to 254 nays, Roll No. 798.
  Pages H9588-89
America COMPETES Act: The House agreed to the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2272, to invest in innovation through research and 
development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States, 
by a recorded vote of 367 ayes to 57 noes, Roll No. 802. 
                                                      Pages H9592-H9606
  Rejected the Shimkus motion to recommit the conference report with 
instructions to the managers on the part of the House, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 199 yeas to 227 nays, Roll No. 801.
Page H9604-05
  H. Res. 602, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 194 nays, 
Roll No. 792, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-
and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 791.
Pages H9557-63
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008: The House passed H.R. 3161, 
amended, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008, by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 yeas to 18 
nays with 13 voting ``present'', Roll No. 816. Consideration of the 
measure began on Tuesday, July 31st.
  Pages H9606-39, H9641-52
  Rejected the Lewis (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House promptly with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 
216 nays, Roll No. 814, prior to agreeing to the Hoyer motion to 
reconsider the vote on the motion to recommit by a yea-and-nay vote of 
238 yeas to 12 nays, with 55 voting ``present'', Roll No. 815. 
                                                         Pages H9649-51
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 
110-290 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole and no further amendment shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of H. Rept. 110-290.
Page H9606
Agreed to:
  McHenry amendment (that was debated on July 31st) to the Gingrey 
amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of July 30, 2007) 
that reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture by 
$100,100 and
Page H9615
  Gingrey amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
30, 2007 and debated on July 31st), as amended, that reduces funding 
for the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture by $50,050;
Page H9615
Rejected:
  Sessions amendment (No. 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to strike language from the bill prohibiting the use of 
funds by the USDA Chief Financial Officer for ``competitive sourcing'' 
activities until the Secretary of Agriculture submits a report on the 
Department's contracting out policies and budget (by a recorded vote of 
168 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 803);
Pages H9621-22, H9639, H9641-42
  Hensarling amendment (No. 3 printed in Part B of House Report 110-
290) that sought to reduce funding provided in the bill for rural 
community facilities programs by $6,287,000 (by a recorded vote of 90 
ayes to 337 noes, Roll No. 804);
Pages H9622-24, H9639, H9642
  Hensarling amendment (No. 4 printed in Part B of House Report 110-
290) that sought to reduce funding provided in the bill for grants to 
finance broadband transmission in rural areas by $8,910,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 66 ayes to 360 noes, Roll No. 805); 
                                        Pages H9624-25, H9639, H9642-43
  Kingston amendment (No. 5 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to strike section 726 from the bill relating to importation 
of prescription drugs (by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 283 noes, Roll 
No. 806);
Pages H9625-28, H9639, H9643-44
  Kingston amendment (No. 6 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to apply labor 
standards under the Davis-Bacon Act to contracts for construction of 
renewable energy systems (by a recorded vote of 152 ayes to 278 noes, 
Roll No. 807);
Pages H9628-29, H9639, H9644
  Jordan amendment (No. 7 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to reduce discretionary appropriations in the bill by 5.5 
percent (by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 284 noes, Roll No. 808); 
                                        Pages H9629-31, H9639, H9644-45
  Flake amendment (No. 8 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to prohibit

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funds from being used for the Catfish Pathogen Genomic Project in 
Auburn, Alabama (by a recorded vote of 74 ayes to 357 noes, Roll No. 
809);
Pages H9631-33, H9639, H9645-46
  Flake amendment (No. 9 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to prohibit funds from being used for grape genetics 
research in Geneva, New York (by a recorded vote of 76 ayes to 353 
noes, Roll No. 810);
Pages H9633-34, H9639, H9646
  Flake amendment (No. 10 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Alternative Uses 
of Tobacco (MD) grant (by a recorded vote of 94 ayes to 337 noes, Roll 
No. 811);
Pages H9634-35, H9639, H9646-47
  Flake amendment (No. 11 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Ruminant 
Nutrition Consortium of MT, ND, SD, and WY (by a recorded vote of 74 
ayes to 355 noes, Roll No. 812); and
Pages  H9635-37, H9639, H9647-48
  Flake amendment (No. 12 printed in Part B of House Report 110-290) 
that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Wood Utilization 
(OR, MS, NC, MN, ME, MI, ID, TN, AK, WV) grant (by a recorded vote of 
68 ayes to 363 noes, Roll No. 813).
Pages H9637-39, H9648-49
  H. Res. 599, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 800, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
225 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 799).
Pages H9579-88, H9589-91
Moment of Silence: The Committee of the Whole observed a moment of 
silence in honor of the victims of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, 
Minnesota on August 1st.
  Page H9647
Recess: The House recessed at 11:18 p.m. and reconvened at 8:44 a.m. on 
Friday, August 3rd.
  Page H9652
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H9565 and H9618.
Senate Referrals: S. 845 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce.
  Page H9652
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H9658.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eleven yea-and-nay votes and fifteen recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages 
H9562-63, H9563, H9564, H9564-65, H9577-78, H9578-79, H9579, H9588-89, 
H9590-91, H9591, H9604-05, H9605-06, H9641, H9642, H9642-43, H9643-44, 
H9644, H9644-45, H9645-46, H9646, H9646-47, H9647-48, H9648-49, H9650, 
H9651, and H9651-52. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, 
August 3rd.