[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 140 (Thursday, September 20, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1234-D1236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 3607-
3631; 1 private bill, H.R. 3632; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 216; 
and H. Res. 667-669 were introduced.                    
  Pages H10695-96
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H10696-97
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3540, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 
funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
(H. Rept. 110-337, Pt. 1) and
  H.R. 2830, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
year 2008, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-338, Pt. 1).     
Page H10695
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative DeGette to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H10629
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                        
  Pages H10629, H10636
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Honda wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Science and Technology, effective 
today.                                                      
  Page H10631
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Lincoln Diaz-Balart motion to adjourn 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 137 yeas to 265 nays, Roll No. 886. 
                                                        Pages H10633-34
Discharge Petition: Representative Boehner moved to discharge the 
Committees on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 559, providing 
for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 479) to amend the 
Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for enforcement of 
clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
(Discharge Petition No. 2).                                 
  Page H10697
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 667, electing the 
following Members to serve on certain committees of the House of 
Representatives: Committee on Armed Services: Representative Langevin. 
Committee on Homeland Security: Representative Pascrell. Committee on 
Science and Technology: Representative Richardson (to rank immediately 
after Representative McNerney). Committee on Small Business: 
Representatives Higgins and Hirono. Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure: Representative Richardson.                  
  Page H10635
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 2881, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to 
improve aviation safety and capacity, and to provide stable funding for 
the national aviation system, by a recorded vote of 267 ayes to 151 
noes, Roll No. 890.               
  Pages H10631-33, H10634-35, H10636-87
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 110-335, modified by the amendment 
printed in part B of such report, shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole and shall be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment.     
Pages H10650-80

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Accepted:
  Oberstar modified manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. 
Rept. 110-335) that requires the Federal Aviation Administration 
(``FAA'') to begin schedule reduction meetings if aircraft operations 
exceed hourly maximum arrival and departure rules at airports; call for 
an update of the Department of Transportation Inspector General's 2000 
report on air carrier flight delays, cancellations, and causes for such 
delays and cancellations. Essential Air Service communities receive 
additional resources to help their communities continue to receive 
service, including a repeal of the local participation match, a notice 
to communities prior to termination of eligibility, procedures for the 
restoration of eligibility, and the creation of an Office of Rural 
Aviation. The amendment also provides for labor integration during 
airline mergers, directs the FAA to conduct rulemakings on flight time 
limitations, OSHA standards for flight attendants, and aircraft rescue 
and firefighting standards, and includes provisions on cabin air 
quality;                                                    
Page H10680
  LaTourette amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) 
that provides the Secretary the authority to grant Airport Improvement 
Program funds no greater than $1,220,000 to Lake County for the purpose 
of purchasing the Lost Nation Airport from the city of Willoughby; 
                                                        Pages H10680-81
  Poe amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) that 
extends drug and alcohol testing to individuals performing maintenance 
work on U.S. air carriers at foreign aircraft repair stations; 
                                                            Page H10681
  Shays amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) that 
requires a GAO report assessing the possibility of utilizing market-
based strategies for air congestion reduction, such as incentivizing 
airlines to move flights to off-peak times, implementing slotting 
systems for airports or quotas, and comparing these strategies' 
effectiveness against redesigning airspace;             
Pages H10681-82
  Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) 
that states that Section 807, which establishes a working group on 
``Consolidation and Realignment of FAA Facilities'', covers 
consolidation of FAA regional offices and also ensures that the working 
group could include representatives of the employees of the regional 
offices;                                                    
Page H10682
  Costello amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) that 
requires the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring 
air carriers to provide initial and annual recurring training for 
flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol, 
dealing with disruptive passengers, and recognizing intoxicated 
persons. The training must include situational training on methods of 
handling an intoxicated person who is belligerent;      
Pages H10682-84
  Klein (FL) amendment (No. 7 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) 
that requires, subject to appropriations, the Secretary of 
Transportation to investigate consumer complaints regarding flight 
cancellations, overbooking of flights, baggage problems, ticket refund 
problems, incorrect or incomplete fare information, the rights of 
frequent flyer passengers, and deceptive or misleading advertising. The 
amendment also requires the Secretary to provide, as an annex to the 
Department's annual budget request, an estimate of resources that would 
have been needed to investigate all consumer complaints received the 
previous fiscal year; and                               
Pages H10684-85
  Neugebauer amendment (No. 8 printed in part C of H. Rept. 110-335) 
that requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to carry out a study on the feasibility of developing a publicly 
searchable, Internet Web-based resource that provides information 
regarding the acceptable height and distance that wind turbines may be 
installed in relation to aviation sites and the level of obstruction 
such turbines may present to such sites (by a recorded vote of 418 ayes 
with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 889).                 
Pages H10685-87
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                
Page H10687
  H. Res. 664, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 888, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
223 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 887.                     
Pages H10634-35
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 24th for 
morning hour debate.                                        
  Page H10690
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, September 26th.   
  Page H10690
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency 
declared with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or 
support terrorism--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-59).                           
  Page H10690
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H10629.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10633-
34, H10634-35, H10635, H10686, H10687. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:08 p.m.