[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 144 (Wednesday, September 26, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1269]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3668-
3677; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 684 were introduced.
  Page H10939
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H10939-40
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 682, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3567) to 
amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to expand opportunities 
for investments in small business (H. Rept. 110-350) and
  H. Res. 683, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3121) to 
restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program 
and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage 
for damage resulting from windstorms and floods (H. Rept. 110-351). 
                                                Pages H10937-38, H10939
Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008: The House 
agreed to H.J. Res. 52, to make continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2008, by a recorded vote of 404 ayes to 14 noes, Roll No. 
911.
  Pages H10913-20
  Agreed to the Lewis (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 341 yeas to 
79 nays, Roll No. 910. Subsequently, Representative Obey reported the 
bill back to the House with the amendment and the amendment was agreed 
to.
Pages H10918-19
  H. Res. 677, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous 
question by a yea-and-nay vote of 220 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 908. 
                                                        Pages H10910-12
Directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a 
standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl: The House passed H.R. 
2693, to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 260 yeas to 154 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
913.
  Pages H10920-32
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.
Page H10931
Accepted:
  Miller (CA) manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-349) 
that clarifies that a standard will only be needed if diacetyl is still 
in use and clarifies that Section 4, calling for a NIOSH study, applies 
to potential substitutes for diacetyl.
Pages H10928-29
Rejected:
  Wilson (SC) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-349) that sought 
to require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to wait 
until the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
concludes there is sufficient data to support a recommended exposure 
limit and establishes such recommended exposure limit before issuing a 
final standard (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 
912).
Pages H10929-31
  H. Res. 678, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 909. 
                                             Pages H10908-10, H10912-13
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Providing for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA), 
the abstinence education program, and the qualifying individuals (QI) 
program: H.R. 3668, to provide for the extension of transitional 
medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and the 
qualifying individuals (QI) program.
  Pages H10932-35
Recess: The House recessed at 3:17 p.m. and reconvened at 6:25 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10937
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10912, 
H10912-13, H10918-19, H10919-20, H10931, and H10932. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:26 p.m.