[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 158 (Thursday, October 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1380-D1381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 3884-
3910; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 239; and H. Res. 756-761 were 
introduced.                                             
  Pages H11775-77
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H11777-78
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3224, to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to establish 
a program to provide grant assistance to States for the rehabilitation 
and repair of deficient dams, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-386);
  H.R. 3247, to improve the provision of disaster assistance for 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-387);
  H.R. 1483, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national heritage 
areas, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-388);
  H.R. 505, to express the policy of the United States regarding the 
United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a 
process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian 
governing entity (H. Rept. 110-389); and
  H.R. 3564, to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the Administrative

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Conference of the United States through fiscal year 2011 (H. Rept. 110-
390).                                                       
Page H11775
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H11731
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 187 nays with 2 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 981.                                   
  Pages H11731, H11733-34
Oath of Office--Fifth Congressional District of Massachusetts: 
Representative-elect Niki Tsongas presented herself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a letter from the Honorable William 
Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, indicating that, according to the returns of the Special 
Election held on October 16, 2007, the Honorable Niki Tsongas was 
elected Representative to Congress for the Fifth Congressional 
District, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.                    
  Page H11734
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from 
Massachusetts, Ms. Niki Tsongas, the whole number of the House is 
adjusted to 433.                                        
  Pages H11734-35
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007--
Presidential Veto: The House voted to sustain the President's veto of 
H.R. 976, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and 
improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 273 yeas to 156 nays, Roll No. 982 (two-thirds of those present not 
voting to override).                                    
  Pages H11735-54
  Subsequently, the message (H. Doc. 110-62) and the bill were referred 
to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. 
                                                            Page H11754
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 22nd for 
morning hour debate.                                        
  Page H11755
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, October 24th.     
  Page H11755
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted notification that the emergency declared with respect to 
significant narcotics traffickers centered in Columbia is to continue 
in effect beyond October 21, 2007--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-65).               
  Page H11756
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H11733-34 and H11753-54 . 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:25 p.m.