[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 162 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1415-D1416]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3951-
3963; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 60; H. Con. Res. 240; and H. Res. 
772, were introduced.
  Pages H12020-21
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H12021-22
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 773, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3867) to 
update and expand the procurement programs of the Small Business 
Administration (H. Rept. 110-407); and
  H. Res. 774, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3963) to 
amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the 
Children's Health Insurance Program (H. Rept. 110-408).
Page H12020
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Allen 
Novotny, Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC.
  Page H11937
Amending the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
extend the authorization for certain national heritage areas: The House 
passed H.R. 1483, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national 
heritage areas, by a recorded vote of 291 ayes to 122 noes, Roll No. 
996.
  Pages H11940-65
  Agreed to the Bishop (UT) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Natural Resources

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with instructions to report the same to the House forthwith with an 
amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 344 yeas to 71 nays, Roll No. 995. 
Subsequently, Representative Rahall reported the bill back to the House 
with the amendment and the amendment was agreed to.
Pages H11963-64
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill, modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 110-405, shall be 
considered as adopted.
Page H11940
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Pages H11973-74
  H. Res. 765, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Tuesday, October 23.
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007: The House passed 
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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 261 yeas to 153 nays, Roll 
No. 1000.
  Pages H11974-89
  Rejected the Flake motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 178 yeas to 
235 nays, Roll No. 999.
Pages H11986-88
  H. Res. 764, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 998, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
218 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 997.
Pages H11965-73
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006 with respect to 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-69).
  Pages H12008-09
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H11964, 
H11965, H11972-73, H11973, H11987-88, and H11989. There were no quorum 
calls.
Recess: The House recessed at 6:58 p.m. and reconvened at 11:52 p.m. 
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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:54 p.m.