[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 166 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1443-D1445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  21 public bills, H.R. 3992-
4012; 1 private bill, H.R. 4013; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 777-779, 
782-785, were introduced.
  Pages H12236-38
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H12238-39
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2787, to amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be 
installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United 
States, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-415);
  H.R. 2830, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
year 2008, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-338, Pt. 3);
  H. Res. 780, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2262) to 
modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public 
domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of 
mining claims (H. Rept. 110-416); and
  H. Res. 781, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3920) to 
amend the Trade Act of 1974 to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance 
and to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers and firms 
(H. Rept. 110-417).
Page H12236
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Sires to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H12157
Recess: The House recessed at 9:03 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                            Page H12157
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
South Carolina students Justin Anderson, Travis Cale, Lauren Mahon, 
Cassidy Pendley, William Rhea, Allison Walden, and Emily Yelton who 
lost their lives in a house fire on Sunday, October 28, 2007. 
                                                            Page H12159
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007:  Concur in Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3678, amended, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act 
to extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and 
to electronic commerce, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 1014--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H12160-64, H12168-69
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Monday, October 
29th:
  Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2007 as 
``Country Music Month'' and to honor country music for its long history 
of supporting America's armed forces and its tremendous impact on 
national patriotism: H.J. Res. 58, to express support for designation 
of the month of October 2007 as ``Country Music Month'' and to honor 
country music for its long history of supporting America's armed forces 
and its tremendous impact on national patriotism, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 398 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 1015. 
                                                            Page H12169
Small Business Contracting Program Improvements Act:  The House passed 
H.R. 3867, to update and expand the procurement programs of the Small 
Business Administration, by a recorded vote of 334 ayes to 80 noes, 
Roll No. 1017.
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  Rejected the Chabot motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Small Business with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 177 yeas to 240 
nays, Roll No. 1016.
Pages H12186-88
Accepted:
  Velazquez amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that 
establishes that those veterans who are severely disabled shall be 
given special consideration as agencies implement contracting 
regulations; sets forth certain standards for business integrity that 
are required for participation in federal contracting programs; and 
clarifies the implementation of the women's procurement program; 
                                                        Pages H12178-79
  Akin amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that requires that 
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) conduct a 
study to determine what changes would be required to provide greater 
Federal contracting assistance to participants in the program created 
by section 8(a) of the Small Business Act that have less equity in 
their business concerns than other participants in the program. The 
study would be reported no later than six months after the date of 
enactment of this Act and the Administrator would report the details of 
the study to the Senate Small Business Committee and the House Small 
Business Committee;
Pages H12179-80
  Welch (VT) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that 
requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
carry out a study on the effectiveness of the HUBZone program in 
reaching rural areas;
Pages H12180-81
  Mica amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that states that 
it is the sense of the House that small business set-asides should not 
be excluded from any acquisitions under the GSA's Federal Supply 
Schedule;
Pages H12181-82
  Moran (VA) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that 
requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
conduct a study to determine, with respect to small business contracts, 
whether incumbent Federal contractors are submitting frivolous protests 
to extend the length of current contracts before protest decisions are 
resolved. The Administrator also would develop recommendations to 
discourage frivolous protests;
Pages H12182-83
  Baird amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that directs the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration to examine the lists 
of groups the members of which are presumed to be socially 
disadvantaged under the Small Disadvantaged Business program under 
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act and to consider whether the list 
should be updated to include additional groups;
Pages H12183-84
  Brown-Waite (FL) amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that 
creates a liaison within the Small Business Administration whose duty, 
in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of the Department of 
Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is to 
ensure that section 2(i) of the Small Business Act, regarding 
assistance to individuals not lawfully within the United States, is 
carried out;
Page H12184
  Gillibrand amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that 
provides that any employer found, based on a determination by the 
Department of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, to have 
engaged in a pattern or practice of hiring, recruiting or referring for 
a fee, for employment in the United States, an alien knowing the person 
is an unauthorized alien shall be subject to debarment from the receipt 
of future Federal contracts; and
Pages H12184-85
  Lampson amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that prohibits 
the use of any funds for first-class or business-class airline travel 
by agency employees when carrying out the provisions of H.R. 3867 and 
includes exceptions provided by the Code of Federal Regulations 301-
10.122 to 10.124, as applicable to federal agency employees. 
                                                        Pages H12185-86
Withdrawn:
  Mica amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-407) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that would have clarified that the small 
business set-aside provisions of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) 
should apply to federal contracts not excluding Federal Supply Schedule 
and Multiple Award Schedule holders.
Page H12181
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H12189
  H. Res. 773, 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 216 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 1013. 
                                                        Pages H12164-68
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007: H.R. 2787, amended, to amend the 
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
1974 to require that weather radios be installed in all manufactured 
homes manufactured or sold in the United States;
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  Procedural Fairness for September 11 Victims Act of 2007: S. 2106, to 
provide nationwide subpoena authority for actions brought under the 
September 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001--clearing the measure for 
the President;
  Pages H12191-93
  Temporarily extending the programs under the Higher Education Act of 
1965 and amending the definition of eligible not-for-profit holder: S. 
2258, to temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 and to amend the definition of eligible not-for-profit holder--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H12193-95
  Making permanent the authority of the United States Postal Service to 
issue a special postage stamp to support breast cancer research: H.R. 
1236, amended, to make permanent the authority of the United States 
Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp to support breast 
cancer research;
  Pages H12195-96
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 39, United 
States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal 
Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer 
research.''.
Page H12196
  Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3307, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
570 Broadway in Bayonne, New Jersey, as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post 
Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 1018;
  Pages H12196-97, H12206
  Michael W. Schragg Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3446, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 202 East Michigan Avenue in Marshall, Michigan, as the ``Michael W. 
Schragg Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 1019;
  Pages H12197-98, H12206-07
  Honoring the first responders and supporting the victims of the 
Southern California wildfires: H. Res. 778, to honor the first 
responders and support the victims of the Southern California 
wildfires, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 1020; and
  Pages H12198-H12203
  Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the Mass Movement for Soviet 
Jewish Freedom and the 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Sunday Rally for 
Soviet Jewry on the Mall in Washington, D.C.: H. Res. 759, to recognize 
the 40th Anniversary of the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and 
the 20th Anniversary of the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry on 
the Mall in Washington, D.C.
  Pages H12203-06
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H12168.
Senate Referrals: S. 2258 was held at the desk.
  Page H12168
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H12167-
68, H12168-69, H12169, H12187-88, H12188, H12206, H12206-07 and H12207-
08. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:14 p.m.