[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 172 (Wednesday, November 7, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1489-D1490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4102-
4112; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 807 were introduced.    
  Pages H13295-96
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H13296-97
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 806, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 3222) making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 (H. Rept. 110-
435).                                                       
Page H13295
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi Irwin N. 
Goldenberg, Temple Beth Israel, York, Pennsylvania.         
  Page H13209
Recess: The House recessed at 10:07 a.m. for the purpose of receiving 
His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic. The 
House reconvened at 12:27 p.m., and agreed that the proceedings had 
during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record.          
  Page H13209
Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of 
the French Republic: The House and Senate met in a joint session to 
receive His Excellency Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French 
Republic. He was escorted into the Chamber by a committee comprised of 
Representatives Hoyer, Clyburn, Emanuel, Larson (CT), Lantos, Markey, 
Skelton, Lewis (GA), Lowey, Capps, Boehner, Blunt, Putnam, Ros-
Lehtinen, Gallegly, Stearns, Shimkus, Cantor, Wilson (SC), and Poe; and 
Senators Reid, Durbin, Dorgan, Leahy, Kerry, Lieberman, Feinstein, 
Boxer, Landrieu, McConnell, Lott, Kyl, Cornyn, Hutchison, Ensign, 
Snowe, Collins, and Smith.                              
  Pages H13209-10
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Oberstar wherein he transmitted copies of 
resolutions adopted by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure on October 31st.                             
  Page H13213
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hastings (WA) motion to adjourn by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 164 yeas to 254 nays, Roll No. 1051.    
  Page H13225
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 3685, 
to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
orientation, by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 
1057.                                                   
  Pages H13216-53
  Rejected the Forbes motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House promptly with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 
222 nays, Roll No. 1056.                                
Pages H13250-52
Accepted:
  George Miller (CA) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-422) that 
(1) provides explicitly that any religious corporation, school, 
association or society that is exempt under either Section 702(a) or 
703(e)(2) of Title VII's religious exemptions is exempt under ENDA; it 
clarifies that the scope of Title VII's exemption is exactly the scope 
of ENDA's exemption (if a school is exempt from Title VII's religious 
discrimination prohibitions, it will also be exempt from ENDA); and (2) 
clarifies that ENDA does not alter the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) 
in any way. It strikes language referencing ``a same-sex couple who are 
not married'' in the Employee Benefits section of ENDA. It also inserts 
language clarifying that the term ``married'' has the meaning given 
such term in DOMA, directly incorporating DOMA's definition of marriage 
(by a recorded vote of 402 ayes to 25 noes, Roll No. 1054) and 
                                                Pages H13243-45, H13249
  Souder amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-422) that strikes 
paragraph (3) of section 8(a), which prohibits employers from 
conditioning employment on a person being married or being eligible to 
be married (by a recorded vote of 325 ayes to 101 noes, Roll No. 1055).
                                             Pages H13246-47, H13249-50

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Withdrawn:
  Baldwin amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-422) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have expanded ENDA's 
protections to persons discriminated against based on gender identity, 
defined as the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or 
other gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or without 
regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. The amendment 
included language concerning shared facilities, dress, and grooming 
standards, as well as a paragraph stating that the construction of 
additional facilities are not required.                 
Pages H13247-49
  H. Res. 793, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 1053, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a recorded vote of 224 
ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 1052.             
Pages H13216-17, H13226-28
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Monday, 
November 5th:
  Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the 
Republic of San Marino: H. Con. Res. 236, amended, to recognize the 
close relationship between the United States and the Republic of San 
Marino, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas with none voting ``nay'', 
Roll No. 1058.                                          
  Pages H13253-54
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act: The 
House began consideration of H.R. 3688, to implement the United States-
Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. Further consideration is expected to 
resume Thursday, November 8th.                          
  Pages H13254-94
  H. Res. 801, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 349 ayes to 55 noes, Roll No. 1059, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by voice vote. 
                                                            Page H13263
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H13263.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H13297-H13300.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H13225, 
H13227, H13227-28, H13249, H13249-50, H13252, H13252-53, H13253-54, 
H13263. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:18 p.m.