[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 184 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1568-D1570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 4251-
4275; 2 private bills, H.R. 4276-4277; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 
65; H. Con. Res. 264-265; and H. Res. 836-838, 840-843, were 
introduced.
  Pages H14155-56
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H14157-58
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 236, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a 
Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse 
Authority and other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to 
water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-458);
  H.R. 1662, to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to 
authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities, 
with amendments (H. Rept. 110-459);
  H.R. 2085, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to 
the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee Creek 
Project, Oklahoma (H. Rept. 110-460);
  H.R. 2246, to validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific 
Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally 
conveyed by the United States to facilitate construction of 
transcontinental railroads, with amendments (H. Rept. 110-461);
  H.R. 3998, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine 
the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the 
resources associated with such lands and structures, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 110-462);
  H.R. 2930, to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve 
the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-463);
  H.R. 3873, to expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily 
housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the 
Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and 
preserved for use for affordable housing (H. Rept. 110-464);
  H.R. 4043, to amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and 
Enforcement Act of 1989 to preserve and expand minority depository 
institutions (H. Rept. 110-465);
  H.R. 4050, to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to issue guidance providing a process for 
consideration of the flood protections afforded by certain structures 
for purposes of the national flood insurance program (H. Rept. 110-
466);
  H.R. 1759, to establish guidelines and incentives for States to 
establish arsonist registries and to require the Attorney General to 
establish a national arsonist registry and notification program, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 110-467);
  H.R. 2489, to amend section 1091 of title 18, United States Code, to 
allow the prosecution of genocide in appropriate circumstances (H. 
Rept. 110-468);
  H.R. 3079, to amend the Joint Resolution Approving the Covenant to 
Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-469, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3690, to provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress 
police to the United States Capitol Police, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
110-470, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 839, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 110-471).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Holden to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H14087
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hastert, wherein 
he resigned as Representative for the 14th Congressional District of 
Illinois, effective 10:59 p.m. CST, November 26, 2007.
  Page H14088
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Hastert, 
the whole number of the House is adjusted to 432.
  Page H14088
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  America's Historical and Natural Legacy Study Act: H.R. 3998, 
amended, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special 
resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the 
appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the 
resources associated with such lands and structures, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 326 yeas to 79 nays, Roll No. 1123; 
                                             Pages H14091-95, H14128-29
  Validating certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad 
Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed 
by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental 
railroads: H.R. 2246, amended, to validate certain conveyances made by 
the Union Pacific Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, 
that were originally conveyed by the United States to facilitate 
construction of transcontinental railroads;
  Page H14095
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide for the release 
of any reversionary interest of the United States in and to certain 
lands in Reno, Nevada.''.
Page H14095
  Amending the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to authorize 
improvements for the security of dams and other facilities: H.R. 1662, 
amended, to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to 
authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities; 
                                                        Pages H14096-97
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to seek limited reimbursement for site security 
activities, and for other purposes.''.
Page H14097
  William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2007: H.R. 3887, amended, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 and to enhance measures to combat forced labor, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 1124; 
                                            Pages H14098-H14122, H14130
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat 
trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.''.
Page H14130
  Excluding from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial 
Fund to the victims of the tragic event, loss of life and limb, at 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University: H.R. 4118, amended, 
to exclude from gross income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial 
Fund to the victims of the tragic event, loss of life and limb, at 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University;
  Pages H14122-24
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To exclude from gross 
income payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to the victims of 
the tragic event at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State 
University.''.
Page H14124
  Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 710, with amendments: H. Res. 837, to provide for the concurrence 
by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 710, with amendments, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 1126. 
                                             Pages H14124-26, H14131-32
Recess: The House recessed at 4:14 p.m. and reconvened at 5:33 p.m. 
                                                            Page H14126
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008--Motion to go to 
Conference: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment and agreed to a 
conference on H.R. 2082, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.
  Pages H14126-28
  Agreed to the Hoekstra motion to instruct conferees by a recorded 
vote of 249 ayes to 160 noes, Roll No. 1125. 
                                             Pages H14126-28, H14130-31
  Later, the Chair appointed the following Members of the House to the 
conference committee on the bill: from the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence, for consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Reyes, Hastings (FL), Boswell, Cramer, Eshoo, Holt, Ruppersberger, 
Tierney, Thompson (CA), Schakowsky, Langevin, Patrick J. Murphy (PA), 
Hoekstra, Everett, Gallegly, Wilson (NM), Thornberry, McHugh, Tiahrt, 
Rogers (MI), and Issa.
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  From the Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of defense 
tactical intelligence and related activities: Representatives Skelton, 
Spratt, and Hunter.
Page H14132
Recess: The House recessed at 5:56 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                            Page H14128
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the 
United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor 
agencies: H. Con. Res. 147, to recognize 200 years of research, service 
to the people of the United States, and stewardship of the marine 
environment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and 
its predecessor agencies;
  Pages H14089-91
  North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2007: H.R. 236, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of 
Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and 
other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, 
water quality, and environmental restoration; and
  Pages H14095-96
  McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated Facilities Conveyance 
Act: H.R. 2085, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to 
the McGee Creek Authority certain facilities of the McGee Creek 
Project, Oklahoma.
  Pages H14097-98
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Joseph Minish, former Member of Congress.
  Page H14129
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Henry Hyde, former Member of Congress.
  Pages H14129-30
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from 
the Senate today appear on pages H14089 and H14122.
Senate Referrals: S. 1679 and S. 2290 were held at the desk; S. 2168 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; S. 2110, S. 2174, and 
S. 2272 were referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform; S. Con. Res. 55 was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services; and S. Con. Res. 56 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs.
  Page H14151
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H14128-
29, H14130, H14130-31, and 14131-32. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10:24 p.m.