[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 186 (Thursday, December 6, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1583-D1584]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 40 public bills, H.R. 4299-
4338; 2 private bills, H.R. 4339-4340; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 66-
67; H. Con. Res. 266-268; and H. Res. 847-848 and 851-852, were 
introduced.
  Pages H14492-94, H15206-08
Additional Cosponsors
  Pages H15208-09
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 849, providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2761) to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of 
the Department of the Treasury (H. Rept. 110-475);
  H. Res. 850, 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. 110-476);
  Conference report on H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense 
and to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008 (H. 
Rept. 110-477); and
  Conference report 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 (H. 
Rept. 110-478). 
                 Pages H14462, H14462-90, H14492, H14495-H15204, H15206
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Obey to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H14253
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, 
December 5th:
  Securities Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007: H.R. 3505, amended, 
to make various technical and clerical amendments to the Federal 
securities laws, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 1135 and
  Page H14259
  Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and 
Opportunity Act of 2007: H.R. 4253, to improve and expand small 
business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and 
military reservists, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 2 nays, 
Roll No. 1138.
  Pages H14269-70
Call of the House: On the Call of the House, 380 Members reported their 
presence, Roll No. 1139.
  Page H14434
Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 
2007: The House agreed to the Senate amendments with amendments, made 
in order by the rule and printed in H. Rept. 110-474, to H.R. 6, to 
move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, 
to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect 
consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of 
products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy 
greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy 
performance of the Federal Government, by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 
yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 1140.
  Pages H14270-H14444
  Pursuant to the rule, the title is amended so as to read: ``To move 
the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to 
increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, 
to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to 
promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage 
options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes.''.
Page H14315
  H. Res. 846, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 195 
nays, Roll No. 1137, after agreeing to order the previous question by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 1136. 
                                            Pagess H14255-59, H14260-69

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  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 846 
and it was agreed, by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 188 nays, Roll 
No. 1134, to proceed with consideration of the resolution. 
                                                        Pages H14256-59
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, December 
4th:
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 373 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 1141.
  Pages H14444-45
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, December 10th, and 
further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 11th for morning hour debate. 
                                                            Page H14448
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, December 12th.
  Page H14448
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission--
Appointments: Read a letter from Representative Boehner, Minority 
Leader, in which he appointed the following individuals to the United 
States-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Mr. Peter T.R. 
Brookes of Virginia (re-appointment) and Mr. Daniel M. Slane of Ohio. 
                                                            Page H14448
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H14254 and H14456.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 58 was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs.
  Page H14490
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H14258-59, H14259, H14268, 
H14268-69, H14269-70, H14444, and H14445. There was one quorum call, 
Roll No. 1139, which appears on page H14434.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:10 p.m.