[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1614-D1615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 63 public bills, H.R. 4457-4519; 4 
private bills, H.R. 4520-4523; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 69; H. Con. Res. 
269; and H. Res. 870-872, were introduced.
  Pages H15412-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H15414-15
Reports Filed: H.R. 2537, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
relating to beach monitoring, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 110-491); and 
H. Res. 869, providing for consideration of (H.J. Res. 69) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 110-492)
  Page H15412
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Bishop Earl J. 
Wright, Sr., Greater Miller Memorial Church of God in Christ, Warren, 
Michigan.
  Page H15319
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008: The House agreed to 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1585) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities 
of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, by a yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 49 nays, Roll No. 
1151.
  Pages H15341-53, H15368
  Pursuant to the rule, the managers on the part of the House on H.R. 3093 
are discharged and the bill is laid on the table.
Page H15368
  H. Res. 860, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous 
question by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 1146. 
                                                  Pages H15323-27, H15339-40
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the 
enrollment of H.R. 1585: The House agreed by unanimous consent to H. Con. 
Res. 269, to direct the Clerk of the House of Representatives to correct the 
enrollment of H.R. 1585.
  Page H15353
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hastings of 
Florida, wherein he resigned from the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, effective today.
  Page H15341
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: The House passed H.R. 
4299, to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of

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the Treasury, by a recorded vote of 303 ayes to 116 noes, Roll No. 1150. 
                                                             Pages H15354-68
  Rejected the Baccus motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 173 yeas to 246 nays, 
Roll No. 1149.
Pages H15365-67
  H. Res. 862, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, H.R. 4299, 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 1145. 
                                                             Pages H15334-39
AMT Relief Act of 2007: The House passed H.R. 4351, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the 
alternative minimum tax, by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 193 nays, Roll 
No.1153.
  Pages H15368-82
  Point of Order sustained against: McCrery motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on Ways and Means to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment.
Pages H15380-81
  Agreed to table the McCrery motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 1152.
Page H15381
  H. Res. 861, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 191 nays, Roll 
No. 1148, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 222 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 1147.
Pages H15327-34, H15340-41
Presidential Veto Message--Children's Health Insurance Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2007: Read a message from the President wherein he 
announced his veto of H.R. 3963, to amend title XXI of the Social Security 
Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and 
explained his reasons therefor--ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-80). 
                                                             Pages H15382-91
  Subsequently, the House agreed to the Hoyer motion to postpone further 
consideration of the veto message and bill until Wednesday, January 23, 
2008, by a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 1154. 
                                                             Pages H15383-91
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measure:
  Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007: H.R. 3985, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-
road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and 
able to comply with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other 
existing requirements, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 180 nays, 
Roll No. 1155.
  Pages H15391-92
Board of Trustees of the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members to the Board of 
Trustees of the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program: Mr. James P. McGovern, 
Worcester, Massachusetts and Jo Ann Emerson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. 
                                                                 Page H15392
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H15320.
Senate Referrals: S. 793 was referred to Energy and Commerce.
  Page H15407
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H15338-39, H15339-40, 
H15340, H15340-41, H15366-67, H15367-68, H15368, H15381, H15382, H15391 and 
H15391-92. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:53 p.m.