[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 7 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D20-D21]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  39 public bills, H.R. 5031-
5069; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 928-932 were introduced. 
                                                          Pages H348-49
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H349-50
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 664, to amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and development, 
environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for 
the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point 
Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California (H. Rept. 110-
511, Pt. 1).
Page H348
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Solis to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H297
HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007: The House passed 
H.R. 3524, to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of 
severely distressed public housing, by a recorded vote of 271 ayes to 
130 noes, Roll No. 18.
  Pages H302-34
  Agreed to the Graves (MO) 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 recorded vote of 
372 ayes to 28 noes, Roll No. 17. Subsequently, Representative Frank 
(MA) reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and the 
amendment was agreed to.
Pages H331-33
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.
Pages H312-16, H331
  Pursuant to section 3 of the rule, H. Res. 894 is laid upon the 
table.
Accepted:
  Mahoney (FL) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that 
restores the set-aside for the Main Street grant program. 
                                                          Pages H321-22
  Lee amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that safeguards the 
rights of tenants of HOPE VI housing from eviction based on the 
criminal activities of others if the tenant is elderly or disabled, and 
did not or should not have known of the activity, or if they were the 
victims of a criminal act; and
Pages H323-24
  Waters manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that 
makes a number of technical and conforming changes as well as 
enhancements to the bill, including the following: (1) redefines the 
scope of the 1 for 1 replacement requirement by requiring the 
replacement of all units in existence as of January 1, 2005, and 
provides a limited waiver from the replacement requirement; (2) extends 
the timeline for rebuilding replacement housing units to 54 months from 
the date of execution of the grant agreement, consistent with current 
HUD practice; (3) clarifies procedural requirements for making any 
significant amendments or changes to a revitalization plan; (4) removes 
specific references to LEED for non-residential construction and

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excludes costs associated with green development compliance from HUD's 
Total Development Cost calculation; (5) clarifies eligibility and 
occupancy standards; and (6) clarifies that no person not lawfully 
permitted to be in, or remain in, the United States is eligible for 
housing assistance under this bill (by a recorded vote of 388 ayes to 
20 noes, Roll No. 12).
Pages H316-20, H327-28
Rejected:
  Neugebauer amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that sought 
to apply the one-to-one replacement requirement for units demolished 
under a HOPE VI grant only to units that are occupied prior to 
demolition (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 13); 
                                                 Pages H320-21, H328-29
  Sessions amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that sought to 
maintain HUD's authority to issue demolition-only grants (by a recorded 
vote of 186 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 14);
Pages H322-23, H329-30
  King (IA) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that sought 
to prevent appropriations for Davis-Bacon wages (by a recorded vote of 
136 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 15); and
Pages H324-26, H330
  Capito amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 110-509) that sought to 
substitute the green building requirement, which is part of the 
mandatory core component of the underlying bill, with a provision that 
includes green building as part of the mandatory graded section. It 
also sought to strike references in the bill to specific green building 
standards and instead require the Secretary of HUD to select a rating 
system, standard, or code for green buildings. This standard would have 
met certain criteria and the Secretary would have conducted a study 
every 5 years to evaluate and compare third party green building 
standards to see if they meet the criteria (by a recorded vote of 169 
ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 16).
Pages H326-27, H330-31
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H334
  H. Res. 922, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous question. 
                                                        Pages H299-H301
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on 
that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22nd for 
morning hour debate.
  Page H335
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, January 23rd.
  Page H335
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H328, H328-29, H329, H330, 
H330-31, H332-33, and H333-34. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:20 p.m.