[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D134-D136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 5404-
5435; 1 private bill, H.R. 5436; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 293-
296; and H. Res. 979-981, 984-985 were introduced.
  Pages H942-43
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H943-44
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 982, providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 
979) recommending that the House of Representatives find Harriet Miers 
and Joshua Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, in contempt of Congress 
for refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Committee on 
the Judiciary and for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 980) 
authorizing the Committee on the Judiciary to

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initiate or intervene in judicial proceedings to enforce certain 
subpoenas (H. Rept. 110-526) and
  H. Res. 983, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules and providing for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules (H. Rept. 110-527).
Page H941
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Chad 
Eaton, Biltmore Baptist Church, Arden, North Carolina.
  Page H873
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Blackburn motion to adjourn by a yea-
and-nay vote of 3 yeas to 366 nays, Roll No. 46.
  Pages H876-77
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hastings (WA) motion to adjourn by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 7 yeas to 364 nays, Roll No. 47.
  Pages H877-78
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hastings (WA) motion to adjourn by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 3 yeas to 395 nays, Roll No. 52.
  Pages H886-87
Extending the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 days: The House failed 
to pass H.R. 5349, to extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 
days, by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 54. 
                                                 Pages H887-92, H901-07
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Smith (TX) motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
222 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 53.
Pages H905-06
  H. Res. 976, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 50, and 
later the House agreed to table the Hastings (WA) motion to reconsider 
the vote by a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 51. The 
previous question on the rule was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 
yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 48, and later the House agreed to table the 
Hastings (WA) motion to reconsider the vote by a recorded vote of 206 
ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 49.
Pages H877, H878-86
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week: H. Res. 
917, to support the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, by a 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 57 
and
  Pages H894-96, H909
  Expressing the sympathies and support of the House of Representatives 
for the individuals and institutions affected by the powerful tornadoes 
that struck communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, 
and Tennessee on February 5th, 2008: H. Res. 971, to express the 
sympathies and support of the House of Representatives for the 
individuals and institutions affected by the powerful tornadoes that 
struck communities in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and 
Tennessee on February 5th, 2008.
  Pages H919-22
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, 
February 12th:
  Congratulating the National Football League champion New York Giants 
for winning Super Bowl XLII and completing one of the most remarkable 
postseason runs in professional sports history: H. Res. 960, to 
congratulate the National Football League champion New York Giants for 
winning Super Bowl XLII and completing one of the most remarkable 
postseason runs in professional sports history, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay 
vote of 412 yeas to 1 nay with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 55. 
                                                          Pages H907-08
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Honoring African American inventors, past and present, for their 
leadership, courage, and significant contributions to our national 
competitiveness: H. Res. 966, to honor African American inventors, past 
and present, for their leadership, courage, and significant 
contributions to our national competitiveness;
  Pages H892-94
  National Ocean Exploration Program Act: H.R. 1834, amended, to 
authorize the national ocean exploration program and the national 
undersea research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration;
  Pages H896-H900
  Making technical corrections to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act: S. 2571, to make technical corrections to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act;
  Pages H900-01
  Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary: H. Con. Res. 
289, to honor and praise the National Association for the Advancement 
of Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary; 
                                                          Pages H910-12
  American Braille Flag Memorial Act: H.R. 4169, to authorize the 
placement in Arlington National Cemetery of an American Braille tactile 
flag in Arlington National Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed 
Forces, veterans, and other Americans;
  Pages H912-14

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  Commending the people of the State of Washington for showing their 
support for the needs of the State of Washington's veterans and 
encouraging residents of other States to pursue creative ways to show 
their own support for veterans: H. Res. 790, to commend the people of 
the State of Washington for showing their support for the needs of the 
State of Washington's veterans and encouraging residents of other 
States to pursue creative ways to show their own support for veterans; 
                                                          Pages H914-16
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Salute to Hospitalized 
Veterans Week: H. Res. 963, to support the goals and ideals of National 
Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week; and
  Pages H916-17
  Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National 
Wear Red Day: H. Res. 972, to support the goals and ideals of American 
Heart Month and National Wear Red Day.
  Pages H917-18
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 293, providing 
for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses, by a recorded vote of 
215 ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 56.
  Pages H908-09
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted notification of an Executive Order with respect to the 
Government of Syria--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-95).
  Page H922
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H873.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H876-77, 
H877-78, H884, H884-85, H885, H885-86, H886-87, H906, H906-07, H907-08, 
H908-09, and H909. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9 p.m.