[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 40 (Monday, March 10, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D258-D259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 5561-
5574; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 313; and H. Res. 1032-1033 were 
introduced.
  Pages H1444-45
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H1445-46
Reports Filed: Reports were filed on March 6, 2008 as follows:
  H.R. 2176, to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land 
claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
110-541, Pt. 1) and
  H.R. 4115, to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land 
claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-542, Pt. 1).
A report was filed on March 7, 2008 as follows:
  H. Con. Res. 312, revising the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 
through 2013 (H. Rept. 110-543).
Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 936, honoring the 200th anniversary of the Gallatin Report on 
Roads and Canals, celebrating the national unity the Gallatin Report 
engendered, and recognizing the vast contributions that national 
planning efforts have provided to the United States, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 110-544);
  H.R. 5492, to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support 
facility in Suitland, Maryland (H. Rept. 110-545);
  H.R. 5501, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 
2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria (H. Rept. 110-546, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 1031, providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 
895) establishing within the House of Representatives an Office of 
Congressional Ethics (H. Rept. 110-547).
Pages H1443, H1444
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Hirono to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1419
Recess: The House recessed at 12:33 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1419
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expressing support for the designation and goals of ``National 9-1-1 
Education Month'':
   H. Res. 537, amended, to express support for the designation and 
goals of ``National 9-1-1 Education Month'', by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote 
of 381 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 108; 
                                                  Pages H1421-23, H1430
  E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3196, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
20 Sussex Street in Port Jervis, New York, as the ``E. Arthur Gray Post 
Office Building'', by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 109; and
  Pages H1423-24, H1430-31
  Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex Designation Act: H.R. 4166, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 East 
Copeland Drive in Lebanon, Missouri, as the ``Steve W. Allee Carrier 
Annex'', by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 110.
  Pages H1424-25, H1431-32
Recess: The House recessed at 3:11 p.m. and reconvened at 6:34 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H1429-30
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Congratulating Iowa State University of Science and Technology for 
150 years of leadership and service to the United States and the world 
as Iowa's land-grant university: H. Res. 924, amended, to congratulate 
Iowa State University of Science and Technology for 150 years of 
leadership and service to the United States and the world as Iowa's 
land-grant university;
  Pages H1425-27
  Congratulating the University of Kansas (``KU'') football team for 
winning the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl and having the most successful year 
in program history: H. Res. 948, amended, to congratulate the 
University of Kansas (''KU'') football team for winning the 2008 FedEx 
Orange Bowl and having the most successful year in program history; and
                                                         Pages H1427-28
  Congratulating the women's water polo team of the University of 
California, Los Angeles, for winning the 2007 NCAA Division I Women's 
Water Polo National Championship, and congratulating UCLA on its 100th 
NCAA sports national title, making it the most accomplished athletic 
program in NCAA history: H. Res. 493, amended, to congratulate the 
women's water polo team of the University of California, Los Angeles, 
for winning the

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2007 NCAA Division I Women's Water Polo National Championship, and 
congratulating UCLA on its 100th NCAA sports national title, making it 
the most accomplished athletic program in NCAA history. 
                                                         Pages H1428-29
Permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part 
of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
Holocaust: Agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from committee and 
agree to H. Con. Res. 306, to permit the use of the Rotunda of the 
Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of 
remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
  Page H1432
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
honor the 5 years of service and sacrifice of our troops and their 
families in the war in Iraq and to remember those who are serving our 
Nation in Afghanistan and throughout the world: The House agreed by 
unanimous consent to H. Con. Res. 313, to authorize the use of the 
rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the 5 years of service 
and sacrifice of our troops and their families in the war in Iraq and 
to remember those who are serving our Nation in Afghanistan and 
throughout the world.
  Page H1432
Recess: The House recessed at 8:55 p.m. and reconvened at 9:10 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1443
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
announced his veto of 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, and 
explained his reasons therefor--ordered printed (H. Doc. 110-100). 
                                                         Pages H1419-20
  Subsequently, the House agreed to the Loebsack motion to postpone 
further consideration of the veto message and bill until Tuesday, March 
11th.
Page H1420
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1421.
Senate Referrals: S. 2733 was held at the desk.
  Page H1421
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1430, H1430-31, and H1431. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:11 p.m.

Committee Meeting
ESTABLISHING WITHIN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN OFFICE OF 
CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the 
adoption of H. Res. 895, which establishes an Office of Congressional 
Ethics within the House of Representatives, with the amendment printed 
in the Rules Committee report upon adoption of the rule.