[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D515-D516]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 5911-
5925; and 13 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 336-338, and H. Res. 1155, 1158-
1166, were introduced.
  Pages H2852-53
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2853-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 964, to promote the safe operation of 15 passenger vans, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 110-608);
  H.R. 3490, to transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal 
lands from the Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and to take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk 
Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-
609);
  H.R. 3522, to ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla 
Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant 
to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and 
Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a 
patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the 
Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly (H. Rept. 110-610);
  S. 2457, to provide for extensions of leases of certain land by 
Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe (H. Rept. 110-611);
  H. Res. 1156, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 493) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic 
information with respect to health insurance and employment (H. Rept. 
110-612); and
  H. Res. 1157, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5522) to 
require the Secretary of Labor to issue interim and final occupational 
safety and health standards regarding worker exposure to combustible 
dust (H. Rept. 110-613).
Pages H2851-52
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Rick Larsen to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2765
Recess: The House recessed at 12:48 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2768
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. William 
Lloyd Birch, retired Baptist minister, Florence, South Carolina. 
                                                             Page H2768
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Providing for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket 
Pequot (Western) Tribe: S. 2457, to provide for extensions of leases of 
certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H2769-70
  Ratifying a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache 
Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the 
settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio 
Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent 
for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla 
Apache Reservation accordingly: H.R. 3522, to ratify a conveyance of a 
portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State 
of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to 
authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the 
exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly; 
                                                         Pages H2770-71
  Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2007: H.R. 3490, amended, to 
transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the 
Bureau of Land Management to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such 
lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 
Rancheria;
  Page H2771
  Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in 
civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief 
Standing Bear's death: H. Res. 1043, to honor the life and legacy of 
Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on 
the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death;
  Pages H2772-73
  Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008: S. 2739, to authorize 
certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the 
Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the 
Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, 
and to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 291 yeas to 117 nays, Roll No. 226--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H2773-H2814, H2830
  Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2008: H. 
Res. 1079, to support the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 
2008, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 224; 
                                               Pages H2814-20, H2828-29
  Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007: H.R. 4332, to amend the 
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to require the 
Council to

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establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or 
inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking 
agency or State bank supervisor, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 225;
  Pages H2820-21, H2829-30
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there 
should be established a National Watermelon Month: H. Res. 578, 
amended, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that 
there should be established a National Watermelon Month; 
                                                         Pages H2821-23
  Expressing support for designation of March 11, 2008, as ``National 
Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day'': H. Res. 892, amended, 
to express support for designation of March 11, 2008 as ``National 
Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition Day'';
  Pages H2823-24
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing support for 
designation of a `National Funeral Director and Mortician Recognition 
Day'.''.
Page H2824
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public 
servants should be commended for their dedication and continued service 
to the Nation during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 
2008: H. Res. 1073, to express the sense of the House of 
Representatives that public servants should be commended for their 
dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service 
Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008;
  Pages H2824-25
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there 
should be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation Day: H. 
Res. 49, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that 
there should be established a National Letter Carriers Appreciation 
Day; and
  Pages H2825-27
  Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
5631, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the 
``Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building''.
  Pages H2827-28
Privileged Message: The House received a privileged message from the 
Senate requesting that the House return to the Senate the bill H.R. 
493, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information 
with respect to health insurance and employment.
  Page H2828
Recess: The House recessed at 4:18 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Intent to Offer Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative Flake gave 
notice of his intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 
2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007.
  Page H2828
Intent to Offer Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative Ryan (WI) 
gave notice of his intent to offer a motion to instruct conferees on 
H.R. 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
  Page H2830
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today and messages 
received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 
House today appear on pages H2768 and H2828.
Senate Referrals: S. 2829 was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary; S. Con. Res. 74 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs; and S. 2929 was held at the desk.
  Page H2850
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H2828-29, H2829, and H2830. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:24 p.m.