[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 102 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D775-D777]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 6304-
6326; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 374; and H. Res. 1284, 1286-1289 
were introduced.
  Pages H5728-29
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5729-31
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1284, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the House amendments to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2642) 
making appropriations for military construction, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008 (H. Rept. 110-720);
  H. Res. 1285, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6304) to 
amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a 
procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence 
(H. Rept. 110-721);
  H.R. 2818, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health 
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 110-722);
  H.R. 2452, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure 
that sewage treatment plants monitor for and report discharges of raw 
sewage, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-723);
  H.R. 5001, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located 
in the District of Columbia, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-724); and
  H.R. 6109, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster hazard 
mitigation program (H. Rept. 110-725).
Page H5728
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5583
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Thomas A. 
Rhodes, Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Folsom, California.
  Page H5583
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules: The House agreed to H. Res. 1281, waiving a requirement of 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, by voice vote, after 
agreeing to order the previous question.
  Page H5592
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, June 
17th:
  Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System Authorization Act: H.R. 5710, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the 
planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural 
Water System, by \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 301 yeas to 124 nays, Roll 
No. 425;
  Page H5594
  Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2008: H.R. 5511, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed 
drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado; and
  Page H5595
  Congratulating and recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio ``Chi-Chi'' Rodriguez 
for his continued success on and off of the golf course, for his 
generosity and devotion to charity, and for his exemplary dedication to 
the intellectual and moral growth of thousands of low-income and 
disadvantaged youth in our country: Res. 1029, amended, to congratulate

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and recognize Mr. Juan Antonio ``Chi-Chi'' Rodriguez for his continued 
success on and off of the golf course, for his generosity and devotion 
to charity, and for his exemplary dedication to the intellectual and 
moral growth of thousands of low-income and disadvantaged youth in our 
country, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 433.
  Page H5705
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Congratulating and 
recognizing Mr. Juan Antonio `Chi-Chi' Rodriguez for his continued 
success on and off of the golf course.''.
Page H5705
Oath of Office--Fourth Congressional District of Maryland: 
Representative-elect Donna Edwards presented herself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a letter from 
Ms. Linda H. Lamone, Administrator, Maryland State Board of Elections, 
indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special 
Election held on June 17, 2008, the Honorable Donna Edwards was elected 
Representative to Congress for the Fourth Congressional District, State 
of Maryland.
  Pages H5607-08
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from 
Maryland, Ms. Donna Edwards, the whole number of the House is adjusted 
to 435.
  Page H5608
Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008: The House passed 
H.R. 5781, to provide that 8 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made 
available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 278 yeas to 146 nays, Roll No. 428. 
                                            Pages H5595-H5607, H5608-11
  Rejected the Jordan (OH) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House promptly with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
206 yeas to 220 nays, Roll No. 427.
Pages H5608-10
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Page H5596
Accepted:
  Davis (IL) manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-718) 
that makes certain technical and conforming changes to the bill, 
strikes a requirement for a study by the Government Accountability 
Office, and makes section 4 not effective with respect to births or 
placements occurring within 6 months of the enactment of the Act (by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 426). 
                                                         Pages H5605-07
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
Page H5622
  H. Res. 1277, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 424, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
222 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 423.
Pages H5587-92, H5593-94
Recess: The House recessed at 2:41 p.m. and reconvened at 5:08 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5611
Suspension Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, June 
18th:
  Condemning postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a 
peaceful resolution to the current political crisis: H. Res. 1230, 
amended, to condemn postelection violence in Zimbabwe and calling for a 
peaceful resolution to the current political crisis, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 430.
  Pages H5621-22
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendments to the House amendments to the Senate amendment with an 
amendment, made in order by the rule and printed in H. Rept. 110-720, 
to H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008.
  Pages H5622-H5705
  On a division of the question, the House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to House amendment No. 1 to the Senate amendment, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 268 yeas to 155 nays, Roll No. 431.
Pages H5646-H5704
  On a division of the question, the House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to House amendment No. 2 to the Senate amendment, with an 
amendment, by a recorded vote of 416 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 432. 
                                                      Pages H5646-H5705
  H. Res. 1284, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments to the House amendments to the Senate amendment to the bill, 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 342 yeas to 83 nays, Roll No. 
429, after agreeing to order the previous question.
Pages H5611-21
Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5593, 
H5593-94. H5594, H5606-07, H5609-10, H5610-11, H5621, H5621-22, H5703-
04, H5704-05, and H5705. There were no quorum calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:40 p.m.