[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D848-D849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  15 public bills, H.R. 6428-
6442; 1 private bill, H.R. 6443; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 388; 
and H. Res. 1319-1324 were introduced.
  Pages H6228-29
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6229-31
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 415, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-735);
  H.R. 1286, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 110-736);
  H.R. 1423, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a 
portion of a visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of 
the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 110-737);
  H.R. 3981, to authorize the Preserve America Program and Save 
America's Treasures Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-738);
  H.R. 4199, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 
1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical 
Park, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-739);
  H.R. 5741, to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium 
Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 110-740);

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  H.R. 1485, for the relief of Esther Karinge (H. Rept. 110-741);
  H.R. 2760, for the relief of Shigeru Yamada (H. Rept. 110-742);
  H.R. 5030, for the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic (H. Rept. 
110-743);
  H. Res. 1317, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1286) to 
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-
Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail (H. Rept. 110-
744);
  H. Res. 1318, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5811) to 
amend title 44, United States Code, to require preservation of certain 
electronic records by Federal agencies and to require a certification 
and reports relating to Presidential records (H. Rept. 110-745);
  Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 
2008 (H. Rept. 110-746);
  Report on the Revised Suballocations of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (H. Rept. 110-747); and
  H.R. 6184, to provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar 
coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in 
each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United 
States (H. Rept. 110-748).
Page H6228
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Jackson (IL) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6179
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Shark Conservation Act of 2008: H.R. 5741, amended, to amend the High 
Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the 
conservation of sharks;
  Pages H6180-82
  Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act: H.R. 3981, 
amended, to authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's 
Treasures Program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 360 yeas to 23 nays, 
Roll No. 471;
  Pages H6182-87, H6199
  Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center Lease Act: H.R. 1423, amended, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a portion of a 
visitor center to be constructed outside the boundary of the Indiana 
Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter County, Indiana, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 376 yeas to 11 nays, Roll No. 472;
  Pages H6187-89, H6200
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to enter into a partnership with the Porter County 
Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission regarding the use of the 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center as a visitor center for the 
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes.''. 
                                                             Page H6200
  Amending the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add 
sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park: H.R. 
4199, amended, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act 
of 1992 to add sites to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National 
Historical Park, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 18 nays, 
Roll No. 473;
  Pages H6189-91, H6200-01
  Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 802, to amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships 
to implement MARPOL Annex VI--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H6191-96
  Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 5975, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the ``Cpl. John P. 
Sigsbee Post Office''; and
  Pages H6196-97
  Sergeant Paul Saylor Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6092, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 101 Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the ``Sergeant Paul 
Saylor Post Office Building''.
  Pages H6197-98
Recess: The House recessed at 4:18 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6198
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Clem Rogers McSpadden, former Member of Congress.
  Pages H6199-H6200
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6179-80.
Senate Referrals: S. 3015 and S. 3082 were referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform; S. 3218 was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary; and S. 2565 and S. Res. 608 were held at the desk. 
                                               Pages H6179-80, H6224-25
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6199, H6200 and H6200-01. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10:45 p.m.