[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D857-D858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 6444-
6451; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 389; and H. Res. 1325-1328 were 
introduced.
  Pages H6341-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6342-43
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4174, to establish an interagency committee to develop an ocean 
acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an ocean 
acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-749).
Page H6341
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. John 
Crosby, Christ Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
                                                             Page H6233
Discharge Petition: Representative Roskam moved to discharge the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Science and 
Technology from the consideration of H.R. 2208, to provide for a 
standby loan program for certain coal-to-liquid projects (Discharge 
Petition No. 12).
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008: H.R. 6382, to 
make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 
2006;
  Pages H6243-52
  Honoring the goal of the International Year of Astronomy: H. Con. 
Res. 375, to honor the goal of the International Year of Astronomy; 
                                                         Pages H6252-54
  Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Space Foundation: H. Res. 
1312, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Space Foundation; 
                                                         Pages H6256-57
  Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2008: H.R. 
4174, amended, to establish an interagency committee to develop an 
ocean acidification research and monitoring plan and to establish an 
ocean acidification program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration;
  Pages H6261-66
  Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008: H.R. 4461, 
amended, to promote and enhance the operation of local building code 
enforcement administration across the country by establishing a 
competitive Federal matching grant program;
  Pages H6266-69
  Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008: H.R. 6216, amended, to 
improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development;
  Pages H6269-71
  Homes for Heroes Act of 2008: H.R. 3329, amended, to provide housing 
assistance for very low-income veterans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
412 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 478;
  Pages H6271-78, H6305
  America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008: 
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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 479;
  Pages H6278-85, H6305-06
  Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act: H.R. 5541, 
amended, to provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic 
emergency wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the 
Interior and National Forest System lands and to require the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive 
wildland fire management strategy;
  Pages H6285-91

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  Commending the firefighters from California and throughout the United 
States for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the 
California wildfires: H. Res. 1322, to commend the firefighters from 
California and throughout the United States for their courageous 
actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires; 
                                                         Pages H6291-93
  DTV Transition Assistance Act: S. 2607, to make a technical 
correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005-
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H6306-09
  Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Internet Safety 
Month'': H. Res. 1260, to support the goals and ideals of ``National 
Internet Safety Month''; and
  Pages H6309-11
  Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6061, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort, Illinois, as the ``Kenneth 
James Gray Post Office Building''.
  Pages H6311-12
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first American woman in 
space, Dr. Sally K. Ride, and honoring her contributions to the space 
program and to science education: H. Res. 1313, to celebrate the 25th 
anniversary of the first American woman in space, Dr. Sally K. Ride, 
and to honor her contributions to the space program and to science 
education and
  Pages H6254-56
  Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration: H. Res. 1315, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  Pages H6257-61
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service 
of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who 
serve in the armed forces.
  Page H6294
Electronic Message Preservation Act: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
286 yeas to 137 nays, Roll No. 477.
  Pages H6238-43, H6293-H6305
  Agreed to the Davis (VA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
419 yeas to 1 nay with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 476. 
Subsequently, Representative Clay reported the bill back to the House 
with the amendment and the amendment was agreed to.
Pages H6302-03
  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 H6295
  H. Res. 1318, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 475, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a recorded vote of 228 
ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 474.
Pages H6238, H6293-94
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there should 
be an increased commitment supporting the development of innovative 
advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection and 
treatment--corrected text: Agreed by unanimous consent that H. Res. 
353, to express the sense of the House of Representatives that there 
should be an increased commitment supporting the development of 
innovative advanced imaging technologies for prostate cancer detection 
and treatment, be considered to have been adopted with the corrected 
text that was placed at the desk, and that the resolution be re-
engrossed in that corrected form.
  Page H6311
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H6294 and H6305.
Quorum Calls Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6293-94, 
H6294, H6303, H6304, H6305 and H6305-06. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:50 p.m.