[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 118 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 6528-
6554; 1 private bill, H.R. 6555; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 390-
392; and H. Res. 1352-1357 were introduced.
  Pages H6725-27
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6727-28
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1108, to protect the public health by providing the Food and 
Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco 
products, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-762).
Page H6725
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Jackson (IL) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6677
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi Stuart L. 
Berman, Police-Clergy Liaison, New York City Police Department. 
                                                             Page H6677
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Reauthorization Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House agreed by 
voice vote to the Roskam motion to instruct conferees on S. 2062, to 
amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act 
of 1996 to reauthorize that Act.
  Pages H6681-88
  The Chair appointed the following conferees: Representatives Frank 
(MA), Waters, Watt, Al Green (TX), Cleaver, Bachus, Capito, and Pearce.
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Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 1350, to provide for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules, by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 
510, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 228 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 509.
  Pages H6688-97
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008: H.R. 6516, to amend 
the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976 to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct an expeditious environmentally 
responsible program of competitive leasing of oil and gas in the 
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
244 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 511.
  Pages H6697-H6710
  Agreed by unanimous consent that the time for general debate on H.R. 
6515 be expanded to 60 minutes.
Pages H6697-98
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, July 23rd.
  Page H6711
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21st; and further, when the House 
adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 
22nd for morning hour debate.
  Page H6711
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6677.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6695-96, 
H6696-97, H6709-10. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:30 p.m.