[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 157 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1208-D1211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
  No committee meetings were held.

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 7216-
7239; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 440-441 ; and H. Res. 1520-1522 
were introduced.
  Pages H10641-42
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H10642-43
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2701, to strengthen our Nation's energy security and mitigate 
the effects of climate change by promoting energy efficient 
transportation and public buildings, creating incentives for the use of 
alternative fuel vehicles and renewable energy, and ensuring sound 
water resource and natural disaster preparedness planning, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-904).
Page H10641
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative McNulty to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H10333
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Saturday, 
September 27th:
  Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008: S. 906, to prohibit the sale, 
distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 5 nays with 6 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 669--clearing the measure for the President and
  Pages H10333-34
  Small Business Financing Improvements Act of 2008: H.R. 7175, to 
amend the Small Business Act to improve the section 7(a) lending 
program, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 
675--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H10411-12
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 440, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 213 yeas to 211 nays, Roll No. 672.
  Pages H10335-36
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Gohmert motion to adjourn by a yea-and-
nay vote of 8 yeas to 394 nays, Roll No. 673.
  Pages H10336-37
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008: The House failed to agree 
to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment 
with an amendment made in order by the rule and printed in H. Rept. 
110-903, to H.R. 3997, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed 
services, volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, by a 
recorded vote of 205 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 674. 
                                         Pages H10334-35, H10337-H10411
  H. Res. 1517, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 198 noes, 
Roll No. 671, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-
and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 670.
Pages H10334-35
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Oberstar wherein he transmitted copies of 28 
resolutions for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 24, 2008. 
                                                        Pages H10412-14
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Oberstar wherein he transmitted copies of 35 
resolutions to authorize appropriations for the General Services 
Administrations's FY 2009 Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
September 24, 2008.
  Pages H10414-H10609
John W. Warner Rapids Designation Act: The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and pass S. 3550, to designate a portion of the 
Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the ``John W. 
Warner Rapids''--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H10609
White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act: 
The House agreed to discharge from committee and pass S. 3128, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide a loan to the White 
Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a 
certain water system project--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page H10609
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2008: The 
House agreed by unanimous consent to agree to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 2963, to transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, 
and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to 
the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages H10609-10
Albuquerque Indian School Act: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass S.

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1193, as amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into 
trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian 
Pueblos in the State of New Mexico.
  Pages H10610-12
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the 
benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for 
other purposes.''.
Page H10612
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008: The House 
agreed by unanimous consent to agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
5618, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program 
Act--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H10612-13
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008: The House 
agreed by unanimous consent to pass S. 1582, to reauthorize and amend 
the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H10613-15
Authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in 
Norfolk, Virginia: The House agreed by unanimous consent to agree to 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 5350, to authorize the Secretary of 
Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Page H10615
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the first vertical ascent of the 
face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and honoring the historic 
climbing feat of the original climbing team: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and agree to H. Res. 1474, to recognize the 
50th anniversary of the first vertical ascent of the face of El Capitan 
in Yosemite National Park and to honor the historic climbing feat of 
the original climbing team.
  Page H10615
Amending Public Law 100-573 to extend the authorization of the Delaware 
Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission: The 
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass, as amended, H.R. 
7017, to amend Public Law 100-573 to extend the authorization of the 
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory 
Commission.
  Page H10615
FEMA Accountability Act of 2008: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass S. 2382, as amended, to require the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly address 
the abundance of surplus manufactured housing units stored by the 
Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense. 
                                                        Pages H10615-18
Honoring the heritage of the Coast Guard: The House agreed by unanimous 
consent to agree to H. Res. 1382, to honor the heritage of the Coast 
Guard.
  Page H10618
Broadband Data Improvement Act: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass S. 1492, as amended, to improve the quality of 
federal and state data regarding the availability and quality of 
broadband services and to promote the deployment of affordable 
broadband services to all parts of the Nation.
  Pages H10618-21
Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass S. 1276, to facilitate the creation 
of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H10621-22
Amending the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008: The House agreed by unanimous consent to agree to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 6849, to amend the commodity provisions of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to permit producers to 
aggregate base acres and reconstitute farms to avoid the prohibition on 
receiving direct payments, counter-cyclical payments, or average crop 
revenue election payments when the sum of the base acres of a farm is 
10 acres or less--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages H10623-25
Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of 
Homeland Security Act of 2008: The House agreed by unanimous consent to 
agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 6098, to amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to 
State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing 
activities--clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H10625
Amending section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
Selective Service registration: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and pass H.R. 7216, to amend section 3328 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to Selective Service registration. 
                                                        Pages H10625-26
Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008: The House 
agreed to discharge from committee and pass H.R. 7217, to amend title 
40, United States Code, to enhance authorities with regard to real 
property that has yet to be reported excess.
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Establishing the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ 
donors and the family of organ donors: The House agreed to discharge 
from committee and pass H.R. 7198, to establish the Stephanie Tubbs 
Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ 
donors.
  Page H10629
Extending the Andean Trade Preference Act: The House agreed to 
discharge from committee and pass H.R. 7222, to extend the Andean Trade 
Preference Act.
  Pages H10629-31
Order of Procedure: The House agreed by unanimous consent that the 
motions to suspend the rules relating to the following measures be 
considered as adopted in the form considered by the House on Saturday, 
September 27th:
  Commending the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th anniversary: H. 
Res. 1224, to commend the Tennessee Valley Authority on its 75th 
anniversary;
  Page H10631
  Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway Designation Act: H.R. 4131, to 
designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles 
County, California, as the ``Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway''; 
                                                            Page H10631
  Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008: H.R. 6600, amended, 
to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the inclusion 
of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards;
  Page H10631
  Providing that claims of the United States to certain documents 
relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and 
relinquished in certain circumstances: H.R. 6669, to provide that 
claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin 
Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain 
circumstances;
  Page H10631
  Air Carriage of International Mail Act: S. 3536, to amend section 
5402 of title 39, United States Code and to modify the authority 
relating to United States Postal Service air transportation contracts--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Page H10631
  Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008: S. 3598, to amend 
titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of 
submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Page H10631
  Extending the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to 
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the 
title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice: S. 3296, to 
extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to 
protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the 
title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice--clearing 
the measure for the President; and
  Page H10631
  Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization 
and Improvement Act of 2008: S. 2304, to amend title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the 
improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders 
with mental illnesses--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page H10631
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at noon on Thursday, October 2nd.
  Page H10641
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H10609.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10333-
34, H10334-35, H10335, H10336, H10336-37, H10410-11 and H10411. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 8 a.m. and adjourned at 4:07 p.m.