[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 7, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D9-D11]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  62 public bills, H.R. 225-
286; 1 private bill, H.R. 287; and 22 resolutions, H.J. Res. 6-11; H. 
Con. Res. 4-10; and H. Res. 23-31, were introduced.
  Pages H68-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H71
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                               Page H39
Counting of Electoral Votes: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 1, to 
provide for the counting on January 8, 2009, of the electoral votes for 
President and Vice President of the United States.
  Page H42
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: The House agreed to S. Con. 
Res. 2, extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on 
Inaugural Ceremonies. Subsequently, the Chair announced the Speakers 
reappointment of the following Members of the House of Representatives 
to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies: 
Representatives Pelosi, Hoyer, and Boehner.
  Page H42

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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known 
as the Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the 
consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against 
disclosure of Presidential records: H.R. 35, to amend chapter 22 of 
title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the Presidential 
Records Act, to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of 
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential 
records, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 
5;
  Pages H42-45, H49
  Amending title 44, United States Code, to require information on 
contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations: H.R. 
36, to amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on 
contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 31 nays, Roll No. 6; and 
                                                      Pages H45-48, H50
  Ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the 
office of Secretary of the Interior are those which were in effect on 
January 1, 2005: S.J. Res. 3, to ensure that the compensation and other 
emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of the Interior are 
those which were in effect on January 1, 2005.
  Page H48
Recess: The House recessed at 11:00 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                               Page H49
Administration of the Oath of Office: Representatives-elect Gutierrez, 
Hastings (WA), and Rogers (MI) presented themselves in the well of the 
House and were administered the oath of office by the Speaker. 
                                                               Page H49
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 and their families.
  Page H49
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that the 
whole number of the House is 433.
  Page H49
Attendance at the Inauguration of the President and Vice President: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 23, providing for the attendance of the House 
at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the 
United States.
  Page H50
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 24, electing the 
following Members to certain standing committees of the House of 
Representatives: Committee on Appropriations: Representatives Murtha, 
Dicks, Mollohan, Kaptur, Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, DeLauro, Moran 
(VA), Olver, Pastor, Price (NC), Edwards (TX), Kennedy, Hinchey, 
Roybal-Allard, Farr, Jackson (IL), Kilpatrick (MI), Boyd, Fattah, 
Rothman, Bishop (GA), Berry, Lee (CA), Schiff, Honda, McCollum, Israel, 
Ryan (OH), Ruppersberger, Chandler, Wasserman Schultz, Rodriguez, 
Lincoln Davis (TN), and Salazar. Committee on Armed Services: 
Representatives Spratt, Ortiz, Taylor, Abercrombie, Reyes, Snyder, 
Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez (CA), McIntyre, Tauscher, Brady (PA), 
Andrews, Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Marshall, Bordallo, 
Boren, Ellsworth, Patrick Murphy (PA), Johnson (GA), Shea-Porter, 
Courtney, Loebsack, Gillibrand, Sestak, Giffords, Tsongas, Nye, Pingree 
(ME), Kissell, Heinrich, Kratovil, Massa, and Bright. Committee on 
Energy and Commerce: Representatives Dingell, Markey (MA), Boucher, 
Pallone, Gordon (TN), Rush, Eshoo, Stupak, Engel, Gene Green (TX), 
DeGette, Capps, Doyle, Harman, Schakowsky, Gonzalez, Inslee, Baldwin, 
Ross, Weiner, Matheson, Butterfield, Melancon, Barrow, Hill, Matsui, 
Christensen, Castor, Sarbanes, Murphy (CT), Space, McNerney, Sutton, 
Braley (IA), and Welch. Committee on Financial Services: 
Representatives Kanjorski, Waters, Maloney, Gutierrez, Velazquez, Watt, 
Ackerman, Sherman, Meeks (NY), Moore (KS), Capuano, Hinojosa, Clay, 
McCarthy (NY), Baca, Lynch, Miller (NC), Scott (GA), Al Green (TX), 
Cleaver, Bean, Moore, Hodes, Ellison, Klein (FL), Wilson (OH), 
Perlmutter, Donnelly (IN), Foster, Carson (IN), Speier, Childers, 
Minnick, Adler (NJ), Kilroy, Driehaus, Kosmas, Grayson, Himes, Peters, 
and Maffei. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: 
Representatives Rahall, DeFazio, Costello, Norton, Nadler (NY), Corrine 
Brown (FL), Filner, Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX), Taylor, Cummings, 
Tauscher, Boswell, Holden, Baird, Larsen (WA), Capuano, Bishop (UT), 
Michaud, Carnahan, Napolitano, Lipinski, Hirono, Altmire, Walz, Shuler, 
Arcuri, Mitchell, Carney, Hall (NY), Kagen, Cohen, Richardson, Sires, 
Edwards (MD), Ortiz, Hare, Boccieri, Schauer, Markey (CO), Griffith, 
McMahon, Perriello, Titus, and Teague. Committee on Ways and Means: 
Representatives Stark, Levin, McDermott, Lewis (GA), Neal (MA), Tanner, 
Becerra, Doggett, Pomeroy, Thompson (CA), Larson (CT), Blumenauer, 
Kind, Pascrell, Berkley, Crowley, Van Hollen, Meek (FL), Schwartz (PA), 
Davis (AL), Davis (IL), Etheridge, Linda T. Sanchez (CA), Higgins, and 
Yarmuth.
  Pages H66-67
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today and a message received from 
the Senate today appear on pages H39 and H42.

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Senate Referrals: S. Res. 2 and S. Res. 8 were held at the desk. 
                                                         Pages H39, H42
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H49 and H50. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 3:14 p.m.