[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 4 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  97 public bills, H.R. 361-
457; 2 private bills, H.R. 458-459; and 18 resolutions, H.J. Res. 17; 
H. Con. Res. 16-19; and H. Res. 37-49, were introduced.
  Pages H158-63
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H163
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tsongas to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                               Page H93
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from 
Gaza, reaffirming the United States' strong support for Israel, and 
supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process: H. Res. 34, to 
recognize Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, to 
reaffirm the United States' strong support for Israel, and to support 
the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
390 yeas to 5 nays with 22 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 10. 
                                                 Pages H95-113, H138-39
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 11, to 
amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age 
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or 
other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time 
compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation 
decision or other practice, by a yea-and-nay vote of 247 yeas to 171 
nays, Roll No. 9.
  Pages H113-24, H138-39
  The bill was considered pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 5, which was 
agreed to on January 6.
Paycheck Fairness Act: The House passed H.R. 12, to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to 
victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, 
by a recorded vote of 256 ayes to 163 noes, Roll No. 8. Subsequently, 
pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 12 was added as new matter at 
the end of H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. H.R. 12 was 
then laid on the table.
  Pages H124-38
  Rejected the Price (GA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Education and Labor with instructions to report the bill back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 178 yeas to 
240 nays, Roll No. 7.
Pages H135-37
  The bill was considered pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 5, which was 
agreed to on January 6.
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 38, electing certain 
minority members to the following committees: Committee on Agriculture: 
Representatives Goodlatte, Moran (KS), Johnson (IL), Graves, Rogers 
(AL), King (IA), Neugebauer, Foxx, Conaway, Fortenberry, Schmidt, Smith 
(NE), Latta, Roe (TN), Luetkemeyer, and Thompson (PA). Committee on 
Appropriations: Representatives Young (FL), Rogers (KY), Wolf, 
Kingston, Frelinghuysen, Tiahrt, Wamp, Latham, Aderholt, Emerson, 
Granger, Simpson, Culberson, Kirk, Crenshaw, Rehberg, Carter, 
Alexander, Calvert, Bonner, LaTourette, and Cole. Committee on Armed 
Services: Representatives Bartlett, McKeon, Thornberry, Jones, Akin, 
Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner, Kline 
(MN), Rogers (AL), Franks (AZ), Shuster, McMorris Rodgers, Conaway, 
Lamborn, Wittman, Fallin, Hunter, Fleming, Coffman (CO), and Rooney. 
Committee on the Budget: Representatives Garrett (NJ), Mario Diaz-
Balart (FL), Hensarling, Daniel E. Lungren (CA), Simpson, McHenry, 
Mack, Conaway, Campbell, Alexander, Jordan (OH), Nunes, Lummis, and 
Austria. Committee on Education and Labor: Representatives Petri, 
Hoekstra, Castle, Souder, Ehlers, Biggert, Platts, Wilson (SC), Kline 
(MN), McMorris Rodgers, Price (GA), Foxx, Bishop (UT), Guthrie, 
Cassidy, McClintock, Hunter, and Roe (TN). Committee on Energy and 
Commerce: Representatives Hall (TX), Upton, Stearns, Deal (GA), 
Whitfield, Shimkus, Shadegg, Blunt, Buyer, Radanovich, Pitts, Bono 
Mack, Walden, Terry, Rogers (MI), Myrick, Sullivan, Tim Murphy (PA), 
Burgess, Blackburn, and Gingrey (GA). Committee on Financial Services: 
Representatives Castle, King (NY), Royce, Lucas, Paul, Manzullo, Jones, 
Biggert, Gary G. Miller (CA) (when sworn), Capito, Hensarling, Garrett 
(NJ), Barrett (SC), Gerlach, Neugebauer, Price (GA), McHenry, Campbell, 
Putnam, Bachmann, Marchant, McCotter, McCarthy (CA), Posey, Jenkins, 
Lee (NY), Paulsen, and Lance. Committee on Foreign Affairs: 
Representatives Smith (NJ), Burton (IN), Gallegly, Rohrabacher, 
Manzullo, Royce, Paul, Flake, Pence, Wilson (SC), Boozman, Barrett 
(SC), Mack, Fortenberry, McCaul, Poe (TX), Inglis, and Bilirakis. 
Committee on Homeland Security: Representatives Smith (TX), Souder, 
Daniel E. Lungren (CA), Rogers (AL), McCaul, Dent, Bilirakis, Broun 
(GA), Miller (MI), Olson, Cao, and Austria. Committee on House

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Administration: Representatives Daniel E. Lungren (CA), McCarthy (CA), 
and Harper. Committee on the Judiciary: Representatives Sensenbrenner, 
Coble, Gallegly, Goodlatte, Daniel E. Lungren (CA), Issa, Forbes, King 
(IA), Franks (AZ), Gohmert, Jordan (OH), Poe (TX), Chaffetz, Rooney, 
and Harper. Committee on Natural Resources: Young (AK), Gallegly, 
Duncan, Flake, Brown (SC), McMorris Rodgers, Gohmert, Bishop (UT), 
Shuster, Lamborn, Smith (NE), Wittman, Broun (GA), Fleming, Coffman 
(CO), Chaffetz, Lummis, McClintock, and Cassidy. Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform: Representatives Burton (IN), McHugh, Mica, 
Souder, Platts, Duncan, Turner, Westmoreland, McHenry, Foxx, Bilbray, 
Jordan (OH), Flake, Fortenberry, and Chaffetz. Committee on Rules: 
Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL) and Sessions. Committee on 
Science and Technology: Representatives Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), 
Rohrabacher, Bartlett, Ehlers, Lucas, Biggert, Akin, Neugebauer, 
Inglis, McCaul, Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Bilbray, Broun (GA), and Olson. 
Committee on Small Business: Representatives Bartlett, Akin, King (IA), 
Westmoreland, Gohmert, Fallin, Buchanan, Luetkemeyer, Schock, and 
Thompson (PA). Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: 
Representatives Bonner, Barrett (SC), Kline (MN), Conaway, and Dent. 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representatives Young 
(AK), Petri, Coble, Duncan, Ehlers, LoBiondo, Moran (KS), Gary G. 
Miller (CA) (when sworn), Brown (SC), Johnson (IL), Platts, Graves, 
Shuster, Boozman, Capito, Gerlach, Mario Diaz-Balart (FL), Dent, Mack, 
Westmoreland, Schmidt, Miller (MI), Fallin, Buchanan, Latta, Scalise, 
Cao, Guthrie, and Schock. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 
Representatives Stearns, Moran (KS), Brown (SC), Miller (FL), Boozman, 
Turner, Bilbray, Bilirakis, Buchanan, and Scalise. Committee on Ways 
and Means: Representatives Herger, Sam Johnson (TX), Brady (TX), Ryan 
(WI), Cantor, Linder, Nunes, Tiberi, Ginny Brown-Waite (FL), Davis 
(KY), Reichert, Boustany, Heller, and Roskam.
  Pages H139-40
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13 for morning hour debate. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H136-37, 
H137, H138 and H138-39. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:40 p.m.