[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D39-D40]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 54 public bills, H.R. 493-546; 
and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 21, and H. Res. 59-61, 63-65, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H323-25
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H325-26
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 62, providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
384) to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program of the Secretary of 
the Treasury and ensure accountability under such Program (H. Rept. 
111-3).                                                       
Page H323
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H199
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Silvester S. Beaman, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 
Wilmington, Delaware.                                         
  Page H199
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Select 
Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Representative 
Markey (MA), Chairman and Representative Sensenbrenner.       
  Page H199
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 59, electing the 
following minority member to a standing committee: Committee on Rules: 
Representative Foxx.                                          
  Page H216
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: The 
House passed H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to 
extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, by a 
recorded vote of 289 ayes to 139 noes, Roll No. 16.       
  Pages H216-68
  Rejected the Deal (GA) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 179 yeas to 
247 nays, Roll No. 15.                                    
Pages H264-67
  H. Res. 52, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 244 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 14, 
after agreeing without objection to order the previous question. 
                                                          Pages H203-16
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measure:

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  Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each 
standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, 
fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that 
committee may authorize: H. Res. 40, amended, to amend the Rules of the 
House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold 
periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement 
in Government programs which that committee may authorize, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 18. 
                                                    Pages H268-73, H281
TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 384, to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program 
of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such 
Program. Further proceedings were postponed.     
  Pages H282-90, H290-99
  H. Res. 53, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 17, 
after agreeing without objection to order the previous question. 
                                                          Pages H273-81
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 61, to provide for 
the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the 
President and Vice President of the United States.            
  Page H290
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H199.
Senate Referrals: S. 60 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
                                                              Page H321
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H216, 
H266-67, H267-68, H280-81, and H281. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:28 p.m.