[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 9 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D46-D47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 51 public bills, H.R. 547-597; 
and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 18-19; H. Con. Res. 22-23; and H. Res. 
66-72, were introduced.                                   
  Pages H379-82
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H382
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009: The House resumed 
consideration of H.R. 384, to reform the Troubled Assets Relief Program 
of the Secretary of the Treasury and ensure accountability under such 
Program, which began on Wednesday, January 14th. Further proceedings 
were postponed.                                           
  Pages H335-67
Accepted:
  Matsui amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-3) that provides a 
sense of Congress stating that TARP participants, who receive from 
future TARP funds, should not initiate a foreclosure proceeding or 
foreclosure sale on any principal homeowner until the new systematic 
loan modification plan is implemented and deemed fully operational by 
the Secretary and Chair of FDIC;                          
Pages H355-57
  Frank (MA) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-3) that makes 
sundry clarifications with respect to the use of TARP funds (by a 
recorded vote of 275 ayes to 152 noes, Roll No. 19); and 
                                                    Pages H345-55, H365
  Patrick Murphy (PA) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-3) that 
requires the Federal Reserve to disclose detailed information regarding 
the Federal Reserves Mortgage-Backed Securities purchase program (by a 
recorded vote of 426 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 22). 
                                                    Pages H363-65, H367
Rejected:
  Hensarling amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-3) that would 
have removed the Secretary's authority to delegate an observer to 
attend meetings of the board of directors of any assisted institution 
(by a recorded vote of 151 ayes to 274 noes, Roll No. 20) and 
                                                 Pages H357-59, H365-66
  Bachmann amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-3) that would have 
eliminated changes and additional funding for the HOPE for Homeowners 
program (by a recorded vote of 142 ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 21). 
                                                 Pages H360-63, H366-67
Withdrawn:
  Holt amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-3) that was offered and 
subsequently withdrawn that sought to amend the EESA to require that, 
provided TARP funds are not used for their purchase, the Secretary 
shall facilitate an auction of troubled assets by third party purchases 
and, if such auction does not take place within 3 months from 
enactment, the Secretary must report to Congress on the mechanism the 
Secretary deems best to use to value and liquidate such assets. 
                                                          Pages H359-60
  H. Res. 62, the second rule providing for consideration of the bill, 
was agreed to by voice vote after agreeing without objection to order 
the previous question.                                    
Pages H329-35
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 4 p.m. tomorrow; and further, that when the House adjourns on 
that day, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20th. 
                                                              Page H369
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House of Representatives to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence: Representative Rogers (MI).                     
  Page H374
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the National Drug Control Strategy for 2009--referred to 
the Committees on Armed Services, Education and Labor, Energy and 
Commerce, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, the Judiciary, Natural 
Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Small Business, 
Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and 
Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-7).                    
  Page H370
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the emergency declared with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten 
to disrupt the Middle East peace process is to continue in effect 
beyond January 23, 2009--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-8).                          
Page H370
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress that 
the emergency declared with respect to the Government of Cuba's 
destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in 
international airspace north of Cuba on February 24, 1996 is to 
continue in effect beyond March 1, 2009--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-9).          
Page H378
  Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted an Agreement 
between the Government of the United States and the Government of the 
Russian Federation Extending the Mutual Fisheries Agreement--referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources.                        
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H365, H366, H366-67, and H367. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:53 p.m.