[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 4, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D108-D109]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 65 public bills, H.R. 845-909; 
1 private bill, H.R. 910; and 24 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 37-40; and 
H. Res. 115-117, 119-135, were introduced.               
  Pages H1041-45
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H1045
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 H925
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Jim 
Higgins, McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church, Powder Springs, 
Georgia.                                                      
  Page H925
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009: The 
House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, to amend title XXI of 
the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health 
Insurance Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 290 yeas to 135 nays, Roll 
No. 50.                                                   
  Pages H934-75
  H. Res. 107, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment to the bill, was agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to 
order the previous question without objection.            
Pages H928-34
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 118, electing the 
following minority Members to certain standing committees: Committee on 
Agriculture: Representative Lummis. Committee on Education and Labor: 
Representative Thompson (PA). Committee on Small Business: 
Representative Coffman (CO).                                  
  Page H975
Committee on Ways and Means Recommendations: Read a letter from 
Chairman Rangel of the Committee on Ways and Means wherein he forwarded 
the Committee's recommendations for certain positions for the 111th 
Congress.                                                     
  Page H975
DTV Delay Act: The House passed S. 352, to postpone the DTV transition 
date, by a yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 52. 
                                                          Pages H984-97
  Rejected the Barton (TX) motion to commit the bill to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the

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House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 
242 nays, Roll No. 51.                                    
Pages H995-97
  H. Res. 108, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question 
without objection.                                        
Pages H976-84
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, February 
3rd:
  Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2009: H.R. 738, to encourage States 
to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the 
deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, by a 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 53.   
  Pages H997-98
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Carter announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.              
  Pages H998-99
Meeting Hour for Tuesday, February 10th: Agreed that when the House 
adjourns on Monday, February 9th, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 10th for morning hour debate.              
  Page H1000
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the 
House of Representatives to the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence: Representatives Hastings (FL), Eshoo, Holt, 
Ruppersberger, Tierney, Thompson (CA), Schakowsky, Langevin, Patrick J. 
Murphy (PA), Schiff, Smith (WA), Boren, Gallegly, Thornberry, and to 
rank after Representative Rogers (MI): Representatives Myrick, Blunt, 
Miller (FL), Kline (MN), and Conaway.                        
  Page H1024
Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the Committee on 
Appropriations--Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of the following Members of the House of Representatives to 
the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel of the Committee on 
Appropriations: Representative Holt, Chairman; Representatives Obey, 
Murtha, Reyes, Dicks, Lowey, Schiff, Israel; Representative Calvert, 
Ranking Minority Member; Representatives Lewis (CA), Young (FL), 
Hoekstra, and Frelinghuysen.                             
  Pages H1024-25
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H975-76.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H975, H996, H997, and H997-98. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:29 p.m.