[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 36 (Monday, March 2, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D193]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 1241-
1251; 1 private bill, H.R. 1252; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 26; and 
H. Res. 201-202 were introduced.                         
  Pages H2885-86
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H2886
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 157, to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as 
a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House of 
Representatives, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-22).        
Page H2885
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2877
Recess: The House recessed at 12:35 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2877
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Cocopah Lands Act: H.R. 326, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to take lands in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust as part of the 
reservation of the Cocopah Tribe of Arizona;             
  Pages H2878-79
  Shark Conservation Act of 2009: H.R. 81, to amend the High Seas 
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of 
sharks; and                                              
  Pages H2879-80
  Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Amendments of 2009: H.R. 844, to 
amend the provisions of law relating to the John H. Prescott Marine 
Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program.                  
  Pages H2883-84
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act: H.R. 
146, amended, to amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 
to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the 
acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and 
associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and 
                                                         Pages H2880-82
  Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2009: H.R. 548, amended, to 
assist citizens, public and private institutions, and governments at 
all levels in planning, interpreting, and protecting sites where 
historic battles were fought on American soil during the armed 
conflicts that shaped the growth and development of the United States. 
                                                         Pages H2882-83
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2878.
Senate Referrals: S. 160 was held at the desk and S. 387 was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.       
  Page H2885
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no 
recorded votes. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 2:50 p.m.