[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D246-D247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 1426-
1453; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 236, were introduced.    
  Pages H3337-38
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H3338
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 235, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1262) to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds (H. 
Rept. 111-36).                                           
Pages H3329-30
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pastor to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3147
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Recognizing and commending the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Cornell 
University: H. Res. 67, to recognize and commend the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory (JPL), and

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Cornell University for the success of the Mars Exploration Rovers, 
Spirit and Opportunity, on the 5th anniversary of the Rovers' 
successful landing, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
116;                                                     
  Pages H3292-96
  Urging the President to designate 2009 as the ``Year of the Military 
Family'':  H. Con. Res. 64, to urge the President to designate 2009 as 
the ``Year of the Military Family'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 119; 
                                            Pages H3297-H3330, H3315-16
  Calling on the central authority of Brazil to immediately discharge 
all its duties under the Hague Convention by facilitating and 
supporting Federal judicial proceedings as a matter of extreme urgency 
to obtain the return of Sean Goldman to his father, David Goldman, for 
immediate return to the United States: H. Res. 125, to call on the 
central authority of Brazil to immediately discharge all its duties 
under the Hague Convention by facilitating and supporting Federal 
judicial proceedings as a matter of extreme urgency to obtain the 
return of Sean Goldman to his father, David Goldman, for immediate 
return to the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 120;        
  Pages H3300-05, H3316-17
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling on Brazil in 
accordance with its obligations under the 1980 Hague Convention on the 
Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to obtain, as a matter 
of extreme urgency, the return of Sean Goldman to his father David 
Goldman in the United States; urging the governments of all countries 
that are partners with the United States to the Hague Convention to 
fulfill their obligations to return abducted children to the United 
States; and recommending that all other nations, including Japan, that 
have unresolved international child abduction cases join the Hague 
Convention and establish procedures to promptly and equitably address 
the tragedy of international child abductions.''.            
Page H3317
  Supporting the goals of International Women's Day: H. Res. 194, 
amended, to support the goals of International Women's Day; and 
                                                         Pages H3305-07
  Recognizing the plight of the Tibetan people on the 50th anniversary 
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being forced into exile and calling for 
a sustained multilateral effort to bring about a durable and peaceful 
solution to the Tibet issue: H. Res. 226, to recognize the plight of 
the Tibetan people on the 50th anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai 
Lama being forced into exile and to call for a sustained multilateral 
effort to bring about a durable and peaceful solution to the Tibet 
issue, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 121. 
                                                  Pages H3307-15, H3317
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009: S. 22, amended, to 
designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System and to authorize certain programs and activities in 
the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 282 yeas to 144 nays, Roll No. 117. 
                                               Pages H3151-H3290, H3296
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, March 
10th:
  Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace 
Officers' Memorial Service: H. Con. Res. 38, to authorize the use of 
the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service, 
by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 417 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 
118.                                                     
  Pages H3296-97
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Supporting the designation of Pi Day: H. Res. 224, to support the 
designation of Pi Day.                                   
  Pages H3290-92
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the emergency declared with respect to Iran is 
to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2009--referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-24).     
  Page H3330
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H3150.
Quorum Calls 6 Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3295-97, 
H3315-17. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:27 p.m.