[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D271-D272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 1541-
1575; 1 private bill, H.R. 1576; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 75; 
and H. Res. 249, 251-256, were introduced.               
  Pages H3525-27
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3527-28
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 250, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1388) to 
reauthorize and reform the national service laws (H. Rept. 111-39). 
                                                             Page H3525
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Jackson-Lee (TX) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H3441
Recess: The House recessed at 11:14 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H3446
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Flake announced 
his intention to offer a privileged resolution.          
  Pages H3446-47
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and 
World Social Work Day: H. Res. 240, amended, to support the goals and 
ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
128;                                           
  Pages H3451-52, H3469-70

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  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month: H. 
Res. 211, to support the goals and ideals of National Women's History 
Month, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 418 ayes with none voting ``no'', 
Roll No. 129;                                  
  Pages H3453-56, H3470-71
  Establishing a pilot program in certain United States district courts 
to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district 
judges: H.R. 628, to establish a pilot program in certain United States 
district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases 
among district judges, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 409 ayes to 7 noes, 
Roll No. 130;                                     
  Pages H3456-59, H3471
  Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2009: H.R. 1429, to provide for an 
effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons;           
  Pages H3459-63
  John ``Bud'' Hawk Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 955, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10355 
Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay, Washington, as the ``John `Bud' 
Hawk Post Office'';                                      
  Pages H3463-64
  Reducing Information Control Designations Act: H.R. 1323, amended, to 
require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations 
regarding the use of information control designations; and 
                                                         Pages H3464-67
  Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the 
Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958: H.R. 
1541, to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs 
under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958.                                                    
  Pages H3468-69
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building Designation 
Act: H.R. 1216, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, 
Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
Building''.                                              
  Pages H3467-68
Board of Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Coast Guard Academy: Representatives 
Courtney and Coble.                                          
  Page H3471
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President certifying that 
export of certain items to the People's Republic of China is not 
detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Rept. 111-25). 
                                                         Pages H3471-72
Quorum Calls--Votes:One yea-and-nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3469-70, 
H3470-71, and H3471. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:36 p.m.