[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D280-D281]
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: 27 public bills, H.R. 1577-
1603; and 6 resolutions, H. Res. 258-263, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3641-42
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 257, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 111-40).                                     
Page H3640
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Butterfield to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. George E. 
Battle, Bishop, North Eastern Episcopal District, African Methodist 
Episcopal Zion Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.            
  Page H3529
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009:H.R. 1512, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and 
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
improvement program.                                     
  Pages H3533-34
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act: The House 
passed H.R. 1388, to reauthorize and reform the national service laws, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 321 yeas to 105 nays, Roll No. 140. 
                                                      Pages H3543-H3608
  Agreed to the Foxx motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor with instructions to report the bill back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 318 ayes to 105 
noes, Roll No. 139. Subsequently, Representative George Miller (CA) 
reported the bill back to the House with the amendments and the 
amendments were agreed to.                               
Pages H3604-07
  Agreed by unanimous consent that the Chair may reduce to 2 minutes 
the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 18 and 
clauses 8 and 9 of rule 20.                                  
Page H3594
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the 5-minute rule.                           
Page H3553
Accepted:
  Andrews amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-39), as modified, 
that makes certain technical changes; allows interagency agreements 
between Federal agencies to support national service programs by 
approving the use of service positions in projects carried out by other 
agencies; clarifies that the goal of reaching 250,000 volunteers is 
throughout all national service positions, not just AmeriCorps; and 
clarifies that the Corporation should promote efficiency and eliminate 
duplicative requirements in applications and report back to the 
authorizing committees on its progress in doing so. Adds language to 
promote community based efforts to reduce crime and recruit public 
safety officers into service opportunities. Adds ``severely 
economically distressed community'' as a new definition. Includes a new 
activity under the Opportunity Corps focused on a musician and artists 
corps program that helps meet educational needs in low income 
communities. Incorporates language that would increase access to and 
participation in federally supported nutrition programs (an earlier 
request for a recorded vote was vacated and the amendment was 
considered adopted pursuant to the ruling of the Chair that the ayes 
had prevailed on a voice vote);                   
Pages H3583-89, H3590
  Hunter amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that removes 
veteran's educational benefits from being taken into account when 
calculating the maximum award an individual could receive for 
participating in one of the national service programs;   
Pages H3590-91
  Roskam amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that requires all 
authorized programs to be reviewed by the OMB's Program Assessment 
Rating Tool; requires GAO to do a study on the National Civilian 
Community Corps program; and amends the underlying legislation to 
continue the annual evaluation requirement for the National Civilian 
Community Corps, not a single evaluation by 2014;        
Pages H3595-96
  Hill amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that denotes that 
sending care packages to soldiers deployed in combat zones overseas is 
included as an eligible service program;                 
Pages H3597-98
  Teague amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that aids 
veterans in their pursuit of education and professional opportunities, 
helps veterans with the claims process, and assists rural, disabled, 
and unemployed veterans with transportation needs;       
Pages H3598-99
  Pingree (ME) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that adds 
to the list of approved

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Clean Energy Corps activities the development of clean energy programs 
designed to meet the needs of rural communities (by a recorded vote of 
388 ayes to 36 noes, Roll No. 133);            
Pages H3589-90, H3600-01
  Loebsack amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that authorizes 
a new grant program, the Volunteer Generation Fund, to be administered 
by the Corporation for National and Community Service (by a recorded 
vote of 261 ayes to 168 noes, Roll No. 134);   
Pages H3591-93, H3601-02
  Kilroy amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that provides 
volunteers to supervise physical education classes at elementary and 
secondary schools, provide nutrition education to students, and 
supervise, organize, and manage after school physical activity/
education programs. The amendment also provides services to elderly 
people through food deliveries, legal and medical services provided in 
the home, and transportation (by a recorded vote of 372 ayes to 57 
noes, Roll No. 136);                           
Pages H3594-95, H3602-03
  Markey (CO) amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that 
increases the operational support given to organizations for full-time 
individuals enrolled in an approved national service position. The 
amendment proposes increasing the support from $600 to $800 and from 
$800 to $1000 if program supports at least 50 percent disadvantaged 
youth (by a recorded vote of 283 ayes to 147 noes, Roll No. 137); and 
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  Titus amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 111-39) that creates a 
National Service Reserve Corps and requires an annual service 
requirement of at least 10 hours and/or annual training. A member of 
the National Service Reserve Corps is one who has completed a term of 
national service, fulfilled training, and will respond to national 
disasters and other emergencies. These individuals will be listed in a 
national database for the ease of immediate deployment in case of 
emergency (by a recorded vote of 339 ayes to 93 noes, Roll No. 138). 
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Rejected:
  Roe (TN) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-39), as modified, 
that sought to set an authorization for AmeriCorps, the Trust, 
Innovative programs, audits and evaluations at the FY 2008 level for FY 
2010, and as such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 
through 2014 (by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 
135).                                             
Pages H3593-94, H3602
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H3608
  H. Res. 250, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 174 noes, Roll No. 132, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
221 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 131.                      
Pages H3535-43
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3529.
Senate Referrals: S. 620 was referred to the Committees on House 
Administration and Oversight and Government Reform; S. 303 was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and S. J. Res. 8 
and S. J. Res. 9 were referred to the Committee on House 
Administration.                                              
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3542-43, 
H3543, H3600-01, H3601-02, H3602, H3602-03, H3603-04, H3604, H3606, and 
H3607-08. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:59 p.m.