[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D308-D309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 1677-
1698; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 78-80; and H. Res. 277-279, 282-
285 were introduced.                                     
  Pages H3833-35
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3835-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1259, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan (H. Rept. 111-
49);
  H.R. 1575, to authorize the Attorney General to limit or recover 
excessive compensation paid or payable by entities that have received 
Federal financial assistance on or after September 1, 2008 (H. Rept. 
111-50);
  H. Res. 280, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 146) 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 (H. Rept. 111-51); and
  H. Res. 281, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1404) to 
authorize a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency 
wildland fire suppression activities on Department of the Interior and 
National Forest System lands and to require the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a cohesive 
wildland fire management strategy (H. Rept. 111-52).         
Page H3833
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Doyle to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3751
Recess: The House recessed at 11:21 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                         Pages H3756-57
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 277, electing the 
following Member to the Committee on the Budget: Representative Latta. 
                                                             Page H3757
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of Homeland Security Component Privacy Officer Act of 
2009: H.R. 1617, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
for a privacy official within each component of the Department of 
Homeland Security, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 3 nays, 
Roll No. 147;                                  
  Pages H3761-63, H3771-72
  Requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a program in 
the maritime environment for the mobile biometric identification of 
suspected individuals, including terrorists, to enhance border 
security: H.R. 1148, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
conduct a program in the maritime environment for the mobile biometric 
identification of suspected individuals, including terrorists, to 
enhance border security;                                 
  Pages H3763-65
  Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act: H.R. 730, to strengthen 
efforts in the Department of Homeland Security to develop nuclear 
forensics capabilities to permit attribution of the source of nuclear

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material, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 
148;                                           
  Pages H3765-69, H3772-73
  Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through 
March 8, 2009, as ``School Social Work Week'': H. Res. 182, to express 
support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, 
as ``School Social Work Week'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 149;           
  Pages H3769-70, H3773
  Recognizing and honoring the signing by President Abraham Lincoln of 
the legislation authorizing the establishment of collegiate programs at 
Gallaudet University: H. Con. Res. 77, to recognize and honor the 
signing by President Abraham Lincoln of the legislation authorizing the 
establishment of collegiate programs at Gallaudet University; 
                                                         Pages H3770-71
  Expressing support for designation of a ``Welcome Home Vietnam 
Veterans Day'': H. Res. 234, to express support for designation of a 
``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day''; and               
  Pages H3773-77
  Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act: H. Con. 
Res. 55, amended, to recognize the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan 
Relations Act.                                           
  Pages H3777-80
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Recognizing the 188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and 
celebrating Greek and American democracy: H. Res. 273, to recognize the 
188th anniversary of the independence of Greece and to celebrate Greek 
and American democracy.                                  
  Pages H3780-84
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3771-72, H3772-73 and H3773. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:18 p.m.