[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D346-D348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 1803-
1832; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 42; H. Con. Res. 90; and H. Res. 
302-304, 308-311 were introduced.                        
  Pages H4249-51
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H4251-52
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 303, dismissing the election contest relating to the office 
of Representative from the First Congressional District of Hawaii (H. 
Rept. 111-68);
  Oversight Plans for All House Committees (H. Rept. 111-69);
  H. Res. 305, providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 85) setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014 (H. Rept. 
111-70);
  H. Res. 306, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1664) to 
amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive 
compensation and compensation not based on performance standards (H. 
Rept. 111-71); and
  H. Res. 307, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to 
protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration 
with certain authority to regulate tobacco products (H. Rept. 111-72). 
                                                             Page H4249
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Jackson-Lee (TX) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H4131
Recess: The House recessed at 11:09 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H4136
Suspensions-- Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, 
March 30th:
  Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2009: H.R. 1259, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the distribution 
of the drug dextromethorphan, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 
8 nays, Roll No. 167;                                        
  Page H4144
  Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between Egypt 
and Israel: H. Res. 282,

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amended, to recognize the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between 
Egypt and Israel, by a 2/3 recorded vote of 418 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 
168;                                                     
  Pages H4144-45
  Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009: H.R. 577, amended, to establish a 
grant program to provide vision care to children, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay 
vote of 404 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 170; and           
  Pages H4186-87
  Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 
2009:  H.R. 1253, to require that limitations and restrictions on 
coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health 
plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries 
under such plans in a form that is easily understandable, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 171.        
  Pages H4187-88
Discharge Petition: Representative Carter moved to discharge the 
Committee on Ways and Means from the consideration of H.R. 735, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that penalties and 
interest will not be imposed on individuals who are citizens of the 
United States (Discharge Petition No. 2).
The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 1388, to reauthorize and reform the national service 
laws, by a yea-and-nay vote of 275 yeas to 149 nays, Roll No. 169. 
                                               Pages H4139-41, H4145-86
  H. Res. 296, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 173 
nays, Roll No. 166, after agreeing to order the previous question 
without objection.                             
Pages H4139-41, H4143-44
  Pursuant to the rule, H. Res. 289 is laid on the table.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as 
part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
Holocaust: H. Con. Res. 54, to permit the use of the Rotunda of the 
Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of 
remembrance of victims of the Holocaust;                     
  Page H4188
  Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009: H.R. 151, to 
establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Program, by a 2/3 
yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 42 nays, Roll No. 173; 
                                                  Pages H4189-90, H4198
  Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009: H.R. 
1299, to make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain 
administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, by a 2/
3 yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 174; 
                                               Pages H4190-92, H4198-99
  Free Flow of Information Act of 2009: H.R. 985, to maintain the free 
flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the 
federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons 
connected with the news media;                           
  Pages H4204-09
  Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009: H.R. 1029, 
amended, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18, 
United States Code and to combat the crime of alien smuggling and 
related activities; and                                  
  Pages H4209-14
  Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act: H.R. 838, amended, to provide 
for the conveyance of a parcel of land held by the Bureau of Prisons of 
the Department of Justice in Miami Dade County, Florida and to 
facilitate the construction of a new educational facility that includes 
a secure parking area for the Bureau of Prisons.         
  Pages H4214-15
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark Dunakin, 
Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John Hege: H. 
Res. 290, to honor the lives, and mourn the loss, of Sergeant Mark 
Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and Officer John 
Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department in California who were 
brutally slain in the line of duty.                   
  Pages H4199-H4204
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of 
Representative from the First Congressional District of Hawaii: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 303, dismissing the election contest relating 
to the office of Representative from the First Congressional District 
of Hawaii.                                                   
  Page H4192
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 304, electing the 
following Members to serve on certain joint committees: Joint Committee 
on Printing: Representatives Capuano, Davis (CA), Daniel E. Lungren 
(CA), and McCarthy (CA), to serve with the Chair of the Committee on 
House Administration; Joint Committee of Congress on the Library: 
Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA), Daniel E. Lungren (CA), and Harper, 
to serve with the chair of the Committee on House Administration. 
                                                         Pages H4192-93
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress: The House agreed 
to H. Res. 279, to provide for the expenses of certain

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committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh 
Congress, by a yea-and-nay vote of 288 yeas to 136 nays, Roll No. 172. 
                                               Pages H4141-43, H4193-98
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on House Administration now printed in the 
resolution shall be considered as adopted.                   
Page H4141
  H. Res. 294, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to by voice vote after agreeing to order the previous 
question without objection.                              
Pages H4141-43
HIT Policy Committee--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative 
Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed Mrs. Gayle Harrell of 
Stuart, Florida to the HIT Policy Committee.                 
  Page H4199
Board of Visitors to the United States Naval 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 Naval Academy: Representatives Ruppersberger, Cummings, Kline 
(MN), and Frelinghuysen.                                     
  Page H4215
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4136.
Senate Referrals: S. 681 was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor.                                                       
  Page H4248
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4143-44, 
H4144, H4145, H4186, H4186-87, H4187-88, H4197-98, H4198, H4198-99. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:45 p.m.