[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D470-D472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 2159-
2182; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 44; H. Con. Res. 114; and H.Res. 
377-378, 380, were introduced.                           
  Pages H4998-99
Additional Cosponsors:                                
  Pages H4999-H5000
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 379, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 627) to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent 
practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end 
consumer credit plan (H. Rept. 111-92).                      
Page H4998
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Grzegorz ``Greg'' Brozonowicz, St. Mary's Mother of the Redeemer Roman 
Catholic Church, Groton, Connecticut.                        
  Page H4917
Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2011 through 2014--Conference Report: The House agreed 
to the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014, by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 193 nays, 
Roll No. 216. Consideration of the conference report began on Tuesday, 
April 28th.                                              
  Pages H4920-28
  H. Res. 371, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to on Tuesday, April 28th.
  Pursuant to the provisions of the conference report accompanying S. 
Con. Res. 13, H.J. Res. 45, increasing the statutory limit on the 
public debt, is considered agreed to in the House.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, April 
28th:
  Supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 2009: H. 
Res. 357, to support the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month 
2009, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 419 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 217; 
                                                             Page H4928
  Supporting the mission and goals of 2009 National Crime Victims' 
Rights: H. Res. 109, to support the mission and goals of 2009 National 
Crime Victims' Rights week to increase public awareness of the rights, 
needs, and concerns of victims and survivors of crime in the United 
States, and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984, by a \2/3\ recorded

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vote of 422 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 218; and 
                                                         Pages H4928-29
  Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009: H.R. 46, to provide for payment 
of an administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the costs 
of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with 
the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 397 ayes to 19 noes, 
Roll No. 221.                                                
  Page H4940
Oath of Office--Twentieth Congressional District of New York: 
Representative-elect Scott Murphy presented himself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a letter from 
Mr. Todd D. Valentine and Mr. Stanley L. Zalen, Co-Executive Directors 
of the New York State Board of Elections, indicating that, according to 
the unofficial returns of the Special Election held March 31, 2009, the 
Honorable Scott Murphy was elected Representative to Congress for the 
Twentieth Congressional District, State of New York.         
  Page H4939
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from New York, 
Mr. Murphy, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 434. 
                                                         Pages H4939-40
Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009: The House 
passed H.R. 1913, to provide Federal assistance to States, local 
jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, by a 
recorded vote of 249 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 223.     
  Pages H4940-58
  Rejected the Gohmert motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 185 yeas to 241 
nays, Roll No. 222.                                      
Pages H4956-58
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in H. Rept. 111-91, shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H4940
  H. Res. 372, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 220, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a recorded vote of 234 
ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 219.                          
Pages H4929-38
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Monday, April 
27th:
  Supporting the observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month: 
H. Res. 337, to support the observance of National Child Abuse 
Prevention Month.                                        
  Pages H4958-59
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Protecting Incentives for the Adoption of Children with Special Needs 
Act of 2009: S. 735, to ensure States receive adoption incentive 
payments for fiscal year 2008 in accordance with the Fostering 
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. 
                                                         Pages H4959-60
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 627, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of 
credit under an open end consumer credit plan. Further proceedings were 
postponed until tomorrow, April 30th.                    
  Pages H4960-69
  Consideration of the measure was initiated pursuant to an order of 
the House agreed to on Tuesday, April 28th.
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following member on the part 
of the House to the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Mr. 
Joseph Cooper of Baltimore, Maryland.                        
  Page H4969
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress--Reappointment: Read a 
letter from Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he 
reappointed Mr. Jeffrey W. Thomas of Ohio to the Advisory Committee on 
the Records of Congress.                                     
  Page H4969
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the Congressional-
Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: Representative 
Levin, Co-Chairman; Representatives Kaptur, Honda, Walz, Wu, Smith 
(NJ), Manzullo, Royce, and Pitts.                            
  Page H4970
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the 
American Latino--Appointment: Read a letter from Representative 
Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed Mr. Danny Vargas of 
Herndon, Virginia as a voting member of the Commission to Study the 
Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino. 
                                                             Page H4970
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4969.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4927-28, 
H4928, H4929, H4937-38, H4938, H4940, H4957-58, and H4958. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:21 p.m.