[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D537-D539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 2343-
2345, 2347-2377; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res.123-124; and H. Res. 
424-426, 428-431 were introduced.                        
  Pages H5483-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5485-86
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2101, to promote reform and independence in the oversight of 
weapons system acquisition by the Department of Defense, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-101);
  H.R. 2020, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to 
authorize activities for support of networking and information 
technology research, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-102);
  H.R. 31, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-103);
  H.R. 1385, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian 
Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper 
Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian 
Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
111-104);
  H.R. 2346, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2009 (H. Rept. 111-105); and
  H. Res. 427, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2187) to 
direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to State educational 
agencies for the modernization, renovation, or repair of public school 
facilities (H. Rept. 111-106).                               
Page H5483
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Costa to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5407
Recess: The House recessed at 12:50 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5409
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Supporting the goals and ideals of ``IEEE Engineering the Future'' 
Day on May 13, 2009: H. Res. 413, to support the goals and ideals of 
``IEEE Engineering the Future'' Day on May 13, 2009, by a 2/3 yea-and-
nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 244; 
                                                  Pages H5411-13, H5446
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Hurricane Preparedness 
Week: H. Res. 387, to support the goals and ideals of National 
Hurricane Preparedness Week;                             
  Pages H5413-14
  Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 
2009: H.R. 2020,

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amended, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to 
authorize activities for support of networking and information 
technology research;                                     
  Pages H5414-18
  Recognizing National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 2009: H. 
Res. 192, to recognize National Nurses Week on May 6 through May 12, 
2009;                                                    
  Pages H5418-20
  Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 
2009: H.R. 23, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant 
Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain 
individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including 
the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during 
World War II;                                            
  Pages H5422-28
  Directing the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support 
homeland security missions, and for other purposes: H.R. 1178, amended, 
to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
study on the use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support 
homeland security missions;                              
  Pages H5428-30
  Commending the heroic efforts of the people fighting the floods in 
North Dakota and Minnesota: H. Res. 415, to commend the heroic efforts 
of the people fighting the floods in North Dakota and Minnesota; 
                                                         Pages H5430-33
  Expressing support for designation of April 27, 2009, as ``National 
Healthy Schools Day'': H. Res. 370, amended, to express support for 
designation of April 27, 2009, as ``National Healthy Schools Day''; 
                                                         Pages H5433-34
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing the support of 
the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National 
Healthy Schools Day.''.                                      
Page H5434
  Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting 
the goals and ideals of Mother's Day: H. Res. 388, to celebrate the 
role of mothers in the United States and to support the goals and 
ideals of Mother's Day;                                  
  Pages H5436-37
  Recognizing the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher 
as the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain: H. Res. 378, to 
recognize the 30th anniversary of the election of Margaret Thatcher as 
the first female Prime Minister of Great Britain, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay 
vote of 339 yeas to 64 nays with 6 voting ``present'', Roll No. 245; 
and                                               
  Pages H5439-40, H5447
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for 
constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the importance of 
sustained United States engagement in partnership with the European 
Union (EU): H. Res. 171, amended to express the sense of the House of 
Representatives on the need for constitutional reform in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina and the importance of sustained United States engagement in 
partnership with the European Union (EU).                
  Pages H5440-43
Recess: The House recessed at 5:05 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5443
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year: H. 
Res. 204, to congratulate the American Dental Association for its 150th 
year of working to improve the public's oral health and promoting 
dentistry, supporting initiatives to improve access to oral health care 
services for all Americans, and emphasizing the benefits of prevention 
of disease through support of community prevention initiatives and 
promotion of good oral hygiene;                          
  Pages H5420-22
  Supporting the goals and objectives of a National Military 
Appreciation Month: H. Con. Res. 84, to support the goals and 
objectives of a National Military Appreciation Month; and 
                                                         Pages H5434-36
  Herbert A Littleton Postal Station Designation Act: H.R. 2162, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, ID, as the ``Herbert A Littleton Postal 
Station''.                                               
  Pages H5437-39
Authorizing and directing the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire 
whether the House should impeach Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas: The House 
agreed to discharge and agree to H. Res. 424, to authorize and direct 
the Committee on the Judiciary to inquire whether the House should 
impeach Samuel B. Kent, a judge of the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of Texas.                          
  Pages H5444-45
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to table H. Res. 425, raising a 
question of the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 
yeas to 182 nays with 15 voting ``present'', Roll No. 243. 
                                                         Pages H5445-46
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the Reverend Robert Cornell, former Member of Congress. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the Analytical Perspectives, Historical Tables, and Updated 
Summary Tables of his Fiscal Year 2010 Budget--referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-3). 
                                                         Pages H5410-11
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5486-87.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5445-46, H5446, H5447. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:03 p.m.