[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D592-D593]
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: 28 public bills, H.R. 2509-
2536; 13 resolutions, H.J. Res. 52-53; H. Con. Res. 129-132; and H. 
Res. 460-462, 465-468 were introduced.                   
  Pages H5890-92
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5892-93
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on S. 454, to improve the organization and 
procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major 
weapon systems (H. Rept. 111-124);
  H. Res. 463, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (S. 454) to improve the organization and procedures 
of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon 
systems (H. Rept. 111-125); and
  H. Res. 464, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 915) to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to 
improve aviation safety and capacity, and to provide stable funding for 
the national aviation system (H. Rept. 111-126).      
Pages H5795-H5805
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Larsen (WA) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5795
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009: The House agreed to the 
Senate amendment to 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. 
                                        Pages H5808-15, H5822, H5823-42
  On a division of the question, the House concurred in all but section 
512 of the Senate amendment by a recorded vote of 361 ayes to 64 noes, 
Roll No. 276.                                                
Page H5840
  On a division of the question, the House concurred in section 512 of 
the Senate amendment by a yea-and-nay vote of 279 yeas to 147 nays, 
Roll No. 277.                                            
Pages H5841-42
  H. Res. 456, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 247 yeas to 180 nays, 
Roll No. 273, after agreeing to order the previous question without 
objection.                                                   
Page H5822
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Monday, May 
18th:
  Recognizing May 25, 2009, as National Missing Children's Day: H. Res. 
297, to recognize May 25, 2009, as National Missing Children's Day, by 
a \2/3\ recorded vote of 423 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 278 
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  Pages H5841-42
  Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to 
building and enhancing our Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-
being: H. Res. 374, to recognize the roles and contributions of 
America's teachers to building and enhancing our Nation's civic, 
cultural, and economic well-being.                           
  Page H5860
Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act of 2009: The House passed 
H.R. 2352, to amend the Small Business Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
406 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 281.             
  Pages H5815-21, H5842-63
  Agreed to the Capito motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Small Business with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment by a recorded vote of 385 ayes to 41 noes, 
Roll No. 280. Subsequently, Representative Velazquez reported the bill 
back to the House with the amendment and the amendment was agreed to. 
                                                         Pages H5861-62
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Small Business now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the 5-minute rule.                                     
Page H5847
Agreed to:
  Velazquez manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) 
that makes conforming grammatical and technical corrections to the 
legislation;                                             
Pages H5852-53
  Markey (CO) amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that 
includes cost saving energy usage reductions as an eligible project 
under section 403(b) management assistance;              
Pages H5853-54
  Paulsen amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that requires a 
study by the Comptroller General to look at the effects of the 
legislation's efforts for veteran owned businesses. The Comptroller 
must also include recommendations as to how the Federal government can 
more effectively serve veteran owned businesses;       
Pages H5854-5855
  Boccieri amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that allows 
veterans centers to receive grants to develop specialized programs to 
assist unemployed veterans in becoming entrepreneurs and

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adds training for veterans centers to improve outreach to veterans in 
areas of high unemployment at the Veterans Development Summit; 
                                                             Page H5855
  Himes amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that requires the 
Small Business Administrator to establish and carry out a 
``Microenterprise Training Center Program'' for the purpose of 
providing low-income and unemployed individuals with training and 
counseling with respect to starting a microenterprise;   
Pages H5855-56
  Murphy (NY) amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that 
increases the grant sizes for ``initial grants'' and ``growth funding 
grants'' for each veterans business center by $50,000 per year per 
center to $200,000 and $150,000 respectively. In addition, the 
amendment increases the authorized appropriations to carry out this 
subsection by $2,000,000 each per year to $12,000,000 in fiscal year 
2010 and $14,000,000 in fiscal year 2011;                
Pages H5857-58
  Nye amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that adds a new 
title (Military Entrepreneurs Program) to require the Small Business 
Administration to establish and carry out a program to provide business 
counseling and entrepreneurial development assistance to members of the 
Armed Forces to facilitate the development of small business concerns. 
The amendment establishes a liaison to facilitate outreach to members 
of the Armed Forces with respect to business counseling and 
entrepreneurial development assistance;                  
Pages H5858-59
  Schauer amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that creates a 
new section and authorizes funding for small business development 
centers to assist small manufacturers that are transitioning into 
growth sectors; and                                          
Page H5859
  Kratovil amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-121) that 
establishes a Rural Entrepreneurship Advisory Council within the Small 
Business Administration, comprised of appropriate officials from the 
SBA, the rural development programs of the Department of Agriculture, 
and the Department of Commerce and of representatives from the 
academic, small business, agriculture, and high-tech communities. The 
council is tasked with providing a report to Congress on rural 
entrepreneurship, and to provide ongoing advice and recommendations to 
foster rural entrepreneurs (by a recorded vote of 427 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 279).                 
Pages H5856-57, H5860-61
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H5863
  H. Res. 457, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 275, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
244 yeas to 175 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 274. 
                                                         Pages H5822-23
Recess: The House recessed at 4:06 p.m. and reconvened at 5:17 p.m. 
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the stabilization of Iraq is to continue in effect beyond May 22, 
2009--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. 111-42).                                            
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H5795, H5871.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5822, 
H5822-23, H5823, H5840, H5841, H5841-42, H5860-61, H5861-62 and H5862-
63. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:32 p.m.