[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D632-D633]
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: 22 public bills, H.R. 2672-
2693; 1 private bill, H.R. 2694; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 138-
143; and H. Res. 499-500, 502, were introduced.          
  Pages H6154-55
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6155-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 415, to provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of 
fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, 
and other rescue workers who are killed in the line of duty (H. Rept. 
111-132) and
  H. Res. 501, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 626) to 
provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a 
Federal employee shall be paid leave (H. Rept. 111-133).     
Page H6154
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Berkley to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6079
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Frederic Remington Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2090, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 431 State Street in Ogdensburg, New York, as the ``Frederic 
Remington Post Office Building'';                        
  Pages H6084-87
  Carl B. Smith Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2173, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1009 
Crystal Road in Island Falls, Maine, as the ``Carl B. Smith Post 
Office'';                                                
  Pages H6087-90
  Honoring the 20th anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 
in the Nation's Capital and its transition to the Susan G. Komen Global 
Race for the Cure on June 6, 2009: H. Con. Res. 109, to honor the 20th 
anniversary of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in the Nation's 
Capital and its transition to the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the 
Cure on June 6, 2009, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 298; and              
  Pages H6090-93, H6122-23
  Supporting the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month: H. Res. 437, 
amended, to support the goals and ideals of Mental Health Month. 
                                                         Pages H6093-99
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  John S. Wilder Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 1817, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as the ``John S. Wilder 
Post Office Building''.                                  
  Pages H6081-84
Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act 
of 2009: The House passed 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, by voice vote. 
                                                         Pages H6101-15
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the 5-minute rule.                           
Page H6107
Agreed to:
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-131) that provides 
that eminent domain may not be used to acquire lands in fee or in trust 
for an Indian tribe recognized under this Act and            
Page H6113
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-131), as modified, 
that amends section 506(a) of the bill to remove all counties except 
Amherst County, Virginia.                                
Pages H6113-15
  H. Res. 490, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
31 and H.R. 1385), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 
174 nays, Roll No. 295, after agreeing to order the previous question 
without objection.                                    
Pages H6099-H6101
Lumbee Recognition Act: The House passed H.R. 31, to provide for the 
recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 240 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 297.              
  Pages H6115-22
  Rejected the Hastings (WA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 
197 yeas to 224 nays, Roll No. 296.                      
Pages H6120-22
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H6115
  H. Res. 490, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
31 and H.R. 1385), was agreed

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to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 295, after 
agreeing to order the previous question without objection. 
                                                      Pages H6099-H6101
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, June 
2nd:
  Expressing sympathy to the victims, families, and friends of the 
tragic act of violence at the combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, 
Iraq, on May 11, 2009: H. Res. 471, amended, to express sympathy to the 
victims, families, and friends of the tragic act of violence at the 
combat stress clinic at Camp Liberty, Iraq, on May 11, 2009, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 299. 
                                                         Pages H6123-24
Privileged Resolution--Motion to Refer: Agreed to refer H. Res. 500, 
directing the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to report to 
the House of Representatives on the actions the Committee has taken 
concerning any misconduct of Members and employees of the House in 
connection with activities of the PMA Group, to the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct by a yea-and-nay vote of 270 yeas to 134 
nays with 17 voting ``present'', Roll No. 300.           
  Pages H6124-25
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative McHugh, 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Armed Services, effective 
today.                                                       
  Page H6125
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6100-01, H6121, H6122, H6122-
23, H6123-24, and H6624-25. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:26 p.m.