[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 17, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D714-D716]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 2908-
2917, 2919-2931; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 155-157; and H. Res. 
553-556 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H6971-72
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6872-73
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 520, impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and 
misdemeanors (H. Rept. 111-159) and H.R. 2918, making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010 (H. Rept. 111-160).                                     
Page H6971
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
Bruce Hargrave, Russia-U.S. Methodist Theological Seminary, Dallas, 
Texas.                                                       
  Page H6907
Recess: The House recessed at 10:07 a.m. and reconvened at 1:25 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6907
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010: The House continued with consideration of H.R. 2847, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 18th. 
                                                         Pages H6910-19
Agreed to:
  Bordallo amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that increases the appropriation for National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities by 
$500,000 and decreases the appropriation for Department of Commerce 
salaries and expenses by $500,000 (by a recorded vote of 411 ayes to 14 
noes, Roll No. 353);                           
Pages H6920-22, H6933-34
  Moore (WI) amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that decreases the appropriation for Department of 
Commerce salaries and expenses by $4 million and increases the 
appropriation for the Office on Violence Against Women by $4 million 
(by a recorded vote of 425 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 354); and 
                                               Pages H6922-24, H6934-35
  Boswell amendment (No. 41 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that decreases the appropriation for Department of Justice 
salaries and expenses by $2.5 million and increases the appropriation 
for the National Criminal History Improvement program by $2.5 million 
(by a recorded vote of 422 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 355). 
                                                  Pages H6924-26, H6935
Withdrawn:
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 60 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would 
have prohibited use of funds in the bill for application of

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the statistical method known as ``sampling'' when carrying out the 2010 
decennial census.                                        
Pages H6955-56
Proceedings Postponed:
  Roe (TN) amendment (No. 25 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to decrease the appropriations for the 
Federal prison system by $97,400,000;                    
Pages H6926-28
  Nadler amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to redirect $5 million from the Office of Justice 
programs to Community Oriented Policing Services;        
Pages H6928-32
  Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 35 printed in the 
Congressional Record of June 15, 2009) that seeks to insert a provision 
for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate 
Program;                                                 
Pages H6932-33
  Hensarling amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to strike appropriations for the Legal 
Services Corporation;                                    
Pages H6936-40
  Lewis (CA) amendment (No. 118 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement 
Executive Order 13492, issued January 22, 2009, titled ``Review and 
Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base 
and Closure of Detention Facilities'';                       
Page H6940
  Tiahrt amendment (No. 69 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to obligate, or pay 
the salaries or expenses of personnel who obligate, funds made 
available under the following headings in title II of division A of 
Public Law 111-5: (1) ``Economic Development Administration--Economic 
Development Assistance Programs''; (2) ``National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration--Digital-to-Analog Converter Box 
Program''; and (3) ``National Institute of Standards and Technology--
Construction of Research Facilities'';                   
Pages H6942-43
  Cuellar amendment (No. 102 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to purchase 
light bulbs unless the bulbs have ``Energy Star'' or ``Federal Energy 
Management Program'' designation;                        
Pages H6943-44
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 96 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to reduce the appropriation made to the 
Department of Justice, General Administration, salaries and expenses by 
$100,000,000;                                                
Page H6944
  Hodes amendment (No. 98 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to direct the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget to instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of 
the United States Government receiving appropriations under this Act to 
track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include a 
detailed annual performance plan;                        
Pages H6944-45
  Nunes amendment (No. 63 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement the 
biological opinion entitled ``Biological Opinion and Conference Opinion 
on the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State 
Water Project'', issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service and 
dated June 4, 2009;                                      
Pages H6945-48
  Blackburn amendment (No. 111 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to decrease by 5 percent funds that are not 
required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision 
of law;                                                  
Pages H6948-49
  Burton (IN) amendment (No. 71 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to relocate the 
Office of the Census or employees from the Department of Commerce to 
the jurisdiction of the Executive Office of the President; 
                                                         Pages H6949-50
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 97 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to reduce the funds appropriated in the Act 
by $644,150,000;                                         
Pages H6950-52
  Jordan (OH) amendment (No. 100 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to reduce the funds appropriated in the Act 
by $12,511,000,000;                                      
Pages H6952-53
  Reichert amendment (No. 114 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to increase the appropriation for Violence 
Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs by $2.5 million; 
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  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 59 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to establish or 
implement a National Climate Service;                    
Pages H6953-55
  Hensarling amendment (No. 79 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds by the Art 
Center of the Grand Prairie, Stuttgart, AR, for the Grand Prairie Arts 
Initiative;                                              
Pages H6956-57
  Hensarling amendment (No. 76 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Maine 
Department of Marine Resources, Augusta, ME, for Maine Lobster Research 
and Inshore Trawl Survey;                                
Pages H6957-58
  Campbell amendment (No. 105 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Training 
the

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Next Generation of Weather Forecasters project of San Jose State 
University, San Jose, California;                        
Pages H6958-60
  Campbell amendment (No. 104 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Jamaica 
Chamber of Commerce, Jamaica, NY, for the Jamaica Export Center; 
                                                         Pages H6960-62
  Campbell amendment (No. 107 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Summer 
Flounder and Black Sea Initiative project of the Partnership for the 
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries, Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey;    
Page H6962
  Flake amendment (No. 87 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for operations of the 
National Drug Intelligence Center and to decrease appropriations for 
the Department of Justice General Administration by $44,023,000; 
                                                         Pages H6963-64
  Flake amendment (No. 86 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Innovative 
Science Learning Center of ScienceSouth, Florence, South Carolina, and 
to decrease the appropriation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Cross Agency Support by $500,000;         
Pages H6964-65
  Flake amendment (No. 85 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Drew 
University Environmental Science Initiative of Drew University, 
Madison, New Jersey, and to decrease the appropriations for the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Cross Agency Support by 
$1 million;                                              
Pages H6965-66
  Flake amendment (No. 91 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Science 
Education Through Exploration project of the JASON Project, Ashburn, 
Virginia, and to decrease the appropriations for the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Operations, Research, and Facilities by 
$4 million; and                                          
Pages H6966-68
  Flake amendment (No. 84 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, 2009) that seeks to prohibit the use of funds for the Institute for 
Seafood Studies project of the Nicholls State University Department of 
Biological Sciences, Thibodaux, Louisiana, and to decrease the 
appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Operations, Research, and Facilities by $325,000.        
Pages H6968-69
  H. Res. 552, the rule providing for further consideration of the 
bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 201 nays, Roll 
No. 352, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 238 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 351.              
Pages H6910-18
Recess: The House recessed at 8:48 p.m. and reconvened at 11:03 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6917-18, 
H6918, H6933-34, H6934-35, H6935. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.