[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 93 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D735-D736]
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. 2960-
2987; 1 private bill, H.R. 2988; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 565-571 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H7083-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7085-87
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 477, directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the 
House of Representatives the fiscal year 2010 30-year shipbuilding plan 
relating to the long-term shipbuilding strategy of the Department of 
Defense, as required by section 231 of title 10, United States Code, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-167);
  H. Res. 478, directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the 
House of Representatives the fiscal year 2010 30-year aviation plan 
relating to the long-term aviation plans of the Department of Defense, 
as required by section 231a of title 10, United States Code, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-168);
  H.R. 2510, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse 
States for the costs incurred in establishing a program to track and 
confirm the receipt of voted absentee ballots in elections for Federal 
office and make information on the receipt of such ballots available by 
means of online access (H. Rept. 111-169);
  H.R. 2728, to provide financial support for the operation of the law 
library of the Library of Congress, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
170);
  H.R. 1016, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance 
appropriations authority for certain medical care accounts of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-171);
  H.R. 1345, to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the 
discriminatory treatment of the District of Columbia under the 
provisions of law commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'' (H. Rept. 
111-172); and
  H.R. 1752, to provide that the usual day of paying salaries in or 
under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of 
the Committee on House Administration, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-
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Page H7083
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Weiner to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7025
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
  Page H7025
Consideration of Suspension: Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be 
in order today for the Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend the 
rules and adopt H. Res. 560.                                 
  Page H7033
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measure:
  Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of 
freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law: H. Res. 560, 
to express support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of 
freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 1 nay with 2 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 411.                                       
  Pages H7034-39, H7040-41
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 
2918, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 
178 nays, Roll No. 413.              
  Pages H7027-33, H7039-40, H7041-53
  Agreed to the Kingston motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with amendments by a yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 34 
nays, Roll No. 412. Subsequently, Representative Wasserman Schultz 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment and the amendment 
was agreed to by voice vote.                             
Pages H7051-53
Agreed to:
  McCarthy (NY) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-161) that 
requires $250,000 of the funds appropriated to the Library of Congress 
be allocated for the Civil Rights Oral History Project. 
                                                         Pages H7050-51
  H. Res. 559, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 410, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
230 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 409.                      
Pages H7039-40
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (395 present, Roll No. 414). 
                                                             Page H7054
Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court 
for the Southern District of Texas: The House agreed to 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. 
                                                         Pages H7053-67

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  The House agreed to Article I of the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 389 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 415.      
Pages H7064-65
  The House agreed to Article II of the resolution by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 385 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 416. 
                                                         Pages H7065-66
  The House agreed to Article III of the resolution by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 381 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 417.      
Page H7066
  The House agreed to Article IV of the resolution by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 372 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 418.                                                 
Pages H7066-67
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 565, appointing and 
authorizing managers for the impeachment of Samuel B. Kent, a judge of 
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. 
                                                             Page H7067
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23rd for morning hour debate. 
                                                             Page H7071
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7075.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 23 was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and S. 814 was held at the desk.     
                                                     Pages H7075, H7082
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7039-40, 
H7040, H7040-41, H7052, H7053, H7054, H7064-65, H7065, H7066 and H7066-
67. One quorum call (Roll No. 414) developed during the proceedings of 
today and appears on page H7054.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:21 p.m.