[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D777-D779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 3065-
3080, 3083-3110; 2 private bills, H.R. 3111-3112; and 20 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 160; and H. Res. 588-606 were introduced.   
  Pages H7703-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7705-07
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2701, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 111-186);
  H.R. 3081, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-187);
  H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-188);
  H. Res. 537, requesting that the President and directing that the 
Attorney General transmit to the House of Representatives all 
information in their possession relating to specific communications 
regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism, 
adversely (H. Rept. 111-189); and
  H.R. 2965, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-190, Pt. 1). 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                          
  Pages H7449, H7686
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tauscher, 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, effective today.                             
  Page H7451
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 31, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, and a 
conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 243 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 464.              
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Michael Jackson.                                             
  Page H7462
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 2996, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 475. Consideration 
of the measure began on Thursday, June 25th.             
  Pages H7463-71
Agreed to:
  Dicks manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-
184) that was debated on June 25th that allows the abandoned mine land 
funding to be used for the non-Federal share of the cost of certain 
environmental restoration projects funded by the Federal Government 
that repair acid mine drainage from coal abandoned mines; increases 
funding for the Saving America's Treasures Account, offset by reducing 
funding from the Construction account of the National Park Service; and 
increases the allocation for the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Stateside program from $30 million to $40 million, by reducing the 
allocation for the Department of Interior, Working Capital Fund by $10 
million (the request for a recorded vote was withdrawn, and pursuant to 
the voice vote, the amendment was adopted).                  
Page H7463
Rejected:
  Heller amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to prohibit funds made available by 
this Act from being spent to build an interagency facility in one 
specific location in Carson City, Nevada (by a recorded vote of 202 
ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 467);                             
Page H7464
  Jordan (OH) amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) 
that was debated on June 25th and sought to reduce overall spending in 
the bill by $5.75 billion to reflect FY2008 spending levels (by a 
recorded vote of 169 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 468);    
Pages H7465-66
  Stearns amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to decrease the funding included in 
the Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for the Environmental 
Protection Agency by 38% to reduce spending to 2009 levels (by a 
recorded vote of 170 ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 469);        
Page H7466
  Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to strike $1 million in funding for 
the ``Restore Good Fellow Lodge, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore'' and 
reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a 
recorded vote of 123 ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 470);    
Pages H7466-67
  Campbell amendment (No. 3 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the $150,000 earmark for 
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York in Canton, New York (by a recorded 
vote of 122 ayes to 309 noes, Roll No. 471);             
Pages H7467-68
  Campbell amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the $150,000 in funding 
for the Tarrytown Music Hall Restoration and reduce the overall cost of 
the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 122 ayes to 
301 noes, Roll No. 472);                                 
Pages H7468-69
  Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part E of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the earmark for the Angel 
Island State Park Immigration Station Hospital Rehabilitation project 
(by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 473); and 
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  Campbell amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-184) that 
was debated on June 25th and sought to strike the $150,000 in funding 
for the Historic Fort Payne Coal and Iron Building Rehabilitation and 
reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a 
recorded vote of 114 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 474).    
Pages H7469-70
  H. Res. 578, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Thursday, June 25th.
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 
2454, to create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce 
global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy, by a 
recorded vote of 219 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 477. 
                                   Pages H7451-61, H7462-63, H7471-7686
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 2998, modified by the amendment printed 
in part A of H. Rept. 111-185, shall be considered as adopted, in lieu 
of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
now printed in the bill.                                     
Page H7471
Rejected:
  Forbes amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 1 printed in part 
B of H. Rept. 111-185) that sought to strike all and insert the text of 
H.R. 513, the ``New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence'' (by a 
recorded vote of 172 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 476).    
Pages H7672-86
  H. Res. 587, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 466, 
after agreeing to

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order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 189 
nays, Roll No. 465.                                      
Pages H7462-63
Supporting the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on 
Holocaust Era Assets: The House agreed to discharge and agree to H. 
Con. Res. 89, to support the goals and objectives of the Prague 
Conference on Holocaust Era Assets.                      
  Pages H7687-88
Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Tauscher, wherein 
she resigned as Representative for the 10th Congressional District of 
California, effective immediately.                           
  Page H7690
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentlewoman from California, Mrs. 
Tauscher, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 433. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and 11 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7461, 
H7462, H7462-63, H7464, H7465-66, H7466, H7467, H7467-68, H7468-69, 
H7469, H7470, H7470-71, H7685, H7686. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:21 p.m.