[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D854-D857]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3230-
3245; and 5 resolutions, H. Res. 651-652, 654-656 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8301-02
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8302-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1196, to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives to carry out a series of demonstration projects to 
promote the use of innovative technologies in reducing energy 
consumption and promoting energy efficiency and cost savings in the 
House of Representatives (H. Rept. 111-210);
  H.R. 1604, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all 
eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 111-211); and
  H. Res. 653, providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1018) 
to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the 
management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros 
(H. Rept. 111-212).                                          
Page H8301
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Elizabeth 
Hanley, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Cameron, Texas.      
  Page H8187
Oath of Office--Thirty-Second Congressional District of California: 
Representative-elect Judy Chu presented herself in the well of the 
House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. Earlier, 
the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a letter from 
Ms. Cathy Mitchell, Chief of Elections Division, Secretary of State, 
State of California, indicating that, according to the unofficial 
returns of the Special Election held July 14, 2009, the Honorable Judy 
Chu was elected Representative to Congress for the Thirty-Second 
Congressional District, State of California.                 
  Page H8200

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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from 
California, Ms. Chu, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 434. 
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Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Walden announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.                 
  Page H8201
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, July 
14th:
  Providing for the sale of the Federal Government's reversionary 
interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, 
originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the 
Act of January 23, 1909: H.R. 1442, amended, to provide for the sale of 
the Federal Government's reversionary interest in approximately 60 
acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount 
Olivet Cemetery Association under the Act of January 23, 1909, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 548;
                                                      Pages H8199-H8200
  Authorizing the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in 
the Los Padres National Forest in California: H.R. 129, amended, to 
authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the 
Los Padres National Forest in California, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 549;          
  Page H8201
  Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009: H.R. 2188, 
amended, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to 
protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their 
habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on 
public and private lands, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 550;                       
  Pages H8201-02
  Providing for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway: H.R. 409, 
amended, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land 
Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 551;                                                 
  Pages H8202-03
  Expressing support for designation of June as ``Home Safety Month'': 
H. Res. 543, to express support for designation of June as ``Home 
Safety Month'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 9 nays with 
3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 554; and                  
  Pages H8204-05
  Celebrating the 30th anniversary of June as ``Black Music Month'': H. 
Res. 476, amended, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of June as ``Black 
Music Month'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 572.                                       
  Page H8269
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Celebrating the goals and 
ideals of Black Music Month'.''.                             
Page H8269
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 651, electing a Member 
to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives: 
Committee on Education and Labor: Representative Chu.        
  Page H8216
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010: The 
House passed H.R. 3170, making appropriations for financial services 
and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 208 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 571.           
  Pages H8191-99, H8203-04, H8205-69
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Tiahrt motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 225 
ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 570.                          
Pages H8266-68
Agreed to:
  Serrano manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that 
(1) increases FY 2010 funding for the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission by $4,875,000 to the auth level of $118,200,000 and FY2010 
funding under GSA Federal Buildings Fund will be reduced by the same 
amount; (2) transfers $250,000 from the GSA's Federal Building Fund 
operations account to the National Credit Union Administration's 
Community Development Revolving Loan Fund; and (3) prohibits the use of 
funds for first-class travel for employees of agencies funded by the 
bill, in contravention of Federal regulations and            
Page H8233
  Paulsen amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that increases 
the appropriation for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) 
of the Treasury Department by $15 million and offsets from the GSA Rent 
Account by the same amount.                              
Pages H8233-34
Rejected:
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought 
to strike funding for the President's Council of Economic Advisers 
($4.2 million) (by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 279 noes, Roll No. 
555);                                          
Pages H8234-35, H8255-56
  Emerson amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
reduce funding for the

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Help America Vote Act by $50 million (by a recorded vote of 172 ayes to 
250 noes, Roll No. 556);                       
Pages H8235-37, H8256-57
  Blackburn amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought 
to provide that each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
the Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 5 percent (by a 
recorded vote of 184 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 557); 
                                                  Pages H8237-38, H8257
  Broun (GA) amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought 
to prohibit funding made available in this bill from paying the 
salaries of specific positions in the Council on Environmental Quality 
(by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 558); 
                                               Pages H8238-39, H8257-58
  Flake amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $100,000 from being used for the small business incubator 
project of the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, and 
reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount (by a 
recorded vote of 89 ayes to 342 noes, Roll No. 559); 
                                               Pages H8239-41, H8258-59
  Flake amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $200,000 from being used for the Commercial Driver Training 
Institute project of Arkansas State University in Newport, Arkansas, 
and reduce the amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount (by 
a recorded vote of 115 ayes to 314 noes, Roll No. 560); 
                                                  Pages H8241-42, H8259
  Flake amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $285,000 from being used for the Proof of Concept Center of 
Idaho TechConnect, Inc., in Nampa, Idaho, and reduce the amount of 
Section 511 of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 94 
ayes to 336 noes, Roll No. 561);               
Pages H8242-43, H8259-60
  Flake amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $200,000 from being used for the Greenstone Group project of 
the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund in Virginia, Minnesota, and reduce the 
amount of Section 511 of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded 
vote of 93 ayes to 337 noes, Roll No. 562);    
Pages H8243-44, H8260-61
  Flake amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $150,000 from being used for the Green Business Incubator 
Project of Montgomery County, Maryland, and reduce the amount of 
Section 511 of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 114 
ayes to 318 noes, Roll No. 563);                  
Pages H8244-47, H8261
  Flake amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Activity Based Total 
Accountability project of the Florida Institute of Technology, and 
reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same amount (by a 
recorded vote of 102 ayes to 326 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 564);                                      
Pages H8247-49, H8261-62
  Flake amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $90,000 from being used for the Commercial Kitchen Business 
Incubator project of the El Pajaro Community Development Corporation in 
Watsonville, California, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the 
bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 120 ayes to 311 noes, 
Roll No. 565);                                 
Pages H8249-50, H8262-63
  Flake amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $125,000 from being used for the Defense Procurement 
Assistance Program of the Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland in 
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the 
bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 119 ayes to 312 noes, 
Roll No. 566);                                    
Pages H8250-51, H8263
  Flake amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Myrtle Beach International 
Trade and Conference Center of the City of Myrtle Beach, South 
Carolina, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the bill by the same 
amount (by a recorded vote of 99 ayes to 332 noes, Roll No. 567); 
                                               Pages H8251-53, H8263-64
  Flake amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $100,000 from being used for the Tech Belt Life Sciences 
Greenhouse project of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse in 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of section 511 of the 
bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 104 ayes to 325 noes, 
Roll No. 568); and                             
Pages H8253-54, H8264-65
  Flake amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 111-208) that sought to 
prohibit $900,000 from being used for an infrastructure expansion 
project to promote small business of the City of Loma Linda and the 
City of Grand Terrace, California, and reduce the amount of section 511 
of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 74 ayes to 356 
noes, Roll No. 569).                              
Pages H8254-55, H8265
  H. Res. 644, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 553, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
227 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 552.     
Pages H8191, H8198-99, H8203-04
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 644 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by 
voice vote.                                                  
Page H8191

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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency and related measures 
dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor are to 
continue in effect beyond July 22, 2009--referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-58).    
  Pages H8274-75
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8187.
Senate Referrals: S. 509 was referred to the Committee on Veterans 
Affairs.                                             
  Pages H8187, H8300
Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes and 16 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8199-
H8200, H8201, H8202, H8202-03, H8203, H8204, H8205, H8255-56, H8256-57, 
H8257, H8258, H8258-59, H8259, H8260, H8260-61, H8261, H8262, H8262-63, 
H8263, H8264, H8264-65, H8265, H8267-68, H8268 and H8269. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:55 p.m.