[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 108 (Friday, July 17, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D861-D863]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3246-
3257; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 165-166; and H. Res. 657-660 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8355-60
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8356-57
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Jackson-Lee (TX) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H8305
Question of Privilege: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by 
Representative Walden did not constitute a question of the privileges 
of the House. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of 
the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 573. 
                                                         Pages H8313-15
Restore Our American Mustangs Act: The House passed 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, by a 
recorded vote of 239 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 577. 
                                               Pages H8306-13, H8315-28
  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 H8306
Agreed to:
  Rahall manager's amendment (printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-212) 
that broadens the types of fertility controls authorized under the 
bill, narrows the definition of prohibited ``commercial'' uses for wild 
horses and burros and clarifies the membership of the Wild Horse and 
Burro Advisory Council; relaxes the requirement that the acreage 
available to wild horses and burros never be less than when the 
original Act passed in 1971; and the amendment makes restoration of the 
acreage a goal, rather than a requirement.                   
Page H8324
Rejected:
  Hastings (WA) amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in 
part B of H. Rept. 111-212), which is identical to the text of the wild 
horses and

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burros bill as passed by the House in the 110th Congress, that sought 
to prohibit the commercial slaughter of horses and was estimated by CBO 
to cost less than $500,000 a year to implement (by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 74 yeas to 348 nays, Roll No. 576).                   
Pages H8324-27
  H. Res. 653, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 575, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
232 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 574.            
Pages H8306-07, H8315-16
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2010: The House passed H.R. 3183, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 320 yeas to 97 nays, Roll 
No. 592. Consideration of the measure began on Wednesday, July 15th. 
                                                         Pages H8328-40
  Rejected the Simpson 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 30 ayes to 388 noes, 
Roll No. 591.                                            
Pages H8338-39
Agreed to:
  Heinrich amendment (No. 9 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that allows national security laboratories to 
dedicate an additional 1% (total of 7%) of each lab's annual budget to 
Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD). LDRD allows 
laboratories to pursue high-risk, high-reward research and develop 
innovative technologies to support energy and homeland security 
priorities (by a recorded vote 424 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 578) and                    
Pages H8328-29
  Cao amendment (No. 10 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-209) that was 
debated on July 15th that reduces the time between preparation of 
reports and submissions to Congress from 90 days to 60 days (by a 
recorded vote of 423 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 579).        
Pages H8329-30
Rejected:
  Blackburn amendment (No. 11 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-209) 
that was debated on July 15th that sought to make an across-the-board 
cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the bill (by a recorded vote of 
167 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 580);                         
Page H8330
  Campbell amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike the $1,000,000 earmark 
for the Housatonic River Net-Zero Energy Building and reduce the 
overall cost of the bill by $1,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 121 ayes 
to 303 noes, Roll No. 581);                              
Pages H8330-31
  Flake amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $1.5 million in funding 
for the ``Maret Center'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill (by a 
recorded vote of 89 ayes to 338 noes, Roll No. 582);     
Pages H8331-32
  Flake amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $1 million in funding 
for the ``Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research'' and reduce the 
overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote 
of 89 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 583);                       
Page H8332
  Flake amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $500,000 in funding for 
``Ethanol from Agriculture'' and reduce the overall cost of the bill by 
a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 102 ayes to 318 noes, Roll 
No. 584);                                                
Pages H8332-33
  Flake amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $2 million in funding 
for the ``Fort Mason Center Pier 2 Project'' and reduce the overall 
cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 125 
ayes to 301 noes, Roll No. 585);                         
Pages H8333-34
  Flake amendment (No. 10 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $300,000 in funding for 
``Whitworth University Stem Equipment'' and reduce the overall cost of 
the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 341 
noes, Roll No. 586);                                     
Pages H8334-35
  Flake amendment (No. 11 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-209) that 
was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $1.6 million in funding 
for ``The Boston Architectural College's Urban Sustainable Initiative'' 
and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a 
recorded vote of 111 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 587);        
Page H8335
  Hensarling amendment (No. 1 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-209) 
that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $500,000 for the 
Energy Conservation and Efficiency Upgrade of HVAC project in New York 
and reduce the overall cost of the bill (by a recorded vote of 133 ayes 
to 290 noes, Roll No. 588);                              
Pages H8335-36
  Hensarling amendment (No. 2 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-209) 
that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $6.22 million for 
the Pier 36 removal project in California and reduce the overall

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cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 128 
ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 589); and                     
Pages H8336-37
  Hensarling amendment (No. 4 printed in part D of H. Rept. 111-209) 
that was debated on July 15th that sought to strike $500,000 for the 
Automated Remote Electric and Water Meters in South River project and 
reduce the overall cost of the bill by a commensurate amount (by a 
recorded vote of 119 ayes to 308 noes, Roll No. 590).    
Pages H8337-38
  H. Res. 645, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Wednesday, July 15th.
Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos 
Aires, Argentina, in July 1994: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Con. Res. 156, to condemn the attack on the 
AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994. 
                                                         Pages H8340-42
  Agreed to the Berman amendment that replaces the preamble of the 
resolution.                                              
Pages H8341-42
Permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 658, to permit official photographs of the 
House of Representatives to be taken while the House is in actual 
session on a date designated by the Speaker.                 
  Page H8342
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20th for morning hour debate, and 
further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21st for morning hour debate. 
                                                         Pages H8342-44
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and 15 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8315, 
H8315-16, H8316, H8327, H8327-28, H8328-29, H8329-30, H8330, H8330-31, 
H8331-32, H8332, H8333, H8333-34, H8334-35, H8335, H8336, H8336-37, 
H8337-38, H8339 and H8340. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:33 p.m.