[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 112 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D902-D905]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 3303-3323; 
and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 168; and H. Res. 674-675 were introduced. 
                                                               Pages H870607
Additional Cosponsors:                                         
  Pages H870708
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 602, requesting that the President and directing that the 
Secretary of Defense transmit to the House of Representatives all 
information in their possession relating to specific communications 
regarding detainees and foreign persons suspected of terrorism, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-221);
  H. Res. 673, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3293) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and

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Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010 (H. Rept. 111-222);
  H.R. 3219, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
relating to insurance and health care (H. Rept. 111-223);
  H.R. 3155, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
caregivers of veterans with training, support, and medical care, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-224);
  H.R. 2770, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update 
provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-225); and
  H.R. 1293, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
increase in the amount payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of 
home health services (H. Rept. 111-226).                          
Page H8706
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative 
Jackson-Lee (TX) to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.         
  Page H8587
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Chaplain Mark 
Campbell, Office for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Washington, DC. 
                                                                  Page H8587
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Price (GA) announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.                      
  Page H8591
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Hensarling announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.                  
  Pages H8591-92
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Broun (GA) announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.                      
  Page H8592
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Tiahrt announced his 
intent to offer a privileged resolution.                          
  Page H8592
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Bachmann announced 
her intent to offer a privileged resolution.                  
  Pages H8592-93
Question of Privilege: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by 
Representative Nunes 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 249 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 616. 
                                                              Pages H8600-01
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and 
agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, July 21st:
  Congratulating the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association Champions, 
the Los Angeles Lakers, on an outstanding and historic season: H. Res. 566, 
to congratulate the 2008-2009 National Basketball Association Champions, the 
Los Angeles Lakers, on an outstanding and historic season, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 8 nays with 8 voting ``present'', Roll No. 618 
and                                                           
  Pages H8602-03
  Honoring the life and accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable 
contributions to the national past-time of baseball, the community, and the 
Nation: H. Res. 350, to honor the life and accomplishments of Harry Kalas 
for his invaluable contributions to the national past-time of baseball, the 
community, and the Nation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 426 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 619.                                     
  Page H8603
Discharge Petition: Representative Blackburn moved to discharge the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce from the consideration of H.R. 391, to 
amend the Clean Air Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to 
the Act, and for other purposes (Discharge Petition No. 5).
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 3288, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 256 yeas to 168 nays, Roll No. 637. 
                                                  Pages H8593-8602, H8604-82
  Latham motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations with 
instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an 
amendment was withdrawn.                                      
Pages H8674-79
  Rejected the second Latham 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 yea-and-nay vote of 192 yeas to 226 nays, 
Roll No. 636.                                                 
Pages H8679-81
  Agreed to:
  Olver manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) 
that decreases funding for the DOT Office of the Secretary by $250,000 to 
increase funding for alternative fuel vehicle safety; increases the Federal 
Railroad Administration's Railroad Research and Development account by 
$3,000,000 and decreases the Financial Management Capital account by the 
same amount; increases funding for the FAA's Office of Commercial Space by 
$1,000,000 and decreases funding for the FAA's Information Services account 
by the same amount; eliminates a Neighborhood Initiatives project and lowers 
the CDBG and Neighborhood Initiatives funding levels by $2,000,000; modifies 
the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program to ensure that it can be 
implemented; prohibits funds from being used to purchase light bulbs that do 
not have Energy Star or Federal Energy Management Program designation; and 
prohibits first class travel for employees of agencies funded in the bill; 
                                                              Pages H8638-39
  Schock amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
transfers from HUD Home

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Investment Partnership Program to the HUD Housing Counseling Assistance for 
the sole purpose of providing pre-home purchase counseling;       
Page H8643
  Cao amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that requires 
the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to report to Congress on a 
quarterly basis on their efforts to mitigate mortgage default (rather than 
bi-annually);                                                 
Pages H8643-44
  Burton (IN) amendment (No. 9 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
requires that none of the funds in this act may be used by Amtrak to provide 
free alcohol;                                                 
Pages H8646-47
  Turner amendment (No. 13 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
prevent funds in the bill from being used to prohibit the establishment of 
any occupancy preference for veterans in supportive housing for the elderly 
that is assistance by HUD and is located on Department of Veteran's Affairs 
(VA) property or is subject to an enhanced use lease with the VA; and 
                                                                  Page H8650
  Rangel amendment (No. 14 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
prohibits the use of funds for the implementation of the community service 
requirement for public housing residents.                     
Pages H8650-52
Rejected:
  Hensarling amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to strike funding in the bill for the HOPE VI program (by a recorded 
vote of 152 ayes to 276 noes, Roll No. 620);           
Pages H8639-41, H8664
  Latham amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to reduce the ``Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail Corridors and 
Intercity Passenger Rail Service'' by $3,000,000,000 to the President's 
request of $1,000,000,000 and strike the transfer authority for the National 
Infrastructure Bank (by a recorded vote of 136 ayes to 284 noes, Roll No. 
621);                                               
Pages H8641-42, H8664-65
  Frelinghuysen amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to require that the FAA restrict the use of any funding for the 
implementation of the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia metropolitan area 
airspace redesign (by a recorded vote of 116 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 
622);                                               
Pages H8644-45, H8665-66
  Blackburn amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to make an across the board cut of 5% to all funding accounts in the 
bill (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 623); 
                                                       Pages H8645-46, H8666
  Jordan (OH) amendment (No. 10 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to reduce spending in the bill by $20,050,000,000 in order to reflect 
FY2008 levels (by a recorded vote of 145 ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 624); 
                                                       Pages H8647, H8666-67
  Neugebauer amendment (No. 11 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to reduce spending in the bill by $13,533,000,000 (by a recorded vote 
of 166 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 625);             
Pages H8647-49, H8667-68
  Stearns amendment (No. 12 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to reduce by 25% the amount appropriated or otherwise made available 
by the bill that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available by a provision of law (by a recorded vote of 152 ayes to 279 noes, 
Roll No. 626);                                         
Pages H8649-50, H8668
  Flake amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Terminal Replacement project at 
Grand Forks International Airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and reduce 
the amount of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 108 ayes to 
327 noes, Roll No. 627);                           
Pages H8652-53,  H8668-69
  Flake amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Murphy Theatre Community 
Center, Inc. in Wilmington, Ohio, and reduce the amount of the appropriate 
section of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 
328 noes, Roll No. 628);                            
Pages H8653-55, H8669-70
  Flake amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the construction of the Triangle 
Building by Alianza Dominicana, Inc., in New York, New York, and reduce the 
amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount (by a 
recorded vote of 124 ayes to 310 noes, Roll No. 629); 
                                                       Pages H8655-56, H8670
  Flake amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $400,000 from being used for the renovation of a vacant building 
for economic development by the City of Jal, New Mexico, and reduce the 
amount of the appropriate section by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 
125 ayes to 310 noes, Roll No. 630);                
Pages H8656-57, H8670-71
  Flake amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $250,000 from being used for the Monroe County Farmer's Market 
facility construction project of the Monroe County Fiscal Court and reduce 
the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount (by a 
recorded vote of 98 ayes to 331 noes, Roll No. 631); 
                                                    Pages H8657-58, H8671-72
  Flake amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $500,000 from being used for the Millennium Technology Park in 
New Castle, Pennsylvania, and reduce the amount of the appropriate section 
of the bill by the same amount (by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 329 noes, 
Roll No. 632);                                         
Pages H8658-60, H8672
  Flake amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-219) that sought 
to prohibit $500,000

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from being used for the reconstruction of Rib Mountain in Wisconsin, and 
reduce the amount of the appropriate section of the bill by the same amount 
(by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 329 noes, Roll No. 633); 
                                                    Pages H8660-61, H8672-73
  Hensarling amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to strike $2 million for the Doyle Drive Replacement project in San 
Francisco, California and reduce the overall cost of the bill by the same 
amount (by a recorded vote of 124 ayes to 309 noes, Roll No. 634); and 
                                                    Pages H8661-62, H8673-74
  Hensarling amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-219) that 
sought to strike $750,000 for the Philadelphia Museum of Art Transportation 
Improvement Program in Pennsylvania and reduce the overall cost of the bill 
by a commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 109 ayes to 326 noes, Roll 
No. 635).                                              
Pages H8662-64, H8674
Withdrawn:
  McHenry amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-219) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have increased funding for 
Amtrak's Office of Inspector General by $1 million, offset by a reduction 
for Amtrak Operating Grants.                                  
Pages H8642-43
  H. Res. 669, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 617, after it was 
agreed to order the previous question without objection.   
Pages H8593-S8602
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 669 and 
it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by voice vote.
                                                           Pages H8593-H8600
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission--Appointment: The Chair announced a 
joint appointment by the Speaker and the Majority Leader of the Senate and 
an appointment by the Speaker on the part of the House to the Financial 
Crisis Inquiry Commission: Joint Appointment: Mr. Phil Angelides of 
Sacramento, CA, Chairman. Speaker's appointments: Ms. Brooksley Born of 
Washington, DC and Mr. John W. Thompson of Woodside, CA.          
  Page H8682
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed the following 
individuals to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission: The Honorable 
William M. Thomas of Bakersfield, CA (Vice Chairman) and Mr. Peter J. 
Wallison of Old Snowmass, CO.                                     
  Page H8682
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and 16 recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8601, H8602, H8601-03, 
H8603, H8664, H8664-65, H8665-66, H8666, H8666-67, H8667-68, H8668, H8668-
69, H8669-70, H8670, H8670-71, H8671-72, H8672, H8672-73, H8673-74, H8674, 
H8681, H8681-82. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:30 p.m.