[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D912-D913]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 3324-
3325, 3327-3344; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 169; and H.Res. 676-
679 were introduced.                                     
  Pages H8808-09
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H8809-10
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1121, to authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue 
Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-227);
  H.R. 1080, to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, 
unreported, and unregulated fishing, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
228);
  H.R. 1376, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-229);
  H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-230); and
  H. Res. 591, requesting that the President transmit to the House of 
Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain 
specific communications with and financial assistance provided to 
General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 111-231).                                              
Page H8808
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Blumenauer to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8711
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative King (IA) 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.       
  Page H8713
Question of Privilege: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by 
Representative Price (GA) 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 182 nays, 
Roll No. 638.                                            
  Pages H8723-25
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the United 
States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty defending the 
Capitol against an intruder armed with a gun on July 24, 1998. 
                                                             Page H8725
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, 
July 22nd:
  Supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging the 
International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the 
host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games: H. Res. 538, 
amended, to support Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and to encourage the 
International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the 
host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games;         
  Page H8726
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Supporting Olympic Day and 
encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, 
Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic 
Games.''.                                                    
Page H8726
  Congratulating the people of the Republic of Lithuania on the 1000th 
anniversary of Lithuania and celebrating the rich history of Lithuania: 
H. Res. 285, to congratulate the people of the Republic of Lithuania on 
the 1000th anniversary of Lithuania and to celebrate the rich history 
of Lithuania; and                                            
  Page H8726
  Expressing appreciation to the people and Government of Canada for 
their long history of friendship and cooperation with the people and 
Government of the United States and congratulating Canada as it 
celebrates ``Canada Day'': H. Res. 519, to express appreciation to the 
people and Government of Canada for their long history of friendship 
and cooperation with the people and Government of the United States and 
to congratulate Canada as it celebrates ``Canada Day''.      
  Page H8726
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 3293, 
making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 153 
nays, Roll No. 646.                  
  Pages H8713-23, H8725-26, H8727-93
  A point of order was 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 amendments.        
Page H8791
  Rejected the second Tiahrt 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 recorded vote of 171 ayes 
to 248 noes, Roll No. 645.                               
Pages H8791-93
  Agreed to:

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  Issa amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that prohibits the 
National Institute of Health (NIH) from funding three grants that 
research alcohol and substance use and the increased HIV risks they may 
raise among prostitutes in Thailand and China and hospitalized Russian 
alcoholics and                                           
Pages H8782-83
  Obey amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that increases 
funding for the Careers Pathways Innovation Fund by $5 million, offset 
by a $5 million decrease to the funding for the Green Jobs Fund, both 
within the Training and Employment Services account in the Department 
of Labor; (2) increases funding for the Health Resources and Services 
Administration by $1 million for the Emergency Medical Services for 
Children program, offset by a $1 million decrease to the funding for 
Department of Labor Departmental Management; (3) increases funding for 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for 
Health Statistics by $1 million to support the collection of vital 
statistics data, offset by a $1 million decrease to the funding for HHS 
General Departmental Management; (4) makes a technical correction by 
inserting the legal citation (title IV of the Public Health Service 
Act) within the HHS Office of the Secretary for the Caroline Pryce 
Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008; (5) increases funding for 
Mathematics and Science Partnership program in the School Improvement 
Programs account of the Department of Education by $5 million, offset 
by a reduction to the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the 
Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (6) 
provides $6.965 million for the Reach Out and Read program within the 
Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement 
account of the Department of Education; (7) increases by $10 million 
the funding that may be used for grants to charter management 
organizations to replicate successful charter models within the Charter 
School program under the Innovation and Improvement Account in the 
Department of Education; (8) provides $1 million for Modeling and 
Simulation programs authorized under section 891 of the Higher 
Education Act in the Higher Education account in the Department of 
Education, offset by a reduction to the Fund for the Improvement of 
Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department 
of Education; (9) includes a prohibition on the use of funds in this 
Act to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs are ``Energy Star'' 
qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program'' 
designation; and (10) includes a prohibition on the use of funds in 
this Act for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by 
this Act in contravention of Federal travel regulations (by a recorded 
vote of 284 ayes to 137 noes, Roll No. 641).      
Pages H8777-79, H8788
Rejected:
  Souder amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to 
prohibit funding for any program which distributes sterile needles or 
syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug (by a 
recorded vote of 211 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 642); 
                                               Pages H8779-82, H8788-89
  Pence amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to 
provide that none of the funds in the bill be available to Planned 
Parenthood for any purpose under title X of the Public Health Services 
Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) (by a 
recorded vote of 183 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 643); and 
                                               Pages H8783-85, H8789-90
  Wittman amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to 
reduce appropriations in the bill by $803,270,000 (by a recorded vote 
of 199 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 644).        
Pages H8785-88, H8790-91
  H. Res. 673, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 640, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
239 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 639.            
Pages H8713-23, H8725-26
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 673 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by 
voice vote.                                              
Pages H8714-23
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27th 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 28th for morning hour debate.    
  Page H8795
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8711, H8807.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8724-25, 
H8725, H8726, H8788, H8789, H8789-90, H8790, H8792 and H8793. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:13 p.m.