[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 117 (Thursday, July 30, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D950-D953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 36 public bills, H.R. 3399-
3434; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 172-173; and H.Res. 696, 698-702 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H9204-06
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H9206-08
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3269, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide 
shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation and to 
prevent perverse incentives in the compensation practices of financial 
institutions, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-236);
  H. Res. 697, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3269) to 
amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with 
an advisory vote on executive compensation and to prevent perverse 
incentives in the compensation practices of financial institutions (H. 
Rept. 111-237);

[[Page D951]]


  Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (H. Rept. 111-238); and
  H.R. 2392, to improve the effectiveness of the Government's 
collection, analysis, and dissemination of business information by 
using modern interactive data technologies, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
111-239).                                                    
Page H9204
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Blumenauer to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H9059
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Broun (GA) 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.       
  Page H9062
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 
3326, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 400 
yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 675. Consideration of the measure began on 
Wednesday, July 29th.                                 
  Pages H9062-H9131
  Rejected the Frelinghuysen 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 169 ayes 
to 261 noes, Roll No. 674.                               
Pages H9129-31
Agreed to:
  Conaway amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
increases and then decreases the Navy Operations & Maintenance account 
by $1 million with the intent of entertaining a discussion regarding 
the importance of providing additional funds from operation and 
maintenance for the Department of the Navy, Financial Improvement 
Program (FIP) to accelerate the transformation of financial management 
processes and internal controls;                             
Page H9082
  Sessions amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress on the 
use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) within the Department of 
Defense; and                                             
Pages H9083-84
  Murtha manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-
233) that (1) provides that funds be made available for the Joint POW/
MIA Accounting from within the funds available; (2) increases the 
amount available for transfer to the Fisher House and Suites; (3) 
redirects funds otherwise available for advance procurement of 
additional F-22 aircraft, and provides for spare and repair parts 
including engines for the F-22 and C-17, aircraft defensive systems, 
and aircraft weapon systems; (4) includes a technical revision in the 
Defense Health Program and shifts $26,000,000 from operation and 
maintenance funding to research, development, test and evaluation; (5) 
prohibits further outsourcing of utility functions at the U.S. Military 
Academy at West Point; (6) makes additional funds available for 
Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense; (7) prohibits 
conversion of government-owned ammunition plants; and (8) allows for 
funds to be transferred to the Coast Guard for operating expenses (by a 
recorded vote of 269 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 661). 
                                               Pages H9080-82, H9120-21
Rejected:
  Flake amendment (No. 315 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for Body Armor Improved Ballistic 
Protection, Research and Development;                    
Pages H9087-88
  Flake amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for the ``Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug 
Activities, Defense'' account by $160,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 48 
ayes to 373 noes, Roll No. 662);                  
Pages H9082-83, H9121
  Tierney amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to strike $80 million for the Kinetic Energy Interceptor program 
(by a recorded vote of 124 ayes to 307 noes, Roll No. 663); 
                                                  Pages H9084-85, H9122
  Flake amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for Enhanced Navy Shore Readiness 
Integration (by a recorded vote of 77 ayes to 347 noes with 10 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 664);                    
Pages H9085-86, H9122-23
  Flake amendment (No. 258 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for Reduced Manning Situation Awareness (by 
a recorded vote of 69 ayes to 351 noes with 10 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 665);                                      
Pages H9086-87, H9123-24
  Flake amendment (No. 389 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for a Gulf Range Mobile Instrumentation 
Capability (by a recorded vote of 76 ayes to 350 noes with 10 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 666);                       
Pages H9088-90, H9124
  Flake amendment (No. 432 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for an Ultra Low Profile EARS Gunshot 
Localization System (by a recorded vote of 82 ayes to 341 noes with 11 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 667);             
Pages H9090-91, H9124-25
  Flake amendment (No. 439 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for AARGM Counter Air Defense Future 
Capabilities (by a recorded vote of 78 ayes to 348 noes with 10 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 668);                    
Pages H9091-92, H9125-26
  Flake amendment (No. 449 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for AN/SLQ-25D Integration (by a recorded 
vote of

[[Page D952]]

83 ayes to 338 noes with 11 voting ``present'', Roll No. 669); 
                                                  Pages H9092-93, H9126
  Flake amendment (No. 553 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit funding for various earmarked projects in the bill 
(by a recorded vote of 118 ayes to 304 noes with 11 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 670);                                 
Pages H9093-95, H9126-27
  Flake en bloc amendment consisting of all the amendments printed in 
Part B of House Report 111-233 (by a recorded vote of 82 ayes to 342 
noes with 11 voting ``present'', Roll No. 671); 
                                            Pages H9095-H9117, H9127-28
  Campbell amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to prohibit the $3 million in funding for the MGPTS Type III or 
Rapid Deployable Shelter project and reduce the overall cost of the 
bill by $3 million (by a recorded vote of 81 ayes to 353 noes, Roll No. 
672) and                                          
Pages H9118-19, H9128
  Campbell amendment (No. 8 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-233) that 
sought to strike $1,500,000 for the Model for Green Laboratories and 
Clean Rooms project and reduce the overall cost of the bill by a 
commensurate amount (by a recorded vote of 99 ayes to 338 noes, Roll 
No. 673).                                      
Pages H9119-20, H9128-29
  H. Res. 685, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Wednesday, July 29th.
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 172, providing 
for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 231 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 676.                   
  Pages H9137-38
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, July 
28th:
  William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act: H.R. 
2728, amended, to provide financial support for the operation of the 
law library of the Library of Congress, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 383 
ayes to 44 noes, Roll No. 678;                           
  Pages H9138-39
  Absentee Ballot Track, Receive, and Confirm Act: H.R. 2510, to amend 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse States for the costs 
incurred in establishing a program to track and confirm the receipt of 
voted absentee ballots in elections for Federal office and make 
information on the receipt of such ballots available by means of online 
access;                                                      
  Page H9139
  Commending the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions 
for calling upon all nations to live in peace and mutual understanding: 
H. Res. 535, amended, to commend the Congress of Leaders of World and 
Traditional Religions for calling upon all nations to live in peace and 
mutual understanding; and                                    
  Page H9166
  Recognizing the ``Day of the African Child'' on June 16, 2009: H. 
Res. 550, to recognize the ``Day of the African Child'' on June 16, 
2009, devoted to the theme of child survival and to emphasize the 
importance of reducing maternal, newborn, and child deaths in Africa. 
                                                             Page H9166
United States Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors-- Designation: Read 
a letter from Representative Oberstar, Chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, in which he designated the following 
Members of the House of Representatives to serve on the United States 
Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors: Representatives Michaud, Hirono, 
and Mica.                                                    
  Page H9139
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 2749, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of 
food in the global market, by a recorded vote of 283 ayes to 142 noes, 
Roll No. 680.                           
  Pages H9131-37, H9138, H9140-65
  Rejected the Lucas motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the bill back to the 
House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 186 yeas to 
240 nays, Roll No. 679.                                  
Pages H9161-64
  H. Res. 691, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 677, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection.   
Page H9138
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, July 28th:
  Providing that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the 
House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the 
Committee on House Administration: H.R. 1752, amended, to provide that 
the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of 
Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on 
House Administration, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 282 ayes to 144 noes, 
Roll No. 681.                                            
  Pages H9165-66
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared with respect to 
the actions of certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon 
or its democratic processes and institutions is to continue in effect 
beyond August 1, 2009--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-59).                            
  Page H9183

[[Page D953]]

Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
S9165.
Senate Referrals: S. 1391, S. 1392, and S. 1393 were held at the desk. 
                                                             Page H9165
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and 17 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9120-21, 
H9121, H9122, H9122-23, H9123-24, H9124, H9124-25, H9125-26, H9126, 
H9126-27, H9127-28, H9128, H9128-29, H9130-31, H9131, H9137-38, H9138, 
H9139, H9164, H9164-65, H9165-66. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:27 p.m.