[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 132 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1056-D1058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 3590-
3606; and 9 resolutions, H. Res. 748-756 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H9729-30
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H9730-31
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009: The House passed 
H.R. 3221, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, by a recorded 
vote of 253 ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 719. Consideration of the 
measure began on Wednesday, September 16th.           
  Pages H9675-H9702
  Agreed to the Issa motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and Labor with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment by a recorded vote of 345 ayes to 75 
noes with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 718. Subsequently, 
Representative George Miller (CA) reported the bill back to the House 
with the amendment and the amendment was agreed to.   
Pages H9699-H9701
  Agreed by unanimous consent that the Chair may reduce to 2 minutes 
the minimum time for electronic voting on any question that otherwise 
could be subjected to 5-minute voting under clause 8 or 9 of rule 20 or 
under clause 6 of rule 18.                                   
Page H9675
Agreed to:
  Reyes amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that encourages 
community colleges to use grant money to increase the provision of 
training for members of the National Guard and Reserves, and men and 
women returning from active duty;                        
Pages H9675-76
  Etheridge amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that 
clarifies that borrower services, including delinquency prevention, 
default aversion, and loan counseling, are allowed uses of grant funds.

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The amendment also explicitly authorizes the Department of Education to 
contract directly with guaranty agencies for funded services; 
                                                         Pages H9676-77
  Driehaus amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that requires 
that states receiving State Innovation Completion Grants have plans to 
increase postsecondary enrollment and completion among dislocated 
workers;                                                 
Pages H9677-78
  Cuellar amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that requires 
the Secretary of Education to conduct outreach activities to educate 
students and their families about the transition to Federal Direct 
Lending;                                                 
Pages H9678-79
  Murphy (CT) amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that 
clarifies that states may use funds awarded as Quality Pathways Grants 
under Section 403(a) of Title IV of H.R. 3221 to establish or support 
partnerships with institutions of higher education that support 
effective education and training for early learning providers; 
                                                         Pages H9679-80
  Childers amendment (No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that requires 
the campus Veterans Resource Officer to act as a link between student 
veterans and mental health care providers at the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, in order to help improve college completion rates for 
veterans;                                                
Pages H9680-81
  Adler (NJ) amendment (No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that gives 
priority for State Innovation Completion grants to entities that 
promote activities to increase degree or certificate completion for 
students who are veterans;                               
Pages H9681-82
  Kilroy amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 111-256), as modified, 
that gives priority to ``dislocated workers'' for community college and 
state grants;                                            
Pages H9683-84
  Perriello amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that 
requires states to evaluate and report disparities by geographic area 
(rural and urban) of available high-quality early learning programs for 
low-income children, and steps the state will take to address the 
disparity;                                               
Pages H9585-86
  Teague amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that adds 
veterans to the list of priority grantees in Title V. Also adds to the 
allowable uses of funds programs that prepare students to enter careers 
in the Veterans Administration, and occupations in energy-related 
fields;                                                  
Pages H9687-88
  Flake amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that prohibits 
funds appropriated under the bill to be used for Congressional earmarks 
as defined by clause 9(d) of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives;                                             
Page H9689
  Himes amendment (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that makes five 
minor language adjustments to strengthen the financial literacy 
provisions of the State Innovation Completion Grants, Innovation in 
College Access and Completion National Activities, and contracting 
requirements related to private student loan servicers (by a recorded 
vote of 428 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 713);     
Pages H9682-83, H9695-96
   Minnick amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that allows 
servicemen and women to transfer academic credits earned while serving 
in the Armed Forces between institutions of higher education (by a 
recorded vote of 428 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 714); 
                                               Pages H9684-85, H9696-97
  Schauer amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that gives 
priority in awarding Federal grants to schools, states, and non-profits 
to encourage dislocated workers to complete their degrees (by a 
recorded vote of 425 ayes to 5 noes, Roll No. 715); and 
                                                  Pages H9686-87, H9697
  Teague amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that clarifies 
that all savings in the bill not otherwise allocated go towards deficit 
reduction (by a recorded vote of 425 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll 
No. 716).                                      
Pages H9688-89, H9697-98
Rejected:
  Hoekstra amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that was 
debated on September 16th that sought to strike Title III of the bill, 
which authorizes $6.6 billion in new mandatory spending to create three 
Federal school construction programs for elementary and secondary 
public schools and institutions of higher education, and apply the 
savings to reduce the Federal deficit (by a recorded vote of 161 ayes 
to 262 noes, Roll No. 710);                                  
Page H9663
  McMorris Rodgers amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that 
was debated on September 16th that sought to limit the ability of 
certain schools that received funding under the economic stimulus 
package for school construction from receiving additional money through 
the new Federal school construction program authorized under this bill 
(by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 711); 
                                                         Pages H9663-64
  Foxx amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that was debated 
on September 16th that sought to strike the entire American Graduation 
Initiative (but maintain the privacy provisions that apply to the whole 
Act) and put the savings toward deficit reduction. These privacy 
provisions ensure that student information is protected from 
individuals not authorized to view it and that students cannot be 
identified by any unique identifier (by a recorded vote of 126 ayes to 
301 noes, Roll No. 712); and                             
Pages H9664-65

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  Guthrie amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 111-256) that sought to 
extend the ECASLA programs through 2014 and create a commission to 
develop a new private sector model for student lending (by a recorded 
vote of 165 ayes to 265 noes, Roll No. 717).      
Pages H9689, H9698-99
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H9702
  H. Res. 746, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to on Wednesday, September 16th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, September 21st; and further, that when the 
House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, September 22nd for morning hour debate.             
  Page H9703
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9673.
Senate Referrals: S. 1677 was referred to the Committee on Financial 
Services and S. 1494 was held at the desk.        
  Pages H9673, H9726-27
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H9693, H9694, H9695, H9695-96, 
H9696-97, H9697, H9697-98, H9698-99, H9700-01, H9701-02. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:13 p.m.