[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1137-D1140]
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. 3719-
3735; and 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 194-195; and H. Res. 796-798, 
800-803, were introduced.                               
  Pages H10518-19
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H10519-21
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 719, commending Russ Meyer on his induction into the National 
Aviation Hall of Fame, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-282);
  H. Con. Res. 138, recognizing the 40th anniversary of the George Bush 
Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas (H. Rept. 111-283);
  H.R. 3371, to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airline 
safety and pilot training (H. Rept. 111-284);
  H. Res. 465, recognizing the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
Association on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, with amendments 
(H. Rept. 111-285);
  H.R. 3305, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as 
the ``H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (H. 
Rept. 111-286); and
  H. Res. 799, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 2997)

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making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-287).               
Page H10518
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Schrader to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H10461
Recess: The House recessed at 12:48 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10463
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Pastor Greg 
Schannep, Faith Fellowship, Fort Hood, Texas.               
  Page H10463
Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission--Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House of 
Representatives to the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission: 
Representatives Foster and Moore (KS).                      
  Page H10464
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13, 2009, 
as Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: H. Res. 707, amended, to 
express support for designation of the week of September 13, 2009, as 
Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 755; 
                                                Pages H10465-68, H10486
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing support for 
designation of the week of October 18, 2009, as National Adult 
Education and Family Literacy Week.''.                      
Page H10486
  Supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month: H. Res. 
167, to express the sense of the House of Representatives supporting 
the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month;       
  Pages H10468-70
  Expressing support for designation of October 8, 2009, as national 
Jumpstart's ``Read for the Record Day'': H. Res. 741, amended, to 
express support for designation of October 8, 2009, as national 
Jumpstart's ``Read for the Record Day''; and            
  Pages H10471-73
  Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Estuaries Day'': H. 
Res. 710, to support the goals and ideals of ``National Estuaries 
Day''.                                                  
  Pages H10474-75
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Recognizing that country music has made a tremendous contribution to 
American life and culture: H. Res. 650, to recognize that country music 
has made a tremendous contribution to American life and culture and to 
declare country music to be a uniquely American art form; 
                                                        Pages H10470-71
  Recognizing the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious 
ecosystem: H. Res. 701, to recognize the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve 
as a unique and precious ecosystem; and                 
  Pages H10473-74
  Honoring the people of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Flight 93 
Ambassadors for their efforts in creating the Flight 93 temporary 
memorial: H. Res. 795, to honor the people of Shanksville, 
Pennsylvania, and the Flight 93 Ambassadors for their efforts in 
creating the Flight 93 temporary memorial and to encourage the 
completion of the National Park Service Flight 93 National Memorial by 
the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001.             
  Pages H10475-77
Recess: The House recessed at 3:29 p.m. and reconvened at 5:30 p.m. 
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010--Motion to go 
to Conference: The House agreed to the Skelton motion to disagree to 
the Senate amendment and agree to a conference on H.R. 2647, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and 
allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, and to expand 
concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to 
disabled military retirees.                             
  Pages H10477-86
  Agreed to the Skelton motion to close portions of the conference by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 405 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 753.   
Pages H10484-85
  Rejected the Forbes motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 178 yeas to 234 nays, Roll No. 754.             
Pages H10485-86
  Later, the Chair appointed the following conferees: From the 
Committee on Armed Services, for consideration of the House bill and 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Skelton, Spratt, Ortiz, Taylor, Abercrombie, Reyes, 
Snyder, Smith (WA), Loretta Sanchez, McIntyre, Brady (PA), Andrews, 
Davis (CA), Langevin, Larsen (WA), Cooper, Marshall, Bordallo, McKeon, 
Bartlett, Thornberry, Jones, Akin, Forbes, Miller (FL), Wilson (SC), 
LoBiondo, Bishop (UT), Turner and Wittman.                  
Page H10488
  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of that committee 
under clause 11 of rule X: Representatives Reyes, Schiff and Hoekstra. 
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  Pursuant to clause 11 of rule I, the Chair removes the gentleman from 
Texas, Mr. Reyes, as a conferee from the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence on H.R. 2647 and appoints the gentleman from Florida, Mr. 
Alcee Hastings, to fill the vacancy.                        
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  From the Committee on Education and Labor, for consideration of secs. 
243, 551-553, 585, 2833 and 2834 of the House bill and secs. 531-534 
and 3136 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Woolsey, Altmire and Biggert.   
                                                            Page H10488
  From the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for consideration of secs. 
247, 315 and 601 of the House bill and secs. 311, 601, 2835 and 3118 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Waxman, Markey (MA) and Barton (TX).        
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  From the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
812, 907, 912, 1011, 1013, 1046, 1201, 1211, 1213-1215, 1226, 1230A, 
1231, 1236, 1239, 1240, title XIII, secs. 1513, 1516, 1517, and 2903 of 
the House bill and secs. 1021, 1023, 1201-1203, 1205-1208, 1211-1214, 
Subtitle D of title XII, title XIII and sec. 1517 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Representatives 
Berman, Ackerman and Ros-Lehtinen.                          
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  From the Committee on Homeland Security, for consideration of sec. 
1101 of the House bill, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Thompson (MS), Titus and Bilirakis.         
Page H10489
  From the Committee on House Administration, for consideration of 
Subtitle H of title V of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Capuano, Gonzalez and Lungren 
(CA).                                                       
Page H10489
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of secs. 583, 
584, 1021 and 1604 of the House bill and secs. 821, 911, 1031, 1033, 
1056, 1086 and Division E of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Nadler (NY), Zoe Lofgren (CA) 
and Gohmert.                                                
Page H10489
  From the Committee on Natural Resources, for consideration of secs. 
1091 and 2308 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Rahall, Faleomavaega and Hastings (WA). 
                                                            Page H10489
  From the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for 
consideration of secs. 321, 322, 326-329, 335, 537, 666, 814, 815, 834, 
1101-1107, 1110-1113 and title II of Division D of the House bill and 
secs. 323, 323A-323C, 814, 822, 824, 901, 911, 1056, 1086, 1101-1105 
and 1162 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Towns, Lynch and Fortenberry.   
Page H10489
  From the Committee on Science and Technology, for consideration of 
secs. 248, 819, 836, and 911 of the House bill and secs. 801, 814, 833, 
834, 912 and Division F of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Gordon (TN), Wu and Smith 
(NE).                                                       
Page H10489
  From the Committee on Small Business, for consideration of sec. 830 
of the House bill and secs. 833, 834, 838, 1090 and Division F of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Velazquez, Nye and Graves.                  
Page H10489
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of secs. 315, 601 and 2811 of the House bill and secs. 
311, 601, 933, 2835, 3301, 6002, 6007, 6008, 6012 and 6013 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Cummings, Richardson and Mica.              
Page H10489
  From the Committee on Veterans Affairs, for consideration of secs. 
525, 583, 584 and sec. 121 of Division D of the House bill and secs. 
573-575, 617, 711, Subtitle E of title X, secs. 1084 and 1085 of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Rodriguez, Donnelly (IN) and Buyer.         
Page H10489
Providing for the acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by 
the people of Alabama: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 42, to provide 
for the acceptance of a statue of Helen Keller, presented by the people 
of Alabama.                                             
  Pages H10486-87
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H10464.
Senate Referrals: S. 251 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and the Committee on the Judiciary; S. Con. Res. 43 was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration; and S. Con. Res. 42 
was held at the desk.                                       
  Page H10464
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H10484-85, H10485-86 and 
H10486. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:46 p.m.

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