[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 7, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1145-D1146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  22 public bills, H.R. 3736-
3757; and 9 resolutions, H. Res. 804-807, 809-813, were introduced. 
                                                        Pages H11110-11
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H11111-12
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report 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 (H. Rept. 111-
288) and
  H. Res. 808, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (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 (H. Rept. 111-289). 
                                    Pages H10565-H11052, H11078, H11110
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Vaughn 
Baker, Christ United Methodist Church, Fort Worth, Texas.   
  Page H10523
Recess: The House recessed at 11:52 a.m. and reconvened at 12:16 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10539
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Carter announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.            
  Pages H10540-42
Privileged Resolution: Representative Carter rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and offered H. Res. 805, raising a question of 
the privileges of the House. Subsequently, Representative Crowley moved 
to refer the resolution to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct and the motion was agreed to by a recorded vote of 246 ayes to 
153 noes with 19 voting ``present'', Roll No. 759, after agreeing to 
order the previous question by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 156 noes 
with 19 voting ``present'', Roll No. 758.               
  Pages H10542-44
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, 
October 6th:

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  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 325 
yeas to 93 nays, Roll No. 760 and                           
  Page H10545
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 426 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 763.         
  Page H11078
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Authorizing major medical facility leases for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010: S. 1717, to authorize major 
medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
fiscal year 2010;                                       
  Pages H10559-61
  Rex E. Lee Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3547, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the ``Rex E. Lee Post Office 
Building'';                                             
  Pages H10561-62
  Clyde Hichborn Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2174, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 Main 
Street in Howland, Maine, as the ``Clyde Hichborn Post Office''; 
                                                        Pages H10562-63
  Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2009: H.R. 2092, amended, to 
amend the National Children's Island Act of 1995 to expand allowable 
uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District of Columbia; and 
                                                        Pages H10563-65
  Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 1035, with an amendment: H. Res. 806, to provide for the 
concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1035, with an 
amendment, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 358 yeas to 66 nays, Roll No. 
762.                                         
  Pages H11052-61, H11077-78
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United 
States posthumously: H.J. Res. 26, to proclaim Casimir Pulaski to be an 
honorary citizen of the United States posthumously;     
  Pages H10545-50
  Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009: H.R. 3590, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers 
credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other 
Federal employees; and                                  
  Pages H10550-54
  Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 1016, with amendment: H. Res. 804, to provide for the concurrence 
by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1016, with amendment. 
                                                        Pages H10554-59
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010--Conference Report: The House 
agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2997, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 263 yeas to 162 
nays, Roll No. 761.                          
  Pages H10528-40, H11061-77
  H. Res. 799, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 178 nays, Roll 
No. 757, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 237 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 756.             
Pages H10589-40
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 807, electing a 
minority member to a standing committee: Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform: Representative Cao.                      
  Page H11078
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H10539.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 45 was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs.                                            
  Page H10539
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H10539, 
H10540, H10543-44, H10544, H10545, H11076-77, H11077 and H11078. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:38 p.m.