[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1207-D1208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3885-
3897; 1 resolution, H. Res. 852 were introduced.        
  Pages H11580-81
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H11581-82
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1061, to transfer certain land to the United States to be held 
in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe and to place land into trust for the 
Hoh Indian Tribe, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-306);
  H.R. 1471, to expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National 
Historic Site in the State of Georgia and to redesignate the unit as a 
National Historical Park, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-307);
  H.R. 2008, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate 
the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of 
the Central Utah Project, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-308);
  H.R. 2489, to authorize a comprehensive national cooperative 
geospatial imagery mapping program through the United States Geological 
Survey, to promote use of the program for education, workforce training 
and development, and applied research, and to support Federal, State, 
tribal, and local government programs, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-
309);
  H.R. 715, to expand the boundary of Saguaro National Park and to 
study additional land for future adjustments to the boundary of the 
Park (H. Rept. 111-310); and H. Res. 853, providing for consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 3619) to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard 
for fiscal year 2010 (H. Rept. 111-311).                    
Page H11580
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pastor to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H11519
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Darrell Armstrong, Shiloh Baptist Church, Trenton, New Jersey. 
                                                            Page H11519
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009: S. 1793, to 
amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 793; 
                                                Pages H11523-33, H11553
  Expressing support for designation of October 2009 as ``National 
Principals Month'': H. Res. 811, amended, to express support for 
designation of October 2009 as ``National Principals Month'', by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 794;
                                              Pages H11533-35, 11553-54
  Recognizing Kentucky Wesleyan College for over 150 years of service 
as an institution of higher education: H. Res. 837, to recognize 
Kentucky Wesleyan College for over 150 years of service as an 
institution of higher education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 795;    
  Pages H11535-36, H11554
  Recognizing the distinguished history of the Laurinburg Normal 
Industrial Institute: H. Res. 660, amended, to recognize the 
distinguished history of the Laurinburg Normal Industrial Institute, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
796;                                            
  Pages H11536-38, H11555

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  Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
Policy Amendments Act of 2009: S. 1818, to amend the Morris K. Udall 
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native 
American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. 
Udall;                                                  
  Pages H11539-40
  Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for the 
presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former Senator Edward 
Brooke: S. Con. Res. 43, to authorize the use of the rotunda of the 
Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to former 
Senator Edward Brooke, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 797;           
  Pages H11540-42, H11555-56
  Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers 
Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, 
Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba 
Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos: H. Res. 761, amended, to 
remember and commemorate the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio 
Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan 
Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos 
and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th 
anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose 
Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989;
                                                        Pages H11542-45
  Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
release imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom: H. Res. 672, 
to call on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to 
release imprisoned bloggers and respect Internet freedom; and 
                                                        Pages H11545-49
  Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues 
of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World 
Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009: 
H. Res. 823, to express deep condolences to the families, friends, and 
colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United 
Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 
October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP's mission to bring emergency 
food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the 
world.                                                  
  Pages H11551-52
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Expressing support for Teen Read Week: H. Res. 836, to express 
support for Teen Read Week and                              
  Page H11538
  Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution 
of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights: H. Res. 175, to condemn the Government of 
Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its 
continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. 
                                                        Pages H11549-51
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H11519.
Senate Referrals: S. 1818 was held at the desk.             
  Page H11579
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H11553, H11553-54, H11554, 
H11555, H11555-56. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:36 p.m.