[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 171 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1350-D1352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 4099-
4112; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 214; and H. Res. 911-919 were 
introduced.                                             
  Pages H13265-66
Additional Cosponsors:                                  
  Pages H13266-67
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 871, directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House 
of Representatives certain documents, records, memos, correspondence, 
and other communications regarding medical malpractice reform (H. Rept. 
111-341).                                                   
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend 
Matthew Southall Brown, Sr., St. John Baptist Church, Savannah, 
Georgia.                                                    
  Page H13071
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending the Small Business Act to improve SCORE: H.R. 1839, amended, 
to amend the Small Business Act to improve SCORE;       
  Pages H13075-77
  Expanding Entrepreneurship Act of 2009: H.R. 1842, amended, to amend 
the Small Business Act to improve the Small Business Administration's 
entrepreneurial development programs;                   
  Pages H13079-81
  Small Business Early-Stage Investment Act of 2009: H.R. 3738, 
amended, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
establish a program for the Small Business Administration to provide 
financing to support early-stage small businesses in targeted 
industries;                                             
  Pages H13081-84
  Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act: H.R. 
3014, amended, to amend the Small Business Act to provide loan 
guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by 
eligible professionals in solo and small group practices; and 
                                                        Pages H13084-86
  Welcoming the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency 
Dr. Manmohan Singh, to the United States: H. Res. 890, to welcome the 
Prime Minister of the Republic of India, His Excellency Dr. Manmohan 
Singh, to the United States.                            
  Pages H13107-09
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009: H.R. 
1834, amended, to amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve 
the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and 
Native Hawaiians and                                    
  Pages H13077-79
  Expressing the sense of Congress on the occasion of the 20th 
anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe: H. Con. 
Res. 212, amended, to express the sense of Congress on the occasion of 
the 20th anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, 
particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and to reaffirm 
the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and 
the Slovak and Czech Republics.                         
  Pages H13109-13
Discharge Petition: Representative Hoekstra moved to discharge the 
Committee on Armed Services from the consideration of H.R. 2294, to 
require the approval of the relevant State governor and legislature and 
the President's notification and certification before the transfer or 
release of an individual currently detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to 
a location in the United States, and for other purposes (Discharge 
Petition No. 7).
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 214, 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 243 yeas to 166 nays, Roll No. 896.                  
  Pages H13090-91
Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 3791, to 
amend sections 33 and 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act 
of 1974, by a yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 31 nays, Roll No. 901. 
                   Pages H13086-90, H13091-92, H13093-H13107, H13113-15
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology now printed in 
the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-
340, shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the 5-minute rule.                      
Pages H13100-03
  Agreed to:
  Titus amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-340) that 
expands the scope of the Assistance to Firefighter Grants program to 
allow the purchase of equipment that reduces the use of water in 
fighting fires and training firefighters;               
Pages H13103-04
  Holden amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-340) that 
makes river rescue organizations eligible for funding under the 
definition of a rescue organization;                        
Page H13106
  Cardoza amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-340) that 
requires the Director to consider unemployment rates when awarding 
grants;                                                 
Pages H13106-07
  Perlmutter amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-340) 
that authorizes a nationwide survey to assess compliance of fire 
departments with certain best practices on firefighter safety. The 
amendment establishes a task force of fire service industry to make 
recommendations to Congress on ways to increase compliance with those 
firefighter safety standards (by a recorded vote of 358 ayes to 75 
noes, Roll No. 899); and                        
Pages H13104-05, H13113
  Flake amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-340) that 
prohibits earmarking of funds appropriated under the Act (by a recorded 
vote of 371 ayes to 63 noes, Roll No. 900). 
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  H. Res. 909, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 898, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 174 nays, Roll No. 897.                         
                                                        Pages H13091-92
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H13084.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H13091, 
H13091-92, H13092, H13113, H13114, H13114-15. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:30 p.m.