[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 184 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1433-D1434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 4247-
4258; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 959-960, 963 were introduced. 
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  Page H14446
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3126, to establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-367, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 961, providing for consideration of the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 3288) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. 
Rept. 111-368); and
  H. Res. 962, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 111-369).                      
Page H14445
Recess: The House recessed at 11:10 a.m. and reconvened at 12:45 p.m. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, December 
8th:
  Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3951, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``Roy Rondeno, 
Sr. Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 
1 nay, Roll No. 941.                                        
  Page H14385
Tax Extenders Act of 2009: The House passed H.R. 4213, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, by 
a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 943. 
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  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Camp motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 251 
yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 942.                         
Pages H14405-06
  H. Res. 955, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of

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237 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 940, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 939. 
                                                        Pages H14384-85
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Monday, December 
7th:
  Renaming the Ocmulgee National Monument: H.R. 3603, amended, to 
rename the Ocmulgee National Monument, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 944; and    
  Pages H14407-08
  Eliminating an unused lighthouse reservation, providing management 
consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of 
Orange County, California, and meeting the original Congressional 
intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands: H.R. 86, 
amended, to eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide 
management consistency by bringing the rocks and small islands along 
the coast of Orange County, California, and meet the original 
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small 
islands, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 
946.                                                    
  Pages H14417-18
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To eliminate an unused 
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating 
the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange County, 
California, into the California Coastal National Monument managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original Congressional 
intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands, and for 
other purposes.''.                                          
Page H14418
Recess: The House recessed at 3:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:47 p.m. 
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Congressional Oversight Panel--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he appointed Mr. J. 
Mark McWatters of Dallas, Texas to the Congressional Oversight Panel, 
pursuant to Section 125(c)(1) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization 
Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-343).                                 
  Page H14408
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, 
to protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of 
insurance issues, and to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives 
markets. Further proceedings were postponed.            
  Pages H14408-18
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 111-365 shall 
be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole.                                                      
Page H14408
  H. Res. 956, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 945, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H14384, 
H14384-85, H14385, H14406, H14406-07, H14407-08, H14416-17 and H14417-
18. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:08 a.m.