[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D128-D130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 4645-
4672; 1 private bill, H.R. 4673; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 238; 
and H. Res. 1095-1097, 1099, 1100-1102 were introduced.   
  Pages H753-55
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H755-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4247, to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint and 
seclusion in schools, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-417) and
  H. Res. 1098, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to 
restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business 
of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H. Rept. 111-
418).                                                         
Page H753
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Tonko to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H651
Recess: The House recessed at 10:51 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H653
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
Alan Keiran, Office of the United States Senate Chaplain.     
  Page H653
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Walden, 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
effective today.                                              
  Page H653
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1095, electing a 
Minority member to a standing committee of the House of 
Representatives: Committee on Energy and Commerce: Representative 
Griffith.                                                     
  Page H653
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Recognizing the bravery and efforts of the United States Armed 
Forces, local first responders, and other members of Operation Unified 
Response: H. Res. 1066, to recognize the bravery and efforts of the 
United States Armed Forces, local first responders, and other members 
of Operation Unified Response for their swift and coordinated action in 
light of the devastation wrought upon the nation of Haiti after a 
horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-Au-Prince and surrounding 
cities on January 12, 2010, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 52;           
  Pages H667-71, H696-97
  Honoring the heroism of the seven United States Agency for 
International Development and Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster 
Assistance supported urban search and rescue teams deployed to Haiti: 
H. Res. 1059, amended, to honor the heroism of the seven United States 
Agency for International Development and Office of U.S. Foreign 
Disaster Assistance supported urban search and rescue teams deployed to 
Haiti from New York City, New York, Fairfax County, Virginia, Los 
Angeles County, California, Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 
and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and commending their dedication and 
assistance in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010 Haitian earthquake, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 53;                                             
  Pages H671-73, H697
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Honoring the heroism of 
the seven United States Agency for International Development, Office of 
U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, and Federal Emergency Management 
Agency supported urban search and rescue teams deployed to Haiti from 
New York City, New York, Fairfax County, Virginia, Los Angeles County, 
California, the City of Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade County, Florida, and 
Virginia Beach, Virginia, and commending their dedication and 
assistance in the aftermath of the January 12, 2010, Haitian 
earthquake.''.                                                
Page H697
  Commending the efforts and honoring the work of the men and women of 
USNS Comfort and the United States Navy: H. Res. 1048, amended, to 
commend the efforts and honor the work of the men and women of USNS 
Comfort and the United States Navy in the immediate response to those 
affected by the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010; 
                                                          Pages H679-83
  Billy's Law: H.R. 3695, amended, to authorize funding for, and 
increase accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified 
Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the 
National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, and to provide incentive grants to help facilitate 
reporting to such systems; and                            
  Pages H683-87
  Expressing support for designation of March as National Nutrition 
Month: H. Res. 274, to express support for designation of March as 
National Nutrition Month.                                 
  Pages H688-90
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Monday, 
February 22nd:

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  Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National 
Wear Red Day: H. Res. 1039, to support the goals and ideals of American 
Heart Month and National Wear Red Day, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
408 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 54 and            
  Page H698
  Recognizing the significance of Black History Month: H. Res. 1046, to 
recognize the significance of Black History Month, by a \2/3\ recorded 
vote of 402 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 55. 
                                                        Pages H699-H700
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Honoring the life of Miep Gies: H. Res. 1074, to honor the life of 
Miep Gies, who aided Anne Frank's family while they were in hiding and 
preserved her diary for future generations;               
  Pages H673-75
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on religious 
minorities in Iraq: H. Res. 944, amended, to express the sense of the 
House of Representatives on religious minorities in Iraq; 
                                                          Pages H675-79
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness 
Week: H. Con. Res. 227, amended, to support the goals and ideals of 
National Urban Crimes Awareness Week; and                 
  Pages H687-88
  Honoring and celebrating the contributions of African-Americans to 
the transportation and infrastructure of the United States: H. Res. 
1085, to honor and celebrate the contributions of African-Americans to 
the transportation and infrastructure of the United States. 
                                                          Pages H690-93
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: The House passed H.R. 
2314, to express the policy of the United States regarding the United 
States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for 
the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing 
entity, by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 164 nays, Roll No. 59. 
                                                 Pages H693-96, H700-31
Agreed to:
  Abercrombie amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 1 printed in 
part A of H. Rept. 111-413) that addresses several issues raised by the 
Attorney General of the State of Hawaii and others. In particular the 
amendment clarifies the definition of ``Native Hawaiian'' to ensure 
that the Native Hawaiian governing entity is a distinctly native 
community. While recognizing and affirming the sovereign immunity of 
the Native Hawaiian governing entity, the amendment expressly states 
the Act does not alter the sovereign immunity of the United States or 
the State of Hawaii allowing for negotiations. The amendment further 
clarifies that, pending negotiations and subsequent implementation 
legislation, the following will occur: there will be no ``Indian 
Country'' within Hawaii; the United States will not take land into 
trust, nor restrict alienability of land owned by the Native Hawaiian 
governing entity; the governing entity may not exercise certain powers 
and authorities such as jurisdiction over non Native Hawaiian 
individuals without their consent; and the State of Hawaii will retain 
regulatory and taxation authority over Native Hawaiians and the Native 
Hawaiian governing entity (by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 164 
nays, Roll No. 58).                                 
Pages H714-25, H730
Rejected:
  Hastings (WA) amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-413) 
to the amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to require 
that the voters of Hawaii approve the governing documents for the 
Native Hawaiian governing entity before federal recognition becomes 
operative (by a yea-and-nay vote of 163 yeas to 241 nays, Roll No. 56) 
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Pages H725-26, H728-29
  Flake amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-413) to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to state that 
nothing in the Act shall relieve a Native Hawaiian governing authority 
from complying with the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment 
to the United States Constitution (by a yea-and-nay vote of 177 yeas to 
233 nays, Roll No. 57).                          
Pages H726-28, H729-30
  H. Res. 1083, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 165 nays, Roll No. 51, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection.    
Page H696
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency with 
respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-
registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba on 
February 24, 1996 is to continue in effect beyond March 1, 2010--
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 111-94).                                                 
  Page H693
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H653.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H696, 
H696-97, H697, H698, H699-H700, H728-29, H729, H730, H730-31. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 11:48 p.m.

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