[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 24, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4674-
4688; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 239; and H. Res. 1103-1104, 1106-
1108 were introduced.                                     
  Pages H832-33
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H833-34
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1105, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2701) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes, waiving a 
requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration 
of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, and 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules (H. Rept. 
111-419).                                                     
Page H832
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, 
February 23rd:
  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, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 61;        
  Pages H769-70
  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, by a \2/3\ 
recorded vote of 415 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 62; and     
  Pages H770-71
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives on the protection of members of vulnerable 
religious and ethnic minority communities in Iraq.''.         
Page H771
  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, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 65. 
                                                              Page H791
Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act: The House passed H.R. 
4626, to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the 
business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 19 nays, Roll No. 64. 
                                                    Pages H761-69, H771
  Rejected the Smith (TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 170 yeas to 249 
nays, Roll No. 63.                                        
Pages H787-90
  H. Res. 1098, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 60, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                          Pages H761-69
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when 
returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military 
sacrifices, and their patriotism: H. Con. Res. 238, to recognize the 
difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after 
serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and 
their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a 
people and a Nation.                                      
  Pages H791-94
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H816.
Senate Referrals: S. 30 was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce.                                                     
  Page H831
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H769, 
H770, H770-71, H789-90, H790-91, H791. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:45 p.m.