[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 35 (Thursday, March 11, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D234-D235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4820-
4834; and 14 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 251-252; and H. Res. 1162-1167, 
1169-1174, were introduced.                              
  Pages H1357-58
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1358-59
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4098, to require the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget to issue guidance on the use of peer-to-peer file sharing 
software to prohibit the personal use of such software by Government 
employees (H. Rept. 111-431);
  H.R. 946, to enhance citizen access to Government information and 
services by establishing that Government documents issued to the public 
must be written clearly, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-432);
  H.R. 4252, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
of water resources in the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State of 
California (H. Rept. 111-433);
  H.R. 1769, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of 
Washington and to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt 
River as wild and scenic rivers, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-434);
  H.R. 2788, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National 
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California (H. 
Rept. 111-435);
  H.R. 4003, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to evaluate resources in the Hudson River Valley 
in the State of New York to determine the suitability and feasibility 
of establishing the site as a unit of the National Park System, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-436);
  H.R. 4192, to designate the Stornetta Public Lands as an Outstanding 
Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape 
Conservation System, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-437);

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  H.R. 4395, to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-438); and
  H. Res. 1168, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3650) to 
establish a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program, to 
develop and coordinate a comprehensive and integrated strategy to 
address harmful algal blooms and hypoxia, and to provide for the 
development and implementation of comprehensive regional action plans 
to reduce harmful algal blooms and hypoxia (H. Rept. 111-439). 
                                                             Page H1357
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (405 present, Roll No. 101). 
                                                         Pages H1328-29
Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and 
misdemeanors: The House agreed to H. Res. 1031, impeaching G. Thomas 
Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 
                                               Pages H1327-28, H1329-37
  The House agreed to Article I of the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 102.          
Page H1335
  The House agreed to Article II of the resolution by a recorded vote 
of 410 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 103.       
Pages H1335-36
  The House agreed to Article III of the resolution by a recorded vote 
of 416 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 104.           
Page H1336
  The House agreed to Article IV of the resolution by a recorded vote 
of 423 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 105.       
Pages H1336-37
Privileged Resolution--Motion to Refer: The House agreed to refer H. 
Res. 1164, raising a question of the privileges of the House, to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct by a recorded vote of 402 
ayes to 1 no with 15 voting ``present'', Roll No. 107, after the 
previous question was ordered by a recorded vote of 404 ayes to 2 noes 
with 15 voting ``present'', Roll No. 106.                
  Pages H1337-39
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, 
March 9th:
  Recognizing the 189th anniversary of the independence of Greece: H. 
Res. 1107, to recognize the 189th anniversary of the independence of 
Greece and to celebrate Greek and American democracy, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 108 and                            
  Pages H1339-40
  Commending the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team for its 
victory in the 2010 Rose Bowl: H. Res. 1047, to commend The Ohio State 
University Buckeyes football team for its victory in the 2010 Rose 
Bowl.                                                        
  Page H1340
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 1165, appointing and 
authorizing managers for the impeachment of G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., a 
Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana.                                                   
  Page H1340
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H1325 and H1340.
Senate Referrals: S. 1067 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs.                                                     
  Page H1355
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1335, 
H1335-36, H1336, H1337, H1338, H1338-39, and H1339-40. One quorum call 
(Roll No. 101) developed during the proceedings of today and appears on 
pages H1328-29.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4 p.m.