[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 40 (Thursday, March 18, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D278-D279]
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: 11 public bills, H.R. 4876-
4886; and 7 resolutions, H. Res. 1191, 1193-1198 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1656-57
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4275, to designate the annex building under construction for the 
Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, 
Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration 
Building'', with amendments (H. Rept. 111-444) and
  H. Res. 1192, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3644) to 
direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish 
education and watershed programs which advance environmental literacy, 
including preparedness and adaptability for the likely impacts of 
climate change in coastal watershed regions, and providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1612) to amend the Public Lands Corps 
Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of 
Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service-learning 
opportunities on public lands, help restore the nation's natural, 
cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, and scenic resources, 
train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts, and 
promote the value of public service (H. Rept. 111-445). 
                                                         Pages H1655-56
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Capps to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1597
Providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 1190, providing for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules, by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 
130, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 
222 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 129.            
  Pages H1600-05, S1609-11
Recess: The House recessed at 11:35 a.m. and reconvened at 1:34 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, March 
17th:
  Roy Wilson Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4214, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45300 Portola 
Avenue in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Roy Wilson Post Office'', 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 128;                                                     
  Page H1609
  State Admission Day Recognition Act: H.R. 3542, amended, to direct 
the Architect of the Capitol to fly the flag of a State over the 
Capitol each year on the anniversary of the date of the State's 
admission to the Union, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 133; and                   
  Pages H1625-26
  Agricultural Credit Act: H.R. 3509, to reauthorize State agricultural 
mediation programs under title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 
1987, by a
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 26 nays, Roll No. 134. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act: 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; 
                                                         Pages H1613-16
  Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Vermont Long Trail: H. Res. 
1173, to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Vermont Long Trail, the 
oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States, and to 
congratulate the Green Mountain Club for its century of dedication in 
developing and maintaining the trail, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
409 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No.135; and            
  Pages H1617-18, H1626-27
  Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: H.R. 1769, amended, 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.
                                                         Pages H1619-21
Recess: The House recessed at 3:50 p.m. and reconvened at 4:45 p.m. 
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Privileged Resolution--Motion to Refer: The House agreed to refer H. 
Res. 1193, raising a question of the privileges of the House, to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct by a yea-and-nay vote of 397 
yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 12 voting ``present'', Roll No. 131, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H1622-23
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Cantor announced 
his intent to offer a privileged resolution.             
  Pages H1623-24

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Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to the motion to table H. Res. 
1194, raising a question of the privileges of the House, by a recorded 
vote of 232 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 132.              
  Pages H1624-25
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act: H.R. 3671, to promote 
Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific basis for 
the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper Mississippi 
River Basin;                                             
  Pages H1611-13
  Hudson River Valley Special Resource Study Act: H.R. 4003, amended, 
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;          
  Pages H1616-17
  Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act: H.R. 2788, to 
designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial at the March 
Field Air Museum in Riverside; and                       
  Pages H1618-19
  Revising the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to 
include the Gettysburg Train Station: H.R. 4395, amended, to revise the 
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the 
Gettysburg Train Station.                                
  Pages H1621-22
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1597.
Senate Referrals: S. 2865 was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Labor and S. 1789 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.            
  Pages H1597, H1654
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1609, 
H1609-10, H1610-11, H1623, H1624-25, H1625-26, H1626 and H1626-27. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:16 p.m.