[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 42 (Saturday, March 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D309-D310]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 4894-
4896; were introduced.                                       
  Page H1817
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H1818
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1203, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the 
Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other 
purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010 (H. Rept. 111-448). 
                                                             Page H1817
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Clarke to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1747
Recess: The House recessed at 9:15 a.m. and reconvened at 10:30 a.m. 
                                                             Page H1749
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 153. 
                                                         Pages H1772-73
Public Lands Service Corps Act: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 288 yeas to 116 nays, Roll No. 151.              
  Pages H1749-62
  Agreed to the Lummis motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with amendments by a recorded vote of 387 ayes to 21 
noes, Roll No. 150. Subsequently, Representative Grijalva reported the 
bill back to the House with the amendment and the amendment was agreed 
to.                                                      
Pages H1759-61
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``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 
opportunities for young Americans; 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.''.                      
Page H1762
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as adopted.                         
Page H1749
  Agreed to:
  Bishop (UT) amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-445) 
that retains the existing authorization level of $12 million a year and 
only authorizes the program for 5 years (by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 
yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 148) and                      
Pages H1757-59
  Cole amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 111-445) that 
amends Section 3(f) to allow the Secretaries to enter into arrangement 
with tribal

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governments in order to provide temporary housing with Corps volunteers 
(by a yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
149).                                                
Pages H1757, H1759
  H. Res. 1192, the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3644 and 
H.R. 1612, was agreed to on Friday, March 19th.
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  TRICARE Affirmation Act: H.R. 4887, amended, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that health coverage provided by the 
Department of Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
152.                                           
  Pages H1762-67, H1771-72
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
Stewart Udall, former Member of Congress and Secretary of the Interior.
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Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measure which was debated on Friday, March 
19th:
  Honoring the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington: H. Res. 
1040, to honor the life and accomplishments of Donald Harington for his 
contributions to literature in the United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 399 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 154. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:12 p.m. and reconvened at 4:52 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspensions of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Commending the members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the 
National Guard for their efforts: H. Res. 1075, amended, to commend the 
members of the Agri-business Development Teams of the National Guard 
for their efforts, together with personnel of the Department of 
Agriculture and the United States Agency for International Development, 
to modernize agriculture practices and increase food production in war-
torn countries;                                          
  Pages H1767-71
  Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima: H. Res. 
1099, amended, to recognize the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo 
Jima;                                                    
  Pages H1773-78
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
meritorious service performed by aviators in the United States Armed 
Forces: H. Res. 925, amended, to express the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the meritorious service performed by aviators 
in the United States Armed Forces who were shot down over, or otherwise 
forced to land in, hostile territory yet evaded enemy capture or were 
captured but subsequently escaped;                       
  Pages H1778-83
  Supporting the goals and ideals of a Cold War Veterans Recognition 
Day: H. Res. 900, amended, to support the goals and ideals of a Cold 
War Veterans Recognition Day to honor the sacrifices and contributions 
made by members of the Armed Forces during the Cold War and encouraging 
the people of the United States to participate in local and national 
activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those 
individuals; and                                         
  Pages H1783-87
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all people 
in the United States should participate in a moment of silence to 
reflect upon the service and sacrifice of members of the United States 
Armed Forces both at home and abroad: H. Res. 1119, amended, to express 
the sense of the House of Representatives that all people in the United 
States should participate in a moment of silence to reflect upon the 
service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces both 
at home and abroad.                                      
  Pages H1788-93
Recess: The House recessed at 11:26 p.m. and reconvened at 12:12 a.m. 
on Sunday, March 21st.                                       
  Page H1816
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1758-59, 
H1759, H1761, H1762, H1771, H1772-73 and H1773. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12:14 a.m. on 
Sunday, March 21, 2010.