[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 53 (Thursday, April 15, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D391-D392]
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: 36 public bills, H.R. 5028-
5063; and 18 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 261-262; and H. Res. 1254-1269 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H2639-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2641-43
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Blumenauer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2581
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Clyde 
Mighells, Lighthouse Reformed Church, Howard, Pennsylvania. 
                                                             Page H2581
Recess: The House recessed at 11:38 a.m. and reconvened at 1:04 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2593
Oath of Office--Nineteenth Congressional District of Florida: 
Representative-elect Theodore E. Deutch presented himself in the well 
of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. 
Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a facsimile copy of a 
letter from the Honorable Kurt S. Browning, Secretary of State, State 
of Florida, indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the 
Special Election held April 13, 2010, the Honorable Theodore E. Deutch 
was elected Representative to Congress for the Nineteenth Congressional 
District, State of Florida.                                  
  Page H2594
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Florida, 
Mr. Deutch, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 431. 
                                                             Page H2595
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, 
April 14th:
  Recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of 
service to the Pacific Northwest: H. Res. 1062, amended, to recognize 
the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the 
Pacific Northwest, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 205;                                
  Page H2595
  Recognizing the leadership and historical contributions of Dr. Hector 
Garcia: H. Con. Res. 222, to recognize the leadership and historical 
contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the Hispanic community and his 
remarkable efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the 
United States of America; and                                
  Page H2595
  Congratulating the Duke University men's basketball team for winning 
the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship: H. 
Res. 1242, to congratulate the Duke University men's basketball team 
for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National 
Championship, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 390 ayes with none voting 
``no'' and 12 voting ``present'', Roll No. 210.              
  Page H2614
Clean Estuaries Act of 2010: The House passed H.R. 4715, to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary 
Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 278 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 209. 
                        Pages H2585-93, H2593-94, H2595-H2609, H2610-14
  Rejected the Jordan motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 192 
ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 208.                          
Pages H2611-13
  Agreed to:
  Oberstar amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that ensures 
that program evaluations assess whether the implementation of a 
comprehensive conservation and management plan is achieving its stated 
goals; (2) enhances public education on the connections between air, 
land, and water and the potential impacts on estuarine health; (3) 
strikes the existing statutory priority list for estuaries to clarify 
that existing and proposed management conferences enter or remain in 
the program on a competitive basis; and (4) removes individuals from 
the list of approved recipients for grants under this program; 
                                                         Pages H2602-03
  Oberstar amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that requires 
the administrator to evaluate the effectiveness of the program; 
identify and disseminate best practices for positive outcomes; and 
identify and limit redundant rules, regulations and reporting 
requirements;                                            
Pages H2603-05
  Kagen amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that requires 
estuary programs to include in their comprehensive conservation and 
management plans a coordinated monitoring strategy between federal, 
state, and local entities;                                   
Page H2605
  Schauer amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that defines 
``estuary'' under the Clean

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Water Act to include Great Lakes waters and wetlands that are similar 
to traditional estuaries covered by the National Estuary Program; 
                                                         Pages H2605-07
  Moore (WI) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that adds 
trend monitoring of the introduction and establishment of nonnative 
species, including their pathways for introduction in estuarine zones, 
to the list of research programs the Administrator can carry out; 
                                                             Page H2607
  Kratovil amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that makes 
explicit that collaborative processes should be used to develop the 
management plan. It calls for the equitable inclusion of all relevant 
estuary stakeholders; the use of neutral facilitators and processes to 
resolve conflicts; and the inclusion and use of up-to-date information, 
among other considerations; and                          
Pages H2608-09
  Shea-Porter amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 111-463) that 
ensures that comprehensive conservation and management plans address 
the impacts and potential effects of sea level change (by a recorded 
vote of 294 ayes to 109 noes, Roll No. 207).   
Pages H2607-08, H2610-11
  H. Res. 1248, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 171 nays, Roll No. 204, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H2593-94
Privileged Resolution--Motion to Refer: The House agreed to refer H. 
Res. 1255, raising a question of the privileges of the House, to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct by a yea-and-nay vote of 385 
yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 18 voting ``present'', Roll No. 206, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H2609-10
Recess: The House recessed at 5:25 p.m. and reconvened at 7:10 p.m. 
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Order of Procedure: The House agreed by unanimous consent that it be in 
order at any time to take from the Speaker's table H.R. 4851, with the 
Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, without 
intervention of any point of order or question of consideration, a 
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means or his 
designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment; that the Senate 
amendment be considered as read; that the motion be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means; and that the previous 
question be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption 
without intervening motion.                                  
  Page H2615
Continuing Extension Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 4851, to provide a temporary extension of certain 
programs, by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 112 noes, Roll No. 211. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, and further, that when the House adjourns on 
that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20th for 
morning hour debate.                                         
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2615.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2593, 
H2595, H2610, H2611, H2612-13, H2613-14, H2614, H2619-20. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11 p.m.