[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 72 (Thursday, May 13, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D533-D534]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 5294-5317; 
and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 84; H. Con. Res. 278; and H. Res. 1358-1361 
were introduced.                                              
  Pages H3482-83
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H3483-84
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative 
Jackson Lee (TX) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.         
  Page H3443
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010: The House resumed 
consideration of H.R. 5116, to invest in innovation through research and 
development and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. Further 
proceedings on the bill were postponed.                       
  Pages H3444-57
  Agreed to the Hall (TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Science and Technology with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment by a recorded vote of 292 ayes to 126 
noes, Roll No. 270.                                           
Pages H3455-57
Agreed to:
  Chu amendment (No. 36 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that 
clarifies that one purpose of the Innovation through Institutional 
Integration grant program is to help under-represented students in STEM 
fields transition from 2-year institutions to 4-year institutions of higher 
education;                                                        
Page H3445
  Kratovil amendment (No. 44 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that 
encourages employees of Federal agencies to volunteer in STEM education 
activities;                                                   
Pages H3446-47
  Salazar amendment (No. 51 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that 
provides the Department of Energy with the authority to conduct training for 
energy auditors, field technicians, and building contractors so they can 
understand and promote the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency 
technology;                                                   
Pages H3447-48
  Schock amendment (No. 52 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that 
instructs the Secretary of Commerce to give priority to innovation clusters 
that partner with local Workforce Investment Area Boards;     
Pages H3448-49
  Gordon (TN) en bloc amendment No. 3 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479: Cardoza amendment (No. 2) that 
instructs the NIST Director to carry out a green manufacturing and 
construction initiative that develops an understanding of sustainability in 
manufacturing and shares that information with manufacturers so that they 
can adopt the best sustainable manufacturing practices; Marshall amendment 
(No. 28) that directs the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship to 
consider the needs of rural communities and small businesses when 
strengthening the collaboration on and coordination of policies relating to 
innovation and commercialization of new technologies within the Department 
of Commerce and between the Department of Commerce and other Federal 
agencies; Michaud amendment (No. 29) that prioritizes the needs of 
challenges of small businesses in the Regional Innovation Program's inter-
agency collaboration; Michaud amendment (No. 30) that directs the Secretary 
to prioritize communities impacted by trade when awarding Regional 
Innovation Cluster grants; Michaud amendment (No. 31) that requires the 
Advisory Committee on STEM Education to consider the needs of rural schools; 
Ruppersberger amendment (No. 32) that clarifies the eligibility of the Noyce 
scholarship to include retired STEM professionals; Ruppersberger amendment 
(No. 33) that directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to use 
cyber-enabled-learning to create an innovative STEM workforce and/or to 
retrain and retain our current STEM workforce to address critical national 
and economic issues; Ellsworth amendment (No. 37) that ensures funds would 
not be used to purchase gift items, knickknacks, souvenirs, trinkets, or 
other items without direct educational value; Heinrich amendment (No. 40) 
that adds science parks and federal laboratories as eligible recipients for 
the ``Regional Innovation Program''; Heinrich

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amendment (No. 41) that allows the Secretary of Energy to establish an 
online database of unclassified technologies and capabilities available at 
national laboratories for the purpose of commercial application; McNerney 
amendment (No. 45) that adds marine and hydrokinetic technology systems to 
the list of energy efficiency and renewable energy technology systems that 
would be included in the Department of Energy STEM education initiatives 
authorized under the section; Space amendment (No. 53) that instructs the 
Director of NIST to carry out a program to support research into 
transformational manufacturing; and Titus amendment (No. 54) that clarifies 
that both pre-service and in-service teacher training and professional 
development shall be considered when identifying grand challenges in pre-K-
12 STEM education;                                            
Pages H3449-52
  Boccieri amendment (No. 34 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that was 
debated on May 12th that increases the authorization level for funding for 
Federal Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technologies in Manufacturing from 
$50 million to $100 million (by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 171 noes, 
Roll No. 267);                                                
Pages H3452-53
  Halvorson amendment (No. 38 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that 
requires the Director of the National Science Foundation to give 
consideration to the goal of promoting the participation of veterans in the 
postdoctoral research fellowship program established by section 246 
(Postdoctoral research fellowships) (by a recorded vote of 419 ayes with 
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 268); and              
Pages H3445-46, H3453-54
  Flake amendment (No. 50 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-479) that 
expresses the sense of Congress that retaining graduate-level talent trained 
at American universities in STEM fields is critical to enhancing the 
competitiveness of American businesses (by a recorded vote of 419 ayes with 
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 269).                        
Pages H3447, H3454
  H. Res. 1344, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed 
to on Wednesday, May 12th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and 
agreed to the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, May 12th:
  Recognizing the significant accomplishments of AmeriCorps: H. Res. 1338, 
to recognize the significant accomplishments of AmeriCorps and to encourage 
all citizens to join in a national effort to raise awareness about the 
importance of national and community service, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
280 yeas to 128 nays, Roll No. 271 and                        
  Pages H3457-58
  Expressing the sympathy and condolences of the House of Representatives to 
those people affected by the flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky, and 
Mississippi in May, 2010: H. Res. 1337, to express the sympathy and 
condolences of the House of Representatives to those people affected by the 
flooding in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Mississippi in May, 2010, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 272. 
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HIT Policy Committee--Reappointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
reappointment of Mr. Paul Egerman of Weston, MA to the HIT Policy Committee 
for a term of three years.                                        
  Page H3459
Providing for a recess of the House for a joint meeting to receive His 
Excellency Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States: 
Agreed by unanimous consent that it may be in order at any time on Thursday, 
May 20, 2010 for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the 
Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency Felipe 
Calderon Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States.        
  Page H3462
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet 
at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18th for morning hour debate. 
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Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance--Reappointment: The Chair 
announced on behalf of the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House and the 
Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, the joint reappointment on May 
13, 2010 of Roberta L. Holzwarth of Illinois and Barbara L. Camens of 
Washington, DC, Chair, each to a five-year term on the Board of Directors of 
the Office of Compliance.                                         
  Page H3468
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3453, H3453-54, H3454, 
H3457, H3457-58, H3458-59. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:25 p.m.