[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 29, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D746-D748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 5622-
5640; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 291; and H. Res. 1484-1486, 1488 
were introduced.                               
  Pages H4973-74, H5202-03
Additional Cosponsors:                         
  Pages H4974-75, H5203-04
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1487, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-516). 
Conference report to accompany H.R. 1473, to provide for financial 
regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance 
Federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-
counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-517).
                                               Pages H4973, H4977-H5202
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Edwards (MD) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4907
Recess: The House recessed at 9:35 a.m. and reconvened at 10:30 a.m. 
                                                             Page H4908
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Reverend Dr. 
Paul Powell, First Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas.             
  Page H4908
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 175 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 395.                                            
  Pages H4908-09
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
the late Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia.            
  Page H4909
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and agree to the following measures which were debated on Monday, June 
28th:
  Congratulating the Chicago Blackhawks on winning the 2010 Stanley Cup 
Championship: H. Res. 1439, to congratulate the Chicago Blackhawks on 
winning the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 395 yeas to 5 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 396 and 
                                                         Pages H4909-10
  Recognizing the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition: H. 
Res. 1244, amended, to recognize the National Collegiate Cyber Defense 
Competition for its now five-year effort to promote cyber security 
curriculum in institutions of higher learning, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 412 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 399.                    
  Page H4942
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Broun (GA) motion to adjourn by a yea-
and-nay vote of 23 yeas to 379 nays, Roll No. 397.           
  Page H4910
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Providing for the reconsideration and revision of the proposed 
constitution of the United States Virgin Islands: S.J. Res. 33, to 
provide for the reconsideration and revision of the proposed 
constitution

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of the United States Virgin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent 
with the Constitution and Federal law;                   
  Pages H4925-27
  Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part II: H.R. 5611, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and 
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
improvement program;                                     
  Pages H4931-34
  Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010: H.R. 5552, amended, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the payment of 
the manufacturers' excise tax on recreational equipment be paid 
quarterly and to provide for the assessment by the Secretary of the 
Treasury of certain criminal restitution, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 400;           
  Pages H4934-36, H4943-44
  Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010: H.R. 5623, amended, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer tax 
credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 
2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with 
respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 401; and 
                                                  Pages H4936-39, H4944
  Recognizing the heroic efforts of the West Virginia National Guard 
and local responders for their work rescuing 17 individuals from a 
downed military helicopter: H. Res. 1153, to recognize the heroic 
efforts of the West Virginia National Guard and local responders for 
their work rescuing 17 individuals from a downed military helicopter on 
a rugged, snow-covered mountain on the Pocahontas-Randolph county line.
                                                         Pages H4939-41
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Continuing Federal unemployment programs: H.R. 5618, to continue 
Federal unemployment programs, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 261 yeas 
to 155 nays, Roll No. 398.                     
  Pages H4921-25, H4941-42
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of 
Marvin Esch, former Member of Congress.                  
  Pages H4942-43
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Enabling State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of 
whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces: H.R. 4505, to 
enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose 
children died while serving in the Armed Forces;         
  Pages H4916-17
  Recognizing the residents of the City of Tracy, California, on the 
occasion of the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation: H. Res. 
1446, to recognize the residents of the City of Tracy, California, on 
the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation, for 
their century of dedicated service to the United States; 
                                                         Pages H4917-18
  Honoring the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three and 
their families: H. Res. 1228, amended, to honor the veterans of 
Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three and their families; 
                                                         Pages H4918-19
  Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic 
Designation Act: H.R. 4307, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs 
community-based outpatient clinic in Artesia, New Mexico, as the 
``Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''; 
                                                         Pages H4919-21
  Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act: 1554, amended, to take 
certain property in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, into trust for the 
benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation;                  
  Pages H4927-28
  Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act: H.R. 4445, amended, 
to amend Public Law 95-232 to repeal a restriction on treating as 
Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New 
Mexico;                                                  
  Pages H4927-28
  Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: H.R. 2340, amended, to 
resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the 
State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska 
and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits Native 
Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the 
land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act; and                                      
  Pages H4929-30
  Recognizing the important role pollinators play in supporting the 
ecosystem and supporting the goals and ideals of National Pollinator 
Week: H. Res. 1460, to recognize the important role pollinators play in 
supporting the ecosystem and supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Pollinator Week.                                
  Pages H4930-31
In Memory of the late Honorable Robert C. Byrd, Senator from the State 
of West Virginia: The House agreed to H. Res. 1484, expressing the 
condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, 
a Senator from the State of West Virginia.               
  Pages H4944-49
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H4908, H4970-71.

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Senate Referral: S. 3249 was held at the desk.               
  Page H4908
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4908-09, H4909-10, H4910, 
H4941-42, H4942, H4943-44 and H4944. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and at 8:31 p.m., pursuant to 
the provisions of H. Res. 1484, it stands adjourned in memory of the 
Honorable Robert C. Byrd, Senator from West Virginia.