[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 101 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D764-D766]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 53 public bills, H.R. 5658-
5710 and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 295-296; and H. Res. 1498-1499, 
1501-1508 were introduced.                               
  Pages H5500-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5503-04
Reports Filed: Report were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1500, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 4899) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-522);
  In the matter of Representative Laura Richardson (H. Rept. 111-523); 
and
  H.R. 5320, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to increase 
assistance for States, water systems, and disadvantaged communities; to 
encourage good financial and environmental management of water systems; 
to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to enforce 
the requirements of the Act; to reduce lead in drinking water; to 
strengthen the endocrine disruptor screening program; and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-524).              
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Jackson (IL) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5305
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend 
Bradford Braley, First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 
                                                             Page H5305
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, June 
29th:
  Honoring the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three: H. 
Res. 1228, amended, to honor the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light 
Squadron Three and their families, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 410 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 415;                 
  Page H5309
  Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: H.R. 2340, 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, by a \2/
3\ recorded vote of 410 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 416; and
                                                         Pages H5309-10
  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, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 412 ayes with 
none voting ``no'' and 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 417.   
  Page H5311
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, June 
30th:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
political situation in Thailand be solved peacefully and through 
democratic means: H. Res. 1321, amended, to express the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the political situation in Thailand be 
solved peacefully and through democratic means, by a \2/3\ recorded 
vote of 411 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 419;                
  Pages H5319-20
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Affirming the support of 
the United States for a strong and vital alliance with Thailand.''. 
                                                             Page H5320
  Congratulating the people of the 17 African nations that in 2010 are 
marking the 50th year of their national independence: H. Res. 1405, 
amended, to congratulate the people of the 17 African nations that in 
2010 are marking the 50th year of their national independence, by a \2/
3\ recorded vote of 410 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 420; 
                                                             Page H5320
  Congratulating the Government of South Africa upon its first two 
successful convictions for human trafficking: H. Res. 1412, amended, to 
congratulate the Government of South Africa upon its first two 
successful convictions for human trafficking, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 414 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 421;                     
  Page H5327
  Expressing support for designation of June 30 as ``National ESIGN 
Day'': H. Con. Res. 290, to express support for designation of June 30 
as ``National ESIGN Day'', by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 397 ayes to 15 
noes, Roll No. 426; and                                      
  Page H5342
  Expressing support for the people of Guatemala, Honduras, and El 
Salvador as they persevere through the aftermath of Tropical Storm 
Agatha: H. Res. 1462, amended, to express support for the people of 
Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador as they persevere through the 
aftermath of Tropical Storm Agatha which swept across Central America 
causing deadly floods and mudslides, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 403 
ayes to 1 noe, Roll No. 429.                                 
  Page H5358
Restoration of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2010: The 
House passed H.R. 5618, to continue Federal unemployment programs, by a 
recorded vote of 270 ayes to 153 noes, Roll No. 423.     
  Pages H5321-30
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Camp motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 220 
ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 422.                          
Pages H5328-29
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 111-519 shall 
be considered as adopted.                                    
Page H5321
  H. Res. 1495, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 231 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 418, 
after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                                         Pages H5311-19
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability 
Act: H.R. 5503, amended, to revise laws regarding liability in certain 
civil actions arising from maritime incidents and        
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  Amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any 
registered lobbyist whose clients include foreign governments which are 
found to be sponsors of international terrorism or include other 
foreign nationals from making contributions and other campaign-related 
disbursements in elections for public office: H.R. 5609, amended, to 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any 
registered lobbyist whose clients include foreign governments which are 
found to be sponsors of international terrorism or include other 
foreign nationals from making contributions and other campaign-related 
disbursements in elections for public office, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 408 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 425.      
  Pages H5336-40, H5341-42
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any registered lobbyist whose 
clients include foreign governments which are found to be sponsors of 
international terrorism from making contributions and other campaign-
related disbursements in elections for public office.''.     
Page H5342
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (416 present, Roll No. 424). 
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Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (419 present, Roll No. 427). 
                                                             Page H5356
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010: Representative Obey moved to 
concur in the Senate amendment to the text of H.R. 4899, making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer 
jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, with each of the 
five amendments printed in H. Rept. 111-522. The first portion, 
consisting of amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-522, was 
considered as adopted pursuant to H. Res. 1500. The Chair then put the 
question on adoption of each of portions two through five. 
                                                         Pages H5358-71
  On concurring in the Senate amendment to the text with the second 
portion of the divided question, consisting of amendment No. 2 printed 
in H. Rept. 111-522, agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 182 
nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 430. 
                                               Pages H5371-83, H5404-05
  On concurring in the Senate amendment to the text with the third 
portion of the divided question, consisting of amendment No. 3 printed 
in H. Rept. 111-522, rejected by a recorded vote of 25 ayes to 376 noes 
with 22 voting ``present'', Roll No. 431.             
Pages H5383-H5406
  On concurring in the Senate amendment to the text with the fourth 
portion of the divided question, consisting of amendment No. 4 printed 
in H. Rept. 111-522, rejected by a recorded vote of 100 ayes to 321 
noes, Roll No. 432.                                      
Pages H5406-07
  On concurring in the Senate amendment to the text with the fifth 
portion of the divided question, consisting of amendment No. 5 printed 
in H. Rept. 111-522, rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 260 
noes, Roll No. 433.                                          
Page H5406
  H. Res. 1500, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 210 nays, 
Roll No. 428, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                     
Pages H5342-43, H5356-58
  Pursuant to the rule, H. Res. 1493 is adopted.             
Page H5357
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Oberstar wherein he transmitted copies of 15 
resolutions for the General Services Administration's FY 2010 Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program adopted by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure on July 1, 2010.       
  Pages H5407-90
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and 11 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5309, 
H5310, H5311, H5318-19, H5319-20, 5320, H5327, H5328-29, H5329-30, 
H5341-42, H5342, H5357, H5358, H5404-05, H5405-06, H5406 and H5406-07. 
Two quorum calls (Roll No. 424 and Roll No. 427) developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5340-41 and H5356.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 11:59 p.m., pursuant to 
the provisions of H. Con. Res. 293, the House stands adjourned until 2 
p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, 2010.