[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D963-D965]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 6144-
6156; and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 318; and H. Res. 1627-1637 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6803-04
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6804-05
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5194, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 111-595);
  H.R. 5131, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the 
State of Connecticut, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 111-596);
  H.R. 3785, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of the suitability and feasibility of expanding the boundary of 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (H. Rept. 111-597);
  H.R. 5110, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-598);
  H.R. 4823, to establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in 
the Coconino National Forest, Arizona, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-599);
  H.R. 3914, to designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San 
Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-600);
  H.R. 5388, to expand the boundaries of the Cibola National Forest in 
the State of New Mexico, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-601);
  H.R. 4195, to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to 
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-602);
  H.R. 4347, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-603);
  H.R. 4888, to revise the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program 
as it applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the 
public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable 
procedure for determining cabin user fees, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 111-604);
  H.R. 5494, to direct the Director of the National Park Service and 
the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the 
District of Columbia, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-605);
  H.R. 5152, to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National 
Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston Hill, and 
for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-606);
  H.R. 1745, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers 
under section 330 of such Act, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-607);
  H.R. 3199, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the 
expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical 
training, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-608); 
and
  H.R. 3470, to authorize funding for the creation and implementation 
of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical 
areas with high rates of infant mortality, and for other purposes, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 111-609).                         
Pages H6802-03
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, 
September 15th:
  James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore 
Federal Building Designation Act: Concurred in the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 3562, to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 
Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``James Chaney, Andrew 
Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building'', by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
528;                                                     
  Pages H6775-76
  Expressing condolences to and solidarity with the people of Pakistan 
in the aftermath of the devastating floods that began on July 22, 2010: 
H. Res. 1613, amended, to express condolences to and solidarity with 
the people of Pakistan in the aftermath of the devastating floods that 
began on July 22, 2010, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas to 2 
nays, Roll No. 531; and                                      
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  Expressing the support for and honoring September 17, 2010 as 
``Constitution Day'': H. Res. 1612, to express the support for and to 
honor September 17, 2010 as ``Constitution Day''.        
  Pages H6791-92
Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative Price (GA) 
announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.   
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Rural Energy Savings Program Act: The House passed H.R. 4785, to amend 
the miscellaneous rural development provisions of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to make loans to certain entities that will use the funds to make loans 
to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures involving 
structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial 
off-the-shelf technologies to reduce home energy use, by a recorded 
vote of 240 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 530.    
  Pages H6766-75, H6777-91
  Agreed to the Shadegg motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment. Subsequently, Representative 
Butterfield reported the bill back to the House with the amendment and 
the amendment was agreed to.                             
Pages H6789-90
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 111-594 shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule, 
in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the bill.        
Page H6782
  Agreed to:
  Cuellar amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-594) that 
directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance and 
technical advice to the qualified entities providing loans under this 
bill to increase the participation of economically distressed rural 
communities with unemployment rates above the national average; 
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  McCarthy (NY) amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-594) 
that requires that lenders providing loans under this Act give priority 
to active duty members of the Armed Forces and to veterans; 
                                                         Pages H6786-87
  Butterfield amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-594) 
that requires the Department of Energy, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, to consider passive house retrofits when 
identifying qualified energy efficiency measures; and    
Pages H6787-88
  Holden manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 111-
594) that clarifies that loan funds under the bill may not be used to 
purchase manufactured homes, makes technical corrections to a 
Comptroller General report, prohibits provision of funds to certain 
contractors and makes ineligible for loans certain Federal Employees. 
It also requires the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture to take 
steps to prevent misuse of funds. Prohibits any additions to direct 
spending in regards to provisions within this Act. Does not allow an 
entity with an ongoing capital repayment obligation to the Treasury due 
to the Troubled Assets Relief Program to participate in the programs 
within this Act. Ensures that funds provided under this bill would 
supplement and not supplant other energy efficiency funding (by a 
recorded vote of 402 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 529). 
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  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Secretary 
of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities that agree that the 
funds will be used to make loans to consumers to implement energy 
efficiency measures involving structural improvements and investments 
in cost-effective, commercial off-the-shelf technologies to reduce 
energy use, and for other purposes.''.                   
Pages H6790-91
  H. Res. 1620, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 527, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 
yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 526.                          
Pages H6774-75
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of 
the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service 
of our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan, their families, and all who 
serve in the armed forces and their families.                
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Privileged Resolution: Agreed by unanimous consent that Representative 
Price (GA) may be recognized on the legislative day of Wednesday, 
September 22, 2010, to offer the resolution that he noticed on 
Thursday, September 16, 2010, without further notice under clause 
2(a)(1) of rule IX.                                          
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, September 20th, and further, when the 
House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, September 21st for morning hour debate.             
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency with respect to persons 
who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism is to continue in 
effect beyond September 23, 2010--referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs and ordered printed (H. Doc. 111-145).           
  Pages H6792-93
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6793.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6774, 
H6774-75, H6775-76, H6788, H6790, H6791. There were no quorum calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:56 p.m.