[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D985-D987]
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: 31 public bills, H.R. 6159-
6189; and 13 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96; H. Con. Res. 319; and H.Res. 
1639, 1641-1650, were introduced.                        
  Pages H6878-80
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6880-82
Reports Filed: Reports omitted from the Record of September 20, 2010 
with a redesignation:
  H.R. 5717, to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution to plan, design, and construct a facility and to enter into 
agreements relating to education programs at the National Zoological 
Park facility in Front Royal, Virginia, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 111-612, Pt. 1) and
  H.R. 5717, to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution to plan, design, and construct a facility and to enter into 
agreements relating to education programs at the National Zoological 
Park facility in Front Royal, Virginia, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 111-612, Pt. 2).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4714, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal 
years 2011 through 2014, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 111-613);
  H.R. 1997, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to update a 
research report and issue guidance to the States with respect to 
reducing lighting on the Federal-aid system during periods of low 
traffic density, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-614, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 2923, to enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine (H. Rept. 
111-615, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5710, to amend and reauthorize the controlled substance 
monitoring program under section 399O of the Public Health Service Act, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-616);
  H.R. 5756, to amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities 
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to provide for grants and 
technical assistance to improve services rendered to children and 
adults with autism, and their families, and to expand the number of 
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 
Education, Research, and Service, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-617);
  H.R. 5809, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for 
take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances, and 
for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-618, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 2336, to encourage energy efficiency and conservation and 
development of renewable energy sources for housing, commercial 
structures, and other buildings, and to create sustainable communities, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-619);
  H.R. 4790, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain 
political expenditures, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 111-620, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 1640, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 5297) to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program 
to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in 
eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit 
for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 111-621); and
  H. Res. 252, calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign 
policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and 
sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic 
cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating 
to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-622). 
                                                             Page H6878
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Cuellar to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6811
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend 
Douglas Fisher, Grace Church, Millbrook, New York.           
  Page H6811
Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Speaker be 
authorized to entertain motions to suspend the rules on Thursday, 
September 23, 2010, relating to the following measures: S. 1674; H.R. 
5307; H. Res. 1545; H. Res. 1560; H. Res. 1582; a bill to renew the 
authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve 
demonstration projects designed to test innovative strategies in state 
child welfare programs; and a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend 
the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.     
  Page H6814
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:

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  Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act:H.R. 4347, 
amended, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes; 
                                                         Pages H6814-21
  Amending the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian 
Tribes of Texas Restoration Act: H.R. 5811, to amend the Ysleta del Sur 
Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act 
to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum 
requirement for membership in that tribe;                
  Pages H6821-22
  Directing the Director of the National Park Service and the Secretary 
of the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of 
Columbia: H.R. 5494, amended, to direct the Director of the National 
Park Service and the Secretary of the Interior to transfer certain 
properties to the District of Columbia;                  
  Pages H6825-26
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to transfer certain properties to the District of 
Columbia.''.                                                 
Page H6826
  Authorizing the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs: H.R. 
4195, amended, to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to 
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs;                                                
  Pages H6826-28
  Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act 
of 2010: H.R. 5152, to adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain 
National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and Harriston 
Hill;                                                        
  Page H6828
  Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010: H.R. 5194, to designate 
Mt. Andrea Lawrence;                                     
  Pages H6828-29
  Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge Parkway: H. Con. 
Res. 294, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Blue Ridge 
Parkway;                                                 
  Pages H6829-30
  Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Estuaries 
Day: H. Res. 1503, to express support for the goals and ideals of 
National Estuaries Day;                                  
  Pages H6830-32
  Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of John James Audubon in Henderson, 
Kentucky: H. Res. 1508, to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of John 
James Audubon in Henderson, Kentucky;                        
  Page H6832
  Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 
2010: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1454, to provide for 
the issuance of a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal 
Stamp;                                                   
  Pages H6832-34
  Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2010: H.R. 6130, 
amended, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the 
permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs 
to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities; 
                                                         Pages H6837-39
  NEWBORN Act: H.R. 3470, amended, to authorize funding for the 
creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in 
standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant 
mortality, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 324 yeas to 64 nays, Roll No. 
533;                                              
  Pages H6842-43, H6858
  Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act: H.R. 2923, amended, to 
enhance the ability to combat methamphetamine;           
  Pages H6846-48
  Rosa's Law: S. 2781, to change references in Federal law to mental 
retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change 
references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an 
individual with an intellectual disability;              
  Pages H6852-54
  Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as Blood Cancer 
Awareness Month: H. Res. 1433, amended, to express support for 
designation of September 2010 as Blood Cancer Awareness Month; and 
                                                         Pages H6854-55
  Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2010: H.R. 5809, amended, to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of 
controlled substances in certain instances.              
  Pages H6855-57
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Coltsville National Historical Park Act: H.R. 5131, amended, to 
establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of 
Connecticut, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 174 nays, Roll 
No. 532.                                       
  Pages H6834-37, H6857-58
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 
2010: H.R. 5110, amended, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande 
Ruins National Monument;                                 
  Pages H6822-24
  Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act of 2010: H.R. 4823, amended, 
to establish the Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area in the Coconino 
National Forest, Arizona;                                
  Pages H6824-25
  Training and Research for Autism Improvements Nationwide Act: H.R. 
5756, amended, to

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amend title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
Rights Act of 2000 to provide for grants and technical assistance to 
improve services rendered to children and adults with autism, and their 
families, and to expand the number of University Centers for Excellence 
in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service; 
                                                         Pages H6843-46
  Emergency Medic Transition Act of 2010: H.R. 3199, amended, 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;       
  Pages H6839-42
  Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2010: H.R. 1745, amended, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections 
for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such 
Act; and                                                 
  Pages H6848-50
  National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting 
Reauthorization Act of 2010: H.R. 5710, amended, to amend and 
reauthorize the controlled substance monitoring program under section 
399O of the Public Health Service Act.                   
  Pages H6850-52
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H6811-12 and 
H6814.
Senate Referrals: S. 624 was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs; S. 3814 and S. 3717 were held at the desk.          
  Page H6875
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6857 and H6858. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.