[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1039-D1043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 57 public bills, H.R. 6239-6395; 
and 44 resolutions, H.J. Res. 98; H. Con. Res. 321-327; and H. Res. 1675-
1681, 1683-1711 were introduced.                              
  Pages H7388-96
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H7396-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1674, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 847) to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services 
to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on 
September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2378) to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify 
that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is 
actionable under United States countervailing and antidumping duty laws, and 
for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the Senate amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2701) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
111-648);
  H. Res. 1561, directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any 
document, record, or communication in her possession consisting of or 
relating to documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 111-649);
  H.R. 4416, to reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-650);
  H.R. 5479, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
to provide for use of excess funds available under that Act to provide for 
certain benefits, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-651);
  H.R. 5897, to reauthorize and improve programs and activities carried out 
under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-652, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 4645, to remove obstacles to legal sales of United States 
agricultural commodities to Cuba and to end travel restrictions on all 
Americans to Cuba (H. Rept. 111-653, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5892, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-654); and
  H. Res. 1682, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the 
bill (H.R. 3081) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign 
operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-655).                  
Page H7388
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Scott 
Moore, Erfurt, Germany.                                           
  Page H7215
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Lincoln Diaz-Balart motion to adjourn by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 2 yeas to 409 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
545.                                                              
  Page H7226

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Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 321, providing for 
a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional 
recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 
209 nays, Roll No. 546.                                           
  Page H7228
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010: The House passed 
H.R. 847, to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve 
protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist 
attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, by a recorded vote of 268 
ayes to 160 noes, Roll No. 550.                     
  Pages H7215-16, H7219-57
  Rejected the Lee (NY) 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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 185 yeas to 244 nays, 
Roll No. 549.                                                     
Page H7256
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in H. Rept. 111-648 shall be considered as adopted, in lieu of the 
amendments recommended by the Committees on Energy and Commerce and the 
Judiciary now printed in the bill.                                
Page H7230
  H. Res. 1674, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 847 
and H.R. 2378) and the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2701), was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 548, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 183 nays, 
Roll No. 547.                                          
Pages H7219, H7228-30
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act: The House passed H.R. 2378, to amend 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that fundamental exchange-
rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under United States 
countervailing and antidumping duty laws, by a recorded vote of 348 ayes to 
79 noes, Roll No. 554.                                        
  Pages H7259-73
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall 
be considered as adopted.                                         
Page H7259
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title VII of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to 
address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any 
foreign country.''.                                               
Page H7273
  H. Res. 1674, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 847 
and H.R. 2378) and the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2701), was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 548, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 183 nays, 
Roll No. 547.                                                 
Pages H7228-30
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: The House concurred in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2701, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2010 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 244 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 558.            
  Pages H7276-H7312 H7368-69
  H. Res. 1674, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 847 
and H.R. 2378) and the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2701), was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 548, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 183 nays, 
Roll No. 547.                                                 
Pages H7228-30
Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010: The House agreed 
to discharge and pass H.R. 6162, amended, to provide research and 
development authority for alternative coinage materials to the Secretary of 
the Treasury, increase congressional oversight over coin production, and 
ensure the continuity of certain numismatic items.            
  Pages H7312-13
American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010: The House agreed to 
discharge and pass H.R. 6166, amended, to authorize the production of 
palladium bullion coins to provide affordable opportunities for investments 
in precious metals.                                           
  Pages H7313-14
Withdrawal of Motion to Suspend the Rules: Agreed by unanimous consent to 
withdraw the Driehaus motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 6014 which 
was offered on September 28, 2010.                                
  Page H7342
Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors--Reappointment: Read a 
letter from Representative Boehner, Minority Leader, in which he reappointed 
Mr. Thomas A. Fuentes of Lake Forest, CA to the Election Assistance 
Commission Board of Advisors.                                     
  Page H7364
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Plain Writing Act of 2010: Concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 946, 
to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by 
establishing that Government documents issued to the public must be written 
clearly, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 341 yeas to 82 nays, Roll No. 562; 
                                                    Pages H7314-16, H7371-72
  Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010: S. 3397, amended, to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of 
controlled substances in certain instances;                   
  Pages H7316-18
  Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act Improvements Act of 2010: S. 1132, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to 
the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers; 
                                                              Pages H7319-21
  Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act: Concurred in the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 3219, to amend title 38, United States Code,

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to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs relating to insurance and health care;       
  Pages H7321-42
  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010: 
S. 3729, to authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2013, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 304 yeas to 118 nays, Roll No. 561; and     
  Pages H7342-61, H7370-71
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other 
assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for the 
people of Guam: Concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3940, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other 
assistance to facilitate a political status public education program for the 
people of Guam, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 
565.                                                   
  Pages H7361-64, H7377
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations 
Act, 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3081, making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a recorded vote 
of 228 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 564.    
  Pages H7364-68, H7369-70, H7372-77
  H. Res. 1682, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 233 yeas to 191 nays, 
Roll No. 560, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 240 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 559.          
Pages H7364, H7368, H7369-70
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, September 28th:
  Requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of 
the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to 
the VetSuccess Internet website: H.R. 3685, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet 
website and to publicize such Internet website, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 425 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 551;            
  Pages H7257-58
  Securing America's Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals Act of 2010: H.R. 
5993, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial 
counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 358 yeas to 66 nays, Roll No. 552;    
  Page H7258
  Calling on the Government of Japan to immediately address the growing 
problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen minor 
children in Japan: H. Res. 1326, to call on the Government of Japan to 
immediately address the growing problem of abduction to and retention of 
United States citizen minor children in Japan, to work closely with the 
Government of the United States to return these children to their custodial 
parent or to the original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the 
United States, to provide left-behind parents immediate access to their 
children, and to adopt without delay the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil 
Aspects of International Child Abduction, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 416 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 553;                                  
  Pages H7258-59
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Calling on the Government of 
Japan to address the urgent problem of abduction to and retention of United 
States citizen children in Japan, to work closely with the Government of the 
United States to return these children to their custodial parent or to the 
original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the United States, to 
provide left-behind parents immediate access to their children, and to adopt 
without delay the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abduction.''.                                 
Page H7259
  Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010: H.R. 6160, 
amended, to develop a rare earth materials program and to amend the National 
Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 325 yeas to 98 nays, Roll No. 555;      
  Page H7273
  AMERICA Works Act: H.R. 4072, amended, to require that certain Federal job 
training and career education programs give priority to programs that 
provide a national industry-recognized and portable credential, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 556;        
  Pages H7273-74
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To require that certain Federal 
job training and career education programs give priority to programs that 
provide an industry-recognized and nationally portable credential.''. 
                                                                  Page H7274
  Medical Debt Relief Act: H.R. 3421, amended, to exclude from consumer 
credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully 
paid or settled, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 336 ayes to 82 noes, Roll No. 
557;                                                          
  Pages H7274-75
  Federal Election Integrity Act: H.R. 512, amended, to amend the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election 
administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 296 yeas to 129 nays, Roll No. 563; 
                                                                  Page H7372
  All-American Flag Act: H.R. 2853, amended, to require the purchase of 
domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the 
Federal Government;                                           
  Pages H7377-78
  Emil Bolas Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 4602, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley 
Road

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in Sharon Center, Ohio, as the ``Emil Bolas Post Office'';        
  Page H7378
  James M. ``Jimmy'' Stewart Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
5606, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 47 South 7th Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania, as the ``James M. `Jimmy' 
Stewart Post Office Building'';                                   
  Page H7378
  George C. Marshall Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 5605, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 East Fayette 
Street in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, as the ``George C. Marshall Post 
Office'';                                                         
  Page H7378
  Supporting the goals and ideals of United States Military History Month: 
H. Res. 1442, to support the goals and ideals of United States Military 
History Month;                                                    
  Page H7378
  Congratulating the Washington Stealth for winning the National Lacrosse 
League Championship: H. Res. 1546, amended, to congratulate the Washington 
Stealth for winning the National Lacrosse League Championship;    
  Page H7378
  Supporting the United States Paralympics: H. Res. 1479, to support the 
United States Paralympics and to honor the Paralympic athletes;   
  Page H7378
  Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 6118, 
amended, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., in Washington, D.C., as the 
``Dorothy I. Height Post Office Building'';                       
  Page H7378
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, in 
Washington, D.C., as the `Dorothy I. Height Post Office'. ''.     
Page H7378
  Supporting the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day: H. Res. 1617, 
to support the goals and purpose of Gold Star Mothers Day, which is observed 
on the last Sunday in September of each year in remembrance of the supreme 
sacrifice made by mothers who lose a son or daughter serving in the Armed 
Forces;                                                       
  Pages H7378-79
  Expressing support for designation of September 2010 as National 
Craniofacial Acceptance Month: H. Res. 1603, to express support for 
designation of September 2010 as National Craniofacial Acceptance Month; 
                                                                  Page H7379
  Amending section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any 
hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time 
arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to 
overtime pay: H.R. 3243, to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States 
Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a 
qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of 
determinations relating to overtime pay;                          
  Page H7379
  Pre-Election Presidential Transition Act of 2010: S. 3196, to amend the 
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide that certain transition 
services shall be available to eligible candidates before the general 
election;                                                         
  Page H7379
  Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act: H.R. 758, amended, to 
amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
establishment of pediatric research consortia;                    
  Page H7379
  Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act: H.R. 2999, amended, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and increase the number of 
veterinarians trained in veterinary public health;                
  Page H7379
  Gestational Diabetes Act: H.R. 5354, amended, to establish an Advisory 
Committee on Gestational Diabetes and to provide grants to better understand 
and reduce gestational diabetes;                                  
  Page H7379
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide grants to better 
understand and reduce gestational diabetes, and for other purposes.''. 
                                                                  Page H7379
  Methamphetamine Education, Treatment, and Hope Act: H.R. 2818, amended, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a 
drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, to support residential 
methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and to 
improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction; 
                                                                  Page H7379
  Concussion Treatment and Care Tools Act:  H.R. 1347, amended, to amend 
title III of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
and implementation of concussion management guidelines with respect to 
school-aged children;                                         
  Pages H7379-80
  Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2010: S. 3751, 
to amend the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005;      
  Page H7380
  HEART for Women Act:  H.R. 1032, amended, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other 
cardiovascular diseases in women;                                 
  Page H7380
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Public Health 
Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart 
disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women.''.   
Page H7380
  Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act:  H.R. 2408, amended, to expand the 
research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and 
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention with respect to scleroderma;                           
  Page H7380
  Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act:  H.R. 1230, 
amended, to amend the

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Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National 
Acquired Bone Marrow Failure Disease Registry, to authorize research on 
acquired bone marrow failure diseases;                            
  Page H7380
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for research on acquired bone marrow failure 
diseases, minority-focused programs on such diseases, and the development of 
best practices for diagnosis of and care for individuals with such 
diseases.''.                                                      
Page H7380
  Reauthorizing and enhancing Johanna's Law: H.R. 2941, amended, to 
reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and 
knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers;                    
  Page H7380
  Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act of 2010: H.R. 
5462, amended, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk 
reduction, and public awareness program; and                      
  Page H7380
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title III of the 
Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to establish and implement a birth defects prevention, risk 
reduction, and public awareness program.''.                       
Page H7380
  Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act:  H.R. 1210, amended, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for arthritis research and public 
health.                                                           
  Page H7380
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division Modernization Act:  The 
House concurred in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 1510, 
to transfer statutory entitlements to pay and hours of work authorized by 
the District of Columbia Code for current members of the United States 
Secret Service Uniformed Division from the District of Columbia Code to the 
United States Code.                                           
  Pages H7380-83
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate 
amendments to the House amendments to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3619, to 
authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010. 
                                                              Pages H7383-84
Mount Stevens and Ted Stevens Icefield Designation Act:  The House agreed to 
discharge and pass S. 3802, to designate a mountain and icefield in the 
State of Alaska as the ``Mount Stevens'' and ``Ted Stevens Icefield'', 
respectively.                                                  
  Page H7384-85
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted a notification that an Executive Order was issued with respect 
to the national emergency declared in response to the actions and policies 
of the Government of Iran--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 111-147).                      
  Pages H7275-76
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H7342, H7372 and H7379.
Senate Referral: S. 3774 was held at the desk.                    
  Page H7372
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seventeen yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7226, H7228, 
H7228-29, H7229-30, H7256, H7256-57, H7257-58, H7258, H7259, H7272-73, 
H7273, H7274, H7274-75, H7368-69, H7369-70, H7370, H7370-71, H7371-72, 
H7372, H7376-77 and H7377. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 1:04 a.m. on September 30, 
2010, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 321, the House stands 
adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 15, 2010.