[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1170-D1172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 6500-
6507, and 1 resolution, H. Res. 1757, were introduced.   
  Pages H8263-64
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8264
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 1755, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 3082) making appropriations for military construction, 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 111-
675);
  H.R. 3190, to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers 
and retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the price below 
which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold violates the 
Sherman Act (H. Rept. 111-676); and
  H. Res. 1756, providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to 
the bill (H.R. 5281) to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify 
and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation 
against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 111-677).                                 
Page H8263
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pastor to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8091
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Lieutenant 
Christilene Whalen, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, Patuxent River, 
Maryland.                                                    
  Page H8091
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010: S. 3789, to limit 
access to Social Security account numbers;               
  Pages H8100-02
  Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to 
augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and 
Veterans Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans 
and members of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related 
psychiatric disorders: H. Res. 1746, amended, to recognize and support 
the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment the services provided 
by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in providing timely 
and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces 
suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders, by a \2/3\ 
recorded vote of 409 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 621; 
                                               Pages H8102-04, H8151-52
  Excluding an external power supply for certain security or life 
safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application 
of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act: H.R. 5470, to exclude an external power supply for 
certain security or life safety

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alarms and surveillance system components from the application of 
certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act;                                        
  Pages H8104-05
  Guarantee of a Legitimate Deal Act: H.R. 4501, amended, to require 
certain return policies from businesses that purchase precious metals 
from consumers and solicit such transactions through an Internet Web 
site, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 324 yeas to 81 nays, Roll No. 620;
                                                  Pages H8105-07, H8151
  Weekends Without Hunger Act: H.R. 5012, amended, to amend the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch to establish a weekend and holiday 
feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children 
on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school year; 
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  Pages H8112-14
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a weekend and holiday 
feeding program to provide nutritious food to at-risk school children 
on weekends and during extended school holidays during the school 
year.''.                                                     
Page H8114
  CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010: S. 3817, amended, to amend the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence 
Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance 
Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts.                     
  Pages H8114-31
Suspensions--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measures:
  Seniors Protection Act of 2010: H.R. 5987, amended, to ensure that 
seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social 
Security and certain other Federal benefits receive a one-time $250 
payment in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in 
2011, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 611 
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  Pages H8094-H8100, H8170-71
  Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010: H.R. 6495, 
amended, to improve compliance with mine safety and health laws, 
empower miners to raise safety concerns, and prevent future mine 
tragedies, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 193 nays, Roll 
No. 616.                                          
  Pages H8131-44, H8145
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Tuesday, December 
7th:
  Congratulating imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on 
the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize: H. Res. 1717, amended, to 
congratulate imprisoned Chinese democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo on the 
award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 612;                                 
  Page H8108
  Supporting the goal of eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on 
Federal lands: H. Res. 1540, amended, to support the goal of 
eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and to call 
on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to 
develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug 
trafficking organizations operating on Federal lands, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 613;        
  Pages H8108-09
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Supporting the goal of 
eradicating illicit marijuana cultivation on Federal lands and calling 
on the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to 
develop a coordinated strategy to permanently dismantle Mexican drug 
trafficking organizations and other criminal groups operating on 
Federal lands.''.                                            
Page H8109
  Expressing support for designation of 2011 as ``World Veterinary 
Year'': H. Res. 1531, to express support for designation of 2011 as 
``World Veterinary Year'' to bring attention to and show appreciation 
for the veterinary profession on its 250th anniversary, by a \2/3\ 
recorded vote of 406 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 614; 
                                                         Pages H8109-10
  Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Council for 
International Visitors: H. Res. 1402, amended, to recognize the 50th 
anniversary of the National Council for International Visitors, and to 
express support for designation of February 16, 2011, as ``Citizen 
Diplomacy Day'', by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 394 ayes to 13 noes with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 617;                        
  Pages H8145-46
  Honoring the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon: H. Res. 
1704, amended, to honor the 2500th anniversary of the Battle of 
Marathon, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 359 ayes to 44 noes with 5 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 618;                               
  Pages H8146-47
  Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010: S. 
3998, to extend the Child Safety Pilot Program, by a \2/3\ recorded 
vote of 401 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 624; and                
  Page H8222
  Providing for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice programs: 
H.R. 3353, to provide for American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Marianas to be treated as States for certain criminal justice 
programs.                                                    
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Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules: H. Res. 1752, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules and providing for consideration of motions to 
suspend the rules, by a yea-and-nay vote of 215 yeas to 194 nays, Roll 
No. 615, after the previous question was ordered without objection. 
                                               Pages H8110-11, H8144-45
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010: The House concurred in the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 3082, making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2010, with the amendment printed in H. Rept. 
111-675, by a yea-and-nay vote of 212 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 622. 
                                            Pages H8152-H8213, H8220-21
  H. Res. 1755, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendment, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 206 nays, 
Roll No. 619, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                               
Pages H8147-51
DREAM Act: The House concurred in the Senate amendments numbered 1 and 
2 to H.R. 5281, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and 
improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation 
against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and concurred 
in the Senate amendment numbered 3 with the amendment printed in H. 
Rept. 111-677, by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 
625.                                                     
  Pages H8222-43
  H. Res. 1756, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate 
amendments, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 211 yeas to 208 
nays, Roll No. 623, after the previous question was ordered without 
objection.                                     
Pages H8213-20, H8221-22
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H8091 and H8243.
Senate Referrals: S. 3984 was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Labor; S. 3199 and S. 3036 were held at the desk.        
  Page H8262
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8107, 
H8108, H8108-09, H8109-10, H8144-45, H8145, H8145-46, H8146-47, H8150, 
H8151, H8151-52, H8220-21, H8221-22, H8222, and H8242-43. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:41 p.m.