[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 167 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1204-D1206]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 6527-
6539; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 335 ; and H. Res. 1770, 1772-1774 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H8597-98
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8598
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4678, to require foreign manufacturers of products imported into 
the United States to establish registered agents in the United States 
who are authorized to accept service of process against such 
manufacturers, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
683, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 1771, 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 (H. Rept. 111-684);
  H.R. 3890, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to enhance 
oversight of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, 
and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-685, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3818, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require 
advisers of certain unregistered investment companies to register with 
and provide information to the Securities and Exchange

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Commission, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
686, Pt. 1)
  H.R. 3817, to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission with 
additional authorities to protect investors from violations of the 
securities laws, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 
111-687, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 1064, to provide for evidence-based and promising practices 
related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
prevention and intervention to help build individual, family, and 
community strength and resiliency to ensure that youth lead productive, 
safe, healthy, gang-free, and law-abiding lives, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 111-688, Pt. 1).                                       
Page H8597
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed 
Representative Pastor to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8521
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Taylor motion to adjourn by a yea-and-
nay vote of 14 yeas to 385 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
639.                                                         
  Page H8532
Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010--Rule for Consideration: The House 
began consideration of H. Res. 1766, providing for consideration of the 
Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund and to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend 
authorizations for the airport improvement program. Subsequently, the 
resolution was withdrawn.                                
  Pages H8524-32
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 1766 
and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by 
voice vote.                                                  
Page H8525
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010: Concurred in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 6198, to amend title 11 of the United States Code to 
make technical corrections;                                  
  Page H8535
  Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010: S. 
4005, to amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the proceeds or 
instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the United States from 
being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings; and 
                                                         Pages H8539-41
  Reauthorizing and enhancing Johanna's Law to increase public 
awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers: Concurred 
in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2941, to reauthorize and enhance 
Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect 
to gynecologic cancers.                                  
  Pages H8541-43
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, 
December 15th:
  Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010: S. 841, to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle 
safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other 
pedestrians of motor vehicle operation, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
379 yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 640;                           
  Page H8543
  Requiring reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery: 
S. 3860, to require reports on the management of Arlington National 
Cemetery, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
641;                                                     
  Pages H8543-44
  Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010: 
S. 3447, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational 
assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 
11, 2001, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
642; and                                                 
  Pages H8544-45
  Calling on the State Department to list the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular Concern'' with respect to 
religious freedom: H. Res. 20, amended, to call on the State Department 
to list the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a ``Country of Particular 
Concern'' with respect to religious freedom.                 
  Page H8595
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measures under suspensions of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Enacting certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, 
United States Code, ``Public Contracts'': Concur in the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 1107, to enact certain laws relating to public 
contracts as title 41, United States Code, ``Public Contracts'' and 
                                                         Pages H8535-36
  Establishing a pilot program in certain United States district courts 
to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district 
judges: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 628, to establish a 
pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage 
enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges. 
                                                         Pages H8536-39
Recess: The House recessed at 2:29 p.m. and reconvened at 5:45 p.m. 
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Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, December 
15th:
  International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 
2010: S. 987, to protect girls in developing countries through the 
prevention of child marriage, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 241 yeas 
to 166 nays, Roll No. 645.                               
  Pages H8551-52
Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010: The House concurred in the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and 
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
improvement program, by a recorded vote of 277 ayes to 148 noes, Roll 
No. 647.                             
  Pages H8532-34, H8545-51, H8552-95
  Prior to the declaration of the House into the Committee of the Whole 
pursuant to H. Res. 1766, the Chair noted that the Senate amendment to 
the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) 
contains: an emergency designation for purposes of pay-as-you-go 
principles under clause 10(c) of rule 21 and an emergency designation 
pursuant to section 4(g)(1) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
Accordingly, the Chair put the question of consideration under clause 
10(c)(3) of rule 21, and under section 4(g)(2) of the Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of 2010. It was subsequently agreed to proceed with 
consideration of the Senate amendment by voice vote.         
Page H8552
Rejected:
  Levin amendment to the Senate amendment (printed in H. Rept. 111-682) 
that sought to strike Title III of the Senate amendment to H.R. 4583 
and amend the bill to provide two years of estate tax relief at 2009 
levels. In calendar years 2011 and 2012, the estate tax exemption 
amount would be $3.5 million ($7 million total for a married couple) 
and the maximum tax rate on estates would be 45%. Additionally, the 
amendment would provide estates from decedents in 2010 with the ability 
to elect to be treated under the 2009 levels or to be treated under 
current law for tax purposes. This election would allow estates to 
receive a step up in basis on inherited property rather than the 2010 
carryover basis rules. The exemption level and rate are consistent with 
the estate tax proposal included in the President's FY2010 and FY2011 
Budgets. Under the Senate amendment to H.R. 4583, the bill would 
provide two years of estate tax relief with a $5 million estate tax 
exemption ($10 million total for a married couple) and a maximum rate 
of 35%. The amendment saves $23 billion, and affects 6,600 estates in 
2011 which would receive an average additional tax cut of more than 
$1.5 million under the Senate bill (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 
233 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 646).        
Page H8585-94
  H. Res. 1766, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 644. 
                                                             Page H8551
  Agreed to the Slaughter amendment to the rule by a recorded vote of 
230 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 643, after the previous question was 
ordered without objection.                               
Pages H8550-51
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8534.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8532, 
H8543, H8543-44, H8544-45, H8550-51, H8551, H8551-52, H8594 and H8594-
95. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:05 a.m. on 
Friday, December 17th.