[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D12-D13]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 196-210; 
1 private bill, H.R. 211; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 9-10; H. Con. 
Res. 6; and H. Res. 22-25 were introduced.                
  Pages H102-03
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H103-04
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 9, instructing certain committees to report legislation 
replacing the job-killing health care law (H. Rept. 112-1) and
  H. Res. 26, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to 
repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related 
provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; 
providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 9) instructing 
certain committees to report legislation replacing the job-killing 
health care law; and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-2).     
Page H102
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                               Page H49
Administration of the Oath of Office: Representative-elect DeFazio 
presented himself in the well of the House and was administered the 
oath of office by the Speaker.                                 
  Page H53
Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from Oregon, 
Representative DeFazio, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 
435.                                                           
  Page H53
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (406 present, Roll No. 7). 
                                                           Pages H52-53
Reading of the Constitution: Pursuant to section 5(a) of H. Res. 5, the 
Chair recognized Representative Goodlatte for the reading of the 
Constitution.                                              
  Pages H53-62
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Representative 
Rogers (MI), Chairman.                                         
  Page H62
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measure:
  Reducing the amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, 
committee, and leadership offices in 2011 and 2012: H. Res. 22, to 
reduce the amount authorized for salaries and expenses of Member, 
committee, and leadership offices in 2011 and 2012, by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 410 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 8.               
  Pages H62-68
Administration of the Oath of Office: Representatives-elect Sessions 
and Fitzpatrick presented themselves in the well of the House and were 
administered the oath of office by the Speaker.                
  Page H76
Recess: The House recessed at 6:30 p.m. and reconvened at 11:31 p.m. 
                                                              Page H101
Whole Number of the House: The Chair announced that the whole number of 
the House was 435.                                            
  Page H101
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H68-69.

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Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 2 was held at the desk.      
  Pages H68-69
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings today and appears on page H68. There was one quorum call, 
Roll No. 7, which appears on pages H52-53.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:33 p.m.