[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 412-445; 
1 private bill, H.R. 446; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 12; and H. 
Res. 52-53, 55-56 were introduced.                        
  Pages H468-70
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages H471-72
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 54, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 359) to 
reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer 
financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions (H. 
Rept. 112-5).                                                 
Page H468
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative McClintock to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H437
Recess: The House recessed at 10:33 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                              Page H441
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 52, electing Members 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
                                                              Page H441
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 53, electing certain 
Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
                                                              Page H445
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta Medal of Honor Flag Resolution: H. 
Res. 49, to provide Capitol-flown flags for recipients of the Medal of 
Honor, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 21 and                         
  Pages H443-45, H456-57
  Providing for an additional temporary extension of programs under the 
Small Business Act: H.R. 366, to provide for an additional temporary 
extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958.                          
  Pages H445-46
Reducing non-security spending to fiscal year 2008 levels or less: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 38, to reduce non-security spending to fiscal 
year 2008 levels or less, by a yea-and-nay vote of 256 yeas to 165 
nays, Roll No. 20.                                        
  Pages H446-56
  Rejected the Bishop (NY) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Rules with instructions to report the same to the House forthwith 
with amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 184 yeas to 242 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 19.                          
Pages H454-55
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the resolution 
shall be considered as adopted.                               
Page H446
  H. Res. 43, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to yesterday, January 24th.
Board of Trustees for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Training and Development--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative Pelosi, Minority Leader, in which she appointed 
Representative Terri Sewell to the Board of Trustees for the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development for a term 
of six years.                                                 
  Page H457
Recess: The House recessed at 2:33 p.m. and reconvened at 8:39 p.m. 
                                                              Page H457
State of the Union Address: President Barack Obama delivered his State 
of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 10. He was escorted into the House Chamber 
by a committee comprised of Representatives Cantor, McCarthy (CA), 
Hensarling, Sessions, Price (GA), McMorris Rodgers, Carter, Pelosi, 
Hoyer, Clyburn, Larson (CT), Becerra, Israel, and Sewell and Senators 
Reid, Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Stabenow, Begich, Leahy, McConnell, Kyl, 
Alexander, Barrasso, Thune, and Cornyn. The President's message was 
referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 112-1).                      
  Pages H457-62
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H443.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H472.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H455, H455-56, H456. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:21 p.m.