[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 16, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D126-D129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 733-750; and 
6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 37-40; and H. Res. 95-96 were introduced. 
                                                              Pages H1069-71
Additional Cosponsors:                                            
  Page H1071
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Nunnelee to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.                  
  Page H937
Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                                   Page H949
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Bill 
Shuler, Capital Life Church, Washington, DC.                       
  Page H949
Extending expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and 
Reauthorization Act of 2005--Rule for Consideration: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 93, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 514, to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as 
agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. 
                                                               Pages H951-57
Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy--Appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the 
House to the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy: 
Representative Shimkus.                                            
  Page H957
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011: The House resumed 
consideration of H.R. 1, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2011. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, 
February 17th.                                                
  Pages H1043-68
Agreed to:
  Rooney amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that reduces Research, 
Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy by $225,000,000 and reduces 
Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Air Force by $225,000,000 and 
increases Defense by $450,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 233 ayes to 198 
noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 46);                  
Pages H957-58
  Michaud amendment (No. 153 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that increases funding, by 
offset, for the Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, 
Economic Development Assistance Programs by $80,000,000 (by a recorded vote 
of 305 ayes to 127 noes, Roll No. 50);                         
Pages H960-61
  Flake amendment (No. 368 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that eliminates funding for the 
National Drug Intelligence Center (by a recorded vote of 262 ayes to 169 
noes, Roll No. 51);                                                
Page H961
  Weiner amendment (No. 125 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011), as modified, that was debated on February 15th that increases 
funding, by offset, for the Department of Justice, Community Oriented 
Policing Services by $298,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 203 
noes, Roll No. 53);                                            
Pages H962-63
  Pascrell amendment (No. 223 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that increases funding, 
by offset, for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Firefighter

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Assistance Grants by $510,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 318 ayes to 113 
noes, Roll No. 60);                                                
Page H967
  Burton (IN) amendment (No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that reduces funding for the Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Management of Lands and Resources by $2,000,000; 
                                                               Pages H968-70
  Pompeo amendment (No. 84 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that reduces funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, 
Environmental Programs and Management by $8,458,000 (by a recorded vote of 
239 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 64);                      
Pages H988-89, H996
  Reed amendment (No. 379 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that reduces funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, 
State and Tribal Assistance Grants by $10,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 228 
ayes to 203 noes, Roll No. 65);                          
Pages H989-90, H997
  Whitfield amendment (No. 108 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that reduces the funding for greening of the Capitol by 
$1,500,000; and                                               
Pages H1045-51
  McClintock amendment (No. 291 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that reduces funding for the Department of the Treasury, 
Debt Restructuring by $20,000,000.                            
Pages H1056-57
Rejected:
  Jones amendment (No. 95 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to eliminate funding 
for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund (by a recorded vote of 135 ayes to 
294 noes, Roll No. 47);                                        
Pages H958-59
  Holt amendment (No. 237 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to eliminate funding 
for the Iraq Security Forces Fund (by a recorded vote of 133 ayes to 299 
noes, Roll No. 48);                                                
Page H959
  DeFazio amendment (No. 97 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to increase funding, 
by offset, for the Organic Transition Program by $5,000,000 (by a recorded 
vote of 136 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 49);                    
Pages H959-60
  Latta amendment (No. 260 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to reduce funding 
for the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Construction of Research Facilities by $10,000,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 184 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 52);           
Pages H961-62
  Duncan (SC) amendment (No. 110 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to reduce 
funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $324,400,000 (by a recorded 
vote of 171 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 54);                        
Page H963
  Biggert amendment (No. 192 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to reduce funding 
for the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Advanced Research Projects 
Agency--Energy by $50,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 262 noes, 
Roll No. 55);                                                  
Pages H963-64
  Inslee amendment (No. 395 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to increase funding, 
by offset, for the Department of Energy, Energy Programs, Advanced Research 
Projects Agency--Energy by $20,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 159 ayes to 
273 noes, Roll No. 56);                                        
Pages H964-65
  Tonko amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of February 14, 
2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to strike the 
prohibition on Weatherization and State Energy Program funding (by a 
recorded vote of 208 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 57);               
Page H965
  Latta amendment (No. 259 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to reduce funding 
for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $70,000,000 (by a recorded 
vote of 137 ayes to 293 noes, Roll No. 58);                    
Pages H965-66
  DeFazio amendment (No. 98 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that was debated on February 15th that sought to eliminate the 
funding for the Selective Service System (by a recorded vote of 130 ayes to 
301 noes, Roll No. 59);                                        
Pages H966-67
  McClintock amendment (No. 295 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for the Department of the 
Interior, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Resource Management by 
$7,537,000;                                                    
Pages H981-82
  Lummis amendment (No. 193 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for land acquisition under Title 
VII--Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies by $35,055,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 213 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 61); 
                                                      Pages H976-81, H994-95
  Moran amendment (No. 338 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to increase, by offset, the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, North American Wetlands Conservation Fund by $50,000,000 
(by a recorded vote of 73 ayes to 352 noes with 2 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 62);                                                 
Pages H982-84, H995
  Flake amendment (No. 376 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to reduce funding for the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Science and Technology by $64,100,000 (by a recorded vote of 199 
ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 63); and                   
Pages H986-87, H995-96
  Polis amendment (No. 68 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to

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create an exception for TIFIA projects within ARRA reductions. 
                                                              Pages H1067-68
Withdrawn:
  Barletta amendment (No. 111 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would 
have increased funding, by offset, for Low Income Home Energy Assistance by 
$42,676,000 and                                               
Pages H1014-20
  Franks (AZ) amendment (No. 481 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 15, 2011) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would 
have added language regarding the fulfillment of the Egypt-Israel treaty. 
                                                              Pages H1060-63
Point of Order sustained against:
  Pearce amendment (No. 556 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
15, 2011), as modified, that sought to reduce funding for construction and 
land acquisition under Title VII--Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies by $239,045,000;                                      
Pages H970-76
  Lummis amendment (No. 194 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to change the date for the final rule published by the 
Secretary of the Interior with respect to the endangered status of wolves; 
                                                               Pages H984-86
  Hall amendment (No. 407 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
15, 2011) that sought to direct the EPA to enter into a contract with the 
National Academy of Sciences to perform a comprehensive review of non-
mercury hazardous air pollutants emitted by electric generating units and 
industrial boilers;                                            
Pages H987-88
  Edwards amendment (No. 415 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
15, 2011) that sought to increase funding for the Environmental Protection 
Agency, State and Tribal Assistance Grants by $2,816,446,000; 
                                                               Pages H990-92
  Braley (IA) amendment (No. 521 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 15, 2011) that sought to add language stating that the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not be prohibited 
from implementing or enforcing section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act; 
                                                               Pages H992-94
  Markey amendment (No. 160 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to increase Low Income Home Energy Assistance by 
$390,328,000 and add new sections at the end of the bill;     
Pages H1007-14
  Chu amendment (No. 490 printed in the Congressional Record of February 15, 
2011) that sought to increase the funding level in the bill for Pell Grants 
to $4,860;                                                    
Pages H1024-25
  Jackson Lee amendment (No. 239 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that sought to increase the funding level in the bill for 
Pell Grants to $4,860;                                        
Pages H1025-28
  Blumenauer amendment (No. 436 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 15, 2011) that sought to provide funding for the Corporation for 
Public Broadcasting;                                          
Pages H1028-31
  Tonko amendment (No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to strike section 1844 which provides a limitation on 
Administrative Expenses for the Social Security Administration; 
                                                              Pages H1032-33
  Tonko amendment (No. 16 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that sought to strike section 1846 which provides a limitation on 
Administrative Expenses for the Social Security Administration; 
                                                              Pages H1033-36
  Lee (CA) amendment (No. 221 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that sought to add a new section regarding rules related 
to additional weeks of first-tier emergency unemployment compensation; and 
                                                                  Page H1036
  Nadler amendment (No. 511 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
15, 2011) that sought to add back all transportation funding. 
                                                              Pages H1063-64
Proceedings Postponed:
  Pompeo amendment (No. 85 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, State and Private Forestry by $7,400,000;   
Pages H999-H1001
  Walberg amendment (No. 196 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the National Foundation on the 
Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Grants and 
Administration by $20,594,000;                                
Pages H1001-02
  Canseco amendment (No. 249 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for National Capital Arts and 
Cultural Affairs by $4,500,000;                               
Pages H1002-03
  Reed amendment (No. 381 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to eliminate the Presidio Trust Fund;    
Pages H1003-07
  Bass (NH) amendment (No. 565 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 15, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for Department of Health and 
Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services by $98,000,000;        
Page H1007
  Flake amendment (No. 457 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
15, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for making payments under the 
Community Service Block Grant Act by $100,000,000;            
Pages H1016-20
  McMorris Rodgers amendment (No. 276 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 14, 2011) that seeks to increase IDEA state grants to FY 2010 
levels and reduce school improvement grants and teacher quality grants by 
necessary amounts to fully offset outlays;                    
Pages H1020-23
  Young (AK) amendment (No. 532 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 15, 2011) that

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seeks to restore the education funding authority for Alaskan and Hawaiian 
Native Americans;                                             
Pages H1023-24
  Price (GA) amendment (No. 410 printed in the Congressional Record of 
February 15, 2011) that seeks to eliminate funding for the National Labor 
Relations Board;                                              
Pages H1031-32
  Weiner amendment (No. 100 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the United States Institute of 
Peace by $42,676,000;                                         
Pages H1051-56
  Canseco amendment (No. 248 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for the East-West Center by 
$10,716,000;                                                  
Pages H1055-56
  Heller amendment (No. 29 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding under Title XI--State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs by $211,244,700; and         
Pages H1057-60
  Sessions amendment (No. 43 printed in the Congressional Record of February 
14, 2011) that seeks to reduce funding for Amtrak by $446,900,000. 
                                                              Pages H1064-67
  H. Res. 92, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed 
to yesterday, February 15th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet 
at 9 a.m. today.                                                  
  Page H1068
Amendment: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on page 
H1071.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and twenty recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H956-57, H957-
58, H958-59, H959, H959-60, H960-61, H961, H961-62, H962-63, H963, H963-64, 
H964-65, H965, H965-66, H966-67, H967, H994-95, H995, H995-96, H996 and 
H997. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:43 a.m. on 
Thursday, February 17th.