[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D177-D178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 867-890; 
and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 136-139 were introduced.      
  Pages H1523-24
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  Page H1525
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 525, to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and 
increase the number of veterinarians trained in veterinary public 
health (H. Rept. 112-22);
  H.R. 528, to require the submission of a report to the Congress on 
parasitic disease among poor Americans (H. Rept. 112-23); and
  H.R. 570, to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the roles 
of dentists and allied dental personnel in the Nation's disaster 
response framework, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-24). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Yoder to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1457
Recess: The House recessed at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H1462
Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011--Rule for 
Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 129, the rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information 
reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 175 nays, Roll No. 157, after the 
previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas to 185 
nays, Roll No. 156.                            
  Pages H1465-73, H1480-81
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011: The House passed H.R. 
662, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, 
motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the 
Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing 
such programs, by a recorded vote of 421 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 160. 
                                               Pages H1473-80, H1482-94
  Rejected the Polis motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
181 ayes to 246 noes with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 159. 
                                                         Pages H1491-93
  Agreed to:
  Mica amendment (printed in H. Rept. 112-20) that makes three 
technical changes to correct drafting errors in the bill (by a yea-and-
nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 158). 
                                                         Pages H1490-91
  H. Res. 128, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of

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256 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 155, after the previous question was 
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Pages H1473-80
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow.                                    
  Page H1481
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Mica wherein he transmitted a copy of a 
resolution, related to the General Services Administration's FY 2011 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program, adopted by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure on February 16, 2011. 
                                                         Pages H1481-82
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation beyond March 6, 2011 of the 
national emergency with respect to the actions and policies of certain 
members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine 
Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions--referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed (H. Rept. 112-12). 
                                                             Page H1501
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1462.
Senate Referral: S. 388 was held at the desk.                
  Page H1462
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1479, 
H1480, H1480-81, H1490-91, H1493, H1493-94. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:56 p.m.