[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D257-D258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 1109-
1143; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 173, 175, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1907-08
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 658, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline 
programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation 
safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national 
aviation system, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 112-29, Pt. 2) and
  H. Res. 174, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1076) to 
prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of 
Federal funds to acquire radio content (H. Rept. 112-35).    
Page H1904
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Ellmers to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:36 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order at 
any time to consider H. Con. Res. 28 in the House, if called up by the 
chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or her designee; that the 
concurrent resolution be considered as read; that the previous question 
be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to final adoption 
without intervening motion except (1) one hour of debate controlled by 
Representative Kucinich or his designee; and (2) one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs; and that section 7 of the War 
Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) not apply to the concurrent 
resolution.                                                  
  Page H1852
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, March 17th.                         
  Page H1860
NSP Termination Act: The House passed H.R. 861, to rescind the third 
round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and to 
terminate the program, by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 182 noes, Roll 
No. 188.                                                 
  Pages H1860-96
  Rejected the Braley motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Financial Services with instructions to report the same back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 153 ayes to 
272 noes, Roll No. 187.                                  
Pages H1893-95
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.                        
Page H1873

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  Rejected the Ellison motion that the Committee rise and report to the 
House with the recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken by a 
recorded vote of 183 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 182.     
Pages H1874-75
  Agreed to:
  Ellison amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that 
lists state-by-state funding allocations of Neighborhood Stabilization 
Programs Round Three potentially at risk (agreed that the voice vote by 
which the amendment was rejected be vacated to the end that the Chair 
put the question de novo);                        
Pages H1875-77, H1878
  Hurt amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that 
ensures that all unobligated balances rescinded by the bill will be 
retained in the Treasury's General Fund for the purpose of deficit 
reduction; and                                           
Pages H1877-78
  Castor en bloc amendment (consisting of No. 9 and No. 10 printed in 
part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that requires the GAO to conduct a study, 
within 90 days of the bills enactment, of the economic impact the 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program Round Three would have on 
communities around the United States and requires the GAO to conduct a 
study, within 90 days of the bills enactment, of the economic impact 
the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Rounds One and Two have had on 
communities around the United States.                    
Pages H1888-90
Rejected:
  Loretta Sanchez amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-
34) that sought to add a new section with Congressional findings that 
if the rescinded and canceled amounts were instead made available for 
NSP, the Congress could have rebuilt U.S. neighborhoods; 
                                                         Pages H1879-80
  Richardson amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) 
that sought to amend the effective date of H.R. 861 to the sooner of: 
(1) 5 years from the date of enactment; or (2) the date when the 
national average of underwater mortgages on 1- to 4-family residential 
properties is 10 percent or less and the percentage of underwater 
mortgages relating to such properties in the state with the highest 
percentage of underwater residential properties is 15 percent or less; 
                                                         Pages H1880-83
  Ellison amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that 
sought to provide findings for the need for and efficacy of the 
Neighborhood Stabilization Program (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
244 noes, Roll No. 183);                       
Pages H1878-79, H1890-91
  Waters amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that 
sought to require the Secretary of HUD to send a notice to NSP grantees 
that would have received funding under NSP that the program has been 
terminated (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 184); 
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  Waters amendment (No. 7 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that 
sought to require the Secretary of HUD to study the number of homes 
that will not be mitigated in each Congressional district as a result 
of the funding rescission, and report findings to Congress (by a 
recorded vote of 178 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 185); and 
                                               Pages H1884-85, H1891-92
  Maloney amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 112-34) that 
sought to list the number of homes in each state that have been vacant 
for 90 days or more and which would be eligible for rehabilitation 
under the program, and also state that by voting to terminate this 
program, these units may not be able to be rehabilitated using NSP 
funds (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 186). 
                                               Pages H1885-88, H1892-93
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H1860.
Senate Referrals: S.J. Res. 7, S.J. Res. 8, and S.J. Res. 9 were 
referred to the Committee on House Administration.           
  Page H1904
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1859-60, 
H1874-75, H1890-91, H1891, H1891-92, H1892-93, H1894-95, and H1895-96. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:10 p.m.