[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 30, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D318]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 1249-
1275; 3 private bills, H.R. 1276, H. Res. 191-192; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 51-52; and H. Res. 187-188, 190, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2105-07
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  Pages H2108-09
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 189, providing for consideration of the bill (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. 112-46). 
                                                             Page H2105
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hurt to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2041
Recess: The House recessed at 10:59 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                         Pages H2047-48
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 309 yeas to 107 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 201.                                     
  Pages H2048, H2059-60
Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act: The House passed H.R. 
471, to reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship program, by a 
recorded vote of 225 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 204.     
  Pages H2060-82
  Rejected the Cummings motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
185 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 203.                      
Pages H2080-82
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted.                                       
Page H2060
Rejected: Norton amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in H. 
    Rept. 112-45) that sought to redirect the religious and other 
    private school voucher funding to District of Columbia public 
    schools and District of Columbia public charter schools (by a yea-
    and-nay vote of 185 yeas to 237 nays, Roll No. 202). 
                                                         Pages H2074-79
  H. Res. 186, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 200, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 237 
yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 199.                          
Pages H2050-59
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed:
  Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011: H.R. 872, amended, to amend 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding 
the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. 
                                                         Pages H2083-91
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2082.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2058, 
H2058-59, H2059, H2079, H2081-82, and H2082. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.