[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 50 (Thursday, April 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D376-D377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 1409-
1437; 1 private bill, H.R. 1438; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 55-56; 
and H. Res. 208-213, were introduced.                    
  Pages H2533-34
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2535-36
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 307 yeas to 113 nays with 2 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 244.                                     
  Pages H2413, H2425-26
Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2011: The House passed H.R. 1363, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 247 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 247. 
                                                      Pages H2426-H2505
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Hoyer motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back 
to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 236 
yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 245.                          
Pages H2501-03
  Rejected the Owens motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 191 yeas to 236 
nays, Roll No. 246.                                      
Pages H2503-04
  H. Res. 206, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 243, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 
yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 242.                          
Pages H2415-24
Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011: The House passed H.R. 910, to amend 
the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking 
action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a 
greenhouse gas to address climate change, by a yea-and-nay vote of 255 
yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 249. Consideration of the measure began 
yesterday, April 6th.                                    
  Pages H2505-07
  Rejected the McNerney motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 251 
noes, Roll No. 248.                                      
Pages H2505-06
Rejected:
  Polis amendment to the title.                              
Page H2507
  H. Res. 203, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to yesterday, April 6th.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, April 8th, for morning hour debate and 12 
noon for legislative business.                               
  Page H2507

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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that the national emergency declared in Executive 
Order 13536 with respect to Somalia is to continue in effect beyond 
April 12, 2011--referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 112-16).                    
  Pages H2510, H2514
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2423, 
H2424, H2425, H2503, H2504, H2504-05, H2506, and H2507. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:54 p.m.