[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 51 (Friday, April 8, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D382-D383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 34 public bills, H.R. 1439-
1472; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 214-216, were introduced. 
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  Pages H2571-72
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Gardner to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:49 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                       
  Pages H2549-50, H2567
Recess: The House recessed at 12:14 p.m. and reconvened at 1:15 p.m. 
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Question of Consideration: The House agreed to consider H.J. Res. 37, 
disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications 
Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband 
industry practices, by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 174 nays, Roll 
No. 250.                                                     
  Page H2552
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications 
Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband 
industry practices: The House passed H.J. Res. 37, disapproving the 
rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to 
regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, by a recorded 
vote of 240 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 252.              
  Pages H2552-65
  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 Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same 
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 
235 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 251.                      
Pages H2562-64
  H. Res. 200, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution, was agreed to on April 5th.
Recess: The House recessed at 3:42 p.m. and reconvened at 12 midnight. 
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Order of Business: Agreed by unanimous consent that (1) that it be in 
order at any time to take from the Speaker's table the bill H.R. 1363, 
with the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House, 
without intervention of any point of order, a motion offered by the 
chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House 
concur in the Senate amendment; (2) that the Senate amendment be 
considered as read; (3) that the motion be debatable for 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations; and (4) that the previous question 
be considered as ordered on the motion to final adoption without 
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  Page H2565
Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations 
Act, 2011: The House concurred in the Senate amendment to 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 348 yeas to 70 
nays, Roll No. 253.                                      
  Pages H2565-67
Report Filing: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce be permitted to file its report to accompany H.R. 1217 at 
any time through Monday, April 11, 2011.                     
  Page H2567
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 11 p.m. on Monday, April 11th, and further, when the House 
adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, April 
12th for morning hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. 
                                                             Page H2567
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today and a message 
received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the 
House today appear on pages H2537.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2552, 
H2563-64, H2564-65, and H2566-67. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:52 a.m. on 
Saturday, April 9th.