[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 119 (Monday, August 1, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D885-D886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 75 public bills, H.R. 2715-
2789; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 69-73; and H. Res. 385-387 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5882-85
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5888-89
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 384, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 365) to make 
a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (H. 
Rept. 112-190) and
  H.R. 1751, to amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to require that weather radios be 
installed in all manufactured homes manufactured or sold in the United 
States (H. Rept. 112-191).                                   
Page H5882
Recess: The House recessed at 10:18 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5817
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 304 yeas to 115 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 688.                                     
  Pages H5817, H5839-40
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty 
service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a 
petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis 
for permanent resident status: H.R. 398, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed 
Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an 
interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident 
status, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 426 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 684;                         
  Pages H5819-21, H5829-30
  Amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the 
requirements for admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health 
professional shortage areas: H.R. 1933, amended, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the requirements for 
admission of nonimmigrant nurses in health professional shortage areas, 
by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 17 nays, Roll No. 685; 
                                                  Pages H5821-22, H5830
  Administrative Conference of the United States Reauthorization Act of 
2011: H.R. 2480, amended, to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the 
United States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 382 yeas to 23 nays, Roll No. 691; and 
                                               Pages H5822-23, H5867-68
  Providing the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater 
authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws: 
H.R. 2715, to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with 
greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product 
safety laws, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 2 nays, Roll 
No. 683.                                          
  Pages H5823-28, H5829

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Recess: The House recessed at 1:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5828
Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (419 present, Roll No. 689). 
                                                         Pages H5865-66
Making a technical amendment to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
2002: The House passed S. 365, amended, to make a technical amendment 
to the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, by a recorded vote of 269 
ayes to 161 noes, Roll No. 690.                
  Pages H5831-39, H5840-66
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in H. Rept. 112-190 shall be considered as adopted. 
                                                             Page H5840
  H. Res. 384, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 687, 
after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 184 nays, Roll No. 686.                          
Pages H5831-39
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 70, correcting 
the enrollment of S. 365.                                    
  Page H5867
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--
Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the 
following Member of the House to the Congressional-Executive Commission 
on the People's Republic of China: Representative Smith (NJ), Chairman.
                                                             Page H5868
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow, August 2nd.                        
  Page H5868
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5829, 
H5829-30, H5830, H5838, H5839, H5839-40, H5866, H5867-68. There was one 
quorum call, Roll No. 689, which appears on pages H5865-66.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9.25 p.m.