[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 132 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D935-D936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2865-
2874; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 75-76; and H. Res. 394-396 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6009-10
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6010-11
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2072, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 112-201) 
and
  H.R. 2552, to amend title 18, United States Code, to change the state 
of mind requirement for certain identity theft offenses, and for other 
purposes (H. Rept. 112-202).                                 
Page H6009
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Webster to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 10:55 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Clark 
Johnson, First Southern Baptist Church, Topeka, Kansas.      
  Page H5975
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 395, electing a certain 
Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
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Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act: The House began 
consideration of H.R. 2218, to amend the charter school program under 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Further proceedings 
were postponed.                             
  Pages H5979-88, H5988-H6005
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment under the five-minute rule.                        
Page H5993

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Agreed to:
  Kline manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-
200) that makes technical and clarifying corrections to the bill as 
reported out of Committee. Makes additional policy changes to improve 
the Charter School Program, including provisions regarding parent 
input, annual grants, education for at-risk students, diverse charter 
school models, transportation needs, high-quality applicants, and 
school lunch participants;                               
Pages H5996-98
  Davis (CA) amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) 
that adds to the purpose section of H.R. 2218 the importance of 
innovation in public education to prepare students to compete in the 
global economy;                                              
Page H5998
  Paulsen amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) that 
changes the duration of Subgrants in the Grant Limitations Section from 
5 years to 3 years to allow successful and eligible operating schools 
to replicate and expand faster. The school must demonstrate successful 
operation data for no less than 3 years;                 
Pages H5998-99
  Lujan amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) that 
adds to the requirement that applicants include in their application a 
description of how a charter school program would share best and 
promising practices between charter schools and other public schools, 
by including in that description how they would share best practices in 
instruction and professional development in technology, engineering, 
and math education where appropriate; and             
Pages H5999-H6000
  Polis amendment (No. 5 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) that 
promotes innovation and quality in charter schools by adding a priority 
to states that allow charter school authorizers besides local 
educational agencies.                                    
Pages H6000-01
Rejected:
  Moore amendment (No. 6 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) that 
sought to strike ``governor of a state'' from the definition of ``state 
entity'' on page 20, thus removing Governors' eligibility to apply for 
Federal grant funding to oversee charter school operations in their 
states.                                                  
Pages H6001-02
Proceedings Postponed:
  Holt amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) that 
seeks to encourage the Secretary of Education to include a priority for 
green school building practices in the application for states to ensure 
that federal investment in charter school facilities would be energy 
efficient and environmentally friendly and                   
Page H6002
  King (IA) amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 112-200) 
that seeks to strike subparagraph (d) of subsection (6) of Sec. (9) 
which is part of the definition of ``high-quality charter schools.'' 
Seeks to strike the following language: ``(D) has demonstrated success 
in increasing student academic achievement for the subgroups of 
students described in section llll(b)(2)(C)(v)(II).''.   
Pages H6003-05
  H. Res. 392, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
2218) and (H.R. 1892), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 
163 noes, Roll No. 694, after the previous question was ordered by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 176 nays, Roll No. 693. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:43 p.m. 
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Presidential Address: President Barack Obama delivered an address to a 
joint session of Congress, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 
74. He was escorted into the House Chamber by a committee comprised of 
Representatives Cantor, McCarthy (CA), Hensarling, Sessions, Price 
(GA), McMorris Rodgers, Carter, Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn, Larson (CT), 
Becerra, Van Hollen, and Hochul and Senators Reid, Durbin, Schumer, 
Murray, Stabenow, Begich, McConnell, Kyl, Alexander, Barrasso, Thune, 
and Cornyn. The President's message was referred to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
112-51).                                                 
  Pages H6005-09
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H5979.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5987, 
H5987-88. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:47 p.m.