[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5744-H5745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
FUNDING TO ENSURE PRODUCTION OF AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF COPIES OF REVISED
VERSION OF ``HISPANIC AMERICANS IN CONGRESS''
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend
the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 132)
providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the
authorized number of copies of the revised and updated version of the
House document entitled ``Hispanic Americans in Congress,'' and for
other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:
H. Con. Res. 132
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. FUNDING TO ENSURE PRODUCTION OF AUTHORIZED NUMBER
OF COPIES OF REVISED VERSION OF ``HISPANIC
AMERICANS IN CONGRESS''.
Notwithstanding section 2(b) of House Concurrent Resolution
90, One Hundred Seventh Congress (agreed to December 7,
2001), in printing the updated version of House Document 103-
299, entitled ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' (as revised
by the Library of Congress), the Public Printer shall print
the maximum number of copies of such Document for which the
total printing and production costs do not exceed an amount
equal to the amount provided for under such section,
increased by $700,000.
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN HOUSE DOCUMENTS.
(a) Electronic Publication.--Upon request of the Committee
on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the
Public Printer shall publish and disseminate an electronic
version of each of the House documents referred to in
subsection (b), under the direction of the Committee.
(b) Documents Described.--The House documents referred to
in this subsection are as follows:
(1) The updated version of House Document 103-299, entitled
``Hispanic Americans in Congress'', as described in section
1.
(2) House Document 108-223, entitled ``Women in Congress,
1917-2006''.
(3) House Document 108-224, entitled ``Black Americans in
Congress, 1870-2007''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Brady) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
General Leave
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend
their remarks.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from California?
There was no objection.
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such
time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Concurrent Resolution
132, providing funding to ensure the printing and production of the
authorized number of copies of the revised and updated version of the
House document entitled ``Hispanic Americans in Congress.''
The previous authorization from the 107th Congress did not authorize
sufficient funds to make available to Members the same number of copies
as the previous publications of ``Black Americans in Congress'' and
``Women in Congress.'' Additionally, the resolution also authorizes the
electronic publication of ``Hispanic Americans in Congress,'' ``Women
in Congress,'' and ``Black Americans in Congress,'' thereby bringing us
up to what is becoming more and more the way of publication, that is,
by electronic means.
This resolution will help to ensure that this valuable history will
be available for future generations. I would urge my colleagues to
support the resolution, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I urge the House to adopt this resolution which the
chairman has accurately described. Members who served in the 107th
Congress will recall that in 2001 we authorized new additions of three
congressional publications: ``Women in Congress,'' ``Black Americans in
Congress,'' and ``Hispanic Americans in Congress.''
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The new editions of ``Women in Congress'' and ``Black Americans in
Congress'' were distributed to Members, libraries, and others in 2007
pursuant to their respective authorizations. However, in the 11 years
since we authorized the new edition of Hispanic Americans in Congress,
circumstances have changed, including, I am delighted to say, the
election of more Hispanics to serve in this House and the other body.
This means the new edition will be larger than estimated, and the cost
of printing the same number of copies of Hispanic Americans will likely
be larger.
As I urge adoption of this resolution, I wish to thank the Clerk, who
worked on this revised edition, and the dedicated men and women of the
Government Printing Office, who procure the volumes for their fine
work.
The new editions of ``Women in Congress'' and ``Black Americans in
Congress'' are useful, high-quality reference volumes of great value to
students, historians, and us. I am certain the new edition of
``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' will similarly be well received when
published and distributed in the coming months.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I have no more
requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Serrano) for as much time as he may consume.
Mr. SERRANO. First of all, I want to thank the chairman and the
ranking member for bringing this bill to the floor.
In 2001, I sponsored the original resolution which created the
``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' book. And to some folks watching
this debate, that may not be the most important bill we will debate in
the next couple of days--or it may be, for that matter--but on the
other hand, when you really think of the historic nature of this
resolution and what happened in 2001, where this book became a very big
item in libraries and communities throughout the Nation--in fact,
Members of Congress received a lot of mail and phone calls at that time
asking for copies, and of course it was a very limited amount.
Now, this resolution would allow for a growth in that number, but
most importantly, dealing with the world we deal in today, this
resolution allows for a digital copy to be made available. Now, I don't
know the specific language of the bill, but I would imagine that any
American then can take that digital copy and make their own copy, and
so libraries and schools and individuals will be able to make that
number grow. And it's important to know why that is an important thing
to do.
``Women in Congress,'' ``African Americans in Congress,'' ``Hispanics
in Congress'' was simply a way for people to say we have a lot of
information about these particular communities in terms of what they've
done in sports, in show business, in business, but there's little
information--very little--as to what has happened in Congress since the
beginning of time of our Republic. So this book, when it first came
out, was really something that incurred a lot of research and brought
about a lot of discussion because people just did not know how long
back there had been Hispanic Americans in Congress.
Finally, with the growth of the Latino leadership community, with the
fact that when this book first came out, to be honest, it was really a
book about this side of the aisle, now the next book will be about a
wide side of the aisle, both sides, because it has grown dramatically,
and we suspect after the next election the number will even grow more
dramatically.
So I thank you both for bringing this resolution up. I hope all
Members vote for it unanimously and we can get the book printed as soon
as possible.
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of
my time.
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the
balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from California (Mr. Daniel E. Lungren) that the House
suspend the rules and agree to the concurrent resolution, H. Con. Res.
132.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the
rules were suspended and the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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