[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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