[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 123 (Thursday, September 13, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H5969-H5972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2013

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 117) making continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, will now 
resume.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.


                           Motion to Recommit

  Mr. BARBER. Madam Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the joint 
resolution?
  Mr. BARBER. I am opposed in its current form.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Barber moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res. 
     117 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to 
     report the same back to the House forthwith with the 
     following amendment:
       At the end of the joint resolution (before the short 
     title), insert the following:
       Sec. 156. (a) Full Year Funding for Military Personnel 
     Accounts.--Notwithstanding section 106, appropriations and 
     funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this 
     joint resolution (including section 101(c)) for the following 
     accounts of the Department of Defense shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2013:

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       (1) ``Military Personnel, Army''.
       (2) ``Military Personnel, Navy''.
       (3) ``Military Personnel, Marine Corps''.
       (4) ``Military Personnel, Air Force''.
       (5) ``Reserve Personnel, Army''.
       (6) ``Reserve Personnel, Navy''.
       (7) ``Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps''.
       (8) ``Reserve Personnel, Air Force''.
       (9) ``National Guard Personnel, Army''.
       (10) ``National Guard Personnel, Air Force''.
       (b) Performance of Medical Disability Examinations by 
     Contract Physicians.--The authority provided by section 704 
     of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) 
     shall continue in effect through the date specified in 
     section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
       (c) Treatment of Homeless and Seriously Mentally Ill 
     Veterans.--The authority provided by section 2031 of title 
     38, United States Code, shall continue in effect through the 
     date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.
       (d) Additional Services for Homeless and Seriously Mentally 
     Ill Veterans.--The authority provided by section 2033 of 
     title 38, United States Code, shall continue in effect 
     through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint 
     resolution.

  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask 
unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed with.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Kentucky?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.

                              {time}  1750

  Mr. BARBER. Madam Speaker, I am offering this amendment to improve 
this legislation and truly show this Chamber's support for our veterans 
and men and women in uniform by preventing their pay and services from 
being impacted by a potential government shutdown next year. The 
underlying bill we are voting on today lacks key provisions that are 
needed to protect our veterans in Active Duty military. My amendment 
will add these provisions.
  My amendment will ensure that our patriotic military men and women 
are not victims of partisan gridlock. My amendment ensures that basic 
military pay will not be interrupted in a potential shutdown. My 
amendment guarantees that our Armed Forces will be paid for the entire 
year, not just for the 6-month duration authorized by this continuing 
resolution.
  Unfortunately, Congress has failed to do its job, and we cannot allow 
a government shutdown to impact the basic pay of our men and women in 
uniform. This is a guarantee and an assurance that they have a right to 
expect we will uphold no matter what.
  My amendment also addresses the fact that three critical Veterans 
Administration authorizations are set to expire at the end of the year.
  The first is for Contract Medical Disability Authority. Without this 
extension which my amendment provides, the VA would not be able to pay 
for contract medical exams from discretionary funds. This could 
significantly delay veterans' receipt of benefits.
  The second authorization which my amendment extends would give the VA 
the authority to establish sites to treat homeless veterans and those 
with mental illness. Without this extension, the VA would not be able 
to provide these essential services at these sites.
  The third VA authorization set to expire helps the VA provide housing 
and treatment to homeless veterans with a serious mental illness. 
Again, without this extension, the VA would no longer be able to 
provide for therapeutic transitional housing assistance for veterans 
who are homeless or who have a serious mental illness.
  Our veterans stepped forward when we asked them to serve this great 
Nation. In return, it is our undeniable responsibility to help them 
find employment when they are able to work and to care for them when 
they are not. Tonight, there are about 70,000 homeless veterans who 
will sleep on the streets of our country. This is a situation that is 
absolutely deplorable, and we must act to provide them with the 
assistance they deserve.
  None of what I've proposed here should be a partisan issue. This is 
about keeping our sacred promise to those who have defended our 
freedoms. There are nearly 100,000 veterans in my southern Arizona 
district and two military installations--Davis-Monthan Air Force Base 
in Tucson, where I grew up and where my father was deployed, and Fort 
Huachuca in Sierra Vista and the 162nd Fighter Wing of the Air National 
Guard just across the district line.
  I am offering this amendment in thinking of the men and women who are 
stationed there and across this Nation and across the world. During our 
recent work period, I went to the airport in Tucson to honor the men 
and women of our Army National Guard as they left for deployment in 
Afghanistan. I told them and their families, on behalf of all of us, 
how grateful we are for their service. Today, I ask you to join with me 
in putting action behind those words. This is not a partisan issue. We 
can and must find common ground in this Chamber on this very issue.
  This morning, my colleague Congressman Platts and I introduced a 
bipartisan bill, the Veterans Health Care Access Act. Our bill will 
make it easier for veterans to get access to the health care they need. 
What other issue we face is more important than this to both sides of 
the aisle than supporting our Armed Forces and our veterans?
  At a time when we need to get services to our veterans who are newly 
returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, we cannot be creating 
uncertainty and allowing a lapse of service or pay. This is about the 
Army sergeant I met on the flight going home who is now diagnosed with 
post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury and who will 
soon be medically discharged. He deserves to know that we will stand up 
for him and others like him.
  Let me say again that the passage of this amendment will not prevent 
the passage of the underlying bill. I urge my Republican and Democratic 
colleagues alike to vote ``yes'' on this final amendment and to support 
our military and to support our veterans.
  I yield back the balance of my time.


                         Parliamentary Inquiry

  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary 
inquiry.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. As I understand it, Madam Speaker, there is 
foreign aid money in this bill, and I want to know if any of it is 
going to Libya or Egypt. Our Embassies have been attacked. An 
ambassador has been killed. The Muslim Brotherhood runs Egypt--and 
we're going to give them money? I would like to have an answer.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot respond to that inquiry. 
That is a matter for debate.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. I rise in opposition to the motion to 
recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to 
the motion to recommit. This procedural motion is nothing more than a 
dilatory tactic designed to score political points for the cameras.
  We have worked fervently and in good faith to put together a CR that 
meets the Nation's critical needs for the next 6 months. We did take 
care of our veterans in this bill. We did take care of our troops. With 
the enactment of this CR, the funding for veterans will be $2.1 billion 
more than last year. The CR provides all the funds necessary for our 
troops' pay raise.
  The only problem is, in order for the checks to go out, the Senate 
has to pass an authorization bill, which they've been sitting on for 
months. It's time for the Senate to act on behalf of our troops and our 
veterans.
  Now, we've got to pass this CR to keep the government open and to 
keep the doors from closing on their government, yet the Democrats want 
to put a roadblock to passing this one piece of legislation that keeps 
the government running. The last time I checked, Madam Speaker, if you 
closed down the government, the Nation's most deserving--our troops and 
veterans--would not get a single dollar of the benefits that they 
deserve. So this bill is necessary.
  With the November elections on the horizon, we should not be 
surprised that the other side wants to put politics ahead of doing our 
work--as usual. The American people expect us to stop the partisan 
bickering and get our work done. The time for idle talk is over. Enough 
is enough. We've got bipartisan agreement on this bill. The

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House, the Senate--both parties--and the White House have signed off on 
this bill. The motion is not needed, it is not helpful, and the money 
is in the bill. Stop the political posturing, and make our citizens 
proud. Vote ``no.''
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to recommit.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the noes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. BARBER. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 
XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit House Joint 
Resolution 117 will be followed by 5-minute votes on passing House 
Joint Resolution 117, if ordered; and suspending the rules and passing 
S. 3245.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 189, 
noes 232, not voting 8, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 578]

                               AYES--189

     Ackerman
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baldwin
     Barber
     Barrow
     Bass (CA)
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bonamici
     Boren
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown (FL)
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke (MI)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Deutch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Garamendi
     Gonzalez
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hastings (FL)
     Heinrich
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hochul
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Israel
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kildee
     Kind
     Kissell
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Lynch
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Moore
     Moran
     Murphy (CT)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Platts
     Polis
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Richmond
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Speier
     Stark
     Sutton
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Tonko
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walz (MN)
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Welch
     Wilson (FL)
     Woolsey
     Yarmuth

                               NOES--232

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amash
     Amodei
     Austria
     Bachmann
     Bachus
     Barletta
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bass (NH)
     Benishek
     Berg
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Buerkle
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canseco
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Chabot
     Chaffetz
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cole
     Conaway
     Cravaack
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Culberson
     Denham
     Dent
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dold
     Dreier
     Duffy
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Ellmers
     Emerson
     Farenthold
     Fincher
     Fitzpatrick
     Flake
     Fleischmann
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gardner
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Graves (MO)
     Griffin (AR)
     Griffith (VA)
     Grimm
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Hall
     Hanna
     Harper
     Harris
     Hartzler
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heck
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Huelskamp
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jordan
     Kelly
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Labrador
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Landry
     Lankford
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Lewis (CA)
     LoBiondo
     Long
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Marino
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKeon
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (PA)
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Nugent
     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     Olson
     Palazzo
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Pence
     Petri
     Pitts
     Poe (TX)
     Pompeo
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Quayle
     Reed
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Ribble
     Rigell
     Rivera
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross (FL)
     Royce
     Runyan
     Ryan (WI)
     Scalise
     Schilling
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schweikert
     Scott (SC)
     Scott, Austin
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Southerland
     Stearns
     Stivers
     Stutzman
     Sullivan
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tipton
     Turner (NY)
     Turner (OH)
     Upton
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walsh (IL)
     Webster
     West
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yoder
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                             NOT VOTING--8

     Akin
     Blumenauer
     Broun (GA)
     Herger
     Jackson (IL)
     King (NY)
     Ross (AR)
     Towns

                              {time}  1813

  So the motion to motion to recommit was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the joint 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. DICKS. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 329, 
noes 91, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 579]

                               AYES--329

     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Alexander
     Amodei
     Andrews
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baldwin
     Barber
     Barletta
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Bass (CA)
     Bass (NH)
     Becerra
     Benishek
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Black
     Blackburn
     Bonamici
     Bonner
     Boren
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown (FL)
     Buchanan
     Bucshon
     Buerkle
     Burgess
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Capito
     Capps
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clarke (MI)
     Clarke (NY)
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Connolly (VA)
     Costa
     Courtney
     Cravaack
     Crawford
     Critz
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     Denham
     Dent
     Deutch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dold
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duffy
     Edwards
     Ellison
     Ellmers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farenthold
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fortenberry
     Frelinghuysen
     Fudge
     Gallegly
     Garamendi
     Garrett
     Gerlach
     Gibbs
     Gibson
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves (GA)
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffin (AR)
     Grijalva
     Grimm
     Guinta
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hahn
     Hanabusa
     Hanna
     Harper
     Harris
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heck
     Heinrich
     Hensarling
     Herrera Beutler
     Higgins
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hochul
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Huizenga (MI)
     Hultgren
     Hunter
     Hurt
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kind
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kinzinger (IL)
     Kline
     Lance
     Langevin
     Lankford
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Latta
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Long
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marino
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McCollum
     McGovern
     McHenry
     McKinley
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meehan
     Meeks
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Moore
     Moran
     Mulvaney
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (PA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nugent

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     Nunes
     Nunnelee
     Olson
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Paulsen
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Pingree (ME)
     Pitts
     Platts
     Polis
     Pompeo
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reichert
     Renacci
     Reyes
     Ribble
     Richardson
     Richmond
     Rivera
     Roby
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rokita
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Runyan
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schock
     Schwartz
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sires
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Southerland
     Speier
     Stivers
     Sullivan
     Sutton
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Tipton
     Tonko
     Turner (NY)
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walberg
     Walden
     Walz (MN)
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watt
     Waxman
     Webster
     Welch
     West
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wilson (FL)
     Womack
     Woodall
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Young (IN)

                                NOES--91

     Adams
     Altmire
     Amash
     Bachmann
     Barton (TX)
     Berg
     Bono Mack
     Boustany
     Brooks
     Burton (IN)
     Canseco
     Capuano
     Chabot
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costello
     Crenshaw
     Davis (IL)
     DesJarlais
     Duncan (SC)
     Duncan (TN)
     Emerson
     Fincher
     Flake
     Fleming
     Flores
     Forbes
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Gardner
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gosar
     Gowdy
     Graves (MO)
     Griffith (VA)
     Hall
     Hartzler
     Huelskamp
     Johnson (IL)
     Jones
     Jordan
     Kissell
     Kucinich
     Labrador
     Lamborn
     Landry
     Lee (CA)
     Lummis
     Mack
     Marchant
     Matheson
     McClintock
     McDermott
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Neugebauer
     Noem
     Olver
     Paul
     Peterson
     Petri
     Poe (TX)
     Posey
     Quayle
     Rehberg
     Rigell
     Ross (FL)
     Rush
     Schilling
     Schmidt
     Schrader
     Schweikert
     Scott (SC)
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuler
     Simpson
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stutzman
     Tsongas
     Turner (OH)
     Walsh (IL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yoder

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Akin
     Blumenauer
     Broun (GA)
     Herger
     Jackson (IL)
     King (NY)
     Miller, George
     Ross (AR)
     Towns


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There is 1 minute 
remaining.

                              {time}  1820

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. WELCH changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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