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LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MAY 24, 2007
110TH CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION

8:16 P.M. -

The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on June 5, 2007, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in House Concurrent Resolution 158, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. King (IA) moved that the House do now adjourn.

6:57 P.M. -

SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

6:54 P.M. -

The Speaker designated the Honorable Steny H. Hoyer and the Honorable Chris Van Hollen to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through June 5, 2007.

6:53 P.M. -

Mr. Crowley asked unanimous consent that business in order under the Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on June 6. Agreed to without objection.

6:50 P.M. -

Mr. Crowley asked unanimous consent That when the House ajourns on Thursday, May 24, 2007, it adjourn to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 28, 2007, unless it sooner has received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in House Concurrent Resolution 158, in which case the House shall stand ajourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution. Agreed to without objection.

H.R. 2446:: to reauthorize the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and for other purposes

6:49 P.M. -

Mr. Crowley asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Affairs have until midnight on May 31 to file a report on H.R. 2446. Agreed to without objection.

H.R. 2206:: making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes

6:45 P.M. -

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion to agree to the Senate amendment with House amendment No. 2 Agreed to by recorded vote: 280 - 142 (Roll no. 425).

6:39 P.M. -

On motion to agree to the Senate amendment with House amendment No. 1 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 348 - 73 (Roll no. 424).

6:17 P.M. -

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

5:05 P.M. -

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to agree to the Senate amendment with amendment. Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 438, at the conclusion of debate, the House amendment will be divided into two separate questions and voted on accordingly as House amendment No. 1 and House amendment No. 2, to the Senate amendment.

Mr. Obey moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment.

H.R. 2316:: to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2316.

5:04 P.M. -

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 396 - 22, 1 Present (Roll no. 423).

4:58 P.M. -

On agreeing to the Judiciary amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

4:57 P.M. -

Amendment reported by the House Committee on Judiciary.

: An amendment submitted pursuant to the instructions contained in the Chabot motion to recommit.

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 346 - 71, 2 Present (Roll no. 422).

4:40 P.M. -

The previous question on the motion was ordered without objection.

4:26 P.M. -

DEBATE - The House proceede with 10 minutes of debate on the Chabot motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments to limit gifts to Members, Officers, and Employees of the House from State and local governments.

4:23 P.M. -

Mr. Chabot moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

4:22 P.M. -

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2316.

On agreeing to the Conyers amendment Failed by recorded vote: 152 - 271, 1 Present (Roll no. 421).

3:53 P.M. -

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceeding had been postponed.

H.R. 2316:: to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes

3:52 P.M. -

On agreeing to the Cardoza amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

3:49 P.M. -

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 437, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Cardoza amendment.

3:48 P.M. -

Amendment offered by Mr. Cardoza.

: An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-167 to give judges the discretion to increase the sentence for public official convicted of bribery, fraud, extortion or theft of public funds greater than $10,000. If a public official was convicted of one of the enumerated crimes, a sentencing (up to two years) for those public officials.

On agreeing to the Castle amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

3:46 P.M. -

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 437, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castle amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Castle.

: An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-167 stating that it is the sense of Congress that the use of a family relationship by a lobbyist who is an immediate family member of a Member of Congress to gain special advantages over other lobbyists is inappropriate.

3:45 P.M. -

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Abercrombie amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the yeas had prevailed. Mr. Smith of Texas demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

3:33 P.M. -

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 437, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Conyers.

: An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-167 to place a one-year ban on flag and general officers of the Armed Services from receiving compensation from any company that does greater than $50 million in business with the Department of Defense. This ban will take place 120 days from the enactment of the legislation.

3:32 P.M. -

On agreeing to the Dreier amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

3:27 P.M. -

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 437, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dreier amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Dreier.

: An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-167 to add language passed by the House as part of H.R. 4975 in the 109th Congress amending the post-employment restrictions contained in section 207(e) of title 18, United States Code. The amendment would direct the Clerk, in consultation with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, to inform a Member, officer, or employee who is subject to the post-employment restrictions on lobbying contacts contained in that section of the beginning and ending dates of the restriction.

On agreeing to the Conyers amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

3:24 P.M. -

DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 437, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Conyers amendment.

Amendment offered by Mr. Conyers.

: An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-167 to make technical corrections to the text of the bill. In addition, it would permit Members to omit personally identifiable information not required to be disclosed on the reports posted on the Internet by the Clerk.

2:39 P.M. -

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2316.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 437 and Rule XVIII.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2317 and H.R. 2316.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 437.

H. Con. Res. 158:: providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses

2:38 P.M. -

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

2:36 P.M. -

Considered as privileged matter.

H.R. 2317:: to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes

2:35 P.M. -

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 382 - 37 (Roll no. 420).

2:28 P.M. -

On agreeing to the Judiciary amendment Agreed to by voice vote.

2:27 P.M. -

Amendment reported by the House Committee on Judiciary.

: An amendment submitted pursuant to the instructions contained in the Smith(TX) motion to recommit.

2:26 P.M. -

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 192 (Roll no. 419).

1:57 P.M. -

The previous question on the motion was ordered without objection.

1:47 P.M. -

Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceede with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith(TX) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a multicandidate political committee described the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

Mr. Smith (TX) moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.

1:46 P.M. -

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

1:27 P.M. -

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2317.

On agreeing to the Judiciary amendment Agreed to without objection.

Amendment reported by the House Committee on Judiciary.

1:26 P.M. -

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2317 and H.R. 2316.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 437.

H. Res. 441:: electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives

1:25 P.M. -

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

1:24 P.M. -

Considered as privileged matter.

H. Res. 438:: providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill ( H.R. 2206) making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes

1:23 P.M. -

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 201 (Roll no. 418).

1:16 P.M. -

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 199 (Roll no. 417).

1:10 P.M. -

Considered as unfinished business.

1:08 P.M. -

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on ordering the previous question which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.

H. Res. 437:: providing for consideration of the bill ( H.R. 2317) to amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on contributions bundled for certain recipients, and for other purposes and providing for the consideration of the bill ( H.R. 2316) to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 197 (Roll no. 416).

12:58 P.M. -

On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 195 (Roll no. 415).

11:38 A.M. -

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 437.

11:35 A.M. -

Considered as privileged matter.

H. Res. 438:: providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill ( H.R. 2206) making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes

11:34 A.M. -

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of the debate on H. Res. 438, the Chair put the question on ordering the previous question and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Dreier demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on ordering the previous question until later in the legislative day.

10:28 A.M. -

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 438.

10:25 A.M. -

Considered as privileged matter.

10:05 A.M. -

ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by the direction of the chair, would be limited to 10 per side of the aisle.

10:03 A.M. -

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 1352, H.R. 414, H.R. 437, H.R. 625, H.R. 988, and H.R. 1402. Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 128.

10:02 A.M. -

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. LaHood to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.

10:01 A.M. -

Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Daniel Coughlin.

10:00 A.M. -

The Speaker designated the Honorable Stephen F. Lynch to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

The House convened, starting a new legislative day.