LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 31, 2009
111TH CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION
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On motion to adjourn
Agreed to by voice vote.
The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for
10:00 a.m. on April 1, 2009.
Mr. Chaffetz moved that the House do now adjourn.
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SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all
anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to
Special Order speeches.
Mr. Guthrie requested that Mr. Smith of NJ be allowed to
address the House for 5 minutes on April 1.
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ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one
minute speeches.
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Board of Visitors to the United States Naval Academy -
Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 6968(a), and the order of the House of
January 6, 2009 the Speaker appointed the following members
of the House to the Board of Visitors to the United States
Naval Academy: Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Kline of
MN and Mr. Frelinghuysen .
- H.R. 838:
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to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of land held by
the Bureau of Prisons of the Department of Justice in Miami
Dade County, Florida, to facilitate the construction of a
new educational facility that includes a secure parking area
for the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 838.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
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Mr. Perlmutter filed reports from the Committee on Rules,
on measures
H. Res. 305,
H. Res. 306,
and
H. Res. 307.
- H.R. 1029:
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to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title 18,
United States Code, to combat the crime of alien smuggling
and related activities, and for other purposes
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 1029.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
- H.R. 985:
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to maintain the free flow of information to the public by
providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure
of information by certain persons connected with the news
media
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 985.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- H. Res. 290:
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honoring the lives, and mourning the loss, of Sergeant Mark
Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai, and
Officer John Hege, members of the Oakland Police Department
in California who were brutally slain in the line of duty
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause
8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings
on the motion would be postponed.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Res. 290.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution.
HIT Policy Committee - Pursuant to section 13101 of the
HITECH Act (P.L. 111-5), the Minority Leader appointed Mrs.
Gayle Harrell of Stuart, Florida .
- H.R. 1299:
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to make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain
administrative authorities of the United States Capitol
Police, and for other purposes
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 1
(Roll no. 174).
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Considered as unfinished business.
- H.R. 151:
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to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship
Program
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 381 - 42
(Roll no. 173).
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Considered as unfinished business.
- H. Res. 279:
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providing for the expenses of certain committees of the
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh
Congress
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 288 - 136
(Roll no. 172).
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on
H. Res. 279.
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Rule provides for consideration of
H. Res. 279
with 1 hour
of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as
ordered without intervening motions except motion to
recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to
amendments. The rule provides that the amendment in the
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on House
Administration now printed in the resolution shall be
considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the resolution and provides that
the resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read. the
rule provides one motion to recommit which may not contain
instructions.
Considered under the provisions of rule
H. Res. 294.
- H. Res. 304:
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electing Members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to without objection.
Considered as privileged matter.
- H. Res. 303:
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dismissing the election contest relating to the office of
Representative from the First Congressional District of
Hawaii
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by voice vote.
Considered as privileged matter.
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Mr. Brady (PA) filed a privileged report from the Committee
on House Administration on
H. Res. 303.
- H.R. 1299:
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to make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain
administrative authorities of the United States Capitol
Police, and for other purposes
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause
8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings
on the motion would be postponed.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 1299.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
- H.R. 151:
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to establish the Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship
Program
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause
8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings
on the motion would be postponed.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 151.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
- H. Con. Res. 54:
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permitting the use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a
ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of
remembrance of victims of the Holocaust
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Con. Res. 54.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to
the resolution.
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The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if
ordered, will be postponed until later in the week.
- H.R. 1253:
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to require that limitations and restrictions on coverage
under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health
plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and
beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily
understandable
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 3
(Roll no. 171).
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Considered as unfinished business.
- H.R. 577:
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to establish a grant program to provide vision care to
children, and for other purposes
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 17
(Roll no. 170).
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Considered as unfinished business.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the
unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions
to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on
which further proceedings had been postponed.
- H.R. 1388:
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to reauthorize and reform the national service laws
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 275 - 149
(Roll no. 169).
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 296, the House
proceeded with one hour of debate on the George Miller (CA)
motion to agree to the Senate amendments to
H.R. 1388.
Mr. Miller, George moved that the House agree to the Senate
amendments.
- H. Res. 282:
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recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between
Egypt and Israel
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution,
as amended
Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 418 - 1
(Roll no. 168).
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Considered as unfinished business.
- H.R. 1259:
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to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with
respect to the distribution of the drug dextromethorphan,
and for other purposes
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 8
(Roll no. 167).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the
unfinished business was the question of adoption of motions
to suspend the rules which had been debated earlier and on
which further proceedings had been postponed.
- H. Res. 296:
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providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to
the bill (
H.R. 1388)
to reauthorize and reform the national
service laws
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 173
(Roll no. 166).
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waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported
from the Committee on Rules
Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 296,
H. Res. 289
is laid on the table.
- H. Res. 296:
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providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to
the bill (
H.R. 1388)
to reauthorize and reform the national
service laws
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Considered as unfinished business.
- H. Res. 294:
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providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res.
279) providing for the expenses of certain committees
of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh
Congress
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on
H. Res. 294.
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Considered as privileged matter.
- H. Res. 296:
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providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to
the bill (
H.R. 1388)
to reauthorize and reform the national
service laws
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on
H.Res. 296, the Chair put the question of adoption of the
resolution and by voice vote, announced that the yeas
prevailed. Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart demanded the yeas and
nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the
question of adoption of the resolution until later in the
legislative day.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on
H. Res. 296.
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Considered as privileged matter.
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ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute
speeches.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Wilson
of SC 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.
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Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev.
Daniel Coughlin.
The House convened, returning from a recess
continuing the legislative day of March 31.
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The Speaker announced that the House do now recess.
The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M.
today.
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MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House continued with further
Morning-Hour Debate.
The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate
passed
S. 681.
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MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House proceeded with Morning-Hour
Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will
recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of the legislative
day.
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The Speaker designated the Honorable Sheila Jackson-Lee
to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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