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LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 31, 2009
111TH CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION

10:45 P.M. -
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.

6:28 P.M. -
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.

6:26 P.M. -
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

6:24 P.M. -
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:
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.

6:16 P.M. -
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.

6:14 P.M. -
Mr. Perlmutter filed reports from the Committee on Rules, on measures H. Res. 305, H. Res. 306, and H. Res. 307.

H.R. 1029:
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

6:13 P.M. -
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.

5:59 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1029.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

5:57 P.M. -
Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

H.R. 985:
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.

5:16 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 985.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

5:15 P.M. -
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

H. Res. 290:
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.

4:45 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 290.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

4:44 P.M. -
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:
to make technical corrections to the laws affecting certain administrative authorities of the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes

4:42 P.M. -
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).

4:34 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H.R. 151:
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).

4:26 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 279:
providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress

4:25 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: 288 - 136 (Roll no. 172).

4:00 P.M. -
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

3:27 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 279.

3:26 P.M. -
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:
electing Members to the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library

3:25 P.M. -
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:
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.

3:24 P.M. -
Mr. Brady (PA) filed a privileged report from the Committee on House Administration on H. Res. 303.

H.R. 1299:
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.

3:20 P.M. -
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:
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.

3:12 P.M. -
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:
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.

3:06 P.M. -
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.

3:05 P.M. -
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until later in the week.

H.R. 1253:
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

3:04 P.M. -
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).

2:55 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H.R. 577:
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).

2:48 P.M. -
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:
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).

2:20 P.M. -
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

1:53 P.M. -
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:
recognizing the 30th anniversary of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel

1:51 P.M. -
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).

1:43 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H.R. 1259:
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).

1:35 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

1:34 P.M. -
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:
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).

H. Res. 289:
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:
providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill ( H.R. 1388) to reauthorize and reform the national service laws

1:07 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 294:
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

1:05 P.M. -
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.

12:47 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 294.

12:44 P.M. -
Considered as privileged matter.

H. Res. 296:
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.

12:29 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 296.

12:27 P.M. -
Considered as privileged matter.

12:02 P.M. -
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches.

12:01 P.M. -
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.

12:00 P.M. -
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.

11:09 A.M. -
The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.

11:04 A.M. -
MORNING-HOUR DEBATE - The House continued with further Morning-Hour Debate.

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 681.

10:31 A.M. -
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.

10:30 A.M. -
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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