LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 6, 2009
111TH CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION
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The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for
9:00 a.m. on November 7, 2009.
On motion to adjourn
Agreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Polis (CO) moved that the House do now adjourn.
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The House convened, returning from a recess
continuing the legislative day of November 6.
Mr. Polis (CO) filed a report from the Committee on Rules
on
H. Res. 903.
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The Speaker announced that the House do now recess.
The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
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SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all
anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to
Special Order speeches.
Mr. Poe of TX requested the following general leaves to
address the House on November 10: Mr. Burton of IN for
5 min and Mr. Wolf for 5 min.
Mr. Poe of TX requested the following general leaves to
address the House on November 9: Mr. Burton of IN for 5
min and Mr. Wolf for 5 min.
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ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one
minute speeches.
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Pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, the Speaker postponed until
a time to be announced, the roll call vote on the motion
to suspend the rules and agree to
H. Res. 895,
which was
ordered on Friday, November 6, 2009.
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recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Iranian hostage
crisis, during which 52 United States citizens were held
hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20,
1981, and for other purposes
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McMahon objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Con. Res. 209.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. McMahon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution.
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honoring the 60th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between the United States and the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the 10th anniversary of the
accession to the throne of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn
Al Hussein, and for other purposes
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McMahon objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Res. 833.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. McMahon moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution, as amended.
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recognizing the 20th anniversary of the remarkable events
leading to the end of the Cold War and the creation of a
Europe, whole, free, and at peace
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. McMahon objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Res. 892.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution.
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expressing support for Chinese human rights activists Huang
Qi and Tan Zuoren for engaging in peaceful expression as
they seek answers and justice for the parents whose children
were killed in the Sichuan earthquake of May 12, 2008
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Berman objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Res. 877.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution.
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if
ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.
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The Speaker laid before the House a message from the
President transmitting a notification of the continuance of
the national emergency with respect to the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction - referred to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 111-75).
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The House received a communication from Honorable Pete
Stark. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, Mr. Stark notified the House that he had
been served with a subpoena for testimony and production of
documents issued by the Superior Court of California, County
of Yolo, and that after consultation with the Office of
General Counsel, he had determined that compliance with the
subpoena was inconsistent with the precedents and priliges
of the House.
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to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend,
modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of
Homeland Security to enhance security and protect against
acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other
purposes
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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. 2868.
The title of the measure was amended.
Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On passage
Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 193
(Roll no. 875).
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On motion to recommit with instructions
Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 236
(Roll no. 874).
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The previous question on the motion to recommit with
instructions was ordered without objection.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on
the Dent motion to recommit with instructions. The
instructions contained in the motion seek to insert a new
paragraph which states that in implementing methods to
reduce consequences of a terrorist attact on a chemical
facility, such implementation must not significantly or
demonstrably reduce the operations of the covered chemical
facility or result in any net reduction in private sector
employment when national unemployment is above 4 percent.
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Mr. Dent moved to recommit with instructions to Homeland
Security.
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The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole
House on the state of the Union to report
H.R. 2868.
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On agreeing to the McCaul amendment
Failed by recorded vote: 196 - 232
(Roll no. 873).
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On agreeing to the Dent amendment
Failed by recorded vote: 193 - 236
(Roll no. 872).
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On agreeing to the Dent amendment
Failed by recorded vote: 186 - 241
(Roll no. 871).
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On agreeing to the Barton (TX) amendment
Failed by recorded vote: 165 - 262
(Roll no. 870).
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On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendment
Agreed to by recorded vote: 253 - 168
(Roll no. 869).
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the
unfinished business was the question of adoption of
amendments which had been debated earlier and on which
further proceedings had been postponed.
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On agreeing to the Foster amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Foster amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Foster.
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An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to direct the Secretary to establish appropriate
protocols and security procedures for covered chemical
facilities that are also Universities and Academic labs,
separate from commercial chemical facilities.
On agreeing to the Halvorson amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Halvorson amendment.
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Amendment offered by Mrs. Halvorson.
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An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to permit the Secretary to provide guidance, tools,
methodologies, or software to assist small covered chemical
facilities in complying with the security requirements.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
McCaul amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of
the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had
prevailed. Mr. McCaul demanded a recorded vote and the Chair
postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of
the amendment until later in the legislative day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the McCaul amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. McCaul.
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An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to strike the citizen enforcement section of the
bill.
On agreeing to the Schrader amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Schrader amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Schrader.
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An amendment numbered 7 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to require DHS to conduct a study on the scope
and potential impacts of the provisions that require the
use of safer processes or chemicals on manufacturers or
retailers of pesticide or fertilizer.
On agreeing to the Flake amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Flake amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Flake.
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An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to prevent earmarking in a new grant program established
in the bill, and to clarify that Congress presumes that
grants awarded through that program will be awarded on
a competitive basis, and if they are not, require the
Secretary to submit a report to Congress as to why not.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Dent amendment number 5, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the noes had prevailed. Mr. Dent demanded a recorded vote
and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question
of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Dent amendment number 5.
Amendment offered by Mr. Dent.
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An amendment numbered 5 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to strike section 2111, which requires assessments
and implementation of methods to reduce the consequences
of a terrorist attack.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Dent amendment number 4, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the noes had prevailed. Mr. Dent demanded a recorded vote
and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question
of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative
day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Dent amendment number 4.
Amendment offered by Mr. Dent.
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An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to strike Title I, affecting chemical facilities,
and replace it with an extension of the Department of
Homeland Security's current regulatory authority under
section 550(b) of the Department of Homeland Security
Appropriations Act, 2007.
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On agreeing to the Hastings (FL) amendment
Agreed to by voice vote.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Hastings (FL) amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Hastings (FL).
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An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to establish a point of contact within the Office
of Chemical Facility Security responsible for interagency
coordination. Would require the Secretary to liaise with
State Emergency Response Commissions and Local Emergency
Planning Committees to update emergency planning and training
procedures.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Barton (TX) amendment, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the noes had prevailed. Mr. Barton (TX) demanded a recorded
vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the
question of adoption of the amendment until later in the
legislative day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Barton (TX) amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Barton (TX).
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An amendment numbered 2 printed Part B of House Report
111-327 to place provisions in the bill allowing the new
Federal chemical facility regulations enacted by this
bill to preempt state and local laws that "hinder, pose
obstacles to, or frustrate the purpose of the federal
program".
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the
Thompson (MS) amendment, the Chair put the question on
adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that
the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Barton (TX) demanded a recorded
vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the
question of adoption of the amendment until later in the
legislative day.
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DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 885, the
Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate
on the Thompson (MS) amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Thompson (MS).
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report
111-327 to amend the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
for
H.R. 2868
to make a number of technical corrections
and fix typos and verbiage issues.
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The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union for further consideration.
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Considered as unfinished business.
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to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York,
as the "Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building"
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): 408 - 0
(Roll no. 868).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the
"Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building"
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): 415 - 1
(Roll no. 867).
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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.
ADJUSTMENT OF THE WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE - Under clause
5(d) of rule 20, the Chair announced to the House that, in
light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman
from New York, the whole number of the House is 435.
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OATH OF OFFICE - Representative-Elect William L. Owens,
Twenty Third District, State of New York, presented himself
in the well of the House for the purpose of taking the Oath
of Office which was administered by the Speaker of the
House.
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The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk
transmitted to the House a letter received from Mr. Todd D.
Valentine and Mr. Robert A. Brehm, Co-Executive Directors of
the new York State Board of Elections, indicating that,
according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election
held November 3, 2009, the Honorable William L. Owens was
elected Representatives to Congress for the Twenty-Third
Congressional District, State of New York.
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congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series
Champions, the New York Yankees
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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
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 17,
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(Roll no. 866).
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Considered as unfinished business.
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providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses
Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 179
(Roll no. 865).
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Considered as privileged matter.
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honoring the lives of the brave soldiers and civilians of
the United States Army who died or were wounded in the
tragic attack of November 5, 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas
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. 895.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Skelton moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution.
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expressing support for designation of the week beginning on
November 9, 2009, as National School Psychology Week
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Loebsack objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H. Res. 700.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Loebsack moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution, as amended.
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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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House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant
to H.Res. 896.
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providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate
amendment to
H.R. 1299,
with an amendment
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. Res. 896.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
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Mrs. Davis (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to
the resolution.
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to amend the Small Business Act to modernize Small Business
Development Centers, and for other purposes
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Velazquez objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 1845.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as amended.
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to amend the Small Business Act to improve the disaster
relief programs of the Small Business Administration, 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. 3743.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as amended.
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to amend the Small Business Act to modify certain provisions
relating to women's business centers, and for other purposes
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Velazquez objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 1838.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as amended.
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to amend the Small Business Act to improve the Microloan
Program, and for other purposes
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At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question
on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Velazquez objected
to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present.
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on
H.R. 3737.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Ms. Velazquez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as amended.
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congratulating the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series
Champions, the New York Yankees
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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. 893.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Mr. Towns 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 legislative
day.
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ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute
speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited
to 5 per side of the aisle.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Perlmutter
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.
Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev.
Daniel Coughlin.
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The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
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