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LEGISLATIVE DAY OF APRIL 14, 2010
111TH CONGRESS - SECOND SESSION

7:32 P.M. -
The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 15, 2010.

On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Donnelly (IN) moved that the House do now adjourn.

6:49 P.M. -
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House continued with further Special Order speeches.

The House received a communication from the Honorable Mr. Latta . Mr. Latta submitted his resignation from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The resignation was accepted without objection.

6:48 P.M. -
The House received a communication from the Honorable Mr. Latta . Mr. Latta submitted his resignation from the Committee on the Budget. The resignation was accepted without objection.

The House received a communication from the Honorable Mr. Latta . Mr. Latta submitted his resignation from the Committee on Agriculture. The resignation was accepted without objection.

5:14 P.M. -
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

5:13 P.M. -
Mr. Burton of IN requested the following general leaves to address the House on April 21: Mr. Moran of KS for 5 min, Mr. Poe of TX for 5 min, and Mr. Jones for 5 min.

4:53 P.M. -
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.

4:49 P.M. -
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OFFER RESOLUTION - Mr. Flake notified the House of his intent to rise to a question of the privileges of the House and to offer a resolution. Mr. Flake was recognized to notice the form of his proposed resolution. The Chair subsequently announced that under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the Chair within 2 legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed. The Chair announced that it would not, at that point, make the determination required by the rule, but that the form of the resolution would appear in the Congressional Record.

4:48 P.M. -
Mr. McGovern filed a report from the Committee on Rules on H. Res. 1248.

H. Res. 1246:
expressing sympathy to the people of Poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country's President, First Lady, and 94 others on April 10, 2010

4:46 P.M. -
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): 404 - 0 (Roll no. 203).

4:29 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 1249:
raising a question of the privileges of the House

4:28 P.M. -
On motion to refer Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 157, 17 Present (Roll no. 202).

4:10 P.M. -
The previous question on the motion to refer was ordered without objection.

4:09 P.M. -
DEBATE - The Chair recognized Mr. McGovern to proceed with one hour of debate on the motion to refer H. Res. 1249 to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

Mr. McGovern moved to refer to Standards of Official Conduct.

4:08 P.M. -
Considered as privileged matter.

4:03 P.M. -
QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE - Mr. Boehner rose to a question of the privileges of the House and offered a privileged resolution. The Chair announced that the resolution qualified and directed the Clerk to report the resolution to the House.

H.R. 3125:
to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission

4:02 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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 - 18 (Roll no. 201).

3:48 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H.R. 4994:
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other purposes

3:46 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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 9 (Roll no. 200).

3:37 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

H. Res. 1236:
honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending condolences to their families and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster

3:36 P.M. -
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): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 199).

3:07 P.M. -
Considered as unfinished business.

3:06 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. 1246:
expressing sympathy to the people of Poland in the aftermath of the tragic plane crash that killed the country's President, First Lady, and 94 others on April 10, 2010

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.

2:25 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1246.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Delahunt moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

H. Res. 1242:
congratulating the Duke University men's basketball team for winning the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship

2:22 P.M. -
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Fudge 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.

2:04 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1242.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Ms. Fudge moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

H. Res. 1236:
honoring the coal miners who perished in the Upper Big Branch Mine-South in Raleigh County, West Virginia, extending condolences to their families and recognizing the valiant efforts of emergency response workers at the mine disaster

2:03 P.M. -
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.

1:26 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1236.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Miller, George moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

H. Res. 1237:
honoring the life of Wilma Pearl Mankiller and expressing condolences of the House of Representatives on her passing

1:25 P.M. -
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.

1:13 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1237.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Boren moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

H.R. 4994:
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxpayer burdens and enhance taxpayer protections, and for other purposes

1:12 P.M. -
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.

12:55 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4994.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Lewis (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

H. Con. Res. 243:
authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to celebrate the birthday of King Kamehameha

12:54 P.M. -
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.

12:47 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 243.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Brady (PA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

H.R. 3125:
to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission

12:46 P.M. -
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.

12:13 P.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3125.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Boucher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

H.R. 1258:
to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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.

11:56 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1258.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Boucher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

S.J. Res. 25:
granting the consent and approval of Congress to amendments made by the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact

11:55 A.M. -
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

11:52 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S.J. Res. 25.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

11:51 A.M. -
Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the resolution.

H. Con. Res. 222:
recognizing the leadership and historical contributions of Dr. Hector Garcia to the Hispanic community and his remarkable efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States of America

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Conyers 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.

11:36 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 222.

Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

H. Res. 1062:
recognizing the Coast Guard Group Astoria's more than 60 years of service to the Pacific Northwest, and for other purposes

11:35 A.M. -
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.

11:22 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 1062.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

H.R. 4275:
to designate the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building"

11:21 A.M. -
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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.

11:16 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4275.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

H. Res. 197:
to commend the American Sail Training Association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill

11:15 A.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 voice vote.

11:07 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 197.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Cummings moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.

H.R. 3506:
to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception from the continuing requirement for annual privacy notices for financial institutions which do not share personal information with affiliates, and for other purposes

11:05 A.M. -
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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.

11:00 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3506.

Considered under suspension of the rules.

Mr. Moore (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

H.R. 4573:
to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other multilateral development institutions to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to cancel immediately and completely Haiti's debts to such institutions, and for other purposes

10:59 A.M. -
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.

10:48 A.M. -
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4573.

Ms. Waters moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.

10:47 A.M. -
The Speaker announced that votes on suspensions, if ordered, will be postponed until a time to be announced.

10:08 A.M. -
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House continued with one minute speeches.

The House received a message from the Senate. The Senate passed S. 1749.

10:05 A.M. -
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.

10:04 A.M. -
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The Chair designated Mr. Griffith to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

10:02 A.M. -
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 Bishop Fred T. Simms, Heart of God Ministries, Beckley, WV.

10:00 A.M. -
The House convened, starting a new legislative day.


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