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“House of Representatives” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D912-D913 on July 24, 2009.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 3324-
3325, 3327-3344; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 169; and H.Res. 676-
679 were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 1121, to authorize a land exchange to acquire lands for the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-227);
H.R. 1080, to strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-
228);
H.R. 1376, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Waco Mammoth National Monument in the State of Texas, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-229);
H.R. 3326, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 (H. Rept. 111-230); and
H. Res. 591, requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives all information in his possession relating to certain specific communications with and financial assistance provided to General Motors Corporation and Chrysler LLC, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-231).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Blumenauer to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Privileged Resolution--Intent to Offer: Representative King (IA) announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution.
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Question of Privilege: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by Representative Price (GA) did not constitute a question of the privileges of the House. Agreed to the motion to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair by a yea-and-nay vote of 238 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 638.
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty defending the Capitol against an intruder armed with a gun on July 24, 1998.
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Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, July 22nd:
Supporting Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games: H. Res. 538, amended, to support Olympic Day on June 23, 2009, and to encourage the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games;
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Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Supporting Olympic Day and encouraging the International Olympic Committee to select Chicago, Illinois, as the host city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.''.
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Congratulating the people of the Republic of Lithuania on the 1000th anniversary of Lithuania and celebrating the rich history of Lithuania: H. Res. 285, to congratulate the people of the Republic of Lithuania on the 1000th anniversary of Lithuania and to celebrate the rich history of Lithuania; and
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Expressing appreciation to the people and Government of Canada for their long history of friendship and cooperation with the people and Government of the United States and congratulating Canada as it celebrates ``Canada Day'': H. Res. 519, to express appreciation to the people and Government of Canada for their long history of friendship and cooperation with the people and Government of the United States and to congratulate Canada as it celebrates ``Canada Day''.
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010: The House passed H.R. 3293, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, by a yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 646.
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A point of order was sustained against the Tiahrt motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with amendments.
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Rejected the second Tiahrt motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 248 noes, Roll No. 645.
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Agreed to:
Issa amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that prohibits the National Institute of Health (NIH) from funding three grants that research alcohol and substance use and the increased HIV risks they may raise among prostitutes in Thailand and China and hospitalized Russian alcoholics and
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Obey amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that increases funding for the Careers Pathways Innovation Fund by $5 million, offset by a $5 million decrease to the funding for the Green Jobs Fund, both within the Training and Employment Services account in the Department of Labor; (2) increases funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration by $1 million for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program, offset by a $1 million decrease to the funding for Department of Labor Departmental Management; (3) increases funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics by $1 million to support the collection of vital statistics data, offset by a $1 million decrease to the funding for HHS General Departmental Management; (4) makes a technical correction by inserting the legal citation (title IV of the Public Health Service Act) within the HHS Office of the Secretary for the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008; (5) increases funding for Mathematics and Science Partnership program in the School Improvement Programs account of the Department of Education by $5 million, offset by a reduction to the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (6) provides $6.965 million for the Reach Out and Read program within the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (7) increases by $10 million the funding that may be used for grants to charter management organizations to replicate successful charter models within the Charter School program under the Innovation and Improvement Account in the Department of Education; (8) provides $1 million for Modeling and Simulation programs authorized under section 891 of the Higher Education Act in the Higher Education account in the Department of Education, offset by a reduction to the Fund for the Improvement of Education in the Innovation and Improvement account of the Department of Education; (9) includes a prohibition on the use of funds in this Act to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs are ``Energy Star'' qualified or have the ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation; and (10) includes a prohibition on the use of funds in this Act for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of Federal travel regulations (by a recorded vote of 284 ayes to 137 noes, Roll No. 641).
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Rejected:
Souder amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to prohibit funding for any program which distributes sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug (by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 642);
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Pence amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to provide that none of the funds in the bill be available to Planned Parenthood for any purpose under title X of the Public Health Services Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 643); and
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Wittman amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to reduce appropriations in the bill by $803,270,000 (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 644).
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H. Res. 673, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 232 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 640, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 181 nays, Roll No. 639.
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A point of order was raised against the consideration of H. Res. 673 and it was agreed to proceed with consideration of the resolution by voice vote.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27th for morning hour debate, and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28th for morning hour debate.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H8711, H8807.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8724-25, H8725, H8726, H8788, H8789, H8789-90, H8790, H8792 and H8793. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:13 p.m.
