Proceedings of

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 19, 2009

Met at 10:00 AM

[jjs]

Journal approved.

Poe (R), TX led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Arcuri (D), NY (Health Care)

We need health care to help our emergency first responders.

Wilson, Joe (R), SC (Recovery.gov)

Government site is reporting fake jobs to show success of stimulus bill.

Schwartz (D), PA (Fire Grants)

These grants are critical for first responders to protect the public from fires.

Coble (R), NC (Terrorist Prosecution)

Obama administration’s decision to try terrorists in federal civil court is a huge mistake.

Inslee (D), WA (Airbus Subsidies)

Air Force must consider unfair Airbus subsidies in awarding contracts.

Poe (R), TX (Economy)

Drug cartels in Mexico are threatening our shared border.

Dahlkemper (D), PA (Health Care)

Democratic health bill will strengthen Medicare and extend the trust fund for five years.

Jenkins (R), KS (Airbus Subsidies)

European Union’s unfair subsidies have stolen jobs from American workers.

Klein (D), FL (Legal Aid Society)

Tribute to society for providing legal services for veterans and their families.

Smith, Lamar (R), TX (Illegal Immigration)

Workplace enforcement of citizenship requirements has fallen drastically.

Halvorson (D), IL (Biofuels)

Production of biofuel crops does not promote deforestation.

McClintock (R), CA (Recovery.com)

Fake jobs claimed by site to justify stimulus bill is a black mark on us all.

Dicks (D), WA (Airbus Subsidies)

Air Force should consider the illegal European Union subsidies in awarding contracts.

Lee, Christopher (R), (Health Bill)

Democratic bill will cut Medicare and Medicare Advantage by more than $500 billion.

Hall, John (D), NY (Homeownership Credit)

Extension of tax credit for first-time homeowners will help our veterans.

Tiahrt (R), KS (Airbus Subsidies)

Defense Department should not award contracts to France in light of illegal subsidies.

Larsen (D), WA (Airbus Subsidies)

We should reconsider purchases from Airbus, which benefited from illegal subsidies.

Johnson, Sam (R), FL (Terrorist Trial)

These trials should be held by military trials at Guantanamo Bay.

Olver (D), MA (Pharmaceutical Makers)

Drug makers are trying to gouge citizens while pretending to support health care reform.

Reichert (R), WA (Airbus Subsidies)

We must consider Airbus’s unfair advantage in awarding a tanker contract.

H.R. 2781 – To designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

Rule – 1 Hour 10:26 AM

1. Cardoza (D), CA

2. Bishop, Rob (R), UT

3. Blumenauer(D), OR

4. Foxx (R), NC

5. Blumenauer (D), OR [dsc]

6. DeFazio (D), OR

On ordering the previous question:

Foxx (R), NC asked recorded vote.

Chair postponed vote – 11:26 AM

H.Res. 921 – Appointing Garamendi (D), CA to certain standing committees

ADOPTED - VOICE 11:26 AM

Unfinished Business

H.R. 2781 – To designate segments of Molalla River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

On ordering the previous question:

Foxx (R), NC asked recorded vote – 11:28 AM

[902]

YEA 241 NAY 176

ORDERED 11:52 AM

On adoption of rule:

Foxx (R), NC asked recorded vote – 11:53 AM

[fea][903]

YEA 244 NAY 176

ADOPTED 12:00 PM

S. 1599 – To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution

On susp. of rules & passage (2/3):

Coble (R), NC asked recorded vote - 12:01 PM

[904]

YEA 425 NAY 0

PASSED 12:09 PM

(To White House)

H.R. 2781 – To designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

Debate – 1 Hour 12:11 PM

1. Grijalva (D), AZ

2. Hastings (R), WA

3. Schrader (D), OR

4. Quigley (D), IL

5. Blumenauer (D), OR

6. Walden (R), OR

7. Wu (D), OR

[mjc]

On passage:

Hastings (R), WA asked recorded vote - 1:11 PM

[905]

YEA 292 NAY 133

PASSED 1:36 PM

Unfinished Business – 1:36 PM

H.Con.Res. 212 – Expressing the sense of Congress on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of historic events in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the Slovak and Czech Republics, as amended

On susp. of rules & adoption, as amended (2/3):

Ros-Lehtinen (R), FL asked recorded vote – 1:37 PM

[906]

YEA 426 NAY 0

ADOPTED 1:44 PM

H.R. 3961 – Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act

Debate – 1 Hour 1:46 PM

1. Waxman (D), CA

2. Barton (R), TX

3. Hoyer (D), MD

4. Pence (R), IN [dsc]

5. Dingell (D), MI

6. Whitfield (R), KY

7. Pallone (D), NJ

8. Gingrey (R), GA

9. Spratt (D), SC

10. Gohmert (R), TX

11. Engel (D), NY

12. Sarbanes (D), MD

13. Boehner (R), OH

14. Rangel (D), NY

15. Blackburn (R), TN

16. Stark (D), CA

17. Rogers (R), MI

18. Doggett (D), TX

19. Neal (D), MA

20. Camp (R), MI [fea]

21. Blumenauer (D), OR

22. Herger (R), CA

23. Pascrell (D), NJ

24. Brady (R), TX

25. Ryan (R), WI

26. Berkeley (D), NV

27. Brown-Waite (R), FL

28. Roskam (R), IL

29. Boustany (R), LA

30. Etheridge (D), NC

31. Jackson Lee (D), TX

Gingrey (R), GA motion to recommit (report back forthwith with language that adds 2 percent annual updates for four years).

Waxman (D), CA p.o.o. – not germane (reports bill to Comte on Judiciary, when original jurisdictions are Comte on Energy and Comte on Ways and Means).

SUSTAINED 3:27 PM

Gingrey (R), GA motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair.

On Waxman (D), CA motion to table appeal:

Gingrey (R), GA asked recorded vote - 3:28 PM

[907]

YEA 251 NAY 177

TABLED 3:53 PM

Cantor (R), VA motion to recommit (report back forthwith with language to limit spending to $22.3 billion).

Cantor (R), VA asked recorded vote – 4:05 PM

[jjs][908]

YEA 177 NAY 252

REJECTED 4:22 PM

On passage:

Waxman (D), CA asked recorded vote – 4:22 PM

[909]

YEA 243 NAY 183

PASSED 4:29 PM

H.R. 1834 – Native American Business Development Enhancement Act, as amended

On susp. of rules & passage, as amended (2/3):

Velasquez (D), NY asked recorded vote – 4:29 PM

[910]

YEA 343 NAY 55

PASSED 4:36 PM

H.Res. 914 – Supporting the Observance of National Diabetes Month

ADOPTED - VOICE 4:38 PM

S. 1860 – Permitting each current member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to serve for three terms

PASSED - VOICE 4:39 PM

(To White House)

Tonko (D), NY (Constituent Tribute)

Tribute to Schenectady County Community College.

Ros-Lehtinen (R), FL (Constituent Tribute)

Tribute to Miami-Date County public schools.

Skelton (D), MO (National Epilepsy Awareness Month)

We must do more to educate people about this neurological condition.

Duncan (R), TN (Iraq Christians)

We must do more to help the Christian minority in Iraq.

Wasserman-Schultz (D), FL (Constituent Tribute)

Tribute to Myra Far, who sets an extraordinary example for all women.

Broun (D), GA (Constituent Tribute)

Tribute to Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, who was killed in the Fort Hood shooting spree.

Jackson Lee (D), TX (Medicare)

Our “doc fix” bill will help ensure our seniors receive proper medical care.

Cao (R), LA (Father Lee)

Vietnamese government should release imprisoned Roman Catholic priest.

Gohmert (R), TX (Terrorist Trials)

We should not try terrorists in our federal civil courts.

Johnson, Hank (D), GA (Constituent Tribute)

Tribute to chorus director Maryann Sharp.

Message from the Senate received (passed S. 1963 – Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009)

Special Orders – 4:55 PM

1. Scalise (R), LA (Jobs Creation)

2. McGovern (D), MA (Hamid Karzai) 5:02 PM

3. Conaway (R), TX (Ellen Moreland) 5:05 PM

4. Costa (D), CA (Hunger) 5:08 PM

5. Franks (R), AZ (Thanksgiving) 5:13 PM

6. Watson (D), CA (Sgt. Eduviges Wolf) 5:18 PM

7. Heinrich (D), NM (Gov. Bruce King) 5:24 PM

8. Lujan (D), NM (Gov. Bruce King) 5:27 PM

9. Teague (D), NM (Gov. Bruce King) 5:32 PM

10. Gingrey (R), GA (Medicare) 5:37 PM

11. Akin (R), MO (Pilgrims) 6:37 PM

When the House adjourns, it stands adjourned until Tuesday, December 1.