09/20/07 3:08 PM
The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for12:30 p.m. on September 24, 2007.
On motion to adjournAgreed to by voice vote.
Mr. Lungren, Daniel E. moved that the House do now adjourn.
09/20/07 2:48 PM
SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded allanticipated legislative business and has proceeded toSpecial Order speeches.
09/20/07 2:47 PM
Mr. Jones (NC) requested the following general leaves toaddress the House on September 27: Mr. Poe for 5 min andhimself for 5 min.
ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further oneminute speeches.
09/20/07 2:45 PM
The Speaker laid before the House a message from thePresident transmitting a notification stating that thenational emergency with respect to persons who commit,threaten to commit, or support terrorism is to continue ineffect beyond September 23, 2007 - referred to theCommittee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H.Doc. 110-59).
The House received a communication from Daniel Beard, ChiefAdministrative Officer, U.S. House of Re presentatives.Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House ofRepresentatives, Mr. Beard notified the House that he hadbeen served with a subpoena issued in the U.S. DistrictCourt for the District of Columbia for documents and thatafter consultation with the Office of the General Counsel,he determined that compliance with the subpoena wasconsistent with precedents and privileges of the House.
Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent that business in orderunder the Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with onSept. 26.Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Hoyer asked unanimous consent That when the Houseadjourns on Thursday, September 20, 2007, it adjourn tomeet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 24, 2007, forMorning-Hour Debate.Agreed to without objection.
09/20/07 2:45 PM
H.R. 2881:
to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorizeappropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration forfiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safetyand capacity, to provide stable funding for the nationalaviation system, and for other purposes
09/20/07 2:23 PM
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers,punctuation, and cross references, and to make othernecessary technical and conforming corrections in theengrossment ofH.R. 2881.
Motion to reconsider laid on the tableAgreed to without objection.
On passagePassed by recorded vote: 267 - 151(Roll no. 890).
09/20/07 1:58 PM
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed toby the Committee of the Whole House on the state of theUnion.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
09/20/07 1:57 PM
The House rose from the Committee of the WholeHouse on the state of the Union to reportH.R. 2881.
On agreeing to the Neugebauer amendmentAgreed to by recorded vote: 418 - 0(Roll no. 889).
09/20/07 1:30 PM
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions ofH. Res. 664, theCommittee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debateon the Neugebauer amendment.
Amendment offered by Mr. Neugebauer.
09/20/07 1:30 PM
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part C of House Report110-335 to require the Administrator of the Federal AviationAdministration to carry out a study on the feasibilityof developing a publicly searchable, Internet Web-basedresource that provides information regarding the acceptableheight and distance that wind turbines may be installedin relation to aviation sites and the level of obstructionsuch turbines may present to such sites.
On agreeing to the Klein (FL) amendmentAgreed to by voice vote.
