House - January 19, 2007
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| House - January 19, 2007 - week 3 | |
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| 110th - United States Congress | |
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| Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi |
| Majority Leader | Steny Hoyer |
| Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell |
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This is the daily summary of the actions in United States House of Representatives in the 110th United States Congress for January 19, 2007 during week 3 of this Congress' term. For a summary of the actions in the Senate click here, and for Congress as a whole on this date, click here.
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House Daily Summary
On the heels of the success of the Democrats’ “100 Hours” agenda, the House had a very quick and clean day of legislating. Over the weekend, we will be taking a look back on what H.R. 1 – H.R. 6 means for you and what its chances of surviving the Senate and veto test are.
The House began its day at 10:00 A.M. with a prayer from the Reverend Daniel Coughlin. There were no adjournments until the House concluded business at 12 P.M. House Page Board Revision Act of 2007 (H.R. 475) Passes 416-0 (Roll Call No. 42) | Text of H.R. 475
Path to Action
H.R. 475 was introduced by Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) on January 16, 2007. It was submitted with 2 co-sponsors. Pursuant to a motion on January 18, 2007 by Rep. James McGovern (D-MA), the House began consideration of H.R. 475 at 10:28 A.M. Thirty minutes of debate, split between majority and minority, continued until 11:17 A.M., when a final vote was called for. H.R. 475 passed by a vote of 416-0.
Legislative Analysis
H.R. 475 is an overhaul of the page and the page board system. As you may recall, the page system became a major issue when it was revealed that Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) had carried inappropriate relations with current and former pages.
The bill establishes a new page board that consists of an equal number of members from both parties. It also will include a member who represents the parents of current pages and a member who will represent former pages. These new members will be appointed to the board for a one-year term.
It authorizes the reimbursement of travel expenses for members of the board. For example, if the parent who represents current pages has to travel from Florida to Washington D.C. for board meetings, her flight and hotel stay will be paid for by Congress.
It also requires that the board meet on a regular basis, but leaves the establishment of a schedule up to the Speaker of the House and the House Minority Leader.
Political Analysis
This legislation passed the House without a single member of the minority opposing it. After the embarrassment of the Republican-controlled House Ethics panel rebuking their own members, the minority caucus really doesn’t want to get into a battle over this even if they had a policy dispute.
Other Actions
H.Con.Res. 38 is a joint resolution that authorizes the President of the United States to address Congress and deliver the State of the Union. It was approved by unanimous consent.
On the Floor
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In the Committees
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Resources
See also
References
- Jan. 5, 2007 Update - U.S. House Digest blog
- Legislative Day of January 5, 2007 110TH Congress - First Session - Office of the Clerk
External Links
- The United States House of Representatives - Offical Gov. Site
- Recent bills introduced in Congress - THOMAS
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