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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 223, the
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nays are 199. the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 221, the nays are 201. without objection, the resolution is adopted -- the resolution is adopted. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. the house will come to order.
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for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. schiff: mr. speaker by the direction of the committee on the judiciary, i submit a privilege resolution for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the rule. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 520, resolution impeaching samuel b. kent, judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas for high crimes and misdemeanors. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2847. and that i may include tabular material in the same. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to house resolution 552 and rule 18, the chair
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declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of the bill h.r. 2847. will the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, kindly take the chair? the chair: the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h.r. 2847 which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: a bill making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice and science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the chair: when the committee of the whole rose on tuesday, june 16, 2009, amendment number 8 offered by the gentleman from
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illinois, mr. schock, had been disposed of and the bill had been read through page 4, line 7. pursuant to house resolution 552, no further general debate shall be in order. no further amendment shall be in order except, one, amendments number 3, 6, 19, 22, 25, 31, 35, 41, 59, 60, 62, 63, 69, 71, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 102, 111, 114 and 118 printed in the congressional record of june 15, 2009, which may be offered only by the member who submitted it for printing or a designee. and, two, not to exceed 10 of the following amendments if offered by the ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or his designee. amendments numbered 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85,
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86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 100 and 108 printed june 15, 2009. each amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by an opponent and proproponent and shall not be subject for demand on the question. an amendment smay be offered by -- a pro forma amendment for the purpose of debate following consideration any amendment previously described. the clerk will read the bill. can we ask for conversations be removed from the floor so we may proceed? the clerk will read the bill. the clerk: page 4, line 8, bureau of industry and security, operations and administration, $10
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0,403,000,000. economic development assistance programs, $255 million. salaries and expenses, $38 million. minority business development agency, minority business development, $31 million. economic and statistical analysis, salaries and expenses, $97,255,000 to remain value -- available until september 30, 2030. salaries and expenses, $254,290,000. periodic census and programs, $7,700,000 of which $206 million shall be derived from available and unobligated balances previously appropriated to remain available until september 30, 2011. national telecommunications and information administration, salaries and expenses,
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$19,999,000 to remain available until september 30, 2011. public telecommunications facilities, planning and construction, $20 million. united states patent and trademark office, salaries and expenses, $1,930,361. national institute of standards and technology, scientific and technical research and services, $510 million. industrial technology services, $124,700,000. construction of research facilities, $76,500,000. noonoo -- national oceanic and atmospheric administration, operations, research and facilities, $3,198,793 to remain available until september 30, 2011.
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the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam rise? ms. bordallo: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. it is number 19 printed in the congressional record on june 15, 2009. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 19 printed in the congressional record offered by ms. bordallo of guam. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentlewoman from guam and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from guam. ms. bordallo: thank you, mr. chairman. i offer this amendment for the purposes of ensuring that not less than $500,000 -- the chair: the gentlelady will suspend. may we respectfully ask that people remove conversations from the floor so that the gentlelady can be heard? thank you. ms. bordallo: i offer this amendment for the purposes of ensuring that not less than $500,000 is appropriated to the
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national oceanic and atmospheric administration for grants to be awarded in 2010 by the secretary of commerce for western pacific fishery demonstration projects. the amendment ensures funding is provided for this authorized competitive-based grants program in fiscal year 2010. the western pacific demonstration projects program is authorized by public law 104-297, the sustainable fisheries act. the program was funded at the maximum authorized level, $500,000 each year from 1999 through 2005. my amendment would restart the program at the same level of funding. valuable and economically innovative projects in western pacific fisheries have been demonstrated and explored through this program in previous rounds of competition. the program is important to the communities represented on the western pacific regional fishery management consult which includes my own district, the territory of guam.
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mr. speaker -- mr. chairman, the program's chief purpose is to authorize and establish not less than three and not more than five fishery demonstration projects, foster and promote traditional indigenous practices. in the last rounds of competition in 2004 and 2005 five grants were awarded to applicants in the state of hawaii, three each to american samoa and the commonwealth of the northern marianas and one to guam. mr. obey: the house is not in order. the chair: the gentleman is correct. can we ask that members remove their conversations from the floor so the gentlelady can be heard and we can proceed? would the staff remove their conversations from the floor? ms. bordallo: i am grateful for the opportunity to offer this amendment and i want to thank the distinguished gentleman from west virginia, mr. mollohan, and our colleague from virginia, mr. wolf, at t

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