american people to join in a great economic and social cause of creating a green future. we can do that. we can still do that. mr. dreier: reclaiming my time. let me say that i totally agree with the statement of my friend. here is a demonstration of bipartisanship. it's not often that i and mr. kucinich work together on the exact same issue. we believe that the free flow of tremendous, tremendous green technology around the world will in fact dramatically improve our economy and the standard of living and quality of life for the american people and for the rest of the world. defeat this rule so that we can bring back some of the 224 brilliant ideas that were offered but totally denied by this majority. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlewoman from california. . ms. matsui: has the gentleman yielded back all his time? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has yielded babbling all his time.

the gentlewoman is recognized for 4 1/2 minutes. ms. matsui: madam speaker, i yield myself the remainder of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for 4 1/2 minutes. ms. matsui: the rule before us today is a fair rule that allows us to highlight our current energy policy challenges and a vision for a better tomorrow. the bill contains expedited procedures for consideration of a joint resolution of approval related to an international reserve allowance program. such procedures are within the jurisdiction of the rules committee and is the committee's understanding that the procedures are placeholder language that will be finalized as the legislation moves forward. the rules committee looks forward to working with the other committees of jurisdiction on this provision. from water to energy, to transportation and agriculture and public health, climate change is a defining environmental challenge of our time. the action we take today will impact our country in a positive way for generations. today, it is this congress' responsibility to pass

comprehensive energy policy that charts a new course towards a clean energy economy. the underlying bill, the american clean energy and security act, takes huge steps to create jobs, help end our dangerous dependence on foreign oil and fight global warming. i urge my colleagues to recognize the urgent nature of the challenge before us today. if we do not act, we face disastrous consequences. nearly every scientific society around the world has warned of the cost of inaction. on the other hand, if we do act here today we make our planet more sustainable, more economically viable and more efficient than the world we live in today. we will make a positive impact, not only on the billions of people who live on the earth today, but for generations into the future. madam speaker, i urge a yes vote on the previous question

and on the rule. i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. the question is on ordering the previous question. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: madam speaker, on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. the chair lays before the house a privileged concurrent resolution. the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 31. concurrent resolution that when the senate recesses or adjourns on any day from thursday, june

25, 2009, through sunday, june 28, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its majority leader or his designee it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on monday, july 6, 2009, or such other time on that day as may be specified by his majority leader and his designee and the motion to recess or adjourn or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first. and that when the house adjourns on any legislative day from thursday, june 25, 2009, through sunday, june 28, 2009, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by his majority leader or his designee it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on tuesday, july 7, 2009, or such time on that day as may be specified in the motion to adjourn or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution,

whichever occurs first. section 2, the majority leader of the senate and the speaker of the house or their respective designees acting jointly after consultation with the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the house shall notify the members of the senate and the house representively to reassemble at such place and time as they may designate if in their opinion the public interest shall warrant it. the speaker pro tempore: the concurrent resolution is not debatable. ms. matsui: madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the concurrent resolution is not debatable. the question is on the adoption of the concurrent resolution. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the concurrent resolution is agreed to. the gentlewoman from california. ms. matsui: i demand the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule

20, this 15-minute vote on adoption of s.con.res. 31 will be follobe followed by five-min votes on ordering the previous question of h.res. 587 and adoption of h.res. 587, if ordered. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]