sitting as a court of impeachment for those proceedings, and advise the senate that, because samuel b. kent is no longer a civil officer of the united states, the house of representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment hitherto filed in the senate against samuel b. kent. mr. president, pursuant to the terms of the said resolution, the managers on the part of the house, by direction of the house of representatives, respectfully request the senate to discontinue the proceedings now pending against samuel b. kent, former judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officerthe presid: mr. leader. mr. reid: mr. president, as the sergeant at arms advised the senate prior to the july 4 recess, following the service of the summons on judge kent by the sergeant at arms on june 24, 2009, judge kent tendered his resignation as a united states district judge, effective june 30, 2009. at the direction of the senate, the secretary delivered judge kent's original statement of resignation to the president.

receiving the managers on the part of the house in the matter of the impeachment proceeding against samuel b. kent. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. cap want o'of massachusetts for today, mr. crenshaw of florida for today and mrs. mccarthy of new york for today and through july 31. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. the speaker pro tempore: if member could please take their conversations offer the floor. the chair will begin entertaining one-minute speeches. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> thank you so much, madam speaker. i am pleased to announce that today the department of commerce awarded a $15 million grant to my alma mater, the university of miami, for the construction of a new marine science research facility at the school of marine and atmospheric science. the chair: the gentlewoman will suspend. -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman will suspend. the house is not in order. the gentlewoman may proceed. ms. ros-lehtinen:

on the part of the house of representatives in the impeachment proceedings now pending against samuel b. kent to advise the senate that the house of representatives does not desire further to urge the articles of impeachment against samuel b. kent. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to the consideration of the resolution? without objection, the resolution is agreed to. and the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1933. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1933, a bill to direct the attorney general to make an annual grant to the a child is missing alert and recovery center, to assist law enforcement agencies in the rapid recovery of missing children, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson, and the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson. mr. johnson: thank y