I have been told there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5481) to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. A bill (H.R. 5551) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a certification when making purchases under the Small Business Lending Fund Program.
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