[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D555-D556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4470-4476; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Res. 655-658, were introduced.                        
  Pages H3604-05
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3605-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4278. A bill to amend the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 to 
support programs of grants to States to address the assistive 
technology needs of individuals with disabilities, amended (H. Rept. 
108-514).
  H.R. 2010. A bill to protect the voting rights of members of the 
Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American 
Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, amended (H. Rept. 
108-515).
  H.R. 3785. A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land in 
Everglades National Park, amended (H. Rept. 108-516).
  S. 144. An act to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
a program to provide assistance through States to eligible weed 
management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds on 
pubic and private land, amended (H. Rept. 108-517, Part 1).
  H. Res. 656. A resolution providing for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 4444) to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to establish 
a Personal Reemployment Accounts grant program to assist Americans in 
returning to work, (H. Rept. 108-518) and,
  H. Res. 657. A resolution providing for consideration of the jont 
reslution (H.J. Res. 83) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill 
vacancies in the House of Representatives, (H. Rept. 108-519). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Upton to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. John Roller, Pastor 
Emeritus, St. Thomas Becket Parish in Mt. Prospect, Illinois. 
                                                             Page H3543
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on the occasion of its 35th 
anniversary: H. Con. Res. 295, congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE 
on the occasion of its 35th anniversary and for its remarkable 
commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the 
United States, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas to 0 nays, Roll 
No. 210;                                       
  Pages H3544-47, H3565-66
  Recognizing those who responded to the fire in Richmond, Virginia on 
March 26, 2004: H. Res. 612, amended, recognizing and honoring the 
firefighters, police, public servants, civilians, and private 
businesses who responded to the devastating fire in Richmond, Virginia, 
on March 26, 2004, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 375 yea to 0 nays, 
Roll No. 211;                                  
  Pages H3547-49, H3566-67

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  Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen: H. Con. Res. 417, honoring the Tuskegee 
Airmen and their contribution in creating an integrated United States 
Air Force, the world's foremost Air and Space Supremacy Force, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 212; 
                                                  Pages H3549-53, H3567
  Designating the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
Lufkin, Texas as the ``Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic'': H.R. 4317, to name the Department of Veterans 
Affairs outpatient clinic located in Lufkin, Texas, as the ``Charles 
Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''; 
                                                         Pages H3555-57
  Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004: 
H.R. 4060, to amend the Peace Corps Act to establish an Ombudsman and 
an Office of Safety and Security of the Peace Corps;     
  Pages H3557-61
  Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003: H.R. 
265, amended, to provide for an adjustment of the boundaries of Mount 
Rainier National Park;                                   
  Pages H3561-62
  Reaffirming the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to 
determine its membership and form of government: H.R. 2912, to reaffirm 
the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its 
membership and form of government; and                   
  Pages H3562-63
  National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003: S. 1233, 
amended, to authorize assistance for the National Great Blacks in Wax 
Museum and Justice Learning Center.                      
  Pages H3563-65
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed until Wednesday, June 2.
  Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Allied landing at Normandy 
during World War II: S.J. Res. 28, recognizing the 60th anniversary of 
the Allied landing at Normandy during World War II;      
  Pages H3553-55
Recess: The House recessed at 4:02 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3543.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H3565-66, H3566-67, H3567. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:52 p.m.