[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 82 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D616-D617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4569-4583; and 3 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 449-450, and H. Res. 676, were introduced.          
  Pages H4170-71
Additional Cosponsors:                                            
  Page H4171
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-541);
  H.R. 4568, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 
108-542);
  Report on the Suballocation on the Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2005 
(H. Rept. 108-543);
  H. Res. 674, providing for consideration of H.R. 4568, making 
appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H.Rept. 108-544); and
  H. Res. 675, providing for consideration of H.R. 4567, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-545).                     
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Kirk to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.                     
  Page H3965
Recess: The House recessed at 8:34 a.m. for the purpose of receiving His 
Excellency Hamid Karzai and reconvened at 10:30 a.m.; and agreed that the 
proceedings had during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record. 
                                                                  Page H3965
Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the 
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan: The House and Senate met in a 
Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the 
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan. He was escorted into the House 
Chamber by a Committee comprised of Representatives DeLay, Blunt, Pryce 
(OH), Cox, Goss, Rohrabacher, Pelosi, Hoyer, Menendez, Harman, Skelton, and 
Ackerman and Senators Frist, McConnell, Stevens, Santorum, Hutchison, Kyl, 
Warner, Daschle, Reid, Boxer, and Levin.                      
  Pages H3965-67
Renewable Energy Project Siting Improvement Act of 2004: The House passed 
H.R. 4513, to provide that in preparing an environmental assessment or 
environmental impact statement required under section 102 of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to any action authorizing a 
renewable energy project, no Federal agency is required to identify 
alternative project locations or actions other than the proposed action and 
the no action alternative, by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 186 nays, 
Roll No. 242.                                       
  Pages H3981-90, H4132-33
  Agreed to the Pombo amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 108-540, that 
clarifies that the environmental review processes in the bill do not apply 
to oil and gas leasing activities.                                
                                                                  Page H3990
  H. Res. 672, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 239, after agreeing 
to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 198 
nays, Roll No. 238.                                 
                                                    Pages H3968-73, H3980-81
Energy Policy Act of 2004: The House passed H.R. 4503, to enhance energy 
conservation and research and development, to provide for security and 
diversity in the energy supply for the American people, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 244 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 241.                
  Pages H3990-H4132
  Rejected the Dingell motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment by a yea-and-nay vote of 192 yeas to 230 nays, 
Roll No. 240.                                                 
                                                              Pages H4126-32
  H. Res. 671, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 237, after agreeing 
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order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 197 nays, 
Roll No. 236.                                                 
                                                              Pages H3973-80
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House began consideration of the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed until Wednesday, June 16:
  Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004: H.R. 4545, to amend the Clean Air 
Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels.            
  Pages H4133-39
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he notified 
Congress of his intent to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the 
Government of Bahrain--referred to the Committee on Ways & Means and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 108-193).                                        
  Page H4139
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages 
H4171-73.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3979, H3979-80, H3980, 
H3980-81, H4131-32, H4132, and H4133. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 8:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:12 p.m.