[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 4584-4602; and 6 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 451-452, and H. Res. 677-680, were 
introduced.
  Pages H4286-87
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H4287
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4363, to facilitate self-help housing homeownership 
opportunities, amended (H. Rept. 108-546);
  H. Res. 640, a resolution of inquiry requesting that the Secretary of 
Defense transmit to the House of Representatives before the expiration 
of the 14-day period beginning on the date of the adoption of this 
resolution any picture, photograph, video, communication, or report 
produced in conjunction with any completed Department of Defense 
investigation conducted by Major General Antonio M. Taguba relating to 
allegations of torture or allegations of violations of the Geneva 
Conventions of 1949 at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq or any completed 
Department of Defense investigation relating to the abuse or alleged 
abuse of a prisoner of war or detainee by any civilian contractor 
working in Iraq who is employed on behalf of the Department of Defense, 
amended, adversely (H. Rept. 108-547);
  H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove 
impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-
technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both 
at home and abroad, amended (H. Rept. 108-548, Pt. 1).
  H. Res. 681, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4520) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such 
Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology 
businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and 
abroad (H. Rept. 108-549).
Pages H4285-86
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bereuter to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4175
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Les Burleson, Southeast 
Director, Hockey Ministries International in Wake Forest, North 
Carolina.
  Page H4175
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, June 15 by a voice vote.
  Pages H4175, H4267
U.S. Refinery Revitalization Act of 2004: The House passed H.R. 4517, 
to provide incentives to increase refinery capacity in the United 
States, by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 246. 
                                                  Pages H4178-91, H4206
  H. Res. 671, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on Tuesday, June 15 by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 193 
noes, Roll No. 237.
Recess: The House recessed at 11:38 a.m. and reconvened at 1:15 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4191
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2005--Rule: The House agreed to H. Res. 675, the rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, by a 
recorded vote of 234 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 244, after agreeing to 
order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 205 
nays, Roll No. 243.
  Pages H4193-H4205
Suspension Failed: The House failed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure which was debated on Tuesday, June 15:
  Gasoline Price Reduction Act of 2004: H.R. 4545, to amend the Clean 
Air Act to reduce the proliferation of boutique fuels, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 247.
  Pages H4206-07
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 4568, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. Further consideration 
will resume tomorrow, June 17.
  Pages H4207-67
Agreed to:
  Slaughter en bloc amendment (as modified by unanimous consent to make 
a technical correction) that reduces funding for motor vehicle lease, 
purchase or service costs at the Department of the Interior, and 
increases funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the 
National Endowment for the Humanities (by a recorded vote of 241 ayes 
to 185 noes, Roll No. 248);
Pages H4216-24, H4238-39
  Hunter amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the salaries and 
expenses of any employee for the expenditure of user fees for the costs 
of biological monitoring for a species that is included in a list 
published under the Endangered Species Act of

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1973, or that is a candidate for inclusion in such a list; and 
                                                         Pages H4243-44
  Chabot amendment (No. 2, printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15) that prohibits the use of funds to plan, design, study or construct 
forest development roads in Tongrass National Forest in Alaska for the 
purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals (by a 
recorded vote of 222 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 253); (agreed by 
unanimous consent to limit debate time on the amendment to 20 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled).
Pages H4249-52, H4264-65
Rejected:
  Tancredo amendment (No. 5, printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 15) that sought to increase funding for the U.S. Forest Service 
National Forest System account for law enforcement (by a recorded vote 
of 112 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 249);
Pages H4227-28, H4239
  Hooley of Oregon amendment that sought to increase funding for 
Wildland Fire Management (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 241 noes, 
Roll No. 250);
Pages H4229, H4239-40
  Sanders amendment that provides funding for the energy smart schools 
program (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 251); 
                                                  Pages H4241, H4263-64
  Rahall amendment (No. 1, printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15) that prohibits the use of funds to adversely affect the physical 
integrity of Indian Sacred Sites on federal lands, as such terms are 
defined in a May 24, 1996 Executive Order (by a recorded vote of 209 
ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 252);
Pages H4244-49, H4264
  Udall of New Mexico amendment (No. 3, printed in the Congressional 
Record of June 15) that prohibits the use of funds to finalize or 
implement proposed revisions to Forest Service rules relating to 
National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans, 
as described in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 
Dec. 6, 2002 (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 
254); and
Pages H4253-59, H4265-66
  Flake amendment (No. 8, printed in the Congressional Record of June 
15, offered under a unanimous consent agreement) that increases funding 
for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program (by a recorded vote of 94 
ayes to 332 noes, Roll No. 255).
Pages H4261-63, H4266-67
Withdrawn:
  Hensarling amendment, that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
that would have limited funding for managing and maintaining Department 
of the Interior websites; and
Pages H4260-61
  Hinchey amendment, that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
without prejudice to reconsideration at a later time, that would have 
prohibited the use of funds to kill or assist other persons in killing 
bison in the Yellowstone National Park herd.
Page H4261
Point of Order sustained against:
  Provision of the bill relating to the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002;
Page H4230
  Section 319 of the bill concerning the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974; and
Page H4238
  Kaptur amendment that sought to allow the Secretary of Energy to 
annually acquire and store as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
300,000,000 gallons of ethanol and 100,000,000 gallons of biodiesel 
fuel.
Pages H4252-53
  H. Res. 674, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 428 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 245. 
                                                  Pages H4191-93, H4205
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Reyes wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, effective 
immediately.
  Page H4207
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 678, electing Representative 
Herseth to the Committees on Resources and Veterans' Affairs. 
                                                             Page H4207
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the Continuation of the National Emergency with 
respect to the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile 
material in the territory of the Russian Federation--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-
194).
  Page H4207
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4175.
Senate Referral: S. 2238 was held at the desk and S. 2362 was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration.
  Page H4281
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4287-89.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and nine recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4204, 
H4204-05, H4205, H4206, H4206-07, H4238-39, H4240, H4263-64, H4264, 
H4265, H4265-66 and H4266. There were no quorum calls.
Recess: The House recessed at 11:55 p.m. and reconvened at 8:46 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 17.
  Pages H4274, H4281
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:46 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 17.

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