[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D696-D697]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced:  36 public bills, H.R. 4677-4712; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 4713; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 465-467, and H. Res. 695-
697, were introduced.
  Pages H4926-27, H5070-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4927-28, H5071-72
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3916, to improve circulation of the $1 coin, create a new 
bullion coin, amended (H. Rept. 108-568); and
  H. Res. 694, providing for consideration of H.R. 4614, Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2005 (H. Rept. 
108-569).
Pages H5069-70
Chaplain: The Prayer was offered today by Rev. Dr. Keith Boone, Pastor, 
First United Methodist Church in Rockwall, Texas.
  Page H4895
Revising the Budget Resolution for FY 2005: The House rejected H. Res. 
685, revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2005 as it applies in the House of Representatives, by a yea and nay 
vote of 184 yeas to 230 nays, Roll No. 301.
  Pages H4908-22
  The measure was considered under a unanimous consent agreement that 
was reached on Tuesday, June 22.
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure which was debated on Wednesday, June 23:
  Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of Congressional passage of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964: H. Res. 676, recognizing and honoring the 
40th anniversary of congressional passage of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 414 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 304. 
                                                         Pages H4929-30
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004: The House agreed 
to take from the Speaker's table and pass S. 2507, to amend the Richard 
B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 to provide children with increased access to food and nutrition 
assistance, to simplify program operations and improve program 
management, to reauthorize child nutrition programs--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H4930-52
Resolution Congratulating the Interim Government of Iraq: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 691, congratulating the interim government of Iraq on 
its assumption of full responsibility and authority as a sovereign 
government, by a yea and nay vote of 352 yeas to 57 nays, Roll No. 319.
                                               Pages H4953-61, H5066-67
  The measure was considered under a unanimous consent agreement 
reached on Wednesday, June 23.
Spending Control Act of 2004: The House failed to pass H.R. 4663, to 
amend part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 to establish discretionary spending limits and a pay-as-you-go 
requirement for mandatory spending, by a recorded vote of 146 ayes to 
268 noes, Roll No. 318.
  Pages H4898-H4908, H4961-H5066
  Rejected the Stenholm motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 218 
noes, Roll No. 317.
Pages H5064-65
  Agreed by unanimous consent to consider the Young amendment (No. 18 
printed in H. Rept. 108-566) out of order and allow it to be 
subsequently withdrawn.
Page H4997
Agreed to:
  Brady amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that establishes 
a Federal Sunset Commission to review all federal agencies and programs 
for their efficiency, effectiveness, redundancy, and need (by a 
recorded vote of 272 ayes to 140 noes, Roll No. 305); and 
                                                  Pages H4972-75, H4988
  Kirk amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that requires the 
Congressional Budget Office to prepare an annual analysis that compares 
budgeted entitlement spending to actual entitlement spending (by a 
recorded vote of 289 ayes to 121 noes, Roll No. 310). 
                                               Pages H4997-98, H5011-12
Rejected:
  Chocola amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that sought to 
replace the 20 budget functions with a one-page budget that divides 
spending into five categories (by a recorded vote of 126 ayes to 290 
noes, Roll No. 306);
Pages H4975-78, H4988-89
  Castle amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that sought to 
eliminate the requirement of providing budget authority and outlays for 
the functional categories in the budget resolution (by a recorded vote 
of 185 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 307);
Pages H4978-80, H4989-90
  Hensarling amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that sought 
to impose an entitlement cap whereby the total level of direct spending 
is limited to inflation and the growth in a given program's beneficiary 
population (by a recorded vote of 96 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 308); 
                                                  Pages H4980-86, H4990

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  Hensarling amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that sought 
to provide for an automatic continuing resolution in the event that an 
agreement is not reached on spending levels by the legal deadline (by a 
recorded vote of 111 ayes to 304 noes, Roll No. 309); 
                                               Pages H4986-88, H4990-91
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that 
sought to convert the current non-binding budget resolution into a 
joint budget resolution that if signed by the President would have the 
force of law (by a recorded vote of 97 ayes to 312 noes, Roll No. 311);
                                            Pages H4998-H5001, H5012-13
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that 
sought to establish Budget Protection Accounts which would allow 
Congress to target spending during the appropriation and direct 
spending processes and redirect that spending for deficit reduction at 
the end of the fiscal year (by a recorded vote of 137 ayes to 272 noes, 
Roll No. 312);
                                                  Pages H5001-03, H5013
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that 
sought to initiate enhanced rescission for the President to propose the 
elimination of wasteful spending identified in appropriations bills (by 
a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 313); 
                                               Pages H5003-06, H5013-14
  Spratt amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 15 printed in H. 
Rept. 108-566) that restores the original Pay-As-You-Go rules as they 
were originally established under the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act and 
extended in 1997 (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 
314);
                                               Pages H5006-11, H5014-15
  Hensarling amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 16 printed in 
H. Rept. 108-566) that sought to make several major changes to the 
current budget process (by a recorded vote of 88 ayes to 326 noes, Roll 
No. 315); and
                                               Pages H5015-44, H5062-63
  Kirk amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 17 printed in H. 
Rept. 108-566) that sought to make a number of changes to the current 
budget process (by a recorded vote of 120 ayes to 296 noes, Roll No. 
316).
                                               Pages H5044-62, H5063-64
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Young of Florida amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 18 
printed in H. Rept. 108-566) that was offered and subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to require sequestration of mandatory spending in 
the event that the OMB baseline estimates of mandatory spending exceed 
previous estimates due to enacted legislation; require baseline 
estimates to exclude emergency spending; provide an exception for 
outlay components of certain expiring receipts legislation when making 
estimates of mandatory spending legislation; change the start date of 
the fiscal year to November 1; require sunsetting of all Federal 
programs (except earned entitlements) effective October 1, 2006, unless 
reauthorized prior to that date; require an adjustment to 
Appropriations Committee 302(a) allocations to ensure that the 
transportation guarantees contemplated in TEALU and Vision 100 are 
fully met; and make technical and conforming changes to the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
                                                         Pages H4991-97
  H. Res. 692, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 303, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea and nay vote of 
217 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 302.
                                                         Pages H4922-23
Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mr. J.C. Watts, Jr., of Norman, Oklahoma 
to serve a two-year term on the Election Assistance Commission Board of 
Advisors.
  Page H5067
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress of the continuation of the national emergency 
with respect to the Western Balkans--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-196). 
                                                             Page H4961
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4895.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4928, H5072.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and fifteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4921-22, 
H4922-23, H4923, H4929-30, H4988, H4988-89, H4989-90, H4990, H4990-91, 
H5011-12, H5012-13, H5013, H5013-14, H5014-15, H5062-63, H5063, H5065, 
H5065-66 and H5066-67. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:23 a.m. on 
Friday, June 25.