[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D721-D724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4767-4777; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 4778; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 705, 708-709 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5330-31
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4766, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-584);

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  H.R. 1231, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums 
on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental 
premiums, amended (H. Rept. 108-585, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3737, to increase the minimum and maximum rates of basic pay 
payable to administrative law judges, amended (H. Rept. 108-586);
  H.R. 338, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that 
agencies, in promulgating rules, take into consideration the impact of 
such rules on the privacy of individuals, amended (H. Rept. 108-587);
  H.R. 2934, to increase criminal penalties relating to terrorist 
murders, deny Federal benefits to terrorists, amended (H. Rept. 108-
588);
  H. Res. 706, providing for consideration of H.R. 3598, to establish 
an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research 
and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs 
to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach 
programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H. Rept. 108-589); 
and
  H. Res. 707, providing for consideration of H.R. 4755, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-590).
Page H5330
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Murphy to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  High Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004: H.R. 4218, 
amended, to amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991; 
                                                         Pages H5203-07
  Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004: 
H.R. 4516, amended, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a 
program of research and development to advance high-end computing; 
                                                         Pages H5208-09
  Reauthorizing the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988: H.R. 3890, amended, to 
reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988;
  Pages H5214-15
  Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2003: H.R. 
1856, amended, to reauthorize the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia 
Research and Control Act of 1998; and
  Pages H5215-18
  Supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics: H. Con. 
Res. 301, supporting the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics.
                                                         Pages H5218-19
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings 
will continue tomorrow, July 8.
  National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004: H.R.3980, amended, 
to establish a National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 
                                                         Pages H5209-14
Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2005: The House began consideration 
of H.R. 4754, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005. Further proceedings will continue 
tomorrow, July 8.
  Pages H5219-H5323
  Agreed to limit the number of amendments and the time for debate on 
such amendments offered on the bill.
Page H5284
  Later agreed that the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their designees may offer one pro forma 
amendment to each amendment for the purpose of further debate. 
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Agreed to:
  Manzullo amendment that restores funding for the Small Business 
Administration's 7(a) loan program (agreed to by a recorded vote of 281 
ayes to 137 noes, Roll No. 328); (agreed to limit time for debate on 
the amendment);
Pages H5240-53, H5253
  Crowley amendment that increases funding for public safety officer 
benefits;
Pages H5259-60
  Pitts amendment that provides that certain funds be used for the 
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor of the Department of State 
to compile and publish a list of foreign government officials who order 
the use of, are involved in, or engage in torture;
Pages H5291-92
  Wolf amendment that restores funding for the Small Business 
Administration's ``micro loan'' technology and loan program; 
                                                         Pages H5293-97
  Flake amendment that prohibits the use of funds to implement the 
Commerce Department's new restrictions on gift parcels to Cuba and the 
amount of personal baggage allowed for travelers to Cuba (by a recorded 
vote of 221 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 329);
Pages H5307-15, H5316-17
  Kucinich amendment (no. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 6) that reduces funding for the Commerce Department's management 
expenses and increases it by the same amount (by a recorded

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vote of 232 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 332); (agreed to limit the time 
for debate on the amendment)
Pages H5282-84, H5318-19
  Millender-McDonald amendment that increases funding for the Small 
Business Administration; and
Pages H5321-22
  Wolf amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of 
State should make a determination as to whether recent events in the 
Darfur region of Sudan constitute genocide and support the 
investigation and prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity 
committed in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Pages H5322-23
Rejected:
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment (no. 15 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 6) that sought to increase funding for the DNA analysis 
and backlog elimination program;
Pages H5256-57
  Paul amendment (no. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of July 6) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the Census Bureau's 
American Community Survey;
Pages H5292-93
  Weiner amendment that sought to increase funding for Community 
Oriented Policing Services (by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 212 noes, 
Roll No. 330);
Pages H5269-77
  Hefley amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the re-
engineered design process for the 2010 Short-Form Only census (by a 
recorded vote of 71 ayes to 342 noes, Roll No. 331); (agreed to limit 
the time for debate on the amendment);
Pages H5279-80, H5318
  Paul amendment (no. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of July 6) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds to pay expenses for any U.S. 
contribution to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
Cultural Organizations (by a recorded vote of 135 ayes to 283 noes, 
Roll No. 333);
Pages H5297-98, H5319-20
  Farr amendment (no. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of July 6) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds to prevent the States of 
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, 
Vermont, or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use 
of medical marijuana in those States (by a recorded vote of 148 ayes to 
268 noes, Roll No. 334); and
Pages H5300-06, H5320
  Paul amendment (no. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of July 6) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds to pay any U.S. contribution 
to the United Nations or any affiliated agency of the United Nations 
(by a recorded vote of 83 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 335). 
                                               Pages H5315-16, H5320-21
Withdrawn:
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment (no. 14 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 6) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have increased funding for the Commission on Civil Rights; 
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  King of Iowa amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
that would have provided that a certain amount of funds appropriated 
for legal activities of the U.S. Parole Commission be used for 
enforcing sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996;
Pages H5261-62
  Tancredo amendment (no. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
6) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have 
prohibited the use of State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funds by 
state and local governments who do not comply with provisions of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996; 
and
Pages H5298-H5300
  Burgess amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have expressed the sense of Congress that the Federal Trade 
Commission should provide to Independent Physician Associations 
guidance on contracting with health plans, on practice business 
arrangements, and on member communications, and a reasonable time for 
such Associations to ameliorate certain arrangements that could lead to 
Federal Trade Commission enforcement of antitrust laws against any such 
Association that has engaged in alleged anticompetitive activities. 
                                                         Pages H5321-22
Point of Order sustained against:
  Section 607 of the bill regarding the Buy America Act; and 
                                                             Page H5291
  Paul amendment (no. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of July 6) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds to prosecute doctors and their 
staff for prescribing and administering legal drugs for pain relief or 
management.
Pages H5294-97
  H. Res. 701, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Page H5221
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5331-32.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5253, H5316-17, H5317-18, 
H5318, H5318-19, H5319-20, H5320, and H5320-21. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.

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