[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D765-D767]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4829-4835, and; 5 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 472-473, and H. Res. 716-718 were introduced.
                                                         Pages H5792-93
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H5793
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4654, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 
1998 through fiscal year 2007, (H. Rept. 108-603);
  H. Res. 715, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4818) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. 
Rept. 108-604);
  H.R. 2715, to provide for necessary improvements to facilities at 
Yosemite National Park (H. Rept. 108-605); and
  H.R. 2023, to give a preference regarding States that require schools 
to allow students to self-administer medication to treat that student's 
asthma or anaphylaxis, amended (H. Rept. 108-606, Pt. 1).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Miller of Florida to act as Speaker Pro 
Tempore for today.
  Page H5657
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Danny Cochran, Pastor, 
Holly Creek Baptist Church in Chatsworth, Georgia.
  Page H5657
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2003: H.R. 3463, amended, to amend 
titles III and IV of the Social Security Act to improve the 
administration of unemployment taxes and benefits;
  Pages H5669-72
  Urging the President to resolve the disparate treatment of direct and 
indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade Organization: H. 
Res. 705, urging the President to resolve the disparate treatment of 
direct and indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade 
Organization, by a 2/3 yea and nay vote of 423 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 
372;
  Pages H5672-75,  H5687-88
  Customs Border Security Act of 2004: H.R. 4418, amended, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, for the Office of 
the United States Trade Representative, for the United States 
International Trade Commission, by a \2/3\ recorded vote of 341 ayes to 
85 noes, Roll No. 373;
  Pages H5675-82, H5688-89
  Urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to improve 
its protection of intellectual property rights: H. Res. 576, amended, 
urging the Government of the People's Republic of China to improve its 
protection of intellectual property rights, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote 
of 416 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 374;
  Pages H5682-87, H5689-90
  Commending the Government of Portugal and the Portuguese people for 
their support in the effort to combat terrorism: H. Res. 688, amended, 
commending the Government of Portugal and the Portuguese people for 
their long-standing friendship, stalwart leadership, and unwavering 
support of the United States in the effort to combat international 
terrorism;
  Pages H5763-65
  Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003: H.R. 
1914, amended, to provide for the issuance of a coin to commemorate the 
400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement;
  Pages H5775-77
  Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 3277, 
amended, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine 
Corps, and to support construction of the Marine Corps Heritage Center;
                                                         Pages H5777-79
  John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 2768, amended, to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Chief 
Justice John Marshall; and
  Pages H5779-81
  Amending the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999: H.R. 
4012, amended, to amend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 
1999 to permanently authorize the public school and private school 
tuition assistance programs established under the Act.
  Pages H5781-83
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to amend the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999 to reauthorize for 5 additional 
years the public school and private school tuition assistance programs 
established under the Act.
Page H5783
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measures under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings 
were postponed until Thursday, July 15.
  Viet Nam Human Rights Act of 2004: H.R. 1587, amended, to promote 
freedom and democracy in Viet Nam;
  Pages H5741-52
  Concerning the importance of the distribution of food in schools to 
hungry or malnourished children around the world: S. Con. Res. 114, 
concerning the importance of the distribution of food in schools to 
hungry or malnourished children around the world;
  Pages H5752-57
  Reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act: H. 
Con. Res. 462, reaffirming unwavering commitment to the Taiwan 
Relations Act;
  Pages H5757-61
  Expressing the sense of the House in support of full membership of 
Israel in the Western European and Others Group at the United Nations: 
H. Res. 615, amended, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in the Western 
European and Others Group (WEOG) at the United Nations; 
                                                         Pages H5761-65
  Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act: S. 2264, to require a report on 
the conflict in Uganda; and
  Pages H5765-67
  Deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a 
majority of the United Nations General Assembly: H. Res. 713, amended, 
deploring the misuse of the International Court of Justice by a 
majority of the United Nations General Assembly for a narrow political 
purpose, the willingness of the International Court of Justice to 
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effort likely to undermine its reputation and interfere with a 
resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
  Pages H5767-77
United States-Australia Free Trade Implementation Act: The House passed 
H.R. 4759, to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade 
Agreement, by a yea and nay vote of 314 yeas to 109 nays and 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 375.
  Pages H5660-69,  H5690-H5720
  H. Res. 712, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 377 yeas to 89 nays, Roll No. 371. 
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Project BioShield Act of 2003: The House passed S. 15, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures 
against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a 
terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National 
Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure 
improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and 
streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of 
countermeasures, by a yea and nay vote of 414 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 
376--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H5721-41
  The bill was considered under a unanimous consent agreement that was 
reached on Tuesday, July 13.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5793-94.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5687, 
H5687-88, H5688-89, H5689-90, H5720, H5740-41. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:27 p.m.