[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 104 (Tuesday, September 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D844-D846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 5005-5023; and 3 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 486-487, and H. Res. 755, were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6756-57
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Omitted from the Record of July 22, 2004: H.R. 3143, to enhance 
Federal Trade Commission enforcement against cross-border fraud and 
deception referred jointly and sequentially to the House Committee on 
Financial Services for a period ending not later than Oct. 1, 2004 for 
consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the 
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(g), rule X (H. 
Rept. 108-635, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5006, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-636);
  H.R. 2129, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of 
designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, 
Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System, amended (H. Rept. 
108-637);
  H.R. 2400, to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of 
clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam (H. Rept. 108-638);
  H.R. 2457, to authorize funds for an educational center for the 
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, amended (H. Rept. 108-639);
  H.R. 2663, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located 
on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System (H. 
Rept. 108-640);
  H.R. 3056, to clarify the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coast 
Barrier Resources System Cedar Keys Unit P25 on Otherwise Protected 
Area P25P, amended (H. Rept. 108-641);
  H.R. 3257, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
Western Reserve Heritage Area, amended (H. Rept. 108-642);
  H.R. 3334, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate 
in the design and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder in 
cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, 
California, amended (H. Rept. 108-643);
  H.R. 3427, to authorize a land conveyance between the United States 
and the City of Craig, Alaska, amended (H. Rept. 108-644);
  H.R. 3589, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
Government of the Virgin Islands, amended (H. Rept. 108-645);
  H.R. 3597, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the 
Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study on the Alder 
Creek water storage and conservation project in El Dorado County, 
California, amended (H. Rept. 108-646);
  H.R. 3954, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to resolve 
boundary discrepancies in San Diego County, California, arising from an 
erroneous survey conducted by a Government contractor in 1881 that 
resulted in overlapping boundaries for certain lands, amended (H. Rept. 
108-647);
  H.R. 4010, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act 
of 1992 (H. Rept. 108-648);
  H.R. 4045, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a 
feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-649);
  H.R. 4459, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with other Federal, 
State, and local government agencies, to participate in the funding and 
implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program 
in California, (H. Rept. 108-650);
  H.R. 4481, to amend Public Law 86-434 establishing Wilson's Creek 
National Battlefield in the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries 
of the park, amended (H. Rept. 108-651);
  H.R. 4494, to designate the Grey Towers National Historic Site in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amended (H. Rept. 108-652);
  S. 943, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 1 or 
more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of 
water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming (H. Rept. 108-653);
  S. 1537, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New 
Hope Cemetery Association certain land in the State of Arkansas for use 
as a cemetery (H. Rept. 108-654);
  S. 1576, to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical 
Park (H. Rept. 108-655);
  S. 1721, to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to improve 
provisions relating to probate of trust and restricted land (H. Rept. 
108-656);
  H. Res. 431, honoring the achievements of Siegfried and Roy, 
recognizing the impact of their efforts

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on the conservation of endangered species both domestically and 
worldwide, and wishing Roy Horn a full and speedy recovery (H. Rept. 
108-657);
  H. Res. 700, directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House 
of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General 
relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, amended, adversely (H. Rept. 108-658);
  H.R. 4496, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
Education Act of 1998 to strengthen and improve programs under that 
Act, amended (H. Rept. 108-659);
  H.R. 4518, to extend the statutory license for secondary 
transmissions under section 119 of title 17, United States Code, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-660);
  H. Res. 754, providing for consideration of H.R. 5006, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-661); and
  H.R. 3551, to authorize appropriations to the Department of 
Transportation for surface transportation research and development, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-662, Pt. 1).                       
Pages H6754-55
Resignation from the Democratic Caucus: Read a letter from 
Representative Menendez wherein he announced that Representative 
Alexander had resigned from the Democratic Caucus.           
  Page H6710
Committee Election Vacated: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
announced that Representative Alexander's election to the Committee on 
Agriculture had been vacated effective August 9, 2004.       
  Page H6710
Committee Election Vacated: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
announced that Representative Alexander's election to the Committee on 
Armed Services had been vacated effective August 9, 2004.    
  Page H6710
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 4442, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1050 North Hills Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, as the 
``Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building'' and to authorize 
the installation of a plaque at such site;               
  Pages H6717-19
  Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
4381, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2811 Springdale Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas, as the 
``Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 382 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one voting 
``present'', Roll No. 422;                        
  Pages H6719-20, H6725
  Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 4618, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 10 West Prospect Street in Nanuet, New York, as the 
``Anthony I. Lombardi Memorial Post Office Building'';   
  Pages H6720-21
  General William Carey Lee Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
4556, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1115 South Clinton Avenue in Dunn, North Carolina, as the 
``General William Carey Lee Post Office Building'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 380 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and one voting 
``present'', Roll No. 423;                     
  Pages H6721-22, H6725-26
  Reauthorizing the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through 
FY07: H.R. 4654, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 
1998 through fiscal year 2007; and                       
  Pages H6722-24
  Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act: H.R. 
5005, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, for additional disaster assistance. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:13 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: Representative Hill announced his intention to offer a 
motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of 
the child tax credit.                                        
  Page H6726
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmits a copy of a Proclamation he has issued entitled, ``To Modify 
the Generalized System of Preferences and for Other Purposes'--referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-
211).                                                        
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H6709 and H6739.
Senate Referrals: S. 2682 was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform; S. Con. Res. 109 was referred to the Committee on International 
Relations; S. Con. Res. 135 and S.J. Res. 41 were referred to the 
Committee on House Administration; S. 720, S. 2501, S. 2640, S. Con. 
Res. 81, S. Con. Res. 106, S. Con. Res. 112, S. Con. Res. 126, and S. 
Con. Res. 133 were held at the desk.                         
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H6757.

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Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10:58 p.m.