[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 106 (Thursday, September 9, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 5038-5061; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 5062; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 102; H. Con. Res. 488-489, and 
H. Res. 761, 763-764, were introduced.
  Pages H6996-97
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H6997
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1151, to provide that transit pass transportation fringe 
benefits be made available to all qualified Federal employees in the 
National Capital Region; to allow passenger carriers which are owned or 
leased by the Government to be used to transport Government employees 
between their place of employment and mass transit facilities (H. Rept. 
108-673);
  H.R. 5041, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-674).
Page H6996
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Biggert to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6903
Chaplain: Today's prayer was offered by Rev. David O. Jones, 
Headmaster, Heritage Covenant Schools in Franklin, Tennessee. 
                                                             Page H6903
Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001: The House 
agreed to H.Res. 757, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched 
against the United States on September 11, 2001, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 406 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 431.
  Pages H6906-21
  The resolution was considered under a unanimous consent agreement 
reached on Wednesday, September 8.
Moment of Silence in Commemoration of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: The 
House observed a moment of silence to commemorate the anniversary of 
the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
  Page H6921
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: The House rejected the Hill 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, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 203 yeas to 216 nays, Roll No. 432. The motion was debated 
yesterday, September 8.
  Page H6921
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass the following measure which was debated yesterday, 
September 8:
  Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act: S. 2634, amended, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to support the planning, implementation, and 
evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide 
early intervention and prevention strategies, to provide funds for 
campus mental and behavioral health service centers, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 352 yeas to 64 nays, Roll No. 433.
  Pages H6921-22
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of 
organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early 
intervention and prevention strategies, to authorize grants to 
institutions of higher education to reduce student mental health and 
behavioral health problems.
Page H6922
Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act for FY 2005: 
The House passed 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, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 388 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 440. The bill was also 
considered yesterday, September 8.
  Pages H6922-32, H6932-81
  Agreed by unanimous consent to limit the amendments offered and the 
time for debate on such amendments.
Page H6932
Agreed to:
  Garrett amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 8) that prohibits funding for the attendance of more that 50 
Federal employees at that agency at any single conference occurring 
outside of the United States;
Page H6946
  Neugebauer amendment that prohibits the use of funds for NIMH to fund 
grant numbers MH054142 and MH064527;
Pages H6946-51
  Obey amendment that prohibits the use of funds to enforce a Labor 
Department final rule which went into effect on August 23 regarding 
overtime protection (by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 193 noes, Roll 
No. 434) (earlier a point of order on the amendment was overruled by 
the Chair);
Pages H6922-32, H6951
  Kildee amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the Secretary of 
Education to administer or pay any special allowance under sections of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 pursuant to provisions of the

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regulations of the Department of Education (by a recorded vote of 413 
ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 436); and
Pages H6938-39, H6952-53
  King of Iowa amendment that prohibits the use of funds by the 
Department of Education in contravention of sections of the Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 1996.
Pages H6964-65
Rejected:
  Tancredo amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 8) that sought to prohibit the use of funds to pay salaries 
and expenses of personnel to carry out the section of the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 that deals 
with federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to 
undocumented aliens;
Pages H6939-41
  Hayworth amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 8) that sought to prohibit the use of funds to enforce a 
National Labor Relations Board decision dealing with jurisdiction over 
Indian tribes (by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 
435);
Pages H6933-38, H6951-52
  Stark amendment that sought to reduce the funding for General 
Departmental Management for the Office of the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 
437);
Pages H6941-42, H6953
  Paul amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 8) that sought to prohibit the use of funds to create or 
implement any new universal mental health screening program (by a 
recorded vote of 95 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 438); and 
                                               Pages H6942-44, H6953-54
  Hayworth amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the 
Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration 
to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security 
Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments under a 
totalization agreement with Mexico which would not otherwise be payable 
but for such agreement (by a recorded vote of 178 ayes to 225 noes, 
Roll No. 439).
Pages H6958-62, H6976-77
Withdrawn:
  Bordallo amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to prohibit the use of funds to enforce the limitations under 
section 1108 of the Social Security Act on the amount certified for 
FY05 with respect to title XIX of the Act with respect to Guam, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; 
                                                         Pages H6954-58
  Oberstar amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to add a new section to the bill regarding fatal chronic 
illnesses;
Pages H6962-64
  John amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to increase funding for Disease Control, Research, and Training.
                                                         Pages H6965-66
Point of Order sustained against:
  Brown of Ohio amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for 
administrative costs for the collection of monthly premiums under part 
B of the Medicare program for months in a year at monthly premium rates 
that exceed the monthly premium rates for months in the previous year; 
and
Pages H6944-45
  Ramstad amendment that sought to increase funding for Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services.
Pages H6945-46
  H. Res. 754, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to yesterday, September 8.
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 762, electing Representative 
Alexander to the Committees on Agriculture and Transportation & 
Infrastructure.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 13 for Morning Hour debate. 
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, September 15.
  Page H6983
Amendments: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on 
page H6998.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H6920-21, 
H6921, H6921-22, H6951, H6951-52, H6952-53, H6953, H6953-54, H6976-77, 
and H6980-81. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.