[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 114 (Tuesday, September 21, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D921-D923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 5106-5118; and; 4 
resolutions; H. Con. Res. 494, and H. Res. 779, 782-783 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H7328-29
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H7329-30
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2028, to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the 
jurisdiction of Federal courts inferior to the Supreme Court over 
certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-691);
  H. Res. 780, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 108-692);
  H. Res. 781, providing for consideration of H.R. 2028, to amend title 
28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal 
courts inferior to the Supreme Court over certain cases and 
controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (H. Rept. 108-693). 
                                                             Page H7328
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Hensarling to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7247
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Gary P. Zola, Executive 
Director, American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati, Ohio.      
  Page H7254
Recess: The House recessed at 12:53 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7254
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board--Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mr. J. Richard Fredericks of San 
Francisco, California to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board for a 
five-year term.                                              
  Page H7257
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Llagas Reclamation Groundwater Remediation Initiative: 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;
                                                         Pages H7257-58
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of 
designating Castle Nugent Farms as part of the National Park System: 
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; 
                                                         Pages H7258-59
  Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2004: H.R. 2966, 
amended, to preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock 
animals on public lands, including wilderness areas, national 
monuments, and other specifically designated areas, administered by the 
National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service where there is a 
historical tradition of such use;                        
  Pages H7259-61
  Riverside-Corona Feeder Authorization Act: H.R. 3334, amended, 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;               
  Page H7261
  Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act: H.R. 3257, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine 
the suitability

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and feasibility of establishing the Western Reserve Heritage Area; 
                                                         Pages H7262-63
  Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003: Concur in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 1658, Private Bill; to amend the Railroad 
Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act to validate additional 
conveyances of certain lands in the State of California that form part 
of the right-of-way granted by the United States to facilitate the 
construction of the transcontinental railway--clearing the message for 
the President;                                           
  Pages H7263-64
  Anti-Counterfeiting Amendments of 2003: H.R. 3632, amended, to 
prevent and punish counterfeiting of copyrighted copies and 
phonorecords;                                            
  Pages H7264-67
  Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003: S. 1301, amended, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in the 
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and
                                                         Pages H7267-68
  Commemorating the opening of the National Museum of the American 
Indian: S.J. Res. 41, commemorating the opening of the National Museum 
of the American Indian--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                      Pages H7294-H7300
Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 
for FY05: The House continued consideration of H.R. 5025, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and 
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. The 
bill was also considered on Tuesday, September 14, and Wednesday, 
September 15. Further consideration will continue on Wednesday, 
September 22.                                  
  Pages H7269-90, H7291-93
  Agreed Tuesday, September 14, to limit further amendments offered and 
the time for debate on such amendments.                      
Page H7269
  The unanimous consent agreement was amended on Wednesday, September 
15 to strike any provision for the amendment by Representative Flake 
regarding Cuba.                                              
Page H7269
Agreed to:
  Stenholm amendment that prohibits the use of funds to implement any 
suspension of issuance of obligations of the U.S. for purchase by the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, to implement any 
suspension of issuance of obligations of the U.S. for purchase by the 
Thrift Savings Fund for the Government Securities Investment Fund, or 
to implement any sale or redemption of securities, obligations, or 
other invested assets of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
Fund before maturity;                                    
Pages H7280-82
  Van Hollen amendment that prohibits the use of funds to implement the 
revision to OMB Circular A-76 made on May 29, 2003 (by a recorded vote 
of 210 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 457);           
Pages H7274-77, H7291
  Sanders amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 13) that prohibits the use of funds to assist in overturning 
the judicial ruling in the action entitled Kathi Cooper, Beth 
Harrington, and Matthew Hillesheim, Individually and on Behalf of All 
Those Similarly Situated vs. IBM Personal Pension Plan and IBM 
Corporation (by a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 162 noes, Roll No. 458); 
and                                            
Pages H7269-74, H7291-92
  Davis of Florida amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record 
of September 13) that prohibits the use of funds to implement, 
administer, or enforce restrictions on travel to Cuba for the purpose 
of visiting relatives (by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 174 noes, Roll 
No. 460).                                         
Pages H7282-90, H7293
Rejected:
  Norton amendment that prohibits the use of funds to enter into or 
renew any contract for a high deductible health plan that does not 
require enrollees to remain enrolled in such plan for at least 3 
consecutive years from the date of initial enrollment (by a recorded 
vote of 175 ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 459).       
Page H7277, H7292-93
  H. Res. 770, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on Tuesday, September 14.
Recess: The House recessed at 6:18 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7290
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003--Motion To Instruct 
Conferees: Representative Moore 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.                                    
  Pages H7293-94
Presidential Messages: Read a letter from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the Termination of the National Emergency with 
respect to Libya--referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-216).                   
  Pages H7256-57
  Read a letter from the President wherein he notified Congress of the 
Continuation of the National Emergency with respect to persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-
217).                                                        
Page H7268
Discharge Petition: Representative Lee moved to discharge the Committee 
on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 748, providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1102, to establish the National Affordable

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Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for 
the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and 
affordable housing for low-income families (Discharge Petition No. 11).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H7254-55.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 138 was referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform.                                           
  Page H7327
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H7291, H7292, H7292-93, H7293. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:48 p.m.