[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1031-D1033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 48 public bills, H.R. 5242-5289; and 10 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 511-513, and H. Res. 535-541, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H8856-59
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H8859
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 776, of inquiry requesting the President and directing the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services provide certain documents to the 
House of Representatives relating to estimates and analyses of the cost 
of the Medicare prescription drug legislation, adversely (H. Rept. 108-
754, Pt. 1);
  Conference report on H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, 
service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive 
and productive both at home and abroad (H. Rept. 108-755);
  H.R. 4264, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
prohibitions against animal fighting, amended (H. Rept. 108-756);
  H.R. 4893, to authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation 
Safety of Dams Act of 1978 (H. Rept. 108-757);
  H.R. 4588, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources 
Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional 
projects and activities under that Act, amended (H. Rept. 108-758);
  H.R. 4650, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the 
construction of the Cheney division, Witchita Federal reclamation 
project, Kansas, and for other purposes'' to authorize the Equus Beds 
Division of the Wichita Project (H. Rept. 108-759);
  H.R. 4775, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and 
desalinization project (H. Rept. 108-760);
  H.R. 5135, to provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of 
Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands (H. Rept. 108-761);
  H. Res. 830, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, 
and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and 
productive both at home and abroad (H. Rept. 108-762);
  H. Res. 831, 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. 108-763);
  H. Res. 832, waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules (H. Rept. 108-764);
  H. Res. 833, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 108-765); and
  H. Res. 834, waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules (H. Rept. 108-766).                      
Pages H8411-H8640, H8856
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Dan Remus, Senior 
Pastor, First Assembly of God in Kenosha, Wisconsin.         
  Page H8641

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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005--Motion to go 
to Conference: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
4567, making appropriations for the department of Homeland Security for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and agreed to a conference. 
                                                         Pages H8645-49
  Agreed to the Mr. Sabo motion to instruct conferees on the bill, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 502.   
Pages H8645-49
  Appointed as conferees: Representative Rogers (KY), Young (FL), Wolf, 
Wamp, Latham, Emerson, Granger, Sweeney, Sherwood, Sabo, Price, 
Serrano, Roybal-Allard, Berry, Mollohan, and Obey.           
Page H8651
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures which were debated yesterday, October 6:
  Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004: H.R. 4661, amended, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to discourage spyware, by a \2/
3\ yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 503;
                                                         Pages H8649-50
  Research Review Act of 2004: H.R. 5213, amended, to expand research 
information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and 
epidemiological studies, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 504;                       
  Pages H9650-51
  Providing additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student 
loans: H.R. 5186, amended, to reduce certain special allowance payments 
and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student 
loans, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 505;                                       
  Page H8651
  Reauthorizing and improving programs under the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965: S. 1134, to reauthorize and improve 
the programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development 
Act of 1965, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 31 nays, Roll 
No. 507; and                                                 
  Page H8663
  Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act: H.R. 5061, amended, to provide 
assistance for the current crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan and to 
facilitate a comprehensive peace in Sudan, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 508.                     
  Pages H8663-64
  American Jobs Creation Act of 2004--Conference Report: The House 
agreed to the conference report on H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our 
manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more 
competitive and productive both at home and abroad, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 280 yeas to 141 nays, Roll No. 509.              
  Pages H8711-26
  H. Res. 828, a rule waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
with respect to the same day consideration of certain resolutions 
reported by the Rules Committee, was agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 
222 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 506.                      
Pages H8651-63
  H. Res. 830, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report was agreed to by voice vote.                      
Pages H8704-11
9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act: The House began consideration 
of H.R. 10, to provide for reform of the intelligence community, 
terrorism prevention and prosecution, border security, and 
international cooperation and coordination. Further consideration will 
continue tomorrow, October 8.            
  Pages H8664-H8704, H8726-H8851
Agreed to:
  Simmons amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 108-751) that seeks to 
express the sense of Congress that the new National Intelligence 
Director should establish an Open Source Intelligence Center; and 
                                                         Pages H8843-48
  Souder amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-751) that directs the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all appropriate personnel 
engaged in security screening of individuals have access to law 
enforcement and intelligence information maintained by DHS (by a 
recorded vote of 410 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 511). 
                                               Pages H8848-50, H8850-51
Rejected:
  Menendez amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 1 printed in H. 
Rept. 108-751) that sought to merge two bills endorsed by the 9/11 
Commission (by a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 213 noes, Roll No. 510). 
                                               Pages H8792-H8843, H8850
  H. Res. 827, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.                                     
Page H8658
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Cantor wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Government Reform effective 
immediately.                                                 
  Page H8851
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 835, electing Representative 
Putnam to the Committee on Government Reform.                
  Page H8851
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005--Motion to go to 
Conference: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4837, 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base realignment and closure for

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the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, and agreed to a conference.                            
  Page H8851
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Knollenberg, Walsh, Aderholt, 
Granger, Goode, Vitter, Kingston, Crenshaw, Young (FL), Edwards, Farr, 
Boyd, Bishop (GA), Dicks, and Obey.                          
Page H8851
Commission on International Religious Freedom--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of Ms. Elizabeth Prodromou of 
Boston, Massachusetts to the Commission on International Religious 
Freedom to succeed Ms. Patricia W. Chang of San Francisco, California. 
                                                             Page H8852
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today. There were no quorum calls.

          Pages H8649, H8649-50, H8650, H8651, H8662-63, H8663, H8664, 
                                                 H8725-26, H8850, H8851

Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:13 a.m. on 
Friday, October 8.