[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 128 (Saturday, October 9, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1048-D1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 5353-5359; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 518-520 and H. Res. 852, were introduced.
  Page H9184
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H9184
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 4837, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005 (H. 
Rept. 108-773); and
  Conference report on H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2005 (H. Rept. 108-774).
                                     Pages H9054-H9113, H9125-62, H9184
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Stephen J. Rossetti, 
President, St. Luke Institute of Silver Spring, Maryland.
  Page H9053
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2005--Conference Report: The 
House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4837, making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, by a yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 529.
  Pages H9113-25, H9175-76
  The conference report was considered under a unanimous consent 
agreement.
                                                             Page H9113
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2005: The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4567, 
making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, by a yea-and-nay vote of 368 
yeas to with none voting nay, Roll No. 530.
  Pages H9162-74, H9176-77
  The conference report was considered under a unanimous consent 
agreement.
                                                             Page H9162
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005--Conference 
Report: The House passed the conference report to accompany H.R. 4200, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 528.
  Page H9175
  H. Res. 843, providing for consideration of the conference report, 
was agreed yesterday, October 8.

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Conditional Adjournment of the House and Senate: The House agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 518, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House and 
a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 204 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 527.
  Pages H9174-75
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13, unless it sooner has received 
a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 
518, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that 
concurrent resolution.
  Page H9177
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, November 17.
  Page H9177
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Wolf, or if not available to perform this 
duty, Representative Tom Davis of Virginia to act as Speaker pro 
tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through November 
16.
  Page H9177
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9183.
Senate Referrals: S. 2486 was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs; and S. 2965 was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today. There were no quorum calls. 
                              Pages H9174-75, H9175, H9175-76, H9176-77
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and at 3:59 p.m., pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 518, stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on 
Wednesday, October 13, unless it sooner has received a message from the 
Senate transmitting its adoption of the concurrent resolution, in which 
case the House shall stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 
16, 2004.