[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 133 (Thursday, November 18, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1089-D1090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced:  11 public bills, H.R. 5382-5392; and; 5 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 112-113; H. Con. Res. 522-523, and H. Res. 862, 
were introduced.
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Additional Cosponsors:
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:

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  H.R. 4634, to extend the terrorism insurance program of the 
Department of the Treasury, amended (H. Rept. 108-780);
  H. Res. 858, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1350, to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (H. Rept. 108-781);
  H. Res. 859, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 108-782);
  H. Res. 860, 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. 108-783);
  H. Res. 861, 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. 108-784).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
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Public Debt Limit Increase: The House passed S. 2986, to amend title 31 
of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit, by a 
recorded vote of 208 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 536.
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  Rejected the Stenholm motion to commit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment by a yea-and-nay vote of 194 yeas to 218 
nays, Roll No. 535.
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  H. Res. 856, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 534. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:15 a.m. and reconvened at 8:35 p.m. 
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Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act: Agreed that the Clerk be 
authorized to make a technical correction in the engrossment of H.R. 
3204, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the tercentenary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin. 
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Congratulating the Boston Red Sox on winning the 2004 World Series: The 
House agreed to discharge the Committee on Government Reform from 
consideration of and pass H. Res. 854, congratulating the Boston Red 
Sox on winning the 2004 World Series.
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  Agreed to the Ose amendment making a technical correction to the 
resolution.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appears on pages H9974, 
H9986 and H9987. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:55 p.m.