[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D51-D52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 100 public bills, H.R. 507-606; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 607-608; and; 9 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 43-45, and H. Res. 62-
67, were introduced.
  Pages H347-53
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H353-54
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative LaHood as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
  Page H289
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Aubry L. Wallace, 
Chaplain, Chilton County Sheriff's Department in Clanton, Alabama. 
                                                              Page H289
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Commending the Palestinian people for conducting a free and fair 
presidential election: H. Res. 56, commending the Palestinian people 
for conducting a free and fair presidential election on January 9, 
2005, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 17; and 
                                                 Pages H292-99, H325-26
  Urging the European Union to maintain its arms embargo on the 
People's Republic of China: H. Res. 57, urging the European Union to 
maintain its arms embargo on the People's Republic of China, by a 2/3 
yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 18. 
                                                  Pages H299-H303, H326
Iraq Free Election Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 60, relating 
to the free election in Iraq held on January 30, 2005, by yea-and-nay 
vote of 404 yeas to 9 nays with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 19. 
                                                    Pages H303-10, H327
  The resolution was considered under a unanimous consent agreement 
reached yesterday, February 1.
Page H310
Support for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of 
higher education: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 36, expressing the 
continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters 
to institutions of higher education, by a yea-and-nay vote of 327 yeas 
to 84 nays, Roll No. 16.
  Pages H310-15, H317-25
  H. Res. 59, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H315-17
Committee Leave of Absence: Read a letter from Representative Tierney 
wherein he requested a leave of absence, effective immediately, from 
the Committee on Government Reform due to pending appointment to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
  Page H317
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Thompson (MS) 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Agriculture, effective 
immediately.
  Page H317
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 62, electing the 
following Members and Delegates to the following standing committees:
  Committee on Agriculture: Representatives Pomeroy, Boswell, Larsen 
(WA), Davis (TN), and Chandler.
Page H317
  Committee on the Budget: Representative Kind.
Page H317
  Committee on Government Reform: Representative Norton.
Page H317
  Committee on Resources: Representatives George Miller (CA), Markey, 
DeFazio, Inslee, Udall (CO), Cardoza, and Herseth.
Page H317
  Committee on Science: Representatives Hooley (OR), Jackson-Lee (TX), 
Zoe Lofgren (CA), Sherman, Baird, Matheson, Costa, Al Green (TX), and 
Melancon.
Page H317
  Committee on Small Business: Representatives Faleomavaega, 
Christensen, Davis (IL), Case, Bordallo, Grijalva, Michaud, Linda 
Sanchez (CA), Barrow, and Bean.
Page H317
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Representatives Strickland, Hooley 
(OR), Reyes, Berkely, and Udall (NM).
Page H317
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, February 9.
  Page H328
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2005, unless it sooner has 
received a message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. 
Con. Res. 39, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to 
that concurrent resolution.
  Page H328
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 64, electing 
Representatives Crenshaw, Wicker, and Ros-Lehtinen to the Committee on 
the Budget.
  Page H339
Recess: The House recessed at 3:41 p.m. and reconvened at 4:50 p.m. 
                                                              Page H339
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 65, electing 
Representatives Hastings (WA), Chairman; and Representatives Biggert, 
Smith (TX), Hart, and Cole to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.
  Page H339

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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 66, electing the 
following Members to the following standing committees:
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Representative Souder. 
                                                              Page H339
  Committee on Financial Services: Representative Pearce.
Page H339
  Committee on International Relations: Representative Barrett (SC). 
                                                              Page H339
  Committee on Small Business: Representatives Shuster, Bradley (NH), 
and Keller.
Page H339
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Representatives Nunes and Turner. 
                                                              Page H339
Recess: The House recessed at 4:53 p.m. and reconvened at 8:45 p.m. 
                                                          Pages H339-40
State of the Union Message: President George W. Bush delivered his 
State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to 
the provisions of H. Con. Res. 20. He was escorted into the House 
chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives DeLay, Blunt, 
Pryce, Shadegg, Pelosi, Hoyer, Menendez, and Clyburn and Senators 
Frist, McConnell, Santorum, Hutchison, Kyl, Dole, Hatch, Thomas, Reid, 
Durbin, Stabenow, Schumer, Dorgan, and Clinton.
  Pages H340-44
  Later, it was agreed that the President's message be referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 109-3).
Page H344
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Souder wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Resources, effective today, February 
2.
  Page H344
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H289.
Senate Referrals: S. 167 was referred to the Committees on the 
Judiciary and House Administration.
  Page H344
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H325, H325-26, H326 and H327.
  There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 10:08 p.m., pursuant to 
the provisions of H. Con. Res. 39, stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 8.