[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D73-D74]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 60 public bills, H.R. 3, 679-737; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 738; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 17; H. Con. Res. 50-52, and H. 
Res. 76-83, were introduced.                              
  Pages H520-24
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Page H520
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 75, providing for further consideration of H.R. 418, to 
establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license 
and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists 
from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-
related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure 
expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence (H. Rept. 109-
4).
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H417
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. David F. Allen, Pastor, 
Welcome Baptist Church in Beckley, West Virginia.             
  Page H417
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Pearce wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
effective immediately.                                        
  Page H419
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Harris wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on Government Reform, effective 
immediately.                                                  
  Page H419
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 73, electing the 
following members to the Committee on Homeland Security, with 
previously elected members restated for the purpose of ranking: 
Representatives Young (AL), Smith (TX), Weldon (PA), Shays, King (NY), 
Linder, Souder, Tom Davis

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(VA), Lungren, Gibbons, Simmons, Rogers (AL), Pearce, Harris, Jindahl, 
Reichert, McCaul, and Dent.                                   
  Page H419
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Sense of the House that the Department of Defense should continue to 
support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America: H. Con. Res. 6, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense 
should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the 
activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic 
national and world Boy Scout Jamborees, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
418 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 24;                 
  Pages H419-22, H479-80
  Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen for their bravery in World War II: H. 
Con. Res. 26, honoring the Tuskegee Airmen for their bravery in 
fighting for our freedom in World War II, and for their contribution in 
creating an integrated United States Air Force, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 25; 
                                                 Pages H422-30, H480-81
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness 
Day: H. Con. Res. 30, amended, supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 
422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 26; and 
                                                    Pages H430-37, H481
  Honoring the life and accomplishments of the late Ossie Davis: H. 
Res. 69, honoring the life and accomplishments of the late Ossie Davis.
                                                          Pages H472-79
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 74, electing the 
following Members and Delegates to certain standing committees:
  Committee on the Budget: Representative Schwartz (PA).      
Page H422
  Committee on the Judiciary: Representatives Smith (WA) and VanHollen.
                                                              Page H422
  Committee on Homeland Security: Representatives Loretta Sanchez (CA), 
Markey, Dicks, Harman, DeFazio, Lowey, Norton, Zoe Lofgren (CA), 
Jackson-Lee (TX), Pascrell, Christensen, Etheridge, Langevin, and Meek 
(FL).                                                         
Page H422
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Representatives Jones 
(OH), Gene Green (TX), Roybal-Allard, and Doyle.              
Page H422
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Simmons 
wherein he resigned from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
                                                              Page H437
REAL ID Act of 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 418, to 
establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license 
and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists 
from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-
related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure 
expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. Further 
consideration of the bill will resume tomorrow, February 10. 
                                                    Pages H437-71, H481
  H. Res. 71, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.                                      
Page H437
  A point of order was raised against the consideration of the 
resolution and it was agreed to proceed with consideration by a yea-
and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 23.        
Pages H437-42
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted a report on implementation during 2003 of the plan for 
securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise of the states of the 
former Soviet Union--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations.                                                    
  Page H453
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H441-42, H479-80, H480-81 and 
H481. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:38 p.m.