[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 14 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D81-D82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 50 public bills, H.R. 739-788; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 789; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 53-56, and H. Res. 84-86, 
were introduced.
  Pages H581-84
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H584
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Fossella to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H525
REAL ID Act of 2005: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 261 yeas to 161 nays, Roll No. 31. The measure was also 
considered yesterday, February 9.
  Pages H527-66
  According to the provisions of H. Res. 75, the manager's amendment 
(printed in part A of H. Rept. 109-4) was adopted and considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of amendment.
Page H527
  Rejected the Reyes motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 229 
noes, Roll No. 30.
Pages H564-66
  Agreed to:
  Sessions amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 109-4) that 
promotes the goal of 100 percent repatriation of all aliens ordered 
deported by clarifying obligations under the Department of Homeland 
Security's existing delivery bond authority;
Pages H540-44
  Castle amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 109-4) that 
requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to enter into the 
appropriate aviation security screening database the appropriate 
background information of any person convicted of using a false 
drivers' license for the purpose of boarding an airplane; and 
                                                          Pages H544-46
  Kolbe amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 109-4) that adds 
a Title III to the bill regarding Vulnerability and Threat Assessment, 
Ground Surveillance Pilot Program, Enhancement of Border Communications 
Integration and Information Sharing, and adds the Judiciary Committee 
to the reporting requirements and removes references to the ``Select'' 
Committee on Homeland Security.
Pages H546-48
  Rejected:
  Nadler amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-4), that sought to 
strike section 101 of the bill regarding preventing terrorists from 
obtaining asylum (by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 
28) (Earlier, objection was heard on the unanimous consent request to 
modify the amendment);
Pages H548-53, H558
  Farr amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 109-4) that sought to 
strike section 102 regarding the waiver of laws necessary for 
improvements of barriers at borders (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 
243 noes, Roll No. 29).
Pages H553, H558-59
  H. Res. 75, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 
27.
Pages H535-36
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to 
meet at noon on Monday, February 14; and further that when it adjourn 
on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15 
for morning hour debate.
  Page H568
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, February 16.
  Page H568
United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly appointment: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to

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the United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly: Representative 
Hefley, Chairman; Representative Burton, Vice Chairman; and 
Representatives Regula, Gillmor, Ehlers, Bilirakis, Shimkus, and 
Reynolds.
  Page H575
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and nay-votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H535-36, 
H558, H558-59, H565-66 and H566. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:17 p.m.