[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 32 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D252-D253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 1329-1355; and 9 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 100-102 and H. Res. 159-161, 164-166, were 
introduced.
  Pages H1620-22
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H1622-23
Reports Filed: Report were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 162, providing for consideration of H.R. 1334, to amend title 
28, United States Code, to provide for the removal to Federal court of 
certain State court cases involving the rights of incapacitated persons 
(H. Rept. 109-20); and
   H. Res. 163, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to the same day consideration of certain resolutions reported 
by the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 109-21).
Page H1620
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bradley to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1511
Chaplain The prayer was offered today by Rev. James P. Campbell, 
Pastor, Christ Life Church in Woodstock, Illinois.
  Page H1511
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote.
                                                     Pages H1511, H1604
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 147, electing the 
following Members to the following Committees: Joint Committee on 
Printing: Representatives Doolittle, Reynolds, Millender-McDonald, and 
Brady (PA); and
  Page H1514
  Joint Committee on the Library: Representatives Ehlers, Miller (MI), 
Millender-McDonald, and Zoe Lofgren (CA).
Page H1514
Emergency Supplemental Wartime Appropriations Act: The House passed 
H.R. 1268, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005, by a yea-and-nay vote of 388 yeas to 43 
nays, Roll No. 77. The bill was also considered yesterday, March 15. 
                                                         Pages H1514-26
  Rejected the Hooley motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 229 
noes, Roll No. 76.
Pages H1524-25
  Yesterday it was agreed by unanimous consent to limit further 
amendments offered and the time for debate on such amendments.
Agreed to:
  Velazquez amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of 
March 15) that prohibits the use of funds for any contract in 
contravention of section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act; 
                                                         Pages H1517-18
  Markey amendment (debated yesterday, March 15) that reaffirms the 
U.S. commitment to the U.N. Convention Against Torture (by a recorded 
vote of 420 ayes to 2 noes and 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 75). 
                                                             Page H1518
Withdrawn:
  Obey amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would 
have prohibited the use of funds provided for national intelligence 
programs until the President submits a proposal on how to inform 
Congressional committees of clandestine military activities in 
terrorist-sponsored countries.
Page H1515
Point of Order sustained against:
  Filner amendment that sought to guarantee that companies receiving 
contracts from the bill make every effort to hire veterans. 
                                                         Pages H1515-17
  Pursuant to sec. 2 of the H. Res. 151, the text of H.R. 418, to 
establish and rapidly implement

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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, was appended to the engrossment of H.R. 
1268; and the title of H.R. 1268 was conformed to reflect the addition 
of the text of H.R. 418. Conformed so as to read: making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, 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, to ensure 
expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence.
Page H1526
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: H.R. 1270, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund financing rate, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 431 yeas 
to 1 nay, Roll No. 80;
  Pages H1526-27, H1545-46
  Expressing concern regarding the recent passage of the anti-secession 
law in the People's Republic of China: H. Con. Res. 98, expressing the 
grave concern of Congress regarding the recent passage of the anti-
secession law by the National People's Congress of the People's 
Republic of China, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas to 4 nays, 
Roll No. 81; and
  Pages H1527-29, H1546
  Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005: H.R. 1332, amended, 
to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the removal to 
Federal court of certain State court cases involving the rights of 
incapacitated persons.
  Pages H1599-H1604
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measures under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
of the measures will resume tomorrow, March 17:
  Expressing concern regarding the continued violations of human rights 
and civil liberties of the Syrian and Lebanese people by the Government 
of the Syrian Arab Republic: H. Con. Res. 18, amended, expressing the 
grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of 
human rights and civil liberties of the Syrian and Lebanese people by 
the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; and
  Pages H1529-32
  Expressing concern regarding the occupation of the Republic of 
Lebanon by the Syrian Arab Republic: H. Con. Res. 32, amended, 
expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the occupation of 
the Republic of Lebanon by the Syrian Arab Republic.
  Pages H1532-36
Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2006: The House began consideration 
of H. Con. Res. 95, Establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010. Further 
consideration will resume tomorrow, March 17. 
                                               Pages H1547-59, H1559-98
  Agreed that during further consideration of the bill, the Hensarling 
amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-19) may be considered out of 
the specified order.
Page H1559
  Began consideration of the Hensarling amendment in the nature of a 
substitute (Republican Study Committee) No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-
19, that replaces the current 19 functional categories with four 
functions: Defense, Homeland Security, Non-Defense Discretionary and 
Mandatory Spending, and Interest; and accepts the Iraq Operations 
Reserve Fund and creates a new ``rainy day'' fund for non-military 
emergencies. Further consideration will resume tomorrow, March 17. 
                                                         Pages H1587-98
  H. Res. 154, the rule providing for consideration of the measure was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 79, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
230 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 78.
Pages H1536-45
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 161, electing 
Representative Matsui to the Committee on Rules.
  Page H1547
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on page H1511.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H1518, 
H1524-25, H1525-26, H1544, H1545, H1545-46, and H1546. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.