[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 49 (Thursday, April 21, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D386-D388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 64 public bills, H.R. 1748-1811; and; 11 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 43; H. Con. Res. 137-138, and H. Res. 224-231 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H2469-72
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2472-74
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 741, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission with respect to an 
order issued by the Commission, amended (H. Rept. 109-50);
  H.R. 748, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the 
transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to 
abortion, amended (H. Rept. 109-51);
  H. Res. 22, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of 
Rights, amended (H. Rept. 109-52).                           
Page H2469
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Miller of Michigan to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H2397
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Bishop Vicken Aykazian, The 
Armenian Catholic Church of America in Washington D.C.       
  Page H2397

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Energy Policy Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 6, to ensure jobs for 
our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy, by a recorded 
vote of 249 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 132.           
  Pages H2399-H2450
  Agreed by unanimous consent that debate on the Capps motion to strike 
be limited to 30 minutes.                                    
Page H2415
Agreed to:
  Ford amendment (No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that authorizes 
the EPA to establish a program to encourage the domestic production of 
hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles;                     
Pages H2401-02
  Kucinich amendment (No. 17 printed in H. Rept. 109-49), as modified, 
that increases the number of project grants to local governments under 
the pilot program for the Department of Energy's Clean Cities program, 
and reduces the maximum dollar amount of grants;         
Pages H2402-03
  Millender-McDonald amendment (No. 18 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that 
establishes a Diesel Truck Retrofit and Fleet Modernization Program; 
                                                         Pages H2403-04
  Blumenauer amendment (No. 19 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that 
establishes a Conserve by Bicycling pilot program within the Department 
of Transportation;                                       
Pages H2404-06
  Jackson-Lee amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that 
earmarks $5 million annually for bioenergy training and education 
targeted to minority and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; 
                                                         Pages H2406-07
  Tom Davis of Virginia amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) 
that strikes the provision that would create two new, Senate-confirmed, 
assistant secretary positions in the Energy Department (agreed to 
extend the time for debate);                             
Pages H2407-09
  Walsh amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that establishes 
an annual award for organizations that have advanced the field of 
renewable energy technology;                             
Pages H2409-10
  Engel amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that makes 
producers of ``approved renewable fuels'' eligible for grants to build 
production facilities for renewable fuels (by a recorded vote of 239 
ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 125);                  
Pages H2410-12, H2414
  Israel amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that requires 
the Comptroller General of the U.S. to conduct a study on the impact of 
the consolidation of gasoline wholesales on the gasoline retail market 
(by a recorded vote of 302 ayes to 128 noes, Roll No. 126); 
                                               Pages H2412-13, H2414-15
  Holt amendment (No. 26 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that requires the 
Secretary of Energy, within two years of enactment, to report to 
Congress on potential fuel savings from information technology systems 
designed to help businesses and consumers to plan their travel and 
avoid delays;                                                
Page H2416
  Inslee amendment (No. 28 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that reduces by 
50% any royalty payments for wind energy generation on land managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management; and                       
Pages H2427-28
  Kucinich amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that 
authorizes a National Academy of Sciences study on the feasibility of 
mustard seed as a feedstock for biodiesel (by a recorded vote of 259 
ayes to 171 noes, Roll No. 127).                  
Pages H2415-16, H2435
Rejected:
  Udall of New Mexico (No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that sought 
to strike the provision that authorizes $10 million annually for three 
fiscal years for a program to identify, test, and develop improved 
techniques for mining uranium and for environmentally restoring 
uranium-mine sites (by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 225 noes, Roll 
No. 124);                                   
Pages H2399-H2401, H2413-14
  Grijalva amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that sought to 
strike the section which requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
suspend the collection of royalty payments to the Treasury for offshore 
oil and gas production on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of 
Mexico (by a recorded vote of 203 yeas to 227 noes, Roll No. 128); 
                                               Pages H2416-18, H2435-36
  Capps motion to strike section 1502 regarding MTBE (by a recorded 
vote of 213 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 129);   
Pages H2418-27, H2436-37
  Hastings of Florida amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) 
that sought to expand the definition of environmental justice, direct 
each Federal Agency to establish an office of environmental justice, 
and reestablish the interagency Federal Working Group on Environmental 
Justice (by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 130); and
                                                  Pages H2428-31, H2437
  Castle amendment (No. 30 printed in H. Rept. 109-49) that sought to 
strike a provision that specifies the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, instead of state and local agencies, has the authority to 
approve the construction, expansion, or operation of any facility that 
imports or processes natural gas including liquefied natural gas 
(agreed to extend time for debate) (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 
237 noes, Roll No. 131.                        
Pages H2431-35, H2437-38
  Agreed that in the engrossment of the bill, the Clerk be authorized 
to make technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House.                                   
Pages H2452
  H. Res. 219, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to yesterday, April 20.

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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at noon on Monday, April 25, and further, that when the House 
adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
April 26 for Morning Hour debate.                            
  Page H2450
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, April 27.                             
  Page H2450
Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H2413-14, H2414, H2414-15, H2435, 
H2435-36, H2436-37, H2437, H2437-38, and H2449-50. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.