[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D412-D413]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 79 public bills, H.R. 1868-1946; 3 private bills, 
H.R. 1947-1949; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 45; H. Con. Res. 139-140, 
and H. Res. 239-240, 243-247, were introduced.           
  Pages H2646-48
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H2648-49
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 239, dismissing the election contest relating to the office 
of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of Tennessee 
(H. Rept. 109-57);
  H. Res. 170, a resolution of inquiry requesting the President to 
transmit certain information to the House of Representatives respecting 
a claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security trust, 
adversely (H. Rept. 109-58);
  H. Res. 241, providing for the adoption of H. Res. 240, amending the 
rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions 
of the rules relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the 
close of the 108th Congress (H. Rept. 109-59);
  H. Res. 242, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 109-60); and
  H.R. 742, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
provide for the award of attorneys' fees and costs to small employers 
when such employers prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of a 
citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (H. Rept. 
109-61, pt.1).                                               
Page H2645
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Emerson to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2553
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Fred S. Holloman, 
Chaplain, Kansas Senate in Topeka, Kansas.                   
  Page H2553
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea-and-
nay vote of 371 yeas to 47 nays, with one voting ``present,'' Roll No. 
135.                                              
  Pages H2553, H2557-58
Recess: The House recessed at 10:59 a.m. and reconvened at 11 a.m. 
                                                             Page H2558
Official Photograph of the House in Session: The official photograph of 
the House in session was taken pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 
232, permitting official photographs of the House of Representatives to 
be taken while the House is in actual session on a date designated by 
the Speaker.                                                 
  Page H2558
Recess: The House recessed at 11:02 a.m. and reconvened at 11:15 a.m. 
                                                             Page H2558
Expressing the sense of the House that American small businesses are 
entitled to a small business bill of rights: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 22, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
American small businesses are entitled to a Small Business Bill of 
Rights, by voice vote.                                   
  Pages H2580-91
  Rejected the Velazquez motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Small Business by a yea-and-nay vote of 188 yeas to 222 nays, Roll 
No. 140.                                                 
Pages H2590-91
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendments to the resolution and the 
preamble recommended by the Committee on Small Business printed in the 
resolution were adopted.
  H. Res. 235, the rule providing for consideration of the measure was 
agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 138. 
                                               Pages H2558-62, H2578-79
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act: The House passed H.R. 748, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the transportation of 
minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion, by a 
recorded vote of 270 ayes to 157 noes, Roll No. 144. 
                                                      Pages H2593-H2616
  Rejected the Nadler motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 183 yeas to 245 nays, Roll 
No. 143.                                                 
Pages H2614-15
  Agreed that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on the Judiciary, now printed in the bill be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                             Page H2606
Rejected:
  Scott of Virginia amendment that sought to immunize taxi drivers, bus 
drivers, others in the business of professional transport, doctors, 
nurses, and/or other medical providers or their staff from the 
transportation provision of the bill (by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 
245 noes, Roll No. 141); and                   
Pages H2607-09, H2712-13
  Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to add to the exceptions to the 
offense of transporting minors for

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the purpose of obtaining an illegal abortion grandparents of the minor 
and members of the clergy (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 252 noes, 
Roll No. 142).                                 
Pages H2609-12, H2613-14
  H. Res. 236, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 139. 
                                                  Pages H2562-73, H2579
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Providing for expenses of certain committees of the House in the 
109th Congress: H. Res. 224, amended, providing for the expenses of 
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
and Ninth Congress;                                      
  Pages H2573-76
  Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005: Debated yesterday, April 26: H.R. 
902, amended, to improve circulation of the $1 coin, create a new 
bullion coin, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 6 nays, Roll 
No. 136; and                                                 
  Page H2577
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to improve circulation of 
the $1 coin, create a new bullion coin, provide for the redesign of the 
reverse of the Lincoln 1-cent coin in 2009 in commemoration of the 
200th anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. 
                                                             Page H2577
  Sense of Congress regarding the two-year anniversary of the human 
rights crackdown in Cuba: Debated yesterday, April 26: H. Con. Res. 81, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the two-year anniversary of 
the human rights crackdown in Cuba, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 398 
yeas to 27 nays, with 2 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 137. 
                                                         Pages H2577-79
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings 
will resume tomorrow, April 28.
  Supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day: H. Res. 210, 
amended, supporting the goals of World Intellectual Property Day and 
recognizing the importance of intellectual property in the United 
States and worldwide.                                    
  Pages H2591-93
Dismissing Election Contest--6th District of Tennessee: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 239, dismissing the election contest relating to the 
office of Representative from the Sixth Congressional District of 
Tennessee.                                               
  Pages H2576-77
Amending the Rules of the House: The House agreed to H. Res. 241, 
providing for adoption of H. Res. 240, amending the Rules of the House 
of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions of the rules 
relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the close of 
the 108th Congress, by a yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas to 20 nays, and 
one voting ``present,'' Roll No. 145.                    
  Pages H2616-26
  Pursuant to the rule, upon adoption of the rule, H. Res. 240 was 
adopted.                                                     
Page H2625
  Earlier agreed to consider H. Res. 241 by voice vote.      
Page H2616
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2553.
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 28 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H2557-58, 
H2577, H2577-78, H2578-79, H2579, H2590-91, H2612-13, H2613-14, H2615, 
H2615-16, and H2624-25. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:22 p.m.