[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 4, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D437-D438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 2066-2112; and; 6 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 144, and H. Res. 257, 259-262, were 
introduced.
  Pages H2975-78
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2978-79
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 258, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1268, making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2005 (H. Rept. 109-73).
Page H2975
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Gingrey to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2883
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. M. Susan Peterson, 
Senior Pastor, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. 
                                                             Page H2883
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House agreed to suspend the 
rules and pass the following measures:
  Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
1082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 120 East Illinois Avenue in Vinita, Oklahoma, as the 
``Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building'';
  Pages H2887-88
  Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building Designation 
Act: H.R. 1542, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 695 Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, 
as the ``Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building''; 
                                                         Pages H2888-89
  Calling on the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to 
transfer Charles Ghankay Taylor to the Special Court for Sierra Leone: 
Debated yesterday, May 3: H. Con. Res. 127, calling on the Government 
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to transfer Charles Ghankay Taylor, 
former President of the Republic of Liberia, to the Special Court for 
Sierra Leone to be tried for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and 
other serious violations of international humanitarian law, by a 2/3 
yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 155;
  Pages H2917-18
  Recognizing the 60th anniversary of VE Day and the Liberation of 
Western Bohemia: Debated yesterday, May 3: H. Res. 195, recognizing the 
60th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of 
Western Bohemia, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas and none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 156; and
  Pages H2918-19
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: resolution recognizing the 
60th anniversary of the Liberation of Western Bohemia by United States 
Armed Forces during World War II and the continued friendship between 
the people of the United States and the Czech Republic.
Page H2919
  Recognizing the 60th anniversary of VE Day during WWII: Debated 
yesterday, May 3: H. Res. 233, amended, recognizing the 60th 
anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day during World War II, by a 2/
3 yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 158. 
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Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 
1185, to reform the Federal deposit insurance system, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 413 yeas to 10 nays, Roll No. 157.
  Pages H2919-37
  Agreed that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Financial Services printed in the bill be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                             Page H2935
Rejected:
  Rohrabacher amendment that sought to strike section 3 of the bill. 
                                                         Pages H2932-35
Withdrawn:
  Maloney amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
would have changed some wording in section 3, regarding the definition 
of Standard Maximum Deposit Insurance amount; and add a new 
subparagraph regarding Conditions for Increased Deposit Insurance 
Coverage.
Pages H2931-32
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H2937
  H. Res. 255, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2889-90
Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act: The House passed 
H.R. 366, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
Education Act of 1998 to strengthen and improve programs under that 
Act, by a recorded vote of 416 ayes to 9 noes, Roll No. 154. 
                                                      Pages H2896-H2917
  Rejected the George Miller (CA) motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Education & the Workforce with instructions to report the 
bill back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 197 yeas to 224 nays, Roll No. 153.
Pages H2915-17
  Agreed that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Education & the Workforce printed in the bill be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                             Page H2905
Agreed to:
  Castle amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-69) that provides 
that funding for Tech-Prep activities are held harmless to the amount 
that was appropriated to the Tech-Prep in FY05 in order to reinforce 
the consolidation of the Tech-Prep program with the Basic State Grant 
program;
Pages H2912-13
  Wu amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-69) that allows states to 
use funds designed to facilitate the transition of vocational and 
career education students into baccalaureate degree programs; and: 
                                                         Pages H2913-14
  Millender-McDonald amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-69) that 
provides that local funds may be used for programs that assist in the 
training of automotive technicians in diesel retrofitting, hybrid, 
hydrogen, and alternative fuel automotive technologies. 
                                                         Pages H2914-15
  H. Res. 254, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2891-96
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H2916-17, 
H2917, H2918, H2918-19, H2935-36 and H2936. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m.