[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D467-D468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 69 public bills, H.R. 2248-2316; 6 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 149-150 , and H. Res. 271-274 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3196-98
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H3198-99
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3115
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Daniel P. Gallagher, 
Pastor, Edon Church of Christ in Edon, Ohio.
  Page H3115
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Correcting the enrollment of H.R. 1268: S. Con. Res. 31, correcting 
the enrollment of H.R. 1268.
  Pages H3119-20
Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005: The House passed 
H.R. 1279, to amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce violent 
gang crime and protect law-abiding citizens and communities from 
violent criminals, by a yea-and-nay vote of 279 yeas to 144 nays, Roll 
No. 168.
  Pages H3120-33, H3134-61
  Rejected the Tierney motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 227 
noes, Roll No. 167.
Pages H3150-61
  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.
Pages H3143-46
Agreed:
  Sensenbrenner manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-76), 
as modified, that makes a number of substantive and technical changes 
to the bill;
Pages H3146-47
  Cuellar amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-76) that establishes 
a National Gang Intelligence Center at the FBI;
Pages H3147-48
  Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 
109-76) that establishes funding for regional databases that track gang 
activity in high intensity gang areas;
Page H3148
  Watson amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-76) that requires the 
Attorney General to seek input from local elected officials before 
designating an area as a ``High-Intensity Interstate Gang Activity 
Area'';
Pages H3148-49
  Watson amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 109-76) that adds 100 new 
inspectors and 100 new agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives to be assigned to the new High-Intensity 
Interstate Gang Activty Areas;
Page H3149
  Wynn amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 109-76) that authorizes the 
Attorney General to conduct a media campaign about the changes in 
penalties;
Pages H3149-50

[[Page D468]]


  Norwood amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept 109-76) that requires DHS 
to provide to the National Crime Information Center of the Department 
of Justice information on three categories of illegal aliens; 
                                                         Pages H3152-53
  Goodlatte amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept 109-76) that adds five 
years to any sentence for violent crimes or drug trafficking offenses 
when the violator is an illegal alien (by a recorded vote of 266 ayes 
to 159 noes, Roll No. 165); and
Pages H3150-52, H3158
  Norwood amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept 109-76) that requires a 
study to be conducted by the Department of Justice and the Department 
of Homeland Security on the link of illegal aliens and gang membership 
(by a recorded vote of 395 ayes to 31 noes, Roll No. 166). 
                                               Pages H3153-54, H3158-59
Withdrawn:
  Waters amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept 109-76) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that sought to strike all sections of the 
bill that sets mandatory minimum sentences.
Page H3154
  H. Res. 268, 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 227 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 164. 
                                                         Pages H3120-33
Emergency Recess: The Speaker announced an emergency recess at 12:05 
p.m. The House reconvened at 1:35 p.m., and the chair announced that 
the roll call vote on ordering the previous question on H. Res. 268 
would remain open for an additional 15 minutes.
  Page H3133
Statement regarding the Emergency Recess: The Majority Leader addressed 
the House regarding the emergency recess.
  Pages H3133-34
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H3133, 
H3158, H3158-59, H3160-61, H3161. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:15 p.m.