[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D497-D498]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 33 public bills, H.R. 2385-2417; and 7 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 154-155, and H. Res. 280-282; 284-285 were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3433-35
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3435-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 283, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1817) to 
authorize approppriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 109-84). 
                                                             Page H3433
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Lynn A. Westmoreland to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H3335
Recess:
  The House recessed at 9:10 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H3336
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 
2006: The House passed H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, by the Yeas and Nays: 424-1 (Roll no. 180). 
                                                      Pages H3340-H3405
Agreed to:
  Musgrave amendment that increases funding for state and local 
programs in the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and 
Preparedness;                                                
Page H3376
  Sabo amendment that increases funding for Firefighter Assistance 
Grants;                                                  
Pages H3376-79
  King of Iowa amendment that reduces and then increases funding for 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement salaries and expenses;   
Page H3385
  Tom Davis of Virginia amendment (no. 2 printed in the Congressional 
Record of May 16) that will terminate the background check provision in 
the bill once the President selects a single agency to conduct security 
clearance investigations pursuant to the Intelligence Reform and 
Terrorism Prevention Act and Congress has been informed that the agency 
can conduct all necessary investigations in a timely manner or that the 
agency has authorized entities within the Homeland Security Department 
to conduct their own investigations;                     
Pages H3394-95
  Jackson-Lee amendment that prohibits the use of funds to patrol the 
U.S. border except as authorized by law;                 
Pages H3400-01
  Menendez amendment (no. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
16) that increases funding for state and local grant programs, intended 
to enhance the security of chemical plants (by a recorded vote of 225 
ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 176); and           
Pages H3379-81, H3401-02
  Obey amendment that provides funds for grants to assist States in 
conforming with minimum drivers' license standards (agreed to limit the 
time for debate on the amendment) (by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to 
198 noes, Roll No. 179).                    
Pages H3399-H3400, H3403-04
Rejected:
  Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to increase the funding for 
Citizenship and Immigration Services;                    
Pages H3373-76
  Poe amendment (no. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of May 16) 
that sought to prohibit the use of funds to carry out two provisions in 
the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (the request for a 
recorded vote was later vacated);                 
Pages H3395-97, H3398
  Tancredo amendment (no. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
16) that sought to prohibit the use of funds from being available to 
assist any State or local government that prohibits or restricts the 
free flow of information between local law enforcement units and the 
Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (point of order raised 
against the amendment was overruled) (by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 
258 noes, Roll No. 177); and                   
Pages H3393-94, H3402-03
  Meeks amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to close any 
detention facility operated by or on behalf of U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement that has been operational in 2005 (agreed to limit 
the time for debate on the amendment) (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes 
to 223 noes, Roll No. 178).                          
Pages H3397, H3403
Withdrawn:
  Souder amendment (no. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
16) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to provide 
for $6 million of the funds appropriated for the Office of the 
Secretary be used for the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement; 
                                                         Pages H3368-69
  Jackson-Lee amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn 
that sought to increase funding for Citizenship and Immigration 
Services;                                                
Pages H3369-70
  LoBiondo amendment (no. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
16) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase 
funding for the Coast Guard's Deepwater program to replace aging 
vessels and planes;                                      
Pages H3370-73

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  LaTourette amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to eliminate funding for trucking industry security grants, 
intercity bus security grants, and intercity passenger rail 
transportation, freight rail, and transit security grants; and 
                                                         Pages H3387-88
  Tiahrt amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to prohibit the use of funds to promulgate regulations without 
consideration of the effect of such regulations on the competitiveness 
of American businesses.                                  
Pages H3397-98
Point of Order sustained against:
  Hostettler amendment that would have increased funding for Customs 
and Border Protection and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
                                                         Pages H3367-68
  Provision under the portion of the bill regarding Aviation Security, 
beginning at the colon on page 17, line 2 through the word ``intent'' 
on line 11, regarding the Government's share of the costs of airport 
projects;                                                    
Page H3386
  Provision regarding National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund beginning 
on page 36 line 19, the word ``and'' through line 22, the word 
``funds''; and                                               
Page H3389
  Obey amendment that sought to increase funding for Customs and Border 
Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center.                             
Pages H3398-99
  H. Res. 278, the rule, as amended, providing for consideration of the 
bill was agreed to by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 185 noes and 2 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 175.                        
Pages H3345-46
  Agreed to an amendment offered by Representative Sessions by voice 
vote, after agreeing to order the previous question on the amendment 
and the resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 185 nays, Roll 
No. 174.                                                     
Page H3345
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress of the continuation of the National Emergency 
with respect to Burma--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 109-27).              
  Page H3405
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 281, electing 
Representative Chocola to the Committee on the Budget.   
  Pages H3405-06
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today, and 5 Recorded votes developed during 
the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3345, H3346, 
H3402, H3402-03, H3403, H3404, and H3404-05. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:23 p.m.