[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D506-D508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 55 public bills, H.R. 2418-2472; 4 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 156-158, and H. Res. 286 were introduced.
  Pages H3554-56
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H3556-57
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Report on the Revised Suballocations of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (H. Rept. 109-85);
  H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (H. Rept. 109-86); and
  H. Res. 287, providing for consideration of H.R. 2361, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (H. 
Rept. 109-87).
Page H3554
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Dr. Johnny Hunt, Pastor, 
First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia.
  Page H3439
Discharge Petition: Representative Hooley moved to discharge the 
Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 267, providing for 
the consideration of H.R. 376, to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
negotiate fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs on behalf of 
Medicare beneficiaries (Discharge Petition No. 1).
Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006: The House 
passed H.R. 1817, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for 
the Department of Homeland Security, by a recorded vote of 424 ayes to 
4 noes, Roll No. 189.
  Pages H3442-H3543
  Rejected the Thompson of Mississippi motion to recommit the bill back 
to the Committee on Homeland Security with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote 
of 199 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 188.
Pages H3540-43
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part 
A of H. Rept. 109-84 is considered as the original bill for the purpose 
of amendment, in lieu of the amendments reported by the Committees on 
Homeland Security, Energy & Commerce, and the Judiciary. 
                                                      Pages H3465-H3540
Agreed to:
  Cox amendment (no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that authorizes 
funds to be appropriated for FY 2006 to reimburse States and localities 
for the costs associated with having State and local law enforcement 
trained and certified by DHS' Immigration and Customs Enforcement to 
enforce Federal immigration laws;
Pages H3475-79
  Kennedy of Rhode Island amendment (no. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) 
that will ensure that in replacing the color-coded terror alert system 
as required by the bill, that DHS draws on expertise in how to best 
communicate risk to the public;
Pages H3479-80
  Cox amendment (no. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that requires DHS to 
coordinate its activities regarding protection of critical 
infrastructure with ``other relevant Federal agencies''; 
                                                         Pages H3480-81
  Ehlers amendment (no. 6 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that changes the 
``30 minute rule'' that requires passengers on commercial flights into 
and out

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of Washington Reagan National Airport to remain seated for 30 minutes 
by reducing that time to 15 minutes;
Pages H3482-83
  DeFazio amendment (no. 7 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that makes 
improvements to the Federal Flight Deck Officers Program; 
                                                         Pages H3483-84
  Cardin amendment (no. 8 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that adds the 
Information Assurance Directorate of the National Security Agency to 
the list of Federal agencies that the DHS Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology shall coordinate with on cybersecurity research and 
development activities;
Page H3484
  Slaughter amendment (no. 9 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that improves 
pre-clearance border crossing programs;
Pages H3484-85
  Wamp amendment (no. 11 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that permits the 
Department of Energy laboratories to team up with a university or 
consortium of universities when competing for DHS's Centers for 
Excellence;
Page H3487
  Cardin amendment (no. 14 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that requires 
DHS to conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of expanding 
the ``National Capital Region'' area beyond its existing boundaries; 
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  Slaughter amendment (no. 15 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that requires 
the Secretary of DHS to report to Congress within six months of the 
enactment of this bill on its efforts to reduce the imitation of 
badges, identification, uniforms, or other insignia used by any officer 
of DHS; improve the design of the various forms of DHS identification 
to prevent illegal replication; increase public awareness of imitation 
forms of Homeland Security identification; teach the public to identify 
authentic Homeland Security identification; assess the effectiveness of 
their efforts; and recommend any legislation or administrative actions 
necessary to achieve their objectives;
Page H3490-91
  Kennedy of Minnesota amendment (no. 16 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) 
that requires the Secretary to carry out an Advanced Technology 
Northern Border Security Pilot Program;
Pages H3491-92
  Jackson-Lee amendment (no. 17 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that 
instructs GAO to conduct a study examining the impact of an increase in 
Temporary Protected Status application fees on the nationals of 
countries for which TPS is available and the differential in cost 
between the current statutory fee and the cost-based fee proposed by 
Customs and Immigration Services;
Pages H3492-94
  Manzullo amendment (no. 21 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that 
strengthens the ``Buy American Act'';
Pages H3501-02
  Putnam amendment (no. 22 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) as modified by 
unanimous consent, that allows FEMA reimbursement for funeral expenses 
only if the death was determined by a medical examiner to be caused by 
a natural disaster;
Pages H3502-03
  Souder amendment (no. 23 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that extends the 
current authorization of appropriations for the Office of 
Counternarcotics Enforcement at DHS to fiscal year 2006; 
                                                         Pages H3503-05
  Hooley amendment (no. 13 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that prohibits 
any money in the DHS authorization bill to come from an increase in 
airline ticket taxes (by a recorded vote of 363 ayes to 65 noes, Roll 
No. 184); and
Pages H3489-90, H3537-38
  Norwood amendment (no. 18 printed in H. Rept. 109-84), that clarifies 
the existing authority of State and local enforcement personnel to 
apprehend, detain, remove, and transport illegal aliens in the routine 
course of duty (by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 
185).
Pages H3494-99, H3538
Rejected:
  Meek amendment (no. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that sought to 
increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of 
Inspector General (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 
183);
Pages H3474-75, H3536-37
  Jackson-Lee amendment (no. 20 printed in H. Rept. 109-84) that sought 
to have the Secretary of DHS submit a report to Congress on the number 
and types of border violence activities that have occurred; the types 
of activities involved; a description of the categories of victims that 
exists; and a description of the steps that DHS is taking and any plan 
that the Department had formulated to prevent these activities (by a 
recorded vote of 182 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 186); and 
                                            Pages H3499-H3501, H3538-39
  Thompson amendment in the nature of a substitute (no. 24 printed in 
H. Rept. 109-84) that sought to authorize $6.9 million over H.R. 1817 
in homeland security funding, and includes a number of policy proposals 
to close security gaps and to restructure DHS (by a recorded vote of 
196 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 187).
Pages H3505-36, H3539-40
Withdrawn:
  Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas amendment (no. 5 printed in H. Rept 
109-84) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
authorize a limited amount for grants for the National Medical 
Preparedness Consortium to standardize training, national health care 
policies, and standards of care for emergency medical professionals to 
prepare for mass casualties resulting from a terrorist event involving 
WMD;
Pages H3481-82
  Souder amendment (no. 10 printed in H. Rept 109-84) that was offered 
and subsequently withdrawn that sought to make the Customs and Border

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Protection's Office of Air and Marine Operations the lead DHS agency to 
conduct airspace security around the Nation's Capitol and for special 
events of national significance; and
Pages H3485-87
  Thompson (MS) amendment (no. 12 printed in H. Rept 109-84) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to require the Secretary 
of DHS to report to Congress on how to coordinate and protect the 
various infrastructure in the area between Port Elizabeth and Newark 
International Airport, New Jersey.
Pages H3487-89
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes in engrossment of the bill to reflect the actions of the House.
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  H. Res. 283, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 284 ayes to 124 noes, Roll No. 182, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
226 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 181.
Pages H3452-54
House Democracy Assistance Commission--Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to the House 
Democracy Assistance Commission: Representatives Dreier (Chairman), 
Kolbe, Gillmor, Kirk, Boozman, Wilson (SC), Cole (OK), Miller (MI), and 
Fortenberry.
  Page H3454
  Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein she appointed 
Representatives Price (NC) (Ranking Member), Reyes, Capps, Holt, 
Schiff, Davis (AL), and Schwartz (PA) to the House Democracy Assistance 
Commission.
Pages H3454-55
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H3453-54, 
H3454, H3536-37, H3537-38, H3538, H3538-39, H3539-40, H3542-43, and 
H3543. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:45 p.m.