[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 67 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D516-D518]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 45 public bills, H.R. 2373-2517; and 7 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 159-162; and H. Res. 288-290 were introduced.
                                                         Pages H3693-94
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3694-96
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 2046, to amend 
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to limit premium increases on 
reinstated health insurance on servicemembers who are released from 
active military service, amended (H. Rept. 109-88).          
  Page H3693
Recess: The House recessed at 9:03 a.m. and reconvened at 10:35 a.m. 
                                                             Page H3559
Reception in the House Chamber to Receive Former Members of Congress: 
The House recessed to receive the United States Association of Former 
Members of Congress in the House Chamber. Later, agreed to the Kingston 
motion that the proceedings had during the recess be printed in the 
Record.                                                  
  Pages H3559-86
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006: The House passed H.R. 2361, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, by 
a yea and nay vote of 329 yeas to 89 nays, Roll No. 199. 
                                                      Pages H3589-H3675
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the same promptly with an 
amendment, by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 198. 
                                                         Pages H3674-75
  Agreed to limit the number of amendments made in order for debate and 
the time limit for debate on each amendment.         
Pages H3614, H3633
Agreed to:
  Slaughter amendment that increases funding for the National Endowment 
for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities (agreed to 
limit the time for debate on the amendment);             
Pages H3614-20
  Cubin amendment that increases funding for the Payments in Lieu of 
Taxes program (agreed to limit the time for debate on the amendment); 
                                                         Pages H3620-23
  Grijalva amendment (No. 17 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that increases and then decreases funding for employee travel 
expenses at the EPA;                                         
Page H3640
  Gillmor amendment that replaces language in the section of the bill 
regarding State and Tribal Assistance Grants;                
Page H3644
  Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas amendment (No. 13 printed in the 
Congressional Record of May 18) that increases funding for the 
assessment and cleanup of Brownfield sites;              
Pages H3644-46
  Taylor of North Carolina that increases funding for the National 
Forest System;                                               
Page H3646
  Doolittle amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the 
Department of the Interior to implement the first proviso under the 
heading ``United States Fish and Wildlife Service--Land Acquisition; 
                                                             Page H3663
  Hastings of Florida amendment that prohibits the use of funds in 
contravention of Executive Order 12898 or to delay the implementation 
of that Order;                                           
Pages H3663-64
  Stupak amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that prohibits the use of funds to finalize, issue, implement, or 
enforce the

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proposed policy of the EPA entitled National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System Permit Requirements for Municipal Wastewater 
Treatment During Wet Weather Conditions dated November 3, 2003; 
                                                         Pages H3665-69
  Solis amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the Administrator 
of the EPA to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional 
dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing 
human studies for pesticides;                            
Pages H3670-71
  Garrett amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
17) that prohibits the use of funds to send or otherwise pay for the 
attendance of more than 50 Federal employees at any single conference 
occurring outside the U.S.;                              
Pages H3671-72
  Costa amendment that prohibits the use of funds for the Department of 
the Interior to enter into or renew any concession contract except a 
concession contract that includes a provision that requires that 
merchandise for sale at units of the National Park System be made in 
any State of the U.S., D.C., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; and                                         
Page H3672
  Rahall amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
16) that prohibits the use of funds for the sale or slaughter of wild 
free-roaming horses and burros (by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 159 
noes, Roll No. 196).                           
Pages H3659-63, H3672-73
Rejected:
  Hefley amendment that sought to increase funding for the Payments in 
Lieu of Taxes program (agreed to limit the time for debate on the 
amendment) (by a recorded vote of 109 ayes to 311 noes, Roll No. 191); 
                                                  Pages H3623-26, H3648
  Peterson of Pennsylvania enbloc amendment that sought to insert the 
word ``oil'' after the word ``offshore'' in section 104; and strike the 
words ``natural gas'' from sections 105 and 106 of the bill (agreed to 
limit time for debate on the amendment) (by a recorded vote of 157 ayes 
to 262 noes, Roll No. 192);                       
Pages H3626-31, H3649
  Terry amendment (No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of May 17) 
that sought to increase funding the EPA's Hazardous Substance Superfund 
(by a recorded vote of 76 ayes to 344 noes, Roll No. 193); 
                                               Pages H3638-40, H3649-50
  Obey amendment that sought to increase funding for the Clean Water 
State Revolving Fund (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 235 noes, Roll 
No. 194);                                      
Pages H3640-44, H3650-51
  Beauprez amendment (No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that sought to increase funding for the Forest Service to fight 
wildfires (by a recorded vote of 122 ayes to 298 noes, Roll No. 195); 
and                                               
Pages H3646-48, H3651
  Hefley amendment (No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that reduces the bill's total discretionary spending by 1 percent 
(by a recorded vote of 90 ayes to 326 noes, Roll No. 197). 
                                               Pages H3664-65, H3673-74
Withdrawn:
  Tiahrt amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit 
the use of funds to promulgate regulations without outside auditing to 
determine the authenticity of the scientific method used to develop 
such regulations.                                        
Pages H3669-70
Point of Order sustained against:
  Wu amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds to permit class 
III gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act on non-
reservation Indian land;                                 
Pages H3631-32
  Istook amendment (No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that sought to state that the bill's ban on funding for offshore 
oil and gas drilling activities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico would not 
apply if the Energy Information Administration publishes data 
demonstrating that the net imports of crude oil account for more than 
\2/3\ of U.S. consumption;                               
Pages H3634-38
  Obey amendment that sought to insert a new section into Title II 
regarding Clean Water State Revolving Fund;                  
Page H3641
  Section beginning on page 67 line 17 with the words ``except that'' 
through line 22 at the word ``contaminants'';            
Pages H3641-42
  Section on page 68 line 23 through page 69 line 3;         
Page H3642
  Section beginning on page 69 line 19 with the word ``That'' through 
line 22 at the word ``further'';                             
Page H3642
  Section 413 of the bill regarding Government-wide administrative 
functions;                                                   
Page H3658
  Section of the bill beginning on page 121 line 11 with the words 
``not withstanding'' through the comma on line 12;           
Page H3658
  Section of the bill beginning on page 121 line 22 with the words 
``not withstanding'' through the word ``laws'' on line 23;   
Page H3658
  Section of the bill beginning on page 124 line 6 with the words ``not 
withstanding'' through the end of line 7;                    
Page H3658
  Section of the bill on page 124 line 15 through line 25;   
Page H3658
  Chabot amendment (No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of May 
18) that sought to prohibit the use of funds for the designing or 
construction of forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest 
for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or 
individuals; and                                         
Pages H3658-59

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  Pombo amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of May 18) 
that sought to allow funds in the bill for the Bureau of Land 
Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and U.S. 
Geological Survey to be used only for programs that have been 
authorized before or after the date of enactment.            
Page H3670
  H. Res. 287, 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 215 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 190. 
                                                             Page H3594
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23 for Morning Hour debate. 
                                                             Page H3677
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, May 25.                               
  Page H3677
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency with 
respect to the Development Fund for Iraq, certain other property in 
which Iraq has an interest, and the Central Bank of Iraq--referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
109-28).                                                 
  Pages H3677-78
  Read a message from the President wherein he submitted a report on 
the 2005 Comprehensive Report on U.S. Trade and Investment Policy 
Towards Sub-Saharan Africa and Implementation of the African Growth and 
Opportunity Act--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 109-29).                            
Page H3678
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3594, 
H3648, H3649, H3649-50, H3650-51, H3651, H3672-73, H3673-74, H3674-75, 
and H3675. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:08 p.m.