[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 81 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D627-D628]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 2957-2982; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 2983-2984; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 181; and H. Res. 328-
329 were introduced.
  Pages H4721-22
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4722-23
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bonner to act as speaker pro tempore.
  Page H4657
Henry J. Hyde United Nations Reform Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 
2745, to reform the United Nations, by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 
184 noes, Roll No. 282. The bill was also considered yesterday, June 
16.
  Pages H4658-H4706
  Adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on International Relations, now printed in the bill. 
                                                             Page H4705
Accepted:
  Barton amendment (No. 2 printed in subpart E of part 1 of H. Rept. 
109-132) that directs the Independent Oversight Board to review the 
Final Report of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the U.N. Oil-
for-Food Program;
Pages H4667-69
  Wilson amendment (No. 2 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
adds the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting 
the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the 
Occupied Territories to the list of entities which the Department of 
State is directed to review and report on in order to avoid duplicative 
efforts and funding;
Pages H4672-74
  King of Iowa amendment (No. 3 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) 
that prohibits the Secretary of State from making contributions to the 
U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in 
an amount greater than the highest contribution to U.N.RWA made by an 
Arab country;
Pages H4674-75
  McCotter amendment (No. 4 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
calls on U.S. Permanent Representatives to ensure full implementation 
of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559;
Page H4675
  Ros-Lehtinen amendment (No. 6 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) 
that calls for the establishment of a democracy fund to assist 
countries that respect and uphold human rights (agreed to extend the 
time for debate);
Pages H4675-78
  Garrett amendment (No. 7 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
discourages the State Department from increasing the size of the U.N. 
Security Council if such an increase would diminish the U.S.'s 
influence on the Council;
Page H4678
  Garrett amendment (No. 8 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
directs the U.S. Permanent Representative to the U.N. to make every 
effort to enforce zero nominal growth in all assessed dues to the 
regular budget of the U.N.;
Page H4679
  Pearce amendment (No. 11 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
prohibits an employee from any U.N. entity, bureau, division, 
department, or specialized agency from having unauthorized contact, 
including business contact, with a Member State that is subject to U.N. 
sanctions;
Pages H4682-83
  Royce amendment (No. 1 printed in subpart D of part 1 of H. Rept. 
109-132) that adds an additional

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paragraph to the list of reforms in section 201(b) regarding human 
rights reforms (by a recorded vote of 373 ayes to 32 noes, Roll No. 
274);
Pages H4661-62, H4697-98
  Fortenberry amendment (No. 2 printed in subpart D of part 1 of H. 
Rept. 109-132) that directs the U.S. Permanent Representative to the 
U.N. to use the voice, vote, and influence of the U.S. to make every 
effort to ensure the adoption and implementation of mechanisms 
regarding Member States engaged or complicit in acts of genocide, war 
crimes, or crimes against humanity (by a recorded vote of 375 ayes to 
29 noes, Roll No. 275);
Pages H4662-65, H4698-99
  Flake amendment (No. 1 printed in subpart E of part 1 of H. Rept. 
109-132) that creates a certification of U.N. cooperation that requires 
the U.N. to release documents that concern the Oil-for-Food Program; 
and to waive the immunity of U.N. officials from the judicial process 
in the U.S. for civil or criminal acts that transpired in the U.S. and 
in connection with the Oil-for-Food Program (by a recorded vote of 366 
ayes to 38 noes, Roll No. 276);
Pages H4665-67, H4699
  Chabot amendment (No. 1 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
directs the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. to oppose anti-Semitic 
statements and anti-Israel resolutions in the U.N. (by a recorded vote 
of 405 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 277); and
Pages H4669-71, H4699-H4700
  Pence amendment (No. 5 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
requires that there be no more than five times difference in the levels 
of assessment among the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council 
(agreed that the amendment be considered out of the order specified in 
the rule) (by a recorded vote of 281 ayes to 126 noes, Roll No. 278). 
                                               Pages H4671-72, H4700-01
Rejected:
  Kucinich amendment (No. 10 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) 
that sought to add ``strengthening of international labor laws'' as 
another U.N. reform;
Pages H4681-82
  Gohmert amendment (No. 9 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
sought to prohibit U.S. assistance to a country that opposed the 
position of the U.S. in the U.N. (by a recorded vote of 108 ayes to 297 
noes, Roll No. 279);
Pages H4679-81, H4701
  Stearns amendment (No. 12 printed in part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that 
sought to change the amount of regular U.S. dues withheld from 50% to 
75% (by a recorded vote of 100 ayes to 306 noes, Roll No. 280); and 
                                               Pages H4683-84, H4701-02
  Lantos amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 13 printed in 
part 2 of H. Rept. 109-132) that sought to make a number of changes to 
the bill (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 281). 
                                               Pages H4684-97, H4702-03
  H. Res. 319, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to yesterday, June 16.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20 for Morning Hour debate. 
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Private Calendar: Agreed to dispense with the call of the Private 
Calendar on Tuesday, June 21.
  Page H4707
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 22.
  Page H4707
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress of the continuation of the national emergency 
with respect to the large accumulation of a large volume of weapons-
usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 109-35).
  Page H4708
Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H4698, H4698-99, H4699, H4700, 
H4700-01, H4701, H4702, H4702-03, H4705. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:06 p.m.