[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 87 (Monday, June 27, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D678-D679]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 3070-
3080 and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 193; and H. Res. 343, were 
introduced.
  Pages H5251-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H5152
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 341, providing for consideration of H.R. 3057, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (H. Rept. 109-
155);
  H. Res. 342, providing for consideration of H.R. 3058, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia and 
independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (H. 
Rept. 109-156);
  H.R. 426, to encourage the development and integrated use by the 
public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial 
information, amended (H. Rept. 109-157); and
  H.R. 1022, to provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey program to 
detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain near-earth asteroids 
and comets (H. Rept. 109-158).
Page H5151
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Aderholt to act as speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5179
Recess: The House recessed at 12:38 p.m and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5180
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Recognizing National Homeownership Month: H. Res. 312, recognizing 
National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the 
United States;
  Pages H5181-83
  Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary 
Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 358, amended, to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of 
the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little 
Rock, Arkansas;
  Pages H5183-86
  Sense of Congress that a Caribbean-American Heritage Month should be 
established: H. Con. Res. 71, expressing the sense of Congress that 
there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month; 
                                                         Pages H5192-94
  John J. Hainkel Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2346, 
amended, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John 
J. Hainkel Post Office Building'';
  Pages H5194-95
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in 
Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John J. Hainkel, Jr., Post Office 
Building''.
Page H5195
  Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 
2490, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 442 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office'';
  Pages H5195-96
  Commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in 
recognition of its 75th year: H. Con. Res. 152, amended, commemorating 
Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in recognition of its 
75th year;
  Pages H5196-97
  Delaware River Protection Act of 2005: H.R. 1412, amended, to amend 
the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to require notification of the Coast 
Guard regarding obstructions to navigation;
  Pages H5197-H5200
  Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005: H.R. 
481, amended, to further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre 
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000;
  Pages H5200-02
  Authorizing the establishment of a memorial to regiments from New 
Hampshire at Antietam National Battlefield: H.R. 1084, amended, to 
authorize the establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a 
memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and 
Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New 
Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam 
on September 17, 1862;
  Page H5202
  National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2005: 
H.R. 1428, amended, to authorize appropriations for the National Fish 
and Wildlife Foundation;
  Pages H5202-03
  National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005: H.R. 2362, 
amended, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 
1992;
  Pages H5203-05

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  Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: H.R. 38, amended, to 
designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
  Pages H5205-06
  Taunton, Massachusetts Special Resources Study Act: H.R. 1512, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of 
designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, 
Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System;
  Pages H5206-07
  Honoring members of the U.S. Air Force who were killed in the June 
25, 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing 
compound: H. Con. Res. 188, honoring the members of the United States 
Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of 
the Khobar Towers United States military housing compound near Dhahran, 
Saudi Arabia;
  Pages H5207-09
  Sense of the House regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995: 
H. Res. 199, amended, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 322; and 
                                               Pages H5209-14, H5216-17
  Urging the Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the 
elections on July 3, 2005 are conducted in accordance with 
international standards for free and fair elections: H. Con. Res. 155, 
urging the Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the 
parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, a conducted in 
accordance with international standards for free and fair elections, by 
a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 323. 
                                                Pages H5214-16, 5217-18
Recess: The House recessed at 4:35 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5216
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House began consideration of the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
will continue tomorrow, June 28.
  Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: H.R. 458, 
amended, to prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment 
products to military personnel.
  Pages H5186-92
British-American Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to the 
British-American Interparliamentary Group: Representative Petri, 
Chairman; and Representative Boozman, Vice Chairman.
  Page H5216
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5216-17 and H5217-18. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m., and adjourned at 11:54 p.m.