[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 92 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D727-D728]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  5 public bills, H.R. 3199-
3203; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 204-205; and H. Res. 352-355, 
were introduced.
  Pages H5637-38
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H5638
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 184, to amend the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
provide authority to the Attorney General to authorize any controlled 
substance that is in schedule I or II or is a narcotic drug in schedule 
III or IV to be exported from the United States to a country for 
subsequent export from that country to another country, if certain 
conditions are met, amended (H. Rept. 109-115, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 869, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lift the patient 
limitation on prescribing drug addiction treatments by medical 
practitioners in group practices (H. Rept. 109-116, Pt. 2);
  Omitted from the Record of June 30, 2005: H.R. 1220, to increase, 
effective as of December 1, 2005, the rates of disability compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-
connected disabled veterans, amended (H. Rept. 109-162); and
  H. Res. 351, providing for the consideration of H.R. 739, to amend 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for 
adjudicative flexibility with regard to the filing of a notice of 
contest by an employer following the issuance of a citation or proposed 
assessment of a penalty by the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration; for consideration of H.R. 740, to amend the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for greater 
efficiency at the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; for 
consideration of H.R. 741, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 to provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law 
determined by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission with 
respect to an order issued by the Commission; and for consideration of 
H.R. 742, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
provide for the award of attorneys' fees and costs to small employers 
when such employers prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of a 
citation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (H. Rept. 
109-163).
Page H5637
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Pearce to act as speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5607
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the 
abductions and captivity of citizens of Korea and Japan: H. Con. Res. 
168, amended, condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for 
the abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic of 
Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human 
rights, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 1 nay and 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 363; and
  Pages H5608-10, H5613-14
  Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Weekend of Prayer and 
Reflection for Darfur, Sudan: H. Res. 333, supporting the goals and 
ideals of a National Weekend of Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, 
Sudan, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 364 yeas to 2 nays, roll No. 364.
                                               Pages H5610-12, H5614-15
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under

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suspension of the rules. Further consideration will occur tomorrow, 
July 12.
  Commending the State of Kuwait for granting women important political 
rights: H. Res. 343, commending the State of Kuwait for granting women 
certain important political rights.
  Page H5612
Recess: The House recessed at 2:32 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5613
Providing for a recess of the House for a Joint Meeting to receive His 
Excellency Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the Republic of India: 
Agreed that it may be in order at any time on Tuesday, July 19, 2005, 
for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the chair, 
for the purpose of receiving His Excellency Manmohan Singh, Prime 
Minister of the Republic of India.
  Page H5613
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H5607-08.
Senate Referrals: S. 39 was referred to the Committee on Science and in 
addition to the Committee on Resources; S. 50 was referred to the 
Committee on Science, the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; S. 268 was held at 
the desk; S. 361 was referred to the Committee on Resources and in 
addition to the Committee on Science; S. 362 was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and in addition to the 
Committee on Resources; S. 432 was held at the desk; S. 1275 was 
referred to the Committee on Government Reform; S. 1323 was referred to 
the Committee on Government Reform; and S. 1368 was held at the desk. 
                                                             Page H5634
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5613-14 and H5614-15. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 10:25 p.m.