[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D777-D778]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 3329-
3352; 5 private bills, H.R. 3353-3357; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 366-
368 were introduced.                                     
  Pages H6106-07
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6107-08
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3020, to extend the existence of the Parole Commission (H. Rept. 
109-176);                                                    
Page H6105
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Dr. Jerry C. White, Pastor, 
Riverside Baptist Church in Greer, South Carolina.           
  Page H5965
Recess: The House recessed at 9:08 a.m. for the purpose of receiving 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The House reconvened at 11:30 a.m., and 
agreed that the proceedings had during the Joint Meeting be printed in 
the Record.                                                  
  Page H5965
Joint Meeting to receive His Excellency Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister 
of the Republic of India: The House and Senate met in a joint session 
to receive His Excellency Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of the 
Republic of India. He was escorted into the Chamber by a committee 
comprised of Representatives DeLay, Blunt, Shadegg, Doolittle, Ros-
Lehtinen, Tom Davis of Virginia, Jindal, Pelosi, Hoyer, Menendez, 
Lantos, Faleomavaega, Pallone, and Crowley; and Senators Frist, 
McConnell, Stevens, Thomas, Martinez, Reid, Durbin, Stabenow, and 
Sarbanes.                                                
  Pages H5965-66
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: The 
House began consideration of H.R. 2601, to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Further 
consideration will continue tomorrow, July 20.        
  Pages H5972-H6074
  Pursuant to the rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on International Relations, now printed in 
the bill and modified by the amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 
109-175, was considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.                                           
Pages H5990, H6025
Agreed to:
  Hyde manager's amendment (no. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that 
makes technical revisions and minor changes and amendments to clarify 
certain provisions, and correct oversights and errors found after the 
bill was reported;                                       
Pages H6025-27
  Dreier amendment (no. 3A made in order under section two of the rule) 
that provides for the authorization to establish an Active Response 
Corps to provide assistance in support of stabilization and 
reconstruction activities in foreign countries or regions that are in, 
are transitioning from, or are likely to enter into, conflict or civil 
strife;                                                  
Pages H6039-41
  Poe amendment (no. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that authorizes 
funding through the Migration and Refugee Assistance account to provide 
emergency aid to the internally displaced people of Burma; 
                                                         Pages H6041-42
  Poe amendment (no. 5 printed in H. Rept 109-175) that amends the 
Foreign Service Act to strengthen the statutory basis of the 
Department's requirement for world-wide availability for new entrants 
to the Foreign Service; and clarifies the medical policies regarding 
applicants;                                                  
Page H6042
  Burton amendment (no. 7 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that authorizes 
the transfer of two aircraft to the government of Columbia for use by 
the Columbian Navy to disable ships carrying cocaine and heroin; 
                                                         Pages H6042-44
  Souder amendment (no. 11 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that authorizes 
funding for INL to purchase or lease a maritime refueling support 
vessel capable of refueling U.S. and allied vessels engaged in drug 
interdiction in the Eastern Pacific transit zone;            
Page H6048
  Hyde amendment (no. 13 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that authorizes 
measures to deter arms transfers by foreign countries to the People's 
Republic of China;                                       
Pages H6052-56
  Ackerman amendment (no. 14 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that raises 
the authorized level for the State Department program which provides 
for reimbursement to localities for services provided for the 
protection of foreign missions and officials; and authorizes back 
payments to New York City for expenses incurred since 2002; 
                                                             Page H6056
  Blunt amendment (no. 15 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that declares 
that it is U.S. policy to oppose the creation of any international or 
global taxation by the UN; and that no U.S. person shall be subject to 
such a tax;                                              
Pages H6056-57
  Lantos amendment (no. 16 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that provides 
for equal treatment of employees of the State Departments who are 
residents of U.S. territories in the personnel policies of the 
Department; and permits the same reimbursements for travel of 
dependents of Department employees from overseas station to public 
universities in the territory of the employee's legal residence; 
                                                             Page H6068

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  Burton amendment (no. 17 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that requires 
the Secretary of State to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on how best 
to use American security assistance dollars to thwart alien smuggling, 
trafficking in person, and possible terrorists entering from Ecuador; 
                                                         Pages H6068-69
  Lantos amendment (no. 18A made in order under section two of the 
rule) that expresses concern about language in the declaration of the 
Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization; 
                                                         Pages H6069-70
  Smith of New Jersey amendment (no. 19 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) 
that withholds funding to the UN for any of its agencies or committees 
headed by nations on the State Department's terrorist watch list; 
                                                             Page H6070
  Hyde amendment (no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-175), as modified by 
unanimous consent agreement, that adds the Henry J. Hyde United Nations 
Reform Act of 2005, as passed by the House, to the bill (by a recorded 
vote of 226 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 385); 
                                     Pages H6027-39, H6057-68, H6070-71
  Kennedy of Minnesota amendment (no. 8 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) 
that requires the State Department to annually certify that the five 
biggest exporters and importers of certain methamphetamine precursors 
are ``fully cooperating'' with U.S. law enforcement to prevent 
diversion of these chemicals for illicit purposes (by a recorded vote 
of 423 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 386);          
                                               Pages H6044-46, H6071-72
  Hooley amendment (no. 9 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that directs the 
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to 
make a priority of stemming the influx of methamphetamine from Mexico; 
and directs INL to improve border security (by a recorded vote of 424 
ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 387);                      
                                                  Pages H6046-47, H6072
  Souder amendment (no. 10 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that requires a 
report on extradition requests for Afghans who have committed 
violations of narcotics laws in the U.S. (by a recorded vote of 426 
ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 388); and                  
                                                  Pages H6047-48, H6073
  Smith of New Jersey amendment (no. 12 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) 
that expands activities to treat and prevent obstetric fistula, and 
provide access to contraceptive services and family planning; and makes 
these activities discretionary rather than obligatory (by a recorded 
vote of 223 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 389).   
                                               Pages H6050-52, H7073-74
  H. Res. 365, the rule, as amended, providing for consideration of the 
bill was agreed to by recorded vote of 228 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 
384, after agreeing to order the previous question on the amendment and 
the rule by a yea-and-nay vote of 226 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 383. 
                                                         Pages H5972-82
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request 
Act--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. 109-47).                                            
  Page H6074
  Read a message from the President wherein he notified Congress of the 
continuation of the national emergency and related measures blocking 
the property of certain persons and prohibiting the importation of 
certain goods from Liberia--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 109-48).              
                                                             Page H6074
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representative Castle to the Benjamin Franklin 
Tercentenary Commission.                                     
  Page H6074
Surface Transportation Extension Act: The House passed H.R. 3332, to 
provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 
pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century.                                    
  Pages H6087-91
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H6074, H6103.
Senate Referrals: S. 335 was referred to the Committee on Education & 
the Workforce; S. 1413 was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
& Infrastructure; S. Con. Res. 26 was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation & Infrastructure.                             
  Page H6103
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5981-82, 
H5982, H6071, H6071-72, H6072, H6073, H6073-74. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:55 p.m.