[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 20, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D786-D788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3358-
3370; 1 private bill, H.R. 3371; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 61; H. 
Con. Res. 211; and H. Res. 371-373 were introduced.      
  Pages H6204-05
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  Pages H6205-06

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3200, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program (H. Rept. 109-177);
  H. Res. 369, providing for consideration of H.R. 3199, to extend and 
modify authorities needed to combat terrorism (H. Rept. 109-178); and
  H. Res. 370, providing for consideration of H.R. 3070, to reauthorize 
the human space flight, aeronautics, and science programs of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (H. Rept. 109-179). 
                                                             Page H6204
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Foley to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6109
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel, 
Pastor, Victory Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia.   
  Page H6109
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to 
honor Constantino Brumidi: H. Con. Res. 202, permitting the use of the 
rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor Constantino Brumidi on 
the 200th anniversary of his birth; and                  
  Pages H6115-17
  Calling for free and fair parliamentary elections in the Republic of 
Azerbaijan: Debated on July 18: H. Res. 326, calling for free and fair 
parliamentary elections in the Republic of Azerbaijan, by a 2/3 yea and 
nay vote of 416 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 400.                 
  Page H6173
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007: The 
House passed H.R. 2601, to authorize appropriations for the Department 
of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, by a recorded vote of 351 ayes 
to 78 noes, Roll No. 399. The bill was also considered yesterday, July 
19.                                                      
  Pages H6117-73
  Rejected the Menendez motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
International Relations with instructions to report the same back to 
the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 203 ayes 
to 227 noes, Roll No. 398.                               
Pages H6170-72
  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.
Agreed to:
  Issa amendment (No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that adds 
provisions regarding the issuance of U.S. passports and the 
investigation of the illegal sale of passports;          
Pages H6118-19
  Smith of New Jersey amendment (No. 21A made in order under section 
two of the rule) that requires the Secretary of State to submit a 
report on nongovernmental organizations that receive funding under the 
President's Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief;              
Pages H6119-22
  Mack amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that authorizes 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors to initiate radio and television 
broadcasts to Venezuela for at least 30 minutes a day of balanced, 
objective, and comprehensive news programming;           
Pages H6126-27
  Tancredo amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that 
expresses the sense of Congress regarding comments made by Chinese 
Major General Zhu Chenghu;                               
Pages H6129-30
  Watson amendment (No. 29 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that authorizes 
funding for the State Department to improve intellectual property law 
and enforcement in developing countries;                 
Pages H6136-37
  King of Iowa amendment (No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that 
inserts the text of H. Con. Res. 144, regarding Palestinian terrorists, 
into the bill (by a recorded vote of 423 ayes with none voting ``no'', 
Roll No. 390);                                    
Pages H6122-23, H6137
  Lantos amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) regarding the 
development of a strategy to counter perception by foreign students 
that the U.S. is not a welcoming place for them (by a recorded vote of 
373 ayes to 56 noes, Roll No. 392);            
Pages H6124-26, H6138-39
  Watson amendment (No. 28 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that states 
that it be U.S. policy to seek the expeditious transfer of Charles 
Ghankay Taylor, former President of Liberia, to the Special Court for 
Sierra Leone to undergo trial (by a recorded vote of 422 ayes to 2 
noes, Roll No. 394);                           
Pages H6130-36, H6139-40
  Eshoo amendment (No. 32 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that expresses 
the sense of Congress that special attention should be paid to the 
welfare of ChaldoAssyrians and other indigenous Christians in Iraq; 
                                                         Pages H6142-44
  Fossella amendment (No. 33 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that 
authorizes the U.S. Interests Sections in Havana to disseminate the 
names of fugitives living in Cuba and any rewards for their capture; 
                                                         Pages H6144-45
  Lantos amendment (No. 36 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that urges the 
President and Secretary of State to boost efforts that would aid 
Mexican authorities in the effort to identify remains of murdered young 
women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico;                          
Pages H6146-47

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  Berkley amendment (No. 30 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that contains 
a declaration of policy regarding the Palestinian government, and 
efforts to combat terrorism (by a recorded vote of 330 ayes to 100 
noes, Roll No. 395);                           
Pages H6140-42, H6165-66
  Rohrabacher amendment (No. 37A made in order under section two of the 
rule) that expresses the sense of Congress regarding the capture, 
detention, and interrogation of international terrorists and the 
detainees at Guantanamo Bay, as being essential to the successful 
prosecution of the Global War on Terrorism (by a recorded vote of 304 
ayes to 124 noes and 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 396); and 
                                                  Pages H6147-55, H6166
  Ros-Lehtinen amendment (No. 38 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) regarding 
the creation of U.S. policy on the transfer of responsibility to Iraqi 
forces and the withdrawl of U.S. troops (by a recorded vote of 291 ayes 
to 137 noes and 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 397). 
                                               Pages H6155-65, H6166-67
Rejected:
  Kucinich amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that sought 
to require the President to direct the U.S. representatives to the U.N. 
to commence negotiations for an international treaty banning space-
based weapons (by a recorded vote of 124 ayes to 302 noes, Roll No. 
391);                                          
Pages H6123-24, H6137-38
  Rogers of Michigan amendment (No. 26 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) 
regarding management of water in the Great Lakes (by a recorded vote of 
156 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 393); and          
Pages H6127-29, H6139
  Franks amendment (No. 34 printed in H. Rept. 109-175) that sought to 
strike section 1019 of the bill, regarding consular and visa services 
in Pristina, Kosova.                                     
Pages H6145-46
  H. Res. 365, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to yesterday, July 19.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and 10 recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H6137, 
H6137-38, H6138-39, H6139, H6139-40, H6165, H6166, H6166-67, H6171-72, 
H6172-73, H6173. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:59 p.m.