[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 102 (Monday, July 25, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D816-D817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3413-
3425; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 378, 381-382 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H6432
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows;
  H.R. 3045, to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United 
States Free Trade Agreement (Rept. 109-182);
  H. Res. 379, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 525) to 
amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with 
respect to medical care for their employees (Rept. 109-183); and
  H. Res. 380, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to 
reform the postal laws of the United States (Rept. 109-184). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Conaway to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:49 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a day 
to commemorate woman suffragists: H.J. Res. 59, amended, expressing the 
sense of Congress with respect to the establishment of an appropriate 
day for the commemoration of the women suffragists who fought for and 
won the right of women to vote in the United States, by a 2/3 yea-and-
nay vote of 378 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 417; 
                                                  Pages H6387-88, H6405
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read ``joint resolution expressing 
the sense of Congress with respect to the woman suffragists who fought 
for and won the right of women to vote in the United States.'' 
                                                             Page H6405
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness 
Month: H. Con. Res. 181, amended, supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Life Insurance Awareness Month, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 
377 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 418;
  Pages H6388-89, H6406
  Honoring former President William Jefferson Clinton on the occasion 
of his 59th birthday: H. Res. 329, honoring former President William 
Jefferson Clinton on the occasion of his 59th birthday; 
                                                         Pages H6389-90
  Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Health Center Week: 
H. Res. 289, amended, supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Health Center Week in order to raise awareness of health services 
provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health 
centers;
  Pages H6390-92
  Supporting the goals of ``A Day of Commemoration of the Great 
Upheaval'': H. Res. 294, supporting the goals of ``A Day of 
Commemoration of the Great Upheaval'';
  Pages H6392-93
  Boone Pickens Post Office Building Designation Act: S. 775, 
designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
123 W. 7th Street in Holdenville, Oklahoma, as the ``Boone Pickens Post 
Office''--clearing the measure for the President;
  Page H6395
  Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building Designation 
Act: S. 571, designating the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the 
``Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building''--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H6395-97
  Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam 
Equitable Compensation Settlement Act: H.R. 1797, providing for 
equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane 
Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower 
by the Grand Coulee Dam;
  Pages H6398-H6400
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the FTC 
should investigate the publication of the video game ``Grand Theft 
Auto: San Andreas'': H. Res. 376, amended, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the Federal Trade Commission should 
investigate the publication of the video game ``Grand Theft Auto: San 
Andreas'' to determine if the publisher intentionally deceived the 
Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an ``Adults-Only'' 
rating, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 355 yeas to 21 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll. No. 419.
  Pages H6401-05, H6406-07
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read ``Expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the Federal Trade Commission should 
investigate the publication of the video game `Grand Theft Auto: San 
Andreas' to determine if the publisher deceived

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the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an `Adults-Only' 
rating.''
Page H6407
Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson 
of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty 
defending the Capitol against an intruder armed with a gun on July 24, 
1998.
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Suspension--Proceeding Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
will continue at a later date.
  Paul Kasten Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2977, 
designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ``Paul Kasten Post Office 
Building'';
  Pages H6393-94
  Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
2894, designating the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 102 South Walters Avenue in Hodgenville, Kentucky, as the 
``Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building'';
  Pages H6394-95
  James T. Malloy Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3339, 
designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2061 South Park Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``James T. Molloy 
Post Office Building''; and
  Pages H6397-98
  Supporting the goals of National Marina Day: H. Res. 308, supporting 
the goals of National Marina Day and urging marinas continue providing 
environmentally friendly gateways to boating.
  Pages H6400-01
Recess: The House recessed at 3:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: 3 yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H6405, H6406, and H6406-07. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:29 p.m.