[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D829-D831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 3426-
3448; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 218; and H. Res. 383-384, 388-390 
were introduced.
  Pages H6649-50
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6651-52
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 385, providing for consideration of H.R. 5, to improve 
patient access to health care services and provide improved medical 
care by reducing the

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excessive burden the liability system places on the health care 
delivery system (H. Rept. 109-185);
  H. Res. 386, providing for consideration of H.R. 3045, to implement 
the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade 
Agreement (H. Rept. 109-186);
  H. Res. 387, providing for consideration of H.R. 3283, to enhance 
resources to enforce United States trade rights (H. Rept. 109-187); 
                                                             Page H6649
  Conference report to accompany H.R. 2361, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 109-188); and
Pages H6562-H6628
  Conference report to accompany H.R. 2985, making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
and for other purposes (H. Rept. 109-189).
Pages H6628-38
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Marchant to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H6433
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. W. Don Young, Senior 
Pastor, Heartland Worship Center, Paducah, Kentucky.
  Page H6436
Recess: The House recessed at 9:23 and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H6436
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Brian P. Parrello Post Office Building Designation Act: S. 904, 
designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1560 Union Valley Road in West Milford, New Jersey, as the ``Brian P. 
Parrello Post Office Building''; --clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H6452-53
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005: H.R. 
3200, enhancing the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, by a 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
420;
  Pages H6453-58, H6464
  Paul Kasten Post Office Building Designation Act: Debated yesterday, 
July 25: 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'' by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 423;
  Page H6466
  Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Post Office Building Designation Act: 
Debated yesterday, July 25: 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'' by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 421 with none voting ``nay'', 
Roll No. 427; and
  Page H6509
  James T. Malloy Post Office Building Designation Act: Debated 
yesterday, July 25: 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'' by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 431. 
                                                         Pages H6549-50
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act: H.R. 3283, amended, 
enhancing resources to enforce United States trade rights, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 421. 
                                               Pages H6440-52, H6464-65
Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act of 2006--Motion to go to Conference: The House 
disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2361, making appropriations 
for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and agreed to a 
conference.
  Pages H6458-63
  The House agreed to the Obey motion to instruct conferees by a yea-
and-nay vote of 426 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 422. 
                                                  Pages H6458-63, H6465
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Taylor of North Carolina, 
Lewis of California, Wamp, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Sherwood, Istook, 
Aderholt, Doolittle, Simpson, Dicks, Obey, Moran of Virginia, Hinchey, 
Olver, and Mollohan.
Page H6466
Legislative Branch Appropriation for FY 2006--Motion to go to 
Conference: The House disagreed to the Senate amendments on H.R. 2985, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, and agreed to a conference.
  Page H6463
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Lewis of California, 
Kingston, Granger, Doolittle, LaHood, Obey, Hoyer, and Moran of 
Virginia.
Page H6463
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 263 yeas to 165 nays, Roll No. 426.
  Pages H6477-H6509
  Rejected Mr. Miller of California motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report 
the same back to the House forthwith with amendments, by

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a yea-and-nay vote of 198 yeas to 230 nays, Roll No. 425. 
                                                         Pages H6506-08
  Rejected the Kind amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-183) in 
the nature of a substitute regarding the establishment of a Small 
Employer Health Benefits Plan (SEHB), by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas 
to 230 nays, Roll No. 424; and
Pages H6497-H6506
  H. Res. 379, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H6466-72
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: The House passed H.R. 22, to 
reform the postal laws of the United States, by a recorded vote of 410 
ayes to 20 noes, Roll No. 430.
  Pages H6511-49
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Government Reform now printed in the 
bill was considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                             Page H6522
Rejected:
  Hensarling amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-184) that sought 
to reduce the bill's cost by ensuring that 100% of the Civil Service 
Retirement System saving released will be directed to pay the Postal 
Service's unfunded healthcare liability;
Pages H6544-47
  Pence amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-184) that sought to 
remove the requirement that the first vacant slot on the Board of 
Governors is to be filled by an individual with unanimous backing by 
the labor unions, (by a recorded vote of 82 ayes to 345 noes, Roll No. 
428); and
Pages H6538-41, H6547-48
  Flake amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-184) that sought to 
establish a domestic pilot program to empower local postmasters to 
employ their experience and management expertise to test certain 
fundamental assumptions relating to the provisions of universal mail 
service in the U.S. (by a recorded vote of 51 ayes to 379 noes, Roll 
No. 429).
Pages H6541-44, H6548
  H. Res. 380, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H6472-77
Late Report: Agreed that the managers on the part of the House have 
until midnight tonight, July 26, to file conference reports to 
accompany H.R. 2361, Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2006 and H.R. 2985, 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act for FY 2006.
  Pages H6509-10
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: The House agreed by unanimous 
consent to H.R. 3423, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
with respect to medical device user fees.
  Pages H6510-11
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6510.
Quorum Calls--Votes: 9 yea-and-nay votes and 3 recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings today and appear on pages H6464, H6464-65, 
H6465, H6466, H6506, H6508, H6508-09, H6509, H6547-48, H6548, H6549, 
and H6549-50. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:46 p.m.