[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D937-D938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3826-
3839; 1 private bill, H.R. 3840; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 64-65 ; 
H. Con. Res. 246-248; and H. Res. 452-453 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8161-62
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H8162-64
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records (Rept. 109-226); and 
H. Res. 451, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 250) to 
establish an interagency committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing 
research and development efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing 
programs to assist manufacturing innovation and education, and expand 
outreach programs for small and medium-sized manufacturers (H. Rept. 
109-227).
Page H8128
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Marchant to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8103
Recess: The House recessed at 12:46 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8105
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Donald J. Young, Pastor, 
12th Street Baptist Church, Gadsden, Alabama.
  Page H8105
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act: H.R. 3761, amended, to provide 
special rules for disaster relief employment under the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 for individuals displaced by Hurricane Katrina, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
476;
  Pages H8108-10, H8126-27
  Extending the waiver authority of the Secretary of Education with 
respect to student financial assistance during a war or other military 
operation or national emergency: H.R. 2132, to extend the waiver 
authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to student 
financial assistance during a war or other military operation or 
national emergency;
  Pages H8111-12
  Higher Education Extension Act of 2005: H.R. 3784, amended, to 
temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965;
                                                         Pages H8112-15
  Extending through December 31, 2007, the authority of the Secretary 
of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal 
public entities to expedite the processing of permits: H.R. 3765, to 
extend through December 31, 2007, the authority of the Secretary of the 
Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public 
entities to expedite the processing of permits;
  Pages H8115-16
  Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005: 
Agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3649, to ensure funding for 
sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of the Highway 
Trust Fund through the end of fiscal year 2005; clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H8116-17
  Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2005: H.R. 409, to 
provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest of 
California;
  Pages H8117-18
  Directing the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study 
to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of 
its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man 
National Historical Park: H.R. 394, amended, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance 
of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National 
Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park; 
                                                         Pages H8118-19

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  Amending the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to extend the 
date after which surplus funds in the wildlife restoration fund become 
available for apportionment: S. 1340, a bill to amend the Pittman-
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to extend the date after which 
surplus funds in the wildlife restoration fund become available for 
apportionment; clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H8119-20
  Recognizing Space Shuttle Commander Eileen Collins, Mission 
Specialist Wendy Lawrence, and the contributions of all other women who 
have worked with NASA following the successful mission of Space Shuttle 
Discovery on STS-114: H. Res. 450, amended, recognizing Space Shuttle 
Commander Eileen Collins, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, and the 
contributions of all other women who have worked with NASA following 
the successful mission of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-114; and 
                                                         Pages H8120-23
  Congratulating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
the Discovery crew: H. Res. 441, to congratulate the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of 
Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie 
Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi 
Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy 
Thomas on the successful completion of their 14-day test flight to the 
International Space Station for the first step of the Vision for Space 
Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 
2005, and completed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 
2005. This historical mission represented a great step forward into the 
new beginning of the Second Space Age, by a yea-and-nay vote of 441 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 477.
  Pages H8123-26, H8127-28
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read ``to congratulate the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Discovery crew of 
Commander Eileen Collins, Pilot Jim Kelly, Mission Specialist Charlie 
Camarda, Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence, Mission Specialist Soichi 
Noguchi, Mission Specialist Steve Robinson, and Mission Specialist Andy 
Thomas on the successful completion of their 14-day test flight to the 
International Space Station for the first step of the Vision for Space 
Exploration, begun from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on July 26, 
2005, and completed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on August 9, 
2005, which historical mission represented a great step forward into 
the new beginning of the Second Space Age''.
Page H8128
Recess: The House recessed at 4:29 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8126
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8105.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H8127, H8127-28. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.