[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 120 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D956-D958]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 36 public bills, H.R. 3857-3892; 
and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 249; and H. Res. 458-459 were introduced. 
                                                              Pages H8340-41
Additional Cosponsors:                                        
  Pages H8341-43
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 513, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify 
when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 must register as political committees (Rept. 109-181, Pt. 2);
  H. Res. 420, to direct the Attorney General to transmit to the House of 
Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of 
this resolution documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating 
to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie Plame, 
adversely (Rept. 109-230);

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  H.R. 609, to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, with an 
amendment (Rept. 109-231);
  H.R. 2830, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the pension funding rules, 
with an amendment (Rept. 109-232, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3402, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for 
fiscal years 2006 through 2009, with an amendment (Rept. 109-233); and
  H. Res. 417, to direct the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House 
of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of 
this resolution documents in the possession of the Secretary of Defense 
relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of Ms. Valerie 
Plame, adversely (Rept. 109-234).                                 
Page H8340
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Anthony Marciano, Executive 
Director, Charlotte Rescue Mission, Charlotte, North Carolina.    
  Page H8251
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 346 yeas to 59 nays with one voting ``present'', Roll No. 487. 
                                                              Pages H8263-64
School Readiness Act of 2005: H.R. 2123, to reauthorize the Head Start Act 
to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged children (by a recorded 
vote of 231 ayes to 184 noes, Roll No. 493).     
  Pages H8253-63, H8264-H8324
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in 
the bill is considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and 
shall be considered as read.                                      
Page H8287
Agreed to:
  Castle Manager's amendment (no. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that 
revises the financial audit language in Section 17 to ensure that financial 
audit requirements for Head Start programs are consistent with those 
required under the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1986, and a number of 
technical and conforming changes;                          
Pages H8299-H8301
  DeLauro amendment (no. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) which allows Head 
Start centers to develop or maintain partnerships with institutions of 
higher education and non-profit organizations to support college students 
that serve as mentors and reading coaches to preschool children; 
                                                              Pages H8304-05
  Kind amendment (no. 6 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that suspends further 
implementation of the National Reporting System while the National Academy 
of Sciences (NAS) conducts a review and provides guidance on appropriate 
child outcomes and assessments for young children, as authorized in H.R. 
2123;                                                         
Pages H8307-08
  Mica amendment (no. 7 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that directs the 
Secretary of HHS to undergo a management reform initiative. Requires HHS to 
utilize an outside management consulting firm to recommend and support the 
implementation of internal reforms to improve the Head Start Bureau's 
operational effectiveness;                                    
Pages H8308-10
  Filner amendment (no. 8 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) which initiates a 
study to assess the impact of new Head Start teacher qualification and 
development regulations upon teacher retention;               
Pages H8310-11
  Millender-McDonald amendment (no. 9 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) which 
encourages Head Start grantees to reduce barriers by directing them to 
increase their outreach to homeless and foster children. It also encourages 
coordination between Head Start grantees and community service providers and 
homeless and foster children;                                 
Pages H8311-12
  Woolsey amendment (no. 11 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that directs the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist Head Start programs in 
areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Requires the Secretary to provide 
additional technical assistance, guidance, and resources to Head Start 
agencies in affected areas, waives documentation requirements for six 
months, and provides the Secretary with waiver authority to exempt programs 
from providing their local match;                             
Pages H8313-14
  Stearns amendment (no. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) which includes in 
section 18 ``Children with Disabilities,'' in the list of areas for training 
to be provided by the Secretary of Education, (by a recorded vote of 411 
ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 489);           
Pages H8305-06, H8321
  Davis of Illinois amendment (no. 5 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that 
directs the Secretary to implement an outreach program to train and recruit 
African-American and Latino-American men to become Head Start teachers in 
order to increase the provision of quality services and instructions to 
children with diverse backgrounds, (by a recorded vote of 401 ayes to 14 
noes, Roll No. 490); and                            
Pages H8306-07, H8321-22
  Boehner amendment (no. 12 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that provides 
hiring protections for faith-based Head Start providers, (by a recorded vote 
of 220 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 492).                
Pages H8314-20, H8323
Rejected:
  Souder amendment (no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) that sought to 
restore the current joint governance structure of the Head Start program by 
allowing the policy councils to approve or disapprove most program planning 
and operation activities along with the board of directors, (by a recorded 
vote of 153 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 488); and    
Pages H8301-04, H8320-21
  Musgrave amendment (no. 10 printed in H. Rept. 109-229) which sought to 
allow for profit providers of Head Start services to take profit from 15% 
administrative account, (by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 241 noes, Roll 
No. 491).                                              
Pages H8312-13, H8322

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  The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was adopted. 
                                                                  Page H8323
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill to reflect the actions of the House. 
                                                                  Page H8324
  H. Res. 455, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 486, after 
agreeing to order the previous question by voice vote.        
Pages H8253-63
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet 
at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 26, and when the House adjourns on Monday, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, for Morning 
Hour debate.                                                      
  Page H8326
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, September 28.                                       
  Page H8326
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8251.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8262-63, H8263-64, 
H8320-21, H8321, H8321-22, H8322, H8323, H8323-24. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The house met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:42 p.m.