[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 27, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D970-D971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 3897-
3926; 1 private bill, H.R. 3927; and 13 resolutions, H.J. Res. 68; H. 
Con. Res. 250-254; and H. Res. 460-461, 463-467 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8386-88
Additional Cosponsors:  Pages H8388-89
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2491, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize States 
to restrict receipt of foreign municipal solid waste and implement the 
Agreement Concerning the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste 
between the United States and Canada, with an amendment (Rept. 109-
235); H. Res. 462, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3402) 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal 
years 2006 through 2009 (Rept. 109-236); and H.R. 3824, to amend and 
reauthorize the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater 
results conserving and recovering listed species, with an amendment 
(Rept. 109-237).Page H8386
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8359
Recess: The House recessed at 12:37 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8360
SUSPENSIONS: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Natural Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act: H.R. 3863, amended, to 
provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for the 
reallocation rules in the Campus-Based Aid programs, and to extend the 
deadline by which funds have to be reallocated to institutions of 
higher education due to a natural disaster;  Pages H8362-65
  Supporting the goals and ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a 
national celebration of after-school programs: H.J. Res. 66, to support 
the goals and ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a national 
celebration of after-school programs, by a yea-and-nay vote of 403 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 494;  Pages H8366-67, H8374-75
  Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building Designation Act: 
H.R. 3703, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 8501 Philatelic Drive in Spring Hill, Florida, as 
the ``Staff Sergeant Michael Schafer Post Office Building''; 
                                                         Pages H8367-68
  Randall D. Shughart Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2062, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 57 West

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Street in Newville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Randall D. Shughart Post 
Office Building''; and  Pages H8368-69
  Supporting the goals and ideals of Domestic Violence Awareness Month: 
H. Con. Res. 209, to support the goals and ideals of Domestic Violence 
Awareness Month and to express the sense of Congress that Congress 
should raise awareness of domestic violence in the United States and 
its devastating effects on families, by a yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 496.  Pages H8370-74, H8376
Suspensions--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Maudelle Shirek Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 438, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2000 Allston Way in Berkeley, California, as the ``Maudelle Shirek Post 
Office Building'', by a yea-and-nay vote 190 yeas to 215 nays, Roll No. 
495.  Pages H8369-70, H8375-76
Recess: The House recessed at 3:34 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8374
Recess: The House recessed at 8:31 p.m. and reconvened at 9:39 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8383
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H8360, H8383.
Senate Referrals: S. 1017 was referred to the Committee on Resources; 
and S. 1709 was referred to the Committees on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce.  Page H8384
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8374-75, H8375-76, and H8376. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:40 p.m.