[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D979-D981]
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: 10 public bills, H.R. 3928-
3937; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 255; and H. Res. 471 were 
introduced.
  Pages H8512-13
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H8513-14
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 468, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (Rept. 109-238); H. Res. 469, providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 68) making continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes; for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules; and addressing a motion 
to proceed under section 2908 of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Act of 1990 (Rept. 109-239); and H. Res. 470, providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 3824) to amend and reauthorize the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide greater results conserving 
and recovering listed species, and for other purposes (Rept. 109-240). 
                                                             Page H8512
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Shaw to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8391
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Thomas Johns, Pastor, 
St. John Vianney Parish, Mentor, Ohio.
  Page H8391
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006--Motion to go 
to Conference: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment and agreed 
to a conference on H.R. 2360, to make appropriations for the Department 
of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006. 
                                                      Pages H8395-H8405
  Rejected the Sabo motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 196 yeas to 227 nays, Roll No. 497.
Pages H8395-H8401, H8405
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Messrs. Rogers of Kentucky, 
Wamp, Latham, Mrs. Emerson, Messrs. Sweeney, Kolbe, Istook, LaHood, 
Crenshaw, Carter, Lewis of California, Sabo, Price of North Carolina, 
Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Messrs. Bishop of Georgia, Berry, Edwards, 
and Obey.
Page H8406
SUSPENSIONS: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Affected by Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita Act of 2005: H.R. 3864, amended, to provide vocational 
rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities affected by 
Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita;
  Pages H8406-08
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to assist 
individuals with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita 
through vocational rehabilitation services.''
Page H8408
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005: Agree 
to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3200, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to enhance the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program; 
                                                         Pages H8413-16
  A bill to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to reauthorize 
that Act: S. 1752, to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to 
reauthorize that Act;--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H8416-18
Recess: The House recessed at 3:10 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8432
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
2006 through 2009: The House passed H.R. 3402, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2006 
through 2009, by a yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 
501.
  Pages H8401-06, H8422-81
  Rejected the Stupak motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 195 yeas to 226 
nays, Roll No. 500.
Pages H8478-80
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
and shall be considered as read.
Page H8478
Agreed to:
  Sensenbrenner Manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) 
which makes various technical changes to the bill requested by various 
members and the Department of Justice, (by a recorded vote of 225 ayes 
to 199 noes, Roll No. 499);
Pages H8466-70
  Cuellar amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) that authorizes 
appropriations for the newly-structured Border Violence Task Force in 
Laredo, Texas. The amendment allows the Attorney General to designate 
the lead on the Border Violence Task Force that is currently being led 
by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; 
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  Cuellar amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) that authorizes 
the FBI National Gang Intelligence Center. It adds funding in 
authorization for the Center for each fiscal year of the bill; 
                                                         Pages H8470-71
  Capuano amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) that authorizes 
the Attorney General, acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
to make grants to State and local prosecutors and law enforcement 
agencies in support of juvenile (17 years of age or younger) and young 
adult (between 18 and 21 years of age) witness assistance programs. The 
amendment authorizes funding for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2009;
                                                             Page H8472
  Kennedy of Minnesota amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) 
which provides a requirement that treatment under the Residential 
Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) program be available to those 
individuals who have passed a regularly administered drug-screening 
test for three months and that aftercare be provided to prisoners 
enrolled in the RSAT program as a component of comprehensive substance 
abuse treatment;
                                                         Pages H8472-73
  Brown-Waite of Florida amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) 
that requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to 
Congress on the correlation between a perpetrators drug and alcohol 
abuse and the reported incidence of violence at domestic violence 
shelters;
                                                         Pages H8473-74
  Kolbe amendment (No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) which 
reauthorizes the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) 
through FY2011 and would increase authorized funding also specifies 
that funds ``may be used only for correctional purposes.'' The 
amendment also requires the Department of Justice Inspector General 
submit a report on the State and local governments that receive SCAAP 
funding and whether they are cooperating with efforts to deport 
criminal aliens;
                                                         Pages H8474-76
  King of Iowa amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) that 
prohibits a person convicted of domestic violence from sponsoring a 
visa applicant in the future;
                                                         Pages H8476-77
  Ryan of Ohio amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) which 
provides additional Federal funding for programs that have received 
grants by the Department of Justice (Office of Violence Against Women) 
for providing counseling and shelter for women and children in crisis 
pregnancies; and
                                                             Page H8477
  Slaughter amendment (No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 109-236) which 
expands the current Federal criminal ban on fake police badges and the 
misuse of authentic badges to include the uniforms, identification, and 
all other insignia of all public officials. The use of such badges, 
uniforms, and insignia would be permitted for dramatic, decorative, 
display, and recreational purposes.
                                                         Pages H8477-78
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Poe amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept 109-236) that was offered and 
subsequently withdrawn that sought to establish a fixed annual 
allocation for State victim assistance grants and OVC discretionary 
grants equal to the average amount allocated over the previous three 
years plus 5 percent; and
                                                         Pages H8471-72
  Slaughter amendment (No. 8 printed in H. Rept 109-236) that was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to require the Office of 
Victims of Crime working with national, State, and local authorities 
and in collaboration with other Federal agencies to develop and 
implement a plan that allows law enforcement officials to gather 
evidence of a crime during times of emergency even if the crime 
occurred outside of their jurisdiction. Furthermore, it requires OVC to 
coordinate, inform, and educate victims, service providers, and law 
enforcement officials of the process and mechanisms available for 
reporting violent crimes and gathering evidence during emergencies. 
                                                             Page H8474
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was adopted.
                                                             Page H8478
  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 H8481
  H. Res. 462, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 89 nays, Roll No. 498, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by voice vote. 
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SUSPENSIONS--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
will continue at a later date:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
July, 2005, measures of extreme repression on the part of the Cuban 
Government: H. Res. 388, to express the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the July, 2005, measures of extreme 
repression on the part of the Cuban Government against members of 
Cuba's prodemocracy movement, calling for the immediate release of all 
political prisoners, the legalization of political parties and free 
elections in Cuba, urging the European Union to reexamine its policy 
toward Cuba, and calling on the representative of the United States to 
the 62d session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to 
ensure a resolution calling upon the Cuban regime to end its human 
rights violations;
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  Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Supreme Court 
should speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools to 
be consistent with the Constitution of the United States: H. Con. Res. 
245, to express the sense of Congress that the United States Supreme 
Court should speedily find the use of the Pledge of Allegiance in 
schools to be consistent with the Constitution of the United States; 
and
  Pages H8418-22
  Recognizing the need to pursue research into the causes, a treatment, 
and an eventual cure for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness 
Week: H. Con. Res. 178, as amended, to recognize the need to pursue 
research into the causes, a treatment, and an eventual cure for 
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week.
  Pages H8481-85
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members 
to the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of 
China: Representatives Levin, Kaptur, Brown of Ohio, and Honda. 
                                                             Page H8485
Selection of Majority Leader: The Chairman of the Republican 
Conference, Representative Pryce of Ohio, announced the selection of 
Representative Blunt as the Majority Leader.
  Page H8481
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H8401 and H8485.
Senate Referrals: S. 37 was referred to the Committees on Government 
Reform, Energy and Commerce and Armed Services and S. 1281 was held at 
the desk.
  Page H8510
Quorum Calls--Votes: 4 yea-and-nay votes and 1 recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8405, H8406, 
H8479-80, and H8480-81. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:53 p.m.