[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 124 (Thursday, September 29, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D991-D992]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 3938-
3966; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 256-257; and H. Res. 472-473, 
475-477 were introduced.
  Pages H8642-43
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H8643-45
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference Report on H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006 (Rept. 109-241);
   H. Res. 474, waiving points of order against the conference report 
to accompany the bill (H.R. 2360) making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006 (Rept. 109-242); and
   H.J. Res. 65, disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base 
Closure and Realignment Commission, adversely (Rept. 109-243). 
                                               Pages H8585-H8626, H8642
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Kevin Gormley, Pastor, 
St. Peter Church, Marshall, Missouri.
  Page H8515
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures which were debated on Wednesday, September 28:
  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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 393 yeas to 31 nays, Roll 
No. 503;
  Pages H8529-30
  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, by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas to 31 nays with 8 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 504; and
  Pages H8530-31
  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, by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 401 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 508. 
                                                         Pages H8584-85
Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2006: The House agreed to 
H.J. Res. 68, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2006, by a yea-and-nay vote of 348 yeas to 65 nays, Roll No. 507. 
                                                  Pages H8531-35, H8584
Point of Order sustained against:
  Obey motion that sought to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the resolution back to the 
House forthwith with amendments.
Pages H8534-35
  H. Res. 469, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution, 
was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H8525-28
Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005: The House 
passed H.R. 3824, to amend and reauthorize the Endangered Species Act

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of 1973 to provide greater results conserving and recovering listed 
species by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 506. 
                                                         Pages H8535-84
  Pursuant to the rule that in lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Resources now printed in the bill, the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Resources 
Committee Print dated September 26, 2005 shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as 
read.
Pages H8551-83
Agreed to:
  Pombo Manager's amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-240) that 
makes a number of technical changes to clarify certain provisions and 
address issues concerning science, definition of ``jeopardy'', 
consolidation of ESA related programs, and review of protective 
regulations. Allows actions authorized under an approved Section 10 
permit to be carried out without duplicative consultation. The 
amendment prevents water stakeholders from being held accountable for 
impacts due to State actions. The amendment requires the four Power 
Marketing Administrations to include ESA costs in their monthly 
billings. The amendment directs the Secretary of Interior to survey 
certain Federal lands to assess their value for report to Congress. The 
amendment clarifies conflicting statutes to make ESA the governing 
statutory authority when receiving a dock building permit. 
                                                         Pages H8560-64
Rejected:
  George Miller of California amendment in the nature of a substitute 
(No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-240) that sought to improve the use of 
science, providing certainty to landowners, providing flexibility on 
deadlines for listing species, creating a voluntary conservation 
program to promote species conservation on private lands, creating a 
technical assistance program to help small landowners, increasing the 
role of State and localities, ensuring accountability of the Department 
of Interior, ensuring that permit and license applicants fully 
participate in the consultations process, and requiring a balancing of 
risks in planning for species recovery (by a recorded vote of 206 ayes 
to 216 noes, Roll No. 505).
Pages H8564-83
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was adopted.
                                                             Page H8583
  H. Res. 470, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 171 nays, Roll No. 502, 
after agreeing to order the previous question without objection. 
                                               Pages H8517-25, H8528-29
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore to 
sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through October 6, 2005. 
                                                             Page H8627
Canada--U.S. Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of the House to the 
Canada--United States Interparliamentary Group: Representative 
Oberstar, Shaw, Slaughter, Stearns, English of Pennsylvania, Souder, 
Tancredo and Lipinski.
  Page H8627
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the proposed use of funds for the District of 
Columbia as provided in title I (Public Law 108-335) under the heading 
``Federal Payment for Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the 
District of Columbia.'' (H. Doc. 109-58).
  Page H8627
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to 
meet at 4 p.m. on Monday, October 3, and when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 6, 2005, for 
Legislative Business.
  Page H8640
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H8515 and H8584.
Senate Referrals: S. 1235. was referred to the Committee on Veteran 
Affairs; S. 1786 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; and S. 1778 was referred to the Committees on Energy 
and Commerce and Ways and Means.
  Page H8640
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8529, 
H8529-30, H8530-31, H8582-83, H8583-84, and H8585. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:42 p.m.