[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1223-D1225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 4337-4335, 6 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 72; H. Con. Res. 300-302 and H. Res. 556-557 were 
introduced.
  Pages H10501-02
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H10502-03
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 125, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct 
facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, 
and other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-297, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3351, to make technical corrections to laws relating to Native 
Americans, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-298, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3889, to further regulate and punish illicit conduct relating to 
methamphetamine, with amendments (H. Rept. 109-299, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 558, providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 72) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2006 
(H. Rept. 109-301);
  H. Res. 559, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany the bill (H.R. 3010) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 
109-302);
  H. Res. 560, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4241) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Rept. 109-303); and
  Conference report on H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, (H. Rept. 109-300).
Page H10501
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative 
Aderholt to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.
  Page H10229
Discharge Petition: Representative Edwards moved to discharge the Committee 
on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 271, providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 808, to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal 
the offset from surviving spouse annuities under the military Survivor 
Benefit Plan for amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as 
dependency and indemnity compensation (Discharge Petition No. 3).
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Hurricane Regulatory Relief Act of 2005: H.R. 3975, amended, to ease the 
provision of services to individuals affected by Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita;
  Pages H10235-42
  To render nationals of Denmark eligible to enter the United States as 
nonimmigrant traders and investors: H.R. 3647, amended, to render nationals 
of Denmark eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and 
investors;
  Page H10243
  To amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical corrections 
relating to copyright royalty judges: H.R. 1036, amended, to amend title 17, 
United States Code, to make technical corrections relating to copyright 
royalty judges;
  Pages H10243-46
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read ``A bill to amend title 17, United 
States Code, to make

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technical corrections relating to Copyright Royalty Judges, and for other 
purposes.''.
Page H10246
  To make technical corrections to the United States Code: H.R. 866, to make 
technical corrections to the United States Code;
  Pages H10246-47
  To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, 
``Shipping'', as positive law: H.R. 1442, amended, to complete the 
codification of title 46, United States Code, ``Shipping'', as positive law;
                                                         Pages H10247-H10312
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on 
parental rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District: H. Res. 547, 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit deplorably infringed on parental 
rights in Fields v. Palmdale School District, by a yea-and-nay vote of 320 
yeas to 91 nays with 12 voting ``present'', Roll No. 591; 
                                                  Pages H10312-17, S10342-43
  Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2005: H.R. 3351, amended, to 
make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans; 
                                                             Pages H10317-19
  To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal 
land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine 
that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933: H.R. 562, amended, to authorize the 
Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the 
District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that 
occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933;
  Pages H10319-21
  To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where 
Japanese Americans were detained during World War II: H.R. 1492, amended, to 
provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where 
Japanese Americans were detained during World War II;
  Pages H10321-26
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Russian Federation must 
protect intellectual property rights: H. Con. Res. 230, to express the sense 
of the Congress that the Russian Federation must protect intellectual 
property rights, by a yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 593; 
                                                  Pages H10326-29, H10356-57
  To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract for the 
nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN-70): 
H.R. 4326, to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enter into a contract 
for the nuclear refueling and complex overhaul of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson 
(CVN-70);
  Pages H10330-32
  Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding oversight of the Internet 
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers: H. Con. Res. 268, to express the 
sense of the Congress regarding oversight of the Internet Corporation for 
Assigned Names and Numbers, by a yea-and-nay vote of 423 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 594; and
  Pages H10332-36, H10357
  National Flood Insurance Program Further Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act 
of 2005: H.R. 4133, to temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the national flood 
insurance program.
  Pages H10336-39
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measure which was debated on Tuesday, November 15th:
  Child Medication Safety Act of 2005: H.R. 1790, amended, to protect 
children and their parents from being coerced into administering a 
controlled substance or a psychotropic drug in order to attend school, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 12 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
590.
  Page H10342
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to protect children and 
their parents from being coerced into administering a controlled substance 
in order to attend school, and for other purposes.''.
Page H10342
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measures under suspension of the rules. Further consideration will 
continue at a later date:
  Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of the 5 naval 
Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the naval Mariner rescue aircraft 
sent to search for Flight 19: H. Res. 500, amended, to Recognize the 60th 
anniversary of the disappearance of the 5 naval Avenger torpedo bombers of 
Flight 19 and the naval Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 
19; and
  Pages H10329-30
  Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that occurred on 
November 9, 2005, in Amman, Jordan: H. Res. 546, amended, to condemn in the 
strongest terms the terrorist attacks that occurred on November 9, 2005, in 
Amman, Jordan.
  Pages H10343-45
United States Boxing Commission Act: The House failed to pass H.R. 1065, to 
establish the United States Boxing Commission to protect the general welfare 
of boxers and to ensure fairness in the sport of professional boxing, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 190 yeas to 233 nays, Roll No. 592.
  Pages H10345-56
  Pursuant to the rule, in lieu of the amendments reported by the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce and the Judiciary now printed in the bill, the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of H. Rept. 109-
295 shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and 
shall be considered as read.
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Agreed to:
  Stearns managers amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-295) which 
clarifies that fees authorized to be collected shall be available to fund 
the operations of the Commission and the administration of the Act. The 
amendment also clarifies that offsetting collections are available to the 
Commission subject to appropriation;
Page H10353
  Schakowsky amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-295) that adds 
additional protections for professional boxers by also requiring the Boxing 
Commission to: (1) require a copy of any contract for a boxing match; (2) 
establish minimum standards for the availability of medical services at 
professional boxing matches; (3) encourage a life, accident, and health 
insurance fund for professional boxers and other members of the professional 
boxing community; (4) conduct discussions and enter into agreements with 
foreign boxing entities on methods of applying minimum health standards to 
foreign boxing events and foreign boxers, trainers, cut men, referees, 
ringside physicians, and other professional boxing personnel; 
                                                             Pages H10353-54
  Schakowsky amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-295) that requires the 
Boxing Commission to establish guidelines for rating boxers; these 
guidelines must be followed by organizations that sanction boxing events; 
and
Pages H10354-55
  Sodrel amendment, as modified (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 109-295) that 
strikes section 14 in its entirety. As modified, amendment inserts 
provisions for receipts credited as offsetting collections in lieu of 
provisions relating to authorization of appropriations.
Page H10355
  H. Res. 553, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 366 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 589, after 
agreeing to order the previous question by voice vote.
Pages H10339-42
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005: The House 
agreed by unanimous consent to S. 1234, to increase, effective as of 
December 1, 2005, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H10357-60
Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Gulf tax credit 
bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt bonds, and to provide a 
Federal guarantee of certain State bonds: The House agreed by unanimous 
consent to H.R. 4337, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for Gulf tax credit bonds and advance refundings of certain tax-exempt 
bonds, and to provide a Federal guarantee of certain State bonds. 
                                                             Pages H10363-65
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted legislation and supporting documents to implement the United 
Staes-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement--referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and ordered printed (House Doc. 109-71).
  Page H10496
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H10299, H10356, H10383.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 62 was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration.
  Pages H10499-H10500
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings 
today and appear on pages H10341-42, H10342, H10342-43, H10355-56, H10356-57 
and H10357. There were no quorum calls.
Recess: The House recessed at 9:51 p.m. and reconvened at 7:59 a.m. on 
Thursday, November 17th.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8 a.m. on Thursday, 
November 17th.