[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1266-D1267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 4471-
4498; 1 private bill, H.R. 4499; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 312-
314; and H. Res. 591-593 were introduced.
  Pages H11326-27
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H11327-28
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 972, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 through 
2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-317, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 1090, to designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the 
Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as a national 
recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House 
of Representatives, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-331);
  S. 362, to establish a program within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help 
identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine 
debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation 
safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 109-332, Pt. 1); and
  Conference Report on H.R. 3199, to extend and modify authorities 
needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 109-333). 
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative LaHood to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 
4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 234 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 621.
  Pages H11227-64
  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with amendments by a yea-and-nay vote of 193 yeas to 235 
nays, Roll No. 620.
Pages H11262-64

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  Pursuant to the rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means, now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted.
Page H11227
Rejected:
  Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute (printed in H. Rept. 
109-330) that sought to extend for one year all the expiring provisions 
contained in Title I of H.R. 4297, including the deduction for state 
and local retail sales taxes, the deduction for college tuition 
expenses, tax incentives for the District of Columbia and Indian 
reservations, 15 year depreciation period for leasehold and restaurant 
improvements, qualified zone academy bonds, the Brownfields cleanup tax 
incentive, and several other minor provisions. The amendment makes no 
substantive changes to the expiring provisions, except for the research 
credit, work opportunity tax credit, and welfare-to-work tax credit, 
which are expanded to match the Thomas bill. In addition to the one-
year extensions that are retained by the amendment, the amendment also 
would extend the temporary provision that terminates at the end of this 
calendar year and that provides a larger earned income tax credit for 
the families of those serving in Iraq and other conforming and 
technical changes, by a yea-and-nay vote of 192 yeas to 239 nays, Roll 
No. 619.
Pages H11249-62
  H. Res. 588, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous question 
without objection.
Page H11227
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure which was debated on Wednesday, December 7th:
  Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 2005: H.R. 1400, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 
laser pointers at airplanes.
  Page H11264
Privileged Resolution: The Chair ruled that the resolution offered by 
Representative Pelosi did constitute a question of the privileges of 
the House. Agreed to the motion to table H. Res. 591 by a recorded vote 
of 219 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 622.
  Pages H11264-66
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at noon on Monday, December 12th, and when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13th, for 
Morning Hour Debate.
  Page H11268
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, December 14th.
  Page H11268
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and 1 recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H11261-
62, H11263-64, H11264, H11265-66. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:50 p.m.