[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D35-D36]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 4654-
4679; and 17 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 331; and H. Res. 646-652, 665-
663 were introduced.                                       
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Additional Cosponsors:                                     
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows today:
  Bringing Communities into the 21st Century: A Report on Improving the 
Community Development Block Grant Program (H. Rept. 109-365);
  H. Res. 653, relating to consideration of the bill (S. 1932) to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95) (H. 
Rept. 109-366);
  H. Res. 654, to waive a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 109-367);
  H.R. 3897, authorizing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the Madera Irrigation District for purposes of supporting the Madera 
Water Supply and Groundwater Enhancement Project, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 109-368); and
  H. Res. 648, eliminating floor privileges and access to Member 
exercise facilities for registered lobbyists who are former Members or 
officers of the House (H. Rept. 109-369, Pt. 1).               
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Resignation From Congress: Read a letter from Representative Robert 
Menendez wherein he notified the Speaker of his resignation as 
Congressman for the 13th Congressional District of the State of New 
Jersey, effective close of business on Monday, January 16, 2006. 
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Whole Number of the House: The Chair announces to the House that, in 
light of the resignation of the gentleman from New Jersey, Mr. 
Menendez, the whole number of the House is adjusted to 433.     
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m. 
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Call of the House: The Speaker called the House to order and 
ascertained the presence of a quorum (389 present, Roll No. 1). 
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Committee to Notify the President That a Quorum of Each House Has 
Assembled: The House agreed to H. Res. 649, authorizing the Speaker to 
appoint a committee to join with a committee on the part of the Senate 
to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled, and 
Congress is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased 
to make. Subsequently, the Speaker appointed acting Majority Leader 
Blunt and Minority Leader Pelosi to the Committee.              
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Notifying the Senate That a Quorum of the House Is Present: The House 
agreed to H. Res. 650, to authorize the Clerk of the House to inform 
the Senate that a quorum of the House is present and that the House is 
ready to proceed with business.                                 
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Meeting Hour: The House agreed to H. Res. 651, establishing the hour of 
daily meeting of the House.                                  
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State of the Union Message: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 77, 
providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
President on the state of the Union on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 9 
p.m.                                                            
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Morning Hour Debate: During the second session of the 109th Congress, 
agreed that on the legislative days of Monday and Tuesday before May 
15, 2006, the House shall convene 90 minutes earlier than otherwise 
established for the purpose of morning-hour debate. Agreed that on the 
legislative day of Tuesday after May 15, 2006, the House shall convene 
for morning-hour debate one hour earlier than the time otherwise 
established.                                                    
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Extension of Remarks: Agreed by unanimous consent to authority for 
Members to extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the 
Congressional Record.                                           
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, February 1, 2006.     
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Moment of Silence: The Chair led the House in a moment of silence to 
respect the memory of Coretta Scott King.                       
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Honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and 
her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and 
expressing condolences to the King family on her passing--Order of 
Business: The House agreed that it should be in order to immediately 
consider H. Res. 655, honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. 
Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle 
for civil rights, and expressing condolences to the King family on her 
passing; that the resolution be considered as read; that the

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previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution and 
the preamble to its adoption without intervening motion except one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary; and notwithstanding 
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of the resolution to a time designated by the Speaker. 
Later, the Chair announced that further consideration will be postponed 
until Wednesday, February 2, 2006.                          
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Social Security Advisory Board-appointment: Read a letter from the 
Speaker wherein he announced his appointment of Mrs. Barbara Kennelly 
of Connecticut to the Social Security Advisory Board.          
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Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center in the Library of 
Congress-appointment: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
announced his reappointment of Ms. Kay Kaufman Shelemay of Cambridge, 
Massachusetts; and his appointment of Mr. Charlie Seeman of Spring 
Creek, Nevada to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center 
in the Library of Congress.                                    
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National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission-
appointment: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he announced his 
appointments of Mr. Jack L. Schenendorf of Chevy Chase, Maryland and 
Mr. Matthew K. Rose of Westlake, Texas to the National Surface 
Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.            
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United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission: Read a 
letter from the Speaker wherein he announced his appointments of Mr. 
Peter T. R. Brookes of Springfield, Virginia and Ms. Kerri Houston of 
Great Falls, Virginia.                                         
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:22 p.m. and reconvened at 8:43 p.m. 
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State of the Union Address: President George W. Bush delivered his 
State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, pursuant to 
the provisions of S. Con. Res. 77. He was escorted into the House 
Chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives Blunt, Pryce of 
Ohio, Dreier, Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn and Senators Frist, McConnell, 
Santorum, Hutchison, Kyl, Dole, Specter, Reid, Durbin, Stabenow, 
Schumer, Obama, Salazar and Menendez. The President's message was 
referred to the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 109-80).                      
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Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 77 was held at the desk; and S. Con. 
Res. 78 was referred to the International Relations Committee. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 1) developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H4.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 10:11 p.m.