[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 15, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D104-D105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R.4754-
4766; and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 341-344; and H. Res. 678-685 
were introduced.
  Pages H332-33
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H333
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the 
Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina (H. Rept. 109-377). 
                                                          Pages H331-32
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expressing the sense of Congress that no United States assistance 
should be provided directly to the Palestinian Authority if any 
representative political party holding a majority of parliamentary 
seats within the Palestinian Authority maintains a position calling for 
the destruction of Israel: S. Con. Res. 79, to express the sense of 
Congress that no United States assistance should be provided directly 
to the Palestinian Authority if any representative political party 
holding a majority of parliamentary seats within the Palestinian 
Authority maintains a position calling for the destruction of Israel, 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 10; 
                                                 Pages H280-88, H297-98
  Paying tribute to Shirley Horn in recognition of her many 
achievements and contributions to the world of jazz and American 
culture: H. Con. Res. 300, amended, to pay tribute to Shirley Horn in 
recognition of her many achievements and contributions to the world of 
jazz and American culture;
  Pages H288-90
  National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 
2006: S. 2275, amended, to temporarily increase the borrowing authority 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the 
national flood insurance program; and
  Pages H290-93
  Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Small 
Business Administration's disaster loans program: H.R. 4745, to make 
supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Small Business 
Administration's disaster loans program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 410 
yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 11.
  Pages H293-97, H298
Condemning the Government of Iran for violating its international 
nuclear nonproliferation obligations and expressing support for efforts 
to report Iran to the United Nations Security Counsel--Order of 
Business: The House agreed by unanimous consent that it should be in 
order at any time to consider H. Con. Res. 341, to condemn the 
Government of Iran for violating its international nuclear 
nonproliferation obligations and expressing

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support for efforts to report Iran to the United Nations Security 
Counsel; that the concurrent resolution be considered as read; that the 
previous question be considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution 
and preamble to final adoption without intervening motion or demand for 
division of the question except one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on International Relations and one motion to recommit which may not 
contain instructions.
  Page H297
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 678, electing the 
following members to the following standing committees:
  Page H298
  Committee on International Relations: Representative Carnahan. 
                                                              Page H298
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Representative 
Barrow.
Page H298
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: Representative Salazar.
Page H298
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 679, electing the 
following member to the following standing committee:
  Page H300
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Representative McKeon, 
Chairman.
Page H300
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H312.
Referrals: S. 1777 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
                                                              Page H330
Recess: The House recessed at 11:44 a.m. and reconvened at 5:46 p.m. 
                                                              Page H297
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H297 and H298. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:20 p.m.