[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D143-D144]
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. 4824-
4842; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 349; and H. Res. 701, 703-705 
were introduced.
  Pages H508-09
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H509-10
Reports Filed: Report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 702, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4167) to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform 
food safety warning notification requirements and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 109-381).
Page H508
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Porter to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H453
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Bishop Steven E. Wright, 
National Chaplain, the American Legion.
  Page H453
Recess: The House recessed at 10:03 a.m. for the purpose of receiving 
the Honorable Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of the Republic of 
Italy. The House reconvened at 12:45 p.m., and agreed that the 
proceedings had during the Joint Meeting be printed in the Record. 
                                                              Page H453
Joint Meeting to receive the Honorable Silvio Berlusconi, Prime 
Minister of the Republic of Italy: The House and Senate met in a joint 
session to receive the Honorable Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of 
the Republic of Italy. He was escorted into the Chamber by a committee 
comprised of Representatives Boehner, Blunt, Fossella, Gallegly, Mica, 
Tiberi, Young of Florida, Pelosi, Hoyer, Larson of Connecticut, 
Pascrell, Doyle, Ryan of Ohio, and Thompson; and Senators Frist, 
McConnell, Stevens, Santorum, Domenici, Durbin, Leahy, Clinton, and 
Menendez.
  Pages H453-55
SUSPENSIONS: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Honoring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor: H. Res. 357, to honor Justice 
Sandra Day O'Connor, by a yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 17; and
  Pages H458-61, H466-67
  Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People on the occasion of its 97th anniversary: H. Con. Res. 
335, to honor and praise the National Association for the Advancement 
of Colored People on the occasion of its 97th anniversary. 
                                                          Pages H461-66

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Recess: The House recessed at 1:40 p.m. and reconvened at 3:01 p.m. 
                                                              Page H466
Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to the Mexico-United 
States Interparliamentary Group, in addition to Chairman Kolbe and 
Vice-Chairman McCaul of Texas, appointed on February 16, 2006: 
Representatives Dreier, Manzullo, Delahunt, Fa1eomavaega, English of 
Pennsylvania, Weller, Reyes, Davis of California and Fortuno. 
                                                              Page H493
Katrina Emergency Assistance Act of 2006--Order of Business: The House 
agreed that it be in order at any time to consider in the House S. 
1777; that the bill be considered as read; that the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute placed at the desk be considered as adopted; and 
that the previous question be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
amended, to final passage without intervening motion except one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and one motion to recommit which may not contain instructions. 
                                                              Page H499
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
466.
Senate Referrals: S. 2271 was referred to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Financial Services.
  Page H506
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today, and appear on pages H466-67. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:07 p.m.