[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D280-D281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 5013-
5035; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 365; and H. Res. 736-741 were 
introduced.
  Pages H1195-96
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H1196-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 741, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 609) to 
amend and extend the Higher Education Access Act of 1965 (H. Rept. 109-
399)
  H.R. 4882, to ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam veterans and 
the Vietnam War by providing a deadline for the designation of a 
visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (H. Rept. 109-400) 
                                                             Page H1195
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Schwarz of Michigan to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1133
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center Deadline Enforcement Act: 
H.R. 4882, amended, to ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam 
veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a deadline for the 
designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 68; 
                                               Pages H1137-39, H1162-63
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To ensure the proper 
remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by designating a 
site for a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.''. 
                                                             Page H1163
  H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4786, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the ``H. Gordon Payrow 
Post Office Building'';
  Pages H1139-40
  Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 
3440, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as the 
``Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building'';
  Page H1140
  Gene Vance Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 4805, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
105 North Quincy Street in Clinton, Illinois, as the ``Gene Vance Post 
Office Building'';
  Pages H1140-41
  Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National MPS Day'': H. Res. 85, 
to support the goals and ideals of ``National MPS Day''; 
                                                         Pages H1141-42
  Recognizing the life of Wellington Timothy Mara and his outstanding 
contributions to the New York Giants Football Club, the National 
Football League, and the United States: H. Res. 517, to recognize the 
life of Wellington Timothy Mara and his outstanding contributions to 
the New York Giants Football Club, the National Football League, and 
the United States;
  Pages H1142-44
  Providing that attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall 
be eligible for compensatory time off for travel under section 5550b of 
title 5, United States Code: H.R. 4057, amended, to provide that 
attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall be eligible for 
compensatory

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time off for travel under section 5550b of title 5, United States Code;
                                                         Pages H1144-45
  Recognizing Dr. I. King Jordan for his contributions to Gallaudet 
University and the deaf and hard of hearing community: H. Res. 680, to 
recognize Dr. I. King Jordan for his contributions to Gallaudet 
University and the deaf and hard of hearing community;
  Pages H1145-48
  Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act of 2005: S. 2116, to transfer 
jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H1148-49
  Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005: S. 2120, to ensure regulatory 
equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers for sales of 
packaged fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing areas and 
into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas from 
federally regulated areas, by a yea-and-nay vote of 285 yeas to 128; 
nays, Roll No. 69--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                  Pages H1149-54, H1163
  Local Community Recovery Act of 2006: H.R. 4979, as amended, to amend 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
clarify the preference for local firms in the award of certain 
contracts for disaster relief activities; and
  Pages H1154-56
  Commending the people of the Republic of Haiti for holding democratic 
elections on February 7, 2006, and congratulating President-elect Rene 
Garcia Preval on his victory in these elections: H. Con. Res. 353, to 
commend the people of the Republic of Haiti for holding democratic 
elections on February 7, 2006, and congratulating President-elect Rene 
Garcia Preval on his victory in these elections.
  Pages H1157-62
Recess: The House recessed at 5:36 p.m. and reconvened at 6:33 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1162
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H1133.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 83 was held at the desk; S. 1608 was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and S. 166 and S. 
2447 were referred to the Committee on Resources. 
                                                  Pages H1136, H1193-94
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H1162-63 and H1163. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:54 p.m.