[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D306-D307]
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. 5050-
5072; and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 371-375; and H. Res. 746-752 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H1388-90
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1390-91
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Privileged Resolution: The House agreed to table H. Res. 746, relating 
to a question of the privileges of the House, by a recorded vote of 216 
ayes to 193 noes with 7 voting ``present'', Roll No. 76. 
                                                         Pages H1334-35
College Access and Opportunity Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 609, 
to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by a recorded

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vote of 221 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 81. Consideration of the bill 
began yesterday, March 29th.                   
  Pages H1326-34, H1335-63
Agreed to:
  Biggert amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) allows 
unaccompanied homeless youth to be considered as independent students 
upon verification of their living situation by a McKinney-Vento Act 
school district liaison, a shelter director, or a financial aid 
administrator;                                           
Pages H1335-36
  Larsen of Washington amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) 
expresses the sense of Congress that student exchange and language 
education programs should focus on Chinese and Arabic, in light of the 
global importance of China and the Middle East;              
Page H1341
  Souder amendment (No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) removes language 
in the bill that prohibits schools from denying transfers of credit 
based solely on the accreditation of the sending institution. The 
amendment maintains the requirement that schools publicly disclose 
their transfer policies, and would also require a school to disclose 
any policy that would deny transfers of credit solely on the 
accreditation of the institution where the credit was earned; 
                                                         Pages H1341-42
  Gohmert amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) strikes certain 
reporting requirements for colleges and universities within Sec. 
131(f). The amendment also strikes Sec. 495(a)(1) that would allow 
states to apply to the Secretary of Education to become recognized 
accreditors (by a recorded vote of 418 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 77); 
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Pages H1336-37, H1360
  Kennedy of Rhode Island amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) 
makes child and adolescent mental health professionals eligible for 
loan forgiveness for high need professions under Sec. 421 of the bill 
(by a recorded vote of 380 ayes to 38 noes, Roll No. 78). 
                                               Pages H1337-38, H1360-61
Rejected:
  King of Iowa amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) that 
sought to require institutions that receive any federal funding 
(including grants and scholarships) to submit to the U.S. Department of 
Education an annual report answering two questions. First, the report 
must state whether race, color, or national origin is considered in the 
student admissions process. If race, color, or nation origin is 
considered in the student admissions process, then the report must 
contain a subsequent analysis of how these factors are considered in 
the process (by a recorded vote of 83 ayes to 337 noes, Roll No. 79); 
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Pages H1338-41, H1361-62
  Miller of California amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 109-401) in 
the nature of a substitute that sought to lower student loan interest 
rates; establish a new Predominantly Black Serving Institution program 
to boost college participation rates of low-income, black students; 
establish a new graduate Hispanic Serving Institution program; provide 
for year-round Pell grants; and repeal the Single Lender rule (by a 
recorded vote of 200 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 80). 
                                                  Pages H1342-54, H1362
  Committee of the Whole proceeded with a pro forma amendment for the 
purposes of an additional 10 minutes of debate.              
Page H1360
  H. Res. 742, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 
75, after agreeing to order the previous question without objection. 
                                                         Pages H1326-34
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed by unanimous consent to dispense with the 
Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, April 5, 2006.     
  Page H1365
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 3rd, and further, when the House 
adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
April 4, 2006, for Morning Hour debate.                      
  Page H1365
Congressional Award Board--appointment: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following Member of the House to the 
Congressional Award Board: Representative Chocola.           
  Page H1365
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H1363-64.
Senate Referrals: S. 2349 was held at the desk.              
  Page H1364
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1331-34, H1334-35, H1360, H1361, H1361-62, H1362 and H1363. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:33 p.m.