[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 41 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D330-D331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 5074-
5081; 1 private bill, H.R. 5090; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 83; H. 
Con. Res. 377; and H. Res. 753-754, 756-761 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1451-52
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H1452-54
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4916, to authorize United States participation in, and 
appropriations for, the United States contribution to the first 
replenishment of the resources of the Enterprise for the Americas 
Multilateral Investment Fund (H. Rept. 109-403); and

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  H. Res. 755, providing for consideration of H.R. 513, to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations 
described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must 
register as political committees (H. Rept. 109-404).
Page H1451
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Murphy to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1397
Recess: The House recessed at 12:55 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                      Pages H1399-H1400
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Providing for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of 
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: H.J. Res. 81, to 
provide for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, by a yea and nay vote 
of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 82;
  Pages H1401-02
  Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent 
of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: H.J. Res. 82, 
to provide for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent 
of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; 
                                                  Pages H1402-03, H1418
  Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 
and supporting continued efforts to control radiation and mitigate the 
adverse health consequences related to the Chernobyl nuclear power 
plant: H. Res. 703, to recognize the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl 
nuclear disaster and supporting continued efforts to control radiation 
and mitigate the adverse health consequences related to the Chernobyl 
nuclear power plant, by a yea and nay vote of 402 yeas to 1 nay, Roll 
No. 83;
  Pages H1403-07, H1418-19
  Expressing support for the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 as the 
blueprint for lasting peace in Northern Ireland and support for 
continued police reform in Northern Ireland as a critical element in 
the peace process: H. Res. 744, to express support for the Good Friday 
Agreement of 1998 as the blueprint for lasting peace in Northern 
Ireland and support for continued police reform in Northern Ireland as 
a critical element in the peace process, by a yea and nay vote of 399 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 84; and 
                                               Pages H1407-11, H1419-20
  Recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music 
education: H. Con. Res. 355, amended, to recognize the benefits and 
importance of school-based music education.
  Pages H1415-17
Recess: The House recessed at 3:27 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1417
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
of the measure will resume tomorrow, April 5th:
  Commending the people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the 
contributions and sacrifices they made to the United States nuclear 
testing program in the Marshall Islands, solemnly acknowledging the 
first detonation of a hydrogen bomb by the United States on March 1, 
1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and remembering that 
60 years ago the United States began its nuclear testing program in the 
Marshall Islands: H. Res. 692, amended, to commend the people of the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands for the contributions and sacrifices 
they made to the United States nuclear testing program in the Marshall 
Islands, solemnly acknowledging the first detonation of a hydrogen bomb 
by the United States on March 1, 1954, on the Bikini Atoll in the 
Marshall Islands, and remembering that 60 years ago the United States 
began its nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands. 
                                                         Pages H1411-15
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 754, electing the 
following member to the following standing committee: Committee on 
Science: Representative Neugebauer to rank after Representatives 
Feeney, and Diaz-Balart, Mario, of Florida.
  Page H1420
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appear on page 
H1429.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 60 was referred to the Committe on 
Resouces and S.J. Res. 28 was held at the desk.
  Page H1450
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1418, H1418-19, H1419. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.