[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 64 (Monday, May 22, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D526-D527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 5438-
5451; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 411-412; and H. Res. 831 were 
introduced.
  Pages H3015-16
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H3016-17
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5359, to amend the automobile fuel economy provisions of title 
49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to 
set fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles based on one or 
more vehicle attributes (H. Rept. 109-475);
  H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 (H. Rept. 109-
476);
  H. Res. 830, providing for consideration H.R. 5384, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007 (H. Rept. 109-477); and
  H.R. 9, to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 109-478).
Page H3015
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Price of Georgia to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2965
Recess: The House recessed at 12:40 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2966
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Monsignor 
Francis J. Maniscalco, Director of Communications, United States 
Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C.
  Page H2966
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Hurricane Relief Extension Act of 2006: H.R. 5354, to authorize the 
Secretary of Education to extend the period during which a State 
educational agency or local educational agency may obligate temporary 
emergency impact aid for elementary and secondary school students 
displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita;
  Pages H2967-69
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of 
the goals of National One-Stop Month: H. Res. 808, to express the sense 
of the House of Representatives in support of the goals of National 
One-Stop Month;
  Pages H2969-70

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  Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2005: S. 1235, amended, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the availability of 
$400,000 in life insurance coverage to servicemembers and veterans, to 
make a stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the 
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, to make technical 
corrections to the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004, to make 
permanent a pilot program for direct housing loans for Native American 
veterans, and to require an annual plan on outreach activities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs'', by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 372 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 177,--clearing the measure for 
the President;
  Pages H2970-82, H2988
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to improve and extend housing, insurance, outreach, and 
benefits programs provided under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, to improve and extend employment programs for 
veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Labor, and for 
other purposes.''.
Page H2988
  Amending section 308 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial 
Commemorative Coin Act to make certain clarifying and technical 
amendments: H.R. 5401, to amend section 308 of the Lewis and Clark 
Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act to make certain 
clarifying and technical amendments;
  Pages H2982-83
  Providing for the participation of employees in the judicial branch 
in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies: S. 
1736, to provide for the participation of employees in the judicial 
branch in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and 
emergencies--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H2983-84
  Designating the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse'': H.R. 4530, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr 
Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse''; and
  Pages H2984-85
  Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2005: H.R. 3858, 
to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to ensure that State and local emergency preparedness 
operational plans address the needs of individuals with household pets 
and service animals following a major disaster or emergency, by a \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 349 yeas to 24 nays, Roll No. 178. 
                                               Pages H2985-87, H2988-89
Recess: The House recessed at 3:42 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H2987-88
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
of the measure is expected to resume tomorrow, May 23rd:
  Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006: H.R. 4681, amended, to 
promote the development of democratic institutions in areas under the 
administrative control of the Palestinian Authority. Agreed to extend 
debate time on the measure by 80 minutes, equally divided. 
                                                      Pages H2990-H3012
  Later, agreed to extend debate time on the measure by an additional 
60 minutes, equally divided.
Page H2992
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H3017.
Quorum Calls--Votes: 2 yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H2988, and H2988-89. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:13 p.m.