[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 76 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D630-D632]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 5603-
5617; 4 private bills, H.R. 5618-21; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 
430 and H. Res. 867, 869-870, were introduced.           
  Pages H4008-09
Additional Cosponsors:                                       
  Page H4009
Reports Filed: Report were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 868, providing for consideration of H. Res. 861, declaring 
that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror, the 
struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist adversary (H. Rept. 109-
502).                                                        
Page H4008
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Latham to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3911
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Monsignor 
Edward F. Jordan, Pastor, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Austin, 
Texas.                                                       
  Page H3911
Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, 
the District of Columbia and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2007: The House passed H.R. 5576, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 406 yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 286, after agreeing to order 
the previous question.                                   
  Pages H3914-74
Agreed to:
  McHenry amendment to prohibit the use of funds from being made 
available to demolish or restrict use of the interchange located at 
Exit 131 of Interstate Route 40 and State Route 16 in Catawba County, 
North Carolina;                                              
Page H3915
  Engel amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this 
Act from being used in contravention of section 303 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992;                                          
Page H3922

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  Gordon amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available by this 
Act to be used in contravention of the Federal buildings performance 
and reporting requirements of Executive Order 13123, part 3 of title V 
of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et 
seq.), or sub-title A of title I of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(including the amendments made thereby);                 
Pages H3934-35
  King of Iowa amendment (No. 5 printed in the Congressional record of 
June 13th) to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act from 
being used for the construction, expansion, renovation, or building of 
the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center;                      
Page H3936
  Hastings amendment to prohibit the use of funds made available in 
this Act from being used to eliminate, consolidate, co-locate, or plan 
for the consolidation or co-location of a Terminal Radar Approach 
Control (TRACON) center (by a recorded vote of 261 ayes to 166 noes, 
Roll No. 281);                                 
Pages H3932-34, H3941-42
  Moran amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in this 
Act from being used to administer, implement, or enforce the amendment 
made to section 515.533 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, that 
was published in the Federal Register on February 25, 2005; 
                                                         Pages H3947-49
  Garrett amendment to prohibit any of the funds made available in this 
Act from being used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more 
than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single 
conference occurring outside the United States;              
Page H3954
  Oberstar amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used by the Department of 
Transportation to finalize or implement the policy proposed in the 
notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on 
November 7, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 67389), or supplemental notice of 
proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2006 
(71 Fed. Reg. 26425), in Docket No. OST-2003-15759 (by a recorded vote 
of 291 ayes to 137 noes, Roll No. 283);        
Pages H3944-47, H3957-58
Rejected:
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available by this Act from being used by the University of Mississippi 
in Oxford, Mississippi, for the construction of the William Faulkner 
Museum;                                                  
Pages H3922-23
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available by this Act from being used by Fairfax County, Virginia Park 
Authority for field improvements in Annandale, Virginia; 
                                                         Pages H3923-24
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available by this Act from being used for Xerox Area Road Improvements, 
Monroe County, New York;                                 
Pages H3926-27
  Lipinski amendment (No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of 
June 13th) that sought to increase funds for carrying out the Rail Line 
Relocation Projects as authorized by section 9002 of SAFETEA-LU (by a 
recorded vote of 209 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 274); 
                                                  Pages H3915-17, H3937
  DeLauro amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds from being 
made available to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity 
where such entity's sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such 
entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda, Barbados, the Cayman 
Islands, Antigua, or Panama (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 231 
noes, Roll No. 275);                           
Pages H3917-20, H3937-38
  Hefley amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
12th) that sought to reduce funds in the bill by $678,000,000 (by a 
recorded vote of 87 ayes to 340 noes, Roll No. 276); 
                                                  Pages H3915, H3938-39
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used for the city of Banning, 
California, for renovations to the city-owned pool (by a recorded vote 
of 61 ayes to 365 noes, Roll No. 277);            
Pages H3924-26, H3939
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used by the city of Weirton, West 
Virginia, for planning and design, construction, renovation, and build 
out of facilities (by a recorded vote of 73 ayes to 353 noes with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 278);             
Pages H3927-29, H3939-40
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used for a multipurpose facility in 
Yucaipa, California for the design and construction of a multipurpose 
athletic facility at Crafton Hills College (by a recorded vote of 58 
ayes to 368 noes, Roll No. 279);                  
Pages H3929, H3940-41
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used by the Strand Theater Arts Center 
in Plattsburgh, New York, to convert the Strand Theater into a 
performing arts center (by a recorded vote of 61 ayes to 366 noes, Roll 
No. 280);                                         
Pages H3229-30, H3941
  Frank amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to implement, administer, or enforce the second 
sentence of section 6c of the Department's Notice PIH 2006-5 (HA), 
dated January 13, 2006 (by a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 214 noes, 
Roll No. 282);                                    
Pages H3942-44, H3957

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  Rangel amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made 
available in this Act from being used to implement, administer, or 
enforce the economic embargo of Cuba (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
245 noes, Roll No. 284); and                      
Pages H3949-52, H3958
  Lee amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds made available 
in this Act from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the 
amendments made to paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 515.565 of title 
31, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to specific licenses for 
United States academic institutions and other specific licenses), as 
published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2004 (69 Fed. Reg. 
33772). The limitation in the preceding sentence shall not apply to the 
implementation, administration, or enforcement of section 515.560(c)(3) 
of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (by a recorded vote of 187 
ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 285).                  
Pages H3952-54, H3959
Withdrawn:
  Flake amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn which 
sought to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act from 
being made available to amend section 515.566 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations (relating to religious activities in Cuba), as in 
effect on June 14, 2006;                                 
Pages H3920-22
  Tiahrt amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn which 
sought to prohibit use of funds made available to the IRS by this Act 
to develop or provide taxpayers with free individual income tax 
electronic preparation and filing products or services other than 
through the Free File program and the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers, 
Tax Counseling for the Elderly, and the volunteer income tax assistance 
programs;                                                
Pages H3930-31
  Kennedy of Minnesota amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional 
record of June 12th) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn which 
sought to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act be used 
to apply the revised cost-effectiveness index rating system established 
by the Federal Transit Administration (described in its April 29, 2005, 
``Dear Colleague'' letter) to the Northstar Corridor Rail project; 
                                                         Pages H3935-36
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment (No. 12 printed in the Congressional 
record of June 13th) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn which 
sought to prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act from 
being used to apply the assumption contained in section A150.101(d) of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and               
Pages H3954-55
  Garrett amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn which 
sought to, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
Act, require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study to 
determine the amount each State department of transportation spent in 
fiscal year 2005 to comply with laws and regulations of the United 
States Department of Transportation.                     
Pages H3955-56
Point of Order sustained against:
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds from being 
used for the Bakersfield Beltway System, California; and     
Page H3926
  Bishop amendment that sought to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 
the crash of TWA Flight 800 by offering the condolences of the U.S. 
Congress to the surviving families and friends of the 230 passengers 
and crew who perished as a result of the crash and to recognize the 
importance of continually upgrading aircraft technology, particularly 
with regard to the flammability of fuel tanks, to safeguard the flying 
public.                                                      
Page H3956
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to reflect the actions of the House.                 
Page H3974
  H. Res. 865, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to yesterday, Tuesday, June 13th, by a recorded vote of 221 ayes 
to 194 noes, Roll No. 262, after agreeing to order the previous 
question by a yea-and-nay vote of 249 yeas to 167 nays, Roll No. 261.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and twelve recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H3937, 
H3937-38, H3938-39, H3939, H3939-40, H3940-41, H3941, H3941-42, H3957, 
H3957-58, H3958-59, H3959, and H3974. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:36 p.m.