[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D672-D673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 5655-
5667; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 431; and H. Res. 882-884 were 
introduced.
  Pages H4423-24
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H4424
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 885, providing for consideration of H.R. 5638, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against 
the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal 
the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes (H. 
Rept. 109-517); and
  H. Res. 886, providing for consideration of H.R. 4890, to amend the 
Congressional and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the 
expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
authority (H. Rept. 109-518).
Page H4423
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Father Luke 
Palumbis, St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church, Stockton, California. 
                                                             Page H4331
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act 
of 1999 to require data with respect to Federal financial assistance to 
be available for public access in a searchable and user friendly form: 
H.R. 5060, amended, to amend the Federal Financial Assistance 
Management Improvement Act of 1999 to require data with respect to 
Federal financial assistance to be available for public access in a 
searchable and user friendly form;
  Pages H4335-38
  Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2006: H.R. 5603, to 
temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965;
                                                         Pages H4338-40
  Senior Independence Act of 2006: H.R. 5293, amended, to amend the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
years 2007 through 2011;
  Pages H4340-57
  Recognizing the Food and Drug Administration of the Department of 
Health and Human Services on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of 
the passage of the Food and Drugs Act for the important service it 
provides to the Nation: H. Con. Res. 426, amended, to recognize the 
Food and Drug Administration of the Department of Health and Human 
Services on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 
Food and Drugs Act for the important service it provides to the Nation;
                                                         Pages H4357-59
  Health Centers Renewal Act of 2006: H.R. 5573, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of 
appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such 
Act, by a (\2/3\) yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 306; 
and
  Pages H4359-65, H4371-72
  Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2006: H.R. 
5574, amended, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
support for graduate medical education programs in children's 
hospitals, by a (\2/3\) yea-and-nay vote of 421 yeas to 4 nays, Roll 
No. 307.
  Pages H4365-68, H4372
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, Thursday, June 22nd:
  Supporting efforts to increase childhood cancer awareness, treatment, 
and research: H. Res. 323, amended, to support efforts to increase 
childhood cancer awareness, treatment, and research.
  Pages H4368-71
Recess: The House recessed at 1:28 p.m. and reconvened at 2:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4371
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on

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pages H4371-72, H4372. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:25 p.m.