[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 82 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D688-D690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 5669-
5671, 5673-77; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 90; H. Con. Res. 432-434; 
and H. Res. 887-889 were introduced.
  Pages H4519-20
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4520-21
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5316, to reestablish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as 
a cabinet-level independent establishment in the executive branch that 
is responsible for the Nation's preparedness for, response to, recovery 
from, and mitigation against disasters, with amendments (H. Rept. 109-
519, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5672, making appropriations for Science, the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007 (H. Rept. 109-520);
  H.R. 4843, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates 
of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 109-521);
  H.R. 5318, to amend title 18, United States Code, to better assure 
cyber-security, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-522);
  H.R. 5337, to ensure national security while promotion foreign 
investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the 
process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may 
have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States, and for other purposes, with an 
amendment (H. Rept 109-523, Part I);
  H.R. 5358, to authorize programs relating to science, mathematics, 
engineering, and technology education at the National Science 
Foundation and the Department of Energy Office of Science, and for 
other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-524); and
  H.R. 5356, to authorize the National Science Foundation and the 
Department of Energy Office of Science to provide grants to early 
career researchers to establish innovative research programs and 
integrate education and research, and for other purposes, with 
amendments (H. Rept. 109-525).
Page H4519
Question of Consideration: The House agreed to consider 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, by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 312. 
                                                  Pages H4427-33, H4444
Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006: The House passed H.R. 5638, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit

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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, by a recorded vote of 269 ayes to 156 noes, Roll No. 315. 
                                               Pages H4427-33, H4466-67
  Agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the chair on a point of 
order sustained against the Rangel motion to recommit the bill promptly 
to the Committee on Ways and Means with some amendatory instructions, 
by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 313. 
                                                         Pages H4461-64
  Rejected the Pomeroy motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 236 noes, 
Roll No. 314.
Pages H4464-66
  H. Res. 885, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 309, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
226 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 308.
Pages H4441-42
Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006: H.R. 4890, amended, to amend 
the Congressional and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for 
the expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget 
authority, by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 317. 
                                               Pages H4433-41, H4467-93
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
consideration of certain proposed rescissions of budget authority.''. 
                                                             Page H4493
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Budget now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in the report, shall be considered as 
adopted.
Page H4469
  Point of order sustained against the Spratt motion to recommit the 
bill to the Committee on the Budget with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment.
Pages H4488-92
  Rejected the Spratt motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Budget with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 249 
noes, Roll No. 316.
Pages H4484-92
  H. Res. 886, the rule providing for further consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 311, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
227 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 310.
Pages H4443-44
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on yesterday, 
Wednesday, June 21st:
  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 by a (2/3) yea-and-
nay vote of 393 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 318. 
                                                         Pages H4493-94
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of 
His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand: The House agreed by 
unanimous consent to H. Con. Res. 409, amended by the Senate, to 
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of His 
Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
  Page H4495
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 on Monday, June 26th for Morning Hour debate. 
                                                             Page H4495
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 28th.
  Page H4495
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified the Congress regarding the continuation of the national 
emergency with respect to the Western Balkans--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 109-
117).
  Page H4496
Late Report: Agreed that the Committee on Homeland Security have until 
midnight on June 23rd to file a report on H.R. 5351, to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a Directorate of Emergency 
Management, to codify certain existing functions of the Department of 
Homeland Security.
  Page H4494
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
4444.
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 103 was held at the desk.
  Page H4444
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4441-42, 
H4442, H4443, H4443-44, H4444, H4463-64, H4466, H4466-67, H4492, H4492-
93 and H4493-94. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:16 p.m.

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