[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D759-D761]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 5765-
5781; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 445 and H. Res. 911-913, were 
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  Pages H5127-28
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5128-29
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 910, providing for consideration of H.R. 9, to amend the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (H. Rept. 109-554); and
  H.R. 5640, to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
reauthorize the safe and stable families program, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-555).              
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5049
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Michael 
Jackson, Pastor, New Life Assembly of God, Janesville, Wisconsin. 
                                                             Page H5049
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 
2005--Motion to go to Conference: The House previously passed H.R. 366, 
to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 
1998 to strengthen and improve programs under that Act. The House 
subsequently passed S. 250, as amended by the House, a similar Senate-
passed bill after striking all after the enacting clause and inserting 
in lieu thereof the text of H.R. 366, as passed by the House. The House 
insisted on its amendments and requested a conference with the Senate. 
                                                         Pages H5062-73
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Carl D. 
Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to strengthen 
and improve programs under that Act.''.                      
Page H5073
  The House agreed to the Miller of California motion to instruct 
conferees by a yea-and-nay vote of 260 yeas to 159 nays, Roll No. 366. 
                                                  Pages H5073-78, H5080
  The Chair appoints the following Members of the House as conferees on 
S. 250: Representatives McKeon, Castle, Souder, Osborne, Musgrave, 
Miller, George, of California, Woolsey, and Kind.            
Page H5080
Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 
2990, to improve ratings quality by fostering competition, 
transparency, and accountability in the credit rating agency industry, 
by a recorded vote of 255 ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 368. 
                                                         Pages H5080-94
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the 
bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read.               
Pages H5087-89
Agreed to:
  Oxley amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 109-550) to clarify that 
there is no private right of action for rating agencies registered as 
``Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations'' or 
``NRSROs'' under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; allot to the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) an additional 6 months for a 
total of 1 year to review and, if necessary, revise its regulations 
that use the term ``NRSRO''; and make a number of technical amendments 
clarifying definitions, findings, and disclosure requirements. 
                                                         Pages H5089-90
Rejected:
  Kanjorski amendment in the nature of a substitute (No. 2 printed in 
H. Rept. 109-550) which sought to establish a globally consistent, 
market-based approach to rating agency oversight and protects investors 
by maintaining quality as a factor in identifying Nationally Recognized 
Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs); require the SEC to complete 
its definitional rulemaking on what constitutes an NRSRO within 60 days 
of enactment and establish public guidelines about the process used to 
identify new NRSROs within 180 days of enactment; encourage 
participating parties to expedite and complete their ongoing 
discussions over the Voluntary Framework, consistent with the European 
Commission's adoption of the International Organization of Securities 
Commissions' self-regulatory model, to improve market discipline and 
enhance rating quality; and would require annual hearings for 5 years 
on rating agencies before the House Financial Services Committee to 
explore the effectiveness of the prior two reforms and determine the 
need for further action (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 222 noes, 
Roll No. 367).                                           
Pages H5090-94
  H. Res. 906, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 308 yeas to 113 nays, Roll No. 365, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
223 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 364.            
Pages H5056-62, H5078-80
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Tuesday, July 11th:
  To study and promote the use of energy efficient computer servers in 
the United States: H.R. 5646, amended, to study and promote the use of 
energy efficient computer servers in the United States, by a (\2/3\) 
yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 369.    
  Pages H5094-95
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5049.
Senate Referrals: S. 1509 and S. 2430 were referred to the Committee on 
Resources, S. 2918 was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration, and S. 2041 was held at the desk.            
  Page H5125
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5078-79, 
H5079-80, H5080, H5093-94, H5094, and H5095. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8 p.m.

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