[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 18, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D791-D792]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  9 public bills, H.R. 5822-
5830; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 921-923 were introduced.    
  Page H5380
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H5380-81
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 920, providing for consideration of H.R. 2389, to amend title 
28, United States Code, with respect to the jurisdiction of Federal 
courts over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of 
Allegiance (H. Rept. 109-577); and
  H. Res. 924, providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2754) to 
derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not 
knowingly harm embryos. (H. Rept. 109-578.)                  
Page H5379
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5283
Recess: The House recessed at 9:08 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5284
Marriage Protection Amendment: The House failed to agree to H.J. Res. 
88, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
relating to marriage, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 236 yeas to 187 
nays, Roll No. 378, after ordering the previous question. 
                                                      Pages H5287-H5321
  H. Res. 918, the rule providing for consideration of the joint 
resolution was agreed to by voice vote after ordering the previous 
question.                                                
Pages H5287-97
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that continuation of the welfare 
reforms provided for in the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 should remain a priority: H. 
Con. Res. 438, to express the sense of the Congress that continuation 
of the welfare reforms provided for in the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 should remain a priority; 
                                                         Pages H5321-27
  Supporting the goals and ideals of School Bus Safety Week: H. Res. 
498, to support the goals and ideals of School Bus Safety Week, by a 
(2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
381;                                              
  Pages H5327-28, H5381
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, as the ``Captain George A. 
Wood Post Office Building'': H.R. 4962, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in 
Utica, New York, as the ``Captain George A. Wood Post Office 
Building'';                                              
  Pages H5328-29
  Supporting the goals and ideals of a Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia 
del Salvadoreno) in recognition of all Salvadoran-Americans for their 
hard work, dedication, and contribution to the stability and well-being 
of the United States: H. Res. 721, to support the goals and ideals of a 
Salvadoran-American Day (El Dia del Salvadoreno) in recognition of all 
Salvadoran-Americans for their hard work, dedication, and contribution 
to the stability and well-being of the United States;    
  Pages H5329-31
  Congratulating Italy on winning the 2006 Federation Internationale de 
Football Association (FIFA) World Cup: H. Res. 908, amended, to 
congratulate Italy on winning the 2006 Federation Internationale de 
Football Association (FIFA) World Cup;                   
  Pages H5331-32
  Congratulating Kazakhstan on the 15th anniversary of the closure of 
the world's second largest nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk 
region of Kazakhstan and for its efforts on the nonproliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction: H. Res. 905, to congratulate Kazakhstan on 
the 15th anniversary of the closure of the world's second largest 
nuclear test site in the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan and for its 
efforts on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction; 
                                                         Pages H5332-38
  Commending and supporting Radio Al Mahaba, Iraq's first and only 
radio station for women: H. Res. 784, to commend and support Radio Al 
Mahaba, Iraq's first and only radio station for women;   
  Pages H5338-40
  Congratulating Israel's Magen David Adom Society for achieving full 
membership in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: H. 
Con. Res. 435, amended, to congratulate Israel's Magen David Adom 
Society for achieving full membership in the International Red Cross 
and Red Crescent Movement; and                           
  Pages H5341-45
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Congratulating Israel's 
Magen David Adom Society for achieving full membership in the 
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Federation, and for other 
purposes.''.                                                 
Page H5345
  Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006: S. 3504, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue 
from fetuses gestated for research purposes, by a (2/3) yea-

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and-nay vote of 425 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 379--
clearing the measure for the President.        
  Pages H5345-52, H5359-60
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act: S. 2754, 
to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do 
not knowingly harm embryos, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 273 yeas to 
154 nays, Roll No. 380.                                  
  Pages H5352-60
Authorizing the printing of a revised edition of a pocket version of 
the United States Constitution and other publications: The House agreed 
by unanimous consent to S. Con. Res. 108, to authorize the printing of 
a revised edition of a pocket version of the United States Constitution 
and other publications.                                  
  Pages H5361-62
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of the continuation of the national emergency and 
related measures blocking the property of certain persons and 
prohibiting the importation of certain goods from Liberia--referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
109-125).                                                
  Pages H5363-64
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H5340, H5345 and H5352.
Senate Referrals: S. 3504 and S. 2754 were held at the desk. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5320-21, H5359-60, 
H5360 and H5361. There were no quorum calls.
Recess: The House recessed at 9:28 p.m. and reconvened at 9:53 p.m. 
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Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:55 p.m.