[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 98 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D826-D828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 5862-
5873; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 940-941 were introduced.
  Page H5682
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5682-83
Reports Filed: Reports were filed on Friday, July 21st, as follows:
  H.R. 5682, to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India, 
with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-590, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 2965, to amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal 
Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair 
competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and 
empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' 
dollars, to provide a 5-year period during which Federal Prison 
Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other 
than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial 
and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to 
better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize 
alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit 
organizations and other public service programs, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 109-591).
  Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3082, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that 9 
percent of procurement contracts entered into by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs be awarded to small business concerns owned by 
veterans, with amendments (H. Rept. 109-592);
  H.R. 5388, to provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia 
as a Congressional district for purposes of representation in the House 
of Representatives (H. Rept. 109-593, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5766, to provide for the establishment of Federal Review 
Commissions to review and make recommendations on improving the 
operations, effectiveness, and efficiency of Federal programs and 
agencies, and to require a schedule for such reviews of all Federal 
agencies and programs, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-594, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 939, providing for consideration of H.R. 1956, to regulate 
certain State taxation of interstate commerce (H. Rept. 109-595). 
                                                             Page H5682
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Conaway to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:37 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5570
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Mount Hood Stewardship Legacy Act: H.R. 5025, amended, to protect for 
future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, 
clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat of Mount 
Hood National Forest, Oregon;
  Pages H5571-81
  Providing for certain lands to be held in trust for the Utu Utu 
Gwaitu Paiute Tribe: H.R. 854, amended, to provide for certain lands to 
be held in trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe;
  Pages H5581-82
  Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: H.R. 1307, amended, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate portions of the 
Musconetcong River in the State of New Jersey as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System;
  Pages H5582-84
  Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act: H.R. 4947, 
amended, to expand the boundaries of the Cahaba River National Wildlife 
Refuge;
  Pages H5584-85
  Authorizing the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto 
Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal 
land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier 
General Francis Marion: H.R. 5057, amended, to authorize the Marion 
Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to 
establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion; 
                                                         Pages H5585-86
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize the Marion 
Park Project, a Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, to 
establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia, and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis 
Marion.''.
Page H5586
  Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer 
Act: S. 310, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the 
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada--clearing the 
measure for the President;
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  Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, 
Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: S. Con. 
Res. 60, to designate the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, 
Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Page H5587
  Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005: S. 1496, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States 
may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps, by a (2/3) 
yea-and-nay vote of 358 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 394--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H5587-91, H5647-48
  National Heritage Areas Act of 2005: S. 203, amended, to reduce 
temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on 
Federal lands, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 323 yeas to 39 nays, Roll 
No. 395;
  Pages H5591-H5615, H5648-49
  Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005: H.R. 3817, to withdraw the Valle 
Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest in New Mexico from location, 
entry, and patent under the mining laws;
  Pages H5615-16
  Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land Conveyance Act of 2005: H.R. 
4301, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre 
Canal features of the initial stage of the Oahe Unit, James Division, 
South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands and the 
Department of Game, Fish, and Parks of the State of South Dakota for 
the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that 
the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase 
the parcels from the Commission;
  Pages H5616-18
  Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act: H.R. 3603, 
amended, to promote the economic development and recreational use of 
National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, 
to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the 
continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau 
of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and 
conservation and resource protection, to add certain National Forest 
System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to 
the National Wilderness Preservation System;
  Pages H5618-30
  Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act: H.R. 233, 
amended, to designate certain National Forest System lands in the 
Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of Land 
Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the 
State of California as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge 
Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the Black 
Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river; 
                                                         Pages H5630-33
  Establishing a grant program whereby moneys collected from violations 
of the corporate average fuel economy program are used to expand 
infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative 
fuels: H.R. 5534, amended, to establish a grant program whereby moneys 
collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program 
are used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the 
availability of alternative fuels, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 355 
yeas to 9 nays, Roll No. 396;
  Pages H5634-35, H5649-50
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide grants from 
moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy 
program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the 
availability of alternative fuels.''.
Page H5634
  Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration's Michoud Assembly Facility, the 
``Michoud Hurricane Ride-Out Team'', who risked their lives during 
Hurricane Katrina's assault on southeast Louisiana, and kept the 
generators and pumps running to protect the facilities and flight 
hardware, and whose dedication kept the Michoud Assembly Facility an 
island of dry land, which made it possible to resume External Tank 
production less than 5 weeks after the storm passed: H. Res. 892, 
amended, to recognize the dedication of the employees at the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration's Michoud Assembly Facility, the 
``Michoud Hurricane Ride-Out Team'', who risked their lives during 
Hurricane Katrina's assault on southeast Louisiana, and kept the 
generators and pumps running to protect the facilities and flight 
hardware, and whose dedication kept the Michoud Assembly Facility an 
island of dry land, which made it possible to resume External Tank 
production less than 5 weeks after the storm passed;
  Pages H5635-36
  Honoring the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 119 
State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are 
represented by that association for their contributions to the health 
care of veterans and the health-care system of the Nation: H. Con. Res. 
347, to honor the National Association of State Veterans Homes and the 
119 State veterans homes providing long-term care to veterans that are 
represented by that association for their contributions to the health 
care of veterans and the health-care system of the Nation; 
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  Expressing support for the designation and goals of ``Hire a Veteran 
Week'' and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting 
those goals: H. Con. Res. 125, to express support for the designation 
and goals of ``Hire a Veteran Week'' and encouraging the President to 
issue a proclamation supporting those goals; and
  Pages H5638-40
  Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2005: H.R. 3082, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require that 9 
percent of procurement contracts entered into by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs be awarded to small business concerns owned by 
veterans.
  Pages H5640-47
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to make improvements to small business, memorial affairs, 
education, and employment programs for veterans, and for other 
purposes.''.
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in 
remembrance of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson 
of the United States Capitol Police who were killed in the line of duty 
defending the Capitol against an intruder armed with a gun on July 24, 
1998.
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:50 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on page H5570.
Senate Referrals: S. 2690 and S. 3187 were referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform and S. Con. Res. 112 was held at the desk. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: 3 yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5647-48, H5648, H5649. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:38 p.m.