[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D834-D836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 5874-
5888; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 453; and H. Res. 942, 945-948 
were introduced.
  Pages H5853-54
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5854-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  S. 362, to establish a program within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help 
identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine 
debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation 
safety, in coordination with non-Federal entities, with an amendment 
(H. Rept. 109-332, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 5013, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to prohibit the confiscation of firearms 
during certain national emergencies (H. Rept. 109-596);
  Conference report on S. 250, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act (H. Rept. 109-
597);
  H. Res. 946, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany S. 250, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 
Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act (H. Rept. 109-598); and
  H. Res. 947, providing for consideration of H.R. 5682, to exempt from 
certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed 
nuclear agreement for cooperation with India (H. Rept. 109-599). 
                                                             Page H5853
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Dent to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H5685
Recess: The House recessed at 9:02 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5685
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Meth Act of 2006: S. 
3525, amended, to amend subpart 2 of part B of title IV of the Social 
Security Act to improve outcomes for children in families affected by 
methamphetamine abuse and addiction, to reauthorize the promoting safe 
and stable families program;
  Pages H5689-94
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend part B of title 
IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the safe and stable 
families program, and for other purposes.''.
Page H5694
  Amending section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily 
increase funding for the program of temporary assistance for United 
States citizens returned from foreign countries: H.R. 5865, to amend 
section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase funding 
for the program of temporary assistance for United States citizens 
returned from foreign countries;
  Pages H5694-96
  Amending the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance emergency 
communications at the Department of Homeland Security: H.R. 5852, to 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance emergency 
communications at the Department of Homeland Security, by a (2/3) yea-
and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 397; 
                                            Pages H5696-H5705, H5742-43
  Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006: H.R. 4472, 
with Senate amendments,

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to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to 
prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, 
and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H5705-31
  FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006: H.R. 4804, 
amended, to modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program 
under title I of the National Housing Act, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote 
of 412 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 398;
  Pages H5731-34, H5743
  Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006: H.R. 5121, amended, to 
modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal 
Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively 
reach underserved borrowers, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas to 
7 nays, Roll No. 400;
  Pages H5734-42, H5813-14
  Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006: H.R. 5068, amended, 
to reauthorize the operations of the Export-Import Bank, and to reform 
certain operations of the Bank;
  Pages H5744-54
  Promoting Transparency in Financial Reporting Act of 2006: H.R. 5024, 
amended, to require annual oral testimony before the Financial Services 
Committee of the Chairperson or a designee of the Chairperson of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Accounting Standards 
Board, and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, relating to 
their efforts to promote transparency in financial reporting; 
                                                         Pages H5754-55
  Disaster Recovery Personal Protection Act of 2006: H.R. 5013, 
amended, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to prohibit the confiscation of firearms during certain 
national emergencies, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 322 yeas to 99 
nays, Roll No. 401;
  Pages H5755-61, H5814-15
  Amending the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional 
appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
for fiscal year 2007: H.R. 5187, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center 
Act to authorize additional appropriations for the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007;
  Pages H5761-62
  Expressing the sense of Congress in support of a national bike month 
and in appreciation of cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety 
and the benefits of cycling: H. Con. Res. 145, to express the sense of 
Congress in support of a national bike month and in appreciation of 
cyclists and others for promoting bicycle safety and the benefits of 
cycling;
  Pages H5762-63
  Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require 
candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise 
greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a 
potentially visually impaired individual: H. Con. Res. 235, to express 
the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for 
driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly 
increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially 
visually impaired individual;
  Pages H5763-65
  Railroad Retirement Technical Improvement Act of 2006: H.R. 5074, to 
amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide for continued 
payment of railroad retirement annuities by the Department of the 
Treasury;
  Pages H5765-66
  Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the historic 1946 season of 
Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Feller and his return 
from military service to the United States: H. Con. Res. 449, to 
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic 1946 season of Major 
League Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Feller and his return from 
military service to the United States, by a (2/3) yea-and-nay vote of 
417 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 402; and 
                                                  Pages H5766-69, H5815
  Recognizing and honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the 
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the first intercollegiate 
Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans: H. Con. Res. 
384, to recognize and honor the 100th anniversary of the founding of 
the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the first intercollegiate 
Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans, by a (2/3) 
yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 403. 
                                               Pages H5769-73, H5815-16
Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: The House agreed to the George Miller of California motion 
to instruct conferees on H.R. 2830, to amend the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
reform the pension funding rules, which was debated on Thursday, July 
20th, by a yea-and-nay vote of 281 yeas to 139 nays, Roll No. 399. 
                                               Pages H5743-44, H5809-13
Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: Subsequently, the House began consideration of the George 
Miller of California motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2830, to 
amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the 
Internal

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Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the pension funding rules. Further 
consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, Wednesday, July 26th. 
                                                         Pages H5809-13
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H5831.
Senate Referrals: S. 1950 was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and S. 403, S. 3728, and S. 2832 were held at 
the desk.
  Page H5852
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5742-43, H5743, H5743-44, 
H5813-14, H5814, H5815, H5815-16. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.