[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 101 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D857-D858]
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: 39 public bills, H.R. 5915-
5953; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 455, 457-458; and H. Res. 957, 
959-962 were introduced.                                 
  Pages H6017-18
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6019-20
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 5039, to establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily 
housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949, with an amendment (H. 
Rept. 109-604);
  H.R. 5347, to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of 
public housing projects (H. Rept. 109-605); and
  H. Res. 958, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 109-606).                       
Page H6016
Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 a.m. and reconvened at 12:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5972
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 
2005--Conference Report: The House began consideration of the 
conference report on S. 250, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act. Further 
consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, Friday, July 28th. 
                                                Pages H5960-62 H5973-78
  H. Res. 946, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by voice vote, after ordering the previous 
question.                                                    
Page H5962
Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005: The House passed 
H.R. 4157, to amend the Social Security Act to encourage the 
dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health 
information technology by a recorded vote of 270 ayes to 148 noes, Roll 
No. 416.                                    
  Pages H5962-72, H5978-H6004
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To promote a better health 
information system.''.                                       
Page H6004
  Rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the bill to the Committees on 
Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means with instructions to report the 
same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote 
of 198 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 415, after ordering the previous 
question without objection.                              
Pages H6001-03
  Pursuant to the rule, in lieu of the amendments recommended by the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means now printed in the 
bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A of 
the report, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report, 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
for the purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as read. 
                                                         Pages H5988-95
Agreed to:
  Hinojosa amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 109-603) to 
improve the availability of information and resources for individuals 
with low literacy;                                       
Pages H5995-96
  Jackson of Illinois (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 109-603) to 
ensure that emergency contact information or next of kin information is 
included in any process to modernize medical records;    
Pages H5996-97
  Cuellar amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 109-603) to 
focus a priority of the integrated health system grant program on the 
improved coordination of care for the uninsured, underinsured, and 
medically underserved residing in geographically isolated areas or 
underserved urban areas;                                     
Page H5997
  Price of Georgia amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 109-
603) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit a 
report to Congress, which evaluates: the applicability of health care 
classification methodologies and codes for purposes beyond the coding 
services for diagnostic documentation or billing purposes; the 
usefulness, accuracy, and completeness of such methodologies and codes 
for such purposes; and the capacity of such methodologies and codes to 
produce erroneous or misleading information, with respect to such 
purposes;                                                
Pages H5997-98
  McMorris amendment (No. 6 printed in part C of H. Rept. 109-603) to 
direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a two 
year project to demonstrate the impact of health information technology 
on disease management for chronic disease sufferers within the Medicaid 
population. There is no authorization of funding and it requests a 
report at the conclusion of the demonstration; and    
Pages H5998-H6000
  Towns amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 109-603) to 
create a study that provides benchmarks for best practices and cost 
effectiveness for the use of Health Information Technology in medically 
underserved areas (by a recorded vote of 417 ayes with 1 voting 
``noe'', Roll No. 414).                           
Pages H5996, H6000-01

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  H. Res. 952, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 224 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 413, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
223 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 412.                      
Pages H5972-73
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 Tuesday, July 
25th, by a yea-and-nay vote of 285 yeas to 126 nays, Roll No. 417. 
                                                             Page H6004
  The House agreed by unanimous consent to H. Res. 957, directing the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives to deliver the mace of 
the House of Representatives to the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
Institution for necessary repairs.                       
Pages H6004-05
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 10 a.m. on tomorrow, Friday, July 28th.              
  Page H6005
Discharge Petition: Representative Filner moved to discharge the 
Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 917, providing for 
the consideration of H.R. 23, to amend title 46, United States Code, 
and title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to certain 
individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including 
the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during 
World War II (Discharge Petition No. 14).
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appear on page 
H5957.
Senate Referral: S. 3741 was held at the desk.               
  Page H5957
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H5972-73, 
H5973, H6000-01, H6003, H6003-04, H6004. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:12 p.m.