[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 113 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D954-D956]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  10 public bills, H.R. 6060-
6069; and 11 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 470-472; and H. Res. 1000-1001, 
1004-1009 were introduced.                               
  Pages H6534-35
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H6535-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4893, to amend section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to 
restrict off-reservation gaming, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-650); 
and
  H.R. 5835, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
information management within the Department of Veterans Affairs, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 109-651, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 1167, to amend the Truth in Regulating Act to make permanent the 
pilot project for the report on rules, with amendments (H. Rept. 109-
652);

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  H. Res. 1002, providing for consideration of H.R. 6061, to establish 
operational control over the international land and maritime borders of 
the United States (H. Rept. 109-653);
  H. Res. 1003, providing for the adoption of H. Res. 1000, providing 
for earmarking reform in the House of Representatives (H. Rept. 109-
654); and
  H. Res. 1000, providing for earmarking reform in the House of 
Representatives (H. Rept. 109-655).                          
Page H6534
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Price of Georgia to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H6431
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Louis V. 
Iasiello, President, Washington Theological Union, Washington, D.C. 
                                                             Page H6431
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006--Rule 
for Consideration: The House agreed to H. Res. 997, the rule providing 
for consideration of 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, by voice vote after ordering the previous question. 
                                                         Pages H6435-38
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 
2006: H.R. 5815, amended, to authorize major medical facility projects 
and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007;                  
  Pages H6453-59
  Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006: S. 2590, 
to require full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving 
Federal funds--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                      Pages H6498-H6501
  Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act: S. 2784, to award 
a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, 
in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to 
peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding--
clearing the measure for the President; and              
  Pages H6505-09
  Extending the thanks of Congress and the Nation to the Defense POW/
Missing Personnel Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command of the 
Department of Defense, the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, 
the Air Force Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory, and the military 
departments and to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for their efforts 
to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans unaccounted 
for as a result of the Vietnam War: H. Con. Res. 444, to extend the 
thanks of Congress and the Nation to the Defense POW/Missing Personnel 
Office, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command of the Department of 
Defense, the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, the Air Force 
Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory, and the military departments and to 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for their efforts to achieve the 
fullest possible accounting of all Americans unaccounted for as a 
result of the Vietnam War.                               
  Pages H6509-11
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Extending the appreciation 
of Congress and the Nation to the Department of Defense organizations, 
military departments, and personnel engaged in the mission to achieve 
the fullest possible accounting for all Americans unaccounted for as a 
result of the Nation's wars, to the POW/MIA families and veterans who 
support the mission, and to foreign nations that assist in the 
mission.''.                                                  
Page H6511
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:
  Amending section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict 
off-reservation gaming: H.R. 4893, amended, to amend section 20 of the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation gaming, by a 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 247 yeas to 171 nays, Roll No. 439. 
                                               Pages H6446-53, H6460-61
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration 
of the measure is scheduled to resume tomorrow, Thursday, September 
14th:
  Designating the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, New York, as the ``Thomas J. Manton 
Post Office Building'': H.R. 6033, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, 
New York, as the ``Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building''. 
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the fifth 
anniversary of the terrorist attacks launched against the United States 
on September 11, 2001: The House agreed to H. Res. 994, to express the 
sense of the House of Representatives on the fifth anniversary of the 
terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 
2001, by a yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 22 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 440.                     
  Pages H6439-46, H6461-97
  H. Res. 996, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
was agreed to by voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous 
question by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 438. 
                                                             Page H6460
Providing for corrections to the enrollment of S. 2590: The House 
agreed by unanimous consent to S. Con. Res. 114, to provide for 
corrections to the enrollment of the bill S. 2590.       
  Pages H6501-02
Water Resources Development Act of 2006--Motion to go to Conference: 
The House disagreed to the Senate amendment and agreed to a conference 
on H.R. 2864, to provide for the conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States.                                       
  Pages H6504-05
  The House began consideration of the Melancon motion to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 2864, to provide for the conservation and development 
of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army 
to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States. Further consideration is expected to resume 
tomorrow, Thursday, September 14th.                          
Page H6504
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 9 a.m. on tomorrow, Thursday, September 14th.        
  Page H6501
Late Report: Agreed that the Committee on Rules have until 2 a.m. on 
September 14th to file their report to accompany H. Res. 1000. 
                                                             Page H6520
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H6431 and H6498.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 114 was held at the desk. 
                                                         Pages H6501-02
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H6560, H6460-61 and H6497. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.