[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1035-D1038]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 6175-
6195; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 481-482; and H. Res. 1041 were 
introduced.
  Pages H7496-97
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7497-98
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  S. 176, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska (H. Rept. 109-681);
  S. 244, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming (H. Rept. 109-682);
  H.R. 971, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
certain hydroelectric projects in Connecticut (H. Rept. 109-683);
  H.R. 4377, to extend the time required for construction of a 
hydroelectric project (H. Rept. 109-684);
  H.R. 4417, to provide for the reinstatement of a license for a 
certain Federal Energy Regulatory project (H. Rept. 109-685);
  H.R. 5533, to prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of the United 
States against deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of 
illness, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-686);
  H.R. 6164, to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to 
revise and extend the authorities of the National Institutes of Health 
(H. Rept. 109-687); and
  H. Res. 1042, providing for consideration of the H.R. 6166, to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military commission 
for violations of the law of war (H. Rept. 109-688).
Pages H7495-96
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Wamp to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H7351
Recess: The House recessed at 9:09 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H7352
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measures which were debated on yesterday, 
Monday, September 25th:
  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2006: H.R. 5092, amended, to modernize 
and reform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, by 
a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 277 yeas to 131 nays, Roll No. 476; 
                                                         Pages H7369-70
  Calling on the President to take immediate steps to help improve the 
security situation in Darfur, Sudan, with a specific emphasis on 
civilian protection: H. Res. 723, amended, to call on the President to 
take immediate steps to help improve the security situation in Darfur, 
Sudan, with a specific emphasis on civilian protection, by a 2/3 yea-
and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 481;
  Pages H7423-24
  Urging the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for 
Sudan: H. Res. 992, amended, to urge the President to appoint a 
Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 414 
yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 482;
  Pages H7424-25
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Supporting the appointment 
of a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.''.
Page H7425
  Commending the United Kingdom for its efforts in the War on Terror: 
H.R. 989, amended, to commend the United Kingdom for its efforts in the 
War

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on Terror, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 412 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 
483; and
  Pages H7465-66
  Affirming support for the sovereignty and security of Lebanon and the 
Lebanese people: H. Res. 1017, amended, to affirm support for the 
sovereignty and security of Lebanon and the Lebanese people, by a 2/3 
yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 484.
  Pages H7466-67
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed--Failed: The House failed to agree to 
suspend the rules and pass the following measure:
  Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006: H.R. 4772, 
amended, to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for 
injured parties whose rights and privileges under the United States 
Constitution have been deprived by final actions of Federal agencies or 
other government officials or entities acting under color of State law, 
by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 234 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 477. 
                                                             Page H7370
Motion to resolve into Secret Session: The House rejected the Pelosi 
motion that the House resolve itself into secret session, that the 
House be cleared of all persons except the Members, Delegates, Resident 
Commissioner, and officers of the House to consider certain 
communications, by a yea-and-nay vote of 171 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 
478.
  Page H7371
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act: H.R. 5313, to reserve a 
small percentage of the amounts made available to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for the farmland protection program to fund challenge 
grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements and other 
interests in land to be held by a State agency, county, or other 
eligible entity;
  Pages H7372-73
  Providing for the conveyance of the former Konnarock Lutheran Girls 
School in Smyth County, Virginia, which is currently owned by the 
United States and administered by the Forest Service, to facilitate the 
restoration and reuse of the property: H.R. 5103, amended, to provide 
for the conveyance of the former Konnarock Lutheran Girls School in 
Smyth County, Virginia, which is currently owned by the United States 
and administered by the Forest Service, to facilitate the restoration 
and reuse of the property;
  Pages H7373-74
  Providing for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land 
to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, to authorize the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain isolated parcels of National Forest 
System land in Florence and Langlade Counties, Wisconsin: H.R. 4559, 
amended, to provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest 
System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain isolated parcels of 
National Forest System land in Florence and Langlade Counties, 
Wisconsin;
  Pages H7374-75
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To provide for the 
conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of Laona 
and Wabeno, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.''.
Page H7375
  Children and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006: S. 3525, 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. The House concur in Senate amendments to the House 
amendments--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H7375-87
  Permitting certain expenditures from the Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Trust Fund: H.R. 6131, to permit certain expenditures from the 
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund;
  Pages H7387-89
  Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities Through International 
Cooperation Act: H.R. 4942, amended, to establish a capability and 
office to promote cooperation between entities of the United States and 
its allies in the global war on terrorism for the purpose of engaging 
in cooperative endeavors focused on the research, development, and 
commercialization of high-priority technologies intended to detect, 
prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against acts of 
terrorism and other high consequence events and to address the homeland 
security needs of Federal, State, and local governments; 
                                                         Pages H7433-37
  Recruiting and retaining Border Patrol agents: H.R. 6160, to recruit 
and retain Border Patrol agents;
  Pages H7437-40
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
States Border Patrol is performing an invaluable service to the United 
States, and that the House of Representatives fully supports the more 
than 12,000 Border Patrol agents: H. Res. 1030, to express the sense of 
the House of Representatives that the United States Border Patrol is 
performing an invaluable service to the United States, and that the 
House of Representatives fully supports the more than 12,000 Border 
Patrol agents;
  Pages H7440-45
  Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006: 
H.R. 5533, amended, to

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prepare and strengthen the biodefenses of the United States against 
deliberate, accidental, and natural outbreaks of illness; 
                                                         Pages H7445-50
  Extending the time required for construction of a hydroelectric 
project: H.R. 4377, to extend the time required for construction of a 
hydroelectric project;
  Pages H7450-51
  Providing for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal 
Energy Regulatory project: H.R. 4417, to provide for the reinstatement 
of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory project; 
                                                             Page H7451
  Extending the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming: S. 244, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Wyoming--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H7451-52
  Extending the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska: S. 176, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in 
the State of Alaska--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                             Page H7452
  Extending the deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
hydroelectric projects in Connecticut: H.R. 971, to extend the deadline 
for commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in 
Connecticut;
  Pages H7452-53
  Amending title IV of the Public Health Service Act to revise and 
extend the authorities of the National Institutes of Health: H.R. 6164, 
to amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
the authorities of the National Institutes of Health, by a 2/3 yea-and-
nay vote of 414 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 485;
  Pages H7453-65, H7467
  Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006: H.R. 5835, 
amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve information 
management within the Department of Veterans Affairs;
  Pages H7468-78
  Encouraging all offices of the House of Representatives to hire 
disabled veterans: H. Res. 1016, to encourage all offices of the House 
of Representatives to hire disabled veterans;
  Pages H7478-80
  Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2005: H.R. 1215, 
amended, to provide for the implementation of a Green Chemistry 
Research and Development Program;
  Pages H7480-84
  National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006: H.R. 
5136, amended, to establish a National Integrated Drought Information 
System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
improve drought monitoring and forecasting capabilities; 
                                                         Pages H7484-86
  Recognizing the dedication of the employees at the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration's Stennis Space Center who, during 
and after Hurricane Katrina's assault on Mississippi, provided shelter 
and medical care to storm evacuees and logistical support for storm 
recovery efforts, while effectively maintaining critical facilities at 
the Center: H. Res. 948, to recognize the dedication of the employees 
at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Stennis Space 
Center who, during and after Hurricane Katrina's assault on 
Mississippi, provided shelter and medical care to storm evacuees and 
logistical support for storm recovery efforts, while effectively 
maintaining critical facilities at the Center; and
  Pages H7486-88
  Extending temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business 
Administration: H.R. 6159, to extend temporarily certain authorities of 
the Small Business Administration.
  Pages H7488-89
Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005: The House passed H.R. 2679, 
to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the 
chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of 
religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that 
potential litigants may seek damages and attorney's fees, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 244 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 480. 
                                            Pages H7389-H7404, H7422-23
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Revised 
Statutes of the United States to prevent the use of the legal system in 
a manner that extorts money from State and local governments, and the 
Federal Government, and inhibits such governments constitutional 
actions under the first, tenth, and fourteenth amendments.''. 
                                                             Page H7423
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, shall be considered as 
adopted.
Page H7389
  H. Res. 1038, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 229 yeas to 177 nays, Roll No. 474, 
after agreeing to order the previous question.
Pages H7356-64, H7368
Child Custody Protection Act: S. 403, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of 
laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions, by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 264 yeas to 153 nays, Roll No. 479--clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages H7412-22
  H. Res. 1039, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of

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249 yeas to 157 nays, Roll No. 475, after ordering the previous 
question.
Pages H7364-69
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007--Conference Report: The 
House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5631, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, by a yea and nay vote of 394 yeas to 22 nays, Roll 
No. 486, after ordering the previous question. 
                                               Pages H7425-33, H7467-68
  H. Res. 1037, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to by voice vote, after ordering the previous 
question.
Pages H7404-12
Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy--
Reappointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of 
Representatives Kilpatrick of Michigan to the Board of Visitors to the 
United States Air Force Academy.
  Page H7489
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7445.
Senate Referral: S. 3421 was held at the desk.
  Page H7445
Quorum Calls--Votes: Thirteen yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H7368, H7368-69, H7369-70, H7370, 
H7371, H7422, H7422-23, H7423-24, H7424, H7465-66, H7466, H7467, and 
H7467-68. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.