[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1046-D1049]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 6196-
6224; and 10 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 483-486; and H. Res. 1043-1044, 
1048-1051 were introduced.
  Pages H7673-75
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7675-76
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 985, directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House 
of Representatives certain documents in the possession of the Secretary 
of State relating to the report submitted to the Committee on 
International Relations of the House of Representatives on July 28, 
2006, pursuant to the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act (H. Rept. 
109-689);
  H. Res. 1045, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 109-690);
  H. Res. 1046, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (Rept. 109-691); and
  H. Res. 1047, providing for consideration of H.R. 4772, 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 (H. Rept. 109-
692).
Page H7673
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Anthony 
George, Pastor, Aloma Baptist Church, Winter Park, Florida. 
                                                             Page H7499
Conditional Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
483, providing for the conditional adjournment of the House and 
conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 227 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 487.
  Page H7520
Discharge Petition: Representative Lowey moved to discharge the 
Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 1007, providing 
for consideration of H.R. 5147, to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to repeal the income-related increase in part B 
premiums that was enacted as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) 
(Discharge Petition No. 17).
Military Commissions Act of 2006: The House passed H.R. 6166, amended, 
to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize trial by military 
commission for violations of the law of war, by a recorded vote of 253 
ayes to 166 noes, Roll No. 491.
  Pages H7522-61
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 109-688, 
shall be considered as adopted.
Page H7522
  Rejected the Skelton motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 228 
noes, Roll No. 490, after ordering the previous question. 
                                                         Pages H7558-60
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill to reflect the actions of the 
House.
Page H7561
  H. Res. 1042, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 489, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
225 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 488.
Pages H7508-20, H7520-22
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006: H.R. 5637, amended, 
to streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, 
by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 492;
  Pages H7561-65, H7592
  Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006: S. 3850, to improve ratings 
quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by 
fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit 
rating agency industry--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H7565-71
  Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006: H.R. 6115, to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
restructure mortgages and rental assistance for certain assisted 
multifamily housing, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 416 yeas to 1 nay, 
Roll No. 493;
  Pages H7571-73, H7592-93
  Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006: S. 2856, amended, 
to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured 
depository institutions Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 
2006, by a \2/3\ yea and nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting ``nay'', 
Roll No. 494;
  Pages H7573-88, H7593

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  HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006: H.R. 5347, amended, to 
reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of public housing 
projects;
  Pages H7588-91
  FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006: H.R. 5503, to 
amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits 
applicable to FHA mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located in 
high-cost areas;
  Pages H7594-96
  Hedge Fund Study Act: H.R. 6079, amended, to require the President's 
Working Group on Financial Markets to conduct a study on the hedge fund 
industry;
  Pages H7596-98
  Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006: H.R. 5585, amended, to 
improve the netting process for financial contracts; 
                                                      Pages H7598-H7601
  Community Development Investment Enhancements Act of 2006: H.R. 6062, 
to enhance community development investments by financial institutions;
                                                         Pages H7601-04
  Financial Services Regulatory Relief Amendments Act of 2006: H.R. 
6072, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide further 
regulatory relief for depository institutions and clarify certain 
provisions of law applicable to such institutions;
  Pages H7604-05
  Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2006: H.R. 6138, amended, to 
temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965;
                                                         Pages H7605-09
  Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006: H.R. 4766, 
amended, to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the 
support of Native American language survival schools;
  Pages H7609-13
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Native 
American Programs Act of 1974 to provide for the revitalization of 
Native American languages through Native American language immersion 
programs; and for other purposes.''.
Page H7613
  Extending the waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under 
title IV, section 105, of Public Law 109-148: H.R. 6106, to extend the 
waiver authority for the Secretary of Education under title IV, section 
105, of Public Law 109-148;
  Pages H7613-15
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the 
establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month: H. Res. 295, to 
express the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the 
establishment of September as Campus Fire Safety Month; 
                                                         Pages H7615-16
  Supporting efforts to promote greater public awareness of effective 
runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive 
alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth and youth in 
other high-risk situations: H. Res. 1009, to support efforts to promote 
greater public awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs 
and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and 
supports for homeless youth and youth in other high-risk situations; 
                                                         Pages H7616-20
  Supporting the goals and ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a 
national celebration of after-school programs: H. Con. Res. 478, to 
support the goals and ideals of ``Lights On Afterschool!'', a national 
celebration of after-school programs;
  Pages H7620-21
  Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act: H.R. 5483, to increase 
the disability earning limitation under the Railroad Retirement Act and 
to index the amount of allowable earnings consistent with increases in 
the substantial gainful activity dollar amount under the Social 
Security Act;
  Pages H7621-22
  Dam Safety Act of 2006: H.R. 4981, amended, to amend the National Dam 
Safety Program Act;
  Pages H7622-24
  Designating the Federal courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, 
South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Federal Courthouse'': 
H.R. 5546, amended, to designate the Federal courthouse to be 
constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. 
Campbell, Jr. Federal Courthouse'';
  Pages H7624-25
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the United 
States courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as 
the ``Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. United States Courthouse''.''. 
                                                             Page H7625
  Designating the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 221 and 211 West Ferguson Street in Tyler, Texas, as the ``William 
M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse'': H.R. 5606, 
to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 221 and 211 West Ferguson Street in Tyler, Texas, as the ``William 
M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; 
                                                         Pages H7625-26
  Designating the Investigations Building of the Food and Drug 
Administration located at 466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, 
Puerto Rico, as the ``Andres Toro Building'': H.R. 5026, to designate 
the Investigations Building of the Food and Drug Administration located 
at 466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the 
``Andres Toro Building'';
  Pages H7626-27

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  Designating the Federal building located at 2 South Main Street in 
Akron, Ohio, as the ``John F. Seiberling Federal Building'': H.R. 6051, 
amended, to designate the Federal building located at 2 South Main 
Street in Akron, Ohio, as the ``John F. Seiberling Federal Building''; 
                                                         Pages H7627-28
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 2 South Main Street in 
Akron, Ohio, as the ``John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''.''.
Page H7628
  Designating a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. 
Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the 
``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park'': H.R. 1556, to designate a parcel of 
land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States 
Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial 
Park'';
  Pages H7628-30
  Designating the Federal building located at 320 North Main Street in 
McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Federal Building'': H.R. 
2322, to designate the Federal building located at 320 North Main 
Street in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Federal Building'';
                                                         Pages H7630-32
  Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act: S. 362, 
amended, 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;
  Pages H7632-35
  Stevens-Inouye International Fisheries Monitoring and Compliance 
Legacy Act of 2006: H.R. 5946, amended, to amend Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize activities to 
promote improved monitoring and compliance for high seas fisheries, or 
fisheries governed by international fishery management agreements; 
                                                         Pages H7635-42
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To amend the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize activities 
to promote improved monitoring and compliance for high seas fisheries, 
or fisheries governed by international fishery management agreements, 
and for other purposes.''.
Page H7642
  Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to improve California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
and water supply: H.R. 6014, amended, To authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to improve 
California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and water supply; 
                                                             Page H7643
  New Mexico Water Planning Assistance Act: H.R. 1711, amended, to 
provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of 
comprehensive State water plans;
  Pages H7643-44
  Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006: H.R. 5160, amended, to 
establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative; 
                                                         Pages H7644-48
  Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2005: 
  H.R. 2069, amended, to authorize the exchange of certain land in 
Grand and Uintah Counties;
Pages H7648-51
  Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act of 
2006: H.R. 5842, to compromise and settle all claims in the case of 
Pueblo of Isleta v. United States, to restore, improve, and develop the 
valuable on-reservation land and natural resources of the Pueblo; 
                                                         Pages H7651-53
  Requiring the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land 
located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells 
Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas 
County, Washington, to the utility district: H.R. 4789, amended, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land 
located wholly or partially within the boundaries of the Wells 
Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas 
County, Washington, to the utility district;
  Pages H7653-54
  Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act of 2005: H.R. 3626, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of 
enlarging the Arthur V. Watkins Dam Weber Basin Project, Utah, to 
provide additional water for the Weber Basin Project to fulfill the 
purposes for which that project was authorized;
  Page H7654
  Lower Republican River Basin Study Act: H.R. 4750, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of implementing a water supply and conservation project 
to improve water supply reliability, increase the capacity of water 
storage, and improve water management efficiency in the Republican 
River Basin between Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in 
Kansas;
  Pages H7654-55
  Las Cienegas Enhancement Act: H.R. 5016, amended, to provide for the 
exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, 
Arizona;
  Pages H7655-56
  Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Study Act: H.R. 5692, amended, to 
direct the Secretary of the

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Interior to carry out a study to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing memorials to the Space Shuttle Columbia on 
parcels of land in the State of Texas;
  Pages H7656-57
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
feasibility and suitability of establishing a memorial to the Space 
Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas and for its inclusion as a unit 
of the National Park System.''.
Page H7657
  Rio Grande Natural Area Act: S. 56, to establish the Rio Grande 
Natural Area in the State of Colorado--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H7657-59
  Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006: S. 2430, 
amended, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 
1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery 
Resources Restoration Study;
  Pages H7659-61
  Ouachita National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2006: H.R. 5690, 
to adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the States 
of Oklahoma and Arkansas;
  Pages H7661-62
  Ratifying a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache 
Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the 
settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio 
Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent 
for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla 
Apache Reservation accordingly: H.R. 4876, to ratify a conveyance of a 
portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State 
of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to 
authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the 
exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly; 
                                                         Pages H7662-63
  Allowing for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts 
between the Secretary of the Interior and the Redwood Valley County 
Water District: H.R. 5516, to allow for the renegotiation of the 
payment schedule of contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Redwood Valley County Water District;
  Page H7663
  Modifying a land grant patent issued by the Secretary of the 
Interior: H.R. 3606, to modify a land grant patent issued by the 
Secretary of the Interior;
  Pages H7663-64
  Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of 
the American Latino Community Act of 2005: H.R. 2134, amended, to 
establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National 
Museum of the American Latino Community to develop a plan of action for 
the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American 
Latino Community in Washington, DC;
  Pages H7664-67
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``To establish the 
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of 
American Latino Heritage to develop a plan of action for the 
establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of American Latino 
Heritage in Washington, DC, and for other purposes.''.
Page H7666
  Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act: H.R. 5340, amended, to 
promote Department of the Interior efforts to provide a scientific 
basis for the management of sediment and nutrient loss in the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin;
  Pages H7667-69
  Rio Arriba County Land Conveyance Act: S. 213, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Rio Arriba 
County, New Mexico--clearing the measure for the President; and 
                                                         Pages H7669-70
  Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act: 
H.R. 2110, amended, to provide for a study of options for protecting 
the open space characteristics of certain lands in and adjacent to the 
Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado.
  Pages H7670-71
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H7520, 
H7521, H7521-22, H7558-60, H7560, H7592, H7592-93, and H7593. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:03 a.m. on 
Thursday, September 28th.