[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1124-D1126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 39 public bills, H.R. 6338-
6376; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 497-498; and H. Res. 1088-1091 
were introduced.
  Pages H8742-44
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H8744-45
Reports Filed: A report was filed on Wednesday, November 15, as 
follows:
  H.R. 4591, to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent 
Organic Pollutants, the Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants to 
the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, and the 
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for 
Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 109-714);
Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4997, to permanently authorize amendments made by the 
Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 for the 
purpose of permitting waivers of the foreign country residence 
requirement with respect to certain international medical graduates, 
with amendments (H. Rept. 109-715);
  H.R. 3248, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a 
program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-
quality respite care, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-716);
  H.R. 5782, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for 
enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline 
transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the 
transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 109-717, Pt. 1 and Pt. 2);
  H. Res. 1092, providing for consideration of H.R. 6346, to extend 
certain trade preference programs, to authorize the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the 
products of Vietnam, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and 
make other technical amendments to the trade laws (H. Rept. 109-718); 
and
  H. Res. 1093, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to the same day consideration of certain resolutions reported 
from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 109-719).
Page H8742
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bishop of Utah to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8675

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MINER Act Technical Study Panel--Appointment: The Chair announced, on 
behalf of the Majority Leader of the House (Mr. Boehner) and the 
Majority Leader of the Senate (Mr. Frist), pursuant to Public Law 109-
236, the appointment of Thomas P. Mucho of Pennsylvania to serve as a 
member of the MINER Act Technical Study Panel.
  Page H8679
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of 
the House should actively engage with employers and the American public 
at large to encourage the hiring of members and former members of the 
Armed Forces who were wounded in service and are facing a transition to 
civilian life: H. Res. 1070, amended, to express the sense of the House 
of Representatives that Members of the House should actively engage 
with employers and the American public at large to encourage the hiring 
of members and former members of the Armed Forces who were wounded in 
service and are facing a transition to civilian life, by a \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 403 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 524; 
                                                  Pages H8679-81, H8702
  Designating Room H-139 of the Capitol as the ``Henry J. Hyde Room'': 
H. Res. 1087, to designate Room H-139 of the Capitol as the ``Henry J. 
Hyde Room'';
  Pages H8681-82
  Extending through December 31, 2008, the authority of the Secretary 
of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal 
public entities to expedite the processing of permits: H.R. 6316, to 
extend through December 31, 2008, the authority of the Secretary of the 
Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public 
entities to expedite the processing of permits;
  Pages H8683-84
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National High School Seniors Voter 
Registration Day: H. Con. Res. 73, to support the goals and ideals of 
National High School Seniors Voter Registration Day;
  Pages H8684-85
  Amending title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the 
Patent and Trademark Office to waive statutory provisions governing 
patents and trademarks in certain emergencies: H.R. 4742, to amend 
title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the Patent and 
Trademark Office to waive statutory provisions governing patents and 
trademarks in certain emergencies;
  Pages H8685-86
  Amending title 18, United States Code, to prevent and repress the 
misuse of the Red Cresent distinctive emblem and the Third Protocol 
(Red Crystal) distinctive emblem: H.R. 6338, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to prevent and repress the misuse of the Red Cresent 
distinctive emblem and the Third Protocol (Red Crystal) distinctive 
emblem;
  Pages H8692-93
  Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act of 2006: H.R. 
5666, amended, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the 
Bureau of Reclamation within the A & B Irrigation District in the State 
of Idaho;
  Pages H8693-94
  Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation 
Act: H.R. 5466, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail; 
                                                         Pages H8694-95
  Authorizing certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a 
lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water 
needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.: S. 1219, to 
authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a lease 
or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the water needs 
of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc.--c1earing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H8695-96
  More Water and More Energy Act of 2006: H.R. 5110, amended, to 
facilitate the use for irrigation and other purposes of water produced 
in connection with development of energy resources;
  Pages H8696-97
  Lowell National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act: H.R. 395, to 
adjust the boundary of Lowell National Historical Park; 
                                                         Pages H8697-98
  Providing for the preservation of the historic confinement sites 
where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II: Concur in 
Senate amendments to H.R. 1492, to provide for the preservation of the 
historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained 
during World War II--clearing the measure for the President; and 
                                                      Pages H8698-H8700
  Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax 
Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to 
suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are 
pending: H.R. 6111, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent 
spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations 
while such claims are pending.
  Pages H8700-01
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure:

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  Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2006: Amended, to 
provide immunity for nonprofit athletic organizations in lawsuits 
arising from claims of ordinary negligence relating to the passage, 
adoption, or failure to adopt rules of play for athletic competitions 
and practices, by less than a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 187 
nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 525. 
                                               Pages H8686-92, H8702-03
Recess: The House recessed at 12:56 p.m. and reconvened at 2:04 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8701
Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act 
of 2006--Motion To Go to Conference: The House disagreed to the Senate 
amendment and agreed to a conference on H.R. 5682, to exempt from 
certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed 
nuclear agreement for cooperation with India.
  Page H8701
  Agreed to the Lantos motion to instruct conferees after agreeing to 
order the previous question.
Page H8701
  Appointed as conferees: Messrs. Hyde, Boehner, and Lantos. 
                                                             Page H8702
  Agreed by unanimous consent to discharge from committee and agree to 
H. Con. Res. 495, to authorize the printing as a House document of 
``United States House of Representatives, The Committee on Ways and 
Means: A History, 1789-2006''.
Page H8703
Recess: The House recessed at 4:41 p.m. and reconvened at 9:42 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8715
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and 
subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H8678-79.
Senate Referrals: S. Con. Res. 119 was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture; S. 994 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; S. 
3759 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services; S. 4014 was 
referred to the Committee on International Relations; S. 4073 was 
referred to the Committee on Veteran Affairs; and S. Con. Res. 101 and 
S. 2028 were held at the desk.
  Page H8715
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H8702 and H8702-03. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:44 p.m.