[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 92 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D694-D695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:  15 public bills, H.R. 6191-
6205; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 91, 93; and H. Res. 1242-1250 were 
introduced.
  Pages H5043-44
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5044-46
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4179, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an 
appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or 
prohibited from boarding a flight, with amendments (H. Rept. 110-686);
  H.R. 5909, to amend the Aviation and Transportation Security Act to 
prohibit advance notice to certain individuals, including security 
screeners, of covert testing of security screening procedures for the 
purpose of enhancing transportation security at airports, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-687);
  H.R. 5982, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, for purposes 
of transportation security, to conduct a study on how airports can 
transition to uniform, standards-based, and interoperable biometric 
identifier systems for airport workers with unescorted access to secure 
or sterile areas of an airport, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-688);
  H.R. 4749, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 
the Office for Bombing Prevention, to address terrorist explosive 
threats, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-689);
  H.R. 6003, to reauthorize Amtrak, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-
690);
  H.R. 1333, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the 
Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of the Air 
Force to use Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support 
homeland security missions, with amendments (H. Rept. 110-691, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5680, to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, with 
an amendment (H. Rept. 110-692);
  H.R. 3682, to designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, 
California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in 
Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, and to 
adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument (H. Rept. 110-693);
  H.R. 3022, to designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of 
California and to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National 
Park Wilderness, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-694);
  H.R. 2632, to establish the Sabinoso Wilderness Area in San Miguel 
County, New Mexico, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-695);
  H.R. 5938, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Secret 
Service protection to former Vice Presidents (H. Rept. 110-696);

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  H.R. 5060, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow 
athletes admitted as nonimmigrants described in section 
101(a)(15)(P) of such Act to renew their period of authorized 
admission in 5-year increments (H. Rept. 110-697);
  H.R. 5569, to extend for 5 years the EB-5 regional center pilot 
program (H. Rept. 110-698);
  H.R. 4080, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish 
a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models, with an 
amendment (H. Rept. 110-699); and
  H.R. 5593, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make technical 
amendments to certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
enacted by the Congressional Review Act (H. Rept. 110-700). 
                                                         Pages H5042-43
Budget Resolution for FY 2009--Conference Report: The House agreed to 
the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2008 and 2010 through 2013, by a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 210 
nays, Roll No. 382.
  Pages H4989-H5001, H5003
  H. Res. 1214, the rule providing for consideration of the conference 
report, was agreed to on Wednesday, May 21st.
Suspension--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, June 
4th:
  National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008: H.R. 5940, 
amended, to authorize activities for support of nanotechnology research 
and development, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 6 nays, 
Roll No. 383.
  Page H5004
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing 
Authorization Act: The House passed H.R. 5540, to amend the Chesapeake 
Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the continuing authorization 
of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 321 yeas to 86 nays, Roll No. 386.
  Pages H4980-89, H5002-03, H5004-16
  Rejected the Sali motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the 
House promptly with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 181 yeas to 
223 nays, Roll No. 385.
Pages H5014-16
Rejected:
  Bishop (UT) amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 110-677) that sought 
to change the bill's permanent authorization of appropriations to an 
authorization for five years (by a yea-and-nay vote of 178 yeas to 232 
nays, Roll No. 384).
Pages H5012-14
  H. Res. 1233, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 225 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 381, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
221 yeas to 194 nays, Roll No. 380.
Pages H5002-03
Suspension--Failed: The House failed to agree to suspend the rules and 
pass the following measure which was debated on Wednesday, June 4th:
  Public Land Communities Transition Act of 2007:  H.R. 3058, amended, 
to amend chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, to provide full 
payments under such chapter to units of general local government in 
which entitlement land is located, to provide transitional payments 
during fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to those States and counties 
previously entitled to payments under the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote 
of 218 yeas to 193 nays with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 387. 
                                                         Pages H5016-17
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 9th, for morning hour debate. 
                                                             Page H5019
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 11th.
  Page H5019
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H5024 and H5034 .
Quorum Calls--Votes:  Eight yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H5002, H5002-03, H5003, H5004, 
H5014, H5015-16, H5016 and H5017. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:23 p.m.