E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 109 CONGRESS, FIRSTSESSION Vol. 151 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2005 No. 168 House of Representatives The House met at 4 p.m. and was PRAYER May the hopes of Americans be real- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ized in the new year, and may this pore (Mr. WOLF). The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. manifestation of free democracy in ac- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: tion be a sign of Your blessing upon all f Lord God, the Beginning and the End, the Earth and give You glory, now and DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER all natural beauty gives You glory. All forever. Amen. PRO TEMPORE human effort is destined to build Your The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- kingdom of peace and justice. f fore the House the following commu- Bless the finishing work of this First nication from the Speaker: Session of the 109th Congress of the THE JOURNAL WASHINGTON, DC, United States of America. May words The SPEAKER pro tempore. The December 22, 2005. of promise for the good of Your people Chair has examined the Journal of the I hereby appoint the Honorable FRANK R. come to fulfillment and bring good last day’s proceedings and announces WOLF to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. news to the poor. May laws here en- to the House his approval thereof. J. DENNIS HASTERT, acted be truly implemented with equal- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Speaker of the House of Representatives. ity and accountability. nal stands approved. 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By order of the Joint Committee on Printing. TRENT LOTT, Chairman. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H13177 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 05:01 Dec 01, 2006 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 J:\CRONLINE\TYPESE~1\H22DE5.REC H22DE5 bajohnson on PROD1PC69 with CONG-REC-ONLINE H13178 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE December 22, 2005 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. COMMUNICATION FROM THE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the 1815) ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria- CLERK OF THE HOUSE gentleman from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) tions for fiscal year 2006 for military The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- come forward and lead the House in the activities of the Department of De- fore the House the following commu- Pledge of Allegiance. fense, for military construction, and nication from the Clerk of the House of Mr. KILDEE led the Pledge of Alle- for defense activities of the Depart- Representatives: giance as follows: ment of Energy, to prescribe military OFFICE OF THE CLERK, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the personnel strengths for such fiscal HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, United States of America, and to the Repub- year, and for other purposes.’’. Washington, DC, December 22, 2005. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The message also announced that the Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Senate agreed to the report of the com- The Speaker, House of Representatives, f mittee of conference on the disagreeing Washington, DC. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE votes of the two Houses on the amend- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- ment of the Senate to the bill (S. 1281) mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of A message from the Senate by Mrs. ‘‘An Act to authorize appropriations the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- Curtis, one of its clerks, announced for the National Aeronautics and Space tives, the Clerk received the following mes- that the Senate had passed with an sage from the Secretary of the Senate on De- Administration for science, aero- cember 22, 2005, at 2:30 pm: amendment a bill of the house of the nautics, exploration, exploration capa- following title. That the Senate passed without amend- bilities, and the Inspector General, and ment—H. Con. Res. 59. H.R. 1400. An act to amend title 18, United for other purposes, for fiscal years 2006, That the Senate passed without amend- States Code, to provide penalties for aiming 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.’’. ment—H. Con. Res. 196. laser pointers at airplanes, and for other pur- That the Senate passed without amend- poses. The message also announced that the Senate, having had under consideration ment—H. Con. Res. 230. The message also announced that the That the Senate passed without amend- the report of the committee of con- Senate has passed bills of the following ment—H. Con. Res. 324. ference on the disagreeing votes of the titles in which the concurrence of the That the Senate passed without amend- two Houses on the amendment of the House is requested: ment—H.R. 972. House to the bill (S. 1932) ‘‘An Act to That the Senate passed without amend- S. 119. An act to provide for the protection provide for reconciliation pursuant to ment—H.R. 2017. of unaccompanied alien children, and for That the Senate passed without amend- other purposes. section 202(a) of the concurrent resolu- tion on the budget for fiscal year 2006 ment—H.R. 3179. S. 716. An act to amend title 38, United That the Senate passed without amend- States Code, to enhance services provided by (H. Con. Res. 95).’’, it was ment—H.R. 4501. vet centers, to clarify and improve the provi- Resolved, That the Senate defeated That the Senate passed without amend- sion of breavement counseling by the De- the conference report by operation of ment—H.R. 4525. partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other the Budget Act; be it further That the Senate passed without amend- purposes. Resolved, That the Senate concur in ment—H.R. 4579. S. 1182. An act to amend title 38, United the amendment of the House with fur- That the Senate passed without amend- States Code, to improve health care for vet- ment—H.R. 4635. erans, and for other purposes. ther amendment. f That the Senate passed without amend- S. 1184. An act to waive the passport fees ment—H.R. 4637. for a relative of a deceased member of the ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER With best wishes, I am Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the PRO TEMPORE Sincerely, grave of such member or to attend a funeral KAREN L. HAAS, or memorial service for such member. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- S. 1315. An act to require a report on ant to clause 4 of rule I, Speaker pro Clerk of the House. progress toward the Millenium Development tempore WOLF signed the following en- Goals, and for other purposes. rolled bills on Wednesday, December f S. 2167. An act to amend the USA PA- 21, 2005: TRIOT Act to extend the sunset of certain S. 205, to authorize the American USA PATRIOT ACT 1-MONTH provisions of the Act and the lone wolf provi- Battle Monuments Commission to es- EXTENSION sion of the Intelligence Reform and Ter- rorism Prevention Act of 2004 to July 1, 2006. tablish in the State of Louisiana a me- Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- S. 2170. An act to provide for global patho- morial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers; er, I ask unanimous consent that the gen surveillance and response. S. 652, to provide financial assistance Committee on the Judiciary and the The message also announced that the for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Permanent Select Committee on Intel- Senate has agreed to concurrent reso- Franklin National Memorial in Phila- ligence be discharged from further con- lutions of the following titles in which delphia, Pennsylvania, and the develop- sideration of the bill (H.R.