Friday, September 2, 2005 [[Page D872]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet on Tuesday, September 6, 2005, at 12 noon. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. H House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 3645-3646, were introduced. Page H7645 Additional Cosponsors: Page H7645 Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows: H.R. 1640, to ensure jobs for our future with secure and reliable energy, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-215 Pt. 1) (filed on July 29, 2005); and H.R. 610, to provide for Federal energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-216 Pt. 1) (filed on July 29, 2005). Page H7645 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative DeLay to act as speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7615 Notification of Reassembly: Read the text of the formal notification sent to Members on Thursday, September 1, 2005, of the reassembling of the House. Page H7615 Member Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Cox, wherein he resigned as Representative of the 48th Congressional district of California, effective at 6 p.m. on August 2, 2005. Page H7616 Message From the Clerk: Read letters from the Clerk notifying the House that he received messages from the Senate. Page H7616 Making emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005--Order of Business: The House agreed that it shall be in order at any time without intervention of any point of order to consider H.R. 3645 in the House; the bill shall be considered as read; the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening motion except (1) 10 minutes of debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations and (2) one motion to recommit; clause 10 of rule 20 shall not apply to the question of passage of the bill; and all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the bill. Pages H7616-27 Summer District Work Period: The House agreed to without objection S. Con. Res. 51, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Page H7627 Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages H7615 and H7643. Speaker pro tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through September 6, 2005. Page H7643 Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no yea-and-nay votes, and there were no recorded votes. There were no quorum calls. [[Page D873]] Adjournment: The House met at 1 p.m. and adjourned at 3:57 p.m. September 2, pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 51, stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, September 6. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (USPS 087ÿ09390). The Periodicals postage is paid at Washington, D.C.  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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 6 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Holt, Rush D., N.J., E1747 Moore, Dennis, Kans., E1747, E1747, E1747