Monday, June 27, 2005 [[Page D675]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S7397-S7449 Measures Introduced: Six bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1312- 1317. Page S7428 Measures Reported: S. 1017, to reauthorize grants for the water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109-90) S. 655, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-91) H.R. 2744, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 109-92) S. 268, to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, with amendments. (S. Rept. No. 109- 93) S. 432, to establish a digital and wireless network technology program. (S. Rept. No. 109-94) Pages S7427-28 Measures Passed: Red Tide Emergency Relief Act: Senate passed S. 1316, to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide emergency relief to shellfish growers affected by toxic red tide losses. Pages S7446-47 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act: Senate passed S. 260, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, after agreeing to the committee amendments. Pages S7447-48 Interior Appropriations: Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 2361, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and pursuant to the order of June 23, 2005, agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, which will be considered as original text for the purpose of further amendment, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S7403-23 Adopted: Burns (for Ensign) Amendment No. 1033, to prohibit the use of funds for the demolition of buildings at the Zephyr Shoals property, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Pages S7413, S7422 Dorgan (for Feinstein) Amendment No. 1024, to authorize the imposition of fees for overnight lodging at certain properties at Fort Baker, California. Pages S7404, S7422 Burns (for Frist) Amendment No. 1028, to reinstate a provision relating to National Parks with deed restrictions. Pages S7412, S7422 Dorgan (for Wyden) Amendment No. 1035, to extend the authority for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements. Pages S7409, S7422 Burns (for Craig) Amendment No. 1041, to withdraw from mineral entry or appropriation under mining lease laws, and from leasing claims under mineral and geothermal leasing laws, certain land in the Payette National Forest. Pages S7412, S7422 Pending: Burns (for Voinovich) Amendment No. 1010, to prohibit the use of funds to take certain land into trust without the consent of the Governor of the State in which the land is located. Page S7403 Burns (for Frist/Reid) Amendment No. 1022, to provide for Congressional security relating to certain real property. Pages S7403-04 Dorgan (for Boxer) Amendment No. 1023, to prohibit the use of funds by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides. Page S7404 Dorgan Amendment No. 1025, to require Federal reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for the provision of Indian health care services. Page S7404 [[Page D676]] Sununu/Bingaman Amendment No. 1026, to prohibit the use of funds to plan, design, study or construct certain forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest. Pages S7404-05, S7409-11 Dorgan (for Kerry) Amendment No. 1029, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration. Page S7405 Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1030, to modify a provision relating to funds appropriated for Bureau of Indian Affairs postsecondary schools. Page S7405 Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1031, to set aside additional amounts for Youth Conservation Corps projects. Page S7405 Dorgan (for Durbin) Amendment No. 1032, to prohibit the use of funds in contravention of the Executive order relating to Federal actions to address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations. Page S7406 Dorgan (for Reed) Amendment No. 1036, to modify certain administrative provisions relating to the brownfield site characterization and assessment program. Page S7409 Dorgan (for Reed) Amendment No. 1037, to authorize recipients of grants provided under the brownfield site characterization and assessment program to use grant funds for reasonable administrative expenses. Page S7409 Salazar Amendment No. 1038, to provide additional funds for the payment in lieu of taxes program, with an offset. Pages S7411-12 Salazar Amendment No. 1039, to provide that certain user fees collected under the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 be paid to the States. Pages S7411-12 Burns (for Bond) Amendment No. 1040, to set aside funds for the University of Missouri--Columbia to establish a wetland ecology center of excellence. Page S7412 Burns (for Warner) Amendment No. 1042, to set aside funds for the replacement of the main gate facility at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Virginia. Page S7412 Burns (for Ensign) Amendment No. 1012, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Pages S7412-13 Burns (for Coburn) Amendment No. 1002, to reduce total appropriations in the bill by 1.7 percent for the purpose of fully funding the Department of Defense. Page S7413 Burns (for Coburn) Amendment No. 1003, to require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks. Page S7413 Burns (for Coburn) Amendment No. 1015, to transfer funding to Wildland Fire Management from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Page S7413 Burns (for Coburn) Amendment No. 1019, to transfer funding to the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program within the Indian Health Service from funding for Federal land acquisition. Page S7413 Burns (for Coburn) Amendment No. 1020, to express the Sense of the Senate that any additional emergency supplemental appropriations should be offset with reductions in discretionary spending. Page S7413 Dorgan (for Feingold) Amendment No. 1043, to require the Government Accountability Office to conduct an audit of the competitive sourcing program of the Forest Service. Pages S7413-14 Dorgan (for Byrd) Amendment No. 1044, to set aside funds for the White Sulphur Springs Fish Hatchery. Page S7414 Dorgan (for Conrad) Amendment No. 1045, to set aside funds for a brownfields assessment of the Fortuna Radar Site. Page S7414 Dorgan (for Sarbanes) Amendment No. 1046, to provide for a study of the feasibility of designating the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Watertrail as a national historic trail. Page S7414 Kyl (for Smith) Amendment No. 1048, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress on the rehabilitation of the Biscuit Fire area of southern Oregon. Page S7417 Kyl Amendment No. 1049, to provide certain earmarks for State and tribal assistance grant funds. Pages S7417-18 Kyl Amendment No. 1050, to modify the formula for the allotment of grants to States for the establishment of State water pollution control revolving funds. Page S7418 Kyl (for Inhofe) Amendment No. 1051, to encourage competition in assistance agreements awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency. Page S7418 Byrd (for Murray) Amendment No. 1052, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration. Pages S7419-20 Byrd/Cochran Amendment No. 1053, to provide funds for the Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. Pages S7420-21 Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1054, to set aside additional amounts for Youth Conservation Corps projects. Page S7421 [[Page D677]] Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1055, to provide for the consideration of the effect of competitive sourcing on wildland fire management activities. Page S7421 Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1056, to strike the title providing for the disposition of Forest Service land and the realignment of Forest Service facilities. Page S7421 Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1057, to extend the Forest Service conveyances pilot program. Page S7421 Dorgan (for Bingaman) Amendment No. 1058, to provide a substitute for title V, Facility Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005. Page S7421 Dorgan Amendment No. 1059, to facilitate family travel to Cuba in humanitarian circumstance. Page S7421 Dorgan (for Landrieu) Amendment No. 1060, to make certain funding revisions relating to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Department of the Interior administrative expenses. Page S7421 Dorgan (for Obama) Amendment No. 1061, to provide that none of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of 15 U.S.C. section 2682(c)(3) or to delay the implementation of that section. Pages S7421-22 Dorgan (for Obama) Amendment No. 1062, to provide that of the funds made available under the heading ``Environmental Programs and Management,'' not less than $100,000 shall be made available to issue the proposed rule required under 15 U.S.C. section 2682(c)(3) by November 1, 2005, and promulgate the final rule required under 15 U.S.C. section 2682(c)(3) by September 30, 2006. Pages S7421-22 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all second degree amendments be relevant to the first degree amendments to which they are offered. Page S7449 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Tuesday, June 28, 2005. Page S7449 Energy Policy Act Amendment--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that all references to Amendment No. 978, to clarify the definition of coal to liquid fuel technology, to the bill H.R. 6, to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy, agreed to on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, reflect that the sponsor of the amendment is Senator Conrad and not Senator Obama. Page S7449 Energy Policy Act--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act, at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, with a vote on final passage of the bill to occur immediately thereon. Page S7449 Messages From the House: Page S7425 Measures Referred: Page S7425 Executive Communications: Pages S7425-27 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7428-29 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S7429-38 Additional Statements: Page S7425 Amendments Submitted: Pages S7438-45 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Pages S7445-46 Adjournment: Senate convened at 1 p.m., and adjourned at 6:24 p.m. until 9:45 a.m., on Tuesday, June 28, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7449.) Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held. [[Page D678]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 3070- 3080 and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 193; and H. Res. 343, were introduced. Pages H5251-52 Additional Cosponsors: Page H5152 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H. Res. 341, providing for consideration of H.R. 3057, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (H. Rept. 109- 155); H. Res. 342, providing for consideration of H.R. 3058, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006 (H. Rept. 109-156); H.R. 426, to encourage the development and integrated use by the public and private sectors of remote sensing and other geospatial information, amended (H. Rept. 109-157); and H.R. 1022, to provide for a Near-Earth Object Survey program to detect, track, catalogue, and characterize certain near-earth asteroids and comets (H. Rept. 109-158). Page H5151 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Aderholt to act as speaker pro tempore for today. Page H5179 Recess: The House recessed at 12:38 p.m and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H5180 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Recognizing National Homeownership Month: H. Res. 312, recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States; Pages H5181-83 Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: H.R. 358, amended, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas; Pages H5183-86 Sense of Congress that a Caribbean-American Heritage Month should be established: H. Con. Res. 71, expressing the sense of Congress that there should be established a Caribbean-American Heritage Month; Pages H5192-94 John J. Hainkel Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2346, amended, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John J. Hainkel Post Office Building''; Pages H5194-95 Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 NW Railroad Avenue in Hammond, Louisiana, as the ``John J. Hainkel, Jr., Post Office Building''. Page H5195 Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 2490, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 442 West Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Mayor Joseph S. Daddona Memorial Post Office''; Pages H5195-96 Commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th year: H. Con. Res. 152, amended, commemorating Mystic Seaport: the Museum of America and the Sea in recognition of its 75th year; Pages H5196-97 Delaware River Protection Act of 2005: H.R. 1412, amended, to amend the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to require notification of the Coast Guard regarding obstructions to navigation; Pages H5197-H5200 Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005: H.R. 481, amended, to further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000; Pages H5200-02 Authorizing the establishment of a memorial to regiments from New Hampshire at Antietam National Battlefield: H.R. 1084, amended, to authorize the establishment at Antietam National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862; Page H5202 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2005: H.R. 1428, amended, to authorize appropriations for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Pages H5202-03 National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005: H.R. 2362, amended, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; Pages H5203-05 [[Page D679]] Upper White Salmon Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: H.R. 38, amended, to designate a portion of the White Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; Pages H5205-06 Taunton, Massachusetts Special Resources Study Act: H.R. 1512, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System; Pages H5206-07 Honoring members of the U.S. Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996 terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers U.S. military housing compound: H. Con. Res. 188, honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were killed in the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers United States military housing compound near Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; Pages H5207-09 Sense of the House regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995: H. Res. 199, amended, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the massacre at Srebrenica in July 1995, by a yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 322; and Pages H5209-14, H5216-17 Urging the Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the elections on July 3, 2005 are conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections: H. Con. Res. 155, urging the Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, a conducted in accordance with international standards for free and fair elections, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 369 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 323. Pages H5214-16, 5217-18 Recess: The House recessed at 4:35 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. Page H5216 Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House began consideration of the following measure under suspension of the rules. Further consideration will continue tomorrow, June 28. Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act: H.R. 458, amended, to prevent the sale of abusive insurance and investment products to military personnel. Pages H5186-92 British-American Interparliamentary Group--Appointment: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following Members to the British-American Interparliamentary Group: Representative Petri, Chairman; and Representative Boozman, Vice Chairman. Page H5216 Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5216-17 and H5217-18. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m., and adjourned at 11:54 p.m. Committee Meetings TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND HUD, THE JUDICIARY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FY 2006 Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 3058, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Knollenberg and Olver. FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS FY 2006 Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 3057, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), except as specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides [[Page D680]] one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was head from Representatives Kolbe and Lowey. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2005 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate [D27JN5-69]Committee Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to examine the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and related crop insurance issues, 10 a.m., SR-328A. [D27JN5-70]Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the Commission on the Review of Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States (Overseas Basing Commission) Report on the U.S. overseas military basing posture, 4 p.m., SD-138. [D27JN5-71]Committee Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 206, to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail, S. 556, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona, S. 588, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as a national scenic trail or a national historic trail, and S. 955, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle of Franklin, 10 a.m., SD-366. [D27JN5-72]Committee Committee on Finance: business meeting to mark up S. 1307, to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, and S.J. Res. 18, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, 9 a.m., SH- 216. [D27JN5-73]Full Commi Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine threatening the health care safety net regarding Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse, 10 a.m., SH-216. [D27JN5-74]Committee Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the security clearance process of the Department of Defense (DOD), focusing on the transfer of investigative responsibilities from DOD to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), including the impact this shift will have on the ability to investigate and adjudicate security clearances in a thorough and expeditious manner, including strategies employed by DOD and OPM to remove the Personnel Security Clearance Program from the high-risk list, 10 a.m., SD-562. [D27JN5-75]Committee Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to examine regulation of Indian gaming, 10 a.m., SD-106. [D27JN5-76]Committee Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the shortfall in VA's medical care budget, 10:30 a.m., SR-418. [D27JN5-77]Special Co Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the structure of the Medicaid program and its use of mandatory and optional populations and benefits, focusing on how Congress can meet its budgetary obligations to find savings in Medicaid and strengthen the program for the long-term, 3 p.m., SD-G50. House [D27JN5-78]Committee Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Veterans Affairs, 9 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn. [D27JN5-79]Committee Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the religious climate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. [D27JN5-80]Committee Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing entitled ``How the Private Sector is Helping States and Communities Improve High School Education,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. [D27JN5-81]Committee Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 2355, Health Care Choice Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. [D27JN5-82]Committee Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Under Fire: Does the District of Columbia's Gun Ban Help or Hurt the Fight Against Crime?'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. [D27JN5-83]Subcommitt Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Regulation on U.S. Manufacturing: Spotlight on Department of Labor and Department of Transportation,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn. [D27JN5-84]Committee Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, hearing entitled ``Pathways to the Bomb: Security of Fissile Materials Abroad,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. [D27JN5-85]Committee Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on the Legal Services Corporation: A Review of Leasing Choices and Landlord Relations, 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. [D27JN5-86]Subcommitt Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2791, United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2005; and H.R. 2955, Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. [D27JN5-87]Subcommitt Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, hearing on H.R. 2933, Alien Gang Removal Act of 2005, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. [D27JN5-88]Committee Committee on Science, hearing on The Future of NASA, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. [D27JN5-89]Subcommitt [[Page D681]] Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standard, hearing on Small Business Innovation and Research: What is the Optimal role of Venture Capital?'' 3 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. [D27JN5-90]Committee Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing entitled ``How the Clean Air Act Affects Auto Repair,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 28 House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Begin consideration of H.R. 3057, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Program Appropriations Act for FY 2006 (open rule, one hour of general debate). _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1370 Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1364 Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E1369 Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1357 DeFazio, Peter A., Ore., E1368 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1369 Dent, Charles W., Pa., E1364 Harman, Jane, Calif., E1366 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1358, E1362, E1364, E1365 Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1367 Kolbe, Jim, Ariz., E1358 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1361, E1364, E1365 Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1365 Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1358 Michaud, Michael H., Me., E1364 Miller, George, Calif., E1368 Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1357 Nunes, Devin, Calif., E1368 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1361, E1363, E1365, E1367, E1368, E1370 Pence, Mike, Ind., E1357 Porter, Jon C., Nev., E1363 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1366 Ryan, Tim, Ohio, E1359 Ryun, Jim, Kans., E1368 Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E1363 Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., Fla., E1362 Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1369 Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E1367 Terry, Lee, Nebr., E1358 Wexler, Robert, Fla., E1363