Tuesday, October 25, 2005 [[Page D1084]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S11777-S11851 Measures Introduced: Eight bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1913-1920, S. Res. 286-287, and S. Con. Res. 60. Page S11823 Measures Passed: Recognizing the Grand Ole Opry: Senate agreed to S. Res. 286, commending the Grand Ole Opry on the occasion of its 80th anniversary for its important role in the popularization of country music and for its 8 decades of musical and broadcast excellence. Page S11827 Honoring the Life of Rosa Parks: Senate agreed to S. Res. 287, honoring the life of, and expressing the condolences of the Senate on the passing of Rosa Parks. Pages S11827-28, S11846-50 Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act: Senate passed S. 443, to improve the investigation of criminal antitrust offenses. Page S11850 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S11784-92, S11793-S11815 Adopted: Specter Amendment No. 2197, to reduce administrative costs in the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Page S11784 By a unanimous vote of 98 yeas (Vote No. 267), Durbin Amendment No. 2196, to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a plan for changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program. Pages S11784-85 Inouye/Cochran Amendment No. 2222, to rename certain buildings within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pages S11793-94 Salazar Amendment No. 2226, to provide that certain local educational agencies shall be eligible to receive a fiscal year 2005 payment under section 8002 or 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Pages S11804-05 Salazar Amendment No. 2224, to require the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of violence prevention programs receiving funding under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act. Pages S11805-06 Salazar Amendment No. 2225, to provide for a study of national service programs in the rural United States. Page S11806 Pending: Sununu Amendment No. 2214, to provide for the funding of the Low- Vision Rehabilitation Services Demonstration Project. Pages S11788-89 Sununu Amendment No. 2215, to increase funding for community health centers. Page S11789 Reed Modified Amendment No. 2194, to provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Pages S11794-S11804, S11807-11 Gregg Amendment No. 2253, to increase appropriations for the Low- Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $1,276,000,000, with an across-the-board reduction. Pages S11811-12 Thune Modified Amendment No. 2193, to provide funding for telehealth programs. Pages S11812-14 During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following action: By 48 yeas to 51 nays (Vote No. 268), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion, under section 904 of the Congressional Budget act of 1974, to waive provisions of the Act for consideration of Kennedy Amendment No. 2213, to increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment would provide spending in excess of the subcommittee's 302(b) allocation was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. Pages S11785-88, S11789-92, S11793-S11815 Senate rejected the motion, under section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, to waive provisions of the Act for consideration of Salazar Amendment No. 2223, to increase funding for the safe and drug- free schools and communities program. Subsequently, the point of order that the amendment [[Page D1085]] would provide spending in excess of the subcommittee's 302(b) allocation was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. Pages S11806-07 A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, October 27, 2005. Pages S11814-15 A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Pages S11850-51 Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States: Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the continuation of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938 with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM- 28) Page S11819 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Aida M. Delgado-Colon, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. 8 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral. 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Army. Page S11851 Messages From the House: Page S11819 Measures Referred: Page S11819 Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S11819 Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S11819 Executive Communications: Pages S11819-20 Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S11820-23 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S11823-24 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S11824-27 Amendments Submitted: Pages S11828-45 Notices of Hearings/Meetings: Page S11845 Authority for Committees to Meet: Pages S11845-46 Privilege of the Floor: Page S11846 Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total-268) Pages S11785, S11793 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 6:53 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11851.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine oil and gas activities by the Bureau of Land Management including impact of recently passed energy legislation, after receiving testimony from Kathleen Clarke, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Logan Magruder, Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States, Denver, Colorado; and Paul N. Cicio, Industrial Energy Consumers of America, and Ford B. West, The Fertilizer Institute, both of Washington, D.C. NOMINATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of John J. Young, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, who was introduced by Senator Stevens and Representative Don Young, Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Delores M. Etter, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, General Burwell B. Bell, III, USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command, and Commander, United States Forces Korea, and Lieutenant General Lance L. Smith, USAF, for appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United States Joint Forces Command and Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. NOMINATIONS Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Matthew Slaughter, of New Hampshire, and Katherine Baicker, of New Hampshire, each to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Orlando J. Cabrera, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, who was introduced by Senator Martinez, and Gigi Hyland, of Virginia, who was introduced by Senator Warner, and Rodney E. Hood, of North Carolina, who was introduced by Senators Dole and Burr, each to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. [[Page D1086]] TERRITORIES RELATED LEGISLATION Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1829, to repeal certain sections of the Act of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands, S. 1830, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and S. 1831, to convey certain submerged land to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after receiving testimony from Virgin Islands Delegate Christensen; and Nikolao I. Pula, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of James S. Halpern, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, Franklin L. Lavin, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and Clay Lowery, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury. Also, Committee completed its review of certain spending reductions and revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and agreed on recommendations which it will make to the Committee on the Budget thereon. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Jeffrey Thomas Bergner, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, and Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: Agreement between the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting (Treaty Doc. 108-24); The Convention on the Conservation and Management of the Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Treaty Doc. 109-1); and The nominations of C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Representative to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, David B. Dunn, of California, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, Carmen Maria Martinez, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, Michael R. Arietti, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, David M. Hale, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Benson K. Whitney, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to Norway, Susan Rasinski McCaw, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Nicholas F. Taubman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania, Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and a Foreign Service Officer promotion list received in the Senate on July 14, 2005. FEDERAL SPENDING PRIORITIES Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security concluded a hearing to examine setting priorities in Federal spending in the context of natural disaster, deficits and war, focusing on long-term budget challenges, and a plan to restore fiscal discipline, after receiving testimony from Representative Shadegg; former Representative Stenholm; and Roger Pilon, Cato Institute Center for Constitutional Studies, and Daniel J. Mitchell, The Heritage Foundation, both of Washington, DC. [[Page D1087]] House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 4125- 4143; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 70; H. Con. Res. 273-274; and H. Res. 510 were introduced. Pages H9101-02 Additional Cosponsors: Page H9103 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 1129, to authorize the exchange of certain land in the State of Colorado, with an amendment (H. Rept. 109-252); H. Res. 508, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 420) to amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability (H. Rept. 109-253); and H. Res. 509, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1461) to reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H. Rept. 109-254). Page H9101 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Issa to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H9049 Recess: The House recessed at 12:59 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. Page H9053 Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures: Recognizing America's Blood Centers and its member organizations for their commitment to providing over half the Nation with a safe and adequate volunteer donor blood supply: H. Res. 220, amended, to recognize America's Blood Centers and its member organizations for their commitment to providing over half the Nation with a safe and adequate volunteer donor blood supply; Pages H9055-56 American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act: H.R. 3675, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to increase civil penalties for violations involving unfair or deceptive acts or practices that exploit popular reaction to an emergency or major disaster, and to authorize the Federal Trade Commission to seek civil penalties for such violations in actions brought under section 13 of that Act, by a yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 536; Pages H9056-58, H9068-69 Supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week: H. Res. 485, to support the goals of Red Ribbon Week; Pages H9058-59 Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program: H. Con. Res. 269, to recognize the 40th anniversary of the White House Fellows Program, by a yea-and-nay vote of 401 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 537; Pages H9059-61, H9070 Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 3256, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3038 West Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building'', by a yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 538; Pages H9061-62, H9070-71 Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office Designation Act: H.R. 3368, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6483 Lincoln Street in Gagetown, Michigan, as the ``Gagetown Veterans Memorial Post Office''; Pages H9062-63 Supporting efforts to promote greater awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth: H. Res. 484, to support efforts to promote greater awareness of effective runaway youth prevention programs and the need for safe and productive alternatives, resources, and supports for homeless youth; and Pages H9063-65 Establishing an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and cultivation: H.R. 758, to establish an interagency aerospace revitalization task force to develop a national strategy for aerospace workforce recruitment, training, and cultivation. Pages H9065-68 Presidential Message: Read message from the President wherein he transmitted a report concerning the National Emergency with Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 109- 63). Page H9068 Recess: The House recessed at 3:42 p.m. and reconvened at 6:33 p.m. Page H9068 Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in memory of Mrs. Rosa Louise Parks. Page H9070 Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on pages H9053, H9063. Senate Referrals: S. 1382 was referred to the Committee on Resources and S. 1905 was held at the desk. Pages H9099-H9100 [[Page D1088]] Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H9068-69, H9070, H9070-71. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:50 p.m. Committee Meetings BUDGET RECONCILIATION Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began discussion of Title I, the Digital Television Transition Act of 2005, and Title II, which will consist of Medicaid, Katrina health relief and Katrina energy relief, of Budget reconciliation recommendations. Will continue tomorrow. BRIEFING--AGRO-TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack met in executive session to receive a briefing on assessing the threat of agro-terrorism. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses. OVERSIGHT--VOTING RIGHTS ACT Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: Section 5 of the Act: History, Scope, and Purpose.'' Testimony was heard from Brad Schlozman, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: The Continuing Need for Section 5.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses. LAWSUIT ABUSE REDUCTION ACT OF 2005 Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 429, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representative Schiff. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE REFORM ACT OF 2005 Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 3, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 1461, Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Baker, Leach, Royce, Kennedy of Minnesota, Renzi, Frank of Massachusetts, Kanjorski, and Davis of Alabama. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2005 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on the Budget: business meeting to mark up the proposed Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, 2 p.m., SD- 608. [[Page D1089]] Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (P.L. 108-447), by the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, 2 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider S. 1772, to streamline the refinery permitting process, S. 1869, to reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and S. Res. 255, recognizing the achievements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Waterfowl Population Survey, 9:30 a.m., SD- 406. Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine Eco-terrorism specifically examining Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, 2:30 p.m., SD-406. Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of James Caldwell Cason, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, 2:30 p.m., SD-419. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine the tax gap, focusing on components that make up the tax gap and how to ensure that American taxpayers are not bearing the financial burden of those who are not complying with the law, 2:30 p.m., SD- 342. Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine emergency preparedness relating to terrorism, 10:30 a.m., SD-226. Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine proposals to split the Ninth Circuit, 2:30 p.m., SD-226. Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. House Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review the current impact of Mississippi River transportation on agricultural markets, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Armed Services, Regional Powers Panel, hearing on an overview of regional powers' military capabilities and threats to U.S. interests, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel, hearing on responding to the radical Islamic terrorist threat--the Department of Defense's roles, missions, and capabilities in the Global War on Terrorism, 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the Committee's Instructions pursuant to the Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 95, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, including consideration of amendments to the following: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); the Higher Education Act and the Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up Title I, Digital Television Transition Act of 2005, of Budget reconciliation recommendations, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform, to consider H.R. 3134, Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program and Management Improvement Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up the following: H. Res. 463, Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the reapportionment of airport screeners; H. Con. Res. 196, Honoring the pilots of United States commercial air carriers who volunteer to participate in the Federal flight deck officer program, and any additional pending business 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, hearing entitled ``Ensuring Operability During Catastrophic Events,'' 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on International Relations, hearing on the U.S.-India Global Partnership: The Impact of Nonproliferation, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, to mark up H.R. 4093, Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2005, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Resources, to mark up Recommendation for Budget Reconciliation, 10 a.m.,1324 Longworth. Committee on Science, hearing on the Investigation of the World Trade Center Collapse: Findings, Recommendations and Next Steps, 11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the following: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions; Natural Resources Conservation Service Resolution; GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2006; a Committee Resolution to comply with Reconciliation Directive Included in Section 201(a) of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2006; H. Res. 488, Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives information in his possession relating to contracts for services or construction related to Hurricane Katrina recovery; H.R. 1721, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs to improve the quality of coastal recreation waters; H.R. 3963, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound; and a measure to permit the Administrator of General Services to make repairs and lease space without approval of a prospectus if the repair or lease is required as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up Entitlement Reconciliation Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2006, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, October 26 House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Consideration of Suspensions: (1) H.R. 3945-- Hurricane Katrina Financial Services Relief Act of 2005; (2) H. Res. 368--Congratulating the State of Israel on the election of Ambassador Dan Gillerman as Vice-President of the 60th United Nations General Assembly; (3) S. 1713--Iran Nonproliferation Amendments Act of 2005; and (4) S. 172--Amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all contact lenses as medical devices. After Suspensions, consideration of Measures: (1) H.R. 1461--Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 and (2) H.J. Res. 65--Disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E2161, E2163, E2165, E2166, E2168, E2169 Burton, Dan, Ind., E2172 Capps, Lois, Calif., E2162 Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E2170, E2172 Chocola, Chris, Ind., E2175 Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E2169 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E2173 DeGette, Diana, Colo., E2171 Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E2169 Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E2166 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E2174 Ford, Harold E., Jr., Tenn., E2167 Frank, Barney, Mass., E2164 Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E2173 Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E2170 Herseth, Stephanie, S.D., E2171 Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E2164 Honda, Michael M., Calif., E2169, E2172 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E2174 Lantos, Tom, Calif., E2174 Lee, Barbara, Calif., E2166, E2175, E2176 Levin, Sander M., Mich., E2171 Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E2161, E2163, E2165 Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E2170, E2171 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E2164 Moore, Dennis, Kans., E2171 Olver, John W., Mass., E2162 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E2161, E2164, E2173 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E2165 Stearns, Cliff, Fla., E2162 Sullivan, John, Okla., E2164 Sweeney, John E., N.Y., E2166 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E2168 Udall, Mark, Colo., E2168 Udall, Tom, N.M., E2173, E2174 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E2174 Wu, David, Ore., E2166