Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2005-02-16 Date2005-02-16 PublicationVolume 151, issue 17 Sections119 House · 84 Senate House sections CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND MERLE KILGORE A TRIBUTE TO THE A.P. GIANNINI MIDDLE SCHOOL ON THE OCCASION OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO ROBERT B. WILSON IN HONOR OF LARRY McREYNOLDS A NOTE ON PROCESS REGARDING THE CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION ACT TRIBUTE THE REVEREND LUCIUS WILLIAMS ON HIS TWENTY-FIFTH PASTORAL ANNIVERSARY ARTHUR STACEY MASTRAPA POST OFFICE BUILDING HIGHLIGHTING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJAN CONFLICT BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO JULIA THOMAS IN HONOR OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY INTRODUCING THE PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABILITY (PHRMA) ACT RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO MILDRED JUANITA SCOTT IN HONOR OF THE MARINE CORPS JROTC AT EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES CODE TRIBUTE TO R.W. WILLIAM J. EWING, 32ND WORSHIPFUL MASTER SUPPORT OF BURMA'S DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT VERMONT'S GREAT JAZZ MASTER BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO ANDREW AND MARY LOU HAWKINS HONORING SUSAN B. ANTHONY HONORING THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN INTRODUCTION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS ONLY ACT BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO REVEREND VICTOR DIXON IN HONOR OF STEPHEN R. GREGG PERSONAL EXPLANATION DR. CARL KUTTLER, JR. DAY IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA HONORING THE LIFE OF GREENWOOD COUNTY SHERIFF MATT SAMUELS BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO KING T. EVANS, SR. IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CLYDE ROBINSON HONORING GARY PLUMMER CONGRATULATING THE ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION ON THEIR 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY STOP UNDERAGE DRINKING LEGISLATION BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO FRANK DAVIS HONORING THE IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER ON ITS 125 YEARS OF SERVICE TO EASTERN IDAHO REAL ID ACT OF 2005 CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION ACT OF 2005 BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO JOHN AUSTIN JAMES, JR. RECOGNITION OF MR. KEVIN F. KAST OF ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI HONORING MICHAEL R. BLAKEY, LAKE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO TIMAKA JONES AND LAWRENCE BROWDER HONORING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF MRS. GEORGIA VICKERY INTRODUCTION OF THE RESTORE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY TO FEDERAL RESEARCH AND POLICYMAKING ACT OF 2005 EXPRESSING SADNESS UPON THE PASSING OF JUDGE HENRY LATIMER BLACK HISTORY TRIBUTE TO MILDRED J. CAIN BURKS INTRODUCTION OF H.R. 838--THE HOPE AT HOME ACT DEDICATED TO THE "COWBELLES" IWG 2-YEAR EXTENSION CELEBRATION OF THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF CONGRESSMAN LOUIS STOKES DEDICATED RANCHER House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE INTRODUCTION OF THE REVEREND PARKER FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS HURT AMERICANS URGING ACTION ON THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS EXTREME RHETORIC FROM THE LEFT WOMEN AND SOCIAL SECURITY AGGRESSION AGAINST TAIWAN PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS SUBJECT TO HIGHEST LEVEL OF TAXATION CLASS ACTION REFORM EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS TRADE DEFICIT ENDING FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS STRENGTHENING SOCIAL SECURITY PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 310, BROADCAST DECENCY ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2005 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF S. 5, CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2005 BROADCAST DECENCY ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2005 RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE RECOGNIZING THE COMMITMENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE RECOVERY AND ACCOUNTING FOR AMERICANS WHO ARE PRISONERS OF WAR OR MISSING HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FORMER LEBANESE PRIME MINISTER RAFIK HARIRI MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT PROVIDING FOR AN ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF THE TWO HOUSES ELECTION OF MEMBER TO COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS BLOCKING PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 109-10) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE SPECIAL ORDERS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) is recognized for 5 minutes. SMART SECURITY AND $82 BILLION IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL, PART 2 HONORING LANCE CORPORAL FRED LEE MACIEL ORDER OF BUSINESS PAYING TRIBUTE TO OUR TROOPS PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, 109TH CONGRESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) is recognized for 5 minutes. BLUE DOG'S 12-STEP PLAN TO COMMON SENSE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Brown) is recognized for 5 minutes. PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 109TH CONGRESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) is recognized for 5 minutes. PUBLICATION OF THE RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS, 109TH CONGRESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Emanuel) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cooper) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Davis) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Case) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from California (Mr. Costa) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) is recognized for 5 minutes. CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS ORDER OF BUSINESS LET US KEEP SECURITY IN SOCIAL SECURITY THE FEDERAL DEFICIT GENERAL LEAVE SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE COST OF THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL CODEL TO PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED ADJOURNMENT NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS RECOGNITION OF THE ACTING MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS EXTENSION OF NAZI WAR CRIMES AND JAPANESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP MORNING BUSINESS TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR MICHAEL KERGIN GLOBAL WARMING SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH FAIRNESS ACT SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY NOMINATIONS RECESS THE NOMINATION PROCESS GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT OF 2005 MORNING BUSINESS NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES KYOTO PROTOCOL AND CLIMATE CHANGE THE DOHA DECLARATION AND THE TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY ACT OF 2002 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2005 ANIMAL FIGHTING PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT ACT REDUCING CRIME AT AMERICA'S SEAPORTS ACT OF 2005 MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT EXTENSION BILL TRIBUTE TO THE LATE FREDERICK DOUGLASS THE LIFE OF PATRICK OKURA IN RECOGNITION OF STU AND BETHEL DOPF TRIBUTE TO WALLACE RUSTAD TRIBUTE TO RUSS DONDERO TRANSMITTING AS AMENDED, AND 12947 OF 01-23-95, AS AMENDED WITH A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER CLARIFYING CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS BLOCKING PROPERTY AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS--PM 5 MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES EXECUTIVE REPORT OF COMMITTEE INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 391 Introductory Statement on S. 392 Introductory Statement on S. 393 Introductory Statement on S. 394 Introductory Statement on S. 395 Introductory Statement on S. 397 Introductory Statement on S. 398 Introductory Statement on S. 399 Introductory Statement on S. 400 Introductory Statement on S. 401 Introductory Statement on S. 404 Introductory Statement on S. 405 Introductory Statement on S. 406 Introductory Statement on S. 408 Introductory Statement on S. 409 Introductory Statement on S. 410 Introductory Statement on S. 411 Introductory Statement on S. 412 Introductory Statement on S.J. Res. 5 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS--MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2005 SENATE RESOLUTION 55--RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LATE ZHAO ZIYANG TO THE PEOPLE OF CHINA SENATE RESOLUTION 57--DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 25, 2005, AS "NATIONAL MPS AWARENESS DAY" SENATE RESOLUTION 56--DESIGNATING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS AWARENESS MONTH, IN MEMORY OF JOURNALIST DAVID BLOOM AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR FOREIGN TRAVEL FINANCIAL REPORTS EXECUTIVE SESSION LEGISLATIVE SESSION MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME--S. 397 AND S. 403 DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 25, 2005, AS NATIONAL MPS AWARENESS DAY PAYING TRIBUTE TO JOHN HUME ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2005 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. TOMORROW CONFIRMATION