Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2005-04-05 Date2005-04-05 PublicationVolume 151, issue 37 Sections172 House · 84 Senate House sections FIRST BIODIESEL FACILITY IN THE 26TH DISTRICT OF TEXAS HONORING THE LIFE OF ANDREW J. MAIR A TRIBUTE TO MADELEINE GOLDE HONORING SODUS SPARTANS' BOYS BASKETBALL CLASS C STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HONORING THE RETURN OF SOLDIERS FROM IRAQ JOHN LaFALCE'S VIEWS ON BASEL II HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF TERRY LAZAR HONORING WILLIAM "BILL" BELL CHIEU LE AND LEE'S SANDWICHES--COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY TRIBUTE TO ERNEST W. ASCHERMANN--85TH BIRTHDAY IN MEMORY OF SPECIALIST FRANCISCO G. MARTINEZ HONORING THE LIVES OF WARREN AND FERN WOLAVER A TRIBUTE TO REVEREND WILLIAM F. WRIGHT, JR. HONORING PALMYRA MACEDON BOYS' BASKETBALL CLASS B STATE CHAMPIONSHIP HONORING THE VAN VANDALS SUN CHRONICLE HAILS APPOINTMENT OF ATTLEBORO NATIVE HONORING THE AMERICAN AIR POWER MUSEUM IN FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK RECOGNIZING FLOWER MOUND HIGH SCHOOL'S NAMING TO THE GRAMMY SIGNATURE SCHOOL GOLD LIST HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIAM "SLIM" SOMERVELL A TRIBUTE TO MAE CATHERINE GREENE HONORING MSGT ROBERT F. GREEN, JR. HONORING THE LIFE OF MRS. ANNE DORA MOORE HALL JEFF JACOBY SHOWS INTEGRITY ON TORTURE ISSUE RECOGNIZING ERIN ROBNETT, WINNER OF TEXAS VALUES VISUAL ARTS COMPETITION HONORING THE LIFE OF JEAN ALLARD A TRIBUTE TO THE COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS OF FLATBUSH RECOGNIZING FIRE CAPTAIN BUTCH FLANAGAN AND HIS YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOGNIZING THE GADDAR MOVEMENT IN MEMORY OF CONNIE SKIPWORTH TRIBUTE TO MOTHER ANN PARROTT ON HER 80TH BIRTHDAY RECOGNIZING DEPUTY GREG TAYLOR AND INVESTIGATOR SHANE NORIE FOR THEIR FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS HONORING THE SERVICE OF BILL MARTIN IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TRIBUTE TO CHIEF BRIAN J. SMITH COMMENDING VILLAGE OF ORCHARD PARK MAYOR PATRICIA A. DICKMAN FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO HER COMMUNITY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE PARENTS OF THERESA MARIE SCHIAVO TRIBUTE TO LANSDOWNE CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF BALTIMORE COUNTY RECOGNIZING KEN SLAVENS OF SAINT HELENA, CALIFORNIA PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE LATE MR. JAMES McDOWELL HONORING UNDERSHERIFF CURTIS L. WATSON FOR THE RELIEF OF THE PARENTS OF THERESA MARIE SCHIAVO THE INVESTMENT TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT OF 2005 IN RECOGNITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE RAJIN' CAJUNS HONORING JOHN M. HARPOLE FOR 50 YEARS OF SERVICE AT LOCKHEED MARTIN HONORING SPC. GERRIT KOBES FOR EARNING A SILVER STAR TRIBUTE TO TULARE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TRIBUTE TO INTRADO INC. OF LONGMONT, COLORADO CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER HONORS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN WILDLIFE ARTIST JOHN A. RUTHVEN FOR RECEIVING THE 2004 NATIONAL MEDAL OF THE ARTS HONORING TUTT BRADFORD HONORING THE DEDICATION OF FIREFIGHTER NEIL LARIBEE TRIBUTE TO FRANK COLLINS IN MEMORY OF LANCE CPL. NAZARIO SERRANO, USMC BASKETBALL CATAMOUNTS--STANDOUTS ON THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM CONGRATULATING RABBI MERLE E. SINGER ON HIS RETIREMENT HONORING JANICE GRUENDEL AS SHE IS RECOGNIZED BY THE ACES EDUCATION FOUNDATION EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE LIFE AND WORK OF POPE JOHN PAUL II NOMINEES FOR KENTUCKY NEW ERA/ROTARY ACADEMIC ALL STAR TEAM ACKNOWLEDGING JASON CRAWFORTH'S CONTRIBUTION TO IDAHO FOR THE RELIEF OF THE PARENTS OF THERESA MARIE SCHIAVO TRIBUTE TO MASTER SGT MICHAEL T. HIESTER PERSONAL EXPLANATION RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE TO SAUL STERN FREEDOM FOR RICARDO SILVA GUAL RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SAUL RAMIREZ HONORING NEAL McBRIDE HONORING LANCE CORPORAL NICHOLAS DAVID LARSON IN HONOR OF MR. BENJAMIN De La SELVA TRIBUTE TO MR. WILLIAM SOLOMON IN HONOR OF THE HISPANIC ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS IN TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AT THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING DAVID HANNON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL ON HIS RETIREMENT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COUNTY SHERIFF OF ATASCOSA TOMMY WILLIAMS HONORING THE OCCOQUAN WATERSHED COALITION HONORING CORPORAL JOHN T. OLSON IN HONOR OF THE WORK OF PROFESSOR JOHN MONTGOMERY TRIBUTE TO THE TURTLE CREEK CHORALE HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SEGUIN MAYOR BETTY ANN MATTHIES HONORING REVEREND KENNY SMITH HONORING SPECIALIST ADRIANA N. SALEM IN RECOGNITION OF THE DUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA IN HONOR OF DR. JACK SMITH HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCILMAN DANIEL GUERRERO HONORING DELEGATE JAMES H. DILLARD PERSONAL EXPLANATION COMMENDING SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION STUDENTS WHO AIDED IN RESCUING 49 HAITIAN REFUGEES HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF REVEREND L.A. WILLIAMS, JR. TRIBUTE TO HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM CELEBRATING THE TEXAS LYCEUM'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING LEE LEONARD FOR A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN JOURNALISM HONORING THE DEDICATION OF REVEREND EDWARD L. HAYES THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES PROTECTION ACT CONGRATULATIONS TO WESTINGHOUSE WARRIORS CITY BASKETBALL TITLE BAYLOR UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF REVEREND DR. PAUL D. STEVENS, SR. TRIBUTE TO DR. ROBERT HARRIS TRIBUTE TO MS. MARVELLE S. WILSON TRIBUTE TO DR. ANGELINE NAZARETIAN TRIBUTE TO FRED KOREMATSU REMEMBERING MICHELLE BULLOCK MARRS, DEDICATED HEALTH-CARE ADVOCATE TRIBUTE TO MR. EDWARD SWITZER HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF REVEREND HOWARD ANDERSON TRIBUTE TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE INTEL CORPORATION AND THE INTEL FOUNDATION TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT FIRST CLASS PAUL SMITH HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MAYOR OF SCHERTZ, HAL BALDWIN House of Representatives THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER AUTHORIZING THE SPEAKER TO DECLARE A RECESS ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING IN JOINT MEETING HIS EXCELLENCY, VIKTOR YUSHCHENKO, PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY GRATEFUL FOR BEING HERE AND THE LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE KEEP THE TRUST IN SOCIAL SECURITY TOP PRINCIPALS IN GEORGIA NEED TO REIN IN FEDERAL JUDICIARY AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU WTO AND U.S. SOVEREIGNTY TRIBUTE TO MASTER SERGEANT MICHAEL T. HIESTER POPE JOHN PAUL'S DREAM FOR FREEDOM LIVES ON COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE J. DENNIS HASTERT, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF ZURAB ZHVANIA, PRIME MINISTER OF REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA COMMENDING OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF ARMED FORCES AND EMPLOYEES OF STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID IN RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF DECEMBER 26, 2004 HONORING THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF YOGI BHAJAN RECESS AFTER RECESS REPORT ON HOUSE RESOLUTION 136 DIRECTING ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO TRANSMIT DOCUMENTS RELATING TO SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS RELATING TO GRANTING... REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 298 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF ZURAB ZHVANIA, PRIME MINISTER OF REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA COMMENDING OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF ARMED FORCES AND EMPLOYEES OF STATE DEPARTMENT AND USAID IN RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF DECEMBER 26, 2004 HONORING THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF YOGI BHAJAN MAKING IN ORDER AT ANY TIME CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II AND EXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW ON HIS DEATH REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 867 REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.J. Res. 23 HONORING WILLIAM C. MARTIN FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS COMMUNITY, HIS UNIVERSITY AND HIS COUNTRY TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE JOSEPH P. RODDY OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI SPECIAL ORDERS COMMEMORATING GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY SMART SECURITY AND THE NONMILITARY APPROACH GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY ORDER OF BUSINESS THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN, THE LESS WE LIKE IT PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Maloney) is recognized for 5 minutes. EXCHANGE OF SPECIAL ORDER TIME SOCIAL SECURITY GOOD WORK OF OUR ARMED FORCES IN IRAQ The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Davis of Kentucky). Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) is recognized for 5 minutes. ORDER OF BUSINESS FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT STANDING BEHIND OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN HARM'S WAY TRIBUTE TO POPE JOHN PAUL II The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pence) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Burton) is recognized for 5 minutes. MEDICARE RENEWABLE FUELS 30-SOMETHING WORKING GROUP LEAVE OF ABSENCE SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED ENROLLED BILL SIGNED SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Senate sections Senate prayer PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME MORNING BUSINESS RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE HONORING POPE JOHN PAUL II UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 600 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY HONORING JOHN PAUL II CONCLUSION OF MORNING BUSINESS FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007 RECESS TRIBUTE TO SENATOR HOWELL HEFLIN FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007-- Continued RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE HOLY FATHER, POPE JOHN PAUL II FOREIGN AFFAIRS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2006 AND 2007-- Continued APPOINTMENT FRANK PERDUE HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES CHILD LABOR NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON HONORING ARLEN LANCASTER LIEUTENANT COLONEL ANTONIO R. BAINES TRIBUTE TO ADMIRAL CARLISLE A.H. TROST, U.S. NAVY, RETIRED HONORING THIRTY YEARS FOR R.J. VIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HONORING POPE JOHN PAUL II NICOLE WAYANT AND CORMAC O'CONNOR EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 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. 696 Introductory Statement on S. 697 Introductory Statement on S. 702 Introductory Statement on S. 705 Introductory Statement on S. 706 Introductory Statement on S. 707 Introductory Statement on S. 708 Introductory Statement on S. 709 Introductory Statement on S. 711 SENATE RESOLUTION 95--RELATING TO THE DEATH OF THE HOLY FATHER, POPE JOHN PAUL II SENATE RESOLUTION 96--COMMEMORATING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON THE ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED TEXT OF AMENDMENTS Text of Senate Amendment 266 Text of Senate Amendment 267 Text of Senate Amendment 276 Text of Senate Amendment 277 Text of Senate Amendment 268 Text of Senate Amendment 269 Text of Senate Amendment 270 Text of Senate Amendment 271 Text of Senate Amendment 272 Text of Senate Amendment 273 Text of Senate Amendment 274 Text of Senate Amendment 275 Text of Senate Amendment 278 Text of Senate Amendment 279 Text of Senate Amendment 280 Text of Senate Amendment 281 Text of Senate Amendment 282 Text of Senate Amendment 283 Text of Senate Amendment 284 Text of Senate Amendment 285 Text of Senate Amendment 286 Text of Senate Amendment 287 Text of Senate Amendment 288 Text of Senate Amendment 289 Text of Senate Amendment 290 Text of Senate Amendment 291 AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR AUTHORITY TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 PROGRAM ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT SOCIAL SECURITY ORDER OF PROCEDURE COURTHOUSE VIOLENCE ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. 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