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February 1, 2005 |
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Honoring the Contributions of Catholic Schools: By a Yea and Nay vote of 408 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 14, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 23, honoring the contributions of Catholic schools. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 23 Summary] [H.Res. 23 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:55 PM
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Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building: By a Yea and Nay vote of 410 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 15, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 120, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30777 Rancho California Road in Temecula, California, as the "Dalip Singh Saund Post Office Building". [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 120 Summary] [H.R. 120 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:12 PM
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February 2, 2005 |
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Equal Access For Military Recruiters: By a Yea and Nay vote of 327 yeas to 84 nays, Roll No. 16, the House passed H.Con.Res. 36, expressing the continued support of Congress for equal access of military recruiters to institutions of higher education. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 36 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 36 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 2:24 PM
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Commending the Palestinian Presidential Election: By a Yea and Nay vote of 415 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 17, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 56, commending the Palestinian people for conducting a free and fair presidential election on January 9, 2005, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 56 Summary] [H.Res. 56 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 2:33 PM
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European Union Arms Embargo on China: By a Yea and Nay vote of 411 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 18, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 57, urging the European Union to maintain its arms embargo on the People's Republic of China. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 57 Summary] [H.Res. 57 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 2:41 PM
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Iraq's Free Election: By a Yea and Nay vote of 404 yeas to 9 nays, (3 members voting "Present"), Roll No. 19, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 60, relating to the free election in Iraq held on January 30, 2005. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 60 Summary] [H.Res. 60 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 2:51 PM
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February 8, 2005 |
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National Mentoring Month: By a Yea and Nay vote of 414 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 20, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 46, supporting the goals and ideals of National Mentoring Month. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 46 Summary] [H.Res. 46 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:55 PM
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John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse: By a Yea and Nay vote of 412 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 21, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 315, to designate the United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the "John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse". [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 315 Summary] [H.R. 315 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:05 PM
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Tony Hall Federal Building and United States Courthouse: By a Yea and Nay vote of 404 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 22, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 548, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the "Tony Hall Federal Building and United States Courthouse". [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 548 Summary] [H.R. 548 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:25 PM
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February 9, 2005 |
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REAL ID Act of 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 418, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 418 Summary] [H.R. 418 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 418] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 228 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 23, the House agreed to the consideration of H.Res. 71, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill, H.R. 418. [Ms. Jackson-Lee had made a point of order that the provisions of H.Res. 71 violate section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. At the conclusion of debate on the point of order the Chair put the question on consideration of H.Res. 71.] 12:52 PM
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Support Boy Scouts of America: By a Yea and Nay vote of 418 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 24, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 6, expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 6 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 6 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 5:14 PM
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Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen: By a Yea and Nay vote of 423 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 25, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 26, honoring the Tuskegee Airmen for their bravery in fighting for our freedom in World War II, and for their contribution in creating an integrated United States Air Force. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 26 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 26 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 5:23 PM
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: By a Yea and Nay vote of 422 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 26, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 30, supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 30 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 30 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 5:30 PM
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February 10, 2005 |
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REAL ID Act of 2005: The House continued consideration of H.R. 418, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 418 Summary] [H.R. 418 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 418] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 228 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 27, the House agreed to H.Res. 75, the rule, providing for further consideration of the bill, H.R. 418. 11:46 AM
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REAL ID Act of 2005: The House continued consideration of H.R. 418, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 418 Summary] [H.R. 418 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 418] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Recorded vote of 185 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 28, the House rejected the Nadler amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-4 to strike section 101 [preventing terrorists from obtaining asylum] and re-designate the succeeding sections of title I accordingly. 1:53 PM
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REAL ID Act of 2005: The House continued consideration of H.R. 418, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 418 Summary] [H.R. 418 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 418] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Recorded vote of 179 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 29, the House rejected the Farr amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 109-4 to strike section 102 of the bill [waiver of laws necessary for improvement of barriers at borders]. 2:05 PM
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REAL ID Act of 2005: The House continued consideration of H.R. 418, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 418 Summary] [H.R. 418 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 418] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Recorded vote of 195 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 30, the House rejected the Reyes of Texas motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with the following amendment at the end of section 203, stating that a State motor vehicle database may not include any information about a person's exercise of rights guaranteed under the first, second, or 14th amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 2:32 PM
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REAL ID Act of 2005: By a Yea and Nay vote of 261 yeas to 161 nays, Roll No. 31, the House passed H.R. 418, to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, to unify terrorism-related grounds for inadmissibility and removal, and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 418 Summary] [H.R. 418 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 418] [Congressional Record Debate] 2:40 PM
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February 15, 2005 |
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The "Greensboro Four" and the civil Rights Movement: By a Yea and Nay vote of 424 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 32, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 25, recognizing the contributions of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, the "Greensboro Four", to the civil rights movement. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 25 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 25 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:54 PM
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Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building: By a Yea and Nay vote of 420 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 33, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 324, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 Montgomery Road in Altamonte Springs, Florida, as the "Arthur Stacey Mastrapa Post Office Building". [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 324 Summary] [H.R. 324 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:12 PM
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February 16, 2005 |
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Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 310, to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 310 Summary] [H.R. 310 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 310] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 230 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 34, the House agreed to order the previous question (thus ending debate) on H.Res. 95, the rule, providing for further consideration of the bill, H.R. 310. 12:40 PM
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Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005: By a Yea and Nay vote of 389 yeas to 38 nays, Roll No. 35, the House passed H.R. 310, to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 310 Summary] [H.R. 310 Legislative Status] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 310] [Congressional Record Debate] 2:00 PM
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February 17, 2005 |
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Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: The House began consideration of S. 5, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 5 Summary] [S. 5 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 178 yeas to 247 nays, Roll No. 36, the House rejected the Conyers amendment in the nature of a substitute to clarify that cases brought by state attorneys general are excluded from the provisions of the class action bill and are not forced into federal court; to limit the court's ability to seal or make subject to a protective order, records unless it is necessary to protect trade confidentiality and is consistent with the protection of public health and safety or the disclosure of the information is clearly outweighed by a specific and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information; to carve out State civil rights claims in order to make sure that civil rights plaintiffs, especially those seeking immediate injunctive relief, can have their grievances addressed in a timely manner; to carve out State civil rights claims to allow wage and hour class action members to have their grievances addressed in a timely manner; to prohibit domestic corporations that reincorporate abroad in order to avoid U.S. taxes and legal liability from benefiting from the new class action rules. Such corporations will retain the citizenship they had prior to their reincorporating; to remove the mass torts language; and to prohibit a federal judge from denying certification on the basis that more than one state law applies. 1:06 PM
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Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: The House began consideration of S. 5, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 5 Summary] [S. 5 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 175 yeas to 249 nays, Roll No. 37, the House rejected the Brown (OH) motion to commit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House forthwith with amendments which provide that the term "class action" does not include any action arising by reason of the use of the drug Vioxx. 1:40 PM
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Class Action Fairness Act of 2005: By a Yea and Nay vote of 279 yeas to 149 nays, Roll No. 38, the House passed S. 5, to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes, clearing the measure for action by the President. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 5 Summary] [S. 5 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 1:50 PM
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Honoring Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri: By a Yea and Nay vote of 409 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 39, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 91, honoring the life and legacy of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 91 Summary] [H.Res. 91 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 1:55 PM
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