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January 4, 2005 |
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Quorum Call: Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House of Representatives, called the House to Order and issued a Call of the House (Roll No. 1) to determine a quorum. 424 members answered the Quorum call. 12:32 PM
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Election of Speaker: By a recorded teller vote of 226 votes for Hastert, 199 votes for Pelosi, 1 vote for Murtha, 1 member voting "Present", Roll No. 2, Dennis Hastert of the State of Illinois was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives over Nancy Pelosi of the State of California. [Hastert Vote = Y; Pelosi Vote = N; Murtha Vote = M] 1:34 PM
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House Rules: By a Yea and Nay vote of 224 yeas to 192 nays, 1 member voting "Present", Roll No. 3, the House agreed to the consideration of H.Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. [Point of order raised by Mr. Baird on the content of the measure. Mr. Baird stated that certain proposals contained in the resolution are not supported by Constitutional authority {specifically what constitutes a quorum in time of crisis}. The Chair subsequently ruled that the point of order was not recognizable and consideration of the resolution was subject to a decision by the full House.] 3:05 PM
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House Rules: By a Yea and Nay vote of 222 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 4, the House agreed to order the previous question (ending debate) on H.Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. [Democrats objected to ethics committee changes.] 5:02 PM
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House Rules: By a Yea and Nay vote of 196 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 5, the House rejected the Slaughter motion to commit H.Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Ninth Congress with instructions to a select committee composed of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader. 5:20 PM
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House Rules: By a Yea and Nay vote of 220 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 6, the House agreed to H.Res. 5, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. 5:28 PM
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January 6, 2005 |
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Presidential Electoral Vote Count Objection: By a Yea and Nay vote of 31 yeas to 267 nays, Roll No. 7, the House FAILED to sustain the objection from Representative Jones (D-OH) and Senator Boxer (D-CA) to the certification of the Presidential Electoral Vote Count from the state of Ohio [During the course of the proceedings of the Joint Session, an objection was raised against the certified results of the Electoral College ballots of the state of Ohio. The objection, having been raised by a Representative and supported by a Senator, was laid before the Joint Session.] [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [Congressional Record Debate] 5:00 PM
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January 25, 2005 |
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Congratulating Ukraine and Yushchenko On Presidential Election: By a Yea and Nay vote of 392 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 8, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 16, congratulating the people of Ukraine for conducting a democratic, transparent, and fair runoff presidential election on December 26, 2004, and congratulating Viktor Yushchenko on his election as President of Ukraine and his commitment to democracy and reform. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 16 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 16 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:59 PM
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60th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz: By a Yea and Nay vote of 393 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 9, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 39, commending countries and organizations for marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and urging a strengthening of the fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 39 Summary] [H.Res. 39 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:18 PM
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January 26, 2005 |
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Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 54, to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 54 Summary] [H.R. 54 Legislative Status] [H. Rept. 109-1] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Recorded vote of 189 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 10, the House rejected the Crowley amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-1 to increase the limit of gold medals provided for under the bill from 2 per calendar year to 6 per Congress. 12:21 PM
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Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 54, to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 54 Summary] [H.R. 54 Legislative Status] [H. Rept. 109-1] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Recorded vote of 182 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 11, the House rejected the Crowley amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-1 to provide for an equitable distribution of gold medals under the bill between the majority party and the minority party. 12:28 PM
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Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005: The House began consideration of H.R. 54, to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 54 Summary] [H.R. 54 Legislative Status] [H. Rept. 109-1] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 187 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 12, the House rejected the Crowley motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House forthwith with an amendment which inserts a new paragraph preventing the Secretary from striking a congressional gold medal for presentation posthumously on behalf of any individual except during the 20-year period beginning 5 years after the death of the individual (unless the Act of Congress authorizing the striking of such medal was enacted before the death of such individual). 1:00 PM
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Congressional Gold Medal Enhancement Act of 2005: By a Yea and Nay vote of 231 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 13, the House passed H.R. 54, to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide reasonable standards for congressional gold medals, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 54 Summary] [H.R. 54 Legislative Status] [H. Rept. 109-1] [Congressional Record Debate] 1:10 PM
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