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U.S. House
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03/28/2006
H CON RES 353
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Commending the people of the Republic of Haiti for holding democratic elections on February 7, 2006, and congratulating President-elect Rene Garcia Preval on his victory in these elections.

Rep Waters, Maxine [CA-35]

H RES 517
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Recognizing the life of Wellington Timothy Mara and his outstanding contributions to the New York Giants Football Club, the National Football League, and the United States.

Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [NJ-8]

H RES 680
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Recognizing Dr. I. King Jordan for his contributions to Gallaudet University and the deaf and hard of hearing community.

Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3]

H RES 85
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Supporting the goals and ideals of "National MPS Day".

Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3]

HR 3440
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as the "Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building".

Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [PR]

HR 4057
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
To provide that attorneys employed by the Department of Justice shall be eligible for compensatory time off for travel under section 5550b of title 5, United States Code.

Rep Porter, Jon C. [NV-3]

HR 4786
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the "H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building".

Rep Dent, Charles W. [PA-15]

HR 4805
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 North Quincy Street in Clinton, Illinois, as the "Gene Vance Post Office Building".

Rep Johnson, Timothy V. [IL-15]

HR 4882
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 404 - 4 (Roll no. 68).
To ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by designating a site for a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Rep Pombo, Richard W. [CA-11]

HR 4979
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify the preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities.

Rep Pickering, Charles W. (Chip) [MS-3]

S 2116
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
A bill to transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court.

Sen Lott, Trent [MS]

S 2120
Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 285 - 128 (Roll no. 69).
A bill to ensure regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing areas and into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas from federally regulated areas, and for other purposes.

Sen Kyl, Jon [AZ]

U.S. Senate
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03/28/2006
HR 4911
Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) [CA-25]

S 2349
Status: Upon reconsideration, cloture invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 16. Record Vote Number: 79.
An original bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.

Sen Lott, Trent [MS]

S AMDT 3176 to S 2349
Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 3176 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 30 - 67. Record Vote Number: 77.
To establish the Senate Office of Public Integrity.

Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME]

S AMDT to S 2349
Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2944 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 13. Record Vote Number: 78.
To establish as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.

Sen Wyden, Ron [OR]

S RES 410
Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
A resolution designating April 2006 as "Financial Literacy Month".

Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI]

S RES 411
Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
A resolution recognizing a milestone in the history of Gallaudet University.

Sen Harkin, Tom [IA]

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