[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 30, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D44-D45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 69 public bills, H.R. 244-312; 3 private bills, H.R. 
313-315; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 5-6; H. Con. Res. 13-17, and H. 
Res. 23, were introduced.
  Pages H108-11
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Report on the Activities of the Committee on the Budget during the 
106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1055) and
  Report on the Activities of the Committee on House Administration 
during the 106th Congress (H. Rept. 106-1056).
Page H108
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: The Speaker announced the 
appointment of Representatives Bereuter, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, 
Gibbons, LaHood, Cunningham, Hoekstra, Burr, and Hutchinson to the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
  Page H77
North Atlantic Assembly: The Speaker announced the appointment of 
Representative Bereuter, Chairman, and Representatives Regula, Roukema, 
Hefley, Gillmor, Goss, Ehlers, and McInnis to the United States Group 
of the North Atlantic Assembly.
  Page H77
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hutchinson 
wherein he submitted his resignation from the Committee on Government 
Reform.
  Pages H77-78
Recess: The House recessed at 2:17 p.m. and reconvened at 5:30 p.m. 
                                                               Page H79

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Suspension--Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: The House 
agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 93, amended, to amend title 
5, United States Code, to provide that the mandatory separation age for 
Federal firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
respect to Federal law enforcement officers by a yea and nay vote of 
401 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 5.
  Pages H80-86
Member Sworn: Representative Lipinski presented himself in the well and 
was administered the oath of office by the Speaker.
  Page H87
Presidential Message--Armies of Compassion: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted the blueprint for his program to 
``Rally the Armies of Compassion'' and support the heroic works of 
faith-based and community groups across America--referred to the 
Committees on Ways and Means, Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, 
Government Reform, and Financial Services and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
106-36).
  Page H87
Motion to Suspend the Rules on Wednesday, Jan. 31: Agreed that the 
Speaker be authorized on Wednesday, January 31 to entertain a motion to 
suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 14, permitting the use of 
the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration 
of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
  Page H87
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on page H77.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H86. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.