[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D85-D87]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 77 public bills, H.R. 303, 316-391; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 392-393; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 7-8; H. Con. Res. 18-20, and 
H. Res. 24-27 were introduced.
  Pages H162-66
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Chaplain 
Steven Colwell of the Army Reserve Readiness Training Center of Fort 
McCoy, Wisconsin.
  Page H113
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, January 30, by a recorded vote of 382 ayes to 19 noes, Roll 
No. 8.
  Pages H113, H129
Inspector General for the House of Representatives: The Speaker, 
Majority Leader, and Minority Leader jointly appointed Mr. Steven A. 
McNamara of Sterling, Virginia to the position of Inspector General for 
the United States House of Representatives for the 107th Congress 
effective January, 3 2001.
  Page H113
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 18, providing 
for the adjournment of the House until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 
2001.
  Page H115
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust: 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 (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 407 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 6). Earlier, agreed by unanimous consent to entertain 
the motion to suspend the rules; and
  Pages H115-18, H127-28
  Massive Earthquake in India: H. Con. Res. 15, expressing sympathy for 
the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck India on January 
26, 2001, and support for ongoing aid efforts (agreed to by a yea and 
nay vote of 406 yeas to 1 nays, Roll No. 7).
  Pages H118-27, H128
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 24, electing Mr. 
Ehlers, Mr. Mica, Mr. Linder, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Reynolds to the 
Committee on House Administration.
  Page H129
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 25 electing the 
following members to standing committees of the House:
  Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Stenholm of Texas, Mr. Condit of 
California, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dooley of California, Mrs. 
Clayton of North Carolina, Mr. Hilliard of Alabama, Mr. Holden of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. 
Baldacci of Maine, Mr. Berry of Arkansas, Mr. McIntyre of North 
Carolina, Mr. Etheridge of North Carolina, Mr. John of Louisiana, Mr. 
Boswell of Iowa, Mr. Phelps of Illinois, Mr. Thompson of California, 
Mr. Hill of Indiana, and Mr. Baca of California.
  Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Obey of Wisconsin, Mr. Murtha of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Dicks of Washington, Mr. Sabo of Minnesota, Mr. Hoyer 
of Maryland, Mr. Mollohan of West Virginia, Ms. Kaptur of Ohio, Ms. 
Pelosi of California, Mr. Visclosky of Indiana, Mrs. Lowey of New York, 
Mr. Serrano of New York, Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut, Mr. Moran of 
Virginia, Mr. Olver of Massachusetts, Mr. Pastor of Arizona, Mrs. Meek 
of Florida, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Edwards of Texas, Mr. 
Cramer of Alabama, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Clyburn of South 
Carolina, Mr. Hinchey of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard of California, Mr. 
Farr of California, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kilpatrick of 
Michigan, and Mr. Boyd of Florida.
  Committee on Armed Services: Mr. Skelton of Missouri, Mr. Sisisky of 
Virginia, Mr. Spratt of South Carolina, Mr. Ortiz of Texas, Mr. Evans 
of Illinois, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Abercrombie of Hawaii, Mr. 
Meehan of Massachusetts, Mr. Underwood of Guam, Mr. Blagojevich of 
Illinois, Mr. Reyes of Texas, Mr. Allen of Maine, Mr. Snyder of 
Arkansas, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Sanchez of 
California, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. McIntyre of North Carolina, 
Mr. Rodriguez of Texas, Ms. McKinney of Georgia, Mrs. Tauscher of 
California, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, Mr. 
Hill of Indiana, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, 
Mrs. Davis of California, and Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island.
  Committee on the Budget: Mr. Spratt of South Carolina, Mr. McDermott 
of Washington, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Bentsen of Texas, Mr. 
Davis of Florida, Mrs. Clayton of North Carolina, Mr. Price of North 
Carolina, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Kleczka of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Clement of Tennessee, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. 
Holt of New Jersey, Mr. Hoeffel of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Baldwin of 
Wisconsin.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Mr. George Miller of 
California, Mr. Kildee of Michigan, Mr. Owens of New York, Mr. Payne of 
New Jersey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Andrews of New Jersey, Mr. Roemer 
of Indiana, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Woolsey of California, Ms. 
Rivers of Michigan, Mr. Fattah of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinojosa of Texas, 
Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Tierney of Massachusetts, Mr. Kind of 
Wisconsin, Ms. Sanchez of California, Mr. Ford of Tennessee, Mr. 
Kucinich of Ohio, Mr. Wu of Oregon, Mr. Holt of New Jersey, Ms. 
McCollum of Minnesota, and Ms. Solis of California.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Mr. Dingell of Michigan, Mr. Waxman 
of California, Mr. Markey of Massachusetts, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
Boucher of Virginia, Mr. Towns of New York, Mr. Pallone of New Jersey, 
Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Deutsch of Florida, Mr. 
Rush of Illinois, Ms. Eshoo of California, Mr. Stupak of Michigan, Mr. 
Engel of New York, Mr. Sawyer of Ohio, Mr. Wynn of Maryland, Mr. Green 
of Texas, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Strickland of Ohio, Ms. DeGette 
of Colorado, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Luther of Minnesota, and 
Mrs. Capps of California.
  Committee on Financial Services: Mr. LaFalce of New York, Mr. Frank 
of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski of Pennsylvania, Ms. Waters of 
California, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Gutierrez of Illinois, Ms. 
Velazquez of New York, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ackerman of New 
York, Mr. Bentsen of Texas, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Ms. Hooley of 
Oregon, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Sherman of California, Mr. Sandlin 
of Texas, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Mascara of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Inslee of Washington, Ms. Schakowsky of Illinois, Mr. 
Moore of Kansas, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mrs. Tubbs Jones of Ohio, and 
Mr. Capuano of Massachusetts.
  Committee on Government Reform: Mr. Waxman of California, Mr. Lantos 
of California, Mr. Owens of New York, Mr. Towns of New York, Mr. 
Kanjorski of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Maloney of New 
York, Ms. Norton of the District of Columbia, Mr. Fattah of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Cummings of Maryland, Mr. Kucinich of Ohio, Mr. 
Blagojevich of Illinois, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tierney of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Allen of Maine, Mr. Ford of 
Tennessee, and Ms. Schakowsky of Illinois.
  Committee on House Administration: Mr. Fattah of Pennsylvania and Mr. 
Davis of Florida.
  Committee on International Relations: Mr. Lantos of California, Mr. 
Berman of California, Mr. Ackerman of New York, Mr. Faleomavaega of 
American Samoa, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Menendez of New Jersey, 
Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. McKinney of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
Mr. Hilliard of Alabama, Mr. Sherman of California, Mr. Wexler of 
Florida, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Delahunt 
of Massachusetts, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. 
Crowley of New York, and Mr. Hoeffel of Pennsylvania.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Conyers of Michigan, Mr. Frank of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Berman of California, Mr. Boucher of Virginia, Mr. 
Nadler of New York, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
Ms. Lofgren of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Waters of 
California, Mr. Meehan of Massachusetts, Mr. Delahunt of Massachusetts, 
Mr. Wexler of Florida, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Ms. Baldwin of 
Wisconsin, and Mr. Weiner of New York.
  Committee on Science: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. 
Costello of Illinois, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
of Texas, Ms. Woolsey of California, Ms. Rivers of Michigan, Ms. 
Lofgren of California, Mr. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
Texas, Mr. Etheridge of North Carolina, Mr. Lampson of Texas, Mr. 
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Wu of Oregon, Mr. 
Weiner of New York, Mr. Capuano of Massachusetts, Mr. Baird of 
Washington, Mr. Hoeffel of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore of Kansas, and Mr. 
Baca of California.
  Committee on Small Business: Ms. Velazquez of New York, Ms. 
Millender-McDonald of California, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. McCarthy 
of New York, Mr. Pascrell of New Jersey, Mr. Hinojosa of Texas, Mrs. 
Christensen of the Virgin Islands, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Udall 
of New Mexico, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mrs. Tubbs Jones of Ohio, Mr. 
Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Phelps of Illinois, Mrs. Napolitano of 
California, Mr. Baird of Washington, Ms. Berkley of Nevada, and Mr. 
Udall of Colorado.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. Oberstar of 
Minnesota, Mr. Rahall of West Virginia, Mr. Borski of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Lipinski of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio of Oregon, Mr. Clement of Tennessee, 
Mr. Costello of Illinois, Ms. Norton of the District of Columbia, Mr. 
Nadler of New York, Mr. Menendez of New Jersey, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Filner of California, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Mascara of Pennsylvania, Mr. Taylor of 
Mississippi, Ms. Millender-McDonald of California, Mr. Cummings of 
Maryland, Mr. Blumenauer of Oregon, Mr. Sandlin of Texas, Mrs. Tauscher 
of California, Mr. Pascrell of New Jersey, Mr. Boswell of Iowa, Mr. 
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Massachusetts, Mr. Holden of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lampson of Texas, Mr. 
Baldacci of Maine, Mr. Berry of Arkansas, Mr. Baird of Washington, Ms. 
Berkley of Nevada, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. Matheson of Utah, Mr. 
Honda of California, and Mr. Larsen of Washington.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Evans of Illinois, Mr. Filner of 
California, Mr. Gutierrez of Illinois, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
Reyes of Texas, Mr. Snyder of Arkansas, Mr. Rodriguez of Texas, Mr. 
Shows of Mississippi, Ms. Berkley of Nevada, Mr. Hill of Indiana, and 
Mr. Udall of New Mexico.
  Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Rangel of New York, Mr. Stark of 
California, Mr. Matsui of California, Mr. Coyne of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Levin of Michigan, Mr. Cardin of Maryland, Mr. McDermott of Washington, 
Mr. Kleczka of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Neal of 
Massachusetts, Mr. McNulty of New York, Mr. Jefferson of Louisiana, Mr. 
Tanner of Tennessee, Mr. Becerra of California, Mrs. Thurman of 
Florida, Mr. Doggett of Texas, and Mr. Pomeroy of North Dakota. 
                                                          Pages H129-30
Honorable Bud Shuster Resignation: Read a letter from Representative 
Shuster wherein he announced his resignation from the House of 
Representatives, effective February 2, 2001.
  Page H130
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on pages 
H158-59.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H127-28, H128, and H129. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 4:12 p.m. adjourned 
pursuant to H. Con. Res. 18, until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2001.