[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 13, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced:
46 public bills, H.R. 559-606; 1 private bill, H.R. 607; 4 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 16-19; H. Con. Res. 23-31, and H. Res. 37-39 were introduced.
                                                          Pages H322-24
Reports Filed: Report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 36, providing for consideration of H.R. 554, to establish a 
program, coordinated by the National Transportation Safety Board, of 
assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger 
accidents (H. Rept. 107-1).                                   
Page H277
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Isakson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                        
  Page H259
Recess: The House recessed at 12:47 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H261
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Congratulating Prime-Minister-elect Sharon and Reaffirming the 
Friendship between the United States and Israel: H. Res. 34, amended, 
congratulating the Prime Minister-elect of Israel, Ariel Sharon, 
calling for an end to violence in the Middle East, and reaffirming the 
friendship between the Governments of the United States and Israel 
(agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 410 yeas to 1 nay with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 12); and                                
  Page H262
  Social Security and Medicare Lockbox Act: H.R. 2, amended, to 
establish a procedure to safeguard the combined surpluses of the Social 
Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds (passed by a yea 
and nay vote of 407 yeas to 2 nays with 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
13 ). Agreed to amend the title. Earlier, agreed to re-refer the bill 
to the Committees on the Budget and Rules.                
  Pages H277-78
Recess: The House recessed at 3:25 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                          Pages H276-77
State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 27: The House agreed to 
H. Con. Res. 28, providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a 
message from the President on Tuesday, February 27, 2001, at 9 p.m. 
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 37, electing Mr. 
Sanders of Vermont to the Committees on Financial Services and 
Government Reform.                                            
  Page H278
Consideration of Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act on Wednesday, 
February 14: Agreed that it be in order on Wednesday, February 14 for 
the Speaker to entertain a motion to suspend the rules relating to H.R. 
524, Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act of 2001.             
  Page H278

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Consideration of Bill Designating the John Joseph Moakley United States 
Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts: Agreed that it be in order on 
Wednesday, February 14, without intervention of any point of order to 
consider H.R. 559, to designate the United States courthouse located at 
1 Courthouse Way in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``John Joseph Moakley 
United States Courthouse,'' that it be considered as read for 
amendment, and that the previous question be considered as ordered on 
the bill to final passage without intervening motion except one hour of 
debate, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and one motion to recommit.                                   
  Page H278
Referral: S. 235 was referred to the Committees on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce.                       
  Page H319
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page 278. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:58 p.m.