[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 114 public bills, H.R. 608-721; 1 private bill, H.R. 
722; and 23 resolutions, H.J. Res. 20-21; H. Con. Res. 32-38, and H. 
Res. 40-53, were introduced.
  Pages H393-99
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H327
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts: 
The House passed 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.''
  Pages H334-43
Suspension--Electronic Commerce Enhancement Act: The House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 524, to require the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology to assist small and 
medium-sized manufacturers and other such businesses to successfully 
integrate and utilize electronic commerce technologies and business 
practices, and to authorize the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology to assess critical enterprise integration standards and 
implementation activities for major manufacturing industries and to 
develop a plan for enterprise integration for each major manufacturing 
industry by a yea and nay vote of 409 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 14. 
                                                          Pages H343-48
Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: The House passed 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 by a yea and nay vote of 404 yeas to 4 nays, Roll 
No 15.
  Pages H330-34, H348-49
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 36, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by voice vote.
Pages H329-30
Senate Members of the Joint Economic Committee: The House passed S. 
279, affecting the representation of the majority and minority 
membership of the Senate Members of the Joint Economic Committee--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H349
President's Day District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
32, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 
                                                              Page H349
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Monday, February 26, 2001, the Speaker, Majority 
Leader, and Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to 
make appointments authorized by law or by the House.
  Page H349
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H348 and H348-49. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of 
H. Con. Res. 32 adjourned at 5:32 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 
26, 2001.