[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 6, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D173-D174]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 860-903; 2 private bills, H.R. 
904-905; and 17 resolutions, H.J. Res. 27-34; H. Con. Res. 47-51, and 
H. Res. 76, 77, 80, 81, were introduced.                  
  Pages H647-50
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 724, to authorize appropriations to carry out part B of title I 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, relating to the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve (H. Rept. 107-6);
  H.R. 3, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce 
individual income tax rates, amended (H. Rept. 107-7);
  H. Res. 78, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
Rules (H. Rept. 107-8);
  H. Res. 79, providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 6, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Labor under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to ergonomics (H. Rept. 107-9);
  H. Con. Res. 31. A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood 
donation and supporting National Donor Day (H. Rept. 107-10); and
  H.R. 624, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote 
organ donation (H. Rept. 107-11).                             
Page H647
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Morella to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                        
  Page H629
Recess: The House recessed at 12:50 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                              Page H631
Advisory Committee on Forest Counties Payments: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Mr. Robert E. Douglas of California and Mr. 
Mark Evans of Texas to the Advisory Committee on Forest Counties 
Payments.                                                     
  Page H631
House of Representatives Page Board: Read a letter from the Minority 
Leader wherein he announced his appointment of Representative Kildee to 
the House of Representatives Page Board.                      
  Page H631
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:

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  Strategic Petroleum Reserve Authorization Technical Correction: H.R. 
724, to authorize appropriations to carry out part B of title I of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act, relating to the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve (passed by a yea and nay vote of 400 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 
26); and                                            
  Pages H633, H635-36
  Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: H.R. 727, to amend the Consumer Product 
Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer 
products subject to such Act (passed by a yea and nay vote of 401 yeas 
to 1 nay, Roll No. 27).                          
  Pages H633-35, H636-37
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program Annual Report: 
Message wherein he transmitted the 2001 Trade Policy Agenda and 2000 
Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program--referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-48); and 
                                                              Page H635
  Payments Made to Cuba: Message wherein he transmitted the semiannual 
report detailing the payments made to Cuba for telecommunications 
services pursuant to Treasury Department licenses.            
  Page H635
Recess: The House recessed at 2:31 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                              Page H635
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: The House agreed to H. Res. 
76, electing Representatives Portman, Hastings of Washington, 
Hutchinson and Biggert to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct, and the House agreed to H. Res. 77 electing Representatives 
Sabo, Pastor, and Lofgren to the same committee.              
  Page H637
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H635 and H635-36. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:30 p.m.