[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 906-934; 1 private bill, H.R. 
935; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 35; H. Con. Res. 52-56, and H. Res. 
82, 84, were introduced.
  Pages H739-41
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 83, providing for consideration of H.R. 3, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates (H. 
Rept. 107-12).
Page H739
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Bonilla to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H653
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
March 6 by a yea and nay vote of 337 yeas to 72 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 28.
  Pages H653, H657-58
Consideration of Suspensions on Wednesday, March 7: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 78, providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules on Wednesday, March 7.
  Pages H667-68
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Importance of Organ, Tissue, Bone Marrow, and Blood Donation: H. Con. 
Res. 31, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance 
of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and supporting 
National Donor Day (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 418 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 30);
  Pages H668-72, H681-82
  Organ Donation Improvement: H.R. 624, amended, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to promote organ donation (passed by a yea and nay 
vote of 404 yeas with none voting ``no'' nays, Roll No. 31); and 
                                                    Pages H672-77, H682
  Honoring the Members of the Virginia Air National Guard and Florida 
Army National Guard Killed in an Aircraft Crash in South-Central 
Georgia: H. Con. Res. 47, honoring the 21 members of the National Guard 
who were killed in the crash of a National Guard aircraft on March 3, 
2001, in south-central Georgia (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 413 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 32).
  Pages H677-81, H683-84
Recess: The House recessed at 2:31 p.m. and reconvened at 5:47 p.m. 
                                                              Page H684
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Investigative Subcommittees: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Hulshof 
to serve on investigative subcommittees of the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct with additional members to be designated at a later 
date. Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein he announced his 
designation of Representative Clyburn to serve on an investigative 
subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. 
                                                              Page H684
Labor Department Ergonomics Regulations: The House passed 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 by a yea and nay vote of 223 yeas 
to 206 nays, Roll No. 33--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                        Pages H684-H708
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 79, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the joint resolution by a yea and nay vote of 222 yeas 
to 198 nays, Roll No. 29.
Pages H658-67
Committee Resignations: Read a letter from Mr. Sherwood wherein he 
resigned from the Committees on Resources, Armed Services, and 
Transportation and Infrastructure. And, read letters from Mr. 
Knollenberg and Mr. Wamp wherein they resigned from the Committee on 
the Budget.
  Page H708
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 82, electing members to 
the following committees of the House: Appropriations: Mr. Sherwood. 
Budget: Mr. Doolittle to rank after Mr. Hastings of Washington; Mr. 
LaHood and Ms. Granger to rank after Mr. Portman. Education and the 
Workforce: Mr. Goodlatte to rank after Mr. Isakson.
  Page H708
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page H653.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H657-58, H667, H681-
82, H682, H683-84, and H707-08. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.