[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 30 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D187-D188]
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 37 public bills, H.R. 936-972; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. 
Res. 57-59, and H. Res. 85-86 were introduced.                 
  Pages H825-27
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, March 
7 by a yea and nay vote of 230 yeas to 180 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 34.                                                
  Pages H743, H745
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hill motion to adjourn by a recorded vote of 
174 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 35.                             
  Pages H745-46
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Sandlin motion to adjourn by a yea and nay 
vote of 171 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 36.                         
  Page H755
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Hill motion to adjourn by a recorded vote of 
160 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 41.                             
  Pages H760-61
Economic Growth and Tax Relief: The House passed H.R. 3, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates by a yea 
and nay vote of 230 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 45.           
  Pages H761-H809
  By a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 44, the House 
rejected the Stenholm motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways 
and Means with instructions not to report the bill back before April 15, 
2001 (the date set forth in section 300 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1972 as the date that Congress completes action on the concurrent resolution 
on the budget) unless Congress has completed action on the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2002 before that date. 
                                                               Pages H807-08
  Pursuant to the rule, the Committee on Ways and Means amendment, now 
printed in the bill (H. Rept. 107-7), was considered as adopted.
  Rejected the Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
create a new 12 percent tax rate, phased in through 2003, for the first 
$20,000 of taxable income; increase the earned income tax credit; create a 
standard deduction for married couples equal to twice the standard available 
to single individuals; and provide marriage penalty relief in the earned 
income credit and the rate reductions by a yea and nay vote of 155 yeas to 
273 nays, Roll No. 42. Agreed to table the motion to reconsider the vote on 
the Rangel amendment by a yea and nay vote of 228 yeas to 197 nays, Roll No. 
43.                                                          
Pages H793-H807
  The House agreed to H. Res. 83, the rule that provided for consideration 
of the bill by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 39. Agreed 
to table the motion to reconsider the vote by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 
197 noes, Roll No. 40.                                
Pages H746-55, H755-60
  Earlier agreed to order the previous question on the rule by a recorded 
vote of 220 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 37. Agreed to table the motion to 
reconsider the vote by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 38.
                                                               Pages H758-59
Legislative Program: Representative Portman discussed the legislative 
program for the week of March 12.                                  
  Page H809
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: The House agreed to H. Res. 
85, providing that on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Representative Pombo shall rank immediately after Representative Moran of 
Kansas.                                                            
  Page H810
Meeting Hour--Monday, March 12: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, 
it adjourn to meet on Monday, March 12 at 2 p.m.                   
  Page H810
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, March 13: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, March 12, it

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adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13 for morning hour debate. 
                                                                   Page H810
Calendar Wednesday--Wednesday, March 14: Agreed to dispense with the 
business in order under the Calendar Wednesday rule on Wednesday March 14. 
                                                                   Page H810
James Madison Commemoration Commission: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of Representatives Goodlatte and Cantor to the James Madison 
Commemoration Commission.                                          
  Page H810
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H745, H746, H755, H758, H759, H759-60, H760, H761, H805-06, H806-07, H808, 
and H808-09. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.