[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D211-D212]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 8, 10, 1013-1036; and 5 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 62-63, and H. Res. 88-90, were introduced. 
                                                          Pages H926-29
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 89, providing for consideration of H.R. 327, to amend chapter 
35 of title 44, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating 
compliance by small businesses with certain Federal paperwork 
requirements and to establish a task force to examine the feasibility 
of streamlining paperwork requirements applicable to small businesses 
(H. Rept. 107-22).
Page H926
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. 
Calvin C. Turpin of Hollister, California, National Chaplain of the 
American Legion.
  Page H881

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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 88, electing Members to 
the Committee on Agriculture: to rank immediately after Mr. Phelps of 
Illinois, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky; to rank immediately after Mr. Acevedo-
Vila of Puerto Rico, Mr. Kind of Wisconsin and Mr. Shows of 
Mississippi. And, to the Committee on the Budget: Mr. Matheson of Utah.
                                                              Page H885
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Made in America Information Toll Free Number: H.R. 725, amended, to 
establish a toll free number under the Federal Trade Commission to 
assist consumers in determining if products are American-made (passed 
by a yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 48); 
                                                 Pages H883-85, H902-03
  Marjory Williams Scrivens Post Office in Miami, Florida: H.R. 364, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
5927 Southwest 70th Street in Miami, Florida, as the ``Marjory Williams 
Scrivens Post Office;''
  Pages H885-86
  Joe Trogdon Post Office Building in Asheboro, North Carolina: H.R. 
821, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1030 South Church Street in Asheboro, North Carolina, as the 
``W. Joe Trogdon Post Office Building;''
  Pages H886-87
  Antitrust Technical Corrections: H.R. 809, to make technical 
corrections to various antitrust laws and to references to such laws; 
                                                          Pages H888-89
  Madrid Protocol Implementation: H.R. 741, to amend the Trademark Act 
of 1946 to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 
used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain 
international conventions;
  Pages H889-93
  Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction: H.R. 860, 
to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to whom a case 
is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain multidistrict 
litigation cases for trial, and to provide for Federal jurisdiction of 
certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions;
  Pages H893-98
  Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments: S. 
320, amended, to make technical corrections in patent, copyright, and 
trademark laws; and
  Pages H898-H901
  Vacating Arbitration Award Technical Amendments: H.R. 861, to make 
technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code 
(passed by a yea and nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting ``nay'', 
Roll No. 49).
  Pages H901-02, H903
Japan-United States Friendship Commission: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representative McDermott to the Japan-United 
States Friendship Commission.
  Page H904
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 90, electing Mrs. Jones 
of Ohio to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  Page H918
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H902-03 and H903. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:45 p.m.