[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 39 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D254-D255]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 1, 1160-1205; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 1206; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Res. 40-41; H. Con. Res. 77-82, and 
H. Res. 98-99, were introduced.                          
  Pages H1112-15
Reports Filed: No Reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Bass to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1063
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Rebecca Hartvigsen, Home 
of Guiding Hands, Santee, California.                        
  Page H1063
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the LaFalce motion to adjourn by a yea and 
nay vote of 71 yeas to 336 nays, Roll No. 56.            
  Pages H1069-70
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures which were considered pursuant to H. Res 92, the 
rule that provided for consideration of suspensions on Wednesday, March 
21, 2001, or Thursday, March 22, 2001:
  Coast Guard Personnel and Management Safety: H.R. 1099, to make 
changes in laws governing Coast Guard personnel, increase marine 
safety, renew certain groups that advise the Coast Guard on safety 
issues, make miscellaneous improvements to Coast Guard operations and 
policies (passed by a yea and nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 58). The bill was debated on Wednesday, March 21; and
                                                             Page H1074
  Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor: H.R. 802, amended, to authorize 
the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor (passed by a yea and nay vote 
of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 59). 
                                               Pages H1066-68, H1074-75
Joint Economic Committee: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment 
of Representative Saxton to the Joint Economic Committee.    
  Page H1075
House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Ney, Chairman, 
and Representatives Aderholt, Reynolds, Hoyer, Frost, and Thompson of 
Mississippi to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards.
                                                             Page H1075
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of Representative Pickering 
to the Board of Trustees of the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
Service Training and Development for a term of six years. Subsequently, 
read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein he announced his 
appointment of Representative Lewis of Georgia to Stennis Center for a 
term of six years.                                           
  Page H1075
Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's reappointment of Mr. Timothy J. Johnson of Minnetonka, 
Minnesota to the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress. 
Subsequently, read a letter from the Clerk wherein he announced his 
appointment of Ms. Susan Palmer of Aurora, Illinois to the advisory 
committee.                                                   
  Page H1075
Tornado Shelter Act: The House passed H.R. 247, to amend the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize communities to use 
community development block grant funds for construction of tornado-
safe shelters in manufactured home parks by a recorded vote of 401 ayes 
to 6 noes, Roll No. 61.                                  
  Pages H1075-86
Agreed To:
  Frank amendment that authorizes the appropriation of $50 million for 
the construction or improvement of tornado or storm-safe shelters for 
manufactured housing;                                        
Page H1083
  Traficant amendment that encourages the purchase of American-made 
equipment and products and requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development to provide a notice to that effect (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 396 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 60); 
                                               Pages H1083-84, H1084-85
  LaFalce amendment that clarifies that the shelters shall be located 
in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods; and                 
Page H1084
  LaFalce amendment that clarifies that the shelters shall serve the 
residents of the area in which it is located and will not be made 
available for the exclusive use of a particular neighborhood. 
                                                             Page H1084
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and 
cross references and to make other technical and conforming changes in 
the engrossment of the bill.                                 
Page H1086
  H. Res. 93, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 246 yeas to 169 nays, Roll No. 57. 
Pursuant to the rule, the Bachus amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, printed in the Congressional Record of March 19 and 
numbered 1, was considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.                                     
Pages H1068-69, H1070-74
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget: Agreed that it be in order on 
Tuesday, March 27, 2001 for the Speaker, as though pursuant to clause 
2(b) of rule XVIII, to declare the House resolved into the

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Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for a period of 
debate on the concurrent resolution on the budget; that debate not 
exceed three hours; that two hours of such debate be confined to the 
congressional budget and be equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, 
and that one hour of such debate be on the subject of economic goals 
and policies and be equally divided and controlled by Representatives 
Saxton and Stark or their designees; that after such debate, the 
Committee of the Whole rise without motion; and that no further 
consideration of the concurrent resolution on the budget be in order 
except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.          
  Page H1086
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 26.                            
  Page H1086
Meeting Hour--Monday, March 26: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meeting on Monday, March 26 at 2 p.m. in pro forma 
session.                                                     
  Page H1086
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, March 27: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, March 26, it adjourn to meeting on Tuesday, March 27 at 12:30 
p.m. for morning-hour debate.                                
  Page H1086
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, March 28.                             
  Page H1087
International Child Abduction: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 69, 
expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the 
Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all 
Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of 
practice guides.                                         
  Pages H1087-88
  Agreed to the Chabot amendments to the text and preamble. 
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North Atlantic Assembly: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment 
of Representatives Deutsch, Borski, Lantos, and Rush to the United 
States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly.                 
  Page H1110
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1069-70, H1073-74, H1074, H1074-75, H1084-85, and H1085-86. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:59 p.m.