[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D342-D343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 38 public bills, H.R. 1540-1577; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 1578-1579; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res 105 and H. Res. 120-122, 
were introduced.
  Pages H1554-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Filed on April 20, H.R. 503, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children 
from assault and murder, amended (H. Rept. 107-42, Pt. 1);
  Filed on April 20, H.J. Res. 41, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations, 
amended (H. Rept. 107-43);
  Filed on April 20, H.R. 1209, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to determine whether an alien is a child, for purposes 
of classification as an immediate relative, based on the age of the 
alien on the date the classification petition with respect to the alien 
is filed, amended (H. Rept. 107-45);
  Filed on April 20, H.R. 863, to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, amended (H. Rept. 107-46);
  Filed on April 20, H.R. 392, for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson, 
amended (H. Rept. 107-44);
  Filed on April 20, H.R. 1209, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to determine whether an alien is a child, for purposes 
of classification as an immediate relative, based on the age of the 
alien on the date the classification petition with respect to the alien 
is filed (H. Rept. 107-45);
  Filed on April 20, H.R. 863, to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, amended (H. Rept. 107-46);
  H.R. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Great Falls Historic 
District in Paterson, New Jersey, as a unit of the National Park System 
(H. Rept. 107-47);
  H.R. 309, to provide for the determination of withholding tax rates 
under the Guam income tax (H. Rept. 107-48);
  H. Res. 118, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 41, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to 
tax limitations (H. Rept. 107-49); and
  H. Res. 119, providing for consideration of H.R. 503, to amend title 
18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to 
protect unborn children from assault and murder (H. Rept. 107-50). 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Michael Cronin of Winona, Minnesota.
  Page H1501
United States--China Security Review Commission: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mr. Stephen D. Bryen of Maryland, Ms. June 
Teufel Dreyer of Florida, and Mr. James R. Lilley of Maryland to the 
United States--China Security Review Commission.
  Page H1502
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Taiwan Participation in the World Health Organization: H.R. 428, 
amended, concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health 
Organization (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 86); and
  Pages H1503-06, H1515-16
  Increase the Peace Day: H. Res. 113, urging the House of 
Representatives to support events such as the ``Increase the Peace 
Day.''
  Pages H1506-07
Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2002: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to H.

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Con. Res. 83, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 
2003 through 2011 and agreed to a conference.
  Pages H1507-15
  Subsequently appointed as conferees: Chairman Nussle and 
Representatives Nussle and Spratt.
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  By a yea-and-nay vote of 200 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 85, rejected 
the Spratt motion to instruct conferees to (1) increase the funding for 
education in the House resolution to provide for the maximum feasible 
funding; (2) provide that the costs of coverage for prescription drugs 
under Medicare not be taken from the surplus of the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund; (3) increase the funding provided for Medicare 
prescription drug coverage to the level set by the Senate amendment; 
and (4) insist that the on-budget surplus set forth in the resolution 
for any fiscal year not be less than the surplus of the Federal 
Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for that fiscal year.
Pages H1507-15
Recess: The House recessed at 2:40 p.m. and reconvened at 5:07 p.m. 
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H1501.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1514-15 and H1515-
16. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:57 p.m.