[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D383-D384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 1672-1692; and 3 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 47; H. Con. Res. 122, and H. Res. 129, were introduced.
  Page H1860
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 130, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to the consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-54).
Page H1859
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Archbishop 
Michael J. Champion, Coadjutor to the Primate and Archbishop of Cleveland 
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the United States.
  Page H1735
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, May 1 
by a recorded vote of 377

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ayes to 47 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 93. 
                                                       Pages H1735, H1747-48
Recess: The House recessed at 9:07 a.m. and reconvened at 10:46 a.m. 
                                                          Pages H1735, H1744
The United States Association of Former Members of Congress: Agreed that the 
proceedings of the United States Association of Former Members of Congress 
had during the recess be printed in the Congressional Record and that all 
Members and former Members who spoke during the recess have the privilege of 
revising and extending their remarks.
  Page H1744
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform: The House passed H.R. 
10, to provide for pension reform by a yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 24 
nays, Roll No. 96.
  Pages H1748-H1827
  Rejected the Sanders motion to recommit the bill to the Committees on 
Education and the Workforce and Ways and Means with instructions to report 
it back with an amendment that sought to allow employees to choose between 
defined benefit and cash balance pension plans by a yea and nay vote of 153 
yeas to 276 nays, Roll No. 95.
Pages H1822-26
  Pursuant to the rule the Thomas amendment in the nature of a substitute 
numbered 1 and printed in the Congressional Record of May 1 was considered 
as adopted.
Page H1764
  Rejected the Neal amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
provide refundable tax credits to low and middle-income workers and make 
small employers eligible for certain tax credits by a yea and nay vote of 
207 yeas to 223 nays, Roll No. 94.
Pages H1795-H1822
  H. Res. 127, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 404 yeas to 24 nays, Roll No. 92. 
                                                              Pages H1745-47
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 129 electing Representative 
George Miller of California to the Committee on Resources and Representative 
Honda of California to the Committee on Science.
  Page H1827
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  District of Columbia Courts Budget Submission: Message wherein he 
transmitted the District of Columbia Courts Budget Submission for fiscal 
year 2002--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed 
(H. Doc. 107-63); and
  Page H1827
  National Emergency Re Sudan: Message wherein he transmitted the 6-month 
periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-
64).
  Pages H1832-33
Recess: The House recessed at 8:25 p.m. and reconvened at 11:38 p.m. 
                                                                  Page H1855
Recess: The House recessed at 11:39 p.m. and reconvened at 8:57 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 3.
  Pages H1855, H1859
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and one recorded vote developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1747, H1747-
48, H1822, H1826, and H1827. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 8:58 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 3.