[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 9, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 1769-1792; and 1 resolution, H. 
Res. 139, were introduced.                               
  Pages H2081-82
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 138, providing for consideration of H.R. 1646, to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 
2003 (H. Rept. 106-62).                                      
Page H2081
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi Ely 
Rosensveig of Congregation Anshe Shalom, New Rochelle, New York. 
                                                             Page H2025
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, may 8 by a yea and nay vote of 335 yeas to 70 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 102.                        
  Pages H2025-26
Budget Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference report on 
H. 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 by a yea and nay vote of 221 yeas to 207 nay, Roll 
No. 104.                                                 
  Pages H2035-49
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 136, the rule that waived points 
of order against the conference report by a yea and nay vote of 218 
yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 103.                          
Pages H2026-35
Great Falls Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey: The House passed 
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.                                                      
  Page H2051
Mad Cow and Foot-and-Mouth Disease: The House passed S. 700, to 
establish a Federal interagency task force for the purpose of 
coordinating actions to prevent the outbreak of bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (commonly known as ``mad cow disease'') and foot-and-
mouth disease in the United States--clearing the measure for the 
President.                                               
  Pages H2051-53
Wildfire Management Act: The House passed H.R. 581, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds 
appropriated for wildland fire management in the Department of the 
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine 
Fisheries Service to facilitate the interagency cooperation required 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection with wildland 
fire management.                                         
  Pages H2053-57
  Agreed to the Traficant amendment that adds a section to detail the 
sense of the Congress that entities should only purchase American-made 
equipment and products and requires a report on the expenditures of 
foreign-made items to the Congress within 180 days of the purchase. 
                                                             Page H2057
  Earlier, H. Res. 135, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
bill was agreed to by voice vote.                        
Pages H2050-51
Presidential Message--National Emergency re Iran: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order 12170 of November 14, 1979--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-68). 
                                                         Pages H2071-72
Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and reconvened at 6:25 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2079
Amendments: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on 
page H2083.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2025-26, H2035, and 
H2049. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:26 p.m.