[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 22, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D493-D494]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 1930-1951; 1 private bill, H.R. 
1952; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 140 and H. Res. 145, were 
introduced.                                       
  Pages H2569-70, H2571
Reports Filed: No Reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Culberson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H2389
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanuji, 
Founder, Jain Meditation International Center.               
  Page H2389
Recess: The House recessed at 9:02 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H2389
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Expedited Construction of World War II Memorial: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1696, to expedite the construction of the World War 
II memorial in the District of Columbia--clearing the measure for the 
President; and                                           
  Pages H2391-96
  Small Business Liability Protection Act: H.R. 1831, to provide 
certain relief for small businesses from liability under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 134). The House debated the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass the bill on Monday, May 20.               
  Pages H2542-43
Leave No Child Behind Act: The House continued consideration of H.R. 1, 
to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and 
choice, so that no child is left behind. The House began consideration 
of the bill on May.                                   
  Pages H2396-H2542
                                                             Agreed To:
  Boehner amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that makes various 
technical and clarifying changes;                        
                                                         Pages H2516-19

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  Capps amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that allows CPR 
training programs in schools (agreed to by a recorded vote of 421 ayes 
to 2 noes, Roll No. 128);                      
                                               Pages H2519-20, H2521-22
  Dunn amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that makes additional 
funding available to hire school resource officers for safety purposes 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 420 ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 131); 
                                               Pages H2524-25, H2532-33
  Graves amendment No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that expresses the 
sense of Congress that at least 95 percent of funds be used directly to 
improve academic achievement in the classroom (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 422 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 129); 
                                                  Pages H2520-21, H2522
  Hill amendment No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that allows the use 
of innovative education program funds to establish smaller learning 
communities;                                             
                                                         Pages H2522-24
  Dooley amendment No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that requires a 
comparison between achievement levels of student subgroups to the 
State's annual objectives for each group;                
                                                         Pages H2533-35
  Vitter amendment No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that requires 
schools that accept Federal funds to permit regular United States Armed 
Services recruitment activities on school grounds and to make these 
activities accessible to all students (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
366 ayes to 57 noes, Roll No. 133); and           
                                                  Pages H2535-36, H2542
  Tiberi amendment No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that allows a pilot 
project of up to 100 school districts in 50 states to enter into 
performance agreements with the Secretary to consolidate Federal funds 
made available under the Act and to use these funds for any permitted 
educational purpose (agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 209 
noes, Roll No. 132).                                     
                                                         Pages H2536-42
                                                              Rejected:
  Hoekstra amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 107-69 that sought to 
strike the requirement for annual state reading and math tests for 
grades 3 through 8 and retain current law for state assessments 
(rejected by a recorded vote of3 ayes to 255 noes, Roll No. 130). 
                                                         Pages H2525-32
  H. Res. 143, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on May 10.
Congratulating the City of Detroit on the Tricentennial of its 
Founding: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 80, congratulating the city 
of Detroit and its residents on the occasion of the tricentennial of 
the city's founding.                                     
  Pages H2543-46
Referrals: S. 27 was referred to the Committees on House 
Administration, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce.      
  Page H2568
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2521-22, H2522, H2531-32, H2532-33, H2541-42, H2542, and H2542-43. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 9:06 p.m.