[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 78 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 2094-2117; and 5 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 153-155 and H. Res. 158-159, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Robert Gannon, Pastor, Our Lady Queen of Peace Roman Catholic Church of 
Staten Island, New York.
  Page H2959
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Wednesday, June 6 by a yea-and-nay vote of 362 yeas to 36 nays, Roll 
No. 154.
  Pages H2959, H2963-64
Member Sworn--32nd Congressional District of California: 
Representative-elect Diane E. Watson of California presented herself in 
the well and was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. 
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Coast Guard Authorization: The House passed H.R. 1699, to authorize 
appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2002 by a yea-and-
nay vote of 411 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 155.
  Pages H2965-75
Agreed To:
  Traficant amendment, as modified, that specifies that any new Coast 
Guard vessel be constructed in the United States with U.S. steel or 
iron and limits its application in cases that the Secretary determines 
would be inconsistent with the public interest and allows non U.S. 
steel or iron if the Secretary finds that not enough material is not 
produced in the United States or that its use would increase the cost 
by more than 25%.
Page H2973
Withdrawn:
  Biggert amendment No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of June 6 
was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to authorize funding 
to pay the Federal share for the marine safety station on the Chicago 
lakefront; and
Pages H2972-73
  Hoekstra amendment No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
5 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to authorize 
continued funding for the Coast Guard air search and rescue facility in 
Muskegon, Michigan.
Pages H2973-74
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H2975
  H. Res. 155, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, 
was agreed to by voice vote. Pursuant to the rule, the following 
resolutions were laid on the table: H. Res. 130, H. Res. 147, H. Res. 
149, and H. Res. 150.
Pages H2961-63
Legislative Program: Representative Portman announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of June 11.
  Pages H2975-76
Meeting Hour--Friday, June 8: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 8 in pro forma 
session.
  Page H2976
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, June 12: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Friday, June 8, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12 
for morning-hour debates.
  Page H2976
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 13.
  Page H2976
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 158, electing 
Representative Duncan to the Committee on Government Reform, 
Representative Gilchrest to the Committee on Science, Representative 
Shuster to the Committee on Small Business, and Representatives Ney (to 
rank after Representative Baker), Culberson, and Shuster to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H2976
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Culberson 
wherein he announced his resignation from the Committee on Science. 
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Late Report: The Committee on International Relations received 
permission to have until 5 p.m. on May 8 to file a report on H.R. 2052, 
to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the 
war in Sudan.
  Page H2976
Senate Message: Message received by the Senate today appears on page 
H2959.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2963-64 and H2974-
75.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:50 p.m.