[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 87 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D613-D614]
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 36 public bills, H.R. 2263-2298; and 4 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 54-55, and H. Res. 176-177, were introduced.             
  Pages H3463-65
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Paul A. 
Stoot, Sr., Pastor, Greater Trinity Missionary Baptist Church of Everett, 
Washington.                                                       
  Page H3361
Interior Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002: The House passed H.R. 
2217, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 376 yeas to 32 nays, Roll No. 185.                      
  Pages H3363-H3437
Agreed To:
  Slaughter amendment that increases funding for the National Endowment for 
the Arts by $10 million, the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3 
million, and the Institute of Museums and Library Services by $2 million 
with offsets from Department of Interior and National Forest System (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 193 noes with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 177);                                                
Pages H3382-95
  Maloney of New York amendment that clarifies that the Mineral Management 
Service shall document the expected return in advance of any royalty-in-kind 
sales to assure that royalty income under the pilot program is equal to or 
greater than royalty income recognized under the existing royalty-in-value 
program;                                                          
Page H3400
  Traficant amendment No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of June 20 
that prohibits any funding to persons or entities who have been convicted of 
violating the ``Buy American Act;''                               
Page H3412
  Rahall amendment No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of June 20 that 
prohibits new energy leasing or related activities within boundaries of 
National Monuments (agreed to by a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 173 noes, 
Roll No. 180);                                         
Pages H3413-18, H3420
  Davis of Florida amendment that prohibits the lease agreement for oil and 
gas drilling in the area of the Gulf of Mexico known as Lease Sale 181 prior 
to April 1, 2002 (agreed to by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 164 noes, Roll 
No. 181); and                                       
Pages H3421-26, H3433-34
  Inslee amendment that prohibits any funding to suspend or revise the final 
hard rock mining regulations published in the Federal Register on November 
21, 2000, that amended part 3809 of title 43, code of Federal Regulations 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 182). 
                                                    Pages H3426-30, H3334-35
Rejected:
  Sanders amendment no. 6 printed in the Congressional Record that sought to 
increase funding for Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Weatherization Assistance 
programs by $36 million with offsets of $52 million from the Fossil Energy 
Research and Development program (rejected by a recorded vote of 153 ayes to 
262 noes, Roll No. 178);                         
Pages H3396-H3400, H3418-19
  DeFazio amendment no. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of June 20 
that sought to limit the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program extension 
and strike the provision related to special use permits;      
Pages H3407-08
  DeFazio amendment no. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of June 20 
that sought to cancel the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 129 ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 179); 
                                                    Pages H3408-11, H3419-20
  Deutsch amendment that sought to prohibit the extension of seven campsite 
leases in Biscayne National Park, Florida, collectively known as 
``Stiltsville'' (rejected by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 222 noes, Roll 
No. 183); and                                          
Pages H3430-32, H3435
  Stearns amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Challenge America 
Arts Fund--Challenge America Grants by $10 million and increase Energy 
Conservation programs accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 145 ayes 
to 264 noes, Roll No. 184).                         
Pages H3432-33, H3435-36
Points of Order Sustained:
  Against language on page 89 lines 13 through 18 dealing with non-Federal 
cost share for weatherization assistance grants.                  
Page H3406
Withdrawn:
  Pombo amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to make 
$1 million available for the Banta-Carbona Irrigation District Fish Screen 
Project in Tracy; California.                                     
Page H3382
  H. Res. 174, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.                                      
Pages H3361-63
Late Report: The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have 
until midnight on Friday, June 22 to file a privileged report on a bill 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.           
  Page H3437
Late Report: The Committee on International Relations received permission to 
have until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 22 to file a report on H.R. 1954, to

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extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 
2006.                                                             
  Page H3438
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 176, specifying that on the 
Committee on Resources, Representative Hayworth shall rank after 
Representative Tancredo.                                      
  Pages H3437-38
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative Program 
for the week of June 25.                                          
  Page H3437
Meeting Hour--Monday, June 25: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 25 for morning hour debate. 
                                                                  Page H3438
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, June 27.                                            
  Page H3438
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H3394-95, 
H3418-19, H3419-20, H3420, H3433-34, H3434-35, H3435, H3435-36, and H3436-
37. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:28 p.m.