[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D644-D645]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 29 public bills, H.R. 2325-2353; and 6 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 175-177, and H. Res. 181-183, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3711-13
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.J. Res. 36, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States (H. Rept. 107-115);
  H.R. 2330, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-116);
  H. Res. 182, providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution 
providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the Independence 
Day district work period (H. Rept. 107-117); and
  H. Res. 183, providing for consideration of H.R. 2330, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-118).
Page H3711
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Shaw to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H3621
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Bishop 
Michael Tyrone Cushman, General Overseer, National Association of the 
Church of God of West Middlesex, Pennsylvania.
  Page H3621
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, June 26 by a yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 49 nays with 1 
voting ``present,'' Roll No. 195.
  Pages H3621, H3627-28
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Honoring the Sacrifice and Heroism of the Late Firefighters John J. 
Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford: H. Res. 172, honoring John J. 
Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, who lost their lives in the 
course of duty as firefighters (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 424 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 197);
  Pages H3628-35, H3645
  Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commemoration 
Commission: H.R. 2133, amended, to establish a commission for the 
purpose of encouraging and providing for the commemoration of the 50th 
anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of 
Education (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 2 nays, Roll 
No. 198); and
  Pages H3635-41, H3645-46
  Child Passenger Protection Education Grants: H.R. 691, to extend the 
authorization of funding for child passenger protection education 
grants through fiscal year 2003.
  Pages H3686-88
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002: 
The House completed general debate and began considering amendments to 
H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. Consideration of the bill 
will resume on June 27.
  Pages H3646-84
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 107-114 that 
strikes Title I section 103 dealing with an alternative analysis of 
Auburn Dam as a part of the Sacramento district's current American 
River watershed long-term study was considered as adopted.
Page H3657
Amendment Proceedings Postponed:
  Further proceedings on the following amendments that were offered and 
debated were postponed until Thursday, June 28:
  Tancredo amendment that seeks to increase funding for renewable 
alternative energy programs by $8.9 million with offsets of $9.9 
million from the Corps of Engineer funding for general investigations; 
                                                         Pages H3657-58
  Tancredo amendment No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26 that seeks to strike Title 1 section 105 that deals with the 65% 
Federal to 35% local cost sharing formula for coastal shore protection 
and beach replenishment programs;
Pages H3662-68
  Hinchey amendment that seeks to increase funding for renewable 
alternative energy programs by $50 million with offsets of $60 million 
from the National Nuclear Security Administration Stockpile Stewardship 
program;
Pages H3669-71
  Kucinich amendment No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
26 that seeks to decrease funding for the National Ignition Facility by 
$122.5 million and increase funding for nuclear nonproliferation 
activities by $66 million; and
Pages H3672-76
  Bonior amendment that seeks to prohibit oil or gas drilling in any of 
the Great Lakes, Lake Saint Clair, or the Saint Mary's, Saint Clair, 
Detroit, Niagara, or Saint Lawrence Rivers.
Pages H3676-84
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 180, the rule that is providing 
for consideration of the bill by a

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yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 196.
Pages H3641-44
Further Consideration of Energy and Water Development Appropriations: 
Agreed that during further consideration of H.R. 2311, Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations, no further amendments shall be in order 
except: Amendments offered by Representative Traficant (drilling) and 
Representative Berkeley (nuclear waste), each debatable for 20 minutes; 
Amendments offered by Representative Traficant (Buy American), 
Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (bio/environmental 
research) and Representative Kelly (Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Inspector General salaries and expenses), each debatable for 10 
minutes; and an amendment offered by Representative Davis of Florida 
(gulfstream natural gas pipeline), debatable for 60 minutes. 
                                                         Pages H3684-85
Fourth of July District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
176, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 
                                                             Page H3684
Meeting Hour--Thursday, June 28: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 28.
  Page H3685
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Federal Labor Relations Authority: Message wherein he transmitted the 
Twenty-second Annual Report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority 
for Fiscal Year 2000--referred to the Committee on Government Reform; 
and
  Page H3685
  National Emergency Declared Re Macedonia, Serbia, Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia and Elsewhere in the Western Balkans: Message wherein he 
reported the declaration of a national emergency in response to the 
threat posed to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States by actions of persons engaged in or supporting extremist 
violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, southern Serbia, 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and elsewhere in the Western 
Balkans region referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-91).
  Pages H3685-86
Commission on International Religious Freedom: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment, upon the Recommendation of the Minority Leader, 
of Ms. Leila Sadat of St. Louis, Missouri and Ms. Felice Gaer of 
Paramus, New Jersey to the Commission on International Religious 
Freedom.
  Page H3688
Discharge Petition: Pursuant to Clause 2 of Rule XV, Representative 
Inslee presented to the Clerk a motion to discharge the Committee on 
Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 165, providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1468, to stabilize the dysfunctional wholesale 
power market in the Western United States (Discharge Petition No. 2).
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H3714-15.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3627-28, H3644, 
H3645, and H3645-46. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:10 p.m.