[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3641-H3644]
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2311, ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT 
                        APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 180 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 180

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the Bill (H.R. 2311) making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2002, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
     consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. Points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
     amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are 
     waived except section 308. During consideration of the bill 
     for further amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
     further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Fossella). The gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Sessions) is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), our 
newest member of the Committee on Rules, and I would welcome him to the 
floor for what I think is his first rule that he will be managing, and 
I appreciate his being here and working with us on this; pending which 
I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this 
resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.
  Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 180 is an open rule and waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. It provides for 1 
hour of general debate divided equally and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
  It also provides that the amendment printed in the Committee on Rules 
report accompanying the rule shall be considered as adopted.

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  The rule waives points of orders against provisions in the bill as 
amended for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI, which 
prohibits unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations 
bill, except as specified in the rule.
  The bill shall be considered for amendment by paragraph, and the 
Chair is authorized to accord priority in recognition to Members who 
have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record.
  Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
  Mr. Speaker, the legislation before us is an open rule providing for 
the consideration of H. Res. 2311, the Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Bill for 2002. This legislation provides for funding for 
a wide array of Federal Government programs which address matters such 
as national security, environmental cleanup, flood control, alternative 
energy sources, and advanced scientific research.
  The bill provides for a total of $23.7 billion in new discretionary 
spending authority for civil works projects of the Army Corps of 
Engineers and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, 
the Department of Energy, and several other independent agencies. The 
bill is $147.7 million above the fiscal year 2001 funding levels and an 
increase of $1.18 billion above the President's request.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to highlight some 
provisions in this bill. Included in this legislation is approximately 
$4.47 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers, which has been involved 
in such vital missions as flood control, shoreline prevention, and 
navigation.
  In addition, the Bureau of Reclamation, under the Department of the 
Interior, is funded at $842.9 million, an increase of $26.3 million 
over last year. Most of the large dams and water diversions in the West 
were built or with the assistance of the Bureau of Reclamation. The 
Bureau is the largest supplier of water in the 17 western States and 
the second largest hydroelectric power producer in the Nation.
  Also, this bill provides $18.7 billion for the Department of Energy, 
an increase of $444.2 million above the fiscal year 2001 level. Funding 
for the Department of Energy was increased over the President's request 
primarily in the areas of renewable energy technologies, environmental 
cleanup, and nuclear nonproliferation.
  In March of 2001 this year, the Bush administration issued an outline 
for this budget. In this it states that solar and renewable energy 
cannot replace fossil fuels in the near term but will be an important 
part of this Nation's long-term energy supply. I am pleased that this 
bill includes $376.8 million for renewable energy programs, an increase 
of $1 million from last year.
  Additionally, biological and environmental research is funded at 
$445.9 million. I am particularly pleased that the funding in this bill 
continues the strong record of conservation and preservation by the 
Republican Congress.
  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to commend the chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the Committee on 
Appropriations, the gentleman from the First District of Alabama (Mr. 
Callahan), and the Democrat ranking member, the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Visclosky), for their hard work in bringing this bill to the 
floor. Their staffs have done a great job in the crafting of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is considered noncontroversial. This rule, 
like the underlying legislation, deserves strong bipartisan support.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from Texas for 
yielding me the time. It is a pleasure to serve on the Committee on 
Rules with my good friend and colleague, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Sessions), and I thank him for welcoming me as the newest member of the 
Committee on Rules.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Energy and Water Appropriations 
bill for fiscal year 2002 and in support of the rule. I also would 
associate myself with the remarks made by the gentleman from Texas 
about the many particulars that are set forth in the bill that are 
meritorious, in my view, for the entire body.
  I want to congratulate the chairman of the subcommittee, the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), and the ranking member, the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), for their work on this bill and 
for their recognition of the importance to the entire country of the 
necessary public works projects it funds.
  I am especially pleased, from a parochial point of view, that this 
bill contains nearly $20 million for the continued restoration of the 
Florida Everglades. Congress and the State of Florida made a historic 
agreement last year to save this international treasure, and I am 
thrilled that Congress continues its commitment through this bill.
  Additionally, Mr. Speaker, this bill contains a number of significant 
projects important to my south Florida district, as well as those that 
are my colleagues that are in that area; and I would like to highlight 
a few of them for just a moment.
  In my home of Broward County this bill funds beach erosion and 
renourishment projects to the tune of $2.5 million. These funds are 
critical to protecting and enhancing Florida's pristine beaches and the 
businesses that thrive because of them.
  In northeast Dade County this bill contains funding for a study of 
flood patterns in the county and remediation of flooding that 
continually occurs in some of the poorest neighborhoods of this area.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that this bill contains projects that would 
greatly benefit the constituents of myself and those of my colleague, 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley), in Ft. Pierce, in St. Lucie 
County, and a number of projects that greatly improve conditions in 
Palm Beach County that are relevant to my other colleagues, the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Shaw), the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Wexler), and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley), as well as myself.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill; and the rule is fine as far as it 
goes. As the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions) noted, the rule does 
allow for amendments to the dollar amounts contained in the committee-
reported bill. The committee Republicans chose not to allow the 
gentlewoman from Nevada (Ms. Berkley) the right to offer an amendment 
relating to transportation of high-level nuclear waste. This is most 
unfortunate, in my view, as I believe the Berkley amendment would have 
made the bill better.
  Also, Mr. Speaker, let me add my support for the amendment which will 
be offered by my friend and colleague, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Davis), which will allow construction of the Gulf Stream pipeline to 
continue unabated.
  Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and ranking member for 
bringing an excellent bill to the House. This is a bipartisan bill that 
helps millions of Americans from coast to coast, and I urge passage of 
the bill and adoption of the rule.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings), a member of the Committee on 
Rules.
  (Mr. HASTINGS of Washington asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my good 
friend and colleague on the Committee on Rules, the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Sessions), for yielding me this time; and I want to 
congratulate my friend, the newest member of the Committee on Rules, 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings), on his first rule.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule and this 
underlying legislation. I would like to begin by commending the 
chairman, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan), and the ranking 
member, the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Visclosky), as well as the 
chairman of the full Committee on Appropriations, the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Young), and the ranking member, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Obey), on their leadership in

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bringing this excellent piece of legislation to the floor. This is the 
first bill of the gentleman from Alabama as chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and I commend him on his 
openness and his support. They have carefully balanced the priorities 
in a very tight budget year to ensure that the cleanup of former 
nuclear sites stays on schedule.
  As chairman of the Nuclear Cleanup Caucus here in the House, I have 
been privileged to work closely with the committee this year to ensure 
that cleanup sites throughout the Nation continue their significant 
progress, ensuring that the legacy of World War II and the Cold War is 
cleaned up. While I have been supportive of the President's goal to cap 
the overall spending increase at 4 percent, I have to admit that I was 
deeply troubled by the administration's initial request on cleaning up 
the Nation's former nuclear weapons sites.
  Earlier this year, the Committee on the Budget responded to that by 
including in the congressional budget resolution language directing up 
to an additional $1 billion in the Environmental Management Account. I 
am pleased that the Committee on Appropriations has, in the past 2 
weeks, included an additional $880 million for cleanup in the 
supplemental and the legislation we will consider today. This will 
allow for the Federal Government to keep its legal and moral 
commitments to the communities that surround these sites.
  The Department of Energy has negotiated innovative contracts that 
mirror commercial practices to transform the cleanup program and ensure 
that more dollars are spent on cleanup. These negotiated contracts 
ensure that the American taxpayer receives more cleanup dollars for 
less by requiring efficiencies to do more with less. Without this 
additional funding for the Environmental Management program, these 
aggressive contracts would have had to be re-negotiated, thus 
eliminating the benefits to the taxpayer.
  This legislation will increase funding by nearly $700 million over 
the administration's request. This will reverse the proposed reductions 
at the major sites throughout the country. Specifically at Hanford the 
additional dollars provided in this legislation will provide full 
funding for the construction of the Waste Treatment Project. This is 
the home of over 60 percent of the radioactive waste of this country; 
and yet it is the only facility, Hanford, that lacks a treatment 
capability. It is essential that this project be fully funded in fiscal 
year 2002 in order to ensure maximum benefit to the taxpayer and the 
safety of the Pacific Northwest.
  Further, the legislation allows for the River Corridor Initiative to 
begin at the Richland Operations Office. This innovative approach will 
allow for the acceleration of cleanup along the River Corridor and will 
shrink the Hanford site from 560 square miles to 75 square miles by the 
year 2012.

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  This is an aggressive schedule which will save American taxpayers 
hundreds of millions of dollars over this time period.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislation provides the first step to what I hope 
will be the full transformation of this project to a closure contract 
in fiscal year 2003. Further, the legislation will allow for continued 
efforts to remove spent nuclear fuel which has been standing 100 yards 
from the Columbia River for 25 years, and to move it away from the 
river into safe storage.
  I would like to commend the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan) and 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Young) for their excellent work. I 
would also like to thank my colleagues on the Nuclear Cleanup Caucus, 
the contractors and the stakeholders that came together in a unified 
manner to ensure that these increases became a reality.
  Mr. Speaker, I support the rule and the underlying legislation.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley).
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. Hastings), having been appointed to the prestigious and important 
Committee on Rules. Florida is proud of his service in the Congress, 
and we are proud that 3 of 13 Members who serve on the Committee on 
Rules are from Florida, two Republicans, the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. Goss) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart). And now 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) joins the Committee on Rules, 
and my great State is going to benefit by the gentleman's leadership.
  Let me also commend this bill of the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water. The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) clearly laid out some 
of the very important projects that are occurring in our mutual 
districts, such as Port St. Lucie, the inlet maintenance project, some 
shoreline protection that will occur throughout our counties; but I 
also want to call attention to an amendment that will be offered by one 
of our colleagues that will seek to reduce the Federal allocations 
towards beach renourishment. I believe that has been made in order. 
What that basically says is that we will reduce the Federal share of 
beach renourishment projects in places like Florida.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) and I clearly want to 
underscore the need for Federal involvement, and we also want to give a 
little education here, because some people assume that these beach 
renourishment projects are folly, that they are a waste of tax dollars, 
that they are something that the local jurisdictions should do, and we 
need not concern ourselves with these issues in Congress.
  As the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) and I know, many of the 
areas where the most severe beach erosion is occurring are just south 
of inlets that were designed and constructed by the Corps of Engineers 
for some commerce at times, and some were national security issues. So 
in Palm Beach County, for instance, at the south end of our inlet, we 
are constantly vigilant because of shoreline that is eroding because of 
that unnatural cut that occurred.
  Mr. Speaker, therein lies the nexus by which we ask and continue to 
urge Congress to fund these shoreline protection agreements. They are 
vital to tourism. We are parochial in our approach, and we are 
concerned about tourism; but it has more to do with ecological factors, 
such as nesting turtles, reef renourishments. All of these are impacted 
by a degradation of our beaches.
  Mr. Speaker, we stand opposing an amendment that will be offered 
later, although supporting the fine work in this bill. There are some 
phenomenal projects that I will call Members' attention to again, 
whether it is the Department of Energy or other related accounts, the 
President's initiative on energy conservation, or on strategically 
positioning ourselves to be more self-reliant on energy needs.
  Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan) has done a 
masterful job of meeting not only the needs of 50 States, but also the 
concerns of Members.
  Mr. Speaker, as a Member from the Florida delegation, I want to 
apologize to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Callahan) because we were 
unaware during debate last week on a very contentious issue that the 
gentleman was out of the Capitol with the President attending some 
business with the President of the United States in Alabama. We would 
not have excluded him from debate, so we apologize for that slight. We 
meant no disrespect. As a delegation, we are absolutely opposed to the 
drilling question, but never would we have done it as an attempted 
embarrassment of the fine chairman and the fine job he has done.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the rule. I urge Members to support 
its adoption, the underlying bill; and again, I would ask my colleagues 
to pay special attention to an amendment that would cut the 
government's responsibility on shoreline protection and urge the defeat 
of that same amendment.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley) for his 
kind comments regarding my ascension to the Committee on Rules.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. 
Udall).
  (Mr. UDALL of Colorado asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me this time.

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  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and in general support of 
the bill. I want to in particular touch on three issues briefly. I want 
to thank the committee, thank this House for continuing to fund the 
nuclear facilities closure projects across the country, but in 
particular the one in my district at Rocky Flats. Rocky Flats is close 
to the center of my congressional district. It is just a few miles from 
population centers that exceed 2 million people. This is a very 
important project to clean up and close this facility.
  I also thank the committee for the inclusion in the bill of initial 
funding for a small flood control project in Arvada, Colorado. There 
has been an important partnership there along Van Bibber Creek, and 
these are important moneys that will begin to put this capital project 
in place.
  Finally, I want to emphasize my support for the committee's work in 
increasing the levels of funding for DOE's renewable energy programs. 
Initially the administration slashed these important budget items by 
$138 million, almost 36 percent, and I think this was shortsighted; but 
we have worked hard over the last 2 years to boost funding for these 
programs, and I want to acknowledge the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. 
Wamp) on the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus for the good 
work the gentleman has done.
  In general, Mr. Speaker, although no bill is perfect, this one is 
awful close, and I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak today 
in support of it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, just as it is the first rule for the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Hastings) to manage in the Committee on Rules, we also 
like to thank staff who it is their last rule to be with us.
  I would like to thank Gena Bernhardt for her 6 years on the Committee 
on Rules, and 9 years serving on the Hill, who will be leaving the Hill 
for opportunities down at the Department of Justice. She served as 
professional staff and legal counsel, and is a good friend of all of 
ours. It is a time to say hello; and a time to say good-bye.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a fair and open rule supported by my colleagues, 
and I would ask my colleagues to support this rule.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the 
previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Shimkus). The question is on the 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the 
ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a 
quorum is not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, following this 15-minute vote on 
House Resolution 180, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum 
time for electronic voting on the two motions to suspend the rules on 
which the Chair postponed further proceedings earlier today.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 425, 
nays 1, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 196]

                               YEAS--425

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown (SC)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Flake
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Grucci
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Israel
     Issa
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kerns
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Largent
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lucas (OK)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Osborne
     Ose
     Otter
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Phelps
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrock
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watkins (OK)
     Watson (CA)
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--1

       
     Thune
       

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Burton
     Hinchey
     Meek (FL)
     Platts
     Pombo
     Putnam
     Wu

                              {time}  1334

  Mr. THUNE changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.

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