[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 103 (Monday, July 23, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D753-D754]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 2586-2589 and H.R. 2591-2599; 4 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 190-193 were introduced.
  Pages H4427-28
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 451, to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount 
Nebo Wilderness Area, amended (H. Rept. 107-150);
  H.R. 427, to provide further protections for the watershed of the 
Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, 
Oregon (H. Rept. 107-151, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 2590, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-152).
  Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 
2002 (H. Rept. 107-153); and
  H.J. Res. 55, disapproving the extension of the waiver authority 
contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to 
Vietnam, amended (Adverse, H. Rept. 107-154).
Page H4427
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Issa to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4379
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Resolutions: Read a letter 
from Chairman Young of Alaska wherein he transmitted copies of 
resolutions approved by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure on July 18, 2001--referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  Page H4380
Presidential Message--National Emergency re Disruption of the Middle 
East Peace Process: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with 
respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
process that was declared in Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 
1995--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 107-106).
  Page H4402
Recess: The House recessed at 3:47 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4402
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following:
  Mount Nebo Wilderness, Utah Boundary Adjustment Act: H.R. 451, 
amended, to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount 
Nebo Wilderness Area;
  Pages H4381-82
  Land Conveyance to Carson City, Nevada for a Senior Center: H.R. 271, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau of 
Land Management administrative site to the city of Carson City, Nevada, 
for use as a senior center;
  Page H4382
  Little Sandy River, Oregon Watershed Protection: H.R. 427, to provide 
further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part 
of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon;
  Pages H4382-84
  21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization: H.R. 
2215, amended, to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
Justice for fiscal year 2002;
  Pages H4384-92
  Criminal Law Technical Amendments: H.R. 2137, amended, to make 
clerical and other technical amendments to title 18, United States 
Code, and other laws relating to crime and criminal procedure (agreed 
to by a yea-and-nay vote of 374 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 
257);
  Pages H4302-95
  Family Sponsor Immigration: H.R. 1892, amended, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the acceptance of an 
affidavit of support from another eligible sponsor if the original 
sponsor has died and the Attorney General has determined for 
humanitarian reasons that the original sponsor's classification 
petition should not be revoked (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 379 
yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 258); 
                                               Pages H4395-99, H4402-03
  Honoring Firefighters Who Died Fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the 
Cascade Mountains: H. Res. 201, amended, honoring four firefighters who 
lost their lives fighting the Thirtymile Fire in the Cascade Mountains 
of Washington State; and
  Pages H4399-H4401
  James C. Corman Federal Building, Van Nuys, California: S. 468, to 
designate the Federal building located at 6230 Van Nuys Boulevard in 
Van Nuys, California, as the ``James C. Corman Federal Building'' 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' 
Roll No. 259)--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                               Pages H4401-02, H4403-04
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts: The House passed S. 1190, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rename the education 
individual retirement accounts as the Coverdell education savings 
account--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H4404-05

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Firecracker Explosion at Fanglin Elementary School, Jianxi Province: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 121, expressing the sincerest condolences 
of the House of Representatives to the families of the 42 people, 
including 37 children, killed in the March 6, 2001, explosion at the 
Fanglin elementary school in the Jianxi province of the People's 
Republic of China. Agreed to strike all after the resolved clause and 
insert new text. And, agreed to strike and insert a new preamble. 
                                                         Pages H4405-07
Senate messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H4380.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4402-03, H4403-04, 
and H4404. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:02.