[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D760-D763]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 2600-2619; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 56-57 and H. Con. Res. 194-196, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H4539-40
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1937, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in 
certain feasibility studies of water resource projects in the State of 
Washington, amended (H. Rept. 107-155);
  H.R. 2540, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make various 
improvements to veterans benefits programs under laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, amended (H. Rept. 107-156);
  H.R. 2511, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
incentives to encourage energy conservation, energy reliability, and 
energy production, amended (H. Rept. 107-157); and
  H. Res. 206, providing for consideration of 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-
158).                                                        
Page H4539
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Cantor to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H4431
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Timothy N. Armstrong, Crossroads Community Church of Mansfield, Ohio. 
                                                             Page H4433
Recess: The House recessed at 9:20 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H4433
Moment of Silence to Honor the Memory of Officer Chestnut and Detective 
Gibson: The Chair

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announced that at 3:40 p.m. on July 24, 1998, Officer Jacob J. Chestnut 
and Detective John M. Gibson of the United States Capitol Police were 
killed in the line of duty defending the Capitol against an armed 
intruder. Subsequently at 3:40 p.m., the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union recognized the anniversary of this tragedy by 
observing a moment of silence in their memory.      
  Pagess H4434, H4473
Consideration of Amendments to Foreign Operations Appropriations: 
Agreed by unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 
2506, Foreign Operations Appropriations, that no further amendment to 
the bill may be offered except the amendments printed in the 
Congressional Record and numbered 4, 7, 30, 33, 38, 44 and 59 each 
debatable for 10 minutes each; amendments numbered 8, 11, 47, 50, 55 
and 61 each debatable for 20 minutes; amendments numbered 5, 23, and 
34, each debatable for 30 minutes; amendment numbered 32 and an un-
numbered amendment by Representative Conyers, each debatable for 40 
minutes. Points of order against amendment numbered 44 and the 
amendment by Representative Conyers for failure to comply with clause 2 
of rule 21 were waived.                                      
  Page H4481
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations, 2002: The House passed H.R. 2506, making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 by a yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas 
to 46 nays, Roll No. 266. The bill was also considered on July 19. 
                                            Pages H4437-81, H4481-H4530
Agreed To:
  Visclosky amendment No. 60 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 19 that decreases Export-Import Bank Subsidy Appropriations by $15 
million and Administrative Expenses by $3 million and increases funding 
for Child Survival and Health Programs Fund by $5 million for 
vulnerable children programs and $13 million for HIV/AIDS programs 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 258 ayes to 162 noes, Roll No. 260); 
                                               Pages H4438-47, H4453-54
  Kolbe substitute amendment to the Crowley amendment No. 12 printed in 
the Congressional Record of July 18 that increases funding for the 
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in Kathmandu, Nepal by $1 million 
to develop emergency response capability in south Asia and decreases 
the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding accordingly;   
Pages H4452-53
  Crowley amendment No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
18, as amended, that increases funding for the AID Office of Foreign 
Disaster Assistance in Kathmandu, Nepal by $1 million to develop 
disaster preparedness and emergency response capability in south Asia 
and decreases the Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding accordingly 
(the Crowley amendment as originally offered sought to increase funding 
for south Asia disaster assistance by $10 million);      
Pages H4449-53
  Conyers amendment that establishes an aggregate limit of 800 military 
and civilian, including contractor, personnel participating in Plan 
Colombia with military personnel capped at 500 and provides waiver 
authority subject to congressional approval;          
Pages H4498-H4501
  Hoekstra amendment No. 44 printed in the Congressional Record that 
withholds $65 million in Andean Counterdrug Initiative funding until 
the Secretary of State submits a full report on the April 20, 2001 
incident in which Veronica Bowers and her 7 month old daughter Charity 
were killed when a Peruvian Air Force jet opened fire on their plane 
and further requires that the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, 
and Director of Central Intelligence certify to the Congress, 30 days 
before any resumption of U.S. involvement in counter-narcotic flights 
and aircraft force-down program;                         
Pages H4501-02
  Ose amendment No. 55 printed in the Congressional Record of July 19 
that prohibits United States contributions to the United Nations 
International Narcotics Control Board;                   
Pages H4524-26
  Traficant amendment No. 59 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 18 that prohibits any funding to persons or entities who have 
violated the ``Buy American Act;''                          
Pages H4527
  Brown of Ohio amendment No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 18 that increases Child Survival and Health Programs funding by 
$20 million for the prevention, treatment, and eradication of 
tuberculosis with offsets of $10 million from the contribution to the 
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and $10 million from the 
contribution to the Asian Development Fund (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 268 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 264); and 
                                               Pages H4481-84, H4527-28
  Smith of New Jersey amendment No. 34 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 18 that makes available $30 million to fund the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act for prevention of trafficking in 
persons, protection and assistance including shelter and rehabilitation 
for victims of trafficking, and assistance to foreign countries to 
eliminate trafficking with offsets from various programs including 
Development Assistance, Economic Support Fund, Assistance for Eastern 
Europe and the Baltic States, Assistance for the Independent States of 
the former Soviet Union, International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement, and Migration and Refugee Assistance

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programs (agreed to by a recorded vote of 427ayes with none voting 
``no'', Roll No. 265).                            
Pages H4519-22, H4528
Rejected:
  Paul amendment No. 56 printed in the Congressional Record of July 19 
that sought to strike the Export-Import Bank Subsidy Appropriation with 
associated funding of $753 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 47 
ayes to 375 noes, Roll No. 261);                  
Pages H4447-48, H4454
  Lee amendment No. 26 printed in the Congressional Record of July 18 
that sought to increase funding for the Global Aids Trust fund by $60 
million with offsets of $38 million from the Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative and $22 million from the Foreign Military Financing Program 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 240 noes, Roll No. 262); 
and                                               
Pages H4455-64, H4479
  McGovern amendment No. 27 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
19 that sought to increase funding for child health and maternal health 
programs by $50 million and tuberculosis treatment and prevention by 
$50 million with offsets of $100 million from the Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative (rejected by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 249 noes, Roll 
No. 263).                                      
Pages H4464-78, H4479-80
Withdrawn:
  Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas amendment No. 48 printed in the 
Congressional Record of July 19 was offered but subsequently withdrawn 
that sought to increase funding for the Global Environmental Facility 
by $25 million with offsets from the Export-Import Bank Subsidy 
Appropriation;                                           
Pages H4448-49
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment No. 47 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 19 was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
increase Child Survival and Health Programs funding by $100 million 
with offsets of $100 million from the Andean Counterdrug Initiative; 
                                                         Pages H4484-86
  Roemer amendment No. 33 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
18 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase 
funding for microenterprise credit programs by $12 million with offsets 
of $1.1 million from the Development Credit Authority, $3.9 million 
from the contribution to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency; 
and $7 million from the contribution to the Inter-American Investment 
Corporation;                                             
Pages H4487-88
  Conyers amendment No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
18 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit 
aerial spraying efforts to eradicate illicit crops in Colombia; 
                                                         Pages H4515-19
  Brown of Ohio amendment No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 18 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit 
the Export-Import Bank from extending credit in connection with the 
export of goods or services by companies under investigation for trade 
dumping by the International Trade Commission or are subject to an 
anti-dumping duty order issued by the Department of Commerce; 
                                                             Page H4522
  Kucinich amendment No. 23 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
18 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to ban Export-
Import Bank assistance for projects involving oil and gas field 
development, thermal powerplants, or petrochemical plants or 
refineries; and                                          
Pages H4522-24
  Traficant amendment No. 38 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 18 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit 
any assistance for the Russian Federation.               
Pages H4527-27
Points of order sustained:
  Against Pelosi amendment No. 32 printed in the Congressional Record 
that sought to increase disaster assistance for El Salvador by $250 
million;                                                 
Pages H4488-92
  Against Kaptur amendment No. 50 printed in the Congressional Record 
of July 18 that sought to specify that not less than $125 million be 
made available for assistance for Ukraine;               
Pages H4493-96
  Against section 539, dealing with ceilings and earmarks;   
Page H4508
  Against section 577, dealing with the abolition of the Inter-American 
Foundation;                                                  
Page H4512
  Against Smith of New Jersey amendment No. 8 printed in the 
Congressional Record of July 18 that sought to express the sense of 
Congress that all governments, entities, and municipalities in the 
region should cooperate fully and unreservedly with the International 
Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in pending cases and 
investigations;                                          
Pages H4512-14
  H. Res. 199, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on July 19.
Suspension--ILSA Extension Act of 2001: The House completed debate on 
the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1954, amended, to extend 
the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 2006. 
Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.        
  Pages H4530-35
West Point Board of Visitors: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of Representative Tauscher to the Board of Visitors to the 
United States Military Academy.                              
  Page H4535
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4435.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4542-43.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4453-54, H4454, H4479, H4479-80, H4527-28, H4528, and H4529-30. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:20 p.m.