[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 2621-2645; and 7 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 58; H. Con. Res. 197-200, and H. Res. 207-208, were 
introduced.
  Pages H4633-34
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2620, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-159).
  H.R. 2436, to provide secure energy supplies for the people of the 
United States, amended (H. Rept. 107-160, Pt. 1);
  Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2002 (H. Rept. 107-161);
  H.R. 2587, to enhance energy conservation, provide for security and 
diversity in the energy supply for the American people, amended (H. 
Rept. 107-162, Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 209, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-163).
Page H4633
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Thomas A. Cappelloni, Holy Name of Jesus Parish of Scranton, 
Pennsylvania.
  Page H4545
Treasury and General Government Appropriations, 2002: The House passed 
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, by a yea-and-nay vote of 334 yeas to 94 nays, Roll No. 274. 
                                                      Pages H4553-H4622
Agreed To:
  Istook amendment that consolidates appropriations for various 
accounts within Title III, Executive Office of the President; 
                                                         Pages H4570-71
  Collins amendment that makes available $14 million from the Federal 
Buildings Fund for a National Archives and Records Administration 
building in Georgia;
Pages H4588-89
  Traficant amendment No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
24 that prohibits funds to any person or entity that have been 
convicted of violating the Buy American Act;
Pages H4589-90
  Frank amendment that prohibits payments to persons in positions which 
he or she has been nominated after the Senate has voted not to approve 
the nomination;
Pages H4590-92
  Sanders amendment that prohibits the release of merchandise for which 
the United States Customs Service has a detention order on the basis 
that it was made by forced or indentured child labor;
Pages H4593-94
  Flake substitute amendment to the Smith of New Jersey amendment No. 5 
printed in the Congressional Record that prohibits funding to 
administer the Cuban Assets Control Regulations with respect to any 
travel or travel related transaction (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
240 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 270); and
Pages H4599-H4604, H4607
  Smith of New Jersey amendment No. 5 printed in the Congressional 
Record of July 24, amended, that prohibits funding to administration of 
the Cuban Assets Control Regulations with respect to any travel or 
travel related transaction (the Smith amendment as originally offered 
prohibited the funding only after the President had certified that the 
Cuban government had released political prisoners and returned to 
United States jurisdiction all persons residing in Cuba who are sought 
for crimes of air piracy, narcotics trafficking, or murder. 
                                               Pages H4598-H4604, H4607
Rejected:
  Inslee amendment No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of July 24 
that sought to strike section 634 that consolidates the vice 
presidential residence utility costs at the Naval Observatory with 
other activities of the Department of the Navy (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 141 ayes to 285 noes, Roll No. 268);
Pages H4577-86, H4595
  Hinchey amendment that sought to strike section 635 that allows the 
donation of food and beverages for official events at the vice 
presidential residence (rejected by a recorded vote of 151 ayes to 274 
noes, Roll No. 269);
Pages H4586-88, H4595-96
  Wynn amendment that sought to prohibit funding to initiate the 
process of contracting out, outsourcing, privatizing, or converting any 
Federal Government services in contravention of Public Law 105-270, 
Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998;
Pages H4596-98
  Rangel amendment No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce the 
economic embargo of Cuba except for provisions that relate to the 
denial of foreign tax credits or the implementation of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United

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States (rejected by a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 
271);
Pages H4604-07, H4607-08
  Traficant amendment that sought to prohibit bonus or incentive 
payments to senior officials of the Internal Revenue Service (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 24 ayes to 401 noes, Roll No. 272); and 
                                               Pages H4608-09, H4620-21
  Filner amendment that sought to prohibit funding to implement the 
final report of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social 
Security (rejected by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 
273).
Pages H4614-20, H4621
Withdrawn:
  Weldon of Florida amendment No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record 
of July 23 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
prohibit the implementation of proposed IRS regulations that require 
banks to report the deposit interest paid to nonresident aliens; and 
                                                         Pages H4592-93
  Hastings of Florida amendment No. 8 printed in the Congressional 
Record was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase 
funding for the Federal Election Commission by $600 million to assist 
state and local governments update their voting systems with offsets 
from an across the board reduction to all discretionary accounts. 
                                                         Pages H4610-14
Point of Order Sustained Against:
  Kucinich amendment No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
24 that sought to establish a commission to oppose the privatization of 
Social Security.
Pages H4567-68
  By voice vote, rejected the Obey motion that the Committee rise and 
report the bill back to the House with the recommendation that the 
enacting clause be stricken out.
Pages H4583-84
  H. Res. 206, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote. Agreed to order the previous question by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 293 yeas to 129 nays, Roll No. 267. 
                                                         Pages H4549-53
Suspension--ILSA Extension Act of 2001: The Chair postponed further 
proceedings 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, debated on Tuesday, July 24 until Thursday, July 
26.
  Page H4622
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 207, electing 
Representative Larsen of Washington to the Committee on Armed Services.
                                                             Page H4622
Consideration of Joint Resolution Disapproving the Extension of Normal 
Trade Relations Treatment to Vietnam: Agreed that it be in order at any 
time on July 25, 2001, or any day thereafter, to consider in the House 
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; that it be considered read; that all points of order be 
waived; that it be debatable for 1 hour, equally divided and controlled 
by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in opposition and a 
Member in support of the joint resolution, that pursuant to sections 
152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question be 
considered as ordered to final passage without intervening motion; and 
that the provisions of section 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974 
shall not otherwise apply to any joint resolution disapproving the 
extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam for the remainder of the 
first session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
  Pages H4622-23
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages 4635-37.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4552-53, H4595, H4595-96, H4607, H4608, H4620-21, H4621, and H4622. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m.