[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D783-D784]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 2646, 2648-2663; 2 private 
bills, H.R. 2664-2665; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 201 and H. Res. 
211, were introduced.
  Pages H4723-24
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 210, providing for consideration of the bill (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. 107-164).
  H.R. 988, to designate the United States courthouse located at 40 
Centre Street in New York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United 
States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 107-166);
  H. Res. 193, requesting that the President focus appropriate 
attention on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention, community 
policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches, 
convening meetings, and directing his Administration to make reducing 
crime an important priority (H. Rept. 107-167);
  H.R. 943, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
availability of influenza vaccine through the program under section 317 
of such Act, amended (H. Rept. 107-168); and
  H.R. 2647, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-169).
Page H4723
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Msgr. James G. Kelly, St. Margaret's Church of Buffalo, New York. 
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Failed to Pass Joint Resolution Disapproving Normal Trade Relations 
Treatment to Vietnam: The House failed to pass 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 by a yea-and-
nay vote of 91 yeas to 324 nays with 1 voting ``present'' Roll No. 275.
                                                         Pages H4639-50
  The joint resolution was considered pursuant to the unanimous consent 
order of the House of July 25.
Suspension ILSA Extension Act of 2001: The House agreed 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 by a yea-and-nay vote of 409 yeas to 6 
nays with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 276.
  Pages H4650-51
Recess: The House recessed at 12:08 p.m. and reconvened at 1:17 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4651
VA/HUD Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002: The House completed 
general debate and began considering amendments to 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. Consideration will resume on Friday, July 27. 
                                                      Pages H4661-H4718
Agreed To:
  Hastings of Florida that increases funding for Veterans Health 
Administration Medical Care by $1 million;
Page H4687
  Evans amendment No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 25 
that prohibits the implementation of any administrative proposal that 
would require military retirees to make an ``irrevocable choice'' for 
any specified period of time between the Department of Veteran Affairs 
and military health care under the TRICARE for Life plan. 
                                                         Pages H4698-99
  Velazquez amendment No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 25 that increases Youthbuild program funding by $10 million and 
decreases HUD salaries and expenses accordingly (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 216 ayes to 209 noes, Roll No. 284); 
                                                  Pages H4708-10, H4717
Rejected:
  Foley amendment that sought to increase Veterans Administration 
benefit claims processing funding by

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$25 million and decrease National Science Foundation funding for Polar 
and Antarctic Research by $92 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 
107 ayes to 311 noes, Roll No. 281);
Pages H4691-93, H4715
  Nadler amendment No. 17 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
25 that sought to increase funding for veteran extended care facilities 
by $4.8 million and funding for 34,000 section 8 housing vouchers, 
including 10,000 for the disabled, by $195 million and offsets these 
increases by eliminating the $200 million in funding for the home 
ownership Downpayment Assistance Initiative (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 139 ayes to 284 noes, Roll No. 282);
Pages H4696-98, H4716
  Davis of Illinois amendment that sought to increase funding for the 
Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI) program 
by $100 million and decrease the Public Housing Capital Fund 
accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 60 ayes to 360 noes, Roll 
No. 283); and
Pages H4705-07, H4716-17
  LaFalce amendment No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
25 that sought to increase funding for Homeless Assistance Grants by 
$122.6 million and decrease the home ownership Downpayment Assistance 
Initiative by $100 million and HUD salaries and expenses by $22.6 
million (rejected by a recorded vote of 124 ayes to 300 noes, Roll No. 
285).
Pages H4710-14, H4717-18
Withdrawn:
  Carson amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to increase Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General funding 
by $16.2 million and decrease Veterans Medical Care funding 
accordingly; and
Pages H4689-90
  Gutierrez amendment No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 25 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase 
veterans medical and prosthetic research by $24 million and decrease 
NASA Human Space Flight funding accordingly.
Pages H4690-91
  Point of order sustained:
  Against Obey en bloc amendment that sought to increase funding for 
Veterans Medical Care by $300 million, Public Housing by $282 million, 
Shelter Plus Care Contracts by $100 million, EPA enforcement by $7 
million, and the Corporation for National and Community Service by $311 
million with offsets from decreasing the newly applied tax cut for the 
highest marginal tax payers by changing the rate from 38.6 percent to 
39.1 percent;
Pages H4682-86
  Against Filner amendment that sought to appropriate $30 million for 
health care benefits for Filipino World War II veterans who were 
excluded from benefits by the Rescissions Acts of 1946; 
                                                         Pages H4700-02
  Against Kleczka amendment No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record 
that sought to allow Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense 
medications to veterans on prescriptions written by private 
practitioners; and
Pages H4702-03
  Against Filner en bloc amendment that sought to increase funding for 
Veterans Medical Care by $1.7 billion, compensation and pensions for 
veterans who were exposed to Hepatitis C by $3 million, Veterans 
Affairs medical research by $24 million, and Montgomery GI Bill program 
by $871 million and designates all increases as emergency designations.
                                                         Pages H4703-05
  Rejected the Frank motion that the Committee rise by a recorded vote 
of 189 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 280.
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  The House agreed to H. Res. 210, the rule that is providing for 
consideration of the bill by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 195 noes, 
Roll No. 279. Agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 220 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 278.
Pages H4652-61
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 209, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) 
of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a Rules Committee report 
on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to a 
resolution reported on July 26, 2001, providing for consideration of 
H.R. 2620, VA/HUD Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002 by a yea-and-
nay vote of 216 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 277.
Pages H4651-52
Presidential Message--Plan Colombia: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmitted a report detailing the progress of spending by 
the executive branch during the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2001 
in support of Plan Colombia--referred to the Committees on 
International Relations and Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
107-109).
  Page H4718
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4725-26.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4649, H4650, H4652, H4659-60, H4660-61, H4714, H4715, H4716, H4716-17, 
H4717, and H4718. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:25 p.m.