[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D812-D814]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 2678-2692; and 3 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 204, 206-207, were introduced.
  Pages H4948-49
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2603, to implement the agreement establishing a United States-
Jordan free trade area, amended (H. Rept. 107-176, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 2460, to authorize appropriations for environmental research and 
development, scientific and energy research, development, and 
demonstration, and commercial application of energy technology 
programs, projects, and activities of the Department of Energy and of 
the Office of Air and Radiation of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
amended (H. Rept. 107-177);
  H. Res. 216, providing for consideration of H.R. 4, to enhance energy 
conservation, research and development and to provide for security and 
diversity in the energy supply for the American people (H. Rept. 107-
178); and

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  H. Res. 217, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 107-179).
Pages H4947-48
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Monsignor John Brenkle, St. Helena Catholic Church of St. Helena, 
California.
  Page H4869
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of July 31 by 
recorded vote of 359 ayes to 44 noes with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll 
No. 299.
  Pages H4869, H4895-96
Recess: The House recessed at 9:40 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H4869
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  United States-Jordan Free Trade Area: H.R. 2603, amended, to 
implement the agreement establishing a United States-Jordan free trade 
area;
  Pages H4871-81
  Veterans Benefits Act of 2001: H.R. 2540, amended, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to make various improvements to veterans benefits 
programs under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' 
Roll No. 301); and
  Pages H4896-H4906, H4916
  Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001: H.R. 
1140, amended, to modernize the financing of the railroad retirement 
system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries 
(agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 304 yeas to 33 nays, Roll No. 305).
                                                         Pages H4955-66
  Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2002: The House passed H.R. 
2647, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002 by a yea-and-nay vote of 380 yeas to 38 
nays, Roll No. 298.
  Pages H4882-95
Agreed To:
  Rothman amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 107-171 that makes 
available $75,000 for the installation of compact fluorescent light 
bulbs in table, floor, and desk lamps; and
Pages H4893-94
  Traficant amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 107-171 that prohibits 
funding to persons or entities convicted of violating the Buy American 
Act.
Page H4894
  House agreed to H. Res. 213, the rule that provided for consideration 
of the bill by voice vote.
Pages H4881-82
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Six Month Periodic Report on the National Emergency re Iraq: Message 
wherein he transmitted a 6-month report on the national emergency with 
respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 
1990--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 107-110); and
  Page H4896
  Continuance of the National Emergency re Iraq: Read a message from 
the President wherein he stated that the Iraqi emergency is to continue 
in effect beyond August 2, 2001--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-111). 
                                                             Page H4896
  Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001: The House passed H.R. 2505, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning by a 
recorded vote of 265 ayes to 162 noes, Roll No. 304.
  Pages H4916-45
  Rejected the Lofgren motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report it back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment that allows the use of human somatic 
cell nuclear transfer for the development or application of treatments 
for various diseases including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's 
diseases, diabetes and cancer by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 251 
noes, Roll No. 303.
Pages H4943-45
  Pursuant to the rule, agreed to the Committee on the Judiciary 
amendments now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 107-170).
  Agreed to the Scott amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 107-172 that 
directs the General Accounting office to conduct a study to access the 
need or amendments to the prohibition on human cloning within 4 years 
after the date of enactment. The study shall include a discussion of 
new developments in medical technology concerning human cloning and 
somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Pages H4930-31
  Rejected the Greenwood amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 2 
printed in H. Rept. 107-172 that sought to ban the use of human somatic 
cell nuclear transfer technology to initiate a pregnancy but allows the 
use of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to clone molecules, 
DNA, cells, or tissues, requires each individual who intends to perform 
human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology to register with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and preempts state law that 
establishes different prohibitions, requirements, or authorizations 
regarding human somatic cell nuclear transfer technology by a yea-and-
nay vote of 178 yeas to 249 nays, Roll No. 302.
Pages H4931-43
  H. Res. 214, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 239 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 300. 
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Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001: The 
House disagreed with the Senate amendment to H.R. 333, to amend title 
11, United States Code, and agreed to a conference.
  Pages H4953-55
  Appointed as conferees from the Committee of the Judiciary, for 
consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Sensenbrenner and 
Representatives Hyde, Gekas, Smith of Texas, Chabot, Barr of Georgia, 
Conyers, Boucher, Nadler, and Watt of North Carolina. From the 
Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of sections 901-906, 
907A-909, 911, and 1301-1309 of the House bill, and sections 901-906, 
907A-909, 911, 913-4, and Title XIII of the Senate amendment and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Oxley and 
Representatives Bachus and LaFalce. From the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for consideration of Title XIV of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Tauzin and 
Representatives Barton of Texas and Dingell. From the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for consideration of section 1403 of the 
Senate amendment and modifications committed to conference: Chairman 
Boehner, Castle, and Kildee.
Pages H4954-55
  Agreed to the Baldwin motion to instruct conferees on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment to the House bill to 
agree to title X (relating to protection of family farmers and family 
fishermen) of the Senate amendment.
Pages H4953-54
Recess: The House recessed at 11:36 p.m. and reconvened at 1:22 a.m. on 
Wednesday, August 1.
  Page H4989
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4950.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4894-95, H4895-96, H4915-16, H4916, H4942-43, H4944-45, H4945, and 
H4966. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:23 a.m. on 
Wednesday, August 1.