[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D825-D827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 2693-2713, were introduced. 
                                                          Page H5124-25
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 2587, to enhance energy conservation, 
provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the 
American people (H. Rept. 107-162, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 2501, to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
1965 (H. Rept. 107-180);
  H. Con. Res. 25, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
tuberous sclerosis, amended (H. Rept. 107-181);
  H. Con. Res. 36, urging increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 
1) diabetes research, amended (H. Rept. 107-182);
  H. Con. Res. 61, expressing support for a National Reflex Sympathetic 
Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month (H. Rept. 107-183).
  H. Res. 219, providing for consideration of H.R. 2563, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in 
managed care plans and other Health coverage (H. Rept. 107-184); and
  H. Res. 220, providing for pro forma sessions during the summer 
district work period (H. Rept. 107-185).
Page H5124
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Sweeney to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4991
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Gregory S. Cox, Warwick Assembly of God of Hampton, Virginia. 
                                                             Page H4991
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of July 31 by 
a recorded vote of 343 ayes to 65 noes with 2 voting ``present,'' Roll 
No. 308.
  Pages H4991, H5007-08
Joint Meeting to Receive President Vicente Fox of Mexico: Agreed that 
it be in order at any time on Thursday, September 6, 2001, for the 
Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the Chair for the 
purpose of receiving in Joint Meeting His Excellency Vicente Fox, 
President of the United Mexican States.
  Page H5008
Joint Meeting to Receive Prime Minister John Howard of Australia: 
Agreed that it be in order at any time on Wednesday, September 12, 
2001, for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of

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the Chair for the purpose of receiving in Joint Meeting the Honorable 
John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia.
  Page H5008
Supplemental Report: Agreed that the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
be allowed to file a Supplemental Report on H.R. 2587, Energy 
Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001.
  Page H5008
Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act: The House passed 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 
by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 320. 
                                            Pages H5008-H5122, H5127-76
  Rejected the Thurman motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment that sought to make tax reductions contingent on sufficient 
non-social security, non-medicare surpluses by a recorded vote of 206 
ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 319.
Pages H5174-76
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in part A of H. Rept. 107-178 
that strikes Section 301, Budget Status of Nuclear Waste Fund, in Title 
III was considered as adopted.
Page H5049
Agreed To:
  Tauzin amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that makes 
technical and clarifying changes and directs various studies on energy 
conservation education, anticipated demand growth for natural gas 
consumption in the west, modification of the gasoline excise tax to 
promote cleaner burning fuel in the study on boutique fuels, and 
feasibility of establishing a renewable fuel standard (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 281 ayes to 148 noes, Roll No. 309); 
                                               Pages H5106-11, H5113-14
  Bono amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that establishes a 
renewable energy partnership at EPA to promote the use of renewable 
energy, recognize companies that purchase it, and educate consumers on 
its environmental benefits (agreed to by a recorded vote of 411 ayes to 
15 noes, Roll No. 310);
Pages H5111-13, H5114
  Wilson amendment No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that prohibits the 
commercial sale of uranium by the United States until 2009 with the 
exception of sales required pursuant to statute;
Pages H5128-30
  Jackson-Lee amendment No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that earmarks 
$5 million for bioenergy training and education targeted to minority 
and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers;
Pages H5146-48
  Capito amendment No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that directs the 
Secretary of Energy to fund at least one coal gasification project; 
                                                         Pages H5148-50
  Jackson-Lee amendment No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that directs 
the Secretary of the Interior to transmit a report to the Congress 
assessing the contents of natural gas and oil deposits at existing 
sites off the coast of Louisiana and Texas;
Pages H5150-52
  Sununu amendment No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that provides 
that the Federal share of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge royalties 
from oil and gas leasing and operations be used for the Renewable 
Energy Technology Investment Fund and the Royalties Conservation Fund 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 315); 
                                               Pages H5152-54, H5158-59
  Sununu amendment No. 12 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that limits all 
oil and gas production activities in the Arctic national Wildlife 
Refuge Coastal Plain to 2000 acres (agreed to by a recorded vote of 228 
ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 316);
Pages H5154-57, H5159-60
  Hayworth amendment No. 14 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that amends the 
``Buy Indian Act'' to include the development of energy and energy 
products;
Pages H5169-71
  Rogers of Michigan amendment No. 15 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that 
encourages state and provincial prohibitions against off shore drilling 
in the Great Lakes for oil and gas (agreed to by a recorded vote of 345 
ayes to 85 noes, Roll No. 318); and
Pages H5171, H5173-74
  Traficant amendment No. 16 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that 
authorizes $10 million to be equally divided between grants for 
research on Eastern oil shale and Western oil shale.
Pages H5171-72
Rejected:
  Boehlert amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that sought to 
increase the Corporate Average Fuel efficiency (CAFE) standard for 
automobiles and light trucks to 27.5 mpg beginning in 2007 and provides 
incentives for alternative fuel vehicles (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 160 ayes to 269 noes, Roll No. 311); 
                                        Pages H5114-22, H5127-28, H5133
  Green of Texas amendment No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that 
sought to repeal the Hinshaw exemption so as to give FERC oversight 
over intrastate natural gas pipelines (rejected by a recorded vote of 
154 ayes to 275 noes, Roll No. 312;
Pages H5130-33, H5133-34
  Cox amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that sought to grant 
California a waiver of the reformulated gas rules of the Clean Air Act 
requiring 2% oxygen, only if its reformulation will achieve equivalent 
or greater emissions reductions

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(rejected by a recorded vote of 125 ayes to 300 noes, Roll No. 313); 
                                               Pages H5134-42, H5157-58
  Waxman amendment No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that sought to 
direct FERC to impose reasonable cost-of-service based rates on sales 
by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in the western 
energy market until new power generators come online and exempts new 
power plants from the rate restriction (rejected by a recorded vote of 
154 ayes to 274 noes, Roll No. 314); and
Pages H5142-46, H5158
  Markey amendment No. 13 printed in H. Rept. 107-178 that sought to 
strike Title V, Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 
2001 (rejected by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 
317).
Pages H5160-69, H5172-73
  Agreed to H. Res. 216, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by a recorded vote of 220 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 307. 
Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 
221 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 306.
Pages H4994-H5007
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Sabo wherein 
he announced his resignation from the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct.
  Page H5176
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 218, electing 
Representative Green of Texas to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.
  Page H5176
Recess: The House recessed at 12:30 a.m. on August 2 and reconvened at 
8:55 a.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2001.
  Page H5176
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H4991-92.
Referral: S. Con. Res. 45 was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
                                                             Page H5177
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and fourteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5006, H5006-07, H5007-08, H5113-14, H5114, H5133, H5133-34, H5157-58, 
H5158, H5158-59, H5159, H5172-73, H5173, H5175, and H5176. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:56 a.m. on 
Friday, August 2.