[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 115 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 2844-2867; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 60, and H. Con. Res. 217-221, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5454-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 434, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a 
cooperative agreement to provide for retention, maintenance, and 
operation, at private expense, of the 18 concrete dams and weirs 
located within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wilderness in the 
Stanislaus National Forest, California (H. Rept. 107-201).
Page H5454
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Shimkus to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5409
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Roy 
Mays III, Southland Christian Church, Lexington, Kentucky.
  Page H5409
Recess: The House recessed at 10:07 a.m. and reconvened at 12:21 p.m. 
Agreed that the proceedings had during the recess be printed in the 
Record.
  Page H5410
Address by His Excellency, Vicente Fox, President of the United Mexican 
States: The House and Senate held a joint meeting to receive His 
Excellency, Vicente Fox, President of the United Mexican States. 
                                                         Pages H5410-12
  The following members of the House and Senate escorted President Fox 
into the House Chamber: Armey, Watts of Oklahoma, Cox, Hyde, Ballenger, 
Kolbe, Dreier, Wilson, Bonilla, Barton of Texas, Cannon, Gephardt, 
Bonior, Frost, Menendez, DeLauro, Pastor, Lantos, Lowey, Reyes, Roybal-
Allard, Rodriguez, Napolitano, Baca, Ortiz, Serrano, Becerra, 
Gutierrez, Underwood, Velazquez, Hinojosa, Sanchez, Gonzalez, Acevedo-
Vila, Solis, and Senators Daschle, Reid, Kerry, Rockefeller, Murray, 
Durbin, Boxer, Kennedy, Hollings, Biden, Leahy, Lott, Nickles, 
Hutchinson, Craig, Frist, Domenici, Helms, Lugar, Gramm of Texas, and 
Brownback.
Page H5410
Vietnam Human Rights Act: The House passed H.R. 2833, to promote 
freedom and democracy in Vietnam by a yea-and-nay vote of 410 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 335. The bill was considered pursuant to the order of the 
House of Sept. 5, 2001.
  Pages H5413-27
Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment to the Products of Vietnam: 
The House passed H.J. Res. 51, approving the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment with respect to the products of the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The joint resolution was considered 
pursuant to the order of the House of Sept. 5, 2001.
  Pages H5427-40
Meeting Hour--Monday, Sept. 10: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet on Monday, Sept. 10 at 12:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5441
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, Sept. 12.
  Page H5441
Referrals: H.R. 1448 was re-referred to the Committees on Resources and 
the Judiciary.
  Pages H5440-41
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H5426-27. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:42 p.m.