[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 122 (Wednesday, September 19, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 2900-2902; and 1 resolution, 
H. Con. Res. 231, were introduced.                           
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2541, to enhance the authorities of special agents and provide 
limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the 
protection of domestic Department of State occupied facilities referred 
sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period 
ending not later than Oct. 12, 2001 for consideration of such 
provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that 
committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X. (H. Rept. 107-206, Pt. 1). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Issa to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Rev. Campbell Gillon, 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:05 p.m. and reconvened at 7:01 p.m. 
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Joint Session of Congress--Thursday, Sept 20: The House agreed to H. 
Con. Res. 231, providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a 
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Consideration of DOD Authorization Bill for FY 2002: Agreed that it be 
in order at any time for the Speaker to declare the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
consideration of H.R. 2586, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense and to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2002; that all 
points of order against consideration of the bill be waived and that 
general debate not exceed one hour. After general debate, the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill, H. Rept. 107-
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  The following amendments to the committee amendment in the nature of 
a substitute shall be in order (after disposition of amendments, the 
Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion, pending a subsequent 
order of the House):
  Hall of Ohio, page 43 after line 9; Ose, page 64 beginning line 20; 
Bereuter, page 115 after line 18; Underwood, page 166 after line 5; 
Gilchrest, page 187 after line 12; Strickland, page 187 after line 12; 
Manzullo, page 248 after line 9; Velazquez, page 248 after line 9; 
Lantos, page 281 beginning line 6; Spratt, page 307 after line 20; 
Stearns No. 46, page 307 after line 20; Stearns No. 50, page 307 after 
line 20; Tauscher, page 307 after line 20; Weldon of Pennsylvania No. 
70, page 307 after line 20; Weldon of Pennsylvania No. 78, page 307 
after line 20; Weldon of Pennsylvania No. 81, page 307 after line 20; 
Ehrlich/Hansen, page 331 after line 15; Kirk, page 394 after line 20; 
Boyd, page 414 after line 7; Farr of California, page 427 after line 7; 
Kelly, page 427 after line 7; and Lewis of California, page 427 after 
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Consideration of Suspensions: Agreed that it be in order to consider 
motions to suspend the rules relating to the following measures on the 
legislative day of Thursday, September 20, 2001: H.R. 1900, Juvenile 
Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act; H.R. 2657, District of 
Columbia Family Court Act; and H.R. 2061, Southeastern University of 
the District of Columbia Charter Amendment.                  
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Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Telecommunications Services to Cuba: Message wherein he transmitted 
the semi-annual report concerning telecommunications services to Cuba--
referred to the Committee on International Relations.        
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  National Emergency Re Iran: Message wherein he transmitted the six-
month periodic report on the National Emergency with respect to Iran 
that was declared on March 15, 1995--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-121). 
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Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5729.
Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or recorded votes developed during 
the proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 7:12 p.m.