[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 123 (Thursday, September 20, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D912-D914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: No measures were introduced.
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2904, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-207);
  Committee on Appropriations report on Suballocation of Budget 
Allocations for Fiscal Year 2002 (H. Rept. 107-208);
  H. Res. 242, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-209).
Pages H5863, H5865
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5737
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. Harold Bales, 
District Superintendent, United Methodist Church of Salisbury, North 
Carolina.
  Page H5737
President Bush's Address to the Joint Session of Congress and the 
American People--A Country Awakened to Danger and Called to Defend 
Freedom: President George W. Bush delivered his message to a joint 
session of Congress. He was escorted into the House Chamber by a 
committee comprised of Representatives DeLay, Watts of Oklahoma, 
Gephardt, and Bonior, Senators Daschle, Reid of Nevada, Lott, and 
Nickles. The Pesident's message was referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered printed as a House 
Document (H. Doc. 107-122). The Speaker declared the joint session 
dissolved at 9:45 p.m.
  Pages H5859-62, H5865
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Southeastern University of the District of Columbia Charter 
Amendment: H.R. 2061, to amend

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the charter of Southeastern University of the District of Columbia; 
                                                         Pages H5739-40
  District of Columbia Family Court Act: H.R. 2657, to amend title 11, 
District of Columbia Code, to redesignate the Family Division of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia as the Family Court of the 
Superior Court, to recruit and retain trained and experienced judges to 
serve in the Family Court, to promote consistency and efficiency in the 
assignment of judges to the Family Court and in the consideration of 
actions and proceedings in the Family Court (agreed to by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 408 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 343); and 
                                                  Pages H5740-50, H5764
  Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act: H.R. 1900, to 
amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to 
provide quality prevention programs and accountability programs 
relating to juvenile delinquency.
  Pages H5750-64
DOD Authorization Bill for FY 2002: The House completed general debate 
and began considering amendments to 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. Further consideration of the bill will resume at a 
later date.
  Pages H5765-H5856
Agreed to:
  Stump en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments made 
in order and printed in the Congressional Record of Sept. 19: Hall of 
Ohio, Manzullo, Lantos, Spratt, Stearns (No. 50), Weldon of 
Pennsylvania (No. 81), Ehrlich, Kirk, Boyd, Farr of California, and 
Lewis of California and
Pages H5846-51
  Stump en bloc amendment consisting of the following amendments made 
in order and printed in the Congressional Record of Sept. 19: Ose, 
Bereuter, Underwood, Gilchrest, Strickland, Velazquez, Stearns (No. 
46), Tauscher, Weldon of Pennsylvania (No. 70), Weldon of Pennsylvania 
(No. 78) and Kelly.
Pages H5851-56
Legislative Branch Appropriations Conference: The House disagreed with 
the Senate amendments to H.R. 2647, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of 
Florida and Representatives Taylor of North Carolina, Wamp, Lewis of 
California, LaHood, Sherwood, Obey, Moran of Virginia, Hoyer, and 
Kaptur.
  Page H5857
Veterans Affairs, HUD Appropriations: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment 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, and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of Florida and 
Representatives Walsh, DeLay, Hobson, Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, 
Northup, Sununu, Goode, Aderholt, Obey, Mollohan, Kaptur, Meek, Price, 
Cramer, and Fattah.
  Page H5857
Energy and Water Appropriations: The House disagreed with the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and agreed 
to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of Florida, and 
Representatives Callahan, Rogers, Frelinghuysen, Latham, Wicker, Wamp, 
Emerson, Doolittle, Obey, Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor, Clyburn, and 
Roybal-Allard.
  Page H5857
Interior Appropriations: The House disagreed with the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 2217, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of 
Florida, and Representatives Skeen, Regula, Kolbe, Taylor of North 
Carolina, Nethercutt, Wamp, Kingston, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Obey, 
Dicks, Murtha, Moran of Virginia, Hinchey, and Sabo.
  Page H5857
Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Bill Returned to the Senate: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 240, returning to the Senate the bill H.R. 
2500, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002.
  Pages H5857-59
Recess: The House recessed at 11:47 a.m. and reconvened at 12:05 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5764
Recess: The House recessed at 3:35 p.m. and reconvened at 3:54 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5857
Recess: The House recessed at 4:07 p.m. and reconvened at 8:41 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5859
Recess: The House recessed at 9:45 p.m. and reconvened at 8:50 a.m. on 
Friday, Sept. 21.
  Pages H5862, H5865
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H5737 and H5859.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H5764. There were no 
quorum calls.

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Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:52 a.m. on 
Friday, Sept. 21.