[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 125 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D928-D929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 2944-2947; and 3 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 65, and H. Con. Res. 236-237, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2385, to convey certain property to the city of St. George, 
Utah, in order to provide for the protection and preservation of 
certain rare paleontological resources on that property amended (H. 
Rept. 107-215);
  H.R. 2944, making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2002 (H. Rept. 107-216);
  H. Res. 245, providing for consideration of H.R. 2944, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 107-
217); and
  H. Res. 246, providing for consideration of H.R. 2586, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 2002 (H. Rept. 107-218).
Page H5971
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Pence to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Establishment of National Character Counts Week: H. Con. Res. 204, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of 
National Character Counts Week;
Pages H5934-36
  Small Business Technology Transfer Program: H.R. 1860, amended, to 
reauthorize the Small Business Technology Transfer Program; 
                                                         Pages H5936-41
  Payment of Arrearages to the United Nations: S. 248, to amend the 
Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, to adjust a condition on the payment 
of arrearages to the United Nations that sets the maximum share of any 
United Nations peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of 
any country--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H5941-43
  Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and United States Courthouse, New 
Albany, Indiana: H.R. 1583, to designate the Federal building and 
United States courthouse located at 121 West Spring Street in New 
Albany, Indiana, as the ``Lee H. Hamilton Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse;''
  Pages H5944-48
  Senior Housing Commission Extension Act: H.R. 1850, to extend the 
Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors 
in the 21st Century and to make technical corrections to the law 
governing the Commission;
  Pages H5948-49
  Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring Extension: H.R. 2589, 
amended, to amend the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize the Office of Multifamily 
Housing Assistance Restructuring;
  Pages H5949-55, H5989
  Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research and Services: H.R. 717, amended, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research and 
services with respect to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (agreed to by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 383 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 349). 
Agreed to amend the title; and
  Pages H5955-59, H5961-62
Conference on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary Appropriations: The 
House disagreed with the Senate amendment to 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.
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  Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of Alaska and Representatives 
Wolf, Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor of North Carolina, Regula, Latham, Miller 
of Florida, Vitter, Obey, Serrano, Mollohan, Roybal-Allard, Cramer, and 
Kennedy of Rhode Island.
Page H5959
Continuing Appropriations Through October 16 for Fiscal Year 2002: The 
House passed H.J. Res. 65, making continuing appropriations through 
October 16, 2001 by a recorded vote of 392 ayes with none voting 
``no'', Roll No. 349.
  Pages H5959-61, H5962-63
  The joint resolution was considered pursuant to an earlier unanimous 
consent order.
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Red Ribbon Week to Promote Drug-Free Communities: The House agreed to 
H. Con. Res. 84, supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week in promoting 
drug-free communities.
  Pages H5963-64
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Extension of National Emergency re Angola: Message wherein he 
transmitted the notice stating

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that the emergency declared with respect to the National Union for the 
Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is to continue in effect beyond 
September 26, 2001--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-124);
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  Periodic Report on the National Emergency re Angola: Message wherein 
he transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency re 
the National Union for the total Independence of Angola (UNITA)--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 107-125 ); and
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  Emergency Declared re Threat Posed to the United States by Grave Acts 
of Terrorism and Threats of Terrorism: Message wherein he reported that 
he declared a national emergency in response to the unusual and 
extraordinary threat posed to the national security, foreign policy, 
and economy of the United States by grave acts of terrorism and threats 
of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the September 
11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, at the 
Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-126). 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:49 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:06 p.m. and reconvened at 5:30 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 5:39 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 7:13 p.m. and reconvened at 8:16 p.m. 
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Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5959.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed appear on pages H5972-75.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5961-62 and H5962-63. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 8:17 p.m.