[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D962-D963]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 2973-3003; and 7 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 238-240 and H. Res. 247, 249-251, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H6135-37
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1992, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the 
opportunities for higher education via telecommunications, amended (H. 
Rept. 107-225); and
  H. Res. 248, providing for consideration of H.R. 2646, to provide for 
the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2011 (H. 
Rept. 107- 226).                                             
Page H6135
Recess: The House recessed at 12:51 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6069
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House passed 
over without prejudice H.R. 392, for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson. 
                                                             Page H6070
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:

[[Page D963]]

  Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation: H.R. 169, 
amended, to require that Federal agencies be accountable for violations 
of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws (agreed to by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 360); 
                                                  Pages H6071-76, H6100
  National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emittsburg, 
Maryland: H.J. Res. 42, amended, memorializing fallen firefighters by 
lowering the American flag to half-staff in honor of the National 
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emittsburg, Maryland (agreed to 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 
361);                                          
  Pages H6076-80, H6100-01
  Congratulating Cal Ripken: H. Res. 247, honoring Cal Ripken, Jr., for 
an outstanding career, congratulating him on his retirement, and 
thanking him for his contributions to baseball, to the State of 
Maryland, and to the Nation;                             
  Pages H6080-83
  Congratulating Tony Gwynn: H. Res. 198, congratulating Tony Gwynn on 
the announcement of his retirement from the San Diego Padres and from 
Major League Baseball;                                   
  Pages H6083-86
  National Small Business Regulatory Assistance: H.R. 203, amended, to 
amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration to establish a pilot program to provide 
regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns; 
                                                         Pages H6086-90
  Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development: H.R. 2666, 
amended, to amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and 
technical entrepreneurship development program;          
  Pages H6090-93
  Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve: H.R. 2385, amended, 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;              
  Pages H6093-95
  Tomas G. Masaryk Memorial: H.R. 1161, amended, to authorize the 
Government of the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to honor Tomas 
G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H6095-96
  Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indian Tribes Long Walk National Historic 
Trail: H.R. 1384, amended, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the route in Arizona and New Mexico which the Navajo and 
Mescalero Apache Indian tribes were forced to walk in 1863 and 1864, 
for study for potential addition to the National Trails System. Agreed 
to amend the title; and                                  
  Pages H6096-97
  Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment: H.R. 
1456, to expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington National 
Monument.                                                
  Pages H6097-98
Recess: The House recessed at 5:06 p.m. and reconvened at 5:30 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H6098-99
Recess: The House recessed at 5:43 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                      Pages H6099-H6100
Military Construction--Go to Conference: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to 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, 
and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of 
Florida and Representatives Hobson, Walsh, Miller of Florida, Aderholt, 
Granger, Goode, Skeen, Vitter, Obey, Olver, Edwards, Farr, Boyd, and 
Dicks.                                                       
  Page H6099
  Agreed to the Olver motion to instruct conferees to insist on the 
House position regarding all items included in the House passed bill 
for overseas military construction by a yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 
1 nay, Roll No. 362.                              
Pages H6099, H6101-02
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 249, electing the 
following members to the Committee on the Judiciary: Representative 
Bryant, to rank after Representative Goodlatte, and Representative 
Pence.                                                       
  Page H6102
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6138-63.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6100, H6100-01, and 
H6101-02. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:23 p.m.