[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D970-D971]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3004-3017; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 3018; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 66; H. Con. Res. 241, and H. 
Res. 253, were introduced.                               
  Pages H6259-60
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1989, to reauthorize various fishery conservation management 
programs, amended (H. Rept. 107-227); and
  H. Res. 252, providing for consideration of H.R. 2883, authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System (H. Rept. 107-228).                        
Page H6259
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative LaHood to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H6165
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. James 
A. Scudder, Quentin Road Bible Baptist Church of Lake Zurich, Illinois.
                                                             Page H6165
Farm Security Act: The House completed general debate and began 
considering amendments to H.R. 2646, to provide for the continuation of 
agricultural programs through fiscal year 2001. Consideration will 
resume at a later date.                               
  Pages H6170-H6237
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-326 and modified by the amendment 
printed in part B of the same report were considered as an original 
bill for the purpose of amendment.                           
Page H6187
Agreed To:
  Stenholm amendment No. 54 printed in the Congressional Record of Oct. 
12 that allows peanut producers to obtain marketing assistance loans 
and loan deficiency payments through an approved marketing association 
of peanut producers or the Farm Service Agency;          
Pages H6225-26
  Hall amendment No. 26 printed in the Congressional Record of Oct. 12, 
as modified, that makes Food for Peace funding available to least 
developed countries that meet the poverty and other eligibility 
criteria established by the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development and allows funding to be used for transportation costs 
incurred in moving the commodities from points of entry to distribution 
sites;                                                       
Page H6227
  Stenholm amendment No. 53 printed in the Congressional Record of Oct. 
12 that requires a study to evaluate the effect of farm program 
payments on the economic viability of rice producers;    
Pages H6227-28
  Stenholm amendment No. 55 printed in the Congressional Record of Oct. 
12 that authorizes Puerto Rico to spend up to $6 million to upgrade the 
electronic data processing system used to provide food assistance and 
determine eligibility and reallocates funding for the food stamp 
program in American Samoa;                                   
Page H6228
  Traficant amendment No. 62 printed in the Congressional Record of 
Oct. 12 that requires compliance with the Buy American Act (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 418 ayes to 5 noes, Roll No. 364); and 
                                                  Pages H6229-30, H6236
  English amendment No. 20 printed in the Congressional Record of Oct. 
12 that waives loan deficiency payments and marketing loan gains for 
Erie County, Pennsylvania producers of certain 1998 and 1999 crops. 
                                                         Pages H6234-35
Rejected:
  Boswell amendment No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of Oct. 
12 that sought to establish a government-owned and farmer-stored 
renewable energy reserve program (rejected by a recorded vote of 100 
ayes to 323 noes with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 363); and 
                                                  Pages H6226-27, H6235
  Smith of Michigan amendment No. 52 printed in the Congressional 
Record of Oct. 12 that sought to limit price support payments to 
producers (rejected by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 238 noes, Roll 
No. 365).                                      
Pages H6230-34, H6236-37
  Earlier agreed to H. Res. 248, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by voice vote.                 
Pages H6167-70
Recess: The House recessed at 2:53 and reconvened at 5:53 p.m. 
                                                             Page H6237
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6260-61.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6235, H6236, and 
H6236-37. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

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