[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 6, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1104-D1105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 3229-3239; and 3 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 72; H. Con. Res. 262-263 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7851-52
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 3016, to amend the Antiterrorism and 
Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 with respect to the 
responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United 
States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins, to clarify the 
application of cable television system privacy requirements to new 
cable services, to strengthen security at certain nuclear facilities 
(H. Rept. 107-231, Pt. 2);
  H. Res. 277, providing for consideration of H.R. 3167, to endorse the 
vision of further enlargement of the NATO Alliance articulated by 
President George W. Bush on June 15, 2001, and by former President 
William J. Clinton on October 22, 1996 (H. Rept. 107-271); and
  Conference report on 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, (H. Rept. 107-
272).
Page H7851
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein heappointed 
Representative Culberson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:53 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7727
Private Calendar: Agreed to dispense with the call of the Private 
Calendar.
  Page H7728
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act: H.R. 2047, amended, to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office for fiscal year 2002;
  Pages H7728-30
  Need-Based Educational Aid: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 
768, to amend the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 to make 
permanent the favorable treatment of need-based educational aid under 
the antitrust laws (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas with 
none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 426)--clearing the measure for the 
President; and
  Pages H7730-32, H7780
  Financial Services Antifraud Network: H.R. 1408, amended, to 
safeguard the public from fraud in the financial services industry, to 
streamline and facilitate the antifraud information-sharing efforts of 
Federal and State regulators (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 392 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 427).
  Pages H7732-45, H7780-81
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following motions to suspend the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed until Nov. 7:
  Radio Free Afghanistan: H.R. 2998, amended, to authorize the 
establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan;
  Pages H7745-48
  Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse, Youngstown, Ohio: H.R. 852, to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East 
Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Nathaniel R. Jones and 
Frank J. Battisti Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';and 
                                                         Pages H7748-50
  Preservation of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Laws: H. Con. 
Res. 262, expressing the sense of Congress that the President, at the 
WTO round of negotiations to be held at Doha,

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Qatar, from November 9-13, 2001, and at any subsequent round of 
negotiations, should preserve the ability of the United States to 
enforce rigorously its trade laws and should ensure that United States 
exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws by other 
countries;
  Pages H7750-54
Recess: The House recessed at 4:05 p.m. and reconvened at 5:45 p.m. 
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Airport Security Federalization Act: The House passed S. 1447, to 
improve aviation security, after striking all after the enacting clause 
and inserting in lieu thereof the text of H.R. 3150, as passed the 
House. H.R. 3150, was then laid on the table. Subsequently, the House 
insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference with the Senate. 
Appointed as conferees: Young of Alaska, Petri, Duncan, Mica, Ehlers, 
Oberstar, Lipinski, and DeFazio.
  Pages H7754-79
  By a recorded vote of 397ayes with none voting ``no,'' Roll No. 428, 
agreed to the Oberstar motion to instruct conferees to make every 
effort to resolve all differences between the two Houses as soon as 
possible, and no later than Friday, Nov. 9, 2001.
Pages H7781-82
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7780, H7780-81, 
H7781-82. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:03 p.m.