[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 158 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1154-D1155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3297-3309; and; 3 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 74; H. Con. Res. 270-271 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8247-48
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2604, to authorize the United States to participate in and 
contribute to the seventh replenishment of the resources of the Asian 
Development Fund and the fifth replenishment of the resources of the 
International Fund for Agricultural Development, and to set forth 
additional policies of the United States towards the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Asian Development 
Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, amended (H. Rept. 107-291); and
  H.R. 2871, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, amended (H. Rept. 107-292).
  H. Res. 289, providing for consideration of H.R. 3009, to extend the 
Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under 
that Act (H. Rept. 107-293);
  H. Res. 290, 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. 107-294); and
  H. Res. 291, 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. 107-295).
Page H8247
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Iman 
Yahya Hendi, Muslim Chaplain of Georgetown University.
  Page H8183
  H. Res. 286, the rule waiving points of order against the conference 
report was agreed to by voice vote.
Page H8217
Resolutions Reported from the Committee on Rules: Agreed to lay the 
following resolutions on the table: H. Res. 179, 182, 217, 220, 236, 
237, 258, 267, and 268.
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Retirement Security Advice Act: The House passed H.R. 2269, to amend 
title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the provision of retirement 
investment advice to workers managing their retirement income assets by 
a recorded vote of 280 ayes to 144 noes, Roll No. 442. 
                                                      Pages H8189-H8215
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-289 was considered as adopted. 
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  Rejected the Andrews amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in part B of H. Rept. 107-289 and made in order by the rule by a yea-
and-nay vote of 180 yeas to 243 nays, Roll No. 441.
Page H8214
  Earlier agreed to the unanimous consent request by Representative 
Fletcher notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, that 
the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time 
designated by the Speaker on this legislative day
Page H8210
  H. Res. 288, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Page H8214
Recess: The House recessed at 1:30 p.m. and reconvened at 2:39 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8213
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures that were debated on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
  Page H8215
  Urging Expedited Assistance to Children Affected by the Terrorist 
Attacks on September 11: H. Con. Res. 228, amended, expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the children who lost one or both parents or 
a guardian in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center and Pentagon 
tragedies (including the aircraft crash in Somerset County, 
Pennsylvania) should be provided with all necessary assistance, 
services, and benefits and urging the heads of Federal agencies 
responsible for providing such assistance, services and benefits to 
give the highest possible priority to providing such assistance, 
services and benefits to those children (agreed to by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 443. Agreed to 
amend the title);
  Pages H8215-16
  Best Pharmaceuticals for Children: H.R. 2887, amended, to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety and efficacy 
of pharmaceuticals for children (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 338 
yeas to 86 nays, Roll No. 444); and
  Page H8216
  Time in Schools for Prayer or Reflection Against the Forces of 
International Terrorism: H. Con. Res. 239, expressing the sense of 
Congress that schools in the United States should set aside a 
sufficient period of time to allow children to pray for, or quietly 
reflect on behalf of, the Nation during this time of struggle against 
the forces of international terrorism (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 297 yeas to 125 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 445). 
                                                         Pages H8216-17
Sudan Peace Act--Request A Conference: The House passed S. 180, to 
facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the 
war in Sudan, after amending it to contain the text of H.R. 2052, to 
facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the 
war in Sudan,as passed the House. H.R. 2052 was then laid on the table. 
Subsequently, the House insisted on its amendment and asked for a 
conference with the Senate. Appointed as conferees for consideration of 
the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Chairman Hyde and Representatives Gilman, Smith of New 
Jersey, Ros-Lehtinen, Royce, Tancredo, Lantos, Berman, Payne, and 
McKinney. For consideration of sections 8 and 9 of the House amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Chairman Oxley and 
Representatives Baker, Bachus, LaFalce, and Frank.
  Pages H8217-19
Making Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001: The House passed H.J. 
Res. 74, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2001 through December 7, 2001. The joint resolution was considered by 
unanimous consent.
  Pages H8219-27
Presidential Message--Arctic Research Plan: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted the seventh biennial revision (2002-
2006) to the United States Arctic Research Plan referred to the 
Committee on Science.
  Page H8227
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H8249
Senate messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H8213, H8217.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8214, H8214-15, H8215, H8216, H8216-17. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 7:45 p.m. stands in recess 
subject to the call of the Chair.