[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 2 (Thursday, January 24, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D12]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 3622-3634; 8 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 302-308, and H. Res. 335 were introduced.
  Page H78
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Shimkus to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H39
Fixed Interest Rates for Student Loans: The House passed S. 1762, to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fixed interest 
rates for student and parent borrowers and to extend current law with 
respect to special allowances for lenders by a yea-and-nay vote of 372 
yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 4--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                           Pages H43-48
  H. Res. 334, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H41-43
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of January 29.
  Page H48
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, January 29: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
on Friday, January 25 it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
January 29 for morning hour debate.
  Page H49
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, January 30.
  Page H49
Discharge Petition on Campaign Finance Reform--Motion Placed on 
Calendar: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV with a majority of the total 
membership of the House having signed Discharge Petition No. 3, Turner 
motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from consideration of H. 
Res. 203, providing for consideration of H.R. 2356, to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign 
reform, the motion was referred to the Calendar of Motions to Discharge 
Committees.
  Pages H76-77
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate appears on page H39.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H47-48. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:38 p.m.