[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 13, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D97-D98]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 3731-3757; 3 private bills, H.R. 
3758-3760; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 328-330, were introduced. 
                                                               Pages H365-67
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 347, providing for consideration of the Senate Amendments to H.R. 
622, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the adoption 
credit (H. Rept. 107-359).
Page H365
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Culberson to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                                   Page H337
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
Feb. 12 by a yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 40 nays, Roll No. 17. 
                                                               Pages H337-38
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Lewis of Georgia motion to adjourn by 
recorded vote of 13 ayes to 405 noes, Roll No. 18.
  Page H338
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: The House passed H.R. 2356, to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform 
by a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 34.
  Pages H339-H466
  Agreed to the Meehan motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on House 
Administration with instructions to report it back forthwith to the House 
with an amendment that prohibits any soft money to be used to pay to any 
debts or obligations incurred for any hard money activities. Subsequently, 
the Committee on House Administration reported the bill back with the 
amendment, and the amendment was then agreed to.
Page H465
Agreed To:
  Shays amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 9, printed in the 
Congressional Record of Feb. 12 that bans soft money beginning Nov. 6, 2002 
and provides a transition rule for spending funds prior to Jan. 1, 2003 by 
national parties to retire outstanding debts or obligations (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 240 ayes to 191 noes, Roll No. 21);
Pages H393-H411
  Green of Texas amendment No. 11, printed in the Congressional Record of 
Feb. 12 that strikes section 305 which had guaranteed special television 
media rates for candidates (agreed to by a recorded vote of 327 ayes to 101 
noes, Roll No. 23);
Pages H417-21

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  Capito amendment No. 10, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that increases contribution limits for House candidates in response to 
personal expenditures by wealthy opponents;
Pages H429-32
  Wamp amendment No. 12, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that increases the contribution limits for House candidates from $1,000 to 
$2,000 and indexes this amount for inflation in future years (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 218 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 28);
Pages H441-44
  Kingston amendment No. 25, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that prohibits the use of soft money after the effective date of the ban to 
defray the costs of the construction or purchase of any office building or 
facility (agreed to by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 
32);
Pages H455-59
Rejected:
  Armey amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 13, printed in the 
Congressional Record of Feb. 12 that sought to ban all soft money activities 
of parties and candidates (rejected by a recorded vote of 179 ayes to 249 
noes, Roll No. 19);
Pages H369-77
  Ney amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 14, printed in the 
Congressional Record of Feb. 12 that sought to ban soft money by political 
parties for Federal election activity, increase contribution limits for 
political parties and individuals, and define and regulate ``express 
advocacy'' communications (rejected by a recorded vote of 53 ayes to 377 
noes, Roll No. 20);
Pages H377-93
  Hyde amendment No. 32, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that sought to clarify that nothing may be construed to abridge the freedoms 
found in the First Amendment to the Constitution, specifically the freedom 
of speech or of the press, or the right of people to peaceably assemble and 
to petition the government for a redress of grievances (rejected by recorded 
vote of 188 ayes to 237 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 22); 
                                                               Pages H412-17
  Pickering amendment No. 27, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12 
that sought to exempt non-candidate communications pertaining to the Second 
Amendment of the Constitution, the right of individuals to keep and bear 
arms (rejected by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 24); 
                                                               Pages H421-25
  Watts of Oklahoma amendment No. 31, printed in the Congressional Record of 
Feb. 12, that sought to exempt non-candidate communications pertaining to 
civil rights and issues affecting minorities (rejected by a recorded vote of 
185 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 25);
Pages H425-29
  Sam Johnson of Texas amendment No. 28, printed in the Congressional Record 
of Feb. 12, that sought to exempt non-candidate communications pertaining to 
Veterans, Military Personnel, or Seniors (rejected by a recorded vote of 200 
ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 26);
Pages H432-36
  Combest amendment No. 30, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that sought to exempt non-candidate communications pertaining to workers, 
farmers, families, and individuals (rejected by a recorded vote of 191 ayes 
to 237 noes, Roll No. 27);
Pages H436-41
  Emerson amendment No. 33, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that sought to ban soft money expenditures by a State, district, or local 
committee of a political party for Federal election activity (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 185 ayes to 244 noes, Roll No. 29);
Pages H444-48
  Wicker amendment No. 34, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that sought to ban political contributions in Federal elections by all 
individuals not citizens or nationals of the United States (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 160 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 30);
Pages H448-52
  Reynolds amendment No. 29, printed in the Congressional Record of Feb. 12, 
that sought to change the effective date of the soft money ban to February 
14, 2002 and require that any soft money funds unexpended on this date be 
returned on a pro rata basis to the contributors (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 190 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 31); and
Pages H452-55
  Ney amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 26, printed in the 
Congressional Record of Feb. 12, that sought to establish the Campaign 
Reform and Citizen Participation Act, effective on the date of enactment, to 
place restrictions on the soft money of national political parties, modify 
contribution limits, and disclose information on targeted mass 
communications (rejected by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 248 noes, Roll 
No. 33).
Pages H459-65
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H466
  H. Res. 344, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on Feb. 12.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and seventeen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H337-38, H338, H376-77, H392, H411, H416-17, H420-21, H424-25, H428-29, 
H436, H440-41, H444, H447-48, H451-52, H455, H459, H464-65, and H465-66. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:45 a.m. on 
Thursday, Feb. 14.