[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D308-D309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 40 public bills, H.R. 4125-4164; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 4165-4166; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 371-373, and H. Res. 
382-385, were introduced.
  Pages H1199-1201
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3784, to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, 
amended (H. Rept. 107-395); and
  H. Res. 386, providing for consideration of H.R. 3762, to amend title 
I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional protections to 
participants and beneficiaries in individual account plans from 
excessive investment in employer securities and to promote the 
provision of retirement investment advice to workers managing their 
retirement income assets, and to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 to prohibit insider trades during any suspension of the ability of 
plan participants or beneficiaries to direct investment away from 
equity securities of the plan sponsor (H. Rept. 107-396).
Page H1199
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Sweeney to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1159
Digital Tech Corps Act: The House passed H.R. 3925, to establish an 
exchange program between the Federal Government and the private sector 
in order

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to promote the development of expertise in information technology 
management by voice vote.
  Pages H1163-80
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Government Reform as modified by the 
amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill (H. Rept. 107-379, Parts I and II) was considered as original 
bill for the purpose of amendment.
Agreed To:
  Tom Davis of Virginia amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional 
Record of April 9 that clarifies that the training assignments are 
aimed at the management of complex technical projects, insures that 
small business concerns are represented in the training assignments, 
prohibits private sector participant organizations from charging 
employee costs to Federal contracts, and requires a report from the 
Office of Personnel Management on the information technology training 
programs available to Federal employees; and
Pages H1170-71
  Velazquez amendment No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
April 9 that sets aside at least 20 per cent of the private sector 
training assignments to small businesses.
Pages H1177-78
Rejected:
  Waxman amendment No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of April 9 
that sought to prohibit any private sector executive from access to any 
trade secrets or any other nonpublic information which may be of 
commercial value to the executive's organization and establish a 
comprehensive training program for Federal information technology 
employees (rejected by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 219 noes, Roll 
No. 83).
Pages H1171-77, H1179
  Agreed to H. Res. 380, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by voice vote.
Pages H1162-63
Suspension--Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games: The House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H. Res. 363, amended, congratulating the 
people of Utah, the Salt Lake organizing committee, and the athletes of 
the world for a successful and inspiring 2002 Olympic Winter Games 
(agreed to by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 425 yeas with none voting nay, 
Roll No. 84). The measure was debated on April 9.
  Page H1180
Suspension Failed--Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability: The 
House failed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3991, amended, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect taxpayers and ensure 
accountability of the Internal Revenue Service (failed to agree by a 2/
3 yea-and-nay vote of 205 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 85). 
                                                         Pages H1180-81
Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building, Santa Ana California: The House 
passed H.R. 1366, to designate the United States Post Office building 
located at 3101 West Sunflower Avenue in Santa Ana, California, as the 
``Hector G. Godinez Post Office Building.''
  Pages H1181-83
Motion to Instruct Conferees on the Farm Security Act: Agreed to the 
Phelps motion to instruct House conferees on H.R. 2646, an act to 
provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal 
year 2011, to agree to the provisions contained in section 1071 of the 
Senate amendment, relating to re-enactment of the family farmer 
bankruptcy provisions contained in chapter 12 of title 11, United 
States Code by a yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 86. 
                                                         Pages H1183-88
Service on Investigative Subcommittees: Read a letter from the Minority 
Leader wherein he designated Representatives Lewis of Georgia, Meek of 
Florida, and Tanner to serve on investigative subcommittees of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  Page H1188
Recess: The House recessed at 4:12 p.m. and reconvened at 9:22 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1198
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H1202.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1179, H1180, H1180-81, and H1187-88. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:23 p.m.