[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 48 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D396-D397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


 Chamber Action
 Measures Introduced:  27 public bills, H.R. 4589-4615; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 4616; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 90, H. Con. Res. 386-388, and 
H. Res. 397-400 were introduced.
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 Reports Filed:  Reports were filed as follows:
   H.R. 3994, to authorize economic and democratic development 
assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for 
Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries, amended (H. Rept. 107-
420).
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 Speaker Pro Tempore:  Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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 Guest Chaplain:  The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. 
Paul Dixon, President, Cedarville University of Cedarville, Ohio. 
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 Journal:  Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Wednesday, April 24, by a recorded vote of 372 ayes to 47 noes with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 113.
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 Barbara Jordan Immigration Reform and Accountability Act:  The House 
passed H.R. 3231, to replace the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
with the Agency for Immigration Affairs by a recorded vote of 405 ayes 
to 9 noes, Roll No. 116.
  Pages H1632-66
   The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to replace the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service with the Office of the Associate 
Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, the Bureau of Citizenship and 
Immigration Service, and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement, and for 
other purposes.''
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   Agreed to the Committee on the Judiciary amendment in the nature of 
a substitute now printed in the bill, H. Rept. 107-413, and made in 
order by the rule.
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 Agreed To: 
   Sensenbrenner amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that 
authorizes additional personnel flexibility including a managerial 
rotation program, employee voluntary separation incentive payments or 
buy-outs, and a demonstration project relating to employee disciplinary 
actions;
Pages H1650-51
   Baldwin amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that requires a 
study by the Office of Children's Affairs on independent legal counsel 
for unaccompanied alien children;
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   Jackson-Lee amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that 
requires a GAO report on the fee structure of the Bureau of Citizenship 
and Immigration Services and its sufficiency to carry out its functions 
in the absence of appropriated funds;
Pages H1653-54
   Roybal-Allard amendment No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that 
requires the Office of Immigrations Statistics to maintain region-by-
region statistics on denials of applications and petitions and the 
reasons for such denials; and
Pages H1654-55
   Velazquez amendment No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that 
authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 
Services to conduct innovative pilot initiatives to eliminate any 
remaining backlog in the processing of immigration benefit applications 
and to prevent any backlog from recurring.
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 Rejected: 
   Issa amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that sought to 
place the civil service positions in the Office of the Associate 
Attorney General for Immigration Affairs, Bureau of Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, and the Bureau of Immigration Enforcement in the 
excepted service as defined by section 2103 of title 5, United States 
Code and eliminate restrictions on certain disciplinary and other 
adverse actions taken against employees (rejected by a recorded vote of 
145 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 114); and
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   Lofgren amendment No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 107-419 that sought to 
authorize expedited procedures for procurement of information 
technology (rejected by a recorded vote of 105 ayes to 312 noes, Roll 
No. 115).
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   H. Res. 396, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 388 ayes to 34 noes, Roll No. 112. 
Agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 384 yeas 
to 36 nays, Roll No. 111.
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 Legislative Program:  Representative Portman announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of April 29.
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 Consideration of Suspension on May 1:  Agreed that it be in order at 
any time on Wednesday, May 1 for the Speaker to entertain a motion that 
the House suspend the rules relating to H.R. 2604, replenishment of 
Asian Development Fund and International Fund for Agricultural 
Development resources and additional policies towards the African 
Development Bank, the African Development Fund, the Asian Development 
Bank, the Inter-American

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Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development.
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 Meeting Hour -- Monday, April 29:  Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 29.
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 Meeting Hour -- Tuesday, April 30:  Agreed that when the House 
adjourns on Monday, April 29, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, April 30 for morning hour debate.
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 Calendar Wednesday:  Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, May 1.
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 Senate Messages:  Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
page H1621.
 Referral:  S. 2248 was held at the desk.
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 Quorum Calls -- Votes:  One yea-and-nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1630-31, H1631-32, H1632, H1664-65, H1665-66, and H1666. There were no 
quorum calls.
 Adjournment:  The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 3:50 p.m.