[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D456-D457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4678-4686; and 3 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 398-400, were introduced.                   
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2941, to facilitate the provision of assistance by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and 
economic redevelopment of brownfields, amended (H. Rept. 107-448);
  H.R. 3833, to facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet 
domain within the United States country code domain that will be a 
haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and 
families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for 
children, and helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful 
material on the Internet, amended (H. Rept. 107-449); and
  H. Res. 415, providing for consideration of H.R. 4546, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003 (H. Rept. 107-450). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Tom 
Mullins, Christ Fellowship of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.   
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Presidential Action Under Section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 
Regarding Steel Imports: The House agreed to H. Res. 414, the rule that 
provided for the tabling of H.J. Res. 84, disapproving the action taken 
by the President under section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 transmitted 
to the Congress on March 5, 2002, by a recorded vote of 386 ayes to 30 
noes with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 130. Agreed to order the 
previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 355 yeas to 62 nays, Roll 
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Suspension--Border Security and Visa Entry Reform: By a \2/3\ yea-and-
nay vote of 411 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 2 voting present, 
Roll No. 131, the House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 3525, to enhance the border security of the 
United States that were debated on May 7. Subsequently, the House 
agreed to S. Con. Res. 106, to correct the enrollment of the bill and 
make the following corrections: Strike section 205 and in the table of 
contents of the bill, strike the item relating to section 205. 
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Yucca Mountain Repository Site Approval: The House passed H.J. Res. 87, 
approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a 
repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent 
nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 306 yeas to 117 nays, Roll No. 133. 
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  Earlier, Representative Gibbons raised a point of order against 
consideration of the joint resolution pursuant to section 425 of the 
Congressional Budget Act and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 dealing 
with unfunded mandates. Representative Gibbons then identified the 
following language in the joint resolution on which he based the point 
of order: ``Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, that there hereby is 
approved the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for a repository.'' 
Subsequently and pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Act, the House 
agreed to consider the joint resolution by a yea-and-nay vote of 308 
yeas to 105 nays, Roll No. 132.                          
Pages H2180-83
Recess: The House recessed at 7:33 p.m. and reconvened at 11:33 p.m. 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H2167.
Referrals: S. 410, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
S. 2431 and S. Con. Res. 108 were held at the desk.          
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2177-78, H2178-79, H2179, H2182-83, and H2204-05. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:34 p.m.