[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 58 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D464-D466]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 4687-4712; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 4713; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 401 and H. Res. 416, were 
introduced.
  Pages H2354-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1462, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to provide assistance through States to eligible weed 
management entities to control or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds on 
public and private land, amended (H. Rept. 107-451, Pt. 1). 
                                                             Page H2354
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Samuel P. Warner, First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton, North 
Carolina.
  Page H2237
Annual Meeting of the Former Members of Congress: Pursuant to the order 
of the House of Thursday, May 2, the House recessed to receive former 
Members of Congress in the House Chamber. Subsequently agreed that the 
proceedings had during the recess be printed in today's Congressional 
Record.
  Pages H2237-45
Recess: The House recessed at 9:06 a.m. and reconvened at 10:41 a.m. 
                                                     Pages H2237, H2245
Motions to Adjourn: Rejected the Taylor of Mississippi motions to 
adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 44 yeas to 366 nays, Roll No. 134 and 
by a recorded vote of 35 ayes to 375 nays, Roll No. 137. 
                                               Pages H2248-49, H2264-65
Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act: The House passed 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 by a 
recorded vote of 359 ayes to 58 noes, Roll No. 158. The title was 
amended so as to read: ``A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to

[[Page D465]]

prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes.''.
  Pages H2265-H2386
  Rejected the Spratt motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Armed Forces with instructions to report it back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment that prohibits the use of funds to 
develop or deploy a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile interceptor by a 
recorded vote of 193 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 157.
Pages H2383-85
  Agreed to the Committee on Armed Services amendment in the nature of 
a substitute now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 107-436) and made in 
order by the rule as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                     Pages H2282, H2383
Agreed To:
  Stump en bloc amendments numbered 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 
22 (Snyder), 23, 24, and 22 (Tiahrt) and printed in Part B of H. Rept. 
107-450 that allows the use of DNA samples maintained by DOD for law 
enforcement purposes; expresses the sense of Congress that no less than 
12 Navy aircraft carriers should be in active service and commends 
carrier crews; establishes a National Foreign Language Skills Registry; 
extends base contract for Navy-Marine Corps intranet to seven years; 
renews certain procurement technical assistance cooperative agreements 
at funding levels to support existing programs; prohibits Navy 
procurement of T-5 fuel tankers unless specifically authorized; conveys 
assets at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey to build or rehabilitate military 
housing; requires a report on the contract award for the lead design 
agent for the DD(X) ship program by March 31, 2003; authorizes three 
Navy pilot projects for the acquisition of military unaccompanied 
housing; authorizes gifts to the National Defense University; 
authorizes professional certification standards for accounting 
positions; reallocates Air Force Reserve F-16 funding for 36 Litening 
II modernization upgrade kits; and limits future Department of Defense 
reporting requirements to five years;
Pages H2328-33
  Weldon of Pennsylvania amendment numbered 1, printed in part A of H. 
Rept. 107-450, as modified, that provides a statement of policy with 
regard to enhanced cooperation between the United States and Russian 
Federation to promote mutual security (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
362 ayes to 53 noes, Roll No. 142);
Pages H2333-38, H2348-49
  Tauscher amendment numbered 2, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450 
that requires a report on options for achieving, prior to 2012, a level 
of from 1,700 to 2,200 operationally deployed nuclear warheads as 
outlined in the Nuclear Posture Review;
Pages H2338-39
  Spratt amendment numbered 5, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450, 
as amended by Hunter substitute amendment numbered 6, printed in part A 
of H. Rept. 107-450 that allocates additional funding of $65 million 
for 24 additional PAC-3 missiles and additional funding of $70 million 
for the Israeili Arrow Ballistic Missile System program to be derived 
from amounts available to the Missile Defense Agency;
Pages H2349-52
  Goode amendment numbered 8, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450, 
that authorizes the assignment of military personnel to assist the INS 
and Customs Service at the request of the Attorney General or the 
Secretary of the Treasury (agreed to by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 
183 noes, Roll No. 154);
Pages H2365-68, H2381
  Paul amendment numbered 9, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450, 
that expresses the sense of Congress that no funds should be used to 
cooperate with or support the International Criminal Court (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 264 ayes to 152 noes, Roll No. 155); 
                                               Pages H2368-71, H2381-82
  Bereuter amendment numbered 10 printed in Part B of H. Rept. 107-450 
that authorizes funding for the National Guard to participate in 
qualifying athletic or small arms competitions (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 412 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 156); and 
                                               Pages H2371-73, H2382-83
  Smith of New Jersey amendment numbered 21 printed in Part B of H. 
Rept. 107-450 that establishes the Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Health Resources Sharing and Performance Improvement 
act to share and coordinate resources.
Pages H2374-80
Rejected:
  Markey amendment numbered 3, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450 
that sought to prohibit the research and development of a nuclear earth 
penetrator weapon (rejected by a recorded vote of 172 ayes to 243 noes, 
Roll No. 141);
Pages H2339-43
  Tierney amendment numbered 4, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450 
that sought to prohibit any funding for a space-based national missile 
defense program (rejected by a recorded vote of 159 ayes to 253 noes, 
Roll No. 145); and
Pages H2344-49
  Sanchez amendment numbered 7, printed in part A of H. Rept. 107-450 
that sought to permit abortions at overseas military hospitals 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 153). 
                                               Pages H2353-64, H2380-81
  Rejected the Roemer motion to strike all after the enacting clause by 
voice vote.
Page H2362
  Rejected the Taylor of Mississippi motions to rise by a recorded vote 
of 51 ayes to 356 noes, Roll No. 138, by a recorded vote of 49 ayes to 
352 noes, Roll No. 139, by a recorded vote of 51 ayes to 360 noes,

[[Page D466]]

Roll No. 140, by a recorded vote of 46 ayes to 356 noes, Roll No. 143, 
by a recorded vote of 48 ayes to 356 noes, Roll No. 144, by a recorded 
vote of 55 ayes to 336 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 146, by 
a recorded vote of 55 ayes to 339 noes, Roll No. 147, by a recorded 
vote of 58 ayes to 325 noes with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 148, by 
a recorded vote of 75 ayes to 319 noes with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll 
No. 149, by a recorded vote of 83 ayes to 312 noes, Roll No. 150, by a 
recorded vote of 154 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 151, and by a recorded 
vote of 168 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 152.
Pages H2334, H2337, H2342, H2342-43, H2344-45, H2348, H2350-51, H2352-
    53 H2360-61, H2362-63, H2364-65, H2367-68, H2374
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H2386
  The House agreed to H. Res. 415, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a recorded vote of 216 ayes to 200 noes, 
Roll No. 136. Agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 215 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 135.
Pages H2245-48, H2249-64
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, May 14: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Friday, May 10, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14 for 
morning hour debate.
  Page H2386
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, May 15.
  Page H2386
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2245.
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and twenty-three recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on 
pages H2249, H2263-64, H2264, H2264-65, H2334, H2337, H2342, H2342-43, 
H2343, H2345, H2348, H2348-49, H2350-51, H2352-53, H2360-61, H2362-63, 
H2364-65, H2367, H2373-74, H2380-81, H2381, H2381-82, H2382-83, H2384-
85, H2385-86. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:50 a.m. on 
Friday, May 10.