[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D499-D501]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 4748-4769; and 1 resolution, 
H. Res. 423, were introduced.
  Pages H2206-07
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3717, to reform the Federal deposit insurance system, amended 
(H. Rept. 107-467).
  H.R. 1877, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that 
certain sexual crimes against children are predicate crimes for the 
interception of communications, amended (H. Rept. 107-468);
  H.R. 2054, to give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact 
between Utah and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those 
States, amended (H. Rept. 107-469);
  H.R. 4466, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal 
years 2003, 2004, and 2005, amended (H. Rept. 107-470);
  H.R. 3253, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
establishment of emergency medical preparedness centers in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, amended (H. Rept. 107-471);
  H.R. 4085, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2002, the rates 
of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, amended (H. 
Rept. 107-472);
  H.R. 4514, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
out construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, and 
updating patient care facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs 
medical centers, amended (H. Rept. 107-473); and
  H.R. 4608, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in Wichita, Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center'', amended (H. Rept. 107-474).
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Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
May 15 by a yea-and-nay vote of 330 yeas to 63 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 167.
  Pages H2513-14
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following members to the Mexico-United 
States Interparliamentary Group: Representatives Kolbe, Dreier, 
Stenholm, Barton of Texas, Dooley of California, Pastor, Filner, 
Roybal-Allard, Cannon, Reyes, Tancredo, and Udall of New Mexico. 
                                                             Page H2591
U.S. Delegation of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of the following members 
to the United States Delegation of the Canada-United States 
Interparliamentary Group: Representatives Houghton, Gilman, LaFalce, 
Shaw, Lipinski, Slaughter, Stearns, Manzullo, Dan Miller of Florida, 
Souder, and English.
  Page H2591
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Extension of National Emergency re Burma: Message wherein he 
transmitted a notice stating that the national emergency with respect 
to Burma is to continue beyond May 20, 2002. He further stated that the 
crisis between the United States and Burma constituted by the actions 
and policies of the government of Burma, including its policies of 
committing large-scale repression of the democratic opposition that led 
to the declaration of a national emergency on May 20, 1999, has not 
been resolved--referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-211); and
  Page H2591
  Six Month Periodic Report on the National Emergency re Burma: Message 
wherein he transmitted a six month periodic report on the national 
emergency with respect to Burma referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-212). 
                                                             Page H2591
Presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Former President Reagan 
and Mrs. Reagan: The House recessed at 2:43 p.m. for Members to attend 
the ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol to present the Congressional 
Gold Medal to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan 
in recognition of their service to the Nation. The House reconvened at 
3:16 p.m.
  Page H2591
Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act--Rule Providing 
for Consideration: The House passed H.R. 4737, to reauthorize and 
improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
for needy families and improve access to quality child care by a 
recorded vote of 229 ayes to 197 noes, Roll No. 170. 
                                               Pages H2517-90, H2591-94
  Rejected the Maloney of Connecticut motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report it back to 
the House promptly with an amendment that increases funding for child 
care by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 219 nays, Roll No. 169. 
                                                         Pages H2592-94
  Rejected the Cardin amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in H. Rept. 107-466 that sought to expand state flexibility to provide 
training and education to welfare recipients, increase mandatory 
funding for child care by $11 billion over the next five years, remove 
various barriers to serving legal immigrants, and provide financial 
bonuses to states for reducing child poverty by a yea-and-nay vote of 
198 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 168.
Pages H2567-90, H2591-92
  The clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H2594
  On May 15, the House agreed to H. Res. 422, the rule that provided 
for consideration of H.R. 4737, and further agreed that during 
consideration of the bill, pursuant to this rule, the Chair 
notwithstanding the order of the previous question, may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker 
on the legislative day of Thursday, May 16, 2002.
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
program for the week of May 20.
  Page H2595
Meeting Hour--Monday, May 20: Agreed that when the House adjourns today 
it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20 for morning hour 
debate.
  Page H2595
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, May 22.
  Page H2595
Help America Vote Act: The House disagreed with the Senate amendments 
to H.R. 3295, to require States and localities to meet uniform and 
nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements 
applicable to Federal elections, to establish grant programs to provide 
assistance to States and localities to meet those requirements and to 
improve election technology and the administration of Federal 
elections, to establish the Election Administration Commission, and 
agreed to a conference.
  Page H2596
  Appointed as conferees: from the Committee on House Administration, 
for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendments, and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Ney

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and Representatives Ehlers, Doolittle, Reynolds, Hoyer, Fattah, and 
Davis of Florida; from the Committee on Armed Services, for 
consideration of sections 601 and 606 of the House bill and section 404 
of the Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: 
Chairman Stump and Representatives McHugh and Skelton;
Page H2599
  From the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sections 
216, 221, Title IV, sections 502 and 503 of the House bill, and 
sections 101, 102, 104, subtitles A, B, and C of Title II, sections 
311, 501 and 502 of the Senate amendments, and modifications committed 
to conference: Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Chabot and 
Conyers; from the Committee on Science for consideration of sections 
221-5, 241-3, 251-3, and 261 of the House bill and section 101 of the 
Senate amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman 
Boehlert and Representatives Morella and Barcia, provided that 
Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas is appointed in lieu of 
Representative Barcia for consideration of sections 251-3 of the House 
bill, and modifications committed to conference;
Page H2599
  From the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of sections 
103 and 503 of the Senate amendments, and modifications committed to 
conference: Chairman Thomas and Representatives Shaw and Rangel; and 
for consideration of the House bill and Senate amendments, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representative Blunt. 
                                                             Page H2599
  Agreed to the Hoyer motion to instruct conferees to insist on the (1) 
provisions contained in title I of the House bill (relating to a 
program to provide payments to States and units of local government for 
replacing and enhancing punch and voting systems); and (2) provisions 
contained in section 232 of the House bill (relating to the formula 
used to determine the amount of other payments made to States under the 
bill for carrying out activities to improve the administration of 
elections).
Pages H2596-99
Committee Resignations: Read letters wherein Representative Pence 
announced his resignation from the Committee on Science, Representative 
Bryant announced his resignation from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and Representative Forbes announced his resignation from the Committee 
on Science.
  Page H2599
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 423, electing 
Representative Sullivan to the Committees on Government Reform and 
Science and Representative Forbes to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
                                                             Page H2599
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2513-14, H2592, H2593-94, and H2594. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:47 p.m.