[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 73 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 4877-4900; and 5 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 96, H. Con. Res. 414, and H. Res. 436-438, were 
introduced.
  Pages H3291-92
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1979, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide 
assistance for the construction of certain air traffic control towers, 
amended (H. Rept. 107-496).
Pages H3290-91
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative LaHood to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3231
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi Dov 
Hazden, the Ner Tomid K Kosher Supervision Organization of Staten 
Island, New York.
  Page H3231
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Kucinich motion to adjourn by a yea-
and-nay vote of 37 yeas to 363 nays, Roll No. 213.
  Pages H3231-32
ABM Treaty Resolution: Representative Kucinich rose to a point of 
privilege under Rule IX to offer a resolution that states in part that 
the President is not authorized to withdraw unilaterally from treaties 
in general, and the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty in particular, 
without the consent of Congress. Chairman Hyde raised a point of order 
against the resolution stating that it did not constitute a question of 
privilege. The Chair then sustained the Hyde point of order and ruled 
that the resolution did not constitute a question of privilege of the 
House under rule IX. Representative Kucinich appealed the ruling of the 
Chair and, subsequently, the House agreed to the Hyde motion to table 
the appeal of the ruling of the Chair by a recorded vote of 254 ayes to 
169 noes, Roll No. 214.
  Pages H3232-38
Permanent Repeal of the Estate Tax: The House passed H.R. 2143, to make 
the repeal of the estate tax permanent by a recorded vote of 256 ayes 
to 171 noes, Roll No. 219.
  Pages H3249-76
  Rejected the Stenholm motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment that makes tax reductions contingent on certification by the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget that the social 
security trust funds will not be raided during any year of the 10 year 
budget estimating period by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 223 noes, 
Roll No. 218.
Pages H3274-76
  Rejected the Pomeroy substitute that sought to increase the estate 
tax exclusion to $3 million effective January 2003 by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 197 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 217.
Pages H3262-74
  H. Res. 435, the rule that provided for consideration for the bill 
was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 
216. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 223 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 215.
Pages H3238-49
Legislative Program: The Chief Deputy Majority Whip announced the 
Legislative Program for the week of June 10.
  Pages H3276-77
Meeting Hour--Monday, June 10: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 10.
  Page H3277
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, June 11: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, June 10, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11 
for morning hour debate.
  Page H3277
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 12.
  Page H3277
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Arctic Research Policy: Message wherein he transmitted the Ninth 
Biennial Report of the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 
(February 1, 2000 to January 31, 2002)--referred to the Committee on 
Science; and
  Page H3277
  Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Message wherein he transmitted 
the report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for calendar year 
2001--referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  Page H3283
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3231-32, H3237-38, H3248, H3248-49, H3273-74, H3275-76, and H3276. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:57 p.m.