[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 19, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D643-D644]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 4961-4969, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 450, relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 3009, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant 
additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 107-518).
Page H3720
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H3671
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the right Reverend John B. 
Lipscomb, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, Parrish, 
Florida.
  Page H3671
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
June 18 by a yea-and-nay vote of 353 yeas to 42 nays with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 236.
  Pages H3671, H3671-72
Discharge Petition--Social Security Guarantee Plus Act: Pursuant to 
Clause 2 of rule XV, Representative Thurman moved to discharge the 
Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 425, providing for 
consideration of H.R. 3497, to amend the Social Security Act and the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social 
Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security 
guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their 
families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency, and to make 
certain benefit improvements.
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Help America Vote Act: Rejected the 
Hastings of Florida motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3295, Help 
America Vote Act, that sought to (1) insist upon the provisions 
contained in section 504(a) of the House bill (relating to the 
effective date for the Federal minimum standards for State election 
systems); and (2) to disagree to the provisions contained in section 
104(b) of the Senate amendment to the House bill (relating to a safe 
harbor from the enforcement of the Federal minimum standards for State 
election systems for States receiving Federal funds under the bill) by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 206 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 238. 
                                                  Pages H3677-81, H3693
National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments: The House passed 
H.R. 3389, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 237. 
                                                         Pages H3683-93
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in H. Rept. 107-514 was considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment in lieu of the amendments recommended by the 
Committees on Resource and Science now printed in the bill. 
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Agreed To:
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment that requires a report describing the 
efforts to ensure equal access for minority and disadvantaged students 
to the National Sea Grant College Fellowship program.
Pages H3690-92
  H. Res. 446, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H3681-83
Select Committee on Homeland Security: The House agreed to H. Res. 449, 
to establish the Select Committee on Homeland Security by voice vote. 
Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 449, the Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of the following members to the Select Committee on 
Homeland Security: Representative Armey, Chairman, and Representatives 
DeLay, Watts of Oklahoma, Pryce, Portman, Pelosi, Frost, Menendez, and 
DeLauro.
  Pages H3693-99
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency re Weapons Usable Fissile Material in the Russian 
Federation: Message wherein he transmitted a 6-month periodic report on 
the national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear 
proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons--usable fissile 
material in the territory of the Russian Federation that was declared 
in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-228); 
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  National Emergency re Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
Message wherein he transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the 
national emergency with respect to the national emergency with respect 
to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that was declared 
in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-
229); and
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  Continuation of National Emergency re Weapons Usable Fissile Material 
in the Russian Federation: Message wherein he transmitted a notice 
stating that the emergency declared with respect to the accumulation of 
a large volume of weapons--usable fissile material in the territory of 
the Russian Federation is to continue beyond June 21, 2002--referred to 
the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
107-230).
  Page H3700
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on 
pages H3672-73.
Referrals: S. 2600 and S. Con. Res. 104 were held at the desk.
Recess: The House recessed at 5:24 p.m. and reconvened at 6:04 p.m. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H3672, H3692-93, and 
H3693. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:05 p.m.