[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 88 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D700-D702]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 5031-5061; and 8 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 103-104; H. Con. Res. 432-434, and H. Res. 467-
469 were introduced.
  Pages H4324-25
Reports Filed: No Reports were filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Chaplain 
Frederick J. Huscher, Riverside County Sheriff's Department of 
Riverside, California.
  Page H4071
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
June 26 by a recorded vote of 348 yeas to 59 nays with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 267.
  Pages H4071-72
Motions to Adjourn: Rejected the McNulty motion to adjourn by a 
recorded vote of 70 ayes to 332 noes, Roll No. 268.
  Pages H4072-73
Department of Defense Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 5010, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2003 by a yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas to 18 nays, 
Roll No. 270.
  Pages H4076-H4110, H4111-19
Agreed To:
  Spratt amendment that reduces funding for the space based kinetic 
energy boost program by $30 million and increases funding for the 
airborne laser program accordingly;
Pages H4111-13
  Kucinich amendment that withholds 1 percent of funding from certain 
Department of Defense components until the DOD Inspector General 
submits an audit of these components pursuant to section 3521(e) of 
title 31, United States; and
Pages H4113-17
  Collins of Georgia amendment that prohibits the use of any funds to 
relocate the headquarters of the United States Army, South, from Fort 
Buchanan, Puerto Rico, to a location in the continental United States. 
                                                         Pages H4117-18
Rejected:
  Tierney amendment that sought to delete funding of $44.4 million for 
the space based kinetic energy boost program; and
Pages H4106-09
  Tierney amendment that sought to delete funding of $121.8 million for 
missile silos at Fort Greeley, Alaska (rejected by a recorded vote of 
112 ayes to 314 noes, Roll No. 269).
Page H4118
Point of Order Sustained Against:
  Kucinich amendment that sought to withhold 1 percent of funding from 
certain Department of Defense components until the DOD Inspector 
General expresses an opinion on the audited financial statements of 
that component;
Pages H4109-10, H4113.
  H. Res. 461, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Page H4076
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures that were debated on June 25:
  Patriotic Contributions of Roofing Professionals Who Replaced, At No 
Cost, the Pentagon's Slate Roof Destroyed on September 11: H. Con. Res. 
424, commending the patriotic contributions of the roofing 
professionals who replaced, at no cost to the Federal Government, the 
section of the Pentagon's slate roof that was destroyed as a result of 
the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on 
September 11, 2001 (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 428 yeas with 
none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 271); and
  Pages H4119-20
  Frank Sinatra Post Office, Hoboken, New Jersey: H.R. 3034, to 
redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
89 River Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, as the ``Frank Sinatra Post 
Office Building;'' (agreed to by a yea-and-

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nay vote of 427 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 272). 
                                                         Pages H4120-21
Urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Rehear Their Erroneous 
Ruling That the Pledge of Allegiance is an Unconstitutional Endorsement 
of Religion: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agreed to H. 
Res. 459, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Newdow v. U.S. Congress was erroneously decided by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 416 yeas to 3 nays with 11 voting ``present,'' Roll No. 273. 
                                                         Pages H4125-36
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 463, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the motion to suspend the rules by voice vote. 
                                                         Pages H4121-25
Military Construction Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 5011, 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 by a yea-and-nay vote of 426 yeas 
to 1 nay, Roll No. 277.
  Pages H4136-54
Agreed To:
  Collins of Georgia amendment that prohibits the use of any funds to 
relocate the headquarters of the United States Army, South, from Fort 
Buchanan, Puerto Rico, to a location in the continental United States. 
                                                             Page H4153
  The House agreed to H. Res. 462, the rule that provided for 
consideration of H.R. 5011 and S. 2578 by a yea-and-nay vote of 269 
yeas to 160 nays, Roll No. 276. Agreed to the Myrick amendment that 
made it in order, upon adoption of the rule and without the 
intervention of any point of order, to consider in the House, S. 2578, 
to amend title 31 of the United States code to increase the public debt 
limit, by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 275. 
Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on the amendment and the 
rule by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 274. 
Pursuant to section 2 of the rule, H. Res. 421 was laid on the table. 
                                                         Pages H4141-43
Debt Limit Increase: The House passed S. 2578, to amend title 31 of the 
United States Code to increase the public debt limit by a recorded vote 
of 215 ayes to 214 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 279--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H4154-66
  Rejected the Moore motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Ways 
and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute that increases the debt limit 
by $150 billion by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 
278.
Pages H4165-66
  The bill was considered pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 462, as 
amended.
Page H4164
Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: The House passed H.R. 
4954, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 
voluntary program for prescription drug coverage under the Medicare 
Program and to modernize and reform payments and the regulatory 
structure of the Medicare Program by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 208 
noes, Roll No. 282.
  Pages H4166-S4320
  Rejected the Gephardt motion to recommit the bill jointly to the 
Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce with instructions 
to report it back promptly with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that establishes the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit and 
Discount Act by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 281. 
                                                      Pages H4297-H4320
  Pursuant to the rule, in lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in H. Rept. 107-552 was considered as adopted. 
                                                             Page H4297
  Agreed to H. Res. 465, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 280. 
                                                         Pages H4181-82
Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program: The House passed S. 
2594, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver on 
the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to 
mint coins--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H4320-21
Fourth of July District Work Period: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 
125, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate 
and a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. 
                                                             Page H4321
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, July 9: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, July 8, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9, 
for morning-hour debate.
  Page H4321
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, July 10, 2002.
  Pages H4321-22
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Monday, July 8, the Speaker, Majority Leader and 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.
  Page H4322
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Gilchrest or, if not available to perform this 
duty, Representative Tom Davis of Virginia to act as Speaker pro 
tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through July 8. 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H4072, H4154.
Referrals: S. 1041 was referred to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and Education and the Workforce. S. 1646 was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. S. 2690 was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 1754 and S. Con. Res. 125 were held 
at the desk.
  Page H4322
Quorum Calls--Votes: Ten yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4071-72, H4072-73, H4118, H4119, H4119-20, H4120-21, H4135-36, H4141-
42, H4142-43, H4143, H4154, H5165-66, H4166, H4181-82, H4319-20, and 
H4320. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 2:38 a.m. on Friday, June 
28, pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. Res. 125, the House stands 
adjourned until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 8, 2002.