[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D731-D732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 5084-5090; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Res. 477-480, were introduced.
  Page H4497
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today:
  H.R. 4870, to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount 
Naomi Wilderness Area, amended (Rept. 107-561); and
  H.R. 4807, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the 
property in Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for 
inclusion in the Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge (H. Rept. 107-
562).
Page H4497
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Cooksey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4431
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Robert W. Horner III, Senior Pastor, Peachtree Corners Baptist Church 
of Norcross, Georgia.
  Page H4431
Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act: The House passed H.R. 4635, to 
amend title 49, United States

[[Page D732]]

Code, to establish a program for Federal flight deck officers by a yea-
and-nay vote of 310 yeas to 113 nays, Roll No. 292.
  Pages H4440-71
  On the Oberstar demand for a separate vote on the DeFazio amendment 
agreed to in the Committee of the Whole, the House agreed to the 
DeFazio amendment No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9 
that removes the 2-percent cap on the number of pilots who may be 
deputized as Federal flight deck officers and makes the program 
permanent by a yea-and-nay vote of 251 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 291. 
                                                         Pages H4470-71
  Pursuant to the rule, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in 
the bill (H. Rept. 107-555 Part1) was considered as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment.
Page H4448
Agreed to:
  Mica amendment No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 
as modified, that includes provisions dealing with the storage, 
discharge, and accidental discharge of firearms, risks of catastrophic 
failure of an aircraft as a result of a misfire, self defense training 
for flight attendants, and further requires a decision by the 
Transportation Security Administration within 90 days of enactment on 
the use of less-than-lethal weapons by pilots;
Pages H4450-52
  Hostettler amendment No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 9 that prohibits air carriers from taking retaliatory action 
against pilots from becoming a Federal flight deck officer and 
specifies that no air carrier shall prohibit a Federal flight deck 
officer from piloting an aircraft operated by the air carrier or 
terminate the employment of a Federal flight deck officer solely on the 
basis of his or her volunteering for or participating in the program; 
and
Pages H4464-66
  DeFazio amendment No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
9 that removes the 2-percent cap on the number of pilots who may be 
deputized as Federal flight deck officers and makes the program 
permanent (agreed to by a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 175 noes, Roll 
No. 288);
Pages H4452-59, H4467
Rejected:
  Hostettler amendment No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 9 that sought to remove the 2-percent cap on the number of pilots 
who may be deputized as Federal flight deck officers and requires the 
Transportation Security Administration to train 20 percent of all 
pilots who volunteer for the program within 30 days of enactment and 
train 80 percent by the last day of the 2-year pilot program (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 289); and 
                                               Pages H4460-63, H4467-68
  Hostettler amendment No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 9 that sought to remove the preference to pilots who are former 
military or law enforcement personnel (rejected by a recorded vote of 
49 ayes to 376 noes, Roll No. 290). 
                                     Pages H4459-60, H4463-64, H4468-69
  Agreed to H. Res. 472, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by voice vote.
Pages H4435-40
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 477, electing 
Representative Forbes to the Committee on Science.
  Page H4472
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4431.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4498.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4467, H4467-68, H4468-69, H4470-71, and H4471. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:50 p.m.