[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 94 (Friday, July 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 5110-5114; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 440 and H. Res 482, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3479, to expand aviation capacity in the Chicago area, amended 
(H. Rept. 107-568);
  H.R. 3214, to amend the charter of the AMVETS organization (H. Rept. 
107-569);
  H.R. 3838, to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who 
receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger 
eligible for membership in the organization, and for other purposes (H. 
Rept. 107-570); and
  H.R. 3988, to amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the 
requirements for eligibility in the American Legion (H. Rept. 107-571).
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National Construction Safety Team Act: The House passed H.R. 4687, to 
provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building 
performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the 
wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of 
life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 338 yeas to 23 nays, Roll No. 295. 
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  Pursuant to the rule the Committee on Science amendment in the nature 
of a substitute now printed in the bill (H. Rept. 107-530) was 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
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Agreed to:
  Boehlert amendment that makes technical changes and defines team 
members who are not Federal Employees as Federal Government 
contractors; clarifies that nothing in the act shall be construed to 
confer authority on the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
to require the adoption of building standards, codes, or practices; and 
removes limitation on the amounts authorized to be appropriated. 
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Meeting Hour--Monday, July 15: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15 to morning-
hour debate.
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, July 17.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H4563-64. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:36 a.m.