[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D770-D771]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 5146-5154; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 106; H. Con. Res. 442-444, and H. Res. 490-491, were 
introduced.
  Page H4872
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 521, to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of 
clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam (H. Rept. 107-584);
  H. Res. 488, providing for consideration of H.R. 5120, making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 (H. Rept. 107-
585); and
  H. Res. 489, providing for consideration of H.R. 5121, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003 (H. Rept. 107-586).
Pages H4871-72
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Stearns to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4769
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. T. 
Brannon Bowman, Pastor, Monroeville Presbyterian Church of Monroeville, 
Alabama.
  Page H4769
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
July 16 by a yea-and-nay vote of 361 yeas to 50 nays with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 309.
  Pages H4769, H4772-73
Interior Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 5093, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 by a yea-and-nay vote of 
377 yeas to 46 nays, Roll No. 318. The bill was also considered on July 
16.
  Pages H4773-H4838, H4847-59
Agreed To:
  Slaughter amendment that increases funding for the National Endowment 
for the Humanities by $5 million and increases funding for the National 
Endowment for the Arts by $10 million and decreases Department of the 
Interior Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses funding 
accordingly (agreed to by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 192 noes, Roll 
No. 310);
Pages H4802-16
  Rahall amendment that sought to strike provisions limiting the 
historical accounting of each Individual Indian Money Account open on 
December 31, 2000, to the period from the date on which the account was 
opened or January 1, 1985, whichever is later, to December 31, 2000 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 281 ayes to 144 noes, Roll No. 311); 
                                               Pages H4786-95, H4816-17
  Hayworth amendment No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
16 that strikes section 141 dealing with the establishment of a 
Commission on Native American Policy (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
273 ayes to 151 noes, Roll No. 312);
Pages H4795-H4802, H4817
  Hoeffel amendment No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
16 that increases funding for the National Forest Service grazing 
management account by $5 million;
Pages H4818-19
  Sanders amendment No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
15 that increases the Energy Conservation Energy Star Program by $3 
million and decreases salaries and expense funding accordingly; 
                                                         Pages H4826-27
  Capps amendment No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of July 15 
that prohibits the exploration, development, or production plans or 
applications for permits to drill or to permit drilling on specified 
Outer Continental Shelf Southern California Planning Area leases 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 252 ayes to 172 noes, Roll No. 315); 
and
Pages H4829-34, H4848
  Norton amendment that prohibits any funding for the planning, design, 
or construction of improvements to Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the 
White House without the advance approval of the Committee on 
Appropriations.
Pages H4850-51
Rejected:
  Tancredo amendment No. 16 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
16 that sought to increase funding for the National Forest Service by 
$50 million and decrease funding for the National Endowment for the 
Arts accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 123 ayes to 300 noes, 
Roll No. 314);
Pages H4820-21, H4847-48
  Blumenauer amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 15 that sought to prohibit new commercial leases on the Lower 
Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges in Oregon and 
California that permit the growing of row crops or alfalfa (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 316); and 
                                               Pages H4834-38, H4848-49
  Shadegg amendment that sought to increase Bureau of Land Management 
funding for Wildland Fire Management by $23 million and decrease Bureau 
of Land M funding for Land Acquisition by $36 million (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 153 ayes to 269 noes, Roll No. 317). 
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Points of Order Sustained Against:
  Shadegg amendment that sought to allow Regional Foresters to exempt 
projects involving the removal of trees from the applicability of the 
citizen suit authority contained in the Endangered Species Act on the 
basis that a wildfire is likely to cause harm to the forest ecosystem 
and destroy human life and dwellings.
Pages H4849-50
  Dicks amendment that sought to provide funding to acquire lands or 
waters within the Everglades watershed; and
Pages H4855-56
  Flake amendment that sought to prohibit the use of any funding to 
entities not specifically identified by name as recipients in the Act. 
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  H. Res. 483, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on July 16.
Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act: The House 
disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3763, to protect investors by 
improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made 
pursuant to the securities laws and agreed to a conference. Appointed 
as conferees: From the Committee on Financial Services, for 
consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendments, and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Oxley and 
Representatives Baker, Royce, Ney, Kelly, Cox, LaFalce, Frank, 
Kanjorski, and Waters. Provided that Representative Shows is appointed 
in lieu of Representative Waters for consideration of section 11 of the 
House bill and section 305 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference.
  Pages H4838-47
  Appointed as conferees from the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for consideration of sections 306 and 904 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman Boehner 
and Representatives Sam Johnson of Texas and George Miller of 
California.
Page H4847
  Appointed as conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for 
consideration of sections 108 and 109 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Tauzin and 
Representatives Greenwood and Dingell.
Page H4847
  Appointed as conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of section 105 and titles 8 and 9 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman 
Sensenbrenner and Representatives Smith of Texas and Conyers. 
                                                             Page H4847
  Appointed as conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of section 109 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: Chairman Thomas and Representatives McCrery 
and Rangel.
Page H4847
  Rejected the Conyers motion to instruct conferees to recede from 
disagreement with the Senate positions relating to document retention, 
extension of the statute of limitations, whistleblower protection, and 
sentencing enhancements by a yea-and-nay vote of 207 yeas to 218 nays, 
Roll No. 313.
Pages H4838-47
Discharge Petition: Representative Maloney of Connecticut moved to 
discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of H. Res. 456, 
providing for consideration of H.R. 3884, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from avoiding the United States 
income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country.
Recess: The House recessed at 10:44 p.m. and reconvened at 10:53 p.m. 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on 
page H4873.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4772-73, H4815-16, H4816-17, H4817, H4846-47, H4847-48, H4848, H4848-
49, H4857-58, and H4859. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:54 p.m.