[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D913-D914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 5356-5361; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 5362-5363; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 463, and H. Res. 520, 
were introduced.                                             
  Page H6171
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H6131
Recess: House recessed at 9:02 a..m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H6131
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Monday, 
Sept. 9 by a recorded vote of 335 ayes to 35 noes with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 380.                        
  Pages H6131, H6139-40
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Terrorism Risk Protection Act: Agreed to 
the Fossella motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3210, to ensure the 
continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks 
from terrorism and to agree to the provisions contained in section 11 
of the Senate amendment, relating to satisfaction of judgments from 
frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and state 
sponsors of terrorism by a yea-and-nay vote of 373 yeas with none 
voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 379.                  
  Pages H6133-37, H6138-39
Military Construction Appropriations: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to 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, 
and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representative 
Hobson, Walsh, Dan Miller of Florida, Aderholt, Granger, Goode, Skeen, 
Vitter, Young of Florida, Olver, Edwards, Farr of California, Boyd, 
Dicks, and Obey.                                             
  Page H6137
  Agreed to the Olver motion to instruct conferees to insist on the 
higher of House or Senate funding levels, with regard to funding for 
planning, design, construction, alterations, and improvements of 
military facilities including environmental remediation, barracks, 
hospitals, childcare facilities, and family housing.         
Page H6137
Department of Defense Appropriations: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 5010, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and agreed to 
a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Lewis of 
California, Young of Florida, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, 
Cunningham, Frelinghuysen, Tiahrt, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Visclosky, 
Moran of Virginia and Obey.                              
  Pages H6137-38
  Agreed to the Olver motion to instruct conferees to insist on the 
higher funding levels permitted within the scope of conference with 
regard to chemical and biological defense programs, projects, and 
activities.                                              
Pages H6137-38
  Agreed to close meetings of the conference at such times as 
classified national security information may be discussed providing 
that any sitting Member of Congress shall be entitled to attend to 
attend any

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meeting of the conference by a yea-and-nay vote of 365 yeas with none 
voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 378.                                
Page H6138
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Historical Significance of the United States-Ireland Business Summit: 
H. Res. 513, amended, recognizing the historical significance and 
timeliness of the United States-Ireland Business Summit (agreed to by 
two-thirds yea-and-nay vote of 372 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll 
No. 381);                                      
  Pages H6140-42, H6147-48
  Intelsat IPO Extension: S. 2810, to amend the Communications 
Satellite Act of 1962 to extend the deadline for the INTELSAT initial 
public offering--clearing the measure for the President;     
  Page H6142
  Waiver from Clean Air Act Requirements for New York City: H.R. 3880, 
amended, to provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation 
conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation planning 
requirements under the Clean Air Act and under other laws for certain 
areas in New York where the planning offices and resources have been 
destroyed by acts of terrorism; and               
  Pages H6142-46, H6148
  Supporting Scleroderma Research: H. Con. Res. 320, amended, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding Scleroderma. Agreed to amend 
the title so as to read: ``Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
of the Congress regarding scleroderma.''.      
  Pages H6146-47, H6148-49
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6138, H6138-39, H6139-40, H6147-48, H6148, and H6148-49. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 2:51 p.m.