[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 115 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D925-D926]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
                    (Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1210, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2239, to amend the National Housing Act to simplify the downpayment 
requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers, with 
amendments; and
  The nomination of Wayne Abernathy, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury for Financial Institutions.
  Prior to this action, Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of 
Wayne Abernathy (listed above), after the nominee testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
INTERNET AND CHILDREN
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, 
Technology, and Space concluded hearings on S. 2537/H.R. 3833, bills to 
facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the 
United States country code domain that will be a haven for material that 
promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, 
provides a safe online environment for children, and helps to prevent 
children from being exposed to harmful material on the Internet, after 
receiving testimony from Representative Shimkus; Ann Brown, Safer America 
for Everyone, former Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and 
James A. Casey, NeuStar, Inc., both of Washington, D.C.; Ruben Rodriguez, 
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia; 
and Jan P. Whitley, Silver Spring, Maryland.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported H.R. 5063, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for 
members of the uniformed services in determining the exclusion of gain from 
the sale of a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status of 
death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed service, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE REDUCTIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held hearings to examine the 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on 
Strategic Offensive Reductions (Treaty Doc. 107-8), receiving testimony from 
Rose E. Gottemoeller, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, former 
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Non-Proliferation and National Security, 
Fred C. Ikle, Center for Strategic and International Studies, James E. 
Goodby, Brookings Institution, and Henry D. Sokolski, Nonproliferation 
Policy Education Center, all of Washington, D.C.; William J. Perry, Stanford 
University Institute for International Studies, Stanford, California; and 
John P. Holdren, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK REFORM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic 
Policy, Export and Trade Promotion concluded hearings to examine the 
Administration's Multilateral Development Bank reform agenda, focusing on 
the authorizations for the replenishment of the World Bank's International 
Development Association, the African Development Fund, and the Asian 
Development Fund, after receiving testimony from John B. Taylor, Under 
Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, Caroline Atkinson, 
Council on Foreign Relations/Stonebridge International, former Senior Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Monetary and Financial 
Policy, former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of the Treasury, James C. 
Orr, Bretton Woods Committee, David Beckmann, Bread for the World, and 
George Ayittey, American University, all of Washington, D.C.; and Allan H. 
Meltzer, Carnegie Mellon University/American Enterprise Institute, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recessed subject to the call.
UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine unemployed Americans in the context of the current 
economic situation, focusing on Temporary Emergency Unemployment 
Compensation (TEUC) reform, after receiving testimony from Lawrence Mishel, 
Economic Policy Institute, and Wendell Primus, Center on Budget and Policy 
Priorities, both of Washington, D.C.; and Felix Batista, New York, New York, 
on behalf of New York Unemployment Project.
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Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 5373-5376; 5378-5382; 1 private 
bill, H.R. 5377; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 467, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
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  H.R. 5091, to increase the amount of student loan forgiveness available to 
qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers, amended 
(H. Rept. 107-655).
Page H6250
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Terry to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H6231
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Most Reverend John R. Gaydos, 
Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri.
  Page H6231
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
September 11 by a recorded vote of 342 ayes to 42 noes with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 386.
  Pages H6231, H6232-33
Security Assistance Act: The House disagreed with the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 1646, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and agreed to a conference. Agreed to the motion 
to go to conference by a yea-and-nay vote of 382 yeas with none voting 
``nay,'' Roll No. 385. Appointed as conferees from the Committee on 
International Relations for consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman Hyde and 
Representatives Smith of New Jersey, Ros-Lehtinen, Lantos, and Berman. And 
from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sections 234, 236, 
709, 710, and 844 and section 404 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
committed to conference: chairman Sensenbrenner, Smith of Texas, and 
Conyers.
  Pages H6231-32, H6233
Back to School Tax Relief Act: The House agreed to H. Res. 521, the rule 
that is providing for consideration of H.R. 5193, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction to certain taxpayers for 
elementary and secondary education expenses by a yea-and-nay vote of 208 
yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 387.
  Pages H6233-40
Presidential Message National--Emergency re the Terrorist Threat: Read a 
message from the President wherein he transmitted a notice stating that the 
emergency declared with respect to the terrorist attacks on the United 
States of September 11, 2001, is to continue in effect after September 14, 
2002--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 107-261).
  Pages H6240-41
Legislative Program:--The Majority Leader announced the legislative program 
for the week of Sept. 16.
  Pages H6240-41
Meeting Hour--Friday, Sept. 13: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, 
it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13.
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Meeting Hour--Tuesday, Sept. 17: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Friday, Sept. 13, 2002, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 
17 for morning-hour debate.
  Page H6241
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, Sept. 18.
  Page H6241
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6232, H6232-
33, H6239-40. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 1:27 p.m.
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