[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 145 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1134-D1135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 5707-5710; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 5711; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 124, H. Con. Res. 515, and H. 
Res. 597-599, were introduced.
  Page H8545
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces (H. Rept. 107-772);
  H. Res. 600, providing for consideration of H.R. 5710, to establish 
the Department of Homeland Security (H. Rept. 107-773);
  H. Res. 601, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-774);
  H. Res. 602, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 124, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003 and for 
consideration of H.R. 5708, to reduce preexisting PAYGO balances (H. 
Rept. 107-775); and
  H. Res. 603, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-776).
Pages H8092-H8535, H8543
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Culberson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8061
Recess: The House recessed at 12:44 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8063
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments: Agreed to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 3389, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant 
College Program Act, of 2002--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H8064-67
  Cyber Security Research and Development Act: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3394, to authorize funding for computer and network 
security research and development and research fellowship programs--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H8067-79
  Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Act of 2002: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1070, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to carry out projects and conduct research for remediation of 
sediment contamination in areas of concern in the Great Lakes--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H8079-83
  Real Interstate Driver Equity Act of 2002: Agreed to the Senate 
amendments to H.R. 2546, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
prohibit States from requiring a license or fee on account of the fact 
that a motor vehicle is providing interstate pre-arranged ground 
transportation service--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H8083-85
  Improper Payments Reduction Act: Agreed to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 4878, to provide for estimates and reports of improper payments by 
Federal agencies--clearing the measure for the President; and 
                                                         Pages H8085-86
  Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 
Conference Report: Agreed to

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the conference report on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces.
  Page H8535-41
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Intelligence Authorization: 
Representative Roemer announced his intention to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 4628, to take such actions as may be 
appropriate to ensure that a conference report on the bill is filed 
before November 14, 2002.
  Pages H8086-87
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Periodic Report on the National Emergency Re Iran: Message wherein he 
transmitted herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national 
emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order 
12170 of November 14, 1979--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-278);
  Page H8087
  Continuation of the National Emergency Re Iran: Message wherein he 
transmitted a notice stating that the Iran emergency declared by 
Executive Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, is to continue in effect 
beyond November 14, 2002--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-279); and
  Page H8087
  Continuation of the Emergency Posed by Weapons of Mass Destruction: 
Message wherein he transmitted a notice stating that the emergency 
posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their 
delivery systems declared by Executive order 12938 on November 14, 
1994, as amended, is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2002--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 107-280).
  Page H8087
Recess: The House recessed at 4:40 p.m. and reconvened at 6:27 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8092
Commemoration of the Life of the Late Honorable Paul D. Wellstone, a 
Senator from the State of Minnesota: The House agreed to H. Res. 598, 
expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death 
of the Honorable Paul D. Wellstone, a Senator from the State of 
Minnesota.
  Pages H8087-92
Recess: The House recessed at 7:12 p.m. and reconvened at 7:56 a.m. on 
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002
  Pages H8541, H8545
Quorum Calls--Votes: There were no quorum calls or recorded votes 
during the proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:58 a.m. on 
Wednesday, Nov. 13 in memory of the lade Paul D. Wellstone.