[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1186-D1187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 5763-5767; and 1 resolution; 
H. Con. Res. 521, were introduced.
  Page H9128
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4187, to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, 
popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to establish 
procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based 
privilege against disclosure of Presidential records, amended (H. Rept. 
107-790).
Page H9128
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H9037
Speaker Pro Tempore to Sign Enrolled Bills and Joint Resolutions: Read 
a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Armey to 
act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
on this day.
  Page H9038
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representatives Castle of Delaware and Mrs. 
Elise DuPont of Rockland, Delaware to the Benjamin Franklin 
Tercentenary Commission.
  Page H9038
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  State of Small Business Annual Report: Message wherein he transmitted 
the annual report on the State of Small Business at the end of the 20th 
century--referred to the Committee on Small Business; and
  Page H9040
  Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report: Message wherein he 
transmitted the annual report of the Railroad Retirement Board--
referred to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Ways and Means.
  Page H9040
Department of Homeland Security: The House agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 5005, to establish the Department of Homeland 
Security--clearing the measure for the President.
  Pages H9040-H9114
Adjournment Resolution: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 160, providing 
for the sine die adjournment of the One Hundred Seventh Congress, 
Second Session.
  Pages H9115-16

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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9038.
Referrals: S. 12 to the Committee on International Relations; S. 13 to 
the Committee on Financial Services, S. 14 and S. 2063 to the Committee 
on Agriculture, S. 198, S. 2556, S. 2577, and S. Con. Res. 159 were 
held at the desk; S. 606 and S. 2872 to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce; S. 1340, S. 1816, S. 2222, and S. 2711 to the Committee on 
Resources, S. 2670 to the Committees on Resources and Agriculture; and 
S. 3079 to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Pages H9125-26
Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or recorded votes developed during 
the proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment Sine Die: The House met at 11 a.m. and in accordance with 
the provisions of S. Con. Res. 160, and S.J. Res. 53, the House 
adjourned sine die at 2:23 p.m. until 12 noon on Tuesday, January 7, 
2003 for the Convening of the First Session of the 108th Congress.