[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 18 (Friday, January 31, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D80-D81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: nine public bills, H.R.511-519; one private bills, 
H.R. 520 and one resolutions, H. Res. 47 were introduced. 
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Additional Cosponsors:
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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.
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Gene Hemrick, Diocese of 
Joliet, Illinois.
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Speaker Pro Tempore to Sign Enrolled Bills and Joint Resolutions: Read 
a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Petri to 
sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through January 31. 
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Committee Election--Majority Members: The House agreed to H. Res. 47, 
electing the following members to the Committee on the Budget: 
Representatives Portman (to rank after Representative Hastings of 
Washington), Crenshaw (to rank after Representative Brown of South 
Carolina), Wicker and Hulshof (to rank after Representative Putnam), 
and Vitter (to rank after Representative Tancredo).
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Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency re the Western Balkans: Message wherein he 
transmitted a 6-month periodic report on the National Emergency re the 
Western Balkans--referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-27);
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  Emigration Policies of the Newly Independent States of the Former 
Soviet Union: Message wherein he transmitted a semiannual report 
concerning the emigration policies of the independent states of the 
former Soviet Union--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-28);
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  Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Singapore: Message 
wherein he transmitted his notification to Congress that he intends to 
enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Singapore--
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 108-29);
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  Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Chile: Message wherein he 
transmitted his notification to Congress that he intends to enter into 
a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Chile--referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-30); 
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  National Emergency re Iraq: Message wherein he transmitted a 6-month 
periodic report on the National Emergency re Iraq--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-
31); and
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  Exemptions Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Message 
wherein he transmitted

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his determination granting certain exemptions consistent with section 
6001(a) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended--
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages H247 
and H248.
Referral: S. 101 was held at the desk
Quorum Calls--Votes: No recorded votes or quorum calls developed during 
the proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:15 a.m. 
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