[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 12, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D122-D123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 713-755; and 13 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 34-39, and H. Res. 67-68, 70, 72-75, were introduced. 
                                                          Pages H459-63
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H463
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 69, providing for consideration of H.R. 4, to reauthorize and 
improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance 
for needy families and improve access to quality child care (H. Rept. 
108-9);
  Conference report on H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2003 (H. Rept. 108-10); and 
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  H. Res. 71, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany and providing for the corrections in the enrollment of H.J. 
Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2003 (H. Rept. 108-11).
Page H459
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Wayne Jenkins, Pastor, 
First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia.
  Page H395
Recess: the House recessed at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 3:05 p.m. 
                                                              Page H398
Committee Resignations--Majority Members: Without objection, the Chair 
accepted the various resignations from the following members from 
certain standing committees of the House: Representative Souder from 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Representative Shays from 
the Committee on Science, and Representative Gibbons from the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs.
  Pages H406-07
Committee Resignations--Minority Members: Without objection, the Chair 
accepted the various resignations from the following members from 
certain standing committees of the House: Representative Etheridge from 
the Committee on Science, Representative Davis of Illinois from the 
Committee on Small Business, Representative Langevin from the Committee 
on Small Business, Representative Lofgren form the Committee on 
Science, Representative Andrews from the Committee on Armed Services, 
Delegate Norton from the Committee on Government Reform, Representative 
DeFazio from the Committee on Resources, Representative Meek of Florida 
from the Committee on the Budget, Representative Lucas of Kentucky from 
the Committee on Agriculture, Representative Gonzalez from the 
Committee on Small Business,Representative Loretta Sanchez from the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Representative Pascrell from 
the Committee on Small Business, Delegate Christensen from the 
Committee on Small Business, and Representative Markey from the 
Committee on Resources.
  Pages H454-56
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Pursuant to the provisions of H. 
Res. 5, and the order of Jan. 8, 2003, the Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following members to the Select Committee 
on Homeland Security: Representative Cox, Chairman and Representatives 
Dunn, Young of Florida, Young of Alaska, Sensenbrenner, Tauzin, Dreier, 
Hunter, Rogers of Kentucky, Boehlert, Shays, Smith of Texas, Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, Goss, Camp, Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Goodlatte, 
Istook, King of New York Linder, Shadegg, Souder, Thornberry, Gibbons, 
Granger, Sessions, Sweeney, Turner of Texas, Thompson of Mississippi, 
Loretta Sanchez of California, Markey, Dicks, Frank of Massachusetts, 
Harman, Cardin, Slaughter, DeFazio, Mrs. Lowey, Andrews, Norton, 
Lofgren, McCarthy of Missouri, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Pascrell, 
Christensen, Etheridge, Gonzalez, Lucas of Kentucky, Langevin, and Meek 
of Florida.
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Do-Not-Call Implementation Act: The House passed H.R. 395, to authorize 
the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees for the implementation and 
enforcement of a ``do-not-call'' registry by a yea-and-nay vote of 418 
yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 26. The bill was considered pursuant to the 
unanimous consent order of Feb. 11.
  Pages H407-13, H416
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Recognizing the Courage and Sacrifice of American POWs: H. Res. 62, 
recognizing the courage and sacrifice of those members of the United 
States Armed Forces who were held as prisoners of war during the 
Vietnam conflict and calling for a full accounting of the 1,902 members 
of the Armed Forces who remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam 
conflict (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting 
``nay,'' Roll No. 25); and
  Pages H399-H406, H415-16
  American Spirit Fraud Prevention: H.R. 346, to amend the Federal 
Trade Commission Act to increase civil penalties for violations 
involving certain proscribed acts or practices that exploit popular 
reaction to an emergency or major disaster declared by the President, 
and to authorize the Federal Trade

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Commission to seek civil penalties for such violations in actions 
brought under section 13 of that Act (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 422 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 24).
  Pages H413-15
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 70, electing 
Representative Burns to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
                                                          Pages H416-17
Presidential Message--National Drug Control Strategy: Message wherein 
he transmitted the 2003 National Drug Control Strategy referred to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Armed Forces, Financial 
Services, Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Government 
Reform, International Relations, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Ways and Means, Veterans' Affairs, Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, and Select Committee on Homeland Security.
  Page H435
Recess: The House recessed at 10:01 p.m. and reconvened at 6:01 a.m. on 
Thursday, February 13.
  Pages H456, S459
Recess: The House recessed at 6:02 a.m. on Thursday, February 13 and 
reconvened at 7:42 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2003.
  Page H459
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H414-15, H415-16, 
and H416. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:43 a.m. on 
Thursday, February 13.