[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 27 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D130-D132]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 111 public bills, H.R. 756-866; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 867; and 23 resolutions, H.J. Res. 22-23, H. Con. Res. 40-51, and 
H. Res. 77-86, were introduced.
  Pages H698-H705, H706
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H706
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 342, to authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne 
diseases (H. Rept. 108-12);

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  H.R. 389, to authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an 
information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public 
access to defibrillation in schools (H. Rept. 108-13);
  H.R. 398, to revise and extend the Birth Defects Prevention Act of 
1998, amended (H. Rept. 108-14); and
  H.R. 399, to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote organ 
donation (H. Rept. 108-15).
Page H698
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simpson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H465
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Jim Schetler, Pastor, 
Pensacola Christian College Campus Church of Pensacola, Florida. 
                                                              Page H465
Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion: The House passed 
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 by a yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 192 nays, Roll 
No. 30.
  Pages H471-H546, H547-52
  Rejected the Cardin motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report it back 
forthwith with amendments that increase child care funding by $11 
billion by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 29. 
                                                          Pages H550-52
Rejected:
  Kucinich amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 1 printed in H. 
Rept. 108-9, that sought to provide states with poverty reduction 
bonuses, maintain current work requirements, remove the cap on vocation 
education participation, extend time limit on education, provide $20 
billion for Child Care development Block grant, require states to 
address barriers to work, and restore eligibility to immigrants 
(rejected by recorded vote of 124 ayes to 300 noes Roll No. 27; and 
                                                          Pages H513-30
  Cardin amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 2 printed in H. 
Rept. 108-9 that sought to expand state flexibility to provide training 
and education, increases to 70% the number that are required to be 
engaged in work related activities, provide states with an employment 
credit, maintain the current participation requirement, maintain time 
limit on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, 
increase child care funding by $11 billion over the next 5 years, and 
remove barriers to serving legal immigrants (rejected by recorded vote 
of 197 ayes to 225 noes, roll No. 28).
Pages H530-46, H547-50
  H. Res. 69, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H465-71
Committee Election--Minority Members: The House agreed to H. Res. 79, 
electing the following named minority members, delegates, and resident 
commissioners to standing committees of the House of Representatives:
  Committee on Agriculture: Representative Case to rank immediately 
after Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, and Representatives Pomeroy, 
Boswell, Thompson of California, Udall of Colorado, Larsen of 
Washington, and Davis of Tennessee.
  Pages H552-53
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Representative Davis of 
Illinois to rank immediately after Representative McCollum and 
Representative Van Hollen to rank immediately after Representative 
Majette.
  Pages H552-53
  Committee on Government Reform: Representatives Cooper and Bell. 
                                                          Pages H552-53
  Committee on Science: Representatives Sherman, Baird, Moore, Weiner, 
and Matheson.
  Pages H552-53
  Committee on Small Business: Representative Napolitano, Resident 
Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, and Representatives Case, Bordallo, 
Marshall, and Michaud.
  Pages H552-53
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Representatives Hooley, Reyes, 
Strickland, Berkley, Udall of New Mexico, Davis of California, and Ryan 
of Ohio.
  Pages H552-53
Interim Expenses of the Select Committee on Homeland Security: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 77, providing amounts for interim expenses of 
the Select Committee on Homeland Security in the first session of the 
One Hundred Eighth Congress.
  Page H553
Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report: The House agreed to the 
conference report to accompany H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2003 by a recorded vote of 338 ayes 
to 83 noes, Roll No. 32.
  Pages H558-H673
  Rejected the Obey motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee on conference with instructions to the managers on the part 
of the House to (1) disagree to section 323 in Division F, expanding 
logging in Federal forests, (2) disagree to section 335 in Division F, 
preventing administrative or judicial review of the Tongass Land 
Management Plan, (3) reconsider its decisions on the Bureau of Land 
Management, Energy and Minerals Program, (4) fund, within the scope of 
conference, conservation

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spending category items in division F, including National Park Service 
grants to States and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, at no 
less than current rate, and (5) increase funding for training, 
equipment, and assistance for first responders provided through the 
Office of Domestic Preparedness to levels as close to the levels 
requested by the President by a yea-and-nay vote of 193 yeas to 226 
nays, Roll No. 31.
Pages H671-72
  The House agreed to H. Res. 71, the rule that waived points of order 
against the conference report and provided for the corrections in the 
enrollment of H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 2003 by voice vote.
Pages H554-58
Enrollment Correction: Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 71, and 
upon the adoption of the omnibus appropriations conference report, the 
House was considered to have agreed to H. Con. Res. 35, directing the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives to make  a  technical  correction 
 in  the  enrollment  of H.J. Res. 2, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2003.
Disposition of Rules Committee Resolution: Agreed to lay H. Res. 48, 
providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 18, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, on the table.
  Page H675
Committee Resignation--Minority Member: Without objection, the Chair 
accepted the resignation from Representative Jackson-Lee of Texas from 
the Committee on Science.
  Page H675
Presidential Message--Effectiveness of the Australia Group: Message 
whereby he certified pursuant to condition 7(C)(I), Effectiveness of 
the Australia Group, of the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and 
on Their Destruction, that the Australia Group members continue to 
maintain equally effective control over exports and that it remains a 
viable mechanism for limiting the spread of chemical and biological 
weapons related materials and technology--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations.
  Page H675
President's Day District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
41, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. 
                                                              Page H676
Message from the Senate Pertaining to Conference Report and Concurrent 
Resolution: Agreed that when the House adjourns today it adjourn to 
meet at 2 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2003 unless it sooner has 
received a message or messages from the Senate transmitting both its 
adoption of the conference report to accompany H.J. Res. 2 and its 
adoption of H. Con. Res. 41, in which case the House shall stand 
adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.
  Page H676
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, Feb. 26.
  Page H676
George Washington Birthday Observance: Agreed that it be in order for 
the Speaker to appoint two members of the House, one upon the 
recommendation of the Minority Leader, to represent the House of 
Representatives at appropriate ceremonies for the observance of George 
Washington's Birthday to be held on Friday, February 21, 2003. 
                                                          Pages H676-77
Speaker Pro Tempore During District Work Period: Read a letter from the 
Speaker wherein he appointed Representative JoAnn Davis of Virginia or 
if not available to perform this duty Representative Bartlett to act as 
Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions 
through February 25.
  Page H677
United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Representative Bereuter, Chairman, and 
Representatives Regula, Hefley, Gillmor, Goss, Ehlers, McInnis, and 
Bilirakis to the United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly. 
                                                              Page H680
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H529-30, H549-50, H551-52, H552, H671-72, and H672-73. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 9:52 p.m. pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 41, the House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. 
on Friday, February 14, 2003, unless it sooner has received a message 
or messages from the Senate transmitting both its adoption of the 
conference report to accompany H.J. Res. 2 and its adoption of H. Con. 
Res. 41, in which case the House shall stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 25, 2003, pursuant to H. Con. Res. 41.