[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 36 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H1649-H1652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT OF 2003

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. When the recess was declared, the House was 
considering H.R. 13 and 43\1/2\ minutes of debate remained.
  The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra) has 22\1/2\ minutes 
remaining and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa) has 21 minutes 
remaining.
  Prior to the recess, the gentleman from Michigan had yielded two 
minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly), and the 
gentlewoman from New York had 2 minutes remaining.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 13, the sole 
Federal agency devoted exclusively to museums and libraries which 
partners with schools to educate America's young.
  Museums and libraries have traditionally served us as lifelong 
centers of learning creating centralized locations for the 
dissemination of information that provides equal access for Americans 
of all ages.
  As the availability of information increases through the use of 
computer technologies, it is only logical that museums and libraries 
expand their services in order to fully maximize their mission as 
reference centers, as well as to fill the public's need to acquire the 
necessary skills to utilize such technology and reap the benefits of 
this expansion of cultural and historical knowledge.
  The money in this bill will be used to bring projects and resources 
that would not otherwise be available in our communities to our local 
libraries and to this Nation's fine museums.
  In my district, libraries provide paid mentors that help kids and 
families with homework in the library, especially they try to include 
parents whose first language is not English. In addition to the 
establishment of the centers, the grant has provided for the addition 
of several important learning resources to participating libraries' 
collections.
  The authorization of the MLSA is an important step to helping 
students and other museums and library patrons find the resources and 
materials that they need to successfully come together and share 
information about history and culture.
  Passing this legislation will ensure that libraries and museums 
across the country continue to provide accessible, safe, dynamic places 
of learning for all Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Filner).
  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Hinojosa) for his leadership on something that is so important to 
America, and that is, the Museum and Library Services Act.
  As my colleague has pointed out, this bill authorizes $245 million in 
Federal assistance for museums and libraries in the coming fiscal year 
and additional funds all the way through the end of this decade.
  A civilized society, Mr. Speaker, must include cultural enrichment, 
and it is one of the responsibilities of our government to support that 
aspect of our civilization. We get what we pay for. Thanks to our 
museums and libraries, our citizens become well-rounded individuals, 
and our children are encouraged to become the best that they can be.
  Let me highlight for a few minutes, Mr. Speaker, a few of the success 
stories that come out from the Library Services and Technology Act, 
which is a part of the Museum and Library Services Act, in my home 
State of California.
  The Infopeople project provides training and computers for local 
libraries, assuring public access to the Internet in 530 of our State's 
765 public libraries.
  The University of California in San Diego is assisting over 100 
libraries and cultural institutions to recover from natural and man-
made disasters.
  The County of Los Angeles Public Library is training college students 
to assist with the library's Summer Reading Program for Children, 
providing work experience for students while helping open the door to 
reading for over 30,000 of our children.
  The Family Literacy Program provides programs and books for infants 
and children.
  The Oceanside Public Library in San Diego County provides health 
information from a mobile vehicle funded through this Act.
  From my own congressional district, in the city of National City, one 
of the poorest cities in California, but blessed with a great city 
librarian, Anne Campbell, this city has funded a large community 
computer center in the National City Public Library. Over 50,000 
residents each year have access to electronic information, software 
programs, Internet and training. Residents are working on job resumes, 
e-mailing a loved one aboard a Navy ship, running a business, preparing 
reports for school and 1,000 other uses that we know that the Internet 
can provide.
  Currently, a grant from this Act provides Web page design training 
for high school students, with real life experiences designing Web 
sites for local businesses and nonprofit organizations. From the first 
class, already two students have been hired permanently to continue to 
update these Web sites. So the digital divide of which we hear a lot 
has been narrowed in National City because of the LSTA.
  We can go on for a long time about the stories. These are just a few, 
but they would not be possible without our investment in our Nation's 
libraries.
  I urge support of this legislation, and I thank the gentleman for 
yielding.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Nevada (Mr. Gibbons).
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman and my friend 
from Michigan for granting me the time to rise and speak in strong 
support of H.R. 13, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2003.
  Mr. Speaker, America has a moral obligation to support its museums 
and libraries, and throughout our Nation, libraries are at the 
forefront of our reading, education and family literacy programs. 
Museums are the centerpiece of our history and civilization, and 
together, our museums and libraries form the core of democracy in 
America.

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  This year, Mr. Speaker, more than 865 million people will visit a 
museum in America. Millions of students will take out their first book 
and millions of families will gather for community literacy and 
learning programs.
  All of us remember our very first library card. All of us remember 
our very first library experience, that first book and that first story 
which always means so much in our lives, and the role of libraries in 
American society is and will continue to be critical to our future.
  I remember my hometown library, and I especially remember with great 
fondness and respect and admiration for her impact on my life my own 
hometown librarian, Martha Gould, who now serves on the National 
Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Not only has Martha 
Gould provided technical and institutional knowledge held by libraries 
in strengthening America's homeland defense, she stands as a stalwart 
supporter of our library system and works diligently to ensure that our 
libraries keep up with the 21st century technology and maintain their 
core function of providing all Americans with the means and 
capabilities of preserving and protecting democracy.
  I urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 13 for our Nation, and for 
the future generations of America.
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time. I 
thank my colleague for helping us move this bill and encourage all of 
our colleagues to vote in support of this reauthorization.
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to 
offer my support of H.R. 13, the Museum and Library Services Act of 
2003 authorizing our federal library and museum programs under the 
Institute of Museum and Library Services. As a former educator and 
life-long supporter of the arts, I fervently believe we must 
reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and do much more to 
promote libraries and literacy, and to help art in all of its forms to 
continue to flourish.
  We must do all we can to encourage the growth of such institutions, 
which help to enlighten us regarding our rich and diverse cultural 
heritage.
  We have a strong tradition of providing our citizens with world-class 
library services and museums. Under H.R. 13, library services 
nationwide will be enhanced in order to better meet the needs of all 
Americans by: extending access to information for citizens in all types 
of libraries and thus increase citizens' knowledge, and assisting 
libraries in more effectively sharing resources to promote the 
streamlined delivery of services.
  In my District, the County of Los Angeles Public Library offers 
CHIPS, a consumer health information program located in the City of 
Carson. This invaluable service offers my constituents information and 
referrals, responds to reference questions and circulates health 
materials to the community. Through CHIPS, constituents in my District 
can become better informed about the quality of their health by gaining 
up-to-date medical information. The State of California also offers 
through our libraries:
  Working with Kids@Your Library, an internship program for 
undergraduate students tutoring children in the Summer Reading Program;
  Live Homework Help, a program offering students grades 5-12 online 
access to tutors, or 20 minutes of one-on-one tutoring now available 
through the Long Beach Public Library; and
  Grapes of Wrath Program in the Long Beach Public Library to promoting 
reading and discussion of John Steinbeck's Pulitzer-prize winning book.
  Under H.R. 13, the Library Services and Technology section of the Act 
will provide almost $250 million in special funding to libraries and 
museums nationwide. In the past, my District received approximately 
$410,000 to fund vitally needed programs for libraries and museums, and 
continued funding is required in order for ongoing community needs to 
be met.
  By providing additional grants to states, we can offer citizens:
  Greater access to utilizing information electronically;
  Facilitate electronic and other linkages between all kinds of 
libraries;
  Create public and private partnerships with external community-based 
groups and other agencies;
  Direct library services to people of distinct cultural, geographic 
and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as to persons with disabilities, 
and those with limited literacy skills; and
  Tailor library and information services to people experiencing 
difficulty using libraries, including children from low-income 
families, and individuals living in underserved urban and rural areas.
  Under H.R. 13, our museums will be better able to continue their 
tradition of public service by integrating all of society to the 
natural, cultural, historic, artistic and scientific aspects of our 
heritage. In my District, I am a proud advocate of the Museum of Latin 
American Art in the City of Long Beach, which is distinguished as the 
only museum in the western United States to only feature contemporary 
Latin American art.
  By passing H.R. 13, we will help our museums by: promoting the 
educational roles played by museums; and extending the exchange of 
resources and promoting partnerships among schools, libraries, museums, 
and other community groups.
  Because we live in an era when life-long and distance learning are 
essential to increasing citizens' access to education and vocational 
opportunities, it is critical that we provide our libraries with the 
maximum support necessary for them to carry out their missions. At the 
same time, we must assist our museums so that they may keep raising our 
awareness and enrich our communities through art.
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Speaker, as a cosponsor of the resolution, this 
Member wishes to add his strong support for the Museums and Library 
Services Act (H.R. 13), as museums and libraries certainly are a vital 
part of our society.
  This Member would like to commend the distinguished gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Boehner), the Chairman of the House Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, and the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. 
Miller), the ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the 
Workforce for bringing this important resolution to the House floor 
today. This Member would also like to commend the distinguished 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Hoekstra), chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Select Education, for sponsoring H.R. 13.
  Attendance at American museums is now at more than 865 million visits 
per year. Today's 21st Century library is not just a provider of books, 
as the typical American library coordinates a complete and 
comprehensive approach to community development and services.
  The Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 authorizes Federal 
assistance to museums and libraries through fiscal year 2009. The 
legislation maintains the modest but essential Federal support for 
museums and libraries across the country; authorizes funds for the one 
Federal agency--the Institute of Museum and Library Services--devoted 
exclusively to museums and libraries, which are natural partners with 
our nation's schools; and encourages model cooperation between museums 
and libraries.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, this Member urges his colleagues to support 
H.R. 13.
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, this year more than 865 million people will 
visit a museum in America and millions will use their local library for 
books and other community services. Libraries and museums play a vital 
role in educating our children and promoting communities.
  Throughout our Nation, libraries are at the forefront of reading and 
family literacy programs. Libraries are critical to many people with 
disabilities, providing them with specialized materials and resources 
that are obtainable in a single accessible location. For those persons 
of limited financial resources or who live in remote areas, libraries 
provide access to books and reference materials, computer services, and 
other community-based services.
  Museums across the country work with local schools to provide K-12 
educational programming. They are an important source of cultural and 
historical knowledge for people, as they learn about the history and 
traditions of our country and other places around the world. In 
addition, museums serve as places where people of different backgrounds 
come together to share information about history, culture, and 
civilization.
  Under the leadership of Chairman Hoekstra in the last Congress, the 
Education and the Workforce Committee worked in a bipartisan manner to 
report the Museum and Library Services Act of 2002. That bill had 94 
cosponsors, was supported by the Bush Administration, and had been 
endorsed by the American Library Association, the Chief Officers of 
State Library Agencies, and the American Association of Museums. The 
Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 is very similar to last year's 
bill, and with 126 cosponsors, it builds on the bipartisan bill 
reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce last year.
  The legislation before the House today funds the Institute of Museum 
and Library Services, a federal agency devoted exclusively to museums 
and libraries, which partner with our Nation's schools. It consolidates 
museum

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and library board activities to reduce unnecessary paperwork and 
duplication. In addition, the reauthorization of the Museum and Library 
Services Act is an important next step in ensuring that the President's 
education reforms signed into law last year are properly implemented. 
H.R. 13 requires that all library activities are coordinated with 
activities under the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush's 
landmark education reform legislation.
  First Lady Laura Bush, a former librarian, supports reauthorization 
of the Museum and Library Services Act. Mr. Miller, the ranking 
Democrat on our Committee is a cosponsor of this legislation--I would 
like to thank him for his support. Mr. Hoekstra has put together a 
good, bipartisan bill and I encourage my colleagues to support the 
legislation and our Nation's museums and libraries.
  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, as an educator and avid reader, it's always a 
special pleasure to visit a library or a museum. Libraries safeguard 
our freedom and keep democracy healthy. Museums and libraries preserve 
the past and offer brighter futures to all of us. They are true 
community assets. That is why I was pleased to be an original cosponsor 
of H.R. 13, the Museum and Library Services Act.
  Libraries are often referred to as the ``People's University.'' It is 
a fitting name.
  Libraries provide all of us with free access to a fabulous wealth of 
information. In this increasingly technology-driven society, they speak 
directly to what we call the Digital Divide. A recent survey by the 
Department of Commerce found that our libraries are the No. 1 point of 
access for those who do not have Internet access at home or at work. 
Today, 90 percent of public libraries have some kind of Internet 
connection.
  Research also shows us that Americans visit libraries 3.5 billion 
times each year; 1.6 billion items are borrowed annually from public 
libraries; and research librarians answer 7 million questions every 
week.
  Clearly libraries are responding not only to the daunting challenges 
of the Information Age and to the changing needs of our communities, 
but they are continuing to serve all of their traditional roles as 
well.
  Libraries are also true community centers. They create environments 
where students can do their homework, townspeople can gather, families 
can interact, seniors can learn new skills, and job seekers can find 
advice. They are forums building partnerships, linking with everyone 
from garden clubs to Head Start programs to extend their reach 
throughout our communities.
  Throughout our country, libraries serve as, the catalyst for economic 
revitalization, bringing together our communities civic and social 
leaders. They provide reading material for people of all ages by 
sending books into maternity wards, setting up reading stations in 
pediatrician's offices, developing teen centers, and establishing 
mobile book carts in nursing homes and senior centers.
  I am currently observing the improvements at my own Princeton public 
library that are traceable to this authorization bill. The library is 
in the process of constructing a state of the art library security, 
inventory, and circulation system that will allow library users to 
automatically check in and check out books.
  Let me cite some other examples of how our local libraries are 
helping people all across the 12th District of New Jersey. The South 
Brunswick Public Library has been fortunate to receive funding from the 
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants. Their Computer 
Training Center, established in part by these funds serves hundreds of 
people each week. The center not only provides free Internet access, 
but it provides the training many people need to use the Internet on 
their own.
  Robert Weidlich of Kendall Park, NJ, turned to the library when he 
began suffering chronic back pain brought about by hunching over a 
microscope all day, conducting medical research in a nearby company. He 
wanted to find the internal source of his pain, which his doctors had 
not been able to do. At the library, staff helped Weidlich use the 
library's collections and electronic sources to tap into the medical 
sources and the latest research from all over the world. He became a 
regular at the computer center, spending many hours logged on the 
Internet to learn about disorders of the spinal cord and back. As a 
result of his research, he located the unusual source of his pain--a 
damaged ligament in the lumbar region of his back. With his new 
understanding of the problem, he was able to invent ways to 
mechanically support his back so that he could go on with his life.
  Peter Gao of Monmouth Junction, gleefully reported that he was able 
to find a new job at the post office because of the assistance the 
library provided in his job search when he recently lost his 
programming position at Dow Jones.
  Greta Ji passed the Yale law school tests with a top score, thanks to 
the materials and computer access that she obtained through the 
library.
  Dan Guerra, a family lawyer, regularly uses the library in his 
research, and especially finds the databases helpful.
  Finally, the Investments Club utilizes all our resources to keep 
abreast of the latest market developments. None of the Club members 
have computers at home, nor could they individually afford the 
financial databases they like to check at their weekly meetings. Senior 
citizens like Leona Bouthwell, can now regularly check her investments 
and look up consumer information.
  These are examples of how important libraries are to me and millions 
of other Americans. Mr. Speaker, Carl Rowan, a noted journalist, once 
said, ``The library is the temple of learning, and learning has 
liberated more people than all the wars in history.''
  I look forward to the passage of H.R. 13 the Museum and Library 
Services Act.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, March 4, 2003, the 
bill is considered read for amendment and the previous question is 
ordered.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not 
present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  Pursuant to clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on 
passage of H.R. 13 may be followed by a 5-minute vote, if ordered, on 
approving the Journal.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 416, 
nays 2, not voting 16, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 47]

                               YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Ballance
     Ballenger
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Becerra
     Bell
     Bereuter
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burns
     Burr
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carson (IN)
     Carson (OK)
     Carter
     Case
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Cole
     Collins
     Combest
     Cooper
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley (CA)
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emanuel
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (TX)
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harman
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hill
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hobson
     Hoeffel
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley (OR)
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Israel
     Issa
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Janklow
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kleczka
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)

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     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Lynch
     Majette
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Marshall
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Osborne
     Ose
     Otter
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pearce
     Pelosi
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Renzi
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rodriguez
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ross
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schrock
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solis
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Toomey
     Towns
     Turner (OH)
     Turner (TX)
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vitter
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--2

     Flake
     Paul
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Conyers
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Etheridge
     Gephardt
     Hunter
     Lucas (OK)
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Ortiz
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Snyder
     Stupak
     Van Hollen
     Wexler
     Young (AK)


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Calvert) (during the vote). Members are 
advised that 2 minutes remain in this vote.

                              {time}  1135

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. MILLER of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 47, I was 
unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 47, I was 
detained by a group of women constituents speaking on a panel on 
Violence Against Women.'' Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yea.''
  Mr. ORTIZ. Mr. Speaker, during rollcall vote No. 47 on March 6, 2003, 
I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted 
``yea.''

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