[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D216]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 50 public bills, H.R. 1169-1218; and 11 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 36; H. Con. Res. 86-90, and H. Res. 134-138, 
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  Pages H1743-46
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1746-47
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 877, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve 
patient safety, amended (H. Rept. 108-31, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5, to improve patient access to health care services and provide 
improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability 
system places on the health care delivery system, amended (H. Rept. 
108-32, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 5, to improve patient access to health care services and provide 
improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability 
system places on the health care delivery system, amended (H.Rept. 108-
32, Pt. 2); and
  H.R. 866, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance 
the security of wastewater treatment works (H. Rept. 108-33). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simmons to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
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  Page H1691
Recess: The House recessed at 1:06 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House postponed further 
proceedings until tomorrow, March 12, on the following motions to 
suspend the rules that were debated today:
  Recognizing the Bicentennial of Ohio's Admission to the Union: H. 
Res. 122, recognizing the bicentennial of the admission of Ohio into 
the Union and the contributions of Ohio residents to the economic, 
social, and cultural development of the United States; and 
                                                      Pages H1697-H1701
  Urging Improved Fire Safety in Nonresidential Buildings in the 
Aftermath of the Nightclub Fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island: H. Con. 
Res. 85, expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the need 
for improved fire safety in nonresidential buildings in the aftermath 
of the tragic fire on February 20, 2003, at a nightclub in West 
Warwick, Rhode Island.                                   
  Pages H1701-04
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Obtaining Observer status for Taiwan at the May 2003 World Health 
Assembly: H.R. 441, to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United 
States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the 
annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, 
Switzerland (agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 50);                         
  Pages H1704-06, H1710-11
  Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian 
Jews from the Holocaust and Commending the Bulgarians for Their Ethnic 
and Religious Tolerance: H. Con. Res. 77, amended, commemorating the 
60th anniversary of the historic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from 
the Holocaust and commending the Bulgarian people for preserving and 
continuing their tradition of ethnic and religious tolerance (agreed to 
by yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 51); 
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  Pages H1706-09, H1711-12
  Designating H-236 in the Capitol as the ``Richard K. Armey Room'': H. 
Res. 19, designating the room numbered H-236 in the House of 
Representatives wing of the Capitol as the ``Richard K. Armey Room'' 
(agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 
8 voting ``present'', Roll No. 52).            
  Pages H1709-10, H1712-13
Presidential Message--Plan for Securing Nuclear Weapons: Message 
wherein he transmitted a report which presents a plan for securing 
nuclear weapons, material, and expertise of the states of the Former 
Soviet Union and reports on implementation of that plan during Fiscal 
year 2002--referred to the committee on International Relations. 
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Meeting Hour--Wednesday, March 12: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:57 p.m.