[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D252-D253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 42 public bills, H.R. 1302-1343; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 1344; and 8 resolutions, H.J. Res. 40; H. Con. Res. 96-100, and H. 
Res. 147-148, were introduced.
  Pages H1952-54
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H1954-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Filed on March 17, H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional 
budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and 
setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 
2005 through 2013 (H. Rept. 108-37);
  H. Res. 68, requesting the President to transmit to the House of 
Representatives not later 14 days after the date of the adoption of 
this resolution documents in the President's possession relating to 
Iraq's declaration on its weapons of mass destruction that was provided 
to the United Nations on December 7, 2002, amended (Adverse, H. Rept. 
108-38);
  H.R. 874, to establish a program, coordinated by the National 
Transportation Safety Board, of assistance to families of passengers 
involved in rail passenger accidents (H. Rept. 108-39);
  H.R. 975, to amend title 11 of the United States Code, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-40, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 132, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United 
States Congress is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation 
of the first amendment and should be overturned (H. Rept. 108-41);

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  H. Res. 147 providing for consideration of H.R. 975, to amend title 
11 of the United States Code (H. Rept. 108-42); and
  H.R. 1000, to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
additional protections to participants and beneficiaries in individual 
account plans from excessive investment in employer securities and to 
promote the provision of retirement investment advice to workers 
managing their retirement income assets, amended (H. Rept. 108-43, Part 
I).
Pages H1951-52
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Aderholt to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1909
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Condemning Executions by Stoning: H. Con. Res. 26, condemning the 
punishment of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights 
(agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting ``nay'', 
Roll No. 65);
  Pages H1913-15, H1923
  Nicaragua Property Dispute Settlement Act: H.R. 868, to amend section 
527 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
1995 to require that certain claims for expropriation by the Government 
of Nicaragua meet certain requirements for purposes of the prohibition 
on foreign assistance to that government (agreed to by yea-and-nay vote 
of 414 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 66);
  Pages H1915-17, H1924
  Commission on Human Rights Resolution Addressing Human Rights in 
North Korea: H. Res. 109, amended, urging passage of a resolution 
addressing human rights abuses in North Korea at the 59th session of 
the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and calling on the 
Government of North Korea to respect and protect the human rights of 
its citizens (agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 419 yeas to 1 nay, Roll 
No. 67); and
  Pages H1917-19, H1924-25
  Ted Weiss Federal Building, New York, New York: H.R. 145, to 
designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New 
York, as the ``Ted Weiss Federal Building.''
  Pages H1919-20
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House postponed further 
proceedings until tomorrow, March 19, on the following motion to 
suspend the rules that was debated today:
  Mortgage Servicing Clarification Act: H.R. 314, to amend the Fair 
Debt Collection Practices Act to exempt mortgage servicers from certain 
requirements of the Act with respect to federally related mortgage 
loans secured by a first lien.
  Pages H1921-23
Recess: The House recessed at 12:51 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1911
Recess: The House recessed at 3:31 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1923
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1923, H1924, and 
H1924-25. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:36 p.m.