[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D311-D312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 48 public bills, H.R. 1458-1505; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 1506-1507; and 8 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 124-129, and H. Res. 
165-166, were introduced.
  Pages H2470-72
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2472-74
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 735, to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to 
reform the funding of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement 
System for employees of the United States Postal Service, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-49);
  H.R. 522, to reform the Federal deposit insurance system, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-50); and H.R. 21, to prevent the use of certain bank 
instruments for unlawful Internet gambling (H. Rept. 108-51 Pt. 1). 
                                                             Page H2470
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Sister 
Benedict Kesock, O.S.B., Principal, St. Charles School of Arlington, 
Virginia.
  Page H2403
Child Abduction Prevention Act: The House passed H.R. 1104, to prevent 
child abduction by recorded vote of 410 ayes to 14 noes, Roll No. 89. 
Subsequently the House passed S. 151, a similar Senate passed measure, 
after amending it to contain the text of H.R. 1104, as passed the 
House. Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``an Act to prevent 
child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other 
purposes.'' H.R. 1104 was then laid on the table.
  Pages H2405-2443
  The House then insisted on its amendments and requested a conference 
with the Senate. Appointed as conferees from the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for consideration of the Senate bill and the House 
amendments, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman 
Sensenbrenner and Representatives Coble, Smith of Texas, Green of 
Wisconsin, Hart, Conyers, and Scott of Virginia. Appointed as conferee, 
Representative Frost for consideration of the Senate bill and House 
amendments, and modifications committed to conference.
Page H2443
  Agreed to the Scott motion to instruct conferees to allow opportunity 
for members of the committee of conference to offer and debate 
amendments at all meetings and that all meetings be open to the public 
and media and be held in venues selected to maximize the capacity for 
attendance of the public and the media.
Page H2443
  Pursuant to the rule the amendment in the nature of the substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
(H. Rept. 108-47 Part I) shall be considered as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment.
Pages H2416-18
Agreed To:
  Pence amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that makes it a 
criminal act to knowingly use a misleading domain name with the intent 
to deceive a person into viewing obscenity on the Internet or knowingly 
deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to minors; 
                                                         Pages H2418-20
  Feeney amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that places strict 
limits on departures from Federal sentencing guidelines (agreed to by 
recorded vote of 357 ayes to 58 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 87);
Pages H2420-24, H2436
  Pomeroy amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that reauthorizes 
grant programs within the victims of Child Abuse act that provide 
funding to child advocacy centers;
Pages H2424-25
  Foley amendment No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that requires the 
AMBER alert coordinator to submit a report by March 1, 2005 on the 
effectiveness of the AMBER Alert plans and establishes a $5 million 
grant program to implement new technologies;
Pages H2425-26
  Carter amendment No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that provides for a 
feasibility study of issues relating to background checks for 
volunteers of groups that work with children, the disabled, and the 
elderly;
Pages H2426-27
  Lampson amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that gives 
jurisdiction to the U.S. Secret Service to continue to provide forensic 
and investigative support upon request from local law enforcement or 
from the National Center for Missing and exploited children; 
                                                         Pages H2427-28
  Acevedo-Vila amendment No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that requires 
certain procedures to be established and followed when a child is 
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lost or missing in a public building, commonly known as ``Code Adam''; 
                                                         Pages H2428-29
  Smith of Texas amendment No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 108-48 that 
narrows the definition of child pornography and creates new obscenity 
offenses to cover virtual and real child pornography that involves 
visual depictions of prepubescent children and minors (agreed to by 
recorded vote of 406 ayes to 15 noes, Roll No. 88).
Pages H2429-37
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H2440
  H. Res. 160, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on March 26.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following motions that were debated on March 26:
  Public Need for Fasting and Prayer:  H. Res. 153, recognizing the 
public need for fasting and prayer in order to secure the blessings and 
protection of Providence for the people of the United States and our 
Armed Forces during the conflict in Iraq and under the threat of 
terrorism at home (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 346 yeas to 49 
nays with 23 voting ``present'', Roll No. 90); and
  Pages H2438-39
  Treatment of Prisoners of War Held by Iraqi Authorities: H. Con. Res. 
118, concerning the treatment of members of the Armed Forces held as 
prisoner of war by Iraqi authorities (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote 
of 419 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 91).
  Pages H2439-40
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of March 31.
  Page H2444
Meeting Hour--Monday, March 31: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 31. 
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, April 2.
  Page H2446
Rules Committee Resolution: Agreed that H. Res. 152, waiving a 
requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration 
of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules be laid on 
the table.
  Page H2444
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2438.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2436, H2437, H2438, H2438-39, H2439-40. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:27 p.m.