[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D349-D350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 64 public bills, H.R. 1580-1643; and 8 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 136-137, and H. Res. 173-178 were introduced.
  Pages H2819-22
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2822-23
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 760, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth 
abortion (H. Rept. 108-58).
Page H2818
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 1559, 
making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2003 by yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 12 nays, Roll 
No. 108.
  Pages H2718-57, H2759-H2809
Agreed To:
  Millender-McDonald amendment that makes available $8 million of surface 
transportation security initiatives funding for transit security programs; 
                                                                  Page H2774
  Jackson-Lee amendment that provides up to $10 million of Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement funding for the Student and Exchange Visitor Information 
System; and
Pages H2777-78
  Kennedy of Minnesota that prohibits funding for reconstruction efforts in 
Iraq to be used to procure goods or services from any entity than includes 
information on a response to a Request for Proposal that indicates that the 
entity is organized under the laws of France, Germany, Russian Federation, 
or Syria.
Pages H2799-H2806
Rejected:
  Cunningham amendment that sought to strike $1 billion funding for grants 
to Turkey (rejected by recorded vote of 110 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 105);
                                                    Pages H2747-57, H2759-60
  DeFazio amendment that sought to prohibit any funding to be used to 
initiate or launch military actions except as authorized by Article I, 
section 8 of the constitution;
Pages H2785-87
  Hoekstra amendment that sought to delete the $64 million provided to the 
National Service Trust of the Corporation for National and Community Service 
to liquidate obligations that were previously incurred;.
Pages H2788-92
  McGovern amendment no. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of April 2 
that sought to decrease Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities funding and 
Andean Counter-Drug Initiative funding for Colombia by $61 million and 
increase funding for the Office for Domestic Preparedness by $34 million 
(rejected by recorded vote of 209 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 106); and; 
                                                    Pages H2764-69, H2807-08
  DeFazio amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Economic Support 
Fund and the allocation within that amount for Turkey by $207 million and 
apply that funding to establish National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Civil Support Teams (rejected by recorded vote of 113 ayes to 312 noes, Roll 
No. 107).
Pages H2787-88, H2808
Point of Order Sustained Against:
  Obey amendment that sought to increase funding for homeland security 
programs by $2.5 billion (agreed to sustain the ruling of the Chair as a 
judgment of the Committee that the amendment constituted legislation in an 
appropriation bill in violation of clause 2 of rule XXI by recorded vote of 
217 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 104);
Pages H2741-42
  Nadler amendment that sought to increase funding for port security by $15 
billion (the Chair stated that the amendment was in violation of clause 2 of 
rule XXI);
Pages H2774-75
  Wu amendment that sought to provide funding for an airline ticket voucher 
program (the Chair stated that the amendment was in violation of clause 2a 
of rule XXI);
Pages H2775-76
  DeFazio amendment that sought to establish an unemployment assistance 
program for displaced air transportation employees (the Chair stated that 
the amendment was in violation of clause 2 of rule XXI);
Pages H2784-85
  Waters amendment no. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of April 2 that 
sought to direct the United States Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank to use the influence of the United States to urge the bank 
to resume lending to Haiti (the Chair stated that the amendment was in 
violation of clause 2 of rule XXI);
Pages H2793-94
  Waters amendment no. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of April 2 that 
sought to make available funding for urban and rural development and renewal 
projects (the Chair stated that the amendment was in violation of clause 2 
of rule XXI); and
Pages H2794-95
  Waters amendment no. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of April 2 that 
sought to prohibit senior government officials from participating in 
contract negotiations or procurement of good or services from companies 
where they had served as a member of the board of directors or senior 
management official in the preceding four year period (the Chair stated that 
the amendment was in violation of clause 2 of rule XXI).
Pages H2795-96
Withdrawn:
  Kucinich en bloc amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to reduce funding for the Operation Iraqi Freedom Response Fund; 
                                                              Pages H2744-47

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  Hoeffel amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
increase funding for peacekeeping;
                                                              Pages H2763-64
  Tauscher amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
expand the use of cooperative threat reduction funds;
                                                              Pages H2770-71
  Flake amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
reduce funding for expenses related to aviation security;
                                                              Pages H2776-77
  Jackson-Lee en bloc amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to provide additional funding for substance abuse programs, domestic 
preparedness, and hazardous materials response teams;
                                                              Pages H2778-80
  Crowley amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
limit Foreign Military Financial Aid to Pakistan;
                                                              Pages H2782-83
  Rothman amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
establish flight restrictions to prohibit general aviation aircraft with a 
15 mile radius of the City of New York, New York.
                                                                  Page H2788
  Allen amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the 
No Child Left Behind Act;
                                                                  Page H2793
  Nethercutt amendment no. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of April 2 
was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to limit funding for 
reconstruction efforts in Iraq by a corporation organized under the laws of 
France, Germany, Russian Federation, People's Republic of China or Syria; 
                                                              Pages H2798-99
  Kucinich amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
prohibit funding for the procurement of goods or services without the use of 
competitive procedures in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
and the Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation; and 
                                                                  Page H2799
  Edwards amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
prohibit funding to an air carrier if the carrier discontinues service to 
the Killeen, Texas Municipal Airport between April 4, 2003 and April 4, 
2004.
                                                              Pages H2806-07
  Agreed to H. Res. 172, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
bill by voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea-
and-nay vote of 221 yeas and to 200 nays, Roll No. 103.
                                                              Pages H2709-18
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative Program 
for the week of April 7.
  Pages H2809-10
Meeting Hour--Monday, April 7: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7.
  Page H2810
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, April 9.
  Page H2810
National Council on the Arts: Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein 
she announced her appointment of Representative McCollum to the National 
Council on the Arts for the 108th Congress.
  Page H2811
Page Board: Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein she announced her 
appointment of Representative Kildee to the House of Representatives Page 
Board for the 108th Congress.
  Page H2811
Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of Representative Woolsey to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet 
University.
  Page H2811
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2707.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2717-18, 
H2741-42, H2760, H2707-08, H2808, and H2809. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.