[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D366-D368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 1659-1680; and 5 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 141-142, and H. Res. 182-184, were 
introduced.
  Pages H2937-39
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2939-40
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1528, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
taxpayers and ensure accountability of the Internal Revenue Service, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-61);
  H.R. 1297, to require the construction at Arlington National Cemetery 
of a memorial to the crew of the Columbia Orbiter (H. Rept. 108-62 Part 
1);
  H.R. 658, to provide for the protection of investors, increase 
confidence in the capital markets system, and fully implement the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by streamlining the hiring process for 
certain employment positions in the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-63 Part 1);
  H. Res. 181, providing for consideration of H.R. 1036, to prohibit 
civil liability actions from being brought or continued against 
manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or 
ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by 
others (H. Rept. 108-64); and
  H.R. 1644, to enhance energy conservation and research and 
development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply 
for the American people, amended (H. Rept. 108-65 Part 1).
Page H2937
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simmons to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.
  Page H2865
Recess: The House recessed at 11 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H2868
United States Capitol Preservation Commission: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representatives Young of Florida and 
LaTourette to the United States Capitol Preservation Commission.

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Later, read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein she announced her 
appointment of Representative Fattah to the commission.
  Page H2869
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations--Go to Conference: The 
House disagreed with the Senate amendment to H.R. 1559, making 
emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2003, and agreed to a conference.
  Pages H2870-72
  Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of Florida and Representatives 
Regula, Lewis of California, Rogers of Kentucky, Wolf, Kolbe, Walsh, 
Taylor of North Carolina, Hobson, Istook, Bonilla, Knollenberg, 
Kingston, Frelinghuysen, Obey, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Mollohan, Kaptur, 
Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, Moran of Virginia, and Edwards.
Page H2877
  Agreed to Obey motion to instruct conferees to recede to the Senate 
on section 409 of the Senate amendment providing 26 weeks of additional 
temporary extended unemployment compensation for displaced airline 
related workers by yea-and-nay vote of 265 yeas to 150 nays, Roll No. 
112.
Pages H2871-72, H2877
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Nutria Eradication and Control: H.R. 273, to provide for the 
eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana (agreed to 
by \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 385 yeas to 30 nays, Roll No. 113); 
                                                  Pages H2872-74, H2878
  Payment of Environmental Reviews by the Department of Agriculture: 
H.R. 108, to amend the Education Land Grant Act to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of environmental reviews with 
respect to conveyances under that Act (agreed to by \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 406 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 114);
  Pages H2874-75, H2878-79
  McLoughlin House National Historic Site: H.R. 733, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin House National 
Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, and to administer the site as a 
unit of the National Park System;
  Pages H2875-77
  National Small Business Regulatory Assistance: H.R. 205, to amend the 
Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration to establish a program to provide regulatory compliance 
assistance to small business concerns (\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 417 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 116);
  Pages H2879-83, H2909-10
  Systematic Human Rights Violations in Cuba: H. Res. 179, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the systematic 
human rights violations in Cuba committed by the Castro regime, calling 
for the immediate release of all political prisoners, and supporting 
respect for basic human rights and free elections in Cuba (agreed to by 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'' with 11 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 117); and
  Pages H2887-95, H2910-11
  Clean Diamond Trade Act: H.R. 1584, amended, to implement effective 
measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds (agreed to by \2/3\ yea-
and-nay vote of 419 yeas to 2 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
118).
  Pages H2895-H2901, H2911
Suspension Proceedings Postponed: Further proceedings on the following 
motions to suspend the rules debated today were postponed until 
Wednesday, April 9.
  Page H2937
40th Anniversary of the Sinking of the USS Thresher: H. Res. 170, 
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Thresher; 
and
  Pages H2883-85
Condolences on the Assassination of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic of 
Serbia: H. Res. 149, expressing the condolences of the House of 
Representatives in response to the assassination of Prime Minister 
Zoran Djindjic of Serbia.
  Pages H2885-87
Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act: The House 
passed S. 380, 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 by yea-and-nay 
vote of 424 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 115--clearing the 
measure for the President. H.R. 735, a similar House passed bill, was 
laid upon the table.
  Pages H2901-09
  Waxman amendment No. 1 (to 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) printed in the Congressional Record of April 1 was offered but 
subsequently withdrawn that sought to strike provisions requiring the 
Postal Service to pay retirement benefits attributable to prior 
military service.
Pages H2908-09
  The bill was considered pursuant to the unanimous consent order of 
the House of April 7.
Page H2909
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's reappointment of Mr. Michael J. 
Mahoney of Chicago, Illinois to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention for a three-year term. 
                                                         Pages H2911-12
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
page H2865.

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Referrals: S. 164, S. 212, S. 278, S. 328, and S. 347 were referred to 
the Committee on Resources. S. 220 was held at the desk.
  Page H2936
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2877, H2878, H2878-
79, H2909, H2909-10, H2910-11, and H2911. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:44 p.m.