[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 68 (Thursday, May 8, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D497-D499]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 2028-2042; and 7 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 168-171, and H. Res. 224-226, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3855-57
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H3857-58
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 110, providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
Homeland Security in the One Hundred Eighth Congress, amended (H. Rept. 
108-93);
  H.R. 2, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
additional tax incentives to encourage economic growth, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-94);
  H. Res. 227, providing for consideration of H.R. 2, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax incentives to 
encourage economic growth (H. Rept. 108-95).                 
Page H3855
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Thomas J. Rogers, Senior Pastor, Abiding Savior Lutheran Church of Lake 
Forest, California.                                          
  Page H3765
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures that were debated on May 7:
  Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act: 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 (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 5 nays, 
Roll No. 172); and                                       
  Pages H3776-77
  Public Service Recognition Week: H.Res. 213, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives that public service employees should be 
commended for their dedication and service to the Nation during Public 
Service Recognition Week (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 176).                     
  PageH 3820
Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act: The House passed H.R. 
1261, to enhance the workforce investment system of the Nation by 
strengthening one-stop career centers, providing for more effective 
governance arrangements, promoting access to a more comprehensive array 
of employment, training, and related services, establishing a targeted 
approach to serving youth, and improving performance accountability by 
recorded vote of 220 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 175. 
                           Pages H3766, H3767-76, H3777-H3809, H3819-20
  Rejected the George Miller of California motion that sought to 
recommit the bill to the Committee on Education and the Workforce with 
instructions to report it back promptly with an amendment that will 
extend unemployment benefits for 26 weeks for

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unemployed individuals who have exhausted regular unemployment benefits 
and an additional 13 weeks of income support for individuals who have 
exhausted their Federal extended unemployment benefits by yea-and-nay 
vote of 202 yeas to 223 nays, Roll No. 174.              
Pages H3819-20
  Pursuant to the rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill (H. Rept. 108-82) was considered as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment.                                    
Page H3821
Agreed To:
  McKeon amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that clarifies that 
the state unit that serves the most individuals with disabilities will 
serve on the workforce investment board; makes Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF) a mandatory partner in the one-stop career center 
system unless the Governor objects to the Secretaries of Labor and 
Health and Human Services; reinstates the requirement that youth 
providers be selected by competitive process; clarifies that state-
recognized tribes may continue to participate in the Workforce 
Investment Act (WIA) program for Native Americans; specifies that the 
National Institute for Literacy is under the direction of an 
Interagency Group, composed of the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and 
Health and Human Services;                               
Pages H3808-09
  Allen amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that includes 
administrators of adult education and literacy activities on local 
Workforce Investment Boards;                                 
Page H3809
  Vitter amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that requires one-
stop centers and providers of training services to meet the specific 
employment needs of local employers and participants (agreed to by 
recorded vote of 423 ayes with none voting ``no,'' Roll No. 173); 
                                               Pages H3810-11, H3816-17
  Kline amendment No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that clarifies that 
administrative overhead costs for one stop centers will be shared 
proportionately by all providers;                        
Pages H3811-13
  Lewis of Georgia amendment No. 5 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that 
extends youth participant eligibility from age 21 to age 24; 
                                                         Pages H3813-14
  Hastings of Florida amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that 
increases the established formula for allocations to local areas from 
80 to 85 percent and decreases the discretionary formula from 20 
percent to 15 percent;                                   
Pages H3814-15
  Millender-McDonald amendment No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that 
gives additional priority for training services to single parents, 
displaced homemakers, and pregnant single women; and         
Page H3815
  Kaptur amendment No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 108-92 that requires the 
Department of Labor to give technical assistance to local boards 
regarding accounting and other program operation practices when this 
assistance is not offered by the State and requires the Department of 
Labor to establish a system for States to share information regarding 
the best practices of workforce investment activities.   
Pages H3815-16
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.                      
Page H3821
  Agreed to H. Res. 221, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by recorded vote of 221 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 171. 
Earlier agreed to order the previous question by yea-and-nay vote of 
222 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 170.                      
Pages H3767-76
Meeting Hour--Friday, May 9: Agreed to the Boehner motion that when the 
House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 9. 
                                                             Page H3808
Recess: The House recessed at 3:35 p.m and reconvened at 5:38 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3822
Committee Funding Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 148, 
providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Eighth Congress by voice vote. 
                                                         Pages H3821-27
  Earlier today agreed to Chairman Ney unanimous consent request that 
it be in order at any time without intervention of any point of order 
to consider the resolution; that the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on House Administration now printed in the resolution, 
modified by the amendment in the nature of a substitute placed at the 
desk, be considered as adopted; that the resolution, as amended, be 
debatable for one hour; and that the previous question be considered as 
ordered on the resolution, as amended, to final adoption without 
intervening motion.                                      
Pages H3821-27
Committee on Homeland Security Funding Resolution: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 110, H. Res. 110, providing for the expenses of the Committee 
on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Eighth Congress, by voice vote.
                                               Pages H3821-22, H3828-28
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ``Resolution providing 
amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on Homeland 
security.''.                                                 
Page H3821
  Earlier today agreed to Chairman Ney unanimous consent that it be in 
order at any time without intervention of any point of order to 
consider the resolution; that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute now printed in the resolution be considered as adopted; that 
the resolution, as amended, be debatable for one hour; and that the 
previous question be considered as ordered on the resolution, as

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amended, to final adoption without intervening motion.       
Page H3821
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mrs. Berthy de La Rosa-Aponte of Cooper 
City, Florida to a four-year term to the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Advisory Panel.                                   
  Page H3829
Recess: The House recessed at 9:32 p.m. and reconvened at 10:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3854
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on 
page H3858.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3775, H3776, H3776-77, and H3816-17. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:02 p.m.