[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 74 (Monday, May 19, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D546-D548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 2143-2154; and 2 resolutions, H. 
Res. 240-241, were introduced.
  Pages H4254-55
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H4255
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction 
projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands 
aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands

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from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and 
address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic 
wildfire, across the landscape (H. Rept. 108-96, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 1950, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for the 
fiscal years 2004 and 2005, to authorize appropriations under the Arms 
Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security 
assistance for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, amended (H. Rept. 108-105, Pt. 
1);
  H.R. 1588, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal year 2004, amended (H. Rept. 108-106).
  H.R. 1257, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the 
authority for qualifying members of the Selected Reserve to have access to 
home loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide 
for uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected Reserve 
and active duty veterans for such home loans (H. Rept. 108-107);
  H.R. 1683, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2003, the rates of 
disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
service-connected disabled veterans (H. Rept. 108-108).
  H. Res. 239, providing for consideration of H.R. 1904, to improve the 
capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest 
System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting 
communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic 
wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to 
forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the 
landscape (H. Rept. 108-109);
  H.R. 1529, to amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to the 
dismissal of certain involuntary cases (H. Rept. 108-110);
  H.R. 1954, to revise the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
relating to naturalization through service in the Armed Forces, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-111);
  S. 330, to further the protection and recognition of veterans' memorials 
(H. Rept. 108-112, Part 1);
  S.J. Res. 8, expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising 
awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States 
and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and 
Prevention Month (H. Rept. 108-113);
  H.R. 1562, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the authority 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover costs of medical care 
furnished to veterans and other persons by the Department from third parties 
that provide health insurance coverage to such veterans and other persons, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-114 Part 1);
  H.R. 1911, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance cooperation 
and the sharing of resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
the Department of Defense (H. Rept. 108-115 Part. 1);
  H.R. 1836, to make changes to certain areas of the Federal civil service 
in order to improve the flexibility and competitiveness of Federal human 
resources management, amended (H. Rept. 108-116 Pt. 1);
  H.R. 1837, to improve the Federal acquisition workforce and the process 
for the acquisition of services by the Federal Government, amended (H. Rept. 
108-117 Part 1);
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Aderholt to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:54 p.m and reconvened at 2 p.m. And the 
House recessed at 2:32 p.m and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
  Pages H4212, H4217
Presidential Messages: Read the following measures from the President:
  Continuation of the National Emergency re Burma: Message wherein he 
transmitted the notice stating that the Burma emergency is to continue 
beyond May 20, 2003--referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-72); and
  Pages H4212-13
  Six Month Report on the National Emergency re Burma: Message wherein he 
transmitted a report covering the 6-month period since November 20, 2002, on 
the national emergency with respect to Burma that was declared in Executive 
Order 13047 of May 20, 1997--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-73).
  Page H4213
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Buckle Up America Week: H. Con. Res. 166, expressing the sense of Congress 
in support of Buckle Up America Week (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 
377 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 192);
  Pages H4213-14, H4217-18
  James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building, New 
York, New York: H.R. 1018, to designate the building located at 1 Federal 
Plaza in New York, New York, as the ``James L. Watson United States Court of 
International Trade Building'' (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 380 
yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 193); and
  Pages H4214-15, H4218
  20th Anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act and the National Organization for 
Rare Disorders: H. Con. Res. 147, amended, commemorating the 20th

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Anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act and the National Organization for Rare 
Disorders (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 386 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 194). Agreed to amend the title so as to read: 
``Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act and the National 
Organization for Rare Disorders.''.
  Pages H4215-17, H4218-19
Commission on International Religious Freedom: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's reappointment, upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader, of 
Ms. Felice Gaer of Paramus, New Jersey to the Commission on International 
Religious Freedom for a two-year term ending May 14, 2005.
  Page H4219
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H4207-08.
Referral: S. 459 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and S. 535 
was referred to the Committee on House Administration.
  Page H4247
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4217-18, H4218, and 
H4218-19. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:04 p.m.