[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 77 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D580-D583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 76 public bills, H.R. 2203-2278; 3 private bills, 
H.R. 279-281; and 18 resolutions, H.J. Res. 57-58, H. Con. Res. 190-
201, and H.Res. 250-252, 254, were introduced.
  Pages H4733-38
Additional Sponsors:
  Pages H4738-40
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1086, to encourage the development and promulgation of voluntary 
consensus standards by providing relief under the antitrust laws to 
standards development organizations with respect to conduct engaged in 
for the purpose of developing voluntary consensus standards (H. Rept. 
108-125);
Page H4733
  Conference report on H.R. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2004 (H. Rept. 108-126);
  H.R. 1119, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
compensatory time for employees in the private sector (H. Rept. 108-
127);
  H.R. 238, to provide for Federal energy research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application activities, amended (H. Rept. 
108-128, Part 1); and
  H. Res. 253, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
H.R. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004 (H. Rept. 108-
129).
Pages H4625-H4706, H4733
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: The House disagreed to 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2004, and agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman 
Thomas and Representatives DeLay, and Rangel.
  Pages H4534-42
  Agreed to the Stenholm motion that instructs conferees to (1) include 
in the conference report the fiscal relief provided to States by 
section 371 of the Senate amendment, and (2) to the maximum extent 
possible within the scope of conference agree to a conference report 
that will neither increase the Federal budget deficit nor increase the 
amount of the debt subject to the public debt limit.
Pages H4534-42
Same Day Consideration Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
Conference Report: The House agreed to H. Res. 249, waiving a 
requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration 
of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules by recorded 
vote of 218 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 212; and agreed to order the 
previous question by yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 
211.
  Pages H4558-64

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Agreeing to the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act 
Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2, 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004 by yea-and-nay vote of 
231 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 225.
  Pages H4716-30
  Agreed to H. Res. 253, the rule waiving points of order against the 
conference report by voice vote and agreed to order the previous 
question by yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 224. 
                                                         Pages H4706-16
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment: Debated on May 20, 
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 (agreed to by 
2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 426 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
209); and
  Pages H4556-57
  Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act: Debated on May 20, 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 (agreed to by 2/3 
yea-and-nay vote of 428 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 210). 
                                                             Page H4557
National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2004: The House passed 
H.R. 1588, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2004 by recorded vote of 
361 ayes to 68 noes, Roll No. 221. Agreed to amend the title so as to 
read: ``A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes.'' The bill was also considered on May 
21.
  Pages H4571-83, H4585-H4625
  Rejected the Cooper motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions to report it back forthwith with 
amendments that establish an Employee Bill of Rights by recorded vote 
of 204 ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 220.
Pages H4610-12
Agreed To:
  Goss amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 108-120 and debated on May 
21 that requires a report from the Secretary of Defense on appropriate 
steps that can be taken in response to foreign governments who initiate 
legal actions against current or former officials of the United States 
or members of the Armed Forces relating to the performance of their 
official duties (agreed to by recorded vote of 412 ayes to 11noes, Roll 
No. 217);
Pages H4572-73
  Saxton amendment No. 8 printed in H. Rept. 108-120 and debated on May 
21 that repeals the statutory requirement that the United States 
defense attache to France must hold, or be on the promotion list, the 
grade of brigadier general or rear admiral, lower half (agreed to by 
recorded vote of 302 ayes to 123 noes, Roll No. 218);
Pages H4573-74
  Hunter en bloc amendment consisting of amendments printed in H. Rept. 
108-122 and numbered 1, that grants the Secretary of Education waiver 
authority to provide student loan relief to those affected by military 
mobilization; No. 2, includes health agencies as recipients to the DOD 
Excess Personal Property Disposal Program; No. 3, encourages the Navy 
to resume regular port visits to Haifa, Israel by the Sixth Fleet; No. 
5, establishes a pilot program to improve the use of Air Force Reserve 
and Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire-Fighting Systems to fight 
wildfires; No. 7, strikes the repeal of reporting requirement regarding 
foreign military training programs abroad;
  No. 8, directs study on the use of small, minority-owned and women-
owned businesses in the efforts to rebuild Iraq; No. 10, encourages the 
maintenance of functions and missions of the Army Peacekeeping 
Institute; No. 11, as modified, establishes the Nuclear Security 
Initiative with respect to the Russian Federation and other independent 
states of the former Soviet Union; No. 12, requires support to Iraqi 
children who were injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom; No. 13, 
authorizes imminent danger pay to military service members responding 
to terrorist attacks on the United States; No. 14, allows existing 
vessels to be documented under United States flag providing that 
certain telecommunications and electronic standards are met;
  No. 15, provides an additional $100 million to the fourth Stryker 
brigade; No. 16, requires a review of the effects of disqualification 
factors on the granting of security clearances; No. 17, expands the 
scope of industrial base assessment to include the business rationale 
for transferring work overseas; No. 18, directs the examination of the 
costs and benefits of purchasing all ex-Soviet weaponsgrade uranium and 
plutonium and safeguarding it from theft; No. 19, requires a study on 
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drinking water on human beings; No. 20, requires a report on the 
military construction requirements necessary to support homeland 
defense missions;
  No. 21, as modified, provides for the identification of all 
contractors and subcontractors that use machine tools in carrying out 
any defense contract in an amount that is $5 million or greater; No. 
22, specifies that DOD shall not consider the provisions of trade 
agreements when the application of the Buy American Act is inconsistent 
with the public interest; No. 23, directs DOD to assist with the United 
States Air and Trade Show; No. 24, allows for roads used for public 
access to be available after military installations are closed or 
placed in an inactive status; No. 25, requires purchases subject to the 
Buy American Act to be at least 65 percent domestic content instead of 
50 percent;
  No. 26, urges the demolition of the Tacony Warehouse in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania; No. 27, clarifies that the domestic source limitation in 
section 821 applies only to pre-formed retort packaging in direct 
contact with main entree meals; No. 28, makes permanent a demonstration 
project in Monterey, California that allows a contract for municipal 
services; No. 29, authorizes the Navy to convey land at the Puget Sound 
Naval Shipyard to the city of Bremerton, Washington; and No. 30, 
transfers certain vessels from the Maritime Administration to the 
Beauchamp Tower Corporation for use as moored support ships and as 
memorials to the Fulton and Victory-class ships;. 
                                               Pages H4574-83, H4585-93
  Tom Davis of Virginia amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-122 
that establishes the Human Capital Performance Fund to be administered 
by OPM; and
Pages H4593-96
  Hastings of Florida amendment No. 9 printed in H. Rept. 108-122 that 
strikes the repeal of Title 10 reporting requirements on the 
President's objectives when forces are deployed, costs of military 
humanitarian assistance; and the management of the civilian workforce. 
                                                             Page H4600
Rejected:
  Loretta Sanchez amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-120 and 
debated on May 21 that sought to permit abortions at DOD facilities 
outside of the United States (rejected by recorded vote of 201 ayes to 
227 noes, Roll No. 215);
Pages H4571-72
  Tauscher amendment No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 108-120 and debated on 
May 21 that sought to transfer Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator program 
funding of $15 million and advanced concepts initiative activities 
funding of $6 million to conventional programs to defeat hardened and 
deeply buried targets (rejected by recorded vote of 199 ayes to 226 
noes, Roll No. 216); and
Page H4572, H4593-96
  Dreier amendment No. 6 printed in H. Rept. 108-122 that sought to 
repeal the Million Theoretical Operations Per Second (MTOPS) based 
method for controlling computer exports 120 days after enactment 
(rejected by recorded vote of 207 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 219). 
                                               Pages H4596-99, H4600-01
  The Clerk was authorized to make corrections and conforming changes 
in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H4613
  The House agreed to H. Res. 247, the rule that provided for further 
consideration of the bill by recorded vote of 222 ayes to 199 noes with 
2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 208; and agreed to order the previous 
question by yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 198 nays with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 207. On May 21, the House agreed to H. Res. 245, 
the first rule that provided for consideration of the bill. 
                                                         Pages H4542-56
Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003: The House passed H.R. 
2185, to extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 
2002 by recorded vote of 409 ayes to 19 noes, Roll No. 223. 
                                                         Pages H4613-25
  Rejected the Cardin motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions that the Committee report the same 
back to the House forthwith with the following amendment that sought to 
extend temporary extended unemployment compensation by yea-and-nay vote 
of 205 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 222.
Pages H4622-24
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 248, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by recorded vote of 216 ayes to 201 noes, 
Roll No. 214; and agreed to order the previous question by yea-and-nay 
vote of 217 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 213.
Pages H4564-71
Memorial Day District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
191, providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of 
Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate 
by yea-and-nay vote of 213 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 226.
  Page H4730
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 4.
  Pages H4730-31
Pending Concurrence of the Senate in Adjournment Resolution: Agreed 
that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on 
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 unless it sooner has received a message from the 
Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 191, in which case 
the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that concurrent resolution.
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Tom Davis of Virginia or, if not available to 
perform this duty, Representative Pence to act as Speaker pro tempore 
to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through Monday, June 2. 
                                                             Page H4731
Presidential Message--National Emergency re Development Fund for Iraq: 
Read a message from the President wherein he announced that he has 
exercised his authority to declare a national emergency to deal with 
the unusual threat posed to the national security by the threat of 
attachment or other judicial process against the Development Fund for 
Iraq--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 108-76).
  Page H4731
Recess: The House recessed at 9:21 p.m. and reconvened at 10:39 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4706
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H4531 and H4613.
Referral: S. 515 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 
                                                             Page H4732
Quorum Calls--Votes: Nine yea-and-nay votes and eleven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4555, H4556, H4556-57, H4557, H4562-63, H4563, H4570, H4570-71, H4571-
72, H4572, H4573, H4573-74, H4600-01, H4611-12, H4612, H4623-24, H4624-
25, H4715, H4729, and H4730. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and at 2:17 a.m. on Friday, May 
23, pursuant to the previous order of the House of today, the House 
stands adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 unless it sooner 
has received a message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of H. 
Con. Res. 191, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant 
to that concurrent resolution.