[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 4, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D609-D611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 2318-2343; and; 3 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 206-207, and H. Res. 259, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H4976-77
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H4978-79
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on 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, Pt. 2);
  H. Res. 258, providing for consideration of S. 222, to approve the 
settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in 
Apache County, Arizona, and for consideration of S. 273, to provide for 
the expeditious completion of the acquisition of

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land owned by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries of Grand Teton 
National Park (H. Rept. 108-140); and
  H. Con. Res. 190, to establish a joint committee to review House and 
Senate rules, joint rules, and other matters assuring continuing 
representation and congressional operations for the American people (H. 
Rept. 108-141).
Page H4976
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Bass to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H4879
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Rev. Clint Decker, 
pastor, Clay Center Wesleyan Church of Clay Center, Kansas. 
                                                             Page H4879
Recess: The House recessed at 10:32 a.m. and reconvened at 1:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4883
Suspension: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following measures:
  Commending the Participants and Supporters of Operation Enduring 
Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq: H. Con. 
Res. 177, amended, recognizing and commending the members of the United 
States Armed Forces and their leaders, and the allies of the United 
States and their armed forces, who participated in Operation Enduring 
Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and 
recognizing the continuing dedication of military families and 
employers and defense civilians and contractors and the countless 
communities and patriotic organizations that lent their support to the 
Armed Forces during those operations (agreed to by \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 406 yeas to 2 nays with 8 voting ``present'', Roll No. 237); 
                                               Pages H4883-92, H4919-20
  Commending the Support of Businesses and Business Owners to the Armed 
Forces and their Families: H. Res. 201, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that our Nation's businesses and business 
owners should be commended for their support of our troops and their 
families as they serve our country in many ways, especially in these 
days of increased engagement of our military in strategic locations 
around our Nation and around the world (agreed to by \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 410 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 238); 
                                               Pages H4892-95, H4920-21
  Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act: H.R. 361, amended, to 
designate certain conduct by sports agents relating to the signing of 
contracts with student athletes as unfair and deceptive acts or 
practices to be regulated by the Federal Trade Commission; and 
                                                         Pages H4895-99
  Armed Forces Naturalization Act: H.R. 1954, amended, to revise the 
provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
naturalization through service in the Armed Forces (agreed to by \2/3\ 
yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 239). 
                                               Pages H4899-H4910, H4921
Supplemental Report: Agreed that the Committee on the Judiciary have 
permission to file a supplemental report on H.R. 1086, Standards 
Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003.
  Page H4922
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act: The House passed H.R. 760, to prohibit 
the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion by yea-and-nay 
vote of 282 yeas to 139 nays, Roll No. 242. The House subsequently 
passed S. 3, a similar Senate-passed bill after striking all after the 
enacting clause and inserting in lieu the provisions of H.R. 760, as 
passed the House, and H.R. 760 was laid upon the table. The House 
insisted on its amendment and requested a conference with the Senate. 
Appointed as conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary: Chairman 
Sensenbrenner and Representatives Hyde and Nadler. 
                                               Pages H4910-19, H4922-53
  Agreed to the Nadler motion to instruct conferees to insist that the 
Committee of Conference allow members to offer and debate amendments 
and that all meetings be open to the public and media and be held in 
venues selected to maximize the capacity for attendance of the public 
and the media.
Page H4953
  Rejected the Baldwin motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report it back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment that permits an exception for 
abortions that are necessary for the preservation of the life or health 
of the mother by yea-and-nay vote of 165 yeas to 256 nays, Roll No. 
241.
Pages H4948-50
  Rejected the Greenwood amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in H. Rept. 108-139 that sought to make it unlawful to 
knowingly perform an abortion after the fetus has become viable unless 
it is necessary to preserve the life of the woman or to avert serious 
adverse consequences to her health by yea-and-nay vote of 133 yeas to 
287 nays, Roll No. 240.
Pages H4939-48
  H. Res. 257, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 280 yeas to 138 nays, Roll No. 236. 
                                                             Page H4919
Order of Business--Joint Committee to Review House and Senate Rules 
Pertaining to the Continuity of Congress: Agreed that it be in order at 
any time without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Con. 
Res. 190, to establish a joint

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committee to review House and Senate rules, joint rules, and other 
matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations 
for the American people; that it shall be considered as read for 
amendment; debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules; and the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the concurrent 
resolution to final adoption without intervening motion.
  Page H4956
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appear on page 
H4879.
Referral: S. 313 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 
                                                             Page H4975
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4979.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4919, H4920, H4920-
21, H4921, H4948, H4949-50, and H4950-51. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:45 p.m.