[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 10, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D635-D636]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 2397-2414; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 2415; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 214, and H. Res. 264, 266-
268 were introduced.
  Pages H5173-74
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5174-75
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 265, providing for consideration of H.R. 2115, to amend title 
49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal 
Aviation Administration (H. Rept. 108-146); and
  H.R. 2122, to enhance research, development, procurement, and use of 
biomedical countermeasures to respond to public health threats 
affecting national security (H. Rept. 108-147).
Page H5173
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Boozman to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.
  Page H5091
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Rev. Phillip Kaim of the 
Diocese of Rockford, Illinois.
  Page H5097
Recess: The House recessed at 11:25 p.m. and reconvened at 12 noon. 
                                                             Page H5097
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Prevention of Sexual Assault in the United States and Supporting the 
Goals and Ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention 
Month: 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;
  Pages H5100-02
  Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act: H.R. 1529, to amend title 11 
of the United States Code with respect to the dismissal of certain 
involuntary cases;
  Pages H5103-04
  Standards Development Organization Advancement Act: H.R. 1086, 
amended, 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; 
                                                         Pages H5104-06
  Urging the WTO to End the European Union's Discriminatory Trade 
Practices Against Agriculture Biotechnology: H. Res. 252, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the United States 
in its efforts within the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end the 
European Union's protectionist and discriminatory trade practices of 
the past five years regarding agriculture biotechnology (agreed to by 
\2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 339 yeas to 80 nays, Roll No. 256); 
                                                  Pages H5106-16, H5153
  Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, Paia, Maui, Hawaii: H.R. 
2030, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, as the ``Patsy 
Takemoto Mink Post Office Building''; and
  Pages H5120-27
  Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, Illinois: H.R. 925, to redesignate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1859 South 
Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Cesar Chavez Post 
Office''.
  Pages H5127-29
Proceedings Postponed--Recognizing the Significant Accomplishment of 
Sequencing the Human Genome and Celebrating Human Genome Month and DNA 
Day: The House completed debate on the motion to suspend the rules and 
agree to H. Con. Res. 110, recognizing the sequencing of the human 
genome as one of the most significant scientific accomplishments of the 
past one hundred years and expressing support for the goals and ideals 
of Human Genome Month and DNA Day. Further proceedings were postponed 
until Wednesday, June 11.
  Pages H5116-20
Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act: The House passed 
H.R. 2143, to prevent the use of certain bank instruments for unlawful 
Internet gambling, by yea-and-nay vote of 319 yeas to 104 nays, Roll 
No. 255.
  Pages H5136-53
Agreed to:
  Kelly amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. 108-145 that adds a new 
section stating that no provision shall be construed as changing or 
affecting any law relating to gambling within the United States; 
                                                             Page H5146
Rejected:
  Jackson-Lee amendment no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 108-145 that sought 
to remove the ban on the use of credit cards for internet gambling; and
                                                         Pages H5146-48
  Sensenbrenner amendment no. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-145 that sought 
to remove exceptions for

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lawful transactions with a business licensed or authorized by a State 
including Horse racing, dog racing, Jai Alai, and state run lotteries 
(rejected by recorded vote of 186 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 254). 
                                                         Pages H5148-52
  H. Res. 263, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by recorded vote of 259 ayes to 158 noes, Roll No. 253. 
Earlier agreed to order the previous question by yea-and-nay vote of 
222 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 252.
Pages H5129-36
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H5154
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China: 
The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Representatives Levin, 
Kaptur, and Brown of Ohio to the Congressional-Executive Commission on 
the People's Republic of China.
  Page H5154
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Periodic Report on the National Emergency re the Accumulation of 
Weapon-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian 
Federation: Message wherein he transmitted a 6 month periodic report on 
the national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear 
proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable fissile 
material in the territory of the Russian Federation that was declared 
in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 108-83); and 
                                                             Page H5154
  Continuation of the National Emergency re the Accumulation of a Large 
Volume of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the 
Russian Federation: Message wherein he transmitted a notice stating 
that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with 
respect to the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile 
material in the territory of the Russian Federation and maintain in 
force these emergency authorities to respond to this threat--referred 
to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 108-84).
  Page H5154
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5091.
Referral: H. Con. Res. 49 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5134-35, H5135-36, H5151-52, H5152-53, and H5153. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:35 p.m.