[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D722-D724]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 2569-2594; and; 6 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 61; H. Con. Res., 227-229 and H. Res. 294 and 
296, were introduced.
  Pages H5813-14
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H5814-15
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 295, providing for consideration of H.R. 2417, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System (H. Rept. 108-176).
Page H5813
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Boozman to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.
  Page H5717
Recess: The House recessed at 9:11 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5718
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Small Business Advocacy Improvement: H.R. 1772, amended, to improve 
small business advocacy;
  Pages H5720-24
  Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement: H.R. 923, amended, to 
amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow certain 
premier certified lenders to elect to maintain an alternative loss 
reserve (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 3 nays, Roll 
No. 303);
  Pages H5724-27, H5742-43
  Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act: Debated on 
June 23, H.R. 1460, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
permit the use of education benefits under such title for certain 
entrepreneurship courses, to permit veterans enrolled in a vocational 
rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of such title to have self-
employment as a vocational goal (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 
421 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 304). Agreed to amend the 
title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
improve education and entrepreneurship benefits, housing benefits, and 
certain other benefits for veterans.''; and
  Pages H5743-44
  Homeland Security Technical Corrections: H.R. 1416, amended, to make 
technical corrections to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (agreed to 
by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 415 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
311).
  Pages H5727-33, H5795-96
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act: The House passed 
H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, by yea-and-nay 
vote of 425 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 310.
  Pages H5734-95
Agreed To:
  Terry amendment that sought to increase funding for first responders 
by $20 million with $10 million for grants to State and local law 
enforcement for terrorism prevention activities and $10 million for 
firefighter assistance grants with offsets of $20 million from the 
Transportation Security Administration;
Pages H5761-64
  Hayes amendment that prohibits that any funding to be used in 
contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act; and
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  Markey amendment that prohibits any funding to be used to approve, 
renew, or implement any aviation cargo security plan that permits the 
transporting of unscreened or uninspected cargo on passenger planes 
(agreed to by recorded vote of 278 ayes to 146 noes, Roll No. 308). 
                                               Pages H5776-79, H5790-91
                                                              Rejected:
  Filner amendment that sought to increase funding for Secure 
Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) by $5 
million to reduce the backlog of applications for the program with 
offsets from Departmental Administration Salaries and Expenses funding 
of $5 million (rejected by recorded vote of 149 ayes to 274 noes, Roll 
No. 307); and
                                                         Pages H5789-90
  Tancredo amendment that sought to prohibit any funding to States or 
localities that restrict information to the Bureau of Immigration and 
Customs regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status as 
prohibited under section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (rejected by recorded vote of 102 
ayes to 322 noes, Roll No. 309).
                                                         Pages H5791-95
                                                             Withdrawn:
  LoBiondo amendment no. 7 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
23 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase Coast 
Guard funding by $110 million with $35 million for review of vessel 
security plans and $75 million for deep water acquisition with $110 
million offset from the Immigration and Customs enforcement, 
Transportation security Administration, Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, and Science and Technology Research, Development, 
Acquisition, and Operations;
                                                             Page H5759
  Maloney amendment no. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
23 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase 
funding for discretionary grants for use in high-density urban areas 
and high threat areas by $300 million with offsets from Disaster Relief 
funding;
                                                         Pages H5764-66
  Brady amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
increase funding for discretionary grants for use in high-density urban 
areas and high threat areas by $200 million with offsets from basic 
formula grants funding;
                                                         Pages H5766-76
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to simplify and expedite the grant process by 
allowing a percentage of funding be provided directly to localities and 
citizen groups without being first allocated to State government 
agencies; and
                                                         Pages H5781-83
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn 
that sought to provide $3 million for a grant to the University of 
Texas Center for Biosecurity.
                                                         Pages H5786-89
                                      Point of Order Sustained Against:
  Obey amendment that sought to increase funding for Coast Guard Port 
Facility Security Grants by $400 million, vessel threat information 
analysis by $100 million; container ship inspection by $100 million for 
1300 inspectors; northern border security by $200 million; airport 
perimeter, cargo security and overseas aircraft maintenance security by 
$150 million and information analysis and infrastructure protection by 
$50 million offset by the tax reduction of taxpayers with adjusted 
gross incomes of $1 million by 5.66 percent. (Representative Obey 
appealed the ruling of the Chair and the Committee then agreed to 
sustain the ruling by recorded vote of 222 ayes to 200 noes, Roll No. 
305);
                                                         Pages H5757-59
  Sec. 514, pertaining to fees for credentials or background checks; 
                                                             Page H5758
  Sec. 521, pertaining to contracts with corporations reincorporated 
off shore;
                                                             Page H5758
  Sec. 522, pertaining to the prohibition of funding for the Computer 
Assisted Passenger Pre-Screening System (CAPPS2);
                                                             Page H5758
  Manzullo amendment no. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of June 
23 that sought to prohibit the procurement of manufactured materials 
unless section 2 of the Buy American Act is applied by substituting 
``at least 65 percent'' for ``substantially all''. (Representative 
Filner appealed the ruling of the Chair and the Committee then agreed 
to sustain the ruling by recorded vote of 385 ayes to 28 noes, Roll No. 
306);
                                                         Pages H5779-81
  Baldwin amendment no. 6 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit any funding for Coast Guard vessels in the National 
Security Cutter class or Offshore Patrol Cutter class unless the main 
propulsion diesel engines are manufactured in the United States by a 
domestically operated entity;
                                                         Pages H5783-84
  Waters amendment that sought to require a review of the proposed 
project for construction of a remote passenger check-in facility at Los 
Angeles International Airport to determine whether the project as 
designed will protect the safety of air passengers and the general 
public; and
Pages H5784-85
  Tancredo amendment that sought to prohibit any funding to States or 
localities that restrict information to the Department of Homeland 
Security regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status as 
prohibited under section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Pages H5785-86
  Agreed to H. Res. 293, the rule that providing for consideration of 
the bill was agreed to by recorded vote of 220 ayes to 197 noes, roll 
No. 302.

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Earlier agreed to order the previous question by yea-and-nay vote of 
221 yeas to 196 nays, Roll No. 301.
Pages H5741-42
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H5718.
Referrals: S. 239 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and S. 1157 was referred to the Committees on House Administration and 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
  Page H5811
Amendment: Amendments ordered pursuant to the rule appear on pages 
H5815-17.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5741-42, H5742, H5742-43, H5743-44, H5758-59, H5781, H5789-90, H5790-
91, H5794, H5795, and H5796. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.