[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D780-D781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced:  19 public bills, H.R. 2671-2672, 2674-2690; and; 
3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 64, and H. Res. 314-315 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H6463-64
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6464-65
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2673, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-193); and
  H. Res. 30, concerning the San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet 
and rights to fish the waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of Mexico 
(H. Rept. 108-194).
Page H6463
Journal: Agreed to the Speakers approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
July 8 by recorded vote of 362 ayes to 54 noes with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 344.
  Pages H6419-20
Ready to Teach Act: The House passed H.R. 2211, to reauthorize title II 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 by recorded vote of 404 ayes to 17 
noes, Roll No. 340.
  Pages H6353-56, H6363-83
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed 
in the bill (H. Rept. 108-183) was considered as adopted. 
                                                         Pages H6373-82
  Gingrey amendment no. 1 printed in H. Rept. 108-190 that makes 
technical changes, specifies that implementing reforms shall prepare 
teachers to understand scientifically based research and its 
applicability, requires partnership grant applications to contain a 
certification from the partner local educational agency stating that it 
will directly benefit from the grant activities, and ensures that the 
Partnership Grant funding will supplement not supplant other Federal, 
State, and local funds that would otherwise be expended to carry out 
teacher preparation activities (agreed to by recorded vote of 416 ayes 
to 4 noes, Roll No. 339);
Pages H6378-79, H6381
  Kildee amendment no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 108-190 that requires 
applications for Partnership Grants to include information on a 
clinical program component that includes supervision of student 
teachers, implementation of a mentor program for new teachers, and 
collection of data on the retention of all teachers to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the teacher support system;
Page H6379
  Honda amendment no. 3 printed in H. Rept. 108-190 that provides for 
the use of Partnership Grants to establish mentoring programs; 
                                                         Pages H6379-80
  Kildee amendment no. 4 printed in H. Rept. 108-190 that allows the 
use of funding for supplemental multilingual computer software to train 
teachers to teach limited English proficient students; and
Page H6380
  Meeks of New York amendment no. 5 printed in H. Rept. 108-190 that 
provides for a partnership between inner city and rural secondary 
schools to focus on encouraging students in these schools to pursue 
teaching as a career.
Pages H6380-81
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.
Page H6383

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  Agreed to H. Res. 310, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by yea-and-nay vote of 252 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 338. 
                                                         Pages H6363-64
Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act: The House passed H.R. 438, to 
increase the amount of student loans that may be forgiven for teachers 
in mathematics, science, and special education by yea-and-nay vote of 
417 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 343.
  Pages H6356-63, H6383-93, H6419
  Pursuant to the rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute now 
printed in the bill (H. Rept. 108-182) was considered as adopted. 
                                                             Page H6383
  Agreed to the George Miller of California amendment that expands 
teacher eligibility for $17,500 loan forgiveness to reading teachers 
who have obtained a separate State credential in reading. 
                                                         Pages H6391-93
  Agreed to H. Res. 309 the rule that provided for consideration of the 
bill by yea-and-nay vote of 230 yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 337. 
                                                             Page H6363
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations for FY 2004: The House agreed to H. Res. 312, the rule 
that is providing for consideration of H.R. 2660, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 by 
voice vote. Agreed to order the previous question by yea-and-nay vote 
of 223 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 341.
  Pages H6396-6417
  Earlier agreed to the unanimous consent request made by Chairman 
Young of Florida that any general debate in the Committee of the Whole 
on H.R. 2660 be limited to three hours equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations.
Page H6396
Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2004: The House passed H.R. 
2657, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004 by yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas to 26 
nays, Roll No. 345.
  Pages H6393-96, H6417-19, H6420-33
  H. Res. 311, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by recorded vote of 411 ayes to 13 noes, Roll No. 342. 
Earlier, agreed to the Linder amendment in the nature of a substitute 
to the rule that amends H.R. 2657 by prohibiting any funds to be used 
to provide supplemental dental or vision health insurance benefits for 
Members and employees of the House of Representatives. 
                                               Pages H6393-96, H6417-19
Presidential Message--District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget 
Request Act: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted 
the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request Act--
referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed H. Doc. 
108-99.
  Page H6433
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H6465-66.
Quorum Calls Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6363, H6363-64, H6381, H6382-83, H6416-17, H6418-19, H6419, H6419-20, 
and H6432-33. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:56 p.m.