[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 101 (Thursday, July 10, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D792-D794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 2692-2712, and 1 private 
bill, H.R. 2713, were introduced.
  Pages H6602-03
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H6603-04
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2691, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. 
Rept. 108-195).
  H. Con. Res. 159, declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city 
of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin 
J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the 
observance of Veterans Day (H. Rept. 108-196);
  H.R. 2595, to restore the operation of the Native American Veteran 
Housing Loan Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that 
program as in effect on September 30, 2002 (H. Rept. 108-197);
  H.R. 2357, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, amended (H. Rept. 108-198); and
  H.R. 1516, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania, amended 
(H. Rept. 108-199).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Simmons to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for 
today.
  Page H6467
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. William H. 
Harter, Pastor, Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring, Chambersberg, 
Pennsylvania.
  Page H6467
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
July 9 by yea and nay vote of 341 yeas to 64 noes with 1 voting 
``present,'' Roll No. 346.
  Pages H6469-70
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations for FY 2004: The House passed 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 yea and nay vote of 215 ayes to 208 nays, Roll 
No. 353.
  Pages H6470-6581
Agreed To:
  Bereuter amendment that targets $12 million for research on the 
comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs, 
biological products, and devices;
Pages H6560-61
  Tancredo amendment that increases funding for school safety programs 
by $5 million;
Page H6564
Rejected:
  Rahall amendment that sought to prohibit any funding to implement 
amendments to the Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health 
Administration regulations dealing with dust levels in mines (rejected 
by recorded vote of 210 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 349); 
                                                  Pages H6561-63, H6578
  Allen amendment that sought to prohibit any penalties to schools that 
are not fully funded under the No Child Left Behind Act (rejected by 
recorded vote of 199 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. 350); 
                                               Pages H6564-68, H6578-79
  Obey amendment that sought to prohibit any funding to implement 
regulations that exempt from the requirements of overtime under the 
Fair Labor Standards Act any employee who is not otherwise exempted 
(rejected by recorded vote of 210 ayes to 213 noes, Roll No. 351); and 
                                               Pages H6568-71, H6579-80
  Toomey amendment, as modified, that sought to prohibit funding for 
five National Institutes of Health grants (rejected by recorded vote of 
210 ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 352).
Pages H6573-76, H6580
Withdrawn:
  Manzullo amendment no. 4 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
9 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to specify that at 
least 65 percent of products must be made in the United States to 
qualify under the Buy American Act.
Pages H6563-64
  Point of Order Sustained Against:
  Obey amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to limit the 
size of the tax cut made to individuals earning more than $1 million 
and increase funding for various education, health, biomedical 
research, and low income energy programs;
Pages H6536-48
  Section 217 B, Medicare Claims Processing Fee;
Page H6560
  Obey motion that sought to add a new title dealing with the Medicaid 
adjustment for State maintaining coverage of children under Medicaid 
and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 
                                                         Pages H6576-77
Motions to Strike the Enacting Clause:
  Rejected the Obey motions to strike the enacting clause by recorded 
vote of 199 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 347 and recorded vote of 197 
ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 348.
Pages H6548-49, H6577-78
  The House agreed to H. Res. 312, the rule that is provided for 
consideration of the bill on July 9.
Legislative Program: Representative Rogers of Michigan announced the 
Legislative Program for the week of July 14.
  Pages H6581-82
Meeting Hour--Monday, July 14: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 14 for morning-
hour debate.
  Page H6582
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, July 16.
  Page H6582
Joint Meeting to Receive Prime Minister Tony Blair: Agreed that it be 
in order at any time on Thursday, July 17, 2003 for the Speaker to 
declare a recess subject to the call of the Chair for the purpose of 
receiving in Joint Meeting the Right Honorable Tony Blair, Prime 
Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 
                                                             Page H6582
Check Truncation Act: The House disagreed with the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 1474, to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute 
checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system without 
mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and to improve the 
overall efficiency of the Nation's payments system, and requested a 
conference with the Senate thereon. Appointed as conferees: Chairman 
Oxley and Representatives Bachus, LaTourette, Hart, Tiberi, Frank of 
Massachusetts, Sanders, and Ford.
  Page H6582
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and six recorded votes 
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of the House today and appear on pages H6469-70, H6548-49, H6577-78, 
H6578, H6578-79, H6579-80, H6580, and H6581. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:14 p.m.