[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 23, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D875-D877]
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. 2823-2841; 1 private bill, 
H.R. 2842; and 6 resolutions, H. Con Res. 250-251 and H. Res. 330-333, 
were introduced.
  Pages H7453-54
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H7454-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 334, providing for consideration of H.R. 2765, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-
230);
  H. Res. 335, providing for consideration of H.R. 2427, to authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations 
for the reimportation of prescription drugs (H. Rept. 108-231); and
  H. Res. 336, providing for consideration of H.R. 2210, to reauthorize 
the Head Start Act to improve the school readiness of disadvantaged 
children (H. Rept. 108-232).
Page H7453
Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Dr. Ben Haden 
of Changed Lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  Page H7333
Question of Privileges of the House: The House agreed to table H. Res. 
330, concerning a matter of the privileges of the House, by a yea-and-
nay vote of 223 yeas to 193 nays, Roll No. 410.
  Pages H7336-37
Rule Providing for Consideration of the Chile and Singapore Free Trade 
Agreements: The House agreed to H. Res. 329, the rule that is providing 
for consideration of H.R. 2738, to implement the United States-Chile 
Free Trade Agreement, and for consideration of H.R. 2739, to implement 
the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement by a recorded vote of 
281 ayes to 144 noes, Roll No. 415, and agreed to table the motion to 
reconsider the vote by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 197 noes, Roll 
No. 416. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a recorded 
vote of 226 ayes to 200 noes, Roll No. 413, and agreed to table the 
motion to reconsider the vote by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 201 
noes, Roll No. 414.
  Pages H7339-47, H7348-51
Motions to Adjourn: Rejected the Hastings of Florida motion to adjourn 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 28 yeas to 389 nays, Roll No. 412, and later 
rejected a second motion to adjourn by a recorded vote of 29 ayes to 
394 noes and 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 417. 
                                                  Pages H7347-48, H7351
Question of Personal Privilege: Representative Thomas rose to a point 
of personal privilege and was recognized.
  Pages H7351-52
Commerce, Justice, and State, Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 2799, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 400 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 422. The bill was 
also considered on July 22.
  Pages H7337-39, H7352-69
Agreed To:
  Ose amendment that prohibits any funding to issue visas to anyone who 
violates the child abduction provisions of the Immigration and 
Nationality

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Act (agreed to by a recorded vote of 424 ayes with none voting ``no'', 
Roll No. 418); and
Pages H7352-53
  Hostettler amendment that prohibits funds to enforce the judgment of 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in 
Glassworth v. Moore dealing with the display of the Ten Commandments 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 260 ayes to 161 noes, Roll No. 419); 
                                                         Pages H7353-54
Rejected:
  Hinchey amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
21 that sought to prohibit any funds to be used to prevent Alaska, 
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, 
or Washington from implementing State laws authorizing the use of 
medical marijuana in those States (rejected by a recorded vote of 152 
ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 420); and
Pages H7354-55
  Rush amendment that seeks to prohibit funds to be used for the 
sentencing phase of any Federal prosecution in which the death penalty 
is sought by the United States (rejected by a recorded vote of 85 ayes 
to 339 noes, Roll No. 421);
Page H7355
Point of Order sustained against:
  Levin amendment that seeks to prohibit any funding to negotiate a 
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) or a Central American Free Trade 
Agreement (CAFTA) unless various conditions are met (agreed to sustain 
the ruling of the Chair by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 198 noes, 
Roll No. 411).
Pages H7337-39
  H. Res. 326, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote on July 22.
Recess: The House recessed at 7:21 p.m. and reconvened at 8:08 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7393
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 2800, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 by yea-and-nay vote of 370 yeas 
to 50 nays, Roll No. 429.
  Pages H7369-76, H7377-H7444
Agreed To:
  Kolbe amendment that clarifies the authorities of the Coordinator of 
United States government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally; 
                                                             Page H7402
  Hefley amendment that strikes $600,000 for International Military 
Education and Training funding;
Pages H7412-14
  Biggert amendment that provides for the United States participation 
in the Thirteenth Replenishment of the Resources of the International 
Development Association;
Pages H7428-29
  Hastings of Florida amendment that expresses the Sense of Congress 
that the President should use all diplomatic options to ensure that the 
Government of North Korea does not engage in efforts relating to the 
proliferation of nuclear weapons;
Page H7429
  Kolbe amendment that clarifies procedures of the United States Agency 
for International Development with respect to competitive contracting 
procedures to support programs in Iraq;
Page H7432
  Sanders amendment that prohibits any funding to support an order 
requiring the production of library circulation records, library patron 
lists, library internet records, bookseller sales records, or 
bookseller customer lists;
Pages H7432-33
Rejected:
  Kilpatrick amendment that sought to increase funding for global HIV/
AIDS programs by $300 million with offsets from the Millennium 
Challenge Account (rejected by recorded vote of 192 ayes to 228 noes, 
Roll No. 425);
Pages H7383-94, H7441-42
  McGovern amendment No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
21 that sought to increase funding for Child Survival and Health 
Programs fund by $75 million with offsets from the Andean Counterdrug 
Initiative and Plan Colombia (rejected by recorded vote of 195 ayes to 
226 noes, Roll No. 426);
Pages H7394-H7402, H7441-42
  Hefley amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 21 
that sought to reduce overall funding by 1 percent (rejected by 
recorded vote of 110 ayes to 309 noes, Roll No. 427); 
                                                  Pages H7433-34, H7442
  Weiner amendment that sought to prohibit any assistance to Saudi 
Arabia (rejected by recorded vote of 191 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 
428);
Pages H7435-40, H7442-43
Point of Order sustained against:
  Jackson of Illinois amendment that sought to increase emergency funds 
for the International Development Agency;
Pages H7381-83
  Kaptur amendment that sought to make available at least $94 million 
in assistance to Ukraine;
Pages H7408-09
  Weiner amendment that sought to prohibit funding to finance directly 
any assistance or reparations to Saudi Arabia;
Pages H7416-17
  Sec. 568(a)(3) dealing with agricultural commodities guaranteed by 
the Commodity Credit Corporation;
Page H7426
  Sec. 572 dealing with Competition in Contracting;
Page H7426
  Sec. 575 dealing with the role of the United States Agency for 
International Development;
Page H7426
  Nadler amendment No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
22 that sought to withhold one-third of the funding made available to 
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency until the

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President certifies that a program has been established for the 
resettlement of refugees and that the agency replaces its textbooks and 
educational materials that promote anti-Semitism;
Pages H7426-28
  Jackson-Lee amendment No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 22 that sought to prohibit funding to prohibit the participation 
of women in international peace efforts;
Pages H7429-30
  Jackson-Lee amendment No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of 
July 22 that sought to prohibit funding to prohibit the establishment 
of an independent commission on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; 
                                                         Pages H7430-32
Withdrawn:
  Schiff amendment No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to increase funding 
for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament fund by $15 million; 
                                                         Pages H4710-11
  Ryun of Kansas amendment No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record 
of July 22 was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to 
prohibit funding to countries that materially hindered the United 
States led coalition's efforts to liberate the Iraqi people; and 
                                                             Page H7430
  Otter amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought 
limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority during a quarter of 
fiscal year 2004 if the Secretary of State determines that the 
Palestinian authority has provided support for acts of international 
terrorism.
Pages H7432-35
Motions to Rise:
  Rejected the DeLauro motion that the Committee rise by a recorded 
vote of 84 ayes to 318 noes, Roll, No. 423; and
Pages H7374-75
  Rejected the Jackson of Illinois motion that the Committee rise by a 
recorded vote of 63 ayes to 342 noes, Roll, No. 424.
Page H7393
  H. Res 327, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on July 22.
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Motions to Instruct 
Conferees: The House completed debate on the Bishop of New York motion 
to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and 
Equity Act, that was noted on July 23. Further proceedings on the 
motion were postponed. Earlier, Representative Solis announced her 
intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill. 
                                                         Pages H7444-49
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H7455.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and seventeen recorded 
votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on 
pages H7336-37, H7338-39, H7347-48, H7348-49, H7349, H7350, H7350-51, 
H7351, H7353, H7353-54, H7354-55, H7355, H7369, H7375, H7393, H7440-41, 
H7441-42, H7442, H7442-43, and H7443-44. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:50 a.m. on 
Thursday, July 24.