[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 3, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D943-D944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 2990-2998; and 6 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 67; H. Con. Res. 270, and H. Res. 350, 352-354, were introduced. 
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  Pages H7839-40
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Filed on July 30, H.R. 2989, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation and Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-243);
  Filed on August 4, H.R. 1085, to make certain workforce authorities 
available to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, amended (H. 
Rept. 108-244, Pt. 1);
  Filed on August 4, H.R. 2692, to authorize appropriations for activities 
under the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 
2004 through 2006, amended (H. Rept. 108-245);
  Filed on August 14, H.R. 2608, to reauthorize the National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program, amended (H. Rept. 108-246, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 1837, to improve the Federal acquisition workforce and the process 
for the acquisition of services by the Federal Government, amended (H. Rept. 
108-117, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 1985, to amend the National Housing Act to increase the maximum 
mortgage amount limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing 
located in high-cost areas, amended (H. Rept. 108-247);
  H.R. 1533, to amend the securities laws to permit church pension plans to 
be invested in collective trusts (H. Rept. 108-248);
  H. Res. 234, condemning bigotry and violence against Arab-Americans, 
Muslim-Americans, South Asian-Americans, and Sikh-Americans (H. Rept. 108-
249);
  H.R. 292, to amend title 4, United States Code, to add National Korean War 
Veterans Armistice Day to the list of days on which the flag should 
especially be displayed (H. Rept. 108-250);
  H.R. 1658, to amend the Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act to 
validate additional conveyances of certain lands in the State of California 
that form part of the right-of-way granted by the United States to 
facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway (Private Bill, 
H. Rept. 108-251);
  S. 233, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of 
Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in the 
National Park System (H. Rept. 108-252);
  S. 278, to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi 
Wilderness Area (H. Rept. 108-253);
  H.R. 1409, to provide for a Federal land exchange for the environmental, 
educational, and cultural benefit of the American public and the Eastern 
Band of Cherokee Indians (H. Rept. 108-254);
  H.R. 1616, to authorize the exchange of certain lands within the Martin 
Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site for lands owned by the City of 
Atlanta, Georgia (H. Rept. 108-255);
  H.R. 1651, to provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National 
Forest, California, amended (H. Rept. 108-256);
  H.R. 2059, to designate Fort Bayard Historic District in the State of New 
Mexico as a National Historic Landmark (H. Rept. 108-257); and

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  H.R. 351, providing for consideration of H.R. 2989, making appropriations 
for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and independent agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 (H. Rept. 108-258). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Schrock to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.   
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Winston E. Arnow Federal Building, Pensacola, Florida: H.R. 1572, amended, 
to designate the historic Federal District Court Building located at 100 
North Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow 
Federal Building'';                                        
Pages H7798-H7800
  Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse, Muskogee, Oklahoma: H.R. 1668, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 101 North Fifth Street in 
Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the ``Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse''; 
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  Congratulating Lance Armstrong: H. Res. 350, congratulating Lance 
Armstrong for winning the 2003 Tour de France (agreed to by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 396 yeas with none voting nay, Roll No. 460); 
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  J. Stephen Horn Post Office, Signal Hill, California: H.R. 2309, amended, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2300 Redondo Avenue in Signal Hill, California, as the ``J. Stephen Horn 
Post Office Building'' (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 461); and                                
Pages H7803-07, H7810
  Amending Securities Laws: H.R. 1533, to amend the securities laws to 
permit church pension plans to be invested in collective trusts (agreed to 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 397 yeas with none voting nay, Roll No. 462). 
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Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Motions to Instruct Conferees: 
Representative Cooper announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:28 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on pages 
H7791-92.
Senate Referrals: S. 523 was referred to the Committee on Resources; S. 926 
and S. Con. Res 25 were referred to the Committee on Government Reform; S. 
1547 was referred to the committee on Energy & Commerce; S. 1571 was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services; and S. Con. Res 63, S. 678, 
and S. 929 were ordered held at the desk.                         
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages 
H7840-42.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 9:45 p.m.