[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 123 (Tuesday, September 9, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D970-D972]
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. 3035-3053; and 7 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 274-275, and H. Res 359, 361-364, were 
introduced.
  Pages H8081-82
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H8082-84
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 2622, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting 
Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer 
disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements 
in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information (H. Rept. 
108-263, Pt. 2); and
  H. Res. 360, providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 2622, to 
amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve 
resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer 
records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, 
credit information (H. Rept. 108-267).
Page H8081
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Cole to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8019
Recess: The House recessed at 1:02 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8022
Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: The 
House passed H.R. 2989, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation and Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004 by a yea-and-nay vote of 381 yeas to 39 
nays, Roll No. 489. The bill was also considered on September 4. 
                                                         Pages H8023-60
Agreed to:
  Honda amendment that increases the amount of funding for the Silicon 
Valley Rapid Transit Corridor Project in San Jose, California; 
                                                             Page H8027
  Peterson amendment that restores funding to the essential air service 
program;
Pages H8047-48
  Flake amendment that prohibits the use of funds to enforce 
restrictions on U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 227 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 483); 
                                               Pages H8027-36, H8054-55
  Delahunt amendment, No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 3, that prohibits the use of funds for enforcing restrictions 
on remittances made to Cuban nationals or Cuban households (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 222 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 484); 
                                               Pages H8037-39, H8055-56

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  Sanders amendment that prohibits the use of funds to assist in 
overturning the federal court's ruling in the action entitled Kathi 
Cooper, Beth Harrington, and Matthew Hillesheim, Individually and on 
Behalf of All Those Similarly Situated vs. IBM Personal Pension Plan 
and IBM Corporation (agreed to by a recorded vote of 258 ayes to 160 
noes, Roll No. 485);
                                                  Pages H8039-43, H8056
  Van Hollen amendment that prohibits the use of funds to implement the 
revisions to OMB Circular A-76 (agreed to by a recorded vote of 220 
ayes to 198 noes, Roll No. 487); and
                                               Pages H8043-48, H8057-58
  Davis of Florida amendment that prohibits the use of funds to 
implement or enforce regulations that would eliminate educational 
exchanges with Cuba (agreed to by a recorded vote of 246 ayes to 173 
noes, Roll No. 488).
                                                  Pages H8050-52, H8058
                                                              Rejected:
  Hefley amendment, No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 3, that sought to cut the total amount of discretionary 
funding by 1% (rejected by a recorded vote of 87 ayes to 326 noes, Roll 
No. 481);
                                                     Pages H8024, H8053
  Sessions amendment, No. 24 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 3, that sought to prohibit funding for Amtrak routes that do 
not recoup 50 cents in revenue per one dollar spent on operating the 
route (rejected by a recorded vote of 130 ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 
482); and
                                                  Pages H8025-27, H8054
  Hastings amendment, No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 3, that prohibits the OMB from using funds in the bill to 
require that agencies establish an inventory of inherently governmental 
activities performed by federal employees, establish or implement any 
streamlined competition procedures, require any follow-up competition 
for public-private competitions won by federal employees, or implement 
the trade-off source selection process for any activities other than 
information technology activities (rejected by a recorded vote of 205 
ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 486).
                                               Pages H8048-50, H8056-57
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Manzullo amendment, No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 
24, that was offered and subsequently withdrawn, that sought to specify 
that in the acquisition of goods and services in compliance with the 
Buy American Act, such goods will qualify as being ``U.S.-made'' only 
if at least sixty-five percent of the product is produced in the United 
States.
                                                         Pages H8024-25
                                      Point of order sustained against:
  Maloney amendment, No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of 
September 3, that sought to prohibit funds for the IRS to use in 
collecting taxes on certain disaster assistance grants given in New 
York City after the September 11 terrorist attack; and
                                                         Pages H8036-37
  Mica amendment that sought to prohibit funding to Amtrak unless the 
company submits all quarterly and annual reports required under Public 
Law 107-204, the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accountability law. 
                                                         Pages H8052-53
  H. Res 351, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on September 4.
  A unanimous consent agreement, reached on September 4, limited the 
number of amendments offered on the bill.
Recess: The House recessed at 6:11 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8053
District of Columbia Appropriations: The House passed 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, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 210 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 491. The bill was also considered on 
September 5.
  Pages H8060-62
  On the demand for a separate vote on the Tom Davis of Virginia 
amendment to authorize a school voucher program that was agreed to in 
the Committee of the Whole on September 5, the House agreed to the 
amendment by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 490. 
                                                             Page H8061
  The bill was considered pursuant to the order of the House of July 
25, 2003.
National Defense Authorization Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: 
Representative Edwards announced his intention to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004.
  Page H8063
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion to Instruct Conferees: 
Representative Michaud announced his intention to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and 
Modernization Act of 2003.
  Page H8063
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: Representative Davis of Tennessee announced his intention to 
offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, 
Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003.
  Page H8063
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8019.
Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 64 and S. Con. Res. 65 were referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services.
  Page H8077

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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H8084-88 .
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 11:40 p.m.