[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 131 (Tuesday, September 23, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1030-D1031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3139-3156; and 2 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 287, and H. Res. 376, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H8490-91
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H8491
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2004, (H. Rept. 108-280);
  H. Res 374, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2555, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, (H. 
Rept. 108-281); and
  H. Res. 375, providing for consideration of H.R. 2557, to provide for 
the conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, (H. Rept. 108-
282).
Pages H8425-58, H8490
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bishop of Utah to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8405
Recess: The House recessed at 1:01 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. to 
start the legislative day.
  Page H8408
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Recognizing the importance of sportsmen to American society: H. Res. 
362, recognizing the importance and contributions of sportsmen to 
American society, supporting the traditions and values of sportsmen, 
and recognizing the many economic benefits associated with outdoor 
sporting activities;
  Pages H8410-12
  Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase: H. Con. Res 
21, commemorating the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase; 
                                                         Pages H8412-13
  Fort Frederica National Monument: H.R. 1113, amended, to authorize an 
exchange of land at Fort Frederica National Monument;
  Pages H8413-15
  Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act: H.R. 2059, to designate 
Fort Bayard Historic District in the State of New Mexico as a National 
Historic Landmark;
  Pages H8415-16
  Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003: 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 (by a yea-and-nay vote of 288 yeas to 
127 nays, Roll No. 512);
  Pages H8416-21, H8466-67
  Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: S. 278, to make 
certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness 
Area;
  Pages H8421-22
  Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr.: H.R. 1209, to extend the 
authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, 
Jr., in the District of Columbia;
  Pages H8422-24
  Addition of Miami Circle to Biscayne National Park: S. 111, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to 
determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the 
State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its 
inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National 
Park;
  Pages H8424-25, H8467
  Coltsville Study Act of 2003: 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;
  Pages H8459-60
  Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building, Carolina, Puerto Rico: 
H.R. 2826, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1000 Avenida Sanchez Osorio in Carolina, Puerto 
Rico, as the ``Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building''; and 
                                                         Pages H8460-61
  J.C. Lewis, Jr. Post Office Building, Savannah, Georgia: H.R. 2533, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10701 Abercorn Street in Savannah, Georgia, as the ``J.C. Lewis, Jr. 
Post Office Building''.
  Pages H8461-64
Recess: The House recessed at 4:30 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8464
Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Fund: The Chair 
announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Skelton to the 
Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. 
                                                             Page H8464
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted a report concerning the national interest of the United 
States to waive suspensions with respect to the issuance of licenses 
for QSR-11 sensors that serve as components of an

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Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) used in commercial aircraft and spare 
IMU for such aircraft and further stating that license requirements 
remain in place for these exports--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc 108-128). 
                                                             Page H8464
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: The House rejected the Ryan of Ohio motion to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 199 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 509. The motion was 
also considered on September 17.
  Pages H8464-65
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The 
House rejected the Stenholm motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, 
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 by a yea-and-
nay vote of 202 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 510. The motion was also 
considered on September 17.
  Pages H8465-66
  Later Representative Kind announced his intention to offer a motion 
to instruct conferees on the bill.
Pages H8467-68
National Defense Authorization Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The 
House agreed to the Rodriguez motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 
1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 by a yea-
and-nay vote of 298 yeas to 118 nays, Roll No. 511. The motion was also 
considered on September 17.
  Page H8466
  Later Representative Crowley announced his intention to offer a 
motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H8468
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H8491-92.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:50 p.m.