[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 3157-3176; and; 3 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 69; H. Con. Res. 288, and H. Res. 378 were 
introduced.
  Pages H8904-05
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H8905-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
(H. Rept. 108-283).
  H. Res. 377, providing for the recommittal of the conference report 
to accompany the bill (H.R. 2115) to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
(H. Rept. 108-284).
Pages H8500-8784, H8904
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Duncan to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H8493
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Dr. David Shibley, 
President, Global Advance in Dallas, Texas.
  Page H8493
Department of Defense Appropriation Conference Report: The House agreed 
to the conference report on H.R. 2658, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 407 yeas to 15 nays, Roll No. 513. 
                                                         Pages H8784-93
  Earlier agreed by unanimous consent that it be in order at any time 
to consider the conference report, that all points of order against it 
be waived, and that it be considered as read.
Page H8784
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report: The 
House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2555, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004 by a yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 8 
nays, Roll No. 515.
  Pages H8793-8802
  Rejected the Sabo motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee of conference with instructions by a yea-and-nay vote of 198 
yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 514.
Pages H8801-02
  Agreed to H. Res. 374, the rule waiving points of order against the 
conference report by a voice vote.
Pages H8495-8500
Legislative Branch Appropriations Conference Report: The House agreed 
to the conference report on H.R. 2657, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 371 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 517.
  Pages H8802-15
  Rejected the Moran of Virginia motion to recommit the conference 
report to the committee of conference with instructions by a yea-and-
nay vote of 202 yeas to 225 nays, Roll No. 516.
Pages H8814-15
  Agreed by unanimous consent on Tuesday, September 23, that it be in 
order at any time to consider the conference report, that all points of 
order against it waived, and that it be considered as read.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Extending certain expiring provisions: H.R. 3146, amended, to extend 
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program, and 
certain tax and trade programs, and for other purposes; 
                                                         Pages H8815-19
  Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003: H.R. 3087, amended, to 
provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 
transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 
pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century.
  Pages H8819-30
Water Resources Development Act of 2003: The House passed 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, 
by a recorded vote of 412 ayes to 8 noes, Roll No. 519. 
                                                         Pages H8833-78
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
printed in the bill was considered as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment and was agreed to by unanimous consent.
Page H8840
Agreed to:
  Duncan amendment that makes technical and conforming changes to 
project-related provisions and authorizes or modifies additional 
projects (agreed to by voice vote).
Pages H8866-71
  Duncan amendment offered by unanimous consent and agreed to by 
unanimous consent that strikes the last sentence of section 3090 
dealing with the Roanoke River Upper Basin, Virginia, that states that 
the Secretary shall award contracts based on invitation-for-bid 
procedures.
Page H8878
Rejected:
  Rohrabacher amendment that sought to modify the bill language to 
permit ports to collect tonnage

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fees for local harbor purposes (rejected by a recorded vote of 65 ayes 
to 359 noes, Roll No. 518).
Pages H8872-76
Withdrawn:
  Kind amendment, that was offered and subsequently withdrawn, that 
would have required the Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate habitats 
lost from the construction of Corps projects.
Pages H8876-77
  H. Res. 375, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.
Pages H8831-33
Motion to go to Conference--Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations: The House disagreed with the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2754, making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and agreed to a conference. 
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  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Hobson, Frelinghuysen, 
Latham, Wamp, Emerson, Doolittle, Peterson (PA), Simpson, Young (FL), 
Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor, Clyburn, Berry, and Obey.
Page H8879
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: Representative Pallone announced his intention to offer a 
motion to instruct on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity 
Act.
  Pages H8879-80
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The 
House debated the Kind motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare 
Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003. Further proceedings on 
the motion were postponed.
  Pages H8880-87
  Representative Sandlin announced his intention to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H8879
National Defense Authorization Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The 
House debated the Crowley motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1588, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004. Further 
proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  Pages H8887-90
Order of Business--H.J. Res. 69: The House agreed by unanimous consent 
that it be in order to consider in the House H.J. Res. 69, joint 
resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, 
and for other purposes; that the joint resolution be considered as read 
for amendment; that the joint resolution be debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of 
the Committee on Appropriations; and that the previous question be 
considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without 
intervening motion except one motion to recommit.
Order of Business--H.R. 3161: The House agreed by unanimous consent 
that it be in order at any time without intervention of any point of 
order to consider in the House H.R. 3161, to ratify the authority of 
the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry; that 
the bill shall be considered as read for amendment; the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage 
without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Energy and Commerce; and (2) one motion 
to recommit.
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H8493, H8878-79, H8887.
Senate Referral: S. 1404 was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.
  Page H8903
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:12 p.m.