[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 133 (Thursday, September 25, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3177-3194; and 3 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 289 and H. Res. 379-380, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2714, to reauthorize the State Justice Institute (H. Rept. 108-
285); and
  H.R. 1829, to amend title 18, United States Code, to require Federal 
Prison Industries to compete for its contracts minimizing its unfair 
competition with private sector firms and their non-inmate workers and 
empowering Federal agencies to get the best value for taxpayers' 
dollars, to provide a five-year period during which Federal Prison 
Industries adjusts to obtaining inmate work opportunities through other 
than its mandatory source status, to enhance inmate access to remedial 
and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities to 
better prepare inmates for a successful return to society, to authorize 
alternative inmate work opportunities in support of non-profit 
organizations (H. Rept. 108-286).                            
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Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry, 
Senior Pastor, First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Oakland, 
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Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act--Appointed as Conferees: The Speaker 
announced that Representatives Chabot and Lofgren were added as 
conferees on S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.   
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Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004: The House passed H.J. 
Res. 69, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004 by a 
yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 8 nays , Roll No. 520.   
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  Considered under a unanimous consent agreement reached on Wednesday, 
September 24.
Do-Not-Call Registry: The House passed H.R. 3161, to ratify the 
authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call 
registry by a yea and nay vote of 412 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 521. 
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  Considered under a unanimous consent agreement reached on Wednesday, 
September 24.
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The 
House rejected the Kind motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, 
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, which was 
debated on Wednesday, September 24, by a yea and nay vote of 199 yeas 
to 220 nays, Roll No. 522.                                   
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  Later the House debated the Sandlin motion to instruct conferees on 
the bill. Further consideration on the motion was postponed until a 
later date.                                              
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National Defense Authorization Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The 
House agreed to the Crowley motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1588, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, which was 
debated on Wednesday, September 24, by a yea and nay vote of 356 yeas 
to 67 nays, Roll No. 523.                                    
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Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act--Motion to Instruct 
Conferees: The House debated the Pallone motion to instruct on H.R. 
1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act. Further proceedings 
on the motion were postponed until a later date.         
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, September 25, 
it adjourn to meet at 12 noon on Monday, September 29, and further that 
when the House adjourns on Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, September 30 for morning hour debate.               
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, October 1.                            
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8936.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:19 p.m.