[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 146 (Friday, October 17, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1138-D1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 3330-3339; H. Con. Res. 305-
306, and H. Res. 405-406 were introduced.
  Pages H9686-87
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H9687-88
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Simmons to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H9619
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Most Rev. Thomas Wenski, 
Coadjutor Bishop of Orlando, Florida.
  Page H9619
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 3289, 
making emergency supplemental appropriations for defense and for the 
reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004 by a yea-and-nay vote of 303 yeas to 125 nays, Roll 
No. 562.
  Pages H9620-43, H9652-77
  The House rejected the Kilpatrick motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report it back 
forthwith with an amendment to provide that 50% of the funds allocated 
for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund be in the form of loans, by 
a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 561.
Pages H9674-76
Agreed to:
  DeFazio amendment that prohibits the use of funds for Iraq to 
participate in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; 
                                                         Pages H9623-24

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  Millender-McDonald amendment that transfers funds from the Defense-
Wide Operations and Management account to the Family Advocacy Program; 
                                                         Pages H9624-25
  Ramstad amendment that increases the Army's personnel funds for the 
purpose of extending the Rest and Recuperation program to include 
domestic travel;
                                                         Pages H9626-27
  Hoeffel amendment that requires the administration to report to 
Congress on efforts to internationalize the military operations and 
reconstruction of Iraq;
                                                         Pages H9630-31
  Velazquez amendment that prohibits funds from being used for any 
contract in contravention of section 8 (d)(6) of the Small Business 
Act; and
                                                         Pages H9636-37
  Sherman amendment that requires that normal competitive bidding 
procedures are followed in procurement under the funds appropriated for 
Iraq's oil infrastructure (by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 179 noes, 
Roll No. 557).
                                               Pages H9633-34, H9641-42
                                                              Rejected:
  Tauscher amendment that sought to increase funding for the Army's 
Operation and Maintenance account;
                                                         Pages H9631-33
  Deutsch amendment that sought to prohibit any of the funds for 
reconstruction in Iraq from being provided until September 30, 2004; 
                                                         Pages H9637-38
  Kind amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Iraq Relief and 
Reconstruction Fund by 50% (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 267 noes 
with one voting ``present'', Roll No. 553);
Pages H9621-22, H9638-39
  Stupak amendment that sought to increase the basic rate of pay to all 
military services to provide a $1,500 bonus to each person serving in 
operations in Iraq or Afghanistan (by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 
213 noes, Roll No. 554);
Pages H9622-23, H9639-40
  Reyes amendment that sought to increase funding for programs and 
scholarships to increase language proficiency and workforce diversity 
in the intelligence community (by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 221 
noes, Roll No. 555);
Pages H9625-26, H9640
  Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment that sought to increase funding for 
Afghan women's programs (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 271 noes, 
Roll No. 556); and
Pages H9627-30, H9641
  Weiner amendment that sought to prohibit funds for assistance or 
reparations to Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or Syria 
(by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 558). 
                                               Pages H9635-36, H9642-43
Point of order sustained against:
  Section 3005 of the bill concerning the Lateral Repatriation Program; 
and
  Section 3006 of the bill concerning the issuance of Form I-20A by the 
San Antonio Office of Detention and Removal of the Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol.
Page H9658
  H. Res. 401, a rule providing for further consideration of H.R. 3289, 
and that provides that no further motion or amendment shall be in order 
was agreed to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 560, 
after agreeing to order the previous question by a recorded vote of 221 
ayes to 199 noes with one voting ``present'', Roll No. 559. 
                                                         Pages H9643-52
  Agreed on October 16 by unanimous consent to consider certain 
amendments before the consideration of other amendments for 10 minutes 
each, that such amendments shall not be subject to amendment, shall not 
be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or the 
Committee on the Whole, and may amend a portion of the bill not yet 
read (except amendments proposing to transfer appropriations among 
objects in the bill must conform to clause 2(f) of rule 21).
  H. Res. 396, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote on October 16.
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to 
meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 20 for morning hour debate. 
                                                             Page H9679
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, October 22.
  Page H9679
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9619.
Senate Referral: S. 618 was ordered held at the desk.
  Page H9619
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President concerning a 
notice of the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to 
Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Columbia (H. Doc. 108-
136).
  Page H9680
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:08 p.m.