[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 159 (Wednesday, November 5, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1234-D1236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3440-3451; and 1 resolution, 
H. Res. 433, were introduced.
  Pages H10456-57
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H10457-58
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Bass to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H10345
Chaplain: The prayer was offered today by Rev. James Thomas, Pastor, 
Jefferson Street Missionary Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee. 
                                                            Page H10345
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003: Debated 
on Tuesday, November 4, H.R. 2620, amended, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 for the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 
607.
  Page H10426
  Authorizing salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United 
States: H.R. 3349, to authorize salary adjustments for Justices and 
judges of the United States for fiscal year 2004;
  Pages H10348-49
  Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act of 2003: H.R. 3214, 
amended, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected 
from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the 
DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, 
to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, 
to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of 
DNA evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to 
exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State 
capital cases, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 357 yeas to 67 nays, Roll 
No. 608;
  Pages H10349-63, H10426-27
  Reauthorizing the ban on undetectable firearms: H.R. 3348, amended, 
to reauthorize the ban on undetectable firearms;
  Pages H10363-64
  Fallen Patriots Tax Relief Act: Agreed to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 3365, to amend title 10, United States Code, and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the death gratuity payable with 
respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces and to exclude such 
gratuity from gross income, to provide additional tax relief for 
members of the Armed Forces and their families, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay 
vote of 420 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 609; 
                                             Pages H10367-73, H10427-28
  Honoring the firefighters and other public servants who responded to 
the wildfires in Southern California: H. Res. 425, recognizing and 
honoring

[[Page D1235]]

the firefighters and other public servants who responded to the 
October, 2003, historically devastating, outbreak of wildfires in 
Southern California; and
  Pages H10377-84
  Francis X. McCloskey Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3379, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 3210 East 10th Street in Bloomington, Indiana, as the Francis X. 
McCloskey Post Office Building.
  Pages H10385-89
Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: The House disagreed to the 
Senate amendments on H.R. 2800, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and agreed to a conference. 
                                                        Pages H10364-67
  The House agreed to the Lowey motion to instruct conferees on the 
bill by a voice vote.
Pages H10364-67
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Kolbe, Knollenberg, Lewis 
(CA), Wicker, Bonilla, Vitter, Kirk, Crenshaw, Young (FL), Lowey, 
Jackson, Kilpatrick, Rothman, Kaptur, and Obey.
Page H10367
Military Construction Appropriations Act: The House agreed to the 
conference report on H.R. 2559, making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004 by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 606. 
                                             Pages H10389-93, H10425-26
  The House agreed to H. Res. 429, the rule providing for consideration 
of the conference report by a voice vote.
Pages H10373-74
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003: The 
House agreed to H. Res. 428, the rule providing for consideration of 
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, by a voice vote.
  Pages H10374-76
Continuing Appropriations for FY 2004: The House passed H.J. Res. 76, 
making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2004 by a yea-
and-nay vote of 418 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 605. 
                                             Pages H10393-96, H10424-25
  The House agreed to H. Res. 430, the rule providing for 
considerations of the bill by a voice vote.
Pages H10376-77
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2003: The House passed 
H.R. 2443, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal 
year 2004, to amend various laws administered by the Coast Guard, by a 
voice vote.
  Pages H10396-S10424
  An amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, printed in the bill and 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment was agreed 
to by voice vote.
Page H10424
Agreed to:
  LoBiondo amendment that replaces language in multiple sections of the 
bill.
Pages H10409-16
  Manzullo amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of 
October 28) that specifies that the Coast Guard use steel, iron, and 
manufactured products made in the U.S. on bridge alteration projects. 
                                                        Pages H10420-21
Rejected:
  Baldwin amendment (No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of 
November 4) that would have prohibited funds for the purchase of diesel 
engines for the Coast Guard's Integrated Deep Water System unless the 
engines are made in the United States.
Pages H10421-23
  DeFazio amendment that would have restricted the location of the 
National Coast Guard Museum, by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 221 
noes, Roll No. 604.
Pages H10417-20, H10423-24
Withdrawn:
  Bell amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn, that 
would have included petrochemical plants in the Houston area within 5 
miles of navigable waters in the Port of Houston or the Houston Ship 
Channel security plans.
Page H10423
  Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming 
changes to the bill.
Page H10424
  The House agreed to H. Res. 416, the rule providing for consideration 
of the bill on Wednesday, October 29.
Recognizing the importance of the U.S. relationship with Europe: Agreed 
to H. Res. 390, recognizing the continued importance of the 
transatlantic relationship and promoting stronger relations with Europe 
by reaffirming the need for a continued and meaningful dialogue between 
the United States and Europe.
  Pages H10428-29

[[Page D1236]]


  Agreed to discharge the resolution from the Committee on 
International Relations.
Pages H10428-29
Labor/HHS Appropriations--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House 
debated the DeLauro motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed 
until a later date.
  Pages H10429-34
  Representative Bell announced his intention to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H10428
Energy Policy Act of 2003: Representative Filner announced his 
intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, to enhance 
energy conservation and research and development, to provide for 
security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people. 
                                                            Page H10428
Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act of 2003: The House debated 
the Becerra motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the 
refundability of the child tax credit. Further proceedings on the 
motion were postponed.
  Pages H10434-38
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003: The House 
debated the Capps motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary 
prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen 
and improve the Medicare program. Further proceedings on the motion 
were postponed.
  Pages H10438-43
  Representative Cardoza announced his intention to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H10428
Senate Message: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H10345, H10384, and H10428.
Senate Referrals: S. 1132 was referred to the Committees on Veterans' 
Affairs and Armed Services; S. 1720 was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary.
  Page H10455
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H10458.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:35 p.m.