[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D33-D34]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 3736-3749; and 10 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 87-88; H. Con. Res. 351-353, and H. Res. 504-508 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H243-244
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H244-245
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2844, to require States to hold special elections to fill 
vacancies in the House of Representatives not later than 21 days after 
the vacancy is announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
in extraordinary circumstances, amended (H. Rept. 108-404, Pt. 2). 
                                                              Page H243
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Terry to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                              Page H129
NASA Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003: The House passed S. 610, to 
amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, to provide for 
workforce flexibilities and certain Federal personnel provisions 
relating to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration by a 
voice vote--clearing the measure for the President.      
  Pages H132-143
Withdrawn:
  Flake amendment that was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to require that budget requests for the Administration shall 
include a statement that demonstrates that the amount that was 
requested for the previous year was equal to or less than reductions in 
specific item budget requests made for that same year.   
Pages H142-143
  H. Res. 502, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was 
agreed to by a voice vote.                                    
Page H132
Recess: The House recessed at 10:36 a.m. and reconvened at 10:55 a.m. 
                                                              Page H132
Recess: The House recessed at 11:49 a.m. and reconvened at 1 p.m. 
                                                              Page H143
Extending the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the U.S. Code 
is reenacted: The House passed S. 1920, to extend for 6 months the 
period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is 
reenacted by a yea- and-nay vote of 165 yeas to 99 nays and one 
``present'', Roll No. 10.                               
  Pages H148-H222
  Rejected the Schakowsky motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 
198 noes and one ``present'', Roll No. 9.                
Pages H216-218
Agreed to:
  Sensenbrenner amendment (no. 2 printed in H. Rept 108-407), making 
technical changes to the text of H.R. 975 as passed by the House by a 
voice vote.                                                   
Page H219
Rejected:
  Baldwin amendment in the nature of a substitute (no. 1 printed in H. 
Rept. 108-407), that sought to make chapter 12 of title 11 of the U.S. 
Bankruptcy code, dealing with ``family farmer'' reorganization, 
permanent and expand eligibility requirements (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 158 ayes to 204 noes and one ``present'', Roll No. 8). 
                                                         Pages H157-216
  H. Res. 503, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.                               
Pages H144-148
  The House agreed to request a conference with the Senate on the bill 
as amended and rejected the Nadler motion to instruct conferees by a 
yea-and-nay vote of 146 yeas to 203 nays and one ``present'', Roll No. 
11.                                                      
Pages H219-222
  Appointed as conferees: From the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Sensenbrenner, 
Hyde, Smith (TX), Chabot, Cannon, Hart, Conyers, Boucher, Nadler, and 
Watt (NC).                                                    
Page H222
  From the Committee on Financial Services, for consideration of 
sections 901-906, 908-909, 911, and 1301-1309 of the House amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Representatives Oxley, 
Bachus, and Sanders.                                          
Page H222
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Sullivan 
wherein he resigned from the

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Committees on Government Reform, Transportation & Infrastructure, and 
Science.                                                      
  Page H222
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Blunt wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Energy & Commerce.          
  Page H222
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Bell wherein 
he resigned from the Committees on Science and Government Reform. 
                                                         Pages H222-223
Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 505, electing 
Representatives Hall and Sullivan to the Committee on Energy & 
Commerce, Representative Blunt to the Committee on International 
Relations, and Mr. Hall to the Committee on Science.          
  Page H223
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 504, electing 
Representative Bell to the Committee on Financial Services.   
  Page H223
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, February 4.                            
  Page H223
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to 
meet at noon on Friday, January 30, and further that when it adjourn on 
that day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3 for 
morning hour debate.                                          
  Page H223
Antitrust Modernization Commission: Read a letter from the Speaker 
wherein he announced his appointment of Mr. Donald G. Kempf, Jr. of New 
York, New York and Mr. John L. Warden of New York, New York to the 
Antitrust Modernization Commission.                           
  Page H224
Presidential Messages: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress of his issuance of Presidential Determination 2003-39 
and exercised the authority to grant certain exemptions under the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act--referred to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce.                                          
  Page H224
  Read a message from the President wherein he certified the 
effectiveness of the Australia Group--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations.                                      
Page H224
Quorum Calls--Votes: 4 yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H215-216, H218, H218-219, and H221-222. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:03 p.m.