[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 27 (Thursday, March 4, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D185-D186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 22 public bills, H.R. 3890-3911; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3912; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 378-379, were introduced. 
                                                               Pages H870-71
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H871-72
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Pension Funding Equity Act of 2003--Motion to go to Conference: The House 
disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3108, to amend the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-
term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements and other 
provisions, and agreed to a conference.
  Page H835
  Appointed as conferees: From the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and 
modification committed to conference: Representatives Boehner, McKeon, Sam 
Johnson (TX), Tiberi, George Miller (CA), and Andrews.
Page H835
  From the Committee on Ways and Means, for consideration of the House bill 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Representatives Thomas, Portman, and Rangel.
Page H835
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004: The House passed H.R. 3752, 
to promote the development of the emerging commercial human space flight 
industry, to extend the liability indemnification regime for the commercial 
space transportation industry, to authorize appropriations for the Office of 
the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, by a yea-
and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 39.
  Pages H835-40
Agreed to:
  Boehlert amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of March 3) 
that makes technical corrections to the bill; and
Page H839
  Flake amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of March 3) 
that holds funding for the next three fiscal years for the Federal Aviation 
Administration's Office of Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation at the current spending level.
Pages H839-40
  H. Res. 546, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was agreed 
to on Wednesday, March 3.
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the 
occasion of its 30th Anniversary: Debated on March 3, H. Res. 412, honoring 
the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration on the occasion of 
its 30th Anniversary, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas to 1 nay, Roll 
No. 40; and
  Page H841
  Supporting the goals of Japanese American, German American, and Italian 
American communities in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance: Debated 
on March 3, H. Res. 56, supporting the goals of the Japanese American, 
German American, and Italian American communities in recognizing a National 
Day of Remembrance to increase public awareness of the events surrounding 
the restriction, exclusion, and internment of individuals and families 
during World War II, by a yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 41.
  Pages H841-42
Late Report: Agreed that the Committee on the Judiciary have until midnight 
on March 5 to file a report on H.R. 339, to prevent frivolous lawsuits 
against the manufacturers, distributors, or sellers of food or non-alcoholic 
beverage products that comply with applicable statutory and regulatory 
requirements.
  Page H843
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourn today, it adjourn to meet 
at 12 noon on Monday, March 8, and further that when it adjourn on that day, 
it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9 for Morning-Hour 
debate.
  Page H843
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, March 10.
  Page H843
Presidential Message: Read a letter from the President wherein he 
transmitted the text a proposed Protocol Amending the Agreement for 
Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Indonesia Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear 
Energy--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 108-169).
  Page H868
Senate Message: Message from the Senate appears today on page H833.
Senate Referral: S. 2057 was referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 
                                                                   Page H869
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings today and appear on pages H840, H841, and H841-42. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 11:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:58 p.m.

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