[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D315-D317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 4056-4076; and; 8 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 401-402, and H. Res. 583-584, 596-589 were 
introduced.
  Pages H1739-40
Additional Cosponsors:
  Page H1740
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3658, to amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen 
education, prevention, and treatment programs relating to stroke, 
amended (H. Rept. 108-453); and
  H. Res. 585, providing for the consideration of H. Res. 581, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding rates of 
compensation for civilian employees and members of the uniformed 
services of the United States (H. Rept. 108-454).
Pages H1738-39
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Chocola to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1645
Recess: The House recessed at 9:33 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H1649
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Monday, March 29 by a yea-and-nay vote of 353 yeas to 55 nays with one 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 96.
  Pages H1659-60
Budget Resolution for FY 2005--Order of Business: The House agreed to 
insist on its amendment

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to S. Con. Res. 95, concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 
2006 through 2009, and requested a conference.
  Pages H1651-61
  Rejected the Thompson of California motion to instruct conferees on 
the concurrent resolution to agree to the pay-as-you-go enforcement 
provisions within the scope of the conference regarding direct spending 
increases and tax cuts in the House and Senate by a yea-and-nay vote of 
209 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 97.
Pages H1660-61
  Appointed as conferees: Representatives Nussle, Portman, and Spratt. 
                                                             Page H1661
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to NATO: H. Res. 558, amended, 
welcoming the accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO), by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas to 2 nays, 
Roll No. 99;
  Pages H1661-66, H1701
  Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
2004 through 2006: H.R. 3036, amended, to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of Justice for fiscal years 2004 through 2006; 
                                                         Pages H1666-83
  Reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program 
through June 30, 2004: S. 2231, to reauthorize the Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families block grant program through June 30, 2004; 
                                                         Pages H1683-86
  Reauthorizing certain school lunch and child nutrition programs 
through June 30, 2004: S. 2241, to reauthorize certain school lunch and 
child nutrition programs through June 30, 2004;
  Pages H1686-88
  Reimbursement for certain expenses incurred by members of the U.S. 
Armed Forces under the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave 
Program: S. 2057, to require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse 
members of the United States Armed Forces for certain transportation 
expenses incurred by the members in connection with leave under the 
Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program before the program 
was expanded to include domestic travel, by a 2/3 yea and nay vote of 
423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 100; 
                                               Pages H1688-90, H1701-02
  Establishing campaign medals to be awarded to members of the Armed 
Forces who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi 
Freedom: H.R. 3104, amended, to provide for the establishment of 
campaign medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who 
participate in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, 
by a 2/3 yea and nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 102; and
  Pages H1690-93,H1712
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to provide for the 
establishment of separate campaign medals to be awarded to members of 
the uniformed services who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom 
and to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation 
Iraqi Freedom.
Page H1712
  Congratulating the U.S. Air Force Academy on its 50th Anniversary: H. 
Con. Res. 386, congratulating the United States Air Force Academy on 
its 50th Anniversary and recognizing its contributions to the Nation, 
by a 2/3 yea and nay vote of 420 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 103.
  Pages H1693-95, H1712-13
ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004: The 
House passed H.R. 3966, to amend title 10, United States Code, and the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the ability of the Department 
of Defense to establish and maintain Senior Reserve Officer Training 
Corps units at institutions of higher education, to improve the ability 
of students to participate in Senior ROTC programs, and to ensure that 
institutions of higher education provide military recruiters entry to 
campuses and access to students that is at least equal in quality and 
scope to that provided to any other employer, by a recorded vote of 343 
ayes to 81 noes, Roll No. 101.
  Pages H1695-H1712
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill was considered as 
adopted.
Page H1712
  Rejected the Abercrombie motion to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Armed Services with instructions by a voice vote.
Pages H1710-11
  Agreed to amend the title so as to read: to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to improve the ability of the Department of Defense to 
establish and maintain Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps units at 
institutions of higher education, to improve the ability of students to 
participate in Senior ROTC programs, and to ensure that institutions of 
higher education provide military recruiters entry to campuses and 
access to students that is at least equal in quality and scope to that 
provided to any other employer.
Pages H1711-12

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  H. Res. 580, the rule providing for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote, after agreeing to order the previous 
question by a yea and nay vote of 223 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 98. 
                                                         Pages H1700-01
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users--Order of Business: 
Agreed that it be in order at any time for the Speaker to declare the 
House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
consideration of H.R. 3550, to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and that 
consideration of the bill proceed according to the following order: the 
first reading of the bill is dispensed with; all points of order 
against consideration of the bill are waived; general debate shall not 
exceed two hours and 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure (including a final period of ten minutes to follow 
consideration of the bill for amendment) and 30 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means; after the initial period of general 
debate, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion; and no 
further consideration of H.R. 3550 shall be in order except pursuant to 
a subsequent order of the House.
  Page H1713
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H1659-60, 
H1660-61, H1700-01, H1701-02, H1701, H1711, H1712 and H1712-13. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m.