[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 45 (Friday, April 2, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D346-D347]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 43 public bills, H.R. 4127-4169; and; 7 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 92; H. Con. Res. 404-406, and H. Res. 595-597 
were introduced.
  Pages H2151-53
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages H2154-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 27, to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt 
small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an 
annual public housing agency plan, amended (H. Rept. 108-458);
  H.R. 3818, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to improve the 
results and accountability of microenterprise development assistance 
programs, amended (H. Rept. 108-459);
  H.R. 3266, to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to make 
grants to first responders, and for other purposes, amended (H. Rept. 
108-460, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 3866, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide 
increased penalties for anabolic steroid offenses near sports 
facilities, and for other purposes, amended (H. Rept. 108-461, Pt. 1). 
                                                             Page H2151
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Nethercutt to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H2065
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users: The House passed H.R. 
3550, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs by a yea-and-nay vote of 357 yeas to 65 
nays, Roll No. 114. The bill was also considered on Thursday, April 1. 
                                                      Pages H2066-H2122
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendments printed in part A of H. Rept. 108-456 was 
considered as adopted and the bill as amended was considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of further amendment.
Page H2083
  Point of order sustained against the Davis of Tennessee motion to 
recommit the bill to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with 
amendments.
Pages H2083-H2121
  Rejected a second motion offered by Representative Davis of Tennessee 
to recommit the bill to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with instructions to report the same back to the House 
promptly with amendments, by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 225 noes, 
Roll No. 113.
Page H2121
Agreed to:
  Petri amendment (considered under a unanimous consent agreement) that 
makes technical changes to sections 3037(c) and 3038; and
Page H2066
  Kennedy of Minnesota amendment No. 22 printed in H. Rept. 108-456 
that repeals the authority to indefinitely charge tolls on existing 
highway lanes, replacing it with language that allows tolls only on new 
voluntary-use lanes, with revenues dedicated to new highway capacity 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 193 noes, Roll No. 111). 
                                               Pages H2066-70, H2081-82
Rejected:
  Bradley amendment No. 20 printed in H. Rept. 108-456, that was 
debated on Thursday, April 1, that sought to increase the allowable 
weight of vehicles permitted to travel on interstate highways 93 and 
89, in New Hampshire, from 80,000 to 99,000 pounds and instructs the 
New Hampshire Department of Transportation to conduct a study to 
discern the economic, safety and infrastructure impact to the exemption 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 90 ayes to 334 noes, Roll No. 110); and
                                                         Pages H2080-81
  Isakson amendment No. 23 printed in H. Rept. 108-456 that sought to 
include high priority projects and projects of national regional 
significance under the Minimum Guarantee, consistent with current law 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 112). 
                                                  Pages H2070-76, H2082
  Agreed that the Clerk of the House be authorized to make technical 
and conforming changes to the bill.
Page H2122
  General debate on the bill proceeded according to a unanimous consent 
agreement reached on Tuesday, March 30 and it was agreed today that the 
period of further general debate contemplated in the previous order of 
the House be in order before the conclusion of the consideration of the 
bill for amendment.
Page H2076
  Further consideration of the bill proceeded according to H. Res. 593 
which was agreed to on Thursday, April 1.
Pages H2076-77
Pension Funding Equity Act of 2003: The House agreed to the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 1308, 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 
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other provisions, by a recorded vote of 336 ayes to 69 noes, Roll No. 
117.
  Pages H2123-32
  Rejected the Andrews motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee of conference with instructions by a yea-and-nay vote of 195 
yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 116.
Pages H2131-32
Spring District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 404, 
providing for a conditional adjournment of the House and a conditional 
recess or adjournment of the Senate, by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 
201 noes, Roll No. 115.
  Pages H2122-23
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, unless it sooner has received a 
message from the Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 
404, in which case the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to that 
concurrent resolution.
  Pages H2132-33
Late Report: Agreed that the Committee on the Judiciary have until 
midnight on Friday, April 2 to file a report on H.R. 3866.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
appointed Representative Wolf or, if not available to perform this 
duty, Representative Tom Davis to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign 
enrolled bills and joint resolutions through April 20, 2004. 
                                                             Page H2133
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, April 7.
  Page H2133
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H2065 and H2132.
Senate Referral: S.J. Res. 28 was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services.
  Page H2149
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings today and appear on pages H2081, 
H2081-82, H2082, H2121, H2121-22, H2123, H2131-32, and H2132. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and at 4:11 p.m., pursuant to the 
provisions of H. Con. Res. 404, the House stands adjourned until 4 p.m. 
on Tuesday, April 6, unless it sooner receives a message from the 
Senate transmitting its concurrence in H. Con. Res. 404, in which case 
the House shall stand adjourned until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20.