[Daily Digest]
[Pages D173-D174]
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House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 44 public bills, H.R. 860-903; 2 private bills, H.R.
904-905; and 17 resolutions, H.J. Res. 27-34; H. Con. Res. 47-51, and
H. Res. 76, 77, 80, 81, were introduced.
Pages H647-50
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 724, to authorize appropriations to carry out part B of title I
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, relating to the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve (H. Rept. 107-6);
H.R. 3, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
individual income tax rates, amended (H. Rept. 107-7);
H. Res. 78, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the
Rules (H. Rept. 107-8);
H. Res. 79, providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 6, a joint
resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule
submitted by the Department of Labor under chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to ergonomics (H. Rept. 107-9);
H. Con. Res. 31. A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress
regarding the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood
donation and supporting National Donor Day (H. Rept. 107-10); and
H.R. 624, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote
organ donation (H. Rept. 107-11).
Page H647
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
appointed Representative Morella to act as Speaker pro tempore for
today.
Page H629
Recess: The House recessed at 12:50 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
Page H631
Advisory Committee on Forest Counties Payments: The Chair announced the
Speaker's appointment of Mr. Robert E. Douglas of California and Mr.
Mark Evans of Texas to the Advisory Committee on Forest Counties
Payments.
Page H631
House of Representatives Page Board: Read a letter from the Minority
Leader wherein he announced his appointment of Representative Kildee to
the House of Representatives Page Board.
Page H631
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the
following measures:

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Strategic Petroleum Reserve Authorization Technical Correction: H.R.
724, to authorize appropriations to carry out part B of title I of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act, relating to the Strategic Petroleum
Reserve (passed by a yea and nay vote of 400 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No.
26); and
Pages H633, H635-36
Low-Speed Electric Bicycles: H.R. 727, to amend the Consumer Product
Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer
products subject to such Act (passed by a yea and nay vote of 401 yeas
to 1 nay, Roll No. 27).
Pages H633-35, H636-37
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program Annual Report:
Message wherein he transmitted the 2001 Trade Policy Agenda and 2000
Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program--referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-48); and
Page H635
Payments Made to Cuba: Message wherein he transmitted the semiannual
report detailing the payments made to Cuba for telecommunications
services pursuant to Treasury Department licenses.
Page H635
Recess: The House recessed at 2:31 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m.
Page H635
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: The House agreed to H. Res.
76, electing Representatives Portman, Hastings of Washington,
Hutchinson and Biggert to the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, and the House agreed to H. Res. 77 electing Representatives
Sabo, Pastor, and Lofgren to the same committee.
Page H637
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes developed during the
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H635 and H635-36.
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 7:30 p.m.