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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 2, 2003
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes emergency war-related appropriations for FY 2003 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture; (2) the Department of Justice (including the Counterterrorism Fund); (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (5) the Judiciary; and (6) the Department of State and related agencies, including the Broadcasting Board of Governors for Middle East Television Network broadcasting to the Middle East and radio broadcasting to Iraq.Makes emergency war-related appropriations for the following Department of Defense-Military items, programs, and activities: (1) Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide; (2) Operation Iraqi Freedom Response Fund (including Transfer of Funds); (3) Military Personnel, Transfer of Funds (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Reserve Personnel-Army, and National Guard Personnel-Army); (4) Operation and Maintenance, Transfer of Funds (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Defense-Wide, Army National Guard); (5) the Defense Health Program; (6) Procurement, Army, Transfer of Funds (Aircraft, Missiles, Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Ammunition, Other, Defense-Wide); (7) Procurement, Air Force; (8) Procurement, Defense-Wide; (9) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Transfer of Funds (Army and Defense-Wide); (10) Combat, Stability Operations, and Air Force Reconstitution Cost (including Transfer of Funds); (11) Natural Resources Risk Remediation Fund (including Transfer of Funds); (12) Revolving and Management Funds (Defense Working Capital Funds); and (13) other specified Department of Defense Programs (Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, including Transfer of Funds).Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003, the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, and the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 to: (1) make available specified additional funds; and (2) provide for a specified transfer of funds by the Secretary of Defense.Makes specified amounts available for transfer by the Secretary of Defense to the Operation Iraqi Freedom Response Fund.Makes additional funds available for Bilateral Economic Assistance to: (1) the United States Agency For International Development; (2) the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund; (3) International Disaster Assistance; (4) Operating Expenses of the United States Agency for International Development; (5) the Economic Support Fund; (6) the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (including Transfer of Funds); and (7) Loan Guarantees to Israel.Makes additional funds available to the Department of State for: (1) the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement; (2) the Andean Counterdrug Initiative; (3) the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; and (4) the Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs.Makes additional funds available for Foreign Military Assistance Financing Program and Peacekeeping Operations.Makes additional funds available for: (1) the Department of Homeland Security; (2) Citizenship and Immigration Services; (3) United States Secret Service; (4) Border and Transportation Security; (5) Immigration and Customs Enforcement; (6) the Transportation Security Administration; (7) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Operating Expenses; (8) the Office For Domestic Preparedness; (9) the United States Coast Guard; (10) Emergency Preparedness and Response; and (11) Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection.Makes additional funds available for the Department of Health and Human Services: (1) Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (Disease Control, Research, and Training); and (2) Office of the Secretary (Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund).Makes additional Legislative Branch funds available for: (1) the House of Representatives salaries and expenses; (2) Committee Employees (Standing Committees); (3) Capitol Police; (4) the Office of Compliance; (5) the Architect of the Capitol; (6) the Library of Congress; and (7) the General Accounting Office.Makes additional Department of Defense funds available for: (1) Military Construction (Navy and Air Force); and (2) Family Housing Operation and Maintenance for the Air Force.
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Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] · R–FL
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Became Public Law No: 108-11.
Became Public Law No: 108-11.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent Vote.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent Vote.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1559.
Mr. Young (FL) brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-76 by previously agreed to special order. (consideration: CR H3357-3404)
Conference report H. Rept. 108-76 filed. (text of conference report: CR H3357-3385)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 108-76 filed.(text of conference report: CR H3357-3385)
The Speaker appointed conferees: Young (FL), Regula, Lewis (CA), Rogers (KY), Wolf, Kolbe, Walsh, Taylor (NC), Hobson, Istook, Bonilla, Knollenberg, Kingston, Frelinghuysen, Obey, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Mollohan, Kaptur, Visclosky, Lowey, Serrano, Moran (VA), and Edwards.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 265 - 150 (Roll no. 112).
House roll call 112 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Obey motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1559. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require managers on the part of the House to recede to the Senate on section 409 of the Senate amendment, providing 26 weeks of additional temporary extended unemployment compensation for displaced airline related workers.
Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Young (FL) asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. (consideration: CR H2870-2872, S2877)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
See also S.762.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Stevens; Cochran; Specter; Domenici; Bond; McConnell; Burns; Shelby; Gregg; Bennett; Campbell; Craig; Hutchison; DeWine; Brownback; Byrd; Inouye; Hollings; Leahy; Harkin; Mikulski; Reid; Kohl; Murray; Dorgan; Feinstein; Durbin; Johnson; Landrieu.
Passed Senate in lieu of S.762 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 4/8/2003 S4982-4994)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S.762 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 4/8/2003 S4982-4994)
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.762 amended.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4917)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 12 (Roll no. 108).
House roll call 108 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 414 - 12 (Roll no. 108).
House roll call 108 · Individual votesThe House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1559.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the questio of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Edwards amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kennedy (MN) amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kucinich amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Nethercutt amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rodriguez amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Waters amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Waters amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Allen amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Hoekstra amendment was limited to 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Rothman amendment under the five minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeFazio amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. DeFazio demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committe of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the DeFazio amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Crowley amendment was limited to 20 minutes, equally divided and controlled.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment under the five minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flake amendment under the five minute rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the McGovern amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. McGovern demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - By unanimous consent, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the McGovern amendment.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Young of Florida asked unanimous consent that in the further consideration of H.R. 1559 in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, that amendments shall be limited according to a specified list placed at the desk. Agreed to without objection.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1559 as unfinished business.
DEBATE LIMITATION - By unanimous consent, further debate on the Cunningham amendment was limited to 50 minutes, equally divided and controlled.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cunningham amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with thirty minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendments.
On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 195 (Roll no. 104).
House roll call 104 · Individual votesMr. Obey appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Obey amendment under the five minute rule.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1559.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Mac Thornberry to act as Chairman of the Committee.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 172 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1559 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rules waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Bill is open to amendments. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and authorizs the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congrssional Record.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 172. (consideration: CR H2718-2757; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2737-2738, H2743-2744, H2762-2763, H2769-2770, H2771-2774, H2781-2782)
Rule H. Res. 172 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 172 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1559 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rules waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and authorizs the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congrssional Record.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-55, by Mr. Young (FL).
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 108-55, by Mr. Young (FL).
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