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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for the District of Columbia for FY 2002, including amounts for the Federal payments: (1) for District of Columbia Resident Tuition Support; (2) for incentives for adoption of children; (3) to the Capitol City Career Development and Job Training Partnership; (4) to the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department; (5) to the Chief Medical Examiner; (6) to the Youth Life Foundation; (7) to Food and Friends for their Capital Campaign; (8) to the City Administrator for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for the District; (9) to the Southeastern University; (10) to the Voyager Expanded Learning to implement the Voyager Universal Literacy System in the District; (11) to the Chief Technology Officer of the District to carry out the Local-Federal Mobile Wireless Interoperability Demonstration Project; (12) for emergency planning; (13) to the Chief Financial Officer; (14) to the District of Columbia Corrections Trustee Operations; (15) to the District of Columbia Courts; (16) for the Family Court Act; (17) for Defender Services in District of Columbia Courts; (18) to the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (including transfer of funds); (19) to the Children's National Medical Center; (20) to the St. Coletta of Greater Washington Expansion Project; (21) to the Faith and Politics Institute; and (22) to the District Metropolitan Police Department to enforce a District law when enacted to ban possession of tobacco products by minors. Requires the Federal payment made available in the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 for Brownfield Remediation to be available until expended.Appropriates specified sums out of the District's general fund (and other funds, in some cases) for the current fiscal year for: (1) operating expenses (with limitations); (2) governmental direction and support; (3) economic development and regulation; (4) public safety and justice; (5) the public education system; (6) human support services; (7) public works; (8) receivership programs; (9) workforce investments; (10) the Reserve (subject to specified conditions); (11) the contingency reserve fund; (12) repayment of certain loans and interest; (13) repayment of General Fund Recovery Debt; (14) emergency planning; (15) the John A. Wilson Building; (16) for certain non-departmental agency costs; (17) the Water and Sewer Authority; (18) the Washington Aqueduct; (19) the Stormwater Permit Compliance Enterprise Fund; (20) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (21) the Sports and Entertainment Commission; (22) the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (23) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; (24) the Housing Finance Agency; (25) the National Capital Revitalization Corporation; and (26) capital outlay (including rescissions).Transfers limited funds to the Emergency Reserve Fund.
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Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-11] · R–MI
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Became Public Law No: 107-96.
Became Public Law No: 107-96.
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 Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 20. Record Vote Number: 356. (consideration: CR S12582-12583)
Senate roll call 356 · Individual votesConference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 20. Record Vote Number: 356.(consideration: CR S12582-12583)
Senate roll call 356 · Individual votesConference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 302 - 84 (Roll no. 482). (consideration: CR H9045-9053)
House roll call 482 · Individual votesMotions 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 the Yeas and Nays: 302 - 84 (Roll no. 482).(consideration: CR H9045-9053)
House roll call 482 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Mr. Knollenberg brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-321 by previously agreed to special order.
CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT - Mr. Linder asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider the conference report to accompany H.R. 2944; that all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration be waived; that the conference report be considered as read when called up for consideration; and that H. Res. 307 be laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 307 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2944 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions.
Conference report H. Rept. 107-321 filed. (text of conference report: CR H8915-8945)
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 107-321 filed.(text of conference report: CR H8915-8945)
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Knollenberg, Istook, Cunningham, Doolittle, Sweeney, Vitter, Young (FL), Fattah, Mollohan, Olver, and Obey.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.
The previous question was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the House position regarding assistance with federal funds for education and training programs in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Fattah 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. (consideration: CR H7918-7919)
Mr. Knollenberg asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Landrieu, Durbin, Reed, Inouye, DeWine, Hutchison and Stevens.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 24. Record Vote Number: 331. (text: CR S11535-11544)
Senate roll call 331 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 24. Record Vote Number: 331.(text: CR S11535-11544)
Senate roll call 331 · Individual votesConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S11505-11519, S11526-11544)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11475-11480)
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Appropriations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2944.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 327 - 88, 1 Present (Roll no. 355).
House roll call 355 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 327 - 88, 1 Present (Roll no. 355).
House roll call 355 · 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. 2944.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of the Norton amendment to the Hostettler amendment, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the amendments, the Chair put the question on adoption of the Norton amendment to the Hostettler amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Norton demanded a recorded vote pending the absence of a quorum and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hostettler amendment and on the Norton amendment to the Hostettler amendment under the five-minute rule.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 245, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Weldon (FL) amendment.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Norton amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hastings (FL) amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2944.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Doug Bereuter 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. 245 and Rule XXIII.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2944 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 245. (consideration: CR H5984-6011; text of measure as reported in House including amendments printed in part A of Rules Committee report 107-217 to H. Res. 245: CR H5995-5999, H5999-6000, H6001-6002, H6005-6007, H6010)
Rule H. Res. 245 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 245 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2944 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by paragraph. Specified amendments are in order.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 130.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-216, by Mr. Knollenberg.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-216, by Mr. Knollenberg.
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