Congressional Record—House H1845
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
April 1, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1845 Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Sensenbrenner Stenholm Walsh Messrs. CROWLEY, CAPUANO, of my time, and move the previous Shadegg Sullivan Wamp HOEFFEL, WALSH and PASCRELL Shaw Sweeney Weldon (FL) question on the resolution. Shays Taylor (NC) Weldon (PA) changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Sherwood Terry Weller ‘‘yea.’’ question is on ordering the previous Shimkus Thomas Whitfield So the previous question was ordered. Shuster Thornberry question. Wicker The result of the vote was announced Simmons Tiahrt Wilson (NM) Simpson Tiberi as above recorded. The question was taken; and the Wilson (SC) Smith (MI) Toomey A motion to reconsider was laid on Speaker pro tempore announced that Wolf Smith (NJ) Turner (OH) Young (AK) the table. the ayes appeared to have it. Smith (TX) Upton Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, I object to Young (FL) Stated against: Souder Vitter Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. the vote on the ground that the Stearns Walden (OR) 105, had I been present, I would have voted quorum is not present and make a NAYS—194 ‘‘nay.’’ point of order that a quorum is not Abercrombie Grijalva Oberstar The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. present. Ackerman Harman Obey LAHOOD). The question is on the resolu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evi- Alexander Hastings (FL) Olver tion. dently a quorum is not present. Allen Hill Ortiz The resolution was agreed to. The Sergeant at Arms will notify ab- Baca Hinchey Owens Baird Hinojosa Pallone A motion to reconsider was laid on sent Members. Baldwin Holt Pastor the table. Ballance Hooley (OR) Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Payne f Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the min- Becerra Hoyer Pelosi Bell Inslee imum time for electronic voting, if or- Pomeroy HOUR OF MEETING ON FRIDAY, Berkley Israel Price (NC) APRIL 2, 2004 dered, on the question of adopting the Berman Jackson (IL) Rahall resolution. Berry Jackson-Lee Rangel Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bishop (GA) (TX) Reyes unanimous consent that when the The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (NY) Jefferson Rodriguez House adjourns today it adjourn to vice, and there were—yeas 229, nays Blumenauer John Ross 194, not voting 10, as follows: Boswell Johnson, E. B. Rothman meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow Friday, April Boucher Jones (NC) [Roll No. 105] Roybal-Allard 2, 2004. Boyd Jones (OH) Ruppersberger The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there YEAS—229 Brady (PA) Kanjorski Rush Brown (OH) Kaptur objection to the request of the gen- Aderholt Ehlers Lewis (CA) Ryan (OH) Brown, Corrine Kennedy (RI) Akin Emerson Lewis (KY) Sabo tleman from California? Capps Kildee Andrews English Linder Sa´ nchez, Linda There was no objection. Cardin Kilpatrick Bachus Everett Lipinski T. Cardoza Kind f Baker Feeney LoBiondo Sanchez, Loretta Carson (IN) Kleczka Ballenger Ferguson Lucas (OK) Sanders TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT: A Carson (OK) Kucinich Barrett (SC) Flake Manzullo Sandlin Case Lampson LEGACY FOR USERS Bartlett (MD) Foley McCotter Schakowsky Castle Langevin Barton (TX) Forbes McCrery Schiff The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Chandler Lantos Bass Fossella McHugh Scott (GA) Clay Larsen (WA) ant to House Resolution 593 and rule Beauprez Franks (AZ) McInnis Scott (VA) Clyburn Larson (CT) XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Bereuter Frelinghuysen McKeon Serrano Conyers Lee Biggert Garrett (NJ) Mica Sherman the Committee of the Whole House on Cooper Levin Bilirakis Gerlach Miller (FL) Skelton Cramer Lewis (GA) the State of the Union for the further Bishop (UT) Gilchrest Miller (MI) Cummings Lofgren Slaughter consideration of the bill, H.R. 3550. Blackburn Gillmor Miller, Gary Davis (AL) Lowey Smith (WA) Blunt Gingrey Moran (KS) Davis (CA) Lucas (KY) Snyder b 1418 Boehlert Goodlatte Murphy Davis (FL) Lynch Solis Boehner Goss Musgrave IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Davis (IL) Majette Spratt Bonilla Granger Myrick Accordingly, the House resolved Davis (TN) Maloney Stark Bonner Graves Nadler DeGette Markey Strickland itself into the Committee of the Whole Bono Green (WI) Nethercutt DeLauro Marshall Stupak Boozman Greenwood Neugebauer House on the State of the Union for the Deutsch Matheson Tancredo Brady (TX) Gutierrez Ney further consideration of the bill (H.R. Dicks Matsui Tanner Brown (SC) Gutknecht Northup Dingell McCarthy (MO) Tauscher 3550) to authorize funds for Federal-aid Burgess Hall Norwood Doggett McCarthy (NY) Taylor (MS) highways, highway safety programs, Burns Harris Nunes Dooley (CA) McCollum Thompson (CA) Burr Hart Nussle and transit programs, and for other Doyle McDermott Thompson (MS) Burton (IN) Hastings (WA) Osborne purposes, with Mr. SIMPSON (Chairman Edwards McGovern Tierney Buyer Hayes Ose Emanuel McIntyre Towns pro tempore) in the chair. Calvert Hayworth Otter Engel McNulty Turner (TX) Camp Hefley Oxley The Clerk read the title of the bill. Eshoo Meehan Udall (CO) Cannon Hensarling Pascrell The CHAIRMAN pro tempore. When Etheridge Meek (FL) Udall (NM) Cantor Herger Paul the Committee of the Whole rose ear- Evans Meeks (NY) Van Hollen Capito Hobson Pearce Farr Menendez Vela´ zquez lier today, all time for initial general Capuano Hoeffel Pence Fattah Michaud Visclosky Carter Hoekstra Peterson (MN) debate pursuant to the order of the Filner Millender- Waters Chabot Holden Peterson (PA) House of March 30, 2004, had expired. Ford McDonald Watson Chocola Hostettler Petri Pursuant to House Resolution 593, no Frank (MA) Miller (NC) Watt Coble Houghton Pickering Frost Miller, George Waxman further general debate, except for the Cole Hunter Pitts Gallegly Mollohan Weiner Collins Hyde Platts final period contemplated in the pre- Gonzalez Moore Wexler Costello Isakson Pombo vious order of the House, is in order. Goode Murtha Woolsey Cox Issa Porter The committee amendment in the Gordon Napolitano Wu Crane Istook Portman Green (TX) Neal (MA) Wynn nature of a substitute printed in the Crenshaw Jenkins Pryce (OH) bill, modified by the amendments Crowley Johnson (CT) Putnam NOT VOTING—10 Cubin Johnson (IL) Radanovich printed in part A of House Report 108– Culberson Johnson, Sam Ramstad Bradley (NH) Gibbons Quinn 456, is adopted. The bill, as amended, Cunningham Keller Regula Brown-Waite, Honda Sessions shall be considered as an original bill Davis, Jo Ann Kelly Rehberg Ginny Hulshof Tauzin Davis, Tom Kennedy (MN) Renzi Gephardt Moran (VA) for the purpose of amendment under Deal (GA) King (IA) Reynolds the 5-minute rule and shall be consid- DeFazio King (NY) Rogers (AL) b 1417 ered read. Delahunt Kingston Rogers (KY) The text of the committee amend- DeLay Kirk Rogers (MI) DeMint Kline Rohrabacher Messrs. HILL, KILDEE, HASTINGS ment in the nature of a substitute, as Diaz-Balart, L. Knollenberg Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, CASTLE, Mrs. modified, is as follows: Diaz-Balart, M. Kolbe Royce NAPOLITANO, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. H.R. 3550 Doolittle LaHood Ryan (WI) JONES of North Carolina and Mr. Dreier Latham Ryun (KS) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Duncan LaTourette Saxton WEINER changed their vote from resentatives of the United States of America in Dunn Leach Schrock ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Congress assembled, VerDate mar 24 2004 04:43 Apr 02, 2004 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01AP7.059 H01PT1 H1846 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 1, 2004 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS. Sec. 1503. Private investment study. Sec. 3022. Human resource programs. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as Sec. 1504. Highways for LIFE pilot program. Sec. 3023. General provisions on assistance. the ‘‘Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Subtitle F—Finance Sec. 3024. Special provisions for capital Users’’. projects. Sec. 1601. Transportation Infrastructure Fi- (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— Sec. 3025. Contract requirements. nance and Innovation Act. Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents. Sec. 3026. Project management oversight and re- Sec. 1602. State infrastructure banks. view. TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Sec. 1603. Interstate System reconstruction and Sec. 3027. Investigations of safety and hazards. Subtitle A—Authorization of programs rehabilitation toll pilot program. Sec. 3028. State safety oversight. Sec. 1101. Authorizations of appropriations. Sec. 1604. Interstate System construction toll Sec. 3029. Controlled substances and alcohol Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling. pilot program. misuse testing. Sec. 1103. Apportionments. Sec. 1605. Use of excess funds. Sec. 3030. Employee protective arrangements. Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee. Subtitle G—High priority projects Sec. 3031. Administrative procedures. Sec. 1105. Project approval and oversight. Sec. 1701. High priority projects program. Sec. 3032. National transit database. Sec. 1106. Temporary traffic control devices. Sec. 1702. Project authorizations. Sec. 3033. Apportionments based on fixed guide- Sec. 1107. Revenue aligned budget authority. way factors. Subtitle H—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 1108. Emergency relief. Sec. 3034. Authorizations. Sec. 1109. Surface transportation program. Sec. 1801. Budget justification. Sec. 3035. Over-the-road bus accessibility pro- Sec. 1110. Highway use tax evasion projects. Sec. 1802. Motorist Information. gram. Sec. 1111. Appalachian development highway Sec. 1803. Motorist information concerning full Sec. 3036. Updated terminology. system. service restaurants. Sec. 3037. Project authorizations for new fixed Sec. 1112. Construction of ferry boats and ferry Sec. 1804. High priority corridors on the Na- guideway capital projects. terminal facilities. tional Highway System. Sec. 3038. Projects