H.R.1646: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 107-57.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 138 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1646 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

Rule H. Res. 138 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 138.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1646 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 138 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 1646.

Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 138, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the DeLay amendment.

Postponed Vote - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 138, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adopting the amendment offered by Mr. DeLay unitl later in the legislative day.

Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 138, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Hyde amendment.

Postponed Vote - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 138, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adopting the amendment offered by Mr. Hyde until later in the legislative day.

Debate - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res.138 the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Tancredo amendment.

Postponed Vote - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res 138, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adopting the amendment offered by Mr. Tancredo unitl later in the legislative day.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1646 as unfinished business.

Considered as unfinished business.

The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 138, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of debate on the Hyde amendment.

DEBATE EXTENSION - By unanimous consent, the time for debate on the Hyde amendment was extended by a further 20 minutes, 10 per side of the aisle.

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 1646 as unfinished business.

ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Hyde asked unanimous consent that during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole of H.R. 1646 pursuant to House Resolution 138, it may be in order at any time for the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations or a designee to offer en bloc amendments numbered 5, 6 (as modified), 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 printed in House Report 107-62, or germane modifications of any such amendment; and that such amendments may be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Hyde amendments en bloc, as modified.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 138, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bartlett amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 138, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lantos amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Lantos amendment.

Mr. Dingell moved to strike the enacting clause.

Floor summary: DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Dingell motion to strike the enacting clause.

Motion to strike the enacting clause withdrawn.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole continued with debate on the Lantos amendment.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1646.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Hastings (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to International Relations.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (FL) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion require the Committee to report the bill back to the House with an amendment adding a new section providing for a United States Coordinator for Korea.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 239 (Roll no. 120).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 352 - 73 (Roll no. 121).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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. 1646.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

See also S. 1803.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Biden; Sarbanes; Dodd; Kerry; Helms; Lugar; Hagel.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Mr. Hyde asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 382 - 0 (Roll no. 385).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on International Relations for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, Smith (NJ), Ros-Lehtinen, Lantos, and Berman.

The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of secs. 234, 236, 709, 710, and 844 and sec. 404 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committeed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Sept. 23 to file a conference report on H.R. 1646. Agreed to without objection.

Conference report H. Rept. 107-671 filed.

Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 545 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1646. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read.

Rule H. Res. 545 passed House.

Mr. Hyde brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-671 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 545.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 1646.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 483, enrollment corrections on H.R. 1646 have been made.

Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Cleared for White House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 107-228.