H.R.2500: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced July 13, 2001
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 28, 2001

Bill Summary

Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for FY 2002 for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the judiciary, and related agencies.Title I: Department of Justice - Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Justice for: (1) general administration, including for a Joint Automated Booking System,...

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Bill Actions

Date Description
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-139, by Mr. Wolf.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 79.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 192 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2500 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. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 192 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 192.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2500 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. Bill is open to amendments.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 192 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2500.
DEBATE - UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, DEBATE ON AMENDMENTS WILL PROCEED UNDER THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Lucas (OK) amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Lucas (OK) demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of the adoption of the amendment until a later time in the consideration of the bill.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Hinchey amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hinchey demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of the adoption of the amendment until a later time in the consideration of the bill.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the DeGette amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeGette demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of the adoption of the amendment until a later time in the consideration of the bill.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2500 as unfinished business.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 2500 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H.Res. 192, (1) no further amendment to the bill may be offered except pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate; and amendments printed in the Congressional Record of the legislative day of July 17, 2001, or any Record before that date; and (2) the Clerk shall be authorized to print in the portion of the Congressional of the legislative day of July 17, 2001, all amendments to H.R. 2500 that are at the desk (and not already printed) by the close of this legislative day. Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
Considered as unfinished business.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
DEBATE - UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL PROCEED WITH DEBATE ON AMENDMENTS UNDER THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE.
POSTPONED VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the Maloney (NY) amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Maloney (NY) demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Maloney (NY) amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Maloney (NY) demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2500 as unfinished business.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that, during further consideration of H.R. 2500 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. Res. 192 and the order of the House of July 17, 2001, each amendment shall not be subject to amendment (except for pro forma authority for the chairman and ranking member); and amendments numbered 1, 8, 19, 36, 34, 5, 33, 38, 17, 20, 22, 24, 25, 35, 10, 11, and 40 be debated for not to exceed 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeLay amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the DeLay amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lantos demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Herger amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roemer amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oxley amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Manzullo amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Olver amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Jackson-Lee demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that amendments numbered 14 and 26 be debatable for 10 minutes; amendments numbered 3, 30, 6, and 7 be debatable for 20 minutes; and amendment numbered 12 be debatable for 60 minutes. Agreed to without objection.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Moran (VA) amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Moran (VA) amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Moran (VA) demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Paul amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Paul amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Paul demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 60 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.
VOTE POSTPONED - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Waters demanded a recorded vote and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wu amendment, pending reservation of a point of order.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hinchey amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bartlett amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delahunt amendment.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2500.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 408 - 19 (Roll No. 248).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Considered by Senate.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 279.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hollings, Inouye, Mikulski, Leahy, Kohl, Murray, Reed, Byrd, Gregg, Stevens, Domenici, McConnell, Hutchison, Campbell and Cochran.
Measure amended in Senate after passage by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Message received in Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 240.
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 240, papers are returned to the Senate.
Measure amended in Senate after passage by Unanimous Consent.
Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Hollings, Inouye, Mikulski, Leahy, Kohl, Murray, Reed, Byrd, Gregg, Stevens, Domenici, McConnell, Hutchison, Campbell and Cochran.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Wolf 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 without objection.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Wolf, Rogers (KY), Kolbe, Taylor (NC), Regula, Latham, Miller (FL), Vitter, Young (FL), Serrano, Mollohan, Roybal-Allard, Cramer, Kennedy (RI), and Obey.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
NOTICE OF MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES - Mr. Rohrabacher notified the House of his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2500. The instructions seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the language contained in Section 626 of the House-passed bill and Section 623 of the Senate amendment, prohibiting the use of funds in the bill by the Department of Justice or the Department of State to file a motion in any court opposing a civil action against any Japanese person or corporation for compensation or reparations in which the plaintiff alleges that, as an American prisoner of war during World War II, he or she was used as slave or forced labor.
Mr. Young (FL) asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Nov. 9 to file a conference report on H.R. 2500. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Rohrabacher moved that the House instruct conferees.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the language contained in Section 626 of the House-passed bill and Section 623 of the Senate amendment, prohibiting the use of funds in the bill by the Department of Justice or the Department of State to file a motion in any court opposing a civil action against any Japanese person or corporation for compensation or reparations in which the plaintiff alleges that, as an American prisoner of war during World War II, he or she was used as slave or forced labor.
POSTPONED ROLL CALL VOTE - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to instruct conferees, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded the Yeas and Nays and pursuant to the rule, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question until a later legislative day.
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Conference report H. Rept. 107-278 filed.
VITIATING MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES - The Chair announced that pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the filing of the conference report on H.R. 2500 has vitiated the motion to instruct conferees offered by Mr. Rohrabacher which was debated on Thursday, November 8, 2001 and on which further proceedings were postponed.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 286 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2500. All points of order against the conference report and against its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be considered as read when called up for consideration.
Rule H. Res. 286 passed House.
Mr. Wolf brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-278 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 286.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report on H.R. 2500.
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 the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 15 (Roll no. 438).
Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 340.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 107-77.
July 13, 2001

Introduced in the House by Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.)

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