H.J.RES.13: Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 29 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 13 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Debate is equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. Resolution provides that upon receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting H.J.Res. 2 with a Senate amendment thereto, it shall be in order to consider in the House a motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and request or agree to a conference with the Senate thereon. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

Rule H. Res. 29 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 29.

Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 13 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Debate is equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. All points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. Resolution provides that upon receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting H.J.Res. 2 with a Senate amendment thereto, it shall be in order to consider in the House a motion offered by the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House disagree to the Senate amendment and request or agree to a conference with the Senate thereon. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 13.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Mr. Obey moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.

Mr. Putnam raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. The provisions of the motion to recommit violate section 302 (c) of the Budget Act. Sustained by the Chair.

Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.

Mr. Obey appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.

Mr. Putnam moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair

On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 196 (Roll no. 15).

DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Obey motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the Committee on Appropriations to report the joint resolution back to the House with amendments to provide $3.5 billion in homeland security grants to equip first responders, and to provide $90 million for the Centers for Disease Control for baseline health screening and long-term medical monitoring of emergency response and recovery personnel exposed to toxic substances at the WTC site.

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

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 201 - 222 (Roll no. 16).

On passage Passed by voice vote.

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

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Cleared for White House.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 108-4.