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January 3, 2001 |
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Quorum Call: Jeff Trandahl, Clerk of the House of Representatives, called the House to Order and issued a Call of the House (Roll No. 1) to determine a quorum. 429 members answered the Quorum call. 12:36 PM
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Election of Speaker: By a recorded teller vote of 222 votes for Hastert, 206 votes for Gephardt, 1 vote for Murtha, and 2 voting "present", Roll No. 2, Dennis Hastert of the State of Illinois was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives over Richard A. Gephardt of the State of Missouri. 1:44 PM
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House Rules: By a Yea and Nay vote of 199 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 3, the House rejected the Moakley motion to commit H. Res. 5, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventh Congress, with instructions to the Rules committee and to report back immediately with amendments which set new ratios for membership on standing committees and for other purposes. 3:57 PM
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House Rules: By a Yea and Nay vote of 215 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 4, the House agreed to H. Res. 5, adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Seventh Congress. 4:15 PM
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January 30, 2001 |
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Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness Act: By a Yea and Nay vote of 401 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 5, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 93, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the mandatory separation age (retirement) for Federal firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement officers (i.e. 57). [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 93 Summary] [H.R. 93 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:43 PM
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January 31, 2001 |
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Remembrance/Victims of the Holocaust: By a Yea and Nay vote of 407 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 6, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 14, permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 14 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 14 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 11:56 AM
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Sympathy for the Victims of the Earthquake in India: By a Yea and Nay vote of 406 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 7, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 15, expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck India on January 26, 2001, and support for ongoing aid efforts. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Con.Res. 15 Summary] [H.Con.Res. 15 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 12:06 PM
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Journal Vote: By a Yea and Nay vote of 382 yeas to 19 nays, Roll No. 8, the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, January 30, 2001. 12:17 PM
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