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Christopher's
Votes - January, 2003
Budget, Taxes, and Economy
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(8) HJRES1, HJRES2: Fiscal 2003 Continuing Appropriations
- Previous Question
January 8, 2003 - Linder, R-Ga., motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment)
on adoption of the resolution (H Res 15) to provide for House
floor consideration of the joint resolutions that would provide
continuing appropriations through Jan. 31, 2003, for all federal
departments and programs. Motion agreed to 225-198.
VOTE: Yea
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(10) HJRES1: Fiscal 2003 Continuing Appropriations - Ruling
of the Chair
January 8, 2003 - Gutknecht, R-Minn., motion to table (kill)
the Frank, D-Mass., appeal of the ruling of the chair that
the Obey, D-Wis., motion to recommit violates section 302
(c) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1974 as an
inappropriate allocation of new budget authority. The Obey
motion would recommit the joint resolution to a select committee
made up of Young, R-Fla., and Obey with instructions that
it be reported back with language that would provide additional
supplemental funding for several federal programs including
$776 million for the Securities and Exchange Commission. Motion
agreed to 217-192.
VOTE: Yea
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(11) HJRES1: Fiscal 2003 Continuing Appropriations - Recommit
January 8, 2003 - Obey, D-Wis., motion to recommit the joint
resolution to a select committee made up of Young, R-Fla.,
and Obey, with instructions that it be reported back with
language that would modify last year's homeland security legislation
to prevent the Homeland Security Department from contracting
for services with corporate expatriates and suspend the bill's
liability protections for vaccine makers. Motion rejected
192-220.
VOTE: Nay
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(15) HJRES13: Fiscal 2003 Continuing Appropriations - Appeal
Ruling of the Chair
January 28, 2003 - Putnam, R-Fla., motion to table (kill)
the Obey, D-Wis., appeal of the ruling of the chair that the
Obey motion to recommit violates section 302(c) of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1974 as an inappropriate allocation
of new budget authority. The Obey motion would recommit the
joint resolution to the House Appropriations Committee with
instructions that it be reported back with language that would
provide $3.5 billion for the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to support first responders and $90 million for the
Centers for Disease Control to screen emergency response personnel
exposed to toxic substances at the World Trade Center site
in New York. Motion agreed to 222-196.
VOTE: Yea
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(16) HJRES13: Fiscal 2003 Continuing Appropriations - Recommit
January 28, 2003 - Obey, D-Wis., motion to recommit the joint
resolution to the House Appropriations Committee with instructions
that it be reported back with language that would provide
a total of $3.5 billion for homeland security grants for first
responders and $90 million for the Centers for Disease Control
to screen and monitor the long-term health of emergency personnel
who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Motion
rejected 201-222.
VOTE: Nay
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(17) HJRES2: Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations - Motion
to Instruct
January 29, 2003 - Obey, D-Wis., motion to instruct House
conferees to agree to the highest levels of funding for military
veterans' medical care and for all programs under the jurisdiction
of the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Subcommittee. The instructions also would direct
conferees to insist on full funding to meet President Bush's
request for homeland security needs. Motion rejected 200-209.
VOTE: Nay
Congress and Elections
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(1) Election of the Speaker
January 7, 2003 - Nomination of J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.,
and Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for Speaker of the House of Representatives
for the 108th Congress. Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., elected
Speaker of the House. 228-202.
VOTE: Yea
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(3) HRES5: House Rules - Motion to Commit
January 7, 2003 - Slaughter, D-N.Y., motion to commit the
resolution to set the rules for the 108th Congress to a select
committee comprised of the majority and minority leader with
instructions that it be reported back after striking several
rules changes including one that would give committee chairmen
greater flexibility to postpone committee votes and another
that would require dynamic scoring by the House Ways and Means
Committee. Motion rejected 200-225.
VOTE: Nay
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(4) HRES5: House Rules - Adoption
January 7, 2003 - Adoption of the resolution that would set
the rules for the 108th Congress. The rules would require
the House Ways and Means Committee to use dynamic scoring
in the economic analysis of all tax bills, create a new Select
Committee on Homeland Security, and eliminate the eight-year
term limit for House Speaker. Adopted 221-203.
VOTE: Yea
Education
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(12) HRES10: Ohio State Football Football Tribute - Adoption
January 8, 2003 - Tiberi, R-Ohio, motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would pay tribute to the Ohio
State University Buckeye football team. Motion agreed to 404-1.
VOTE: Yea
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(13) HRES26: Catholic Schools Tribute - Adoption
January 27, 2003 - Castle, R-Del., motion to suspend the rules
and adopt the resolution that would pay tribute to Catholic
schools and support the goals of Catholic Schools Week. Motion
agreed to 392-0.
VOTE: Yea
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(14) HRES25: Youth Mentors Tribute - Adoption
January 27, 2003 - Osborne, R-Neb., motion to suspend the
rules and adopt the resolution that would honor individuals
who act as youth mentors and support additional awareness
of the importance of mentoring programs. Motion agreed to
393-0.
VOTE: Yea
Labor and Retirement
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(5) S23: Unemployment Benefits - Previous Benefits
January 8, 2003 - Sessions, R-Texas, motion to order the previous
question (thus ending debate and possibility of amendment)
on adoption of the resolution (H Res 14) to provide for House
floor consideration of the bill that would extend federal
unemployment benefits for certain laid-off workers. Motion
agreed to 224-196.
VOTE: Yea
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(6) S23: Unemployment Benefits - Motion to Recommit
January 8, 2003 - McDermott, D-Wash., motion to recommit the
bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions that
it be reported back with language that would allow a total
of up to 26 weeks in federal aid for laid-off workers who've
exhausted their state unemployment benefits. Motion rejected
202-224.
VOTE: Nay
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(7) S23: Unemployment Benefits - Passage
January 8, 2003 - Passage of the bill that would extend federal
unemployment benefits for certain laid-off workers. Individuals
who exhaust their 26 weeks of state assistance and apply by
the end of May would receive 13 weeks in federal aid. Those
who were receiving 13 weeks in federal aid up until Dec. 28,
2002, when benefits stopped, could receive the remainder of
their benefits. Passed 416-4.
VOTE: Yea
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