Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 107-248.

Became Public Law No: 107-248.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 1. Record Vote Number: 239.(consideration: CR S10516-10524)

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 1. Record Vote Number: 239. (consideration: CR S10516-10524)

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 579 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 5010 with 1 hour of general debate.

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

Rule H. Res. 579 passed House.

Mr. Lewis (CA) brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-732 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 579. (consideration: CR H7802-7812)

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 5010.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 409 - 14 (Roll no. 457).

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

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 409 - 14 (Roll no. 457).

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 107-732 filed.(text of conference report: (CR H7442-7706)

Conference report H. Rept. 107-732 filed. (text of conference report: (CR H7442-7706)

Mr. Lewis (CA) 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.

Mr. Olver moved that the House instruct conferees.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to instruct on H. R. 5010. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the higher funding levels permitted within the scope of conference with regard to chemical and biological defense programs, projects, and activities.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote. (consideration: CR H6137-6138)

The Speaker appointed conferees: Lewis (CA), Young (FL), Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, Cunningham, Frelinghuysen, Tiahrt, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Visclosky, Moran (VA), and Obey.

Mr. Lewis (CA) moved that the House close portions of the conference.

On motion to close portions of the conference Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 365 - 0 (Roll no. 378).

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

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7793-7804)

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 3. Record Vote Number: 204.

Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 3. Record Vote Number: 204.

Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Inouye; Hollings; Byrd; Leahy; Harkin; Dorgan; Durbin; Reid; Feinstein; Kohl; Stevens; Cochran; Specter; Domenici; Bond; McConnell; Shelby; Gregg; Hutchison.

Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S7656-7705, S7709-7728; text of Title I as reported in Senate: CR S7670; text of Title II as reported in Senate: CR S7671-7672; text of Title III as reported in Senate: CR S7672-7673; text of Title IV as reported in Senate: CR S7673; text of Title V as reported in Senate: CR S7673; text of Title VI as reported in Senate: CR S7674; text of Title VII as reported in Senate: CR S7674; text of Title VIII as reported in Senate: CR S7674-7682; text of Title IX as reported in Senate: CR S7682-7683)

Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-213.

Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 107-213.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.

Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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

Rule H. Res. 461 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 461. (consideration: CR H4079-4110, H4111-4119; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4092-4106)

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5010 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Upon adoption, it shall be order, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to consider concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment of the House and Senate during the month of July.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 461 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Dave Camp to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5010.

POINT OF ORDER RESERVED - Mr. Lewis of California reserved a point of order against the Kucinich amendment.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Spratt amendment under the five-minute rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the adoption of the Spratt amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Lewis (CA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Kucinich amendment under the five-minute rule.

DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tierney amendment under the five-minute rule.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the adoption of the Tierney amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Tierney demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

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.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5010.

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.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 413 - 18 (Roll no. 270).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 413 - 18 (Roll no. 270).

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

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 461 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5010 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. Measure will be read by paragraph. Bill is open to amendments. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Upon adoption, it shall be order, any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to consider concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment of the House and Senate during the month of July.

Introduced in House

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-532, by Mr. Lewis (CA).

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-532, by Mr. Lewis (CA).

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 322.