Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
Latest action · Nov 28, 2001 Became Public Law No: 107-77.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2001
- Passed HouseJul 18, 2001
- Passed SenateSep 13, 2001
- To the PresidentNov 16, 2001
- Became lawNov 28, 2001Public Law 107-77
Summary
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, conversion to narrowband communications, counterterrorism activities, administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, expenses of the Federal Detention Trustee, the Office of Inspector General; (2) the U.S. Parole Commission; (3) legal activities, including for antitrust activities, office automation, the Offices of U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Trustee Program, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, the U.S. Marshals Service (including amounts for Federal prisoner detention and courthouse security equipment), fees and expenses of witnesses, the Community Relations Service, and certain uses of the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (4) interagency law enforcement with respect to organized crime drug trafficking; (5) the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (6) the Drug Enforcement Administration; (7) the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (8) the Federal prison system; and (9) Office of Justice programs, including for State and local law enforcement assistance, the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, community oriented policing services, juvenile justice programs, and public safety officers' benefits.
Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.
(Sec. 103) Prohibits the use of funds appropriated by this title to: (1) pay for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape; or (2) require any person to perform or facilitate an abortion.
(Sec. 109) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase the entry fee for passengers arriving by airplane from six dollars to seven dollars, and to authorize the Attorney General to charge and collect a three dollar entry fee on commercial vessel passengers.
(Sec. 110) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to authorize the Attorney General to establish not more than 96 (currently, six) projects under which a land border inspection fee may be charged.
(Sec. 111) Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to make certain Crime Victims Fund sums available for a Victim Notification System.
(Sec. 112) Amends the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend naturalization application and fee payment deadlines for former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans.
(Sec. 113) States that the administration of community oriented policing services shall not be incorporated into the Office of Justice Programs for fiscal year 2002 and thereafter.
(Sec. 114) Directs the Attorney General to provide posthumous citizenship for persons with a pending application who died of injuries from events related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
(Sec. 115) Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Attorney General to require arrival and departure manifests in advance for land travel (train or bus) as well as travel by air or water.
Title II: Department of Commerce and Related Agencies - Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for the Department of Commerce for FY 2002 for: (1) the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; (2) the International Trade Commission; (3) the International Trade Administration; (4) export administration and national security activities; (5) the Economic Development Administration; (6) the Minority Business Development Agency; (7) economic and statistical analysis programs; (8) the Bureau of the Census; (9) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (10) public telecommunications facilities planning and construction grants; (11) information infrastructure grants; (12) the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; (13) the Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy; (14) the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including amounts for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and for construction of new research facilities; (15) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including an amount for procurement, acquisition, and construction of capital assets; (16) restoration of Pacific salmon populations and implementation of the 1999 Pacific Salmon Treaty Agreement; (17) the Coastal Zone Management Fund; (18) the Fishermen's Contingency Fund; (19) the Foreign Fishing Observer Fund; (20) the fisheries finance program account; and (21) departmental management, including the Office of Inspector General.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program.
(Sec. 210) Authorizes the Anchorage Sister Cities Commission of Anchorage, Alaska, to export, on a one-time basis, to the Town of Whitby, in the care of the Scarborough Council, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, two bowhead whale jawbones taken as part of a legal subsistence hunt by Native Alaskans and identified in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species, permit 01US037393/9. Directs the Commission to notify the National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Enforcement 15 days prior to shipment to ensure compliance with applicable export requirements.
Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.
Title III: The Judiciary - Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for: (1) the Supreme Court, including an amount for care of the building and grounds; (2) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; (3) the U.S. Court of International Trade; (4) the courts of appeals, district courts, and other judicial services, including for defender services, fees of jurors and commissioners and court security; (5) the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; (6) the Federal Judicial Center; (7) judicial retirement funds; and (8) the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
(Sec. 305) Authorizes U.S. justices and judges to receive a salary adjustment in FY 2002.
Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, such funds.
Title IV: Department of State and Related Agency - Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2002 - Makes appropriations for the Department of State for FY 2002 for: (1) administration of foreign affairs, diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the Capital Investment Fund; (3) the Office of Inspector General; (4) educational and cultural exchange programs; (5) representation allowances; (6) protection of foreign missions and officials; (7) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (8) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (9) the repatriation loans program account; (10) the American Institute in Taiwan; (11) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (12) international organizations, conferences, peacekeeping, and commissions; (13) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (14) the Asia Foundation; (15) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (16) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (17) the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Hawaii; and (18) the National Endowment for Democracy.
Makes appropriations for the Broadcasting Board of Governors for FY 2002 for international broadcasting operations (including broadcasting to Cuba) and capital improvements.
Sets forth authorized uses of, and limitations on, funds appropriated under this title.
(Sec. 403) Bars the use of funds made available in this Act by the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
(Sec. 404) Bars the use of funds made available to the United Nations (UN) for the promulgation or enforcement of any treaty, resolution, or regulation authorizing the UN to tax an aspect of the Internet or international currency transactions.
(Sec. 407) Extends the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy through October 1, 2005.
(Sec. 408) Permits either House of Congress to complete the congressional delegation to interparliamentary groups, as specified.
Title V: Related Agencies - Appropriates FY 2002 funds for the Department of Transportation for: (1) a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States; (2) United States Maritime Administration operations and training activities and for capital improvements at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; and (3) Maritime Administration guaranteed loans.
Prohibits obligations from being incurred during the current fiscal year from the construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in any prior appropriations law.
Appropriates FY 2002 funds for salaries and specified expenses, with restrictions in certain cases, for: (1) the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad for salaries and expenses; (2) the Commission on Civil Rights; (3) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (4) the Commission on Ocean Policy; (5) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (6) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; (7) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); (8) the Federal Communications Commission; (9) the Federal Maritime Commission; (10) the Federal Trade Commission; (11) the Legal Services Corporation; (12) the Marine Mammal Commission; (13) the National Veterans Business Development Corporation; (14) the Pacific Charter Commission; (15) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (16) the Small Business Administration (SBA), including the Office of Inspector General; (17) the State Justice Institute; and (18) the United States-Canada Alaska Rail Commission.
Amends the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 with respect to financial assistance by the Legal Services Corporation to recipients representing an individual eligible client seeking specific relief from a welfare agency, to repeal the condition on such assistance that the relief not involve an effort to amend or otherwise challenge existing law in effect on the date of the initiation of the representation.
Appropriates FY 2002 funds for small business direct and guaranteed loans, including for the Office of Inspector General of SBA for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program.
Provides that not to exceed five percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for SBA in this Act may be transferred between appropriations for salaries and expenses for indirect administrative expenses, but prohibits such appropriation from being increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, provided, that any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with this Act.
Title VI: General Provisions - Prohibits funds provided under this Act, funds provided under previous appropriations laws to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or for expenditure in FY 2002, or funds provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to such agencies from being available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates new programs, eliminates a program, project, or activity, increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted, relocates an office or employees, reorganizes offices, programs, or activities, or contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees unless the appropriations committees of both Houses of Congress are notified in advance.
(Sec. 605) Prohibits the availability for activities, programs, and projects through reprogramming of funds provided under this Act or previous appropriations laws or from the collection of fees, without advance notification to the congressional appropriations committees, if it is a reprogramming in excess of $500,000 or ten percent, whichever is less, that: (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by ten percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by ten percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress.
(Sec. 606) Bans the use of funds in this Act for the construction, repair (other than emergency repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in shipyards outside the United States.
(Sec. 607) Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this Act should be American-made.
Makes ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds in this Act, pursuant to current debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures, of any person determined to have intentionally affixed a fraudulent "Made in America" label to any product sold or shipped to the United States.
(Sec. 608) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act to implement, administer, or enforce any EEOC guidelines covering harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which such funds are made available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect from certain proposed guidelines.
(Sec. 609) Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for any United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission that will involve U.S. armed forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national if the President's military advisors have not recommended such involvement in the national security interests and the President has not made such recommendation to Congress.
(Sec. 611) Bars the use of funds made available in this Act to provide specified amenities or personal comforts in the Federal prison system.
(Sec. 612) Provides for the President to either: (1) submit as part of the fiscal year 2003 budget to Congress a proposal to restructure the Department of Justice to include a coordinator of Department of Justice activities relating to combating domestic terrorism; or (2) appoint a Deputy Attorney General for Combating Domestic Terrorism.
(Sec. 613) Requires any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act to be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency, with reprogramming in specified circumstances.
(Sec. 614) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to distribute or make available any commercially published information or material that is sexually explicit or features nudity.
(Sec. 615) Limits to only 90 percent of the amount to be awarded under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant the amount of any such grant to an entity that does not provide the same or better health insurance benefits as on duty to a public safety officer who retires or is separated from service due to injury suffered directly and proximately in the line of duty while responding to an emergency situation or a hot pursuit.
(Sec. 616) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
(Sec. 617) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to issue visas to certain individuals from Haiti, including those involved in specified extrajudicial and political killings.
Amends the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, 1999, to remove Claudy Myrthil from such list of such excluded individuals.
(Sec. 618) Prohibits the use of funds in this Act for: (1) the implementation of any tax or fee in connection with the implementation of the national instant criminal background check system for firearms; and (2) any system to implement such background check system that does not require and result in the destruction of any identifying information submitted by or on behalf of any person who has been determined not to be prohibited from owning a firearm.
(Sec. 619) Provides that amounts deposited or available in the Crime Victims Fund in any fiscal year in excess of $550 million shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year.
(Sec. 620) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds or of the parents or legal guardians of such students.
(Sec. 621) Bans the availability of funds made available in this Act for the purpose of granting immigrant visas, nonimmigrant visas, or both to citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents of countries that the Attorney General has determined deny or unreasonably delay accepting the return of citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(Sec. 622) Prohibits the use of funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice to transport a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure.
(Sec. 623) Makes inapplicable to certain funds made available for emergency expenses for fisheries disaster relief for Pribilof Island and the East Aleutian area of the Bering Sea certain requirements of the Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and Management Act that limit to 75 percent the Federal share of the cost of any disaster relief activity.
(Sec. 624) Amends Federal law to reauthorize through FY 2006 the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 and the authority of the States of Washington, Oregon, and California to manage a Dungeness crab fishery. Directs the Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission to report to specified congressional committees on the health and management of the Dungeness Crab fishery.
(Sec. 625) Amends the Federal judicial code to make inapplicable to FY 1981 and each ensuing fiscal year current law providing that none of the funds appropriated by such provisions shall be obligated or expended to increase any salary of any Federal judge or Justice of the Supreme Court, except as may be specifically authorized by Act of Congress.
(Sec. 626) Directs the President to establish a comprehensive program to ensure fair, equitable, and prompt compensation for all United States victims of international terrorism (or relatives of deceased United States victims of international terrorism) on or after November 1, 1979.
(Sec. 627) Prohibits the use of funds under this Act by Federal prisons to purchase audiovisual or electronic equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
(Sec. 628) Amends the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 with respect to conversion to stock corporations to extend the deadline for an initial public offering of securities of any successor entity of INTELSAT.
(Sec. 630) Bars the availability of funds under this Act for cooperation with, or assistance or other support to, the International Criminal Court or the Preparatory Commission. States that this prohibition shall not be construed to apply to any other entity outside the Rome treaty.
Title VII: Rescissions - Rescinds specified prior year appropriation amounts from: (1) the Department of Justice for the Assets Forfeiture Fund; (2) the Department of Commerce for Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Account; (3) the Department of Justice for Maritime Administration for shipbuilding; (4) the Securities and Exchange Commission for salaries and expenses; and (5) the Small Business Administration for the Business Loans Program Account.
Recorded votes 16
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 340 | On the Conference Report H.R. 2500 | Conference Report Agreed to98–1 | Nov 15, 2001 |
| House 438 | On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Passed411–15 | Nov 14, 2001 |
| Senate 279 | On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2500 | Bill Passed97–0 | Sep 13, 2001 |
| House 248 | On Passage | Passed408–19 | Jul 18, 2001 |
| House 247 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed123–306 | Jul 18, 2001 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Appropriations Committee | Reported as an original measure Jul 13, 2001 |
Actions 100
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2001Signed by President.
- Nov 28, 2001Became Public Law No: 107-77.
- Nov 16, 2001Presented to President.
- Nov 15, 2001Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate.
- Nov 15, 2001Conference report considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 15, 2001Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 340. (consideration: CR S11878-11886)
- Nov 15, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 14, 2001Rule H. Res. 286 passed House.
- Nov 14, 2001Mr. Wolf brought up conference report H. Rept. 107-278 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 286. (consideration: CR H8144-8159)
- Nov 14, 2001DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report on H.R. 2500.
- Nov 14, 2001The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Nov 14, 2001Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 411 - 15 (Roll no. 438).
- Nov 14, 2001Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 14, 2001Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- Nov 13, 2001VITIATING 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.
- Nov 13, 2001Rules 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.
- Nov 9, 2001Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 107-278 filed. (text of conference report: CR H7986-8034)
- Nov 8, 2001Mr. 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.
- Nov 8, 2001Mr. Rohrabacher moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Nov 8, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Nov 8, 2001POSTPONED 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.
- Nov 8, 2001Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Nov 7, 2001NOTICE 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. (consideration: CR H7945-7950)
- Sep 24, 2001Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
- Sep 24, 2001On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H5959)
- Sep 24, 2001The 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.
- Sep 24, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2001Message received in Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 240.
- Sep 21, 2001Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 240, papers are returned to the Senate.
- Sep 21, 2001Measure amended in Senate after passage by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9673-9674)
- Sep 21, 2001Senate 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.
- Sep 21, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 19, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 13, 2001Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S9354-9359, S9361-9388)
- Sep 13, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 279. (text as passed Senate: CR 9/14/2001 S9443-9459)
- Sep 13, 2001Senate 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.
- Sep 13, 2001Measure amended in Senate after passage by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 10, 2001Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9209-9246)
- Jul 20, 2001Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.
- Jul 19, 2001Received in the Senate.
- Jul 18, 2001Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4130-4202; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H4131, H4132, H4141-4142, H4148-4149; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H4151-4152; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H4153, H4156-4157; text of Title V as reported in House: CR H4157-4158, H4159-4160; text of Title VI as reported in House: CR H4160-4161; text of Title VII as reported in House: CR H4161, H4198)
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WILL PROCEED WITH DEBATE ON AMENDMENTS UNDER THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE.
- Jul 18, 2001POSTPONED 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.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001ORDER 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.
- Jul 18, 2001Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4141)
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeLay amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Traficant amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Oxley amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Manzullo amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Olver amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson-Lee amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2500 as unfinished business.
- Jul 18, 2001ORDER 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.
- Jul 18, 2001Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4167)
- Jul 18, 2001The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Moran (VA) amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Paul amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 60 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - 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.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Hinchey amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bartlett amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Delahunt amendment.
- Jul 18, 2001UNFINISHED 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.
- Jul 18, 2001The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2500.
- Jul 18, 2001The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jul 18, 2001The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- Jul 18, 2001Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 408 - 19 (Roll No. 248).
- Jul 18, 2001Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 17, 2001Rule H. Res. 192 passed House.
- Jul 17, 2001Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 192. (consideration: CR H4071-4100; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H4086, H4087-4091, H4094)
- Jul 17, 2001Rule 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.
- Jul 17, 2001House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 192 and Rule XXIII.
- Jul 17, 2001The Speaker designated the Honorable Doc Hastings to act as Chairman of the Committee.
- Jul 17, 2001GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2500.
- Jul 17, 2001DEBATE - UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, DEBATE ON AMENDMENTS WILL PROCEED UNDER THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE.
- Jul 17, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 17, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 17, 2001VOTE 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.
- Jul 17, 2001ORDER 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.
- Jul 17, 2001Considered as unfinished business.
- Jul 17, 2001The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- Jul 17, 2001UNFINISHED 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.
- Jul 17, 2001Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2500 as unfinished business.
- Jul 16, 2001Rules 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.
- Jul 13, 2001Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2001The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107-139, by Mr. Wolf.
- Jul 13, 2001Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 79.
In the Congressional Record 26
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2112, E2118 | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering R-MS, Sherwood Boehlert R-NY | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Senate · Extensions | Debate and remarks E2094, S11878–S11886Recorded votes S11886conference reportTables S11883Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2500, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations | Bob Smith R-NH, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Daniel K. Inouye D-HI, Ernest F. Hollings D-SC, Harry Reid D-NV, John F. Kerry D-MA, John McCain R-AZ, Judd Gregg R-NH, Kay Bailey Hutchison R-TX, Kent Conrad D-ND, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Thad Cochran R-MS, Tom Harkin D-IA | Nov 15, 2001 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8142–H8144, H8144–H8159Text printed H8142Recorded votes H8159conference reportTables H8147–H8154 | Bob Etheridge D-NC, Constance A. Morella R-MD, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Gene Green D-TX, Harold Rogers R-KY, J. C. Watts Jr. R-OK, Jim Matheson D-UT, John Elias Baldacci D-ME, John Linder R-GA, Jose E. Serrano D-NY, Mark Udall D-CO, Michael M. Honda D-CA, Norman D. Dicks D-WA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH, Tony P. Hall D-OH | Nov 14, 2001 |
| House | Text printed H7986–H8033Conference report H7986–H8033 | Frank R. Wolf R-VA | Nov 9, 2001 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7918, H7945–H7950Motions H7945 | C. W. Bill Young R-FL, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA (motion), Frank R. Wolf R-VA, Jose E. Serrano D-NY, Michael M. Honda D-CA | Nov 8, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-769 | DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003488 pages | Appropriations Committee | Feb 26, 2002–Mar 19, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-965 | NOMINATION OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. SCHUBERT TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION30 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Nov 15, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-449 | S. 1448, THE INTELLIGENCE TO PREVENT TERRORISM ACT OF 2001 AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN THE WAKE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS76 pages | Intelligence (Select) Committee | Sep 11, 2001–Sep 24, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-325 | DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002480 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 26, 2001–Jun 28, 2001 |
CRS reports 27
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 27
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43846 | Small Business Administration (SBA) Funding: Overview and Recent Trends | Report | Mar 12, 2026 |
| R46556 | Blue-Slipping: Enforcing the Origination Clause in the House of Representatives | Report | Oct 1, 2024 |
| R46558 | The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement | Report | Oct 1, 2024 |
| TE10107 | Continuity of Congress: Preparing for the Future by Learning from the Past | Testimony | Sep 18, 2024 |
| R40628 | Continuity of Congressional Representation: Background and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 3, 2024 |
Amendments 70
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 192 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2500) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Jul 17, 2001 |
| HRES 240 | Returning to the Senate the bill H.R. 2500. | Related bill | Sep 20, 2001 |
| HRES 286 | Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2500) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Nov 14, 2001 |
| S 1215 | Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 | Companion bill | Nov 29, 2001 |
Titles 33
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2002
- Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
- Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Combating Terrorism Act of 2001
- Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2002
- Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2002
- Short Titles as Enacted for portions of this bill
- Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
- Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2002
- Department of State and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2002
- Popular Titles
- 2001 Combating Terrorism bill
- United States Prisoners of War bill
- Appropriations bill FY2002, Commerce, Justice, State
- Justice Department FY2002 Appropriations bill
- State Department FY2002 Appropriations bill
- Commerce Department FY2002 Appropriations bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Abortion
- Administration of justice
- Administration of juvenile justice
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Agriculture and Food
- Agriculture in foreign trade
- Air force personnel
- Air pollution control
- Alcoholism
- Alien labor
- Alien smuggling
- Aliens
- Alzheimer's disease
- Americans employed in foreign countries
- Animals
- Antitrust actions
- Appellate courts
- Appropriations
- Arab-Israeli conflict
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Armed forces reserves
- Arrest
- Artificial satellites
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Asia
- Atmospheric research
- Auditing
- Automobile theft
- Aviation safety
- Bankruptcy courts
- Block grants
- Border patrols
- Boundaries
- Boxing
- Broadcasting Board of Governors
- Building construction
- Buy American
- California
- Canada
- Capital investments
- Capital punishment
- Caribbean area
- Census
- Child abuse
- Child safety
- China
- Citizenship
- Civil actions and liability
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil Service pensions
- Claims
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Clothing
- Coastal zone
- Collection of accounts
- Collective security
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Commission on Civil Rights
- Community health services
- Community policing
- Compensation for victims of crime
- Conferences
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional-executive relations
- Construction costs
- Correctional institutions
- Correctional personnel
- Counterintelligence
- Courthouses
- Courts of special jurisdiction
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against the elderly
- Crimes against women
- Criminal aliens
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information systems
- Criminal statistics
- Criminology
- Cuba
- Cubans
- Cultural relations
- Data banks
- Debarment of government contractors
- Deceptive advertising
- Delinquency prevention
- Democracy
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Justice
- Department of State
- Department of Transportation
- Deportation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomats
- Disabled
- Disaster loans
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- District courts
- DNA fingerprints
- Drug abuse
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug courts
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug testing
- Drug traffic
- Drugs and youth
- Earth resources satellites
- East Asia
- EBB Terrorism
- Economic development
- Economic statistics
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational counseling
- Educational exchanges
- Electric appliances
- Elementary and secondary education
- Embassies
- Emergency Management
- Employee training
- Energy
- English language
- Environmental Protection
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Equipment and supplies
- Europe
- Executive reorganization
- Export controls
- Exports
- Families
- Family services
- Family violence
- Federal aid to child welfare
- Federal aid to higher education
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal aid to research
- Federal aid to substance abuse programs
- Federal aid to territories
- Federal aid to youth services
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal office buildings
- Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
- Federal Trade Commission
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Fees
- Ferries
- Fighter aircraft
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fingerprints
- Fire fighters
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Fishery management
- Fishing boats
- Forced labor
- Foreign corporations
- Foreign service
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Foreign trade promotion
- Forensic medicine
- Forfeiture
- Foundations
- Fraud
- Freedom of information
- Gangs
- Geodesy
- Gifts
- Government aircraft
- Government attorneys
- Government consultants
- Government corporations
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government lending
- Government liability
- Government liability (International law)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Government statistics
- Government travel
- Government trust funds
- Government vehicles
- Great Lakes
- Guam
- Habeas corpus
- Haiti
- Haitians
- Hawaii
- Health
- Higher education
- Historic sites
- History
- Housing and Community Development
- Human rights
- Hurricanes
- Hydrology
- Illegal aliens
- Immigration
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Indian children
- Indian law enforcement
- Information technology
- Informers
- Infrastructure
- Inspectors general
- Intellectual property
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International broadcasting
- International claims
- International environmental cooperation
- International fishery management
- International military forces
- Japan
- Judicial compensation
- Judicial officers
- Juries
- Juvenile corrections
- Juvenile delinquency
- Juvenile delinquents
- Labeling
- Labor and Employment
- Laboratories
- Latin America
- Law
- Law enforcement officers
- Legal assistance to the poor
- Legal fees
- Legal Services Corporation
- Magistrates
- Maintenance and repair
- Manufacturing industries
- Maps
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine Mammal Commission
- Marine mammal protection
- Marine parks and reserves
- Marines
- Maryland
- Mentoring
- Merchant marine
- Merchant ships
- Methamphetamine
- Mexico
- Military command and control
- Military dependents
- Military surveillance
- Military training
- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
- Misconduct in office
- Missing persons
- Motion pictures
- Musical instruments
- NATO countries
- Natural gas
- Naturalization
- Nature conservation
- Naval personnel
- Negotiations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Nontariff trade barriers
- Oceanographic research
- Oceanographic research ships
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Older women
- Organized crime
- Overtime
- Palestinians
- Paramedical personnel
- Pardons
- Parental kidnapping
- Parole
- Passenger ships
- Patents
- Peacekeeping forces
- Periodicals
- Petroleum
- Physical education and training
- Police
- Police training
- Police-community relations
- Pornography
- Prison labor
- Prisoners
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners' rights
- Prisons
- Privatization
- Probation
- Probation officers
- Production engineering
- Prosecution
- Prostitution
- Protection of foreign officials
- Public defenders
- Public health
- Public housing
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public prosecutors
- Puerto Rico
- Radiation victims
- Radio broadcasting
- Radio spectrum allocation
- Rape
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Recruiting of employees
- Religion
- Religion in the workplace
- Religious liberty
- Remote sensing
- Reparations
- Repatriation
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- Rescission of appropriated funds
- Research centers
- Restrictive trade practices
- Retired military personnel
- Retiree health benefits
- Right of privacy
- Rural crime
- Salaries
- Salmon
- Salmon fisheries
- Scholarships
- School security
- School violence
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities regulation
- Security measures
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sentencing guidelines
- Service academies
- Sex crimes
- Sex offenders
- Shipbuilding
- Slavery
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
- Social Welfare
- Space activities
- Sports and Recreation
- Stalking
- Steel
- Student aid
- Subcontractors
- Supreme Court
- Surplus government property
- Surveying
- Surveys
- Survivors' benefits
- Taiwan
- Taxation
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
- Telecommunication rates
- Television
- Television broadcasting
- Television frequency allocation
- Terrorism
- Tobacco
- Tobacco exports
- Trademarks
- Transfer of employees
- Transportation and Public Works
- Travel costs
- Treaties
- Trusts and trustees
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Undercover operations
- United Kingdom
- United Nations
- United Nations finances
- Vaccines
- Veterans' employment
- Victims of crimes
- Video tapes in courtroom proceedings
- Violence
- Visas
- War crimes
- Washington State
- Water Resources Development
- Weather forecasting
- Wife abuse
- Wireless communication
- Witnesses
- Women
- Women prisoners
- World War II
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 22, 2001Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Sep 13, 2001Public Print
- Jul 20, 2001Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 18, 2001Engrossed in House
- Jul 13, 2001Reported in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
