[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 10, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D249-D250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 1048-1068; and 7 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 49-52 and H. Res. 105-107, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1161-63
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 774, to amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of 
participation and provide an authorization of appropriations for the 
women's business center program (H. Rept. 106-47);
  H. Res. 103, providing for consideration of H. Con. Res. 42, 
regarding the use of United States Armed Forces as part of a NATO 
peacekeeping operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement; (H. Rept. 
106-48); and
  H. Res. 104, providing for consideration of H.R. 819, to authorize 
appropriations for the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal years 
2000 and 2001; (H. Rept. 106-49).
Page H1161
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea 
and nay vote of 356 yeas to 39 nays, Roll No. 34. 
                                                  Pages H1075, H1079-80
Suspension--Nursing Home Resident Protection Amendments: The House 
agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 540, to amend title XIX of 
the Social Security Act to prohibit transfers or discharges of 
residents of nursing facilities as a result of a voluntary withdrawal 
from participation in the Medicaid Program which was debated on March 
9: (passed by yea and nay vote of 398 yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 35). 
                                                         Pages H1080-81
Dodson Montana School Districts Impact Aid: The House passed S. 447, to 
deem as timely filed, and process for payment, the applications 
submitted by the Dodson School Districts for certain Impact Aid 
payments for fiscal year 1999--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                         Pages H1088-89
Education Flexibility Partnership Act: The House completed debate and 
considered amendments to H.R. 800, to provide for education flexibility 
partnerships.
  Pages H1089-H1136
Agreed To:
  The Ehlers amendment, numbered 6 and printed in the Congressional 
Record, that requires each State educational agency insure that the 
purposes of the statutory requirements of each program, for which a 
waiver is granted, continue to be met (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
406 ayes to 13 noes, Roll No. 38); and
Pages H1100-13
  The Castle amendment, numbered 2 and printed in the Congressional 
Record, that strengthens accountability by clarifying reporting 
responsibilities by the states and includes specific performance data 
to demonstrate the degree to which progress has been made toward 
meeting objectives.
Pages H1131-32
Rejected:
  The Holt amendment to the Ehlers amendment that sought to require 
that each State educational

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agency insure that the purposes of the statutory requirements of each 
program, for which a waiver is granted, continues to be met and further 
requires that the State include in its application a description of how 
the professional development needs of its teachers, in the areas of 
mathematics and science will be, or are being met (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 204 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 37); and 
                                                         Pages H1101-13
  The George Miller amendment, numbered 12 and printed in the 
Congressional Record, that sought to require states to have developed a 
system to measure student performance from one school year to the next 
and established numerical performance standards for student 
achievement, including an objective of improving the performance of all 
groups and narrowing the gaps in performance between the groups 
disaggregated by race, ethnicity, sex, English proficiency status, 
migrant status, and socioeconomic status, before a waiver authority is 
granted (rejected by yea and nay vote of 196 yeas to 228 nays, Roll No. 
39).
Pages H1113-31
Recorded Vote Postponed:
  The Scott amendment, numbered 21 and printed in the Congressional 
Record, that seeks to authorize a waiver in the case of a school that 
participates in a Title I program only if the school serves at least 
thirty-five percent of children from low-income families. 
                                                         Pages H1132-36
  H. Res. 100, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the previous 
question by yea and nay vote of 217 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 36. 
                                                        Pages H10181-88
Presidential Message--Re Iran: Read a message from the1081-88 President 
wherein he transmitted his report concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Iran--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-38).
  Page H1036
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H1164-71.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1079-80, H1080-81, H1088, H1112-13, H1113, and H1130-31. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:36 p.m.