[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 49 (Monday, April 12, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D362-D364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 1363-1375; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 44, H. Con. Res. 81-83, and H. Res. 135, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1865-66
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Filed on March 31, Report on Oversight Plans for all House Committees 
(H. Rept. 106-78);
  Filed on April 7, H.R. 851, to require the Federal Communications 
Commission to establish improved predictive models for determining the 
availability of television broadcast signals (H. Rept. 106-79 Part 1);
  H.R. 39, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical 
migratory birds, amended (H. Rept. 106-80);
  H.R. 769, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the 
registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce in order to 
carry out provisions of certain international conventions (H. Rept. 
106-81);
  H.R. 1143, to establish a program to provide assistance for programs 
of credit and other financial services for microenterprises in 
developing countries (H. Rept. 106-82);
  H.R. 46, to provide for a national medal for public safety officers 
who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H. 
Rept. 106-83);
  H.R. 1189, to make technical corrections in title 17, United States 
Code, and other laws (H. Rept. 106-84);
  H. Res. 136, providing for consideration of H.R. 1143, to establish a 
program to provide assistance for programs of credit and other 
financial services for microenterprises in developing countries (H. 
Rept. 106-85); and
  H.R. 1027, to provide for the carriage by satellite carriers of local 
broadcast station signals (H. Rept. 106-86).
Page H1865
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1805
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Rev. 
Douglas Tanner of Washington, D.C.
  Page H1807
Recess: The House recessed at 12:42 and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1806
National Historical Publications and Records Commission: The Speaker 
appointed Representative Blunt to the National Historical Publications 
and Records Commission.
  Page H1807
Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy: The Speaker appointed 
Representatives Young

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of Florida and Hefley to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force 
Academy.
  Page H1807
Board of Visitors U.S. Coast Guard Academy: The Speaker appointed 
Representative Johnson of Connecticut to the Board of Visitors of the 
U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
  Page H1807
Board of Visitors U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: The Speaker appointed 
Representative King to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant 
Marine Academy.
  Page H1807
Board of Visitors U.S. Military Academy: The Speaker appointed 
Representatives Taylor of North Carolina and Kelly to the Board of 
Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy.
  Page H1807
Board of Visitors U.S. Naval Academy: The Speaker appointed 
Representatives Skeen, Gilchrest, Tanner, and Hoyer to the Board of 
Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy.
  Page H1807
Congressional Award National Board of Directors: Read a letter from the 
Minority Leader wherein he announced his appointments of Representative 
Romero-Barcelo of Puerto Rico, Dolores M. Beilenson of California, 
Timothy J. Keating of Pennsylvania, and Robert J. Kelley of Missouri to 
the Congressional Award National Board of Directors.
  Page H1807
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Schakowsky 
wherein she resigned from the Committee on Small Business.
  Page H1808
Recess: The House recessed at 3:32 p.m. and reconvened at 5:51 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H1822-23
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Otay Mountain Wilderness Act: H.R. 15, to designate a portion of the 
Otay Mountain region of California as wilderness;
  Pages H1808-12
  Media Fees in the National Parks and Wildlife Refuges: H.R. 154, 
amended, to provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion 
pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in National Park 
System and National Wildlife Refuge System units;
  Pages H1812-13
  Independence Mall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: H.R. 449, to authorize 
the Gateway Visitor Center at Independence National Historical Park; 
                                                         Pages H1813-14
  SBA Disaster Mitigation Program: S. 388, to authorize the 
establishment of a disaster mitigation pilot program in the Small 
Business Administration--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H1814-17
  Microloan Program: Concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 440, to 
make technical corrections to the Microloan Program--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H1817-18
  Sunrayce 99: H.Con.Res. 48, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99;
  Pages H1818-19
  Earth Force Youth Bike Summit: H. Con. Res. 49, authorizing the use 
of the Capitol Grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth 
Force Youth Bike Summit;
  Pages H1819-21
  Aviation War Risk Insurance: H. Res. 135, providing for the 
concurrence by the House with an amendment in the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 98, to amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, to 
extend the aviation war risk insurance program (passed by a yea and nay 
vote of 392 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 78); and
  Pages H1818, H1831-32
  Terry Sanford Federal Building: H.R. 911, amended, to designate the 
Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North 
Carolina, as the ``Terry Sanford Federal Building'' (passed by a yea 
and nay vote of 394 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 79). 
                                                  Pages H1821-22, H1832
Concurrent Budget Resolution: The House disagreed with the Senate 
amendment to H. Con. Res. 68, establishing the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009 
and agreed to a conference.
  Pages H1823-31
  Appointed as conferees from the Committee on the Budget, Chairman 
Kasich and Representatives Chambliss, Shay, Spratt, and McDermott. 
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  Agreed to the Spratt motion to instruct conferees, to insist that tax 
cuts set forth in the reconciliation directives in the concurrent 
resolution be reported at the latest possible date within the scope of 
the conference and to require that the reconciliation legislation 
implementing these tax cuts not be reported any earlier to provide the 
Congress with time to first enact legislation extending the solvency of 
the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, by a yea and nay vote of 
349 yeas to 44 nays, Roll No. 80.
Pages H1823-31, H1832-33
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H1823.
Referrals: S. 243, S. 278, S. 292, S. 293, and S. 382 were referred to 
the Committee on Resources; S. 334 and S. 422 were referred to the 
Committee on Commerce; and S. 756 was referred to the Committee on 
Agriculture.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1831-32, H1832, and 
H1832-33. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:14 p.m.