[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 56 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D426]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 1520-1549; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Res. 146-147, were introduced.                        
  Pages H2298-99
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: The House disagreed to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 1141, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
agreed to a conference.                                  
  Pages H2277-82
  Appointed as conferees Representatives Young of Florida, Regula, 
Lewis, Porter, Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, Kolbe, Packard, Callahan, Walsh, 
Taylor of North Carolina, Hobson, Obey, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Hoyer, 
Mollohan, Kaptur, Pelosi, Serrano, and Pastor.               
Page H2282
  Agreed to the Obey motion to instruct conferees to disagree with the 
across the board reduction of funds appropriated with an emergency 
designation in division B of Public Law 105-277 in the Senate amendment 
having the effect of reducing by 44% funds made available for counter 
drug activities, antiterrorism programs including security enhancements 
at U.S. embassies, Y2K computer upgrades, plutonium disposition and 
uranium purchase, Coast Guard, domestic disaster assistance, and child 
survival by a yea and nay vote of 414 with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 96.                                                  
Pages H2277-82
Beaches Environmental Awareness Cleanup and Health Act: The House 
passed H.R. 999, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters.        
  Pages H2284-94
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.                                        
Page H2294
  Agreed to the Boehlert amendment that includes Indian tribes in bill 
provisions; specifies that water quality criteria are as protective of 
human health as EPA specifications for pathogens and pathogen 
indicators and that the information database is for the exceedances of 
standards for pathogens; and clarifies that EPA need not implement a 
monitoring and notification program in states where they exist and is 
not mandated to make grants if funds are not appropriated for this 
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Page H2292
  H. Res. 145, the rule providing consideration of the bill was agreed 
to earlier by voice vote.                                
Pages H2282-84
Legislative Program: Representative Bilbray announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of April 26.                        
  Pages H2294-95
Meeting Hour--Monday, April 26: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today it adjourn to meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 26.   
  Page H2294
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, April 27: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday for morning-hour 
debates.                                                     
  Page H2294
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of April 28.                                        
  Page H2294
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on page 
H2275.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H2282. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:02 p.m.