[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D517-D518]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 1763-1787; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 53-54, H. Con. Res. 105-107, and H. Res. 168, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3085-86
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 167, providing for consideration of H.R. 1555, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System (H. Rept. 106-136).                        
Page H3085
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: By a recorded vote of 236 
ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 128, the House passed H.R. 775, to establish 
certain procedures for civil actions brought for damages relating to 
the failure of any device or system to process or otherwise deal with 
the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000.      
  Pages H3013-54
  By a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 127, rejected 
the Conyers motion that sought to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment to establish U.S. Federal court jurisdiction, service of 
process, and discovery in Year 2000 actions involving corporate 
defendants outside of the United States.                 
Pages H3051-53
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, made 
in order by the rule.                                        
Page H3051
Agreed To:
  The Davis amendment that changes the effective date to January 1, 
1999 and defines damage to mean punitive, compensatory, and 
restitutionary relief;                                       
Page H3030
  The Moran amendment that exempts all claims that arise out of an 
underlying action for personal injury; and               
Pages H3030-32
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that allows Year 2000 notifications to be 
drafted using layman's terms.                            
Pages H3032-33
Rejected:
  The Scott amendment that sought to strike section 304 that caps the 
punitive damages awarded (rejected by a recorded vote of 192 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 124);                          
Pages H3033-35, H3038
  The Nadler amendment that sought to strike title IV that limits class 
action lawsuits (rejected by a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 244 noes, 
Roll No. 125); and                                       
Pages H3035-39
  The Conyers amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
strike provisions that limit punitive damages; provide a cooling off 
period and alternative dispute resolution procedures; prohibit 
frivolous class action lawsuits; and impose a duty on plaintiffs to 
mitigate damages (rejected by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 236 noes, 
Roll No. 126).                                           
Pages H3039-51
  H. Res. 166, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 236 yeas to 188 nays, Roll 
No. 123. The amendments printed in Part 1 of H. Rept. 106-134, the 
report accompanying the rule, were considered as adopted. 
                                                         Pages H3006-13
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
Representative Upton notified the House of his intention to offer a 
motion to instruct conferees on the Senate amendment to H.R. 1141, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, to insist that no provision 
(1) not in H.R. 1141 when passed by the House; (2) not in H.R. 1664 
when passed by the House, or directly related to H.R. 1664; and (3) not 
in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1141, as passed by the Senate, be 
agreed to by the managers on the part of the House.          
  Page H3054
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: 
Agreed to the Deutsch motion instruct conferees on the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 1141, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, to insist on 
the funding level of $621 million contained under the heading ``Central 
America and the Caribbean Emergency, Disaster Recovery Fund'' of the 
House bill for necessary expenses to address the effects of hurricanes 
in Central America and the Caribbean and the earthquake in Colombia. 
                                                         Pages H3054-60
Presidential Message--Funding for Armed Forces in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina: Message wherein he transmitted his report concerning his 
funding request for continued operations of U.S. forces in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina--referred to the Committees on International Relations and 
Armed Forces and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-62).           
  Page H3060
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H3001.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H3087-90.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3013, H3038, H3039, H3050-51, H3052-53, and H3053. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:03 p.m.