[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 26, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D593-D594]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 1942-1971, 1 private bill, H.R. 
1972; and 6 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 119-120 and H. Res. 191-194, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H3693-94
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 195, providing for consideration of H.R. 1401, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (H. Rept. 106-166); 
                                                             Page H3693
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Sununu to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H3609
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House resumed consideration of amendments to H.R. 
1906, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000. The House completed general debate and 
considered amendments on May 25.                         
  Pages H3614-49
Rejected:
  The Coburn amendment that sought to reduce funding for the 
Agriculture Research Service by $50.8 million (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 35 ayes to 390 noes, Roll No. 158);       
Pages H3622-25, H3645
  The Coburn amendment that sought to reduce funding for special grants 
for agricultural research on climate change by $1 million (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 93 ayes to 330 noes, Roll No. 159); 
                                               Pages H3625-32, H3645-46
  The Sanford amendment that sought to reduce funding for special 
grants for agricultural research on wood by $5.1 million (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 79 ayes to 348 noes, Roll No. 160); and 
                                               Pages H3632-38, H3646-47
  The Coburn amendment that sought to reduce funding for research and 
education activities for peanut research by $300,000 (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 119 ayes to 308 noes, Roll No. 161). 
                                                  Pages H3639-45, H3647
Withdrawn:
  The Kucinich amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to allocate $100,000 to the Agriculture Research Center for a 
study on the effects of pollen on butterflies; and       
Pages H3621-22
  The Coburn amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to reduce funding for agricultural research grants by $300,000. 
                                                         Pages H3638-39
  H. Res. 185, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on May 25.
Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act: The House passed 
H.R. 1259, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect 
Social Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement 
mechanisms by a yea and nay vote of 416 yeas to 12 nays, Roll No. 164. 
                                                         Pages H3657-79
  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back to the House 
forthwith with amendments to preserve budget surpluses until Social 
Security and Medicare Solvency Legislation is enacted by a yea and nay 
vote of 205 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 163.              
Pages H3675-78
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 186, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 223 yeas to 205 
nays, Roll No. 162. The amendment to H.R. 1259, as specified in section 
2 of the rule, was considered as adopted.                
Pages H3649-56
Memorial Day District Work Period: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 35, 
providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and a 
conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives by a yea and 
nay vote of 249 yeas to 178 nays, Roll No. 165.          
  Pages H3679-80
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency Re Iran: Read a message from the President wherein 
he transmitted his periodic report on the national emergency with 
respect to Iran--referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-73); and                    
  Page H3680
  National Emergency Re Burma: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmitted his periodic report on the national emergency 
with respect to Burma--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-74);              
  Page H3680
Clerk of the House Designation: Read a letter from the Clerk wherein he 
designated, in addition to Gerasimos C. Vans, Assistant to the Clerk, 
Daniel J. Strodel, Assistant to the Clerk to sign any and all papers 
and do all other acts under the name of the

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Clerk of the House in case of the Clerk's temporary absence or 
disability.                                                  
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:35 p.m. and reconvened at 12:33 a.m. on 
May 27.                                                      
  Page H3690
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H3609 and H3657.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H3695.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on page 
H3645, H3646, H3646-47, H3647, H3656, H3678, H3678-79, and H3679-80. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:34 a.m. on 
May 27.