[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D673-D674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 2235-2250; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2251; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 134-135, and H. Res. 211-215, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H4470-71
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 592, to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills,'' 
amended (H. Rept. 106-188)                                   
                                                             Page H4470
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Steve Planning, S.J. of Alexandria, Virginia.                
  Page H4345
Child Safety and Protection Act: The House completed general debate and 
began considering amendments to H.R. 1501, to provide grants to ensure 
increased accountability for juvenile offenders. Consideration will 
resume on June 17.                                    
  Pages H4364-H4469
                                                             Agreed to:
  The Kucinich amendment that provides assistance to states in 
establishing and maintaining the records of violent juvenile offenders;
                                                         Pages H4375-76
  The Hutchinson amendment that authorizes block grant funding for 
restorative justice programs;                            
                                                         Pages H4376-78
  The Dreier amendment that authorizes block grant funding for anti-
gang programs;                                           
                                                         Pages H4378-79
  The Capuano amendment that authorizes block grant funding for state 
and local juvenile witness assistance programs;          
                                                         Pages H4379-80
  The Wise amendment that authorizes block grant funding for 
confidential toll-free school safety hotlines;           
                                                         Pages H4380-81
  The McCollum amendment that increases the consequences for juvenile 
offenders, requires enforcement of Federal firearms laws, limits 
criminal and juvenile access to firearms and explosives; and increases 
penalties for criminal use of firearms and explosives, gang violence, 
and drug trafficking to minors (agreed to by a recorded vote of 249 
ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 211);                         
                                                         Pages H4381-98
  Salmon amendment that transfers funds to states that convict a 
murderer, rapist, or child molester if the criminal had previously been 
convicted of one of these crimes in a different state (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 412 ayes to 15 noes, Roll No. 212);     
                                                         Pages H4414-20
  Green of Wisconsin amendment that requires mandatory life 
imprisonment for repeat sex offenders against children. 
                                                         Pages H4422-25
  The Canady amendment that increases the age of minors from 16 to 18 
with respect to the transportation and sale of obscene material; 
                                                         Pages H4425-26
  The Kelly amendment that increases the penalties for those who take a 
child hostage in order to evade arrest or obstruct justice; 
                                                         Pages H4426-27
  The Hutchinson amendment that makes it unlawful to transfer any 
firearm to a juvenile if the transferor has reason to believe it will 
be used in a school zone or in a serious violent felony; 
                                                         Pages H4427-28
  The Gallegly amendment that makes it a Federal crime to recruit 
persons who use interstate or foreign commerce to recruit another 
person to become a member of a criminal street gang;     
                                                         Pages H4433-34
  The Goss amendment that provides four new Federal district judges for 
the middle district of Florida, three for Arizona, and two for Nevada; 
                                                         Pages H4434-35
  The Traficant amendment, as modified, that provides that any state 
that does not have a law which suspends the drivers license of a 
juvenile who illegally possesses or commits a crime with a firearm 
shall lose 10 percent of its juvenile justice funding;   
                                                         Pages H4435-37
  The Meehan amendment that provides for the Secretary of the Treasury 
to expand the Youth Gun Crime Interdiction Initiative and requires an 
annual report on the types and sources of recovered crime guns and the 
number of investigations associated with the initiative;     
                                                             Page H4437

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  The Cunningham amendment that includes the provisions of ``Matthew's 
Law'' to increase the penalties for crimes of violence against children 
under age 13 (agreed to by a recorded vote of 401 ayes to 27 noes, Roll 
No. 214);                                         
                                                  Pages H4421-22, H4438
  The DeLay amendment that denies Federal courts, in a civil action 
regarding prison conditions, from carrying out any order that would 
result in the release of a person subject to incarceration (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 296 ayes to 133 noes, Roll No. 215); 
                                               Pages H4429-32, H4438-39
  The Stearns amendment that establishes a set of Congressional 
findings with regard to the enforcement of Federal firearm violations 
(passed by a recorded vote of 293 ayes to 134 noes, Roll No. 216); 
                                               Pages H4439-42, H4454-55
  The Latham amendment that provides a civil remedy for victims of 
illegal drugs and holds those who manufacture or distribute a 
controlled substance liable for direct or indirect harm by use of the 
controlled substance (passed by a recorded vote of 424 ayes to 3 noes, 
Roll No. 217);                                    
                                                  Pages H4442-45, H4455
  The Tancredo amendment to declare that a memorial on public school 
campuses may contain religious speech without violating the U.S. 
Constitution (agreed to by a recorded vote of 300 ayes to 127 noes, 
Roll No. 219); and                             
                                               Pages H4448-51, H4456-57
  The DeMint amendment that disallows attorney fees in any action 
claiming that a public school or its agent violates the constitutional 
prohibition against the establishment of religion by permitting, 
facilitating, or accommodating a student's religious expression (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 238 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 220). 
                                                  Pages H4451-54, H4457
                                                              Rejected:
  The Hyde amendment that sought to protect children from explicit 
sexual or violent material, require a study of the effects of 
entertainment on children, permit the entertainment industry to set 
guidelines to protect children from harmful material, and establish the 
national youth crime prevention demonstration project (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 146 ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 213); and 
                                               Pages H4399-H4414, H4420
  The Rogan amendment that sought to require schools accepting Federal 
education funds to adopt a zero tolerance policy regarding the 
possession of illegal drugs and to expel for one year any student 
caught in possession of a felonious quantity (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 184 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 218).   
                                               Pages H4445-48, H4455-56
                                                             Withdrawn:
  The Scott amendment to the McCollum amendment was offered, but 
subsequently withdrawn, that sought to eliminate provisions related to 
juvenile justice reform; and                             
                                                         Pages H4395-98
  The Quinn amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to require a federal permit with fingerprints and a photograph 
for the purchase of explosives.                          
                                                         Pages H4428-29
                                                               Pending:
  The Aderholt amendment was offered that seeks to declare that the 
power to display the Ten Commandments on property owned or administered 
by the States is among the powers reserved to the States; 
                                                         Pages H4457-61
  The Souder amendment was offered that seeks to allow governmental 
entities that make grants to nongovernmental entities to also make 
grants or enter into contracts with religious organizations; and 
                                                         Pages H4461-66
  The Souder amendment was offered that seeks to prohibit any funding 
to be used to discriminate against, denigrate, or otherwise undermine 
the religious or moral beliefs of juveniles who participate in juvenile 
justice programs.                                        
                                                         Pages H4466-68
  H. Res. 209, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 240 yeas to 189 nays, 
Roll No. 210. Earlier, agreed that the Conyers amendment be deemed to 
have been included as the last amendment printed in Part B of H. Rept. 
106-186.                                                 
                                                         Pages H4350-64
  Commission on International Religious Freedom: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment upon the recommendation of the Minority 
Leader, of Rabbi David Saperstein of Washington, D.C. to a two-year 
term on the Commission on International Religious Freedom.   
                                                             Page H4469
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and ten recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4363-64, H4398, H4419-20, H4420, H4438, H4438-39, H4454-55, H4455, 
H4455-56, H4456-57, and H4457. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 1:03 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 17.