[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D759-D760]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 24 public bills, H.R. 2389-2412; and 1 resolution, H. 
Res. 237, were introduced.                               
  Pages H5177-79
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 234, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
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 
(H. Rept. 106-213);
  H. Res. 235, providing for the consideration of H.R. 10, to enhance 
competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
and other financial service providers (H. Rept. 106-214); and
  H. Res. 236, providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution 
providing for the adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
Independence Day district work period (H. Rept. 106-215).    
Page H5177
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Walsh to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H5095
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Don 
Borling of Orland Park, Illinois.                            
  Page H5095
Child Custody Protection Act: The House passed H.R. 1218, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State 
lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in 
abortion decisions by a recorded vote of 270 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 
261.                                                     
  Pages H5102-23
  Rejected the Jackson-Lee of Texas motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report it back to the 
House forthwith with an amendment specifying that the prohibitions do 
not apply with respect to conduct by an adult sibling or grandparent, 
or by a minister, rabbi, pastor, priest, or other religious leader of 
the minor by a yea and nay vote of 164 yeas to 268 nays, Roll No. 260. 
                                                         Pages H5120-22
  H. Res. 233, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.                              
Pages H5099-H5102
Preserving the Cultural Resources of Route 66: The House passed H.R. 
66, to preserve the cultural resources of the Route 66 corridor and to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance. 
                                                         Pages H5125-29
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.                                        
Page H5128
  H. Res. 230, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by voice vote.                             
Page H5123
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail: The House passed H.R. 
791, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route of 
the War of 1812 British invasion of Maryland and Washington District of 
Columbia, and the route of the American defense, for study for 
potential addition to the national trails system.        
  Pages H5129-32
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.                                        
Page H5132
  H. Res. 232, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by voice vote.                         
Pages H5123-24
Redesignating World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills: The House 
passed H.R. 592, to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at Great 
Kills''. Agreed to amend the title.                      
  Pages H5133-34

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  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.                                        
Page H5134
  H. Res. 231, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by voice vote.                         
Pages H5124-25
Late Report: Committee on Education and the Workforce received 
permission to have until 3:00 p.m. on July 9 to file a report on H.R. 
1995, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
empower teachers, improve student achievement through high-quality 
professional development for teachers, and reauthorize the Reading 
Excellence Act.                                              
  Page H5133
Presidential Message--Generalized System of Preferences: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmitted his determinations with 
respect to the addition of Gabon and Mongolia to the list of 
beneficiary developing countries and the suspension of preferential 
treatment for Mauritania as a beneficiary developing country--referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-
88).                                                         
  Page H5176
Recess: The House recessed at 7:40 p.m. and reconvened at 10:18 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5176
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5121-22 and H5122-23. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:19 p.m.