[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D791-D793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 2488-2500; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 2501-2502; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 151-153 and H. Res. 
244, were introduced.
  Pages H5455-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:

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  H. Res. 245, providing for consideration of H.R. 1691, to protect 
religious liberty (H. Rept. 106-229);
  H.R. 535, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections 
to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System (H. Rept. 
106-230); and
  H.R. 2490, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2000 (H. Rept. 106-231).
Page H5455
Recess: The House recessed at 9:27 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5372
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Technical Corrections to U.S. Code: H.R. 916, amended, to make 
technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code. 
Agreed to amend the title; and
  Pages H5375-77
  Commending the U.S. Women's Soccer Team: H. Res. 244, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the United States 
Women's Soccer Team and its winning performance in the 1999 Women's 
World Cup tournament.
  Pages H5377-83
Recess: The House recessed at 11:40 a.m. and reconvened at 2:34 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5387
Military Construction Appropriations Act: The House passed H.R. 2465, 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, by a yea and nay vote of 418 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 280.
  Pages H5387-96
  H. Res. 242, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H5383-84
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: The 
House completed general debate and began considering amendments to H.R. 
2466, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. 
Consideration will resume on July 14.
  Pages H5396-H5439
Agreed to:
  The George Miller of California amendment that increases funding for 
urban parks and recreation grant programs by $4 million and reduces 
funding for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
accordingly;
Pages H5429-30
  The Regula amendment that strikes language that amends the National 
Historic Preservation Act of 1966;
Page H5430
  The McGovern amendment that increases funding for the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund state-side grant program by $30 million (agreed to by 
a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 281); 
                                               Pages H5409-19, H5431-32
  The Sanders amendment that increases Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) 
funding by $20 million, applies $30 million to deficit reduction, and 
reduces fossil energy research and development funding by $50 million 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 248 ayes to 169 noes, Roll No. 282); 
                                                Page H5419-22, H5432-33
  The George Miller of California amendment that prohibits funds to be 
used directly to construct timber access roads in the National Forest 
System;
Pages H5434-35
  The Faleomavaega amendment that specifies conditions for a loan to be 
granted to the government of American Samoa with the repayment 
accomplished from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and 
establishes a fiscal and managerial reform program for American Samoa; 
and
Pages H5436-37
  The Crowley amendment that specifies that the National Endowment for 
the Arts include urban minorities in the definition of ``underserved 
populations''.
Pages H5437-38
Rejected:
  The Gutknecht amendment that sought to make available $250,000 for an 
indoor American Bald Eagle viewing and teaching facility; 
                                                         Pages H5427-28
  The Coburn amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Fish and 
Wildlife Service by $2 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 131 ayes 
to 287 noes, Roll No. 283); and
Pages H5425-26, H5433
  The Ney amendment that sought to reduce Department of the Interior 
travel funding by $5 million.
Pages H5435-36
Withdrawn:
  The Coburn amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to reduce funding for the Fish and Wildlife Service funding by 
$5.1 million;
Pages H5423-24
  The Ehlers amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to make available $422,000 for Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife 
restoration activities; and
Pages H5426-27
  The Mica amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to make available $9 million for acquisition of land along the St. 
Johns River in Central Florida.
Page H5431
  H. Res. 243, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to earlier by voice vote.
Pages H5384-87
Presidential Message--National Emergency Re Proliferation of Weapons of 
Mass Destruction:

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Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted his periodic 
report on the national emergency declared in response to the threat 
posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical 
weapons--referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-93).
  Page H5439
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H5372.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H5456-59.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5395-96, H5431-32, H5432-33, and H5433. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:42 p.m.