[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 105 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D855-D857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 2586-2604; and 4 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 62-63, and H. Con. Res. 162-163, were introduced.        
  Pages H6351-52
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2587, making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000 (H. 
Rept. 106-249);
  H.R. 1565, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of 
famous marks, amended (H. Rept. 106-250);
  H.R. 2181, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to acquire and equip 
fishery survey vessels (H. Rept. 106-251); and
  H.R. 1487, to provide for public participation in the declaration of 
national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 
1906, amended (H. Rept. 106-252).                                 
Page H6351
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Ronald F. 
Christian of Washington, D.C.                                     
  Page H6203
Financial Freedom Act: The House passed H.R. 2488, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide 
marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to 
provide estate and gift tax relief,

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to provide incentives for education savings and health care, by a recorded 
vote of 223 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 333. Agreed to amend the title. 
                                                              Pages H6203-49
  Rejected the Mr. Tanner motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House with 
an amendment that provides a net 10-year tax reduction of not more than 25 
percent of the currently projected non-Social Security surpluses, and 
provides that the effectiveness of each tax reduction be contingent upon a 
certification by OMB that all of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses 
and half of the non-Social Security surpluses are dedicated to reducing the 
national debt, that there are protections to assure that the surpluses are 
used accordingly, and that they shall not be available for any other purpose 
by a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 332,     
Pages H6247-49
  Rejected the Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
provide $250 billion in tax cuts over 10 years but restricts the reductions 
until legislation is enacted to ensure the solvency of Medicare and Social 
Security by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 258 noes, Roll No. 331. 
                                                              Pages H6222-47
  H. Res. 256, as amended, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
bill was agreed to on July 21.
Department of Defense Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 2561, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, by a yea and nay vote of 379 yeas to 45 nays, Roll No. 
334.                                                          
  Pages H6253-95
Agreed to:
  The Lewis en bloc amendment that specifies particular funding provisions 
in Operation and Maintenance Accounts, Air Force Other Procurement Account, 
and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide Account and 
                                                              Pages H6279-80
  The Stark amendment that prohibits the use of any funding by the Armed 
Forces to participate in any air show or trade exhibition held outside the 
United States.                                                    
Page H6293
Rejected:
  The Kucinich amendment that sought to prohibit any funding for the 
procurement of cluster bombs.                                     
Page H6292
Withdrawn:
  The Barr amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to 
deal with the elimination of procurement funding of $1.8 billion for 
production of the first 6 F-22 Aircraft; and                  
Pages H6267-79
  The Kucinich amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to require studies to assist Congress in evaluating the air campaign 
conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization against the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia.                                       
Pages H6292-93
  H. Res. 257, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.                                      
Pages H6249-53
Late Reports: Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until 
midnight on Friday, July 23 to file privileged reports on a bill making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000; a bill making appropriations for government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000; and a bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000.                                                             
  Page H6295
Normal Trade Relations Treatment for China: Agreed that it be in order at 
any time on July 27, 1999, or any day thereafter, to consider in the House 
H.J. Res. 57, disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the People's Republic 
of China; that the joint resolution be considered as read for amendment; 
that all points of order against the joint resolution and against its 
consideration be waived; that the joint resolution be debatable for 3 hours, 
equally divided and controlled; that the previous question be considered as 
ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion; 
and that the provisions of sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974 
shall not otherwise apply to any similar joint resolution disapproving the 
extension of most-favored-nation treatment to the People's Republic of China 
during the remainder of the 1st Session of the 106th Congress. 
                                                              Pages H6296-97
Regulatory Right to Know Act: Agreed to H. Res. 258, the rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1074, to provide Government-wide accounting of 
regulatory costs and benefits.                             
  Pages H6297-H6302
Conservation and Development of Water and Related Resources: The House 
passed S. 507, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States. Agreed to strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the text of a H.R. 1480, a similar House passed bill. Agreed to 
amend the title.                                              
  Pages H6302-45
  Subsequently the House insisted on its amendments to S. 507 and requested 
a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Shuster, Young of 
Alaska, Boehlert, Baker, Doolittle, Sherwood, Oberstar, Borski, Tauscher, 
and Baird.                                                        
Page H6345
Legislative Program: Representative Lazio announced the Legislative Program 
for the week of July 26.                                      
  Pages H6295-96

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Meeting Hour--July 26: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn 
to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 26 for morning-hour debates. 
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the Calendar 
Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, July 28.           
  Page H6302
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page H6203.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and three recorded votes developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6246-47, 
H6248-49, H6249, and H6294-95. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:17 p.m.