[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 113 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D930-D931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 2696-2712; and 2 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 64 and H. Con. Res. 172, were introduced.          
  Page H7025
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (H. Rept. 106-288);
  Conference report on 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, to provide incentives for education savings and 
health care (H. Rept. 106-289);
  Conference report on H.R. 1905, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000 (H. 
Rept. 106-290);
  H. Res. 274, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
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, and to provide incentives for education savings and health care 
(H. Rept. 106-291);
  H. Res. 275, providing for consideration of H.R. 2684, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000 (H. Rept. 106-292); and
  H. Res. 276, providing for consideration of S. 1467, to extend the 
funding levels for aviation programs for 60 days (H. Rept. 106-293). 
                                  Pages H7024-25, H7027-H7192, H7241-50
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, August 3, by a yea and nay vote of 366 yeas to 56 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 367.                 
  Pages H6967, H6972-73
Suspension--American Inventors Protection Act: The House agreed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1907, amended, to amend title 35, 
United States Code, to provide enhanced protection for inventors and 
innovators, protect patent terms, and reduce patent litigation by a yea 
and nay vote of 376 yeas to 43 nays, Roll No. 368. The House debated 
the bill on August 3.                                    
  Pages H6973-74
Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House completed general debate and began 
considering amendments to H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. 
                                         Pages H6983-H7018, H7193-H7221
Agreed to:
  The Serrano amendment that increases funding for the Legal Services 
Corporation by $109 million (agreed to by a recorded vote of 242 ayes 
to 178 noes, Roll No. 370);                              
Pages H7003-18
  The Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment that provides $2 million in 
funding for grants to develop programs to reduce drug use among 
juveniles; and                                               
Page H7200
  The Blagojevich amendment that allocates an additional $7.5 million 
for innovative policing programs under the COPS program.     
Page H7204
Rejected:
  The Scott amendment that sought to increase crime prevention and 
treatment program funding by $137.3 million and decrease the truth in 
sentencing block grant program accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 164 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 372);     
Pages H7197-H7200, H7219-20
  The DeGette amendment that sought to strike the section that 
prohibits funding for abortion except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered or in the case of rape (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 160 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 373); and    
Pages H7204-07, H7220-21
  The Coburn amendment that sought to reduce funding by $2.7 billion 
for the decennial census (rejected by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 
257 noes, Roll No. 374).                
Pages H7208-16, H7217-19, H7221
Withdrawn:
  The Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to increase funding for naturalization 
adjudication personnel; and                              
Pages H7195-96
  The Maloney of Connecticut amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to reallocate funding for Community Oriented 
Policing Services.                                           
Page H7203
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  The Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment that sought to increase funding 
for border control agent salaries; and                   
Pages H7194-95
  The Cook amendment that sought to increase funding for grants to 
Combat Violence Against Women and Law Enforcement Armor Vests programs.
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  Rejected the Obey motion to rise by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 
249 noes, Roll No. 371.                                      
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  H. Res. 273, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 221 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 369. 
                                                         Pages H6974-83
Emergency Steel, Oil, and Gas Loan Guarantee Program: The House agreed 
to the motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1664, 
providing emergency authority for guarantees of loans to qualified 
steel and iron ore companies and to qualified oil and gas companies, by 
a recorded vote of 246 ayes to 176 noes with 1 voting ``present,'' Roll 
No. 375.                                                 
  Pages H7222-33
Legislative Branch Appropriations: The Toomey motion to instruct 
conferees on the Senate amendments to H.R. 1905, making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000 to insist upon (1) the House provisions for the funding of the 
House of Representatives under title I of the bill; (2) the Senate 
amendment for the funding of the Senate under title I of the bill, 
including funding provided under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS--ARCHITECT 
OF THE CAPITOL--Capitol Buildings and Grounds--senate office 
buildings''; (3) the House provisions for the funding of Joint Items 
under title I of the bill, other than the funding provided under the 
heading ``JOINT ITEMS--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL--Capitol Buildings and 
Grounds--senate office buildings''; and (4) the House version of title 
II of the bill was offered and subsequently, proceedings were 
postponed.                                               
  Pages H7233-36
Recess: The House recessed at 11:44 p.m. and reconvened at 12:38 a.m. 
on Thursday, August 5.                                       
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H6967.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H7026-27.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H6972-73, H6973-74, H6982-83, H7017-18, H7216, H7219-20, H7220-21, 
H7221, and H7233. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:39 a.m. on 
Thursday, August 5.