[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 118 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D970-D972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 2839-2848, and 1 resolution, H. 
Res. 287, were introduced.                                   
  Page H8148
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2681, to establish a program, coordinated by the National 
Transportation Safety Board, of assistance to families of passengers 
involved in rail passenger accidents (H. Rept. 106-313); and
  H. Con. Res. 171, congratulating the American Public Transit 
Association for 25 years of commendable service to the transit industry 
and the Nation (H. Rept. 106-314).                           
Page H8148
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Gibbons to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H8101
Recess: The House recessed at 12:42 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8102
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Congressional Award Reauthorization: S. 380, to reauthorize the 
Congressional Award Act--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H8103-06
  Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act: H.R. 2112, 
amended, to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow a judge to 
whom a case is transferred to retain jurisdiction over certain 
multidistrict litigation cases for trial, and to provide for Federal 
jurisdiction of certain multiparty, multiforum civil actions; 
                                                         Pages H8106-09
  Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area: H.R. 940, amended, to establish the 
Lackawanna Heritage Valley American Heritage Area. Agreed to amend the 
title;                                                   
  Pages H8109-12
  Fishermen's Protective Act: H.R. 1651, amended, to amend the 
Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to extend the period during which 
reimbursement may be provided to owners of United States fishing 
vessels for costs incurred when such vessel is seized and detained by a 
foreign country. Agreed to amend the title;              
  Pages H8113-15

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  Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act: H.R. 2368, to assist in the 
resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini Atoll by amending 
the terms of the trust fund established during the United States 
administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; 
                                                         Pages H8115-18
  Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: H.R. 898, designating certain land in 
the San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado as the 
``Spanish Peaks Wilderness'';                            
  Pages H8118-21
  Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act: 
H.R. 1619, amended, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the 
Corridor;                                                
  Pages H8121-23
  Thomas Cole National Historic Site: H.R. 658, amended, to establish 
the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in the State of New York as an 
affiliated area of the National Park System (passed by a recorded vote 
of 396 ayes to 6 noes, Roll No. 406); and      
  Pages H8112-13, H8129-30
  Importance of Family Friendly Television: H. Con. Res. 184, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of ``family 
friendly'' programming on television (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
396 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 407). 
                                               Pages H8123-25, H8130-31
Presidential Message--United States Participation in United Nations 
Activities: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted 
his report on the participation of the United States in the activities 
of the United Nations during the calendar year 1998--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations.                        
  Page H8125
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 
1906, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, and agreed to a conference. Appointed as 
conferees: Representatives: Skeen, Walsh, Dickey, Kingston, Nethercutt, 
Bonilla, Latham, Emerson, Young of Florida, Kaptur, DeLauro, Hinchey, 
Farr, Boyd, and Obey.                             
  Pages H8125-26, H8128
  Agreed to the Obey motion to instruct conferees to provide maximum 
funding, within the scope of conference, for food safety programs at 
the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. 
                                                             Page H8126
Recess: The House recessed at 4:08 p.m. and reconvened at 5:01 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8126
Energy and Water Development Appropriations: The House disagreed to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 2605, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives 
Packard, Rogers, Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, Callahan, Latham, Blunt, 
Young of Florida, Visclosky, Edwards, Pastor, Forbes, and Obey. 
                                                         Pages H8126-27
  Agreed to the Visclosky motion to instruct conferees to insist on the 
higher funding levels for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works 
program included in the House-passed bill.               
Pages H8126-27
Department of Defense Appropriations: The House disagreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2561, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and agreed to a 
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Lewis of 
California, Young of Florida, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, 
Istook, Cunningham, Dickey, Frelinghuysen, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Dixon, 
Visclosky, Moran of Virginia, and Obey.           
  Pages H8127-28, H8129
  Agreed to the Obey motion to instruct conferees to insist on Section 
8113 of the House bill providing $50 million to enhance United States 
defense capabilities against domestic terrorist attacks using weapons 
of mass destruction, and on Section 8114 of the House bill providing 
$150 million to improve the protection of DoD computer systems from 
non-authorized access.                                   
Pages H8127-28
  Agreed to the Lewis of California motion that the conference meetings 
be closed to the public when classified national security information 
is under consideration by yea and nay vote of 388 yeas to 7 nays, Roll 
No. 405.                                                     
Page H8129
Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment 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, and agreed to a conference. Appointed as 
conferees: Representatives Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor of North Carolina, 
Regula, Latham, Miller of Florida, Wamp, Young of Florida, Serrano, 
Dixon, Mollohan, Roybal-Allard, and Obey.                    
  Page H8128
  Agreed to the Obey motion to instruct conferees to insist on the 
higher funding levels for the programs related to embassy security 
included in the House-passed bill.                           
Page H8128
Recess: The House recessed at 5:20 p.m. and reconvened at 6:02 p.m. 
                                                             Page H8129
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H8101.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8129, H8129-30, and H8130-31. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 8:25 p.m.