[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D990-D991]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 2868-2882, and 1 resolution, 
H.J. Res. 66, were introduced.
  Pages H8374-75
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 28, to provide for greater access to child care services for 
Federal employees (H. Rept. 106-323 Pt. 1); and
  H. Res. 294, providing for consideration of H.R. 1402, to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price structure 
known as Option 1A as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
consolidate Federal milk marketing orders (H. Rept. 106-324). 
                                                             Page H8374
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8293
Defense Authorization: The House agreed to the conference report on S. 
1059, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces by a 
recorded vote of 424 ayes to 45 noes, Roll No. 424.
  Pages H8295-H8318
  Rejected the Dingell motion to recommit the conference report to the 
committee on conference with instructions to insist on striking all 
provisions that limit any existing authority of the Secretary to direct 
the National Nuclear Security Administration by a yea and nay vote of 
139 yeas to 281 nays, Roll No. 423.
Pages H8316-17
Civil Aviation Research and Development Authorization: The House passed 
H.R. 1551, to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration's civil 
aviation research and development programs for fiscal years 2000 and 
2001.
  Pages H8320-24
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H8324
Agreed to:
  The Sensenbrenner amendment that strikes the authorization of several 
research and development activities of the FAA that were authorized by 
H.R. 1000, the Aviation and Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
Century;
Pages H8323-24
  The Traficant amendment that encourages the FAA to conduct research 
on the laser visual guidance landing system; and
Page H8324
  The Traficant amendment that insures the compliance of the ``Buy 
American Act'', expresses the sense of Congress to support the purchase 
of American-made equipment and products, and prohibits contracts to 
those who affix a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product that 
is not made in the United States.
Page H8324

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  H. Res. 290, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H8319-20
Department of Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization: The House passed H.R. 1655, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the civilian energy and scientific 
research, development, and demonstration and related commercial 
application of energy technology programs, projects, and activities of 
the Department of Energy.
  Pages H8324-38
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H8338
Agreed to:
  The Sensenbrenner amendment that clarifies GAO report requirements 
and includes the Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, and Los Alamos national 
laboratories and the Y-12 Plant to the list of laboratories which 
prohibit citizens of certain foreign nations from entering classified 
areas;
Pages H8331-32
  The Traficant amendment that insures the compliance of the ``Buy 
American Act,'' expresses the sense of Congress to support the purchase 
of American-made equipment and products, and prohibits contracts to 
those who affix a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product that 
is not made in the United States;
Page H8332
  The Andrews amendment that designates $2 million for biometric 
technology security;
Page H8332
  The Udall of Colorado amendment that increases funding for energy 
technology and conservation research and development programs; 
                                                         Pages H8332-34
  The Stupak amendment that prohibits the Secretary from selecting a 
route for the transportation of Mixed Oxide Fuel from Los Alamos, New 
Mexico to Chalk River, Canada without issuing a rule based on the 
record after an opportunity for agency hearing;
Pages H8334-36
  The Berkley amendment that authorizes $2 million to establish a 
nuclear waste transmutation research and development program; and 
                                                         Pages H8336-37
  The Jackson-Lee of Texas amendment that expresses the sense of the 
Congress that the Department of Energy should increase its efforts to 
recruit and employ qualified minorities for carrying out the research 
and development functions of the Department.
Pages H8337-38
  H. Res. 289, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H8318-19
Treasury, Postal, and General Government Appropriations: The House 
agreed to the conference report on 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 by a yea and nay vote of 
292 yeas to 126 nays, Roll No. 426.
  Pages H8338-52
  Rejected the Murtha motion to recommit the report to the conference 
committee by a yea and nay vote of 61 yeas to 359 nays, Roll No. 425. 
                                                             Page H8351
Meeting Hour--Friday, September 17: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 17. 
                                                             Page H8352
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, September 21: Agreed that when the House 
adjourns on Friday, September 17, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, September 21 for morning-hour debates.
  Page H8352
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business on Wednesday, September 22.
  Page H8352
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8316-17, H8317-18, H8351, and H8351-52. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:55 p.m.