[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1017-D1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 2909-2921; and 3 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 187-188 and H. Res. 298, were introduced.   
  Pages H8555-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on H.R. 2559, to amend the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and 
improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the 
efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program (H. 
Rept. 106-300 part 2); and
  H. Res. 299, providing for the consideration of H.R. 2506, to amend 
title IX of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the 
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (H. Rept. 106-328). 
                                                             Page H8555
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H8471
Consolidation of Milk Marketing Orders: The House passed H.R. 1402, to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk 
price structure known as Option 1-A as part of the implementation of 
the final rule to consolidate Federal milk marketing orders by a 
recorded vote of 285 ayes to 140 noes, Roll No. 436. 
                                                      Pages H8475-H8523
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as 
amended and made in order by the rule.                       
Page H8523
Agreed to:
  The Stenholm amendment that establishes a temporary pilot program 
under which milk producers and cooperatives are authorized to 
voluntarily enter into forward price contracts with milk handlers. The 
pilot program does not apply to Class I milk.            
Pages H8491-99
Rejected:
  The Green amendment that sought to require a national referendum by 
dairy farmers on Department of Agriculture proposed milk marketing 
reforms (rejected by a recorded vote of 102 ayes to 323 noes, Roll No. 
430);                                          
Pages H8488-91, H8497-98
  The Dooley amendment to the Stenholm amendment that sought to extend 
the forward pricing contract pilot program to all classes of milk 
including fluid milk (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 270 
noes, Roll No. 431);                                     
Pages H8496-98
  The Kind amendment that sought to establish a national pooling of 
receipts from Class I or fluid milk;                     
Pages H8502-04
  The Gutknecht amendment that sought to prohibit a cooperative 
marketing association from paying producers a price that is less than 
the federal milk marketing order blend minimum price (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 112 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 432); 
                                            Pages H8499-H8502, H8512-13
  The Ryan of Wisconsin amendment that sought to establish that the 
maximum Class I milk differential may not exceed $2.27 per 
hundredweight (rejected by a recorded vote of 109 ayes to 318 noes, 
Roll No. 433);                                 
Pages H8504-07, H8513-14
  The Manzullo amendment that sought to condition the implementation of 
the Act on the U.S. Trade Representative's certification that it 
presents no risk of interference with any international trade 
negotiation (rejected by a recorded vote of 113 ayes to 315 noes, Roll 
No. 434); and                                     
Pages H8507-12, H8514
  The Boehner amendment that sought to terminate all existing Federal 
milk marketing orders on January 1, 2001 (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 124 ayes to 302 noes, Roll No. 435).                  
Pages H8514-22
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other 
necessary technical and conforming corrections to reflect the actions 
of the House.                                                
Page H8523
  H. Res. 294, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on September 21.
Intelligence Authorization Conference: The House disagreed to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 1555, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees from the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence: Representatives Goss, Lewis of 
California, McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, LaHood, Wilson, 
Dixon, Pelosi, Bishop, Sisisky, Condit, Roemer, and Hastings of 
Florida. Appointed as conferees from the Committee on Armed Services 
for consideration of defense tactical intelligence and related 
activities: Representatives Spence, Stump, and Andrews. 
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Juvenile Justice Reform: Representative Lofgren moved to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 1501, to provide grants to ensure increased 
accountability for juvenile offenders, to recommend a conference 
substitute that (1) includes a loophole-free system that assures that 
no criminals or other prohibited purchasers (e.g. murderers, rapists, 
child molesters, fugitives from justice, undocumented aliens, stalkers 
and batterers) obtain firearms from non-licensed persons and federally 
licensed firearms dealers at gun shows; (2) does not include provisions 
that weaken current gun safety law; and (3) includes provisions that 
aid in the enforcement of current laws against criminals who use guns 
(e.g. murderers, rapists, child molesters, fugitives from justice, 
stalkers and batterers). The ordered vote on the motion was postponed 
until Sept. 23.                                          
  Pages H8524-31
Historically Black Colleges and Universities: The House agreed to H. 
Res. 293, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in 
support of ``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Week.''                                                  
  Pages H8531-35
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H8494.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on pages H8557-58.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H8497-98, H8498, 
H8512-13, H8513-14, H8514, H8522, and H8523. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:57 p.m.