[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1047-D1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 2959-2967; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2968; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 69 and H. Res. 306-311, were 
introduced.
  Pages H8966-67
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 782, to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003, amended (H. Rept. 
106-343);
  H.R. 2923, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
expiring provisions, to fully allow the nonrefundable personal credits 
against regular tax liability, amended (H. Rept. 106-344);
  H. Res. 307, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2606, making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000 (H. Rept. 106-345); and
  H. Res. 308, providing for consideration of 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. 106-346).
Page H8966
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Cooksey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H8875
Recess: The House recessed at 9:07 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H8876
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Violence in East Timor: H. Res. 292, amended, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor, 
calling on the Government of Indonesia to assist in the termination of 
the current civil unrest and violence in East Timor, and supporting a 
United Nations Security Council-endorsed multinational force for East 
Timor (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 390 yeas to 38 nays with one 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 454);
  Pages H8879-86, H8908
  Expressing Sympathy for the Victims of the Earthquake in Taiwan: H. 
Res. 297, amended, expressing sympathy for the victims of the 
devastating earthquake that struck Taiwan on September 21, 1999. Agreed 
to amend the title (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 424 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 455); and
  Pages H8887-89, H8909
  Budget Surplus and the Public Debt: H. Res. 306, expressing the 
desire of the House of Representatives to not spend any of the budget 
surplus created by social security receipts and to continue to retire 
the debt held by the public (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 417 
yeas to 2 nays with 6 voting ``present'', Roll No. 456). 
                                               Pages H8889-96, H8909-10
Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2000: The House passed H.J. 
Res. 68, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 by a 
yea and nay vote of 421 yeas to 2 nays with one voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 453.
  Pages H8901-08
  H. Res. 305, the rule that provided for consideration of the joint 
resolution was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H8896-H8901
Health Research and Quality Act: The House passed 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 by a yea and nay vote of 417 
yeas to 7 nays, No. 457.
  Pages H8911-41

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  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H8941
Agreed to:
  The Bilirakis en bloc amendment that makes technical and conforming 
changes;
Pages H8917-18
  The Andrews amendment, as modified, that links the Health Care Policy 
and Research Agency web site to consumer satisfaction agencies that 
perform evaluations on health care quality;
Page H8918
  The Davis of Illinois amendment that requires that shortages in 
researchers who are members of priority populations are addressed when 
allocating training funds;
Pages H8918-19
  The Jackson-Lee of Texas en bloc amendment that establishes an Office 
on Special Populations and includes inner-city areas as a priority 
population;
Pages H8919-21
  The Davis of Illinois amendment that requires an annual report on 
disparities in health care delivery as it relates to racial factors and 
socioeconomic factors in priority populations;
Page H8921
  The Davis of Illinois amendment that includes minority institutions 
of higher education as eligible entities for grants and contracts; 
                                                         Pages H8921-22
  The Thompson of California amendment that promotes evidence-based 
clinical practices for the examination and treatment of individuals who 
are victims of sexual assault (including child molestation) or 
attempted sexual assault and training for health professionals on 
performing medical evidentiary examinations;
Page H8922
  The Pascrell amendment that requires research on health services 
regarding cancer and cardiovascular diseases in women;
Pages H8923-24
  The Tierney amendment that requires research on methods to reduce the 
costs to consumers of obtaining prescription drugs;
Pages H8924-26
  The Tierney amendment, as modified, that requires studies to 
determine the cost and quality effects of various methods of increasing 
the access to health services in the United States;
Pages H8926-29
  The Stearns amendment that directs the Director to develop 
recommendations on automatic external defibrillators in Federal 
buildings including placement, training, maintenance, medical 
oversight, and coordination with emergency medical services; 
                                                         Pages H8929-30
  The Johnson of Connecticut amendment that establishes a graduate 
medical education grant program for children's hospitals; 
                                                         Pages H8932-37
  The McGovern amendment that requires a study to determine whether and 
to what extent there is a shortage of licensed pharmacists; 
                                                         Pages H8937-39
  The Thompson of California amendment that requires a report on 
telemedicine services which includes factors that inhibit the expansion 
and accessibility of telemedicine networks; and
Pages H8939-40
  The Traficant amendment that adds Buy American provisions to the 
bill.
Page H8940
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, cross references, and to make other 
necessary technical and conforming changes to reflect the actions of 
the House.
Page H8941
  Agreed to H. Res. 299, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H8910-11
Presidential Veto Message--District of Columbia Appropriations: Read a 
message from the President wherein he announced his veto of 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; and 
explained his reasons therefor--ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-135). 
                                                         Pages H8941-42
  Agreed to the Istook motion to refer the veto message and the 
accompanying bill to the Committee on Appropriations.
Page H8942
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H8942.
Amendments Ordered Printed: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the 
rule appear on page H8968.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H8907-08, H8908, 
H8909, H8909-10, and H8941. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:02 p.m.