[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1098-D1099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 3028-3034, and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 193, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1788, to deny Federal public benefits to individuals who 
participated in Nazi persecution, amended (H. Rept. 106-321, Pt. 2). 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Michael A. Nagy of York, Pennsylvania.
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Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Tuesday, October 5, by a yea and nay vote of 340 yeas to 68 nays with 
one voting ``present'', Roll No. 481.
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Motion to Adjourn: The House rejected the Frost motion to adjourn by a 
yea and nay vote of 3 yeas and 423 nays, Roll No. 482.
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Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: The House passed H.R. 2990, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater 
access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-
term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend 
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access 
to and choice in health care through association health plans, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for 
small employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through 
HealthMarts by a yea and nay vote of 227 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 
485.
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  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back to the House with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute that makes the bill consistent 
with the President's demand to preserve the projected surpluses until 
there is action on Medicare and Social Security solvency by a recorded 
vote of 211 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 484.
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  H. Res. 323, the rule that is providing for consideration of both 
H.R. 2990 and H.R. 2723 was agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 221 yeas 
to 209 nays, Roll No. 483.
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Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: The House completed 
general debate on H.R. 2723, to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect 
consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. The House 
will consider amendments on October 7.
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American Folklife Center: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment 
of Ms. Kay Kaufman Shelemay of Massachusetts and Mr. John Penn Fix, III 
of Washington to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center 
in the Library of Congress.
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H9474.
Corrections Calendar: The Speaker filed with the Clerk a notice 
requesting that H.R. 576, to amend title 4, United States Code, to add 
the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to the list of days on which the 
flag should especially be displayed be placed upon the Corrections 
Calendar.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H9417-18, H9428-29, H9430-31, H9473, and H9473-74. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:38 p.m.