[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 144 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1179-D1181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 3120-3134; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3135; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 203-204, and H. Res. 340, were 
introduced.
  Page H10724
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 339, providing for consideration of H.R. 2260, to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to promote pain management and palliative 
care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H. Rept. 106-
409); and
  H.R. 2005, to establish a statute of repose for durable goods used in 
a trade or business, amended (H. Rept. 106-410, Pt. 1).
Page H10723
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Thornberry to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H10615
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Timothy O'Brien, Ph.D. of Washington, D.C.
  Page H10615
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Wednesday, October 20, by a yea and nay vote of 352 yeas to 62 nays, 
Roll No. 520.
  Pages H10615, H10620-21
Appointment of Conferees--District of Columbia Appropriations: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Chairman Istook and 
Representatives Cunningham, Tiahrt, Aderholt, Emerson, Sununu, Young of 
Florida, Moran of Virginia, Dixon, Mollohan, and Obey as conferees on 
H.R. 3064, 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.
  Page H10621
The Students Results Act: The House passed H.R. 2, to send more dollars 
to the classroom and for certain other purposes by a recorded vote of 
358 ayes to 67 noes, Roll No. 526.
  Pages H10621-56
  Rejected the Hinojosa motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce with instructions to conduct hearings and 
promptly report to the House regarding the effectiveness of bilingual 
education and migrant education.
Pages H10654-55
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H10652
Agreed to:
  The Schaffer amendment that permits children to transfer to another 
public school chosen by their parents when they are victims of violent 
crimes at school or otherwise attend unsafe schools;
Pages H10635-36
  The Andrews amendment, as amended, that permits schools to use Title 
I funding for prekindergarten programs. Earlier, agreed to the Goodling

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amendment to the Andrews amendment that eliminates prerequisites for 
implementing the program;
Pages H10640-41
  The Roemer amendment that increases Title I program funding by $1.5 
billion (agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 181 noes, Roll No. 
523); and
Pages H10636-40, H10650
  The Ehlers amendment that includes mathematics and science in Title I 
standards and assessments (agreed to by a recorded vote of 360 ayes to 
62 noes, Roll No. 525).
Pages H10647-49, H10651-52
Rejected:
  The Armey amendment that sought to establish a five year pilot 
program to provide a $3,500 scholarship for children, who are victims 
of violent crimes at school or who otherwise attend unsafe schools, to 
attend another school chosen by their parents (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 166 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 521);
Pages H10621-28
  The Payne amendment that sought to strike title VIII that permits 
school-wide program funding for schools that serve at least 40 per cent 
of children from low-income families (rejected by a recorded vote of 
208 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 522);
Pages H10629-35, H10649-50
  The Petri amendment that sought to establish a pilot program in ten 
states to convert Title I funds into a portable benefit to be used by 
the parents or legal guardians for their children's education (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 153 ayes to 271 noes, Roll No. 524). 
                                             Pages H10641-47, H10650-51
  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 H10656
  H. Res. 336, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on October 20.
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: The House agreed to the 
Conference report on H.R. 2466, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000 by a yea and nay vote of 225 yeas to 200 
nays, Roll No. 528.
  Pages H10672-85
  H. Res. 337, the rule waiving points of order against the conference 
report was agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 228 yeas to 196 nays, 
Roll No. 527.
Pages H10656-72
Academic Achievement for All Act: The House passed H.R. 2300, to allow 
a State to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of 
all its students, by a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 
532.
  Pages H10689-H10715
  Rejected with Clay motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce with instructions to report it back to the 
House in a manner that addresses the need to help communities to reduce 
class size, to modernize our Nation's crumbling and overcrowded public 
schools, and to ensure that teachers are highly qualified, by a 
recorded vote of 201 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 531.
Pages H10714-15
  Agreed to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H10713
  Rejected the Fattah amendment that sought to require states to 
certify that either per pupil expenditures or achievement levels are 
substantially equal across the state by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 530.
Pages H10710-13
  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 H10716
  H. Res. 338, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 214 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 529. 
Pursuant to the rule, the amendments in Part A of H. Rept. 106-408 that 
limits the program to no more than 10 states and changes the effective 
date to October 1, 2000.
Pages H10685-89
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of October 25.
  Pages H10715-16
Meeting Hour--Monday, October 25: Agreed that when the House adjourn 
today, it adjourn to meet on Monday, October 25 for morning-hour 
debates.
  Page H10716
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the business under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule on Wednesday, October 27.
  Page H10716
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H10615 and H10672.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and nine recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10620-21, H10628, H10649-50, H10650, H10650-51, H10651-52, H10655-56, 
H10671-72, H10685, H10689, H10713, H10714-15, and H10715. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:59 p.m.

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