[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 26, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1199-D1201]
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. 3145-3151; and 2 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 208-209, were introduced.                         
  Page H10861
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows: H.R. 2531, to 
authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 
fiscal year 2000, amended (H. Rept. 106-415).               
  Page H10861
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ose to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                            Page H10771
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Stuart York of West Covina, California.                 
  Pages H10771-72
Recess: The House recessed at 9:04 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                            Page H10771
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Extending the Period for Admission of an Alien as a Nonimmigrant: 
H.R. 3061, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for 
an additional 2 years the period for admission of an alien as a 
nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of such Act, and to authorize 
appropriations for the refugee assistance program under chapter 2 of 
title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act;        
  Pages H10775-76
  Reauthorizing the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
Act: H.R. 2496, amended, to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994;            
  Pages H10786-87

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  Rongelap Resettlement Act: H.R. 2970, to prescribe certain terms for 
the resettlement of the people of Rongelap Atoll due to conditions 
created at Rongelap during United States administration of the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands;                       
  Pages H10787-89
  Perkins County Rural Water System Act: H.R. 970, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
Perkins County Rural Water System, Inc., for the construction of water 
supply facilities in Perkins County, South Dakota.      
  Pages H10789-91
  National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act: H.R. 1528, to 
reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992; 
                                                        Pages H10791-93
  Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act: H.R. 1753, amended, to 
promote the research, identification, assessment, exploration, and 
development of methane hydrate resources. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                        Pages H10793-97
  Concerning Assistance to the Northern Part of Somalia: H. Con. Res. 
20, concerning economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to the 
northern part of Somalia;                           
  Pages H10798-S10800
  Urging an End of the War Between Ethiopia and Eritrea: H. Con. Res. 
46, urging an end of the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling 
on the United Nations Human Rights Commission and other human rights 
organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection with the 
Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict;                        
  Pages H10807-11
  Statistical Efficiency Act: H.R. 2885, amended, to provide uniform 
safeguards for the confidentiality of information acquired for 
exclusively statistical purposes, and to improve the efficiency and 
quality of Federal statistics and Federal statistical programs by 
permitting limited sharing of records among designated agencies for 
statistical purposes under strong safeguards;           
  Pages H10812-16
  Designating the Dwight Eisenhower Executive Office Building: S. 1652, 
to designate the Old Executive Office Building located at 17th Street 
and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, District of Columbia, as 
the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building--clearing the 
measure for the President;                              
  Pages H10816-21
  Designating the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse: S. 437, to designate 
the United States courthouse under construction at 338 Las Vegas 
Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the ``Lloyd D. George United 
States Courthouse''--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10821-22
  Preventing the Misappropriation of Marks: H.R. 3028, to amend certain 
trademark laws to prevent the misappropriation of marks. Subsequently, 
the House passed S. 1255 and inserted in lieu the text of H.R. 3028. 
Agreed to amend the title. H.R. 3028 was then laid upon the table; 
                                                        Pages H10823-31
  Urging a Moratorium on Tariffs and Taxation of Electronic Commerce: 
H. Con. Res. 190, amended, urging the United States to seek a global 
consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special, multiple, 
and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce (agreed to by a yea 
and nay vote of 423 yeas with 1 voting ``nay'', Roll No. 537); 
                                             Pages H10776-81, H10831-32
  Sense of Congress Against Increasing Federal Taxes to Fund Additional 
Government Spending: H. Con. Res. 208, expressing the sense of Congress 
that there should be no increase in Federal taxes in order to fund 
additional Government spending (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 371 
yeas to 48 nays with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 538); 
                                             Pages H10782-86, H10832-33
  Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Geneva Convention: H. Con. 
Res. 102, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 
1949 and recognizing the humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide 
in times of armed conflict (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 423 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 539);        
  Pages H10800-04, H10833
  Commending Greece and Turkey for Their Response to the Recent 
Earthquakes: H. Con. Res. 188, commending Greece and Turkey for their 
mutual and swift response to the recent earthquakes in both countries 
by providing to each other humanitarian assistance and rescue relief 
(agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 424 yeas with none voting ``nay'', 
Roll No. 540);                               
  Pages H10804-07, H10833-34
  Locating and Securing the Return of Zachary Baumel and Others: Agreed 
to the Senate amendments to H.R. 1175, to locate and secure the return 
of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli soldiers 
missing in action (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 421 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 541)--clearing the measure for the 
President.                                   
  Pages H10811-12, H10834-35
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Veto Message--Commerce, State, Justice Appropriations: Message 
wherein he announced his veto of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending

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September 30, 2000, and explains his reasons therefor--referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-148); and 
                                                        Pages H10835-36
  Proposed Legislation--Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act: 
Message wherein he transmitted his legislative proposal entitled the 
Strengthen Social Security and Medicare Act of 1999--referred to the 
Committees on Ways and Means, Rules, and Budget and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 106-149).                                              
  Page H10837
Barry Goldwater Scholarship For Excellence in Education Foundation: The 
Chair announced the Minority Leader's appointment of Representative 
Pickett to the Barry Goldwater Scholarship For Excellence in Education 
Foundation.                                                 
  Page H10836
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H10772 and H10797-98.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H10831-32, H10832-
33, H10833, H10833-34, and H10834-35. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9:08 p.m.