[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1239-D1241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3193-3204; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3205; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 74, H. Con. Res. 218-219, and H. 
Res. 350-351 were introduced.
  Pages H11371-72
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2904, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to 
reauthorize funding for the Office of Government Ethics, amended (H. 
Rept. 106-433, Pt. 1);
  Conference report on S. 900, to enhance competition in the financial 
services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers (H. Rept. 106-434);
  H.R. 3077, to amend the Act that authorized construction of the San 
Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project, California, to facilitate 
water transfers in the Central Valley Project, amended (H. Rept. 106-
435);
  H.R. 3075, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
corrections and refinements in the Medicare Program as revised by the 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, amended (H. Rept. 106-436, Pt. 1);
  H. Res. 352, providing for consideration of H.R. 2389, to restore 
stability and predictability to the annual payments made to States and 
counties containing National Forest System lands and public domain 
lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management for use by the counties 
for the benefit of public schools, roads (H. Rept. 106-437);
  H. Res. 353, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 106-438);
  H. Res. 354, providing for consideration of H.R. 3194, 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 (H. Rept. 106-
439); and
  H. Res. 355, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany S. 900, to enhance competition in the financial services 
industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial 
service providers (H. Rept. 106-440).
Pages H11255-H11303, H11371
Recess: The House recessed at 9:14 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                            Page H11204
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House passed 
over without prejudice S. 452, for the relief of Belinda McGregor and 
H.R. 1023, for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert.
  Page H11205
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Acquisition of a Building in Terre Haute, Indiana: H.R. 2513, to 
direct the Administrator of General Services to acquire a building 
located in Terre Haute, Indiana;
  Pages H11231-34
  Training for a President-elect's Nominees: H.R. 3137, to amend the 
Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to provide for training of 
individuals a President-elect intends to nominate as department heads 
or appoint to key positions in the Executive Office of the President; 
                                                        Pages H11234-36
  Federal Financial Assistance Improvements: S. 468, amended, to 
improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial 
assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance application 
and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of services to the 
public;
  Pages H11236-40
  Honesty in Sweepstakes: H.R. 170, amended, to require certain notices 
in any mailing using a game of chance for the promotion of a product or 
service;
  Pages H11240-48
  National Civility Week: H. Res. 324, supporting National Civility 
Week, Inc. in its efforts to restore

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civility, honesty, integrity, and respectful consideration in the 
United States;
  Pages H11248-49
  Participation in the Census: H. Con. Res. 193, expressing the support 
of Congress for activities to increase public participation in the 
decennial census;
  Pages H11250-55
  Veteran Status for Zachary Fisher: H. J. Res. 46, conferring status 
as an honorary veteran of the United States Armed Forces on Zachary 
Fisher;
  Pages H11304-16
  Antitrust Technical Corrections: H.R. 1801, amended, to make 
technical corrections to various antitrust laws and to references to 
such laws;
  Pages H11318-21
  Nursing Care in Disadvantaged Areas: Agreed to the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 441, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to the requirements for the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will 
practice in health professional shortage areas--clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H11321-24
  Prayers and Invocations at Public School Sporting Events: H. Con. 
Res. 199, expressing the sense of the Congress that prayers and 
invocations at public school sporting events contribute to the moral 
foundation of our Nation and urging the Supreme Court to uphold their 
constitutionality;
  Pages H11325-30
  Financial Literacy Training: H. Con. Res. 213, encouraging the 
Secretary of Education to promote, and State and local educational 
agencies to incorporate in their education programs, financial literacy 
training (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 411 yeas to 3 nays, Roll 
No. 553);
  Pages H11208-12, H11338-39
  United States Commitment to NATO: H. Res. 59, amended, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains 
committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (agreed to 
by a yea and nay vote of 278 yeas to 133 nays, with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 554);
  Pages H11212-18, H11339-40
  Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation: H.R. 3164, to provide for the 
treatment of the actions of certain foreign narcotics traffickers as an 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States for purposes of 
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (passed by a yea and 
nay vote of 385 yeas to 26 nays, Roll No. 555); and 
                                                Pages H11218-31, H11340
  Hurricane Floyd Disaster: H. Res. 349, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the President should immediately transmit 
to Congress the President's recommendations for emergency response 
actions, including appropriate offsets, to provide relief and 
assistance to the victims of Hurricane Floyd (agreed to by a yea and 
nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 556). 
                                             Pages H11330-38, H11340-41
Affirming the Loyalty of Asian-Americans: The House agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 124, expressing the sense of the Congress relating to recent 
allegations of espionage and illegal campaign financing that have 
brought into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian 
ancestry.
  Pages H11316-18
Questions of Privilege: Pursuant to Rule IX, Representatives Visclosky, 
Wise, Kucinich, Traficant, and Kaptur announced their intentions to 
present questions of the privileges of the House in the form of 
resolutions that call on the President to abstain from renegotiating 
international agreements governing antidumping and countervailing 
measures. The forms of these resolutions appear on pages H11249-50, 
H11303-04, H11321, and H11324-25
Committee Resignation and Election: Read a letter from Representative 
Lee wherein she resigned from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services. Subsequently, the House agreed to H. Res. 351 whereby Mr. 
Ackerman was elected to the Committee.
  Page H11341
Quality Care for the Uninsured: The House agreed to H. Res. 348, 
providing for the House to disagree to the Senate amendment and agree 
to a conference on 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; 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. 
                                                        Pages H11341-44
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment, upon the recommendation of the Majority 
Leader, of Ms. Judith Flink of Illinois to the Advisory Committee on 
Student Financial Assistance.
  Page H11344
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H11372-73.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H11338-39, H11339-
40, H11340, and H11340-41. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:15 p.m.