[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 157 (Tuesday, November 9, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1282-D1284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 3261-3288; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3289; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 77-78, H. Con. Res. 221-224, and H. 
Res. 368-372, were introduced.
  Pages H11852-53
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 1554, to amend the provisions of title 17, 
United States Code, and the Communications Act of 1934, relating to 
copyright licensing and carriage of broadcast signals by satellite (H. 
Rept. 106-464).
Pages H11769-H11818, H11852
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
Joel Kessler of Potomac, Maryland.
  Page H11712
Recess: The House recessed at 9:38 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                            Page H11712
Waiving Enrollment Requirements: The House passed H.J. Res. 76, waiving 
certain enrollment requirements for the remainder of the first session 
of the One Hundred Sixth Congress with respect to any bill or joint 
resolution making general appropriations or continuing appropriations 
for fiscal year 2000. Subsequently, H. Res. 365, a rule to provide 
consideration of the joint resolution was laid on the table. 
                                                        Pages H11716-17
Honoring the National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing: The House agreed to 
H. Con. Res. 205, recognizing and honoring the heroic efforts of the 
Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr. Jerri 
Nielsen from the South Pole.
  Pages H11717-18
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Restoring Certain Lands to Elim Native Corporation: H.R. 3090, 
amended, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to restore 
certain lands to the Elim Native Corporation;
  Pages H11718-20
  Aquatic Restoration Projects: H.R. 1444, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Army to develop and implement projects for fish 
screens, fish passage devices, and other similar measures to mitigate 
adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by 
local governmental entities in the

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States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and California. Agreed to 
amend the title;
  Pages H11720-22
  Plaque Commemorating Martin Luther King's ``I Have a Dream'' Speech 
at the Lincoln Memorial: H.R. 2879, to provide for the placement at the 
Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther 
King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech;
  Pages H11722-23
  Trafficking of Baby Body Parts: H. Res. 350, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives with respect to private companies involved 
in the trafficking of baby body parts for profit;
  Pages H11723-28
  Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: H. Res. 368, providing for the 
concurrence by the House with amendments in the amendment of the Senate 
to H.R. 2280, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-
of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid for service-
connected disabilities, to enhance the compensation, memorial affairs, 
and housing programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve 
retirement authorities applicable to judges of the United States Court 
of Appeals for Veterans Claims;
  Pages H11728-29
  Printing of Brochures on the United States Government: H. Con. Res. 
221, authorizing printing of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are 
Made'' and ``Our American Government'', the pocket version of the 
United States Constitution, and the document-sized, annotated version 
of the United States Constitution;
  Pages H11729-30
  Honesty in Sweepstakes: S. 335, amended, to amend Chapter 30 of title 
39, United States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain 
deceptive matter relating to sweepstakes, skill contests, facsimile 
checks, administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties relating 
to such matter;
  Pages H11818-25
  Celebrating the Fall of the Berlin Wall: H. Con. Res. 223, expressing 
the sense of the Congress regarding Freedom Day (agreed to by yea and 
nay vote of 417 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 580); and 
                                             Pages H11763-69, H11825-26
  Satellite Home Viewer Act: Agreed to the Conference Report on H.R. 
1554, to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, and the 
Communications Act of 1934, relating to copyright licensing and 
carriage of broadcast signals by satellite (agreed to by yea and nay 
vote of 411 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 581). 
                                         Pages H11769-H11818, H11826-27
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce: The House passed 
H.R. 1714, to facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures 
in interstate or foreign commerce (passed by a recorded vote of 356 
ayes to 66 noes, Roll No. 579).
  Pages H11732-55, H11762-63
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
Congressional Record of November 8 and numbered 1, as amended, pursuant 
to the rule.
Pages H11741-55
  Agreed to the Inslee amendment that requires affirmative consent to 
receive electronic records; allows the consumer to retain the records 
and withdraw consent as desired; and clarifies that provisions do not 
affect any disclosures required under regulation or law by a recorded 
vote of 418 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 577.
Pages H11743-49
  Rejected the Dingell amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to recognize the validity of electronic signatures and records 
in commercial transactions by a recorded vote of 126 ayes to 278 noes, 
Roll No. 578.
Pages H11749-55
  H. Res. 336, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H11731-32
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000: The House agreed 
to the conference report on H.R. 1555, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities 
of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and 
the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System. 
                                                        Pages H11755-62
  The conference report was considered pursuant to a unanimous consent 
request made earlier by Representative Dreier; and H. Res. 364, a rule 
to waive points of order against the conference report was laid on the 
table.
Page H11716
Making Continuing Appropriations: The House passed H.J. Res. 78, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000. 
                                                        Pages H11828-29
  The joint resolution was considered pursuant to a unanimous consent 
request made earlier by Chairman Young of Florida.
Page H11828
Consideration of Suspensions: Pursuant to H. Res. 353, providing for 
consideration of motions to suspend the rules, Mr. Lazio announced that 
the following measures would be considered under suspension of the 
rules on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999: H. Res. 41, H.R. 1869, H.R. 2336, 
H.R. 2442, H. Con. Res. 122, H.R. 3234, and H.R. 2454.
  Page H11828
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency Re Iran: Message wherein he transmitted his report 
on the national emergency

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with respect to Iran--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed H. Doc. 106-156; and
  Page H11829
  National Emergency Re Sudan: Message wherein he transmitted his 
report on the national emergency with respect to Iran--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed H. Doc. 106-
157.
  Page H11830
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H11712 and H11763.
Referrals: S. 923, S. Con. Res. 30, and S. Con. Res. 68 were referred 
to the Committee on International Relations; S. 1398 was referred to 
the Committee on Resources; and S. 1809 was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce.
  Page H11851
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H11749, H11754-55, H11762, H11826, and H11826-27. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:00 p.m.