[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D28-D29]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 31 public bills, H.R. 3518-3530, 3533-3550; 3 private 
bills, H.R. 3531-3532, 3551; and 12 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 240-244, 
and H. Res. 401-407, were introduced.
  Pages H47-49
Reports Filed:
  S. 430, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide 
for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Kake 
Tribal Corporation, amended (H. Rept. 106-489).
Page H47
Quorum of the House Assembled: The Speaker announced that pursuant to 
section 2 of H. Con. Res. 235, 106th Congress, the House will now 
proceed to organizational business.
  Page H5
  Subsequently, a quorum of the House was assembled, Roll No. 1. 
                                                                Page H5
Prohibition of Electronic Devices in the House Chamber: Pursuant to 
clause five of Rule XVII, the Speaker reiterated the absolute 
prohibition against the use of any personal electronic office equipment

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including cellular phones and computers on the Floor of the House. 
                                                                Page H6
Quorum of Each House Assembled: Agreed to H. Res. 401, providing for a 
committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has been 
assembled and that Congress is ready to receive any communication that 
he may be pleased to make.
  Page H6
  Subsequently, Representatives Armey and Gephardt were appointed to 
the committee.
Page H7
Senate Notification: Agreed to H. Res. 402, informing the Senate that a 
quorum of the House has assembled.
  Page H6
Hour of Meeting for the Second Session: Agreed to H. Res. 403, 
providing for the hour of meeting of the House.
  Pages H6-7
Joint Session to Receive the Annual Message from the President: Agreed 
to H. Con. Res. 241, providing for a joint session of Congress to 
receive the a message from the President on the State of the Union. 
                                                                Page H7
Meeting Hour Monday, Jan. 31: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31, 2000. 
                                                                Page H7
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Feb. 2, 2000.
  Page H7
Extension of Remarks: Agreed that all members be permitted to extend 
their remarks and to include extraneous material within the permitted 
limit in that section of the record entitled ``Extensions of Remarks.''
                                                                Page H7
National Reconnaissance Office Review: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representative Goss and from private life Mr. 
Eli S. Jacobs of New York and Mr. Larry D. Cox of Maryland to the 
National Commission for the Review of the National Reconnaissance 
Office.
  Page H7
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Read a letter from 
Chairman Shuster of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
wherein he transmitted copies of resolutions agreed to by the Committee 
on Nov. 10, 1999.
  Page H8
Web Based Education Commission: Read a letter from Chairman Goodling of 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce wherein he announced his 
appointment of Representative Johnny Isakson to the Web-Based Education 
Commission.
  Page H8
Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and 
Technology: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Mr. 
Charles E. Vela of Maryland to the Commission on the Advancement of 
Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology. 
                                                             Pages H7-8
Recess: The House recessed at 3:16 p.m. and reconvened at 8:48 p.m. 
                                                               Page H28
State of the Union Address: President Clinton delivered his State of 
the Union address before a joint session of Congress. He was escorted 
into the House Chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives 
Armey, DeLay, Watts of Oklahoma, Cox, Hutchinson, Pryce of Ohio, 
Gephardt, Bonior, Frost, Menendez, Berry, and Snyder and Senators Lott, 
Nickles, Thurmond, Craig, Warner, Hutchison, Daschle, Reid of Nevada, 
Mikulski, Murray, Dorgan, Breaux, Rockefeller, Durbin, and Lautenberg. 
The President's message was referred to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered printed as a House Document 
(H. Doc. 106-160).
  Pages H29-35
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today and on 
December 6, 1999 appear on pages H6-7.
Referrals: Senate bills referred to House committees appear on pages 
H36-37.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One Quorum Call, Roll No. 1, developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H5. There were no 
recorded votes.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:00 noon and adjourned at 10:52 p.m.