[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D40-D41]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 3561-3566; 5 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 86; H. Con. Res. 245-246, and H. Res. 410-411, were introduced. 
                                                          Pages H164-65
Reports Filed:
  H. Res. 412, providing for consideration of H.R. 2005, to establish a 
statute of repose for durable goods used in a trade or business (Rept. 
106-491).                                                     
Page H164
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Cooksey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                         
  Page H91
Recess: The House recessed at 9:55 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. 
                                                               Page H95
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar the House:
  Passed Over Without Prejudice: S. 452, for the relief of Belinda 
McGregor.                                                      
  Page H95
  Passed: H.R. 1023, for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert.   
  Page H95
Review of the National Reconnaissance Office: Read a letter from the 
Minority Leader wherein he announced his appointment of Representative 
Dicks to the National Commission for the Review of the National 
Reconnaissance Office.                                         
  Page H98
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Contributions of Catholic Schools: H. Res. 409, honoring the 
contributions of Catholic schools; and                    
  Pages H98-103
  Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 764, to reduce the incidence of child abuse and 
neglect--clearing the measure for the President (agreed to by a yea and 
nay vote of 410 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 4).              
  Pages H121-27
  Subsequently, agreed to H. Con. Res. 245, to correct technical errors 
in the enrollment of the bill.                                
Page H128
Taiwan Security Enhancement Act: The House passed H.R. 1838, to assist 
in the enhancement of the security of Taiwan by a yea and nay vote of 
341 yeas to 70 nays, Roll No. 5.                 
  Pages H110-21, H127-28
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 408, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill. Pursuant to the rule, the amendment 
recommended by the Committee on International Relations, now printed in 
the bill, was considered as adopted.                      
Pages H103-10

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Resignation from the Democratic Caucus: Read a letter from 
Representative Frost wherein he announced that Representative Goode 
resigned from the Democratic Caucus.                          
  Page H128
Resignation from Committee: Read a letter from Representative Blunt 
wherein he announced his resignation from the Committee on 
Appropriations.                                               
  Page H128
Committee Election Vacated: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
announced that Representative Goode's election to the Committee on 
Agriculture has been vacated effective today.                 
  Page H128
Committee Election Vacated: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
announced that Representative Goode's election to the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services has been vacated effective today. 
                                                              Page H128
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 410, electing Representative 
Goode to the Committee on Appropriations.                     
  Page H128
Committee Election: Agreed to H. Res. 411, electing Representative Lee 
to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.       
  Pages H128-29
Motion to Instruct Conferees: Agreed to the Berry motion to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act, (1) to take 
all necessary steps to begin meetings of the conference committee in 
order to report back expeditiously to the House; and (2) to insist on 
the provisions of the bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act 
of 1999 (Division B of H.R. 2990 as passed by the House), and within 
the scope of conference to insist that such provisions be paid for by a 
yea and nay vote of 207 yeas to 175 nays with 28 voting ``present,'' 
Roll No. 6.                                               
  Pages H129-37
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  United States Air Force Exemption: Message wherein he transmitted his 
Presidential Determination that exempts an Air Force operating location 
in Nevada from certain laws referred to the Committee on Commerce. 
                                                              Page H137
  United States-Latvia Fisheries Agreement: Message wherein he 
transmitted the agreement between the United States and Latvia 
concerning fisheries off the coast of the United States referred to the 
Committee on Resources and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-189); and 
                                                              Page H137
  Arctic Research Plan: Message wherein he transmitted the sixth 
biennial revision to the United States Arctic Research Plan referred to 
the Committee on Science.                                     
  Page H137
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H166.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H126-27, H127-28, 
and H136-37. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 9:25 p.m.