[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 12 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D80-D81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 3610-3644; 2 private bills, 
H.R. 3645-3646; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 248-249, were 
introduced.
  Pages H339-41
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 422, providing for consideration of H.R. 2086, authorize 
funding for networking and information technology research and 
development for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 (Rept. 106-496). 
                                                              Page H339
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
February 9 by a yea and nay vote of 362 yeas to 37 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 11.
  Pages H279-80
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Economic Report of the President: Message wherein he transmitted his 
Economic Report--referred to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 106-161);
  Pages H331-33
  Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: Message wherein he transmitted his 
three rescissions of budget authority totaling $128 million, affecting 
the programs of the Department of Energy and the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, and two deferrals of budget authority totaling 
$1.6 million, affecting programs of the Department of State and 
International Assistance Programs--referred to the Committee on 
Appropriations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-194); and
  Page H280
  Albanian Emigration Laws and Policies: Message wherein he transmitted 
his report concerning Albanian compliance with U.S. and international 
standards in the area of emigration--referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-195).
  Page H280
Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act: The House passed H.R. 6, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by 
providing for adjustments to the standard deduction, 15-percent rate 
bracket, and earned income credit and to repeal the reduction of the 
refundable tax credits, by a yea and nay vote of 268 yeas to 158 nays, 
Roll No. 15. Agreed to amend the title.
  Pages H291-H330
  Rejected the Hill of Indiana motion to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report it back to the 
House with an amendment which corrects the disparity in the Tax Code 
affecting married couples and which provides that the effectiveness of 
this tax reduction is contingent on a certification by the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget that (a) there is a comprehensive 
framework which provides resources for debt retirement, strengthening 
Social Security and Medicare, tax relief, and investing in other 
priorities; (b) a portion of the on-budget surplus is reserved for debt 
retirement sufficient to eliminate the debt by 2013; and (c) there are 
protections to ensure that the funds reserved for debt retirement may 
not be used or any other purpose, except for technical adjustments to 
reflect changes in budget projections by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 
230 noes, Roll No. 14.
Pages H327-29
  Rejected the Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to make marriage tax penalty relief contingent on Social 
Security solvency certification, Medicare solvency certification, and 
public debt elimination certification by a yea and nay vote of 192 yeas 
to 233 nays, Roll No. 13.
Pages H318-27
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 419, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 255 yeas to 165 
nays, Roll No. 12. Pursuant to the rule, the amendment recommended by 
the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill was considered 
as adopted.
Pages H281-91
President's Day District Work Period: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 
80, providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and 
a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
  Page H331
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader discussed the legislative 
program for the week of February 14.
  Page H330
Meeting Hour Monday, February 14: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 14 for 
morning-hour debate.
  Page H331
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, February 16.
  Page H331
Senate Messages: Message received today from the Senate appears on page 
H330.
Re-Referral: Agreed to re-refer S. 1809 to the Committees on Commerce 
and Education and the Workforce.
  Pages H330-31
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H343.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings

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of the House and appear on pages H279-80, H291, H326-27, H329, and 
H329-30. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a..m. and adjourned at 5:44 p.m.