[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 26 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D189-D190]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 3871-3902; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3903; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 272-275 and H. Res. 437, were 
introduced.                                               
  Pages H920-21
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative LaHood to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                        
  Page H759
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
March 8 by a recorded vote of 369 ayes to 45 noes with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 35.                           
  Pages H759, H764-65
Ivanpah Valley, Nevada Airport: The House passed H.R. 1695, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in Ivanpah Valley, 
Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport 
facility by a yea and nay vote of 420 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 37. 
                                                          Pages H765-73
  Agreed to the Hansen amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-515 that 
clarifies land conveyance and reversionary language and includes the 
Secretary of the Interior with the Secretary of Transportation as a 
joint lead agency for environmental review by a recorded vote of 417 
ayes to 3 noes, Roll No. 36.                              
Pages H771-72
  Earlier agreed to H. Res. 433, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 406 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 34.                              
Pages H762-64
Small Business Tax Fairness Act: The House passed H.R. 3081, to 
increase the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for small businesses by a recorded 
vote of 257 ayes to 169 noes, Roll No. 41.              
  Pages H792-H879
  Rejected the Rangel motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report it back with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute providing for

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small business tax relief by a yea and nay vote of 207 yeas to 218 
nays, Roll No. 40.                                        
Pages H866-78
  Pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 3832 was considered as adopted 
in lieu of the Committee on Ways and Means amendment printed in the 
bill.                                                     
Pages H821-42
Minimum Wage Increase: The House passed H.R. 3846, to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage by a recorded 
vote of 282 ayes to 143 noes, Roll No. 45.              
  Pages H879-H902
  Pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 3846, as passed the House, was 
appended to the end of H.R. 3081; H.R. 3846 was laid on the table; and 
the Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes in the engrossment of the bill.                       
Page H902
  Rejected the Clay motion that sought to recommit the bill to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce with instructions to report it 
back with amendments that remove several exemptions in the bill and 
apply provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act to the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 243 
noes, Roll No. 44.                                      
Pages H899-H901
  Agreed to the Traficant amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-516 that 
raises the minimum wage by $1 over two years instead of three years by 
a recorded vote of 246 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 43.     
Pages H894-99
  Earlier, agreed to the Sessions amendment to the rule that provided 
that an amendment striking Section 5, State Minimum Wage be considered 
as adopted.                                                   
Page H791
  Representative Largent made a point of order against consideration of 
the bill pursuant to section 425(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 dealing with an intergovernmental unfunded mandate in excess of 
$50 million. Subsequently, the House voted to consider the bill by a 
yea and nay vote of 274 yeas to 141 nays, Roll No. 42.    
Pages H879-81
  The House agreed to H. Res. 434, the rule that provided for 
consideration of both H.R. 3081, to provide tax benefits for small 
businesses and H.R. 3846, to increase the minimum wage by a recorded 
vote of 214 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 39. Agreed to order the previous 
question by a yea and nay vote of 216 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 38. 
                                                          Pages H773-92
Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International 
Telecommunications (ORBIT) Act: The House agreed to the conference 
report on S. 376, to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to 
promote competition and privatization in satellite communications. 
                                                          Pages H902-06
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted the 27th Annual Report for Federal Advisory Committees for 
fiscal year 1998--referred to the Committee on Government Reform. 
                                                          Pages H906-07
Senate Conditional Adjournment: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 94, 
providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate. 
                                                              Page H907
Meeting Hour Monday, March 13: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2000. 
                                                              Page H907
Meeting Hour Tuesday, March 14: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, March 13, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14 
for morning-hour debates.                                     
  Page H907
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, March 15.                              
  Page H907
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H759 and H879.
Referral: S. 935 was referred to the Committees on Agriculture and 
Science.                                                      
  Page H916
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes and seven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H764, H764-65, H772, H772-73, H791-92, H792, H877, H878-79, H881, H899, 
H900-01, and H901-02. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:20 p.m.