[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 30 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D217-D218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 35 public bills, H.R. 3998-4032; 5 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 91; H. Con. Res. 286-288, and H. Res. 443 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1118-19
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Report of the Committee on Commerce on the Congressional Proceedings 
against Dr. Miles Jones for failure to appear pursuant to a duly 
authorized subpoena (H. Rept. 106-527).
Page H1118
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Right 
Reverend M. Thomas Shaw, III, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of 
Massachusetts.
  Page H1079
Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2000: The House passed 
H.R. 2372, to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for 
injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United 
States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under color 
of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from exercising 
Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim is alleged; to 
permit certification of unsettled State law questions that are 
essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the Constitution; 
and to clarify when government action is sufficiently final to ripen 
certain Federal claims arising under the Constitution by a yea and nay 
vote of 226 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 55.
  Pages H1089-H1114
  Rejected the Conyers amendment that sought to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report it back with 
an amendment that exempts claims dealing with actions to protect the 
public from prostitution or illegal drugs; control adult book stores 
and the distribution of pornography; protect against illegal ground 
water contamination, waste dumps, or similar environmental degradation; 
or that results from a voter initiative to control development by a 
recorded vote of 155 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 54.
Pages H1111-13
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, and made in order by the rule.
Page H1111
Agreed To:
  Traficant amendment, as modified, that requires a Federal agency to 
notify property owners within thirty days of any action taken by the 
agency to limit the use of the property.
Pages H1101-02
Rejected:
  Watt of North Carolina amendment that sought to remove the bill's 
limitation to claims involving private property (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 170 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 52) and
Pages H1098-H1101

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  Boehlert amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to limit 
takings claims to those involving the Federal government (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 179 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 53).
Pages H1102-11
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 441, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 276 yeas to 145 
nays, Roll No. 51. Pursuant to the rule, the Committee on the Judiciary 
amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill was 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                         Pages H1083-88
Recess: The House recessed at 11:32 and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H1088-89
Late Report: The Committee on the Budget received permission to have 
until midnight on Monday, March 20 to file a privileged report to 
accompany a concurrent resolution on the budget.
  Page H1114
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of March 20.
  Page H1114
Meeting Hour--March 20: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it 
adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 20.
  Page H1114
Meeting Hour--March 21: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Monday, 
March 20, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, for 
morning-hour debate.
  Page H1114
Private Calendar: Agreed to dispense with the call of the Private 
Calendar on Tuesday, March 21.
  Page H1114
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the business in order under 
the Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on March 22.
  Page H1114
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mr. Steve Start of Spokane, Washington and 
Ms. Susan Webb of Phoenix, Arizona, to the Ticket to Work and Work 
Incentives Advisory Panel.
  Page H1115
Quorum Calls Votes: Two yea and nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1088, H1101, H1111, H1112-13, and H1113-14. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:33 p.m.