[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D255-D257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 26 public bills, H.R. 4067-4092; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 293 and H. Res. 447-449, were introduced.
  Pages H1404-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1605, to designate the United States courthouse building located 
at 402 North Walnut Street and Prospect Avenue in Harrison, Arkansas, 
as the ``Judge J. Smith Henley Federal Building'', amended (H. Rept. 
106-536);
  H.R. 938, to designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway 
in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building'' (H. 
Rept. 106-537);
  H.R. 1279, to designate the Federal building and United States post 
office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the 
``Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office'', 
amended (H. Rept. 106-538);
  H. Con. Res. 277, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (H. Rept. 106-539);
  H.R. 2412, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, 
Indiana, as the ``E. Ross

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Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 106-
540);
  H. Con. Res. 278, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
19th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service (H. Rept. 106-
541);
  H. Con. Res. 279, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
200th birthday celebration of the Library of Congress (H. Rept. 106-
542);
  H. Con. Res. 280, authorizing the 2000 District of Columbia Special 
Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol 
Grounds (H. Rept. 106-543);
  H. Con. Res. 281, authorizing the use of the East Front of the 
Capitol Grounds for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy 
Center for the Performing Arts (H. Rept. 106-544); and
  H.R. 910, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, 
to participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-
term solution to the problems of groundwater contamination, water 
supply, and reliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwater basin in 
California, amended (H. Rept. 106-545).
Page H1404
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1287
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
March 22, by a yea and nay vote of 345 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 66. 
                                                  Pages H1287, H1290-01
Personal Privilege: The Speaker rose to a point of personal privilege 
and was recognized for one hour.
  Pages H1326-27
Chaplain of the House of Representatives: Read a letter from Dr. James 
D. Ford, Chaplain Emeritus, of the House of Representatives wherein he 
announced his resignation as Chaplain of the House of Representatives, 
effective, Thursday, March 23, 2000. Subsequently, the Speaker 
appointed and then administered the oath of office to Father Daniel 
Coughlin of Illinois as Chaplain of the House.
  Pages H1327-29
Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2001: The House agreed to H. Con. 
Res. 290, establishing the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005 
by a yea and nay vote of 211 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 75. 
                                            Pages H1301-26, H1330-H1402
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in Part 
A of H. Rept. 106-535 made in order by the rule.
Pages H1335-H1401
  Rejected the Owens amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to target investments for education and safety net programs for 
working class families by a recorded vote of 70 ayes to 348 noes, Roll 
No. 70;
Pages H1341-55
  Rejected the DeFazio amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to reserve surpluses for debt reduction, a prescription drug 
benefit, education and social services programs, and specified tax 
credits by a recorded vote of 61 ayes to 351 noes, Roll No. 71; 
                                                         Pages H1355-63
  Rejected the Stenholm amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
modified, that sought to eliminate public debt by 2012, establish a 
medicare reserve fund for reform, prescription drug benefit, and 
provider relief, and allocate baseline funding for agriculture 
initiatives by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 243 noes, with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 72;
Pages H1363-74
  Rejected the Sununu amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to provide tax relief, medicare reform including prescription 
drug coverage, social security reform, and defense funding increase by 
a recorded vote of 78 ayes to 339 noes, Roll No. 73; and 
                                                         Pages H1375-86
  Rejected the Spratt amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to repay the public debt by 2013, provide targeted tax cuts to 
working families, and retain 100 percent of the social security surplus 
by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 233 noes, Roll No. 74. 
                                                      Pages H1386-H1400
  Agreed to the Saxton motion that the Committee rise by a recorded 
vote of 245 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 69.
Pages H1325-30
  Agreed to H. Res. 446, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution by a yea and nay vote of 228 yeas to 194 
nays, Roll No. 68. Earlier agreed to order the previous question and 
make a technical amendment to the rule by a yea and nay vote of 220 
yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 67.
Pages H1291-H1301
Late Report: The committee on Ways and Means received permission to 
have until midnight on Friday, March 24 to file a report on H.R. 7. 
                                                             Page H1402
Meeting Hour Monday, March 27: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 27.
  Page H1402
Meeting Hour Tuesday, March 28: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28 for 
morning-hour debates.
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of March 29.
  Page H1402
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1287.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1290-91, H1299-H1300, H1300-01, H1325-26, H1354-55, H1363, H1374, 
H1386, H1400, and H1401-02. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:21 a.m. on 
Friday, March 24.