[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 44 (Monday, April 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D342-D344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4220-4226; and 4 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 95-97 and H. Res. 467, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 852, to require the Department of Agriculture to establish an 
electronic filing and retrieval system to enable the public to file all 
required paperwork electronically with the Department and to have 
access to public information on farm programs, quarterly trade, 
economic, and production reports,

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and other similar information, amended (H. Rept. 106-565);
  H.R. 4163, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
increased fairness to taxpayers, amended (H. Rept. 106-566); and
  H.R. 3439, to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from 
establishing rules authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio 
stations, amended (H. Rept. 106-567).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Wicker to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
Ronald Christian.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run through the Capitol Grounds: 
H. Con. Res. 280, authorizing the 2000 District of Columbia Special 
Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol 
Grounds;
  Pages H1962-63
Use of the Capitol Grounds for the Soap Box Derby: H. Con. Res. 277, 
amended, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater 
Washington Soap Box Derby;
  Pages H1963-65
5th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing: H. Res. 448, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives in continued sympathy for the 
victims of the Oklahoma City bombing on the occasion of the 5th 
anniversary of the bombing;
  Pages H1965-66
Honoring the American GI as the Person of the Century: H. Con. Res. 
282, amended, declaring the ``Person of the Century'' for the 20th 
century to have been the American G.I. (agreed to by a yea and nay vote 
of 397 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 111);
  Pages H1966-70, H1984-85
Honoring Vietnam Era Veterans and Their Families: H. Con. Res. 228, 
honoring the members of the Armed Forces and Federal civilian employees 
who served the Nation during the Vietnam era and the families of those 
individuals who lost their lives or remain unaccounted for or were 
injured during that era in Southeast Asia or elsewhere in the world in 
defense of United States national security interests (agreed to by a 
yea and nay vote of 399 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 112); 
and
  Pages H1970-73, H1985-86
  Freedom to E-File Act: S. 777, amended, to require the Department of 
Agriculture to establish an electronic filing and retrieval system to 
enable the public to file all required paperwork electronically with 
the Department and to have access to public information on farm 
programs, quarterly trade, economic, and production reports, and other 
similar information (passed by a yea and nay vote of 397 yeas to 1 nay, 
Roll No. 113). Agreed to amend the title.
  Pages H1973-75, H1986
Recess: The House recessed at 3:30 p.m. and reconvened at 5:03 p.m. 
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Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative Rangel announced his 
intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1501 , to 
provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile 
offenders, to insist that the conference meet and report a substitute 
that includes enforcement of gun safety laws and safety measures that 
prevent felons, fugitives, and stalkers from obtaining firearms and 
children from getting access to guns.
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Budget Resolution: The House disagreed to the Senate amendment 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, and agreed to a conference.
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  Rejected the Spratt motion to instruct conferees to insist that the 
tax cuts and reconciliation legislation implementing tax cuts be 
reported no earlier than September 22, 2000, thereby allowing time to 
enact legislation establishing a universal prescription drug benefit, 
consistent with section 202 of the Senate amendment and provisions in 
section 10 of the concurrent resolution; and to recede to the lower tax 
cuts in the Senate amendment, by a yea and nay vote of 198 yeas to 210 
nays, Roll No. 114.
Pages H1975-84 H1986-87
  Appointed as conferees: Chairman Kasich, and Representatives 
Chambliss, Shays, Spratt, and Holt.
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H1961 and H1975.
Referral: S.J. Res. 43 was referred to the Committee on International 
Relations.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1984-85, H1985-86, 
H1986, and H1987. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

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