[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 46 (Wednesday, April 12, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D361-D362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 4245-4264; and 6 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 98, H. Con. Res. 303-306, and H. Res. 476, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2238-39
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 472, providing for consideration of H.R. 3439, to prohibit 
the Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules 
authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations (H. Rept. 
106-575);
  H. Res. 473, providing for consideration of H.R. 4199, to terminate 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (H. Rept. 106-576);
  Conference report on 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 (H. Rept. 106-577).
  H. Res. 474, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H. Con. Res. 290, establishing the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the

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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 (H. Rept. 106-578); and
  H. Res. 475, providing for consideration of H.R. 3615, to amend the 
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to ensure improved access to the 
signals of local television stations by multichannel video providers to 
all households which desire such service in unserved and underserved 
rural areas by December 31, 2006 (H. Rept. 106-579). 
                                               Pages H2206-36, H2237-38
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2125
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Chip 
Lingle of Savannah, Georgia.
  Page H2125
Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment: The House failed to pass H.J. 
Res. 94, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States with respect to tax limitations. By a yea and nay vote of: 234 
yeas to 192 nays, with 2/3 required for passage, Roll No. 119. 
                                                         Pages H2131-47
  H. Res. 471, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2128-31
Clean Lakes Program: The House passed H.R. 2328, to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Clean Lakes Program by a 
yea and nay vote of 420 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 120. 
                                               Pages H2149-56, H2163-64
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H2156
  Agreed to the Traficant amendment that encourages the purchase of 
American-made products and requires a report on expenditures on 
foreign-made items within 180 days of the purchase.
Pages H2155-56
Withdrawn:
  Stupak amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought 
to prohibit the sale of fresh water from the Great Lakes. 
                                                         Pages H2153-55
  H. Res. 468, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2147-48
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: The House passed H.R. 3039, to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to assist in the restoration of 
the Chesapeake Bay by a yea and nay vote of 418 yeas to 7 nays, Roll 
No. 121.
  Pages H2156-63, H2164
  Agreed to the Traficant amendment that encourages the purchase of 
American-made products and requires a report on expenditures on 
foreign-made items within 180 days of the purchase.
Page H2163
  H. Res. 470, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2148-49
Suspension--Strategic Petroleum Reserve: The House agreed to suspend 
the rules and pass H.R. 2884, to extend energy conservation programs 
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal year 2003 
by a yea and nay vote of 416 yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 122. The motion 
was debated on Tuesday, March 11.
  Pages H2164-65
Spring District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 303, 
providing for the adjournment of the House of Representatives and a 
conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate.
  Page H2165
Recess: The House recessed at 9:05 p.m. and reconvened at 9:48 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2206
Recess: The House recessed at 9:49 p.m. and reconvened at 10:55 p.m. 
                                                             Page H2236
Amendments: Amendments ordered pursuant to the rule appear on page 
H2240.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2146-47, H2163-64, 
H2164, and H2165. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:56 p.m.