[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D377-D379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 81 public bills, H.R. 4265-4345; and 11 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 307-312 and H. Res. 477-481, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2336-40
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3244, to combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex-
trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and 
countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and 
enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and assistance 
to victims of trafficking, amended (H. Rept. 106-487, Pt. 2);
  H.R. 3646, a private bill, for the relief of certain Persian Gulf 
evacuees (H. Rept. 106-580);
  H.R. 3363, a private bill, for the relief of Akal Security, 
Incorporated (H. Rept. 106-581).
  H. Res. 443, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
with regard to the centennial of the raising of the United States flag 
in American Samoa, amended (H. Rept. 106-582);
  H.R. 1509, to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial 
Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its 
environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the 
Armed Forces of the United States (H. Rept. 106-583);
  H.R. 2932, to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West 
National Heritage Area, amended (H. Rept. 106-584);
  H.R. 3293, to amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of 
a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service 
in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service, amended (H. 
Rept. 106-585);
  H.R. 1901, to designate the United States border station located in 
Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station'' 
(H. Rept. 106-586);
  H.R. 1729, to designate the Federal facility located at 1301 Emmet 
Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall'' (H. 
Rept. 106-587);
  H.R. 1571, to designate the Federal building under construction at 
600 State Street in New Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Merrill S. Parks, 
Jr., Federal Building'' (H. Rept. 106-588); and
  H.R. 1405, to designate the Federal building located at 143 West 
Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the ``Donald J. Pease Federal 
Building'' (H. Rept. 106-589).
  H.R. 317, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a 
parcel of land in the District of

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Columbia to be used for construction of the National Health Museum, 
amended (H. Rept. 106-590); and
  H.R. 3069, to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
provide for redevelopment of the Southeast Federal Center in the 
District of Columbia, amended (H. Rept. 106-591).            
Page H2336
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
Jacob J. Schachter of New York, New York.                    
  Page H2241
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Wednesday, April 12 by a yea and nay vote of 365 yeas to 49 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 123.                        
  Pages H2241-42
Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2001: The House agreed 
to the 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 by a yea 
and nay vote of 220 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 125.      
  Pages H2249-58
  H. Res. 474, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
concurrent resolution was agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 221 yeas 
to 205 nays, Roll No. 124.                               
Pages H2242-49
Committee on Rules Resolutions: Agreed that the following resolutions 
be laid on the table: H. Res. 356, H. Res. 375, H. Res. 382, and H. 
Res. 383.                                                    
  Page H2259
Date Certain Tax Code Replacement Act: The House passed H.R. 4199, to 
terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by a yea and nay vote of 
229 yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 127.                      
  Pages H2267-82
  Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of H.R. 4230, Date Certain Tax Code Replacement 
Act, was considered as adopted.                              
Page H2268
  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute that requires comprehensive 
reform of the tax code by July 4, 2004 by a yea and nay vote of 191 
yeas to 228 nays, Roll No. 126.                          
Pages H2277-82
  H. Res. 473, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.                               
Pages H2259-67
Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: The House passed 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 by a yea and nay vote of 375 yeas to 
37 nays, Roll No. 128.                                
  Pages H2283-H2302
  Pursuant to the order of the House, in lieu of the amendments 
recommended by the Committees on Agriculture and Commerce now printed 
in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute sent to the 
desk by the Chairman Dreier, Chairman of the Committee on Rules, was 
considered as adopted. Subsequently, during general debate, the House 
agreed to the Goodlatte unanimous consent request that the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute considered as adopted under the previous 
order of the House be the amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
Representative Goodlatte had placed at the desk.     
Pages H2283, H2292
  The bill was considered pursuant to an earlier unanimous consent 
order of the House and H. Res. 475, a rule to provide for consideration 
of the bill was laid on the table.                           
Page H2258
Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act: The House passed H.R. 3439, to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from establishing rules 
authorizing the operation of new, low power FM radio stations by a 
recorded vote of 274 ayes to 110 noes, Roll No. 130. Agreed to amend 
the title.                                               
  Pages H2302-18
  Agreed to the Committee on Commerce amendment in the nature of a 
substitute made in order by the rule.                        
Page H2317
  Rejected the Barrett of Wisconsin amendment that sought to allow the 
Federal Communications Commission to modify the rules to eliminate or 
reduce the minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels six 
months after the Commission submits a study to Congress that examines 
whether low-power FM radio stations result in harmful interference to 
existing stations (rejected by a recorded vote of 142 ayes to 245 noes, 
Roll No. 129).                                           
Pages H2311-17
  The bill was considered pursuant to an earlier unanimous consent 
order of the House; and H. Res. 472, a rule to provide for 
consideration of the bill was laid on the table.         
Pages H2258-59
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Tuesday, May 2, 2000, the Speaker, Majority Leader, 
and Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.              
  Page H2318
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 3, 2000. 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representatives Wolf or if not available Representative 
Morella to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
resolutions through May 2.                                   
  Page H2319
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H2242, H2283, and H2319.
Referrals: S.J. Res. 40, S.J. Res. 41, and S.J. Res. 42 were referred 
to the Committee on House Administration.                    
  Page H2334
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2241-42, H2248-49, H2258, H2281-82, H2282, H2301-02, H2317, and H2318. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions 
of H.Con.Res. 303, the House adjourned at 9:45 p.m. until 12:30 p.m. on 
Tuesday, May 2, 2000, for morning-hour debate.