[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D426-D427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4376-4390; and 9 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 317-319 and H. Res. 490-495, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2605-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Conference report on H.R. 434, to authorize a new trade and 
investment policy for sub-Sahara Africa (H. Rept. 106-606); and
  H. Res. 489, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 434, to authorize a new trade and investment policy for 
sub-Sahara Africa (H. Rept. 106-607).
Pages H2514-52, H2605
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Thomas A. Kuhn of Centerville, Ohio.
  Page H2513
Profound Sorrow on the Death of His Eminence John Cardinal O'Connor: 
The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 317, expressing the sense of the 
Congress on the death of John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New 
York.
  Pages H2590-96
Florida Keys Water Quality Improvements: The House passed H.R. 673, to 
authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
make grants to the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and other 
appropriate agencies for the purpose of improving water quality 
throughout the marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys by a yea and nay 
vote of 411 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 143.
  Pages H2558-61, H2566-67
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H2561
Agreed to:
  Deutsch amendment that clarifies that EPA may make grants to agencies 
of municipalities of Monroe County, Florida and other appropriate 
public agencies of the State of Florida or Monroe County to improve 
water quality in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; and 
                                                             Page H2561
  Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that 
grantees should purchase only American-made equipment and products and 
shall report any expenditures on foreign made items within 180 days of 
the expenditure.
Page H2561
  H. Res. 483, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2555-57
Alternative Water Sources Act: The House passed H.R. 1106, to authorize 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants 
to State agencies with responsibility for water source development for 
the purpose of maximizing available water supply and protecting the 
environment through the development of alternative water sources by a 
yea and nay vote of 416 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 142.
  Pages H2562-66
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H2566
  Agreed to the Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of 
Congress that grantees should purchase only American-made equipment and 
products and shall report any expenditures on foreign made items within 
180 days of the expenditure.
Pages H2565-66
  H. Res. 485, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H2557-58
Trade and Development Act: The House agreed to the conference report on 
H.R. 434, to authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Sahara 
Africa by a yea and nay vote of 309 yeas to 110 nays, Roll No. 145. 
                                                         Pages H2577-89
  Agreed to H. Res. 489, the rule that waived points of order against 
the conference report by a voice vote.
Pages H2572-77
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 488, the rule that allowed the House to 
consider a rule for consideration of the conference report on the same 
day it was reported from the Committee on Rules, by a yea and nay vote 
of 301 yeas to 114 nays, Roll No. 144.
Pages H2567-72
Mexico-United States InterParliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following members of the House to the 
Mexico-United States InterParliamentary Group: Representative 
Ballenger, Vice Chairman, and Representatives Dreier, Barton of Texas, 
Ewing, Manzullo, Bilbray, Stenholm, Pastor, Filner, Roybal-Allard, and 
Faleomavaega, in addition to Representative Kolbe, appointed earlier as 
Chairman.
  Page H2596

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Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of May 8.
  Page H2589
Meeting Hour--Monday, May 8: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, 
it adjourn to meet at 12:30 on Monday, May 8 for morning-hour debates. 
                                                             Page H2590
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, May 10.
  Page H2590
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2566, H2566-67, 
H2571-72, and H2589. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:59 p.m.