[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 56 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D442-D443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4397-4412; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4413; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 320 and H. Res. 498, were 
introduced.
  Pages H2769-70
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 496, providing for consideration of H.R. 3709, to make 
permanent the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act as it 
applies to new, multiple, and discriminatory taxes on the Internet (H. 
Rept. 106-611); and H.
  H. Res. 497, providing for consideration of H.R. 701, to provide 
Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to State and local 
governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 
the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and the Federal Aid 
in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-
Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and 
recreation needs of the American people (H. Rept. 106-612). 
                                                             Page H2769
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Cooksey to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2657
Recess: The House recessed at 9:54 a.m. and reconvened at 11:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H2659
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following:
  Ak-Chin Indian Community Water Rights: H.R. 2647, to amend the Act 
entitled ``An Act relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian 
Community'' to clarify certain provisions concerning the leasing of 
such water rights;
  Pages H2662-63
  Honoring Veterans Who Died After Their Service In Vietnam; H.R. 3293, 
amended, 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 (passed by a yea 
and nay vote of 421 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 150); 
                                               Pages H2663-67, H2734-35
  Long Term Care Security Act: H.R. 4040, amended, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to provide for the establishment of a program under 
which long-term care insurance is made available to Federal employees, 
members of the uniformed services, and civilian and military retirees; 
                                                         Pages H2667-75
  Trafficking Victims Protection Act: H.R. 3244, amended, 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;
  Pages H2675-87
  Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act: H.R. 4386, amended, to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical 
assistance for certain women screened and found to have breast or 
cervical cancer under a federally funded screening program, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act with respect to surveillance and information concerning the 
relationship between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) 
(passed by a yea and nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No.151); 
                                                  Pages H2687-98, H2735
  Children's Health Act: H.R. 4365, amended, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act with respect to children's health (passed by a yea and nay 
vote of 419 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 152 ); 
                                            Pages H2698-H2720, H2735-36
  Long Island Sound Restoration Act: H.R. 3313, amended, to amend 
section 119 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize 
the program for Long Island Sound (passed by a yea and nay vote of 391 
yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 153); and
  Pages H2720-26, H2736-37
  Support of America's Teachers: H. Res. 492, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives in support of America's teachers (agreed 
to by a yea and nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
149).
  Pages H2726-34
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H2657.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2771-79.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2733-34, H2734-35, 
H2735, H2735-36, and H2736-37. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 10:20 p.m.

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