[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D449-D451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 4414-4421; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4422; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 321 and H. Res. 500, were 
introduced.
  Page H2905
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 499, providing for consideration of H.R. 853, to amend the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for joint resolutions on 
the budget, reserve funds for emergency spending, strengthened 
enforcement of budgetary decisions, increased accountability for 
Federal spending, accrual budgeting for Federal insurance programs, 
mitigation of the bias in the budget process toward higher spending, 
and modifications in paygo requirements when there is an on-budget 
surplus (H. Rept. 106-613).
Page H2905
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Taylor of North Carolina to act as Speaker 
pro tempore for today.
  Page H2781
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Joe 
P. Hayes, Jr. of Brevard, North Carolina.
  Page H2781
Internet Tax Moratorium: The House passed H.R. 3709, to extend for 5 
years the moratorium enacted by the Internet Tax Freedom Act by a 
recorded vote of 352 ayes to 75 noes, Roll No. 159. Agreed to amend the 
title.
  Pages H2787-H2821
  Rejected the Conyers motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report it back forthwith with an 
amendment that extends the moratorium on state and local taxes on the 
internet for two years by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 250 noes, Roll 
No. 158.
Pages H2819-21
  Agreed to the Committee on the Judiciary amendment in the nature of a 
substitute made in order by the rule.
Page H2819
Agreed to:
  Istook amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that a state 
tax relating to electronic commerce should avoid being multiple and 
discriminatory and includes factors for the development of a system 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 289 ayes to 138 noes, Roll No. 157); 
                                                  Pages H2815-16, H2818
Rejected:
  Delahunt amendment that sought to extend the moratorium on state and 
local taxes on the internet for two years instead of five (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 156); and 
                                               Pages H2803-15, H2817-18
  Chabot amendment to the Delahunt amendment that sought to extend the 
moratorium on state and local taxes on the internet for ninety-nine 
years (rejected by a recorded vote of 90 ayes to 336 noes, Roll No. 
155).
Pages H2807-15, H2817

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Withdrawn:
  Bachus amendment in the nature of a substitute, was offered but 
subsequently withdrawn, that sought to establish a streamlined sales 
and use tax system.
Pages H2801-03
  Earlier, Representative Conyers raised a point of order against 
consideration of the bill pursuant to section 425 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 dealing with an unfunded mandate in excess of $50 
million. Subsequently, the House voted to consider the bill by a yea 
and nay vote of 271 yeas to 129 nays, Roll No. 154.
Pages H2785-87
  H. Res. 496, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.
Pages H2783-85
Conservation and Reinvestment Act: The House completed general debate 
and began considering amendments to 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. Consideration will resume on Thursday, May 11. 
                                                      Pages H2827-H2903
Agreed to:
  Young of Alaska amendment that eliminates the 5 year update on the 
state allocation formula, specifies program requirements, and creates 
projects of regional or national significance;
Pages H2858-61
  Souder amendment that specifies that the amounts made available by 
the act are intended to supplement the annual appropriations for the 
National Park Service;
Pages H2871-72
  Shadegg amendment that conditions the transfer of funds to the 
Conservation and Reinvestment trust fund upon Social Security and 
Medicare solvency certifications (agreed to by a recorded vote of 216 
ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 163); and
Pages H2872-75, H2882-83
  Regula amendment that seeks to require that States establish a 
dedicated State land acquisition fund;
Pages H2900-02
Rejected:
  Regula amendment that sought to prohibit funding to a coastal state 
if there is a Federal moratorium on offshore leasing off the coast of 
the state (rejected by a recorded vote of 109 ayes to 317 noes, Roll 
No. 160);
Pages H2861-65, H2880-81
  Radanovich amendment that sought to require full funding of PILT 
(Payment in Lieu of Taxes) and Refugee Revenue Sharing (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 153 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 161); 
                                                  Pages H2865-68, H2881
  Tancredo amendment that sought to transfer $450 million from the Land 
and Water Conservation Fund to the Urban Park and Recreation, Farmland 
Protection, and Endangered and Threatened Species Recovery programs 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 109 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 162); 
                                               Pages H2868-71, H2881-82
  Chenoweth-Hage amendment that sought to prohibit any funding to 
establish or manage a national monument designated after 1995 under the 
Antiquities Act (rejected by a recorded vote of 160 ayes to 265 noes, 
Roll No. 164); and
Pages H2875-77, H2883
  Pombo amendment that sought to protect private property rights 
adjacent to or within the boundaries of Federal land acquired by the 
Act (rejected by a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 
165).
Pages H2877-80, H2883-34
Withdrawn:
  Kind amendment, was offered but subsequently withdrawn, that sought 
to establish a sediment and nutrient monitoring network in the Upper 
Mississippi River Basin.
Pages H2902-03
  The following amendments were offered and debated. Further 
proceedings were postponed until Thursday, May 11:
  Peterson of Pennsylvania amendment that seeks to restrict Federal 
acquisition of lands to designated boundaries within USDA administered 
recreation areas or units of the National Park, Wilderness 
Preservation, Wildlife Refuge, Forest, Trails, or Wild and Scenic 
Rivers systems;
Pages H2884-87
  Chambliss amendment that seeks to shift the beginning date that 
mandatory spending for programs in the bill begins from fiscal year 
2002 to fiscal year 2006;
Pages H2887-90
  Chenoweth-Hage amendment that seeks to strike language dealing with a 
coastal subdivision in the State of California;
Pages H2890-91
  Hastings of Washington amendment that seeks to require that at least 
50 percent of the Federal portion be used for maintenance operations of 
Federal lands;
Pages H2891-94
  Sweeney amendment that seeks to prohibit a State from acquiring land 
if the local government has disapproved the acquisition; and 
                                                         Pages H2895-98
  Simpson amendment that seeks to require that the Federal government 
either dispose of an equal amount of land or obtain legislative 
approval from the State when acquiring land in a state in which 50 
percent or more of the land is owned by the Federal government; 
                                                      Pages H2898-H2900
  H. Res. 497, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a voice vote. Pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 
4377, was

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made in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                         Pages H2821-26
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H2781.
  Referrals: S. 1198 was referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform.
Page H2904
Quorum Calls Votes: One yea and nay vote and eleven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2786-87, H2817, H2817-18, H2818, H2820-21, H2821, H2880-81, H2881, 
H2881-82, H2882-83, H2883, and H2883-84. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:38 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 11.