[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 58 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D458-D459]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 4423-4424, 4426-4443; 4 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 322-325, were introduced.          
  Page H2966
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4425, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-614). 
                                                         Pages H2965-66
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Robert Rosenberg of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.                      
  Page H2907
Conservation and Reinvestment Act: The House passed 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 by a recorded vote of 315 ayes 
to 102 noes, Roll No. 179.                               
  Pages H2907-52
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
by the rule.                                                 
Page H2946
  Agreed to the DeFazio motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Resources with instructions to report it back with an amendment that 
restricts funding if it diminishes the benefit obligations of Social 
Security and Medicare by a recorded vote of 413 ayes to 3 noes, Roll 
No. 178. Subsequently, the Committee on Resources reported the bill 
back with an amendment that prohibits funding that would diminish 
Social Security and Medicare benefit obligations.        
Pages H2946-51
Agreed To:
  Hill amendment, as modified, that requires the Secretaries of the 
Interior and Agriculture to develop a plan for the acquisition and 
disposal of lands in Montana;                            
Pages H2916-18
  Buyer amendment that disallows wildlife conservation organizations 
from using Federal funds for the purchase of conservation easements; 
                                                         Pages H2918-20
  Udall of Colorado amendment that allows funding for the Urban and 
Community Forestry Assistance Program (agreed to by a recorded vote of 
306 ayes to 116 noes, Roll No. 174);           
Pages H2921-23, H2929-30
Rejected:
  Peterson of Pennsylvania amendment that sought 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 (rejected by a recorded vote of 108 ayes to 310 noes, 
Roll No. 166);                                               
Page H2908
  Chambliss amendment that sought to shift the beginning date that 
mandatory spending for programs in the bill begins from fiscal year 
2002 to fiscal year 2006 (rejected by a recorded vote of 142 ayes to 
281 noes, Roll No. 167);                                 
Pages H2908-09
  Chenoweth-Hage amendment that sought to strike language dealing with 
a coastal subdivision in the State of California (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 166 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 168);    
Pages H2909-10
  Hastings of Washington amendment that sought to require that at least 
50 percent of the Federal portion be used for maintenance operations of 
Federal lands (rejected by a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 256 noes, 
Roll No. 169);                                           
Pages H2010-11
  Sweeney amendment that sought to prohibit a State from acquiring land 
if the local government has disapproved the acquisition (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 187 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 170);        
Page H2911
  Simpson amendment that sought 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 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 171); 
                                                         Pages H2911-12
  Calvert amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for 
adverse condemnation of property (rejected by a recorded vote of 158 
ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 172);                  
Pages H2913-16, H2928
  Chenoweth-Hage amendment that sought to strike Wildlife Conservation 
and Restoration definitions in the bill (rejected by a recorded vote of 
107 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 173);           
Pages H2920-21, H2928-29
  Gibbons amendment that sought to allow the Bureau of Land Management 
to auction public land identified for disposal in Land Management Plans 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 175; 
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  Ose amendment, as modified, that sought to restrict the use of funds 
to grants that provide assistance to incorporated cities and counties 
with populations of 100,000 or more (rejected by a recorded vote of 56 
ayes to 365 noes, Roll No. 176); and           
                                               Pages H2926-27, H2930-31
  Thornberry amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
strengthen private property rights, payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) 
programs, maintenance in public parks, and makes funding discretionary 
for the first five years the bill is enacted (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 126 ayes to 291 noes, Roll No. 177).             
                                                         Pages H2931-46
  H. Res. 497, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on May 10. Pursuant to the rule, the text of H.R. 4377, 
was made in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. 
                                                         Pages H2821-26
Late Reports: The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence received 
permission to have until midnight on Friday, May 12 to file a report on 
H.R. 4392, Intelligence Authorization; and the Committee on 
Appropriations received permission to have until midnight on Friday, 
May 12 to file a report on a bill making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch.                                          
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Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of May 15.                          
  Pages H2952-53
Meeting Hour--Monday, May 15: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 15 for morning 
hour debate.                                                 
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Meeting Hour--Wednesday, May 17: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Tuesday, May 16, 2000, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 
17, for the purpose of receiving former Members of Congress. 
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Receiving Former Members of Congress in the Chamber: Agreed that it may 
be in order on Wednesday, May 17, for the Speaker to declare a recess 
subject to the call of the Chair for the purpose of receiving former 
Members of Congress in the House Chamber.                    
  Page H2953
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 17. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Fourteen recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H2908, H2909, H2909-
10, H2910-11, H2911, H2912, H2928, H2928-29, H2929-30, H2930, H2930-31, 
H2945-46, H2951, and H2951-52. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:50 p.m.