[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 16, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D473-D474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 4460-4473; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4474; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 327-328, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H3171-72
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4461, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-619;
  H.R. 4392, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes, amended (H. Rept. 106-620); and
  H. Res. 503, providing for consideration of H.R. 4205, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-621). 
                                                             Page H3171
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Rev. 
Lyle W. Lipps of Nashport, Ohio.
  Page H3054
Recess: The House recessed at 9:25 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H3054
Private Calendar: On the call of the Private Calendar, the House passed 
the following measures:
  Relief of Persian War Evacuees: H.R. 3646, for the relief of certain 
Persian Gulf evacuees; and
  Pages H3054-55
  Relief of Akai Security, Inc.: H.R. 3363, for the relief of Akai 
Security, Inc.
  Pages H3055-56
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization: The House 
disagreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1654, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and agreed to a conference. 
                                                             Page H3056
  Appointed as conferees: Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives 
Rohrabacher, Weldon of Florida, Hall of Texas, and Gordon.
Page H3145
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Internet Access Charge Prohibition:  H.R. 1291, to prohibit the 
imposition of access charges on Internet service providers; and 
                                                         Pages H3058-62
  Cerro Grande Fire In New Mexico: H. Con. Res. 326, expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding the Federal Government's responsibility 
for starting a destructive fire near Los Alamos, New Mexico (agreed to 
by a yea and nay vote of 404 yeas with 6 voting ``present'', Roll No. 
183).
  Pages H3062-67
Military Construction Appropriations Act: The House passed 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 by a yea and nay vote of 386 yeas 
to 22 nays, Roll No. 184.
  Pages H3069-78
  Agreed to the Traficant amendment that prohibits any funding to a 
person or entity that is convicted of violating the ``Buy America 
Act.''
Page H3076
  H. Res. 502, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H3068-69
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: The House failed to pass 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, modifications in paygo requirements when there is an 
on-budget surplus by a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 
189.
  Pages H3093-S3145
  Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order 
by the rule.
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Agreed to:
  Tancredo amendment that expands the reporting requirements for 
unauthorized programs;
Pages H3136-37
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment that allows on-budget surpluses to offset 
tax relief or mandatory spending increases; and
Pages H3137-41, H3143
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment that establishes a discretionary lock box 
for all savings from appropriations amendments.
Pages H3141-43
Rejected:
  Dreier amendment that sought to establish a biennial budget process 
(rejected by a yea and nay vote of 201 yeas to 217 nays, Roll No. 186);
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  Gekas amendment that sought to provide an automatic continuing 
resolution during a budget impasse to prevent a government shutdown 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 187) ; 
and
Pages H3128-34, H3143-44
  Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to strike the requirement that 
removes budget functions from the budget resolution (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 188 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 188). 
                                                  Pages H3134-36, H3144
  H. Res. 499, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote. Agreed to order the previous question by a yea 
and nay vote of 221 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 185. Pursuant to the 
rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of H.R. 4397, was considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment.
Pages H3078-93
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following members of the House to the 
Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, in addition to 
Representative Houghton of New York, Chairman, appointed on February 
16, 2000: Representatives Upton, Stearns, Manzullo, Payne, Peterson of 
Minnesota, and Danner.
  Page H3146
Recess: The House recessed at 11:58 p.m. and reconvened at 12:36 a.m. 
on Wednesday, May 17.
  Pages H3169-70
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H3051.
Referrals: S. 1638 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H3173-74.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3066-67, H3078, H3092-93, H3127-28, H3143-44, H3144, and H3145. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:37 a.m. on 
Wednesday, May 17.