[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 62 (Thursday, May 18, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 4488-4498, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1304, to ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality 
of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between 
groups of health care professionals and health plans and health 
insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective 
bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations 
Act, amended (H. Rept. 106-625);
  H. Res. 505, providing for consideration of H.R. 4475, making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-
626); and
  H. Res. 506, providing for consideration of 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 (H. Rept. 106-627).
Page H3412
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Burr to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001: The House passed 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 by a recorded vote of 353 ayes to 63 
noes, Roll No. 208. Agreed to amend the title. 
                                               Pages H3314-21, H3346-97
  Rejected the Kucinich motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Armed Services with instructions that it report back forthwith with an 
amendment that reduces national missile defense funding by $2.2 
billion.
Pages H3395-96
  Agreed to the Committee on Armed Services amendment in the nature of 
a substitute made in order by the rule.
Page H3395
Agreed to:
  Dreier amendment, no. 3 printed in H. Rept. 106-621 and debated on 
May 18, that shortens the Congressional waiting period to review 
proposed adjustments of high performance computers for export purposes 
from 180 days to 60 days (agreed to by a recorded vote of 415 ayes to 8 
noes, Roll No. 195);
Pages H3317-18
  Traficant amendment, no. 20 printed in H. Rept. 106-621 and debated 
on May 18, that authorizes the assignment of military personnel to 
assist Immigration and Naturalization Service and Customs Service at 
the request of the Attorney General or Secretary of the Treasury 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 197); 
                                                         Pages H3319-20
  Stearns amendment, no. 13 printed in H. Rept. 106-621 and debated on 
May 18, that requires a study to compare the coverage for physical, 
speech, and occupational therapies under TRICARE Program and Civilian 
Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to the coverage 
and benefits under Medicare and the Federal Employees health Benefits 
program (agreed to by a recorded vote of 426 ayes with none voting 
``no'', Roll No. 198);
Pages H3320-21
  Skelton amendment, no. 4 printed in H. Rept. 106-624, that strikes 
Title XV, provisions regarding Vieques Island, Puerto Rico and conveys 
the Naval Ammunition Support detachment located on the western end of 
Vieques Island to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 218 ayes to 201 noes, Roll No. 202);
Pages H3362-71
  Cox amendment, no. 3 printed in H. Rept. 106-624, that prohibits any 
arrangement which would make the United States liable for nuclear 
accidents occurring in North Korea (agreed to by a recorded vote of 334 
ayes to 85 noes, Roll No. 205);
Pages H3357-62, H3372-73
  Whitfield amendment, no. 5 printed in H. Rept. 106-624 as modified, 
that expresses the sense of Congress concerning compensation and health 
care for nuclear workers at Department of Energy facilities and vendor 
sites who were exposed to radioactive and hazardous substances 
including beryllium and silica; and
Pages H3373-77
  Taylor of Mississippi amendment, no. 6 printed in H. Rept. 106-624, 
that makes permanent the TRICARE Senior Prime demonstration program, 
more commonly known as Medicare Subvention (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 406 ayes to 10 noes, Roll No. 207).
Pages H3377-84, H3391-92
Rejected:
  Frank of Massachusetts amendment, no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 106-621 
and debated on May 18, that sought to reduce the total amount 
authorized by 1 percent (rejected by a recorded vote of 88 ayes to 331 
noes, Roll No. 194);
Pages H3316-17
  Luther amendment, no. 4 printed in H. Rept. 106-621 and debated on 
May 18, that sought to terminate production funding for twelve Trident 
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(D-5) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 112 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 196);
Pages H3318-19
  Sanford amendment, no. 10 printed in H. Rept. 106-621, that sought to 
repeal the authority for the Secretary of Defense to transfer property 
to law enforcement activities at less-than-fair-market-value. (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 56 ayes to 368 noes, Roll No. 199); 
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  Sanchez amendment, no. 1 printed in H. Rept. 106-624, that sought to 
permit abortions at military hospitals overseas (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 195 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 203);
Pages H3347-50, H3371
  Moakley amendment, no. 2 printed in H. Rept. 106-624, that sought to 
repeal the authority for the United States Army School of the Americas 
and establish a task force to assess the kind of education and training 
that is appropriate for the Department of Defense to provide to 
military personnel of Latin American nations (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 204 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 204); and 
                                               Pages H3350-57, H3371-72
  Buyer substitute amendment, no. 7 printed in H. Rept. 106-624, to the 
Taylor of Mississippi amendment that sought to expand the Medicare 
subvention demonstration program to up to seven additional sites and up 
to 13 additional military treatment facilities (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 95 ayes to 323 noes, Roll No. 206).
Pages H3384-91
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical and conforming changes in 
the engrossment of the bill.
Page H3397
  H. Res. 504, the rule that is providing for further consideration of 
the bill was agreed to by a recorded vote of 254 ayes to 169 noes, Roll 
No. 201. Agreed to order the previous question by a yea and nay vote of 
226 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 200.
Pages H3321-46
American Institute in Taiwan: The House concurred in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 3707, to authorize funds for the site selection and 
construction of a facility in Taipei, Taiwan, suitable for the mission 
of the American Institute in Taiwan--clearing the measure for the 
President.
  Pages H3397-98
Presidential Messages--National Emergency Re Burma:
  Periodic Report: Read a message wherein he transmitted his 6 month 
periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Burma--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 106-241); and
  Federal Register Notice: Read a message wherein he transmitted his 
Federal Register notice with respect to Burma--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-
242).
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H3413-14.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and fourteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3317, H3317-18, H3318-19, H3319-20, H3320-21, H3321, H3345-46, H3346, 
H3370-71, H3371, H3371-72, H3372-73, H3390-91, H3391-92, and H3396-97. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10:12 p.m.