[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D532-D533]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 36 public bills, H.R. 4540-4575; and 8 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 336-343, were introduced.                   
  Pages H3867-68
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 4402, to amend the American Competitiveness and Workforce 
Improvement Act of 1998 to improve the use of amounts deposited into 
the H-1B Nonimmigrant Petitioner Account for demonstration programs and 
projects to provide technical skills training for occupations for which 
there is a high demand for skilled workers, amended (H. Rept. 106-642); 
and
  H.R. 1882, to amend provisions of law enacted by the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 to ensure full analysis of 
potential impacts on small entities of rules proposed by certain 
agencies (H. Rept. 106-643, Pt. 1).                      
Pages H3866-67
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. 
Alphas Townsend of Bronx, New York.                          
  Page H3815
Agricultural Risk Protection Act Conference Report: The House agreed to 
the conference report on H.R. 2559, to amend the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by 
providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and 
improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the 
efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program. 
                                                         Pages H3817-28
  Agreed to H. Res. 512, the rule that waived points of order against 
the conference report.                                   
Pages H3816-17
Recess: The House recessed at 11:46 a.m. and reconvened at 11:57 p.m. 
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Ban on Partial Birth Abortions: Pursuant to H. Res. 457, the House 
passed S. 1692, after striking all after the enacting clause and 
inserting the provisions of H.R. 3660, to amend title 18, United States

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Code, to ban partial-birth abortions, as passed the House. The House 
then insisted on its amendment and requested a conference with the 
Senate. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Hyde and Representatives 
Canady, Goodlatte, Conyers, and Watt of North Carolina. 
                                                         Pages H3829-30
  Earlier agreed to the Conyers motion to instruct conferees to meet 
promptly with the Senate on all issues committed to conference. 
                                                             Page H3829
Commending Israel for Its Withdrawal From Southern Lebanon: The House 
agreed to H. Con. Res. 331, commending Israel's redeployment from 
southern Lebanon by a yea and nay vote of 403 yeas to 3 nays with 2 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 231.                        
  Pages H3840-41
Late Reports Committee on Appropriations: The Committee on 
Appropriations received permission to have until midnight on June 1 to 
file privileged reports on measures making FY 2001 appropriations for 
the Department of Defense; Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and related agencies; and Department of Interior 
and related agencies.                                        
  Page H3841
Repeal of Spanish-American War Telephone Excise Tax: The House passed 
H.R. 3916, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
excise tax on telephone and other communication services by a recorded 
vote of 420 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 233.                
  Pages H3842-54
  Rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back with an amendment 
that imposes additional reporting requirements on section 527 
organizations in order to obtain the telephone excise tax relief by a 
yea and nay vote of 208 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 232. 
                                                         Pages H3851-53
  House agreed to H. Res. 511, the rule that provided for consideration 
of the bill by a recorded vote of 404 ayes to 15 noes, Roll No. 230. 
Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea and nay vote of 
221 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 229.                      
Pages H3830-40
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency Re Yugoslavia and Kosovo: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted his 6 month periodic report on the 
national emergency with respect to Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 
and Kosovo--referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-248); and                       
  Page H3855
  Federal Register Notice Re Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Kosovo National 
Emergency: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted his 
Federal Register Notice on the national emergency declared with respect 
to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Bosnian 
Serb Forces, and Kosovo--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-249).         
  Pages H3855-56
Memorial Day District Work Period: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 
336, providing for an adjournment of both Houses of Congress. Pursuant 
to the concurrent resolution the House will stand adjourned for the 
Memorial Day District Work Period until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 
2000 for morning-hour debate.                                
  Page H3828
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein 
Representative Wolf was designated to sign enrolled bills and joint 
resolutions through June 6.                                  
  Page H3854
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Tuesday, June 6, 2000, the Speaker, Majority Leader 
and Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.              
  Page H3854
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the business in order under 
the Calendar Wednesday rule on Wednesday, June 7, 2000.      
  Page H3854
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H3865.
Referrals: S. 484 was referred to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
International Relations. S. Con. Res. 110 was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations.                                  
  Page H3865
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H3869-70.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3839-40, H3840, H3840-41, H3853, and H3853-54. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:14 p.m., 
pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 336, until Tuesday, June 6.