[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 69 (Wednesday, June 7, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D551-D552]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 4592-4598; 1 private bill, H.R. 
4599; and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 347-348 and H. Res. 517, were 
introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3125, to prohibit Internet gambling, amended, and referred 
sequentially to the House Committee on Commerce for a period ending not 
later than June 23, 2000 (H. Rept. 106-655, Pt. 1);
  Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-656);
  H. Res. 518, providing for consideration of H.R. 4577, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-657); and
  H. Res. 519, providing for consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phase out the estate and gift taxes 
over a 10-year period (H. Rept. 106-658).
Page H4034
San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: The 
House completed general debate and considered amendments to H.R. 3605, 
to establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the State of 
Utah. The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rose 
leaving the bill as unfinished business.
  Pages H3943-61
Agreed To:
  Hansen amendment printed in H. Rept. 106-654, as amended, that 
specifies the boundaries of the Legacy District. Earlier, agreed to 
Boehlert substitute to the Hansen amendment that expanded the 
boundaries of the Legacy District;
Pages H3943-44
  Udall of Colorado amendment, as amended, that provides protective 
status to each section of the Conservation Area pending the completion 
of the management plan. Earlier agreed to Boehlert substitute to the 
Udall of Colorado amendment (agreed to by recorded vote of 212 ayes to 
211 noes, Roll No. 238). The underlying Udall amendment had sought to 
provide interim protection to lands not yet designated as Wilderness 
Study Areas;
Pages H3944-50, H3959-60
  Inslee amendment that defines the boundaries as the land depicted in 
the Bureau of Land Management map entitled ``San Rafael Western Legacy 
District and National Conservation Area dated March 28, 2000 (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 239); 
                                                  Pages H3950-54, H3960
  Cook amendment that prohibits funding for commercial advertising or 
commercial billboards; and
Pages H3958-59
  Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that 
entities should purchase only American-made equipment and products. 
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Rejected:
  Boehlert substitute to the Holt amendment that sought to allow the 
use of motorized vehicles where authorized by the Bureau of Land 
Management (rejected by a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 214 noes, Roll 
No. 240).
Pages H3955-58, H3960-61
Postponed proceedings:
  The Holt amendment was offered that seeks to restrict the use of 
motorized vehicles, except for those needed for administrative purposes 
or emergencies.
Pages H3954-58
  H. Res. 516, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H3936-43
DOD Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 4576, making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2001 by a yea and nay vote of 367 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 241. 
                                                      Pages H3973-H4018
Rejected:
  DeFazio amendment no. 2 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to reduce F-22 procurement funding by $930 million; 
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  Tierney amendment that sought to cancel national missile defense 
procurement funding of $74.5 million and increase funding for the tri-
care senior pharmacy program and other military health programs 
accordingly;
Pages H3992-99
  Kucinich amendment no. 8 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to reduce national missile defense operational test and 
evaluation funding by $174 million and increase defense health programs 
accordingly; and
Pages H4002-12
  DeFazio amendment that sought to suspend defense contractors who have 
been convicted of fraud.
Pages H4013-14
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  DeFazio amendment that sought to suspend defense contractors who have 
been convicted of fraud on a total of three or more occasions after the 
date of enactment.
Pages H4012-13
Withdrawn:
  Sanders amendment no. 11 printed in the Congressional Record, was 
offered but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to establish a research 
facility to support research on exposure to hazardous agents and 
materials by military personnel who

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served in the Persian Gulf War and to study low-level chemical 
sensitivities.
Page H4016
  H. Res. 514, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to by a voice vote.
Pages H3961-73
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures debated on June 6.
  Carlsbad, New Mexico Irrigation District Land Transfer: S. 291, to 
convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico 
to the Carlsbad Irrigation District ( passed by a yea and nay vote of 
422 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 242) clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H4018-19
  Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation District, Arizona Land Transfer: S. 356, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain works, 
facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated lands within 
or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and 
Drainage District ( passed by a yea and nay vote of 423 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'' Roll No. 243) clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H4019-20
  Pine Island Unit in Currituck and Dare Counties, North Carolina 
Boundary Adjustment: H.R. 4435, amended, to clarify certain boundaries 
on the map relating to Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources 
System (passed by a yea and nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 
244); and
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  Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii: H.R. 3176, .to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine ways of 
restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National 
Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii (passed by a yea and nay vote of 406 yeas to 14 
nays, Roll No. 245).
  Pages H4020-21
Recess: The House recessed at 10:05 p.m. and reconvened at 11:57 p.m. 
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H3931.
Referrals: S. 2311 was referred to the Committee on Commerce. 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4036-42.
Quorum Calls Votes: Five yea and nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3959-60, H3960, H3960-61, H3961, H4018-19, H4019-20, H4020, and H4020-
21. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:58 p.m.