[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 72 (Monday, June 12, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D574-D576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 4636-4641, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 3995, to establish procedures governing the responsibilities of 
court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and 
agencies of the District of Columbia government, amended (H. Rept. 106-
663);
  H.R. 4387, to provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment 
Act of 2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified by the 
voters of the District of Columbia (H. Rept. 106-664);
  H.R. 4504, to make technical amendments to the Higher Education Act 
of 1965, amended (Rept. 106-665);
  H.R. 4079, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education, 
amended (H. Rept. 106-666);
  H.R. 4022, regarding the sale and transfer of Moskit anti-ship 
missiles by the Russian Federation, amended (Rept. 106-667);
  H.R. 4118, to prohibit the rescheduling or forgiveness of any 
outstanding bilateral debt owed to the United States by the Government 
of the Russian Federation until the President certifies to the Congress 
that the Government of the Russian Federation has ceased all its 
operations at, removed all personnel from, and permanently closed the 
intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, amended (H. Rept. 106-668);
  H.R. 3048, to amend section 879 of title 18, United States Code, to 
provide clearer coverage over threats against former Presidents and 
members of their families, amended (H. Rept. 106-669);
  H. Res. 523, waiving points of order against the conference report on 
S. 761, to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by 
permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic 
commerce through the operation of free market forces (H. Rept. 106-
670);
  H. Res. 524, providing for consideration of H.R. 4578, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-671).
  H.J. Res. 90, withdrawing the approval of the United States from the 
Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, amended, adverse 
(H. Rept. 106-672);
  H.R. 4601, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 213(c) 
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to 
reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the 
public debt, amended (H. Rept. 106-673, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 4635, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2001, (H. Rept. 106-674).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Kuykendall to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:31 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:33 p.m. and reconvened at 6:27 p.m. 
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Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on H.R. 
4079, amended, to require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education. 
Further proceedings on the motion to suspend the rules were postponed. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Higher Education Act Amendments: H.R. 4504, amended, to make 
technical amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965; 
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  Importance of Strong Marriages: H. Res. 280, amended, recognizing the 
importance of strong marriages and the contributions that community 
marriage policies have made to the strength of marriages throughout the 
United States;
  Pages H4188-90
  Governing District of Columbia Court-Appointed Receivers: H.R. 3995, 
amended, to establish procedures governing the responsibilities of 
court-appointed receivers who administer departments, offices, and 
agencies of the District of Columbia government; and
  Pages H4191-93
  Waiving Congressional Review of DC School Board Referendum: H.R. 
4387, to provide that the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 
2000 shall take effect upon the date such Act is ratified by the voters 
of the District of Columbia.
  Page H4193
Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations: The House considered 
amendments to 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. The House began 
consideration of the bill on June 8.
  Pages H4194-H4215
Withdrawn:
  Obey amendment no. 24 printed in the Congressional Record, was 
offered but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to increase funding for 
the child care and development block grant by $1,000.
Page H4209
  Points of order sustained against:
  Pelosi amendment no. 11 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for substance abuse programs by $600 
million; and
Pages H4197-H4201
  Hoyer amendment no. 12 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for the child care and development block 
grant, family service and Head Start programs, education reforms, and 
education for the disadvantaged by $1.8 billion;
Pages H4204-08
  The Pelosi and Hoyer amendments were considered pursuant to a 
unanimous consent agreement of June 8.
  H. Res. 518, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on June 8.
  Rejected the Obey motion that the Committee rise by a recorded vote 
of 187 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 255. Earlier, the motion failed on a 
division of the question of 15 ayes to 17 noes.
Pages H4208-09
  Rejected the Obey motion that the Committee rise by a recorded vote 
of 182 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 256.
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Order of Business--Further Consideration of Labor, HHS, and Education 
Appropriations: Agreed that during further consideration of the bill 
pursuant to H. Res. 518 and the order of the House of June 8, no 
further amendment to the bill shall be in order except (1) pro forma 
amendments offered by the chairman or ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of 
debate; (2) the amendment printed in part B of House Report 106-657; 
(3) the remaining amendments listed in the order of the House of June 
8, 2000, as previously modified; and (4) the following additional 
amendments: Representative Young of Florida regarding across-the-board 
reduction; Representative Hoekstra regarding reductions in Education 
for the Disadvantaged, Impact Aid, School Improvement Programs, and 
bilingual and Immigrant Education and increase in Special Education; 
Representative Schaffer regarding reduction in Education Research, 
Statistics, and Improvement and increase in Special Education; 
Representative Schaffer regarding reduction in Even Start and increase 
in Special Education for Grants to States; Representative Schaffer 
regarding reduction in Job Corps Training and increase in Special 
Education for Grants to States; Representative Schaffer regarding 
reduction in the U.S. Institute of Peace and increase in Special 
Education for Grants to States; Representative Coburn regarding fetal 
tissue research; Representative Kaptur regarding a report on the impact 
of PNTR on U.S. jobs; Representative Sanders regarding NIH; 
Representative Hall of Ohio regarding additional funding for Meals on 
Wheels; and the amendments printed in the Congressional Record and 
numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 191, 192, 
196, 198, and 201. Each amendment may be offered only by the Member 
designated in the request or a designee, or the Member who caused it to 
be printed or a designee; shall be considered as read; shall be 
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled; shall not be 
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to amendment; and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of 
the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
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Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment: The House 
disagreed with the Senate amendment to 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, and agreed to a conference.
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  Appointed as conferees for consideration of the House bill, and 
division A of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Hobson, porter, Tiahrt, Walsh, Miller of 
Florida, Aderholt, Granger, Goode, Young of Florida, Olver, Edwards, 
Farr of California, Boyd, Dicks, and Obey. For consideration of 
division B of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Young of Florida, Regula, Lewis of 
California, Rogers, Skeen, Callahan, Obey, Murtha, Pelosi, and Kaptur. 
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  Agreed to the Olver motion to instruct conferees to disagree with the 
Senate amendment and provide funding for national Missile Defense 
Initial deployment Facilities at a level equal to the lower level as 
provided in the House passed bill.
Page H4216
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H4177.
Referral: S. Con. Res. 121 was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations.
  Page H4218
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4221.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4208-09 and H4214. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 12 midnight.