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

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Energy and Water 
Development appropriations for fiscal year 2001.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be 
considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives clause 2 of rule 
XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill, except as 
otherwise specified in the rule. The rule waives clause 2(e) of rule 
XXI (prohibiting non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to 
an appropriations bill containing an emergency designation) against 
amendments offered during consideration of the bill. The rule 
authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who 
have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule 
allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes 
during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five 
minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute 
vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Regula, Weldon 
of Florida and Dicks.
CONFERENCE REPORT--MILLENNIUM DIGITAL COMMERCE ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany S. 761, Millennium 
Digital Commerce Act, and against its consideration. The rule provides 
that the conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Bliley.