[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D585-D587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4642-4651, were introduced. 
                                                             Page H4336
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 525, providing for consideration of 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. 106-675).                       
Page H4336
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Isakson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H4223
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Monday, 
June 12 by a yea and nay vote of 329 yeas to 66 nays with one voting 
``present'', Roll No. 257.                        
  Pages H4225, H4227-28
Recess: The House recessed at 9:18 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5225
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Fraud Audit of the Department of Education: H.R. 4079, amended, to 
require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education (debated on 
Monday, June 12 and agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 380 yeas to 19 
nays with one voting ``present'', Roll No. 258);             
  Page H4228
  Celebrating the 225th Birthday of the U.S. Army: H.J. Res. 101, 
recognizing the 225th birthday of the United States Army; and 
                                                         Pages H4320-25
  Benefits of Music Education: H. Con. Res. 266, expressing the sense 
of the Congress regarding the benefits of music education. 
                                                         Pages H4325-29
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 previously 
considered the bill on June 8 and June 12.            
  Pages H4229-H4310
Agreed To:
  Stearns amendment No. 198 printed in the Congressional Record that 
prohibits the use of any funding to restrict military recruiting at 
secondary schools (agreed to by a recorded vote of 381 ayes to 41 noes 
with 1 voting present, Roll No. 266;           
Pages H4284-85, H4302-03
  Paul amendment No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record that 
prohibits the use of any funding to develop a national medical 
identification system;                                   
Pages H4285-86
  Sanders amendment that prohibits NIH funding to grant an exclusive or 
partially exclusive license pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35, United 
States Code, except in accordance with section 209 of such title, 
relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its 
benefits on reasonable terms (agreed to by a recorded vote of 313 ayes 
to 109 noes, Roll No. 268); and                   
Pages H4291-93, H4304
Rejected:
  Vitter amendment No. 192 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 
funding by $1.4 billion and decrease various education programs as 
offsets.                                                 
Pages H4244-45
  Hoekstra amendment No. 202 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding 
by

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$383 million and decrease other education programs accordingly; 
                                                         Pages H4245-46
  Bass amendment No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding by $200 
million and reduce Gear Up program funding accordingly (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 98 ayes to 319 noes, Roll No. 259); 
                                               Pages H4258-60, H4276-77
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment No. 186 printed in the Congressional 
Record that sought to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act funding by $300 million and decrease 21st Century Community 
Learning Centers accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 124 ayes 
to 293 noes, Roll No. 260);                       
Pages H4265-67, H4277
  Gary Miller of California amendment No. 2 printed in the 
Congressional Record that sought to increase Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act funding by $16 million and reduce Ready to 
Learn program funding accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 150 
ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 261);               
Pages H4267-69, H4277-78
  Schaffer amendment No. 203 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding 
by $10.3 million and reduce Education Research, Statistics, and 
Improvement funding accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 132 
ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 262);               
Pages H4270-71, H4278-79
  Oxley amendment No. 182 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to reduce corporation for Public Broadcasting funding by $3.65 
million (rejected by a recorded vote of 110 ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 
263);                                             
Pages H4271-72, H4279
  Schaffer amendment No. 205 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding 
by $43 million and decrease Job Corps funding accordingly (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 103 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 264); 
                                               Pages H4275-76, H4279-80
  Boehner amendment No. 196 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit funding for the Native Hawaiian Education Program 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 265); 
                                                  Pages H4281-84, H4302
  Wilson amendment printed in part B of H. Rept. 106-657 that sought to 
appropriate $25 million for the 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act 
with offsets from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 267); 
and                                            
Pages H4286-87, H4303-04
  Young of Florida amendment that sought to reduce each amount 
appropriated or otherwise made available by 0.617 percent (rejected by 
a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 269). 
                                               Pages H4300-01, H4304-05
Withdrawn:
  Andrews amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit funding to 
count a blind or visually-impaired person as successfully rehabilitated 
under certain circumstances;                                 
Page H4284
  Andrews amendment numbered 5 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit funding to 
any Medicare+Choice organization that is out of compliance with 
requirements of part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and 
                                                         Pages H4287-88
  Tancredo amendment numbered 191 printed in the Congressional Record 
was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase funding 
for the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act by $30 million and 
reduce OSHA and HHS departmental management funding accordingly. 
                                                         Pages H4288-91
Points of order sustained against:
  Language on page 44, lines 4 through 14, dealing with the 
bioterrorism emergency designation.                          
Page H4230
  Pelosi amendment No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase National Institutes of Health funding by $1.7 
billion.                                                 
Pages H4231-36
  Andrews amendment No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to provide $40 million for a block grant to the Inner city 
Cardiac Satellite Demonstration Project in New Jersey and reduce HHS 
general department management funding accordingly;           
Page H4236
  Stearns amendment No. 189 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to allow funding for a report which identifies the efforts taken 
to enhance the competitiveness of biomedical or behavioral research 
grants including a statement listing first-time principal researchers 
of projects supported by the institutes;                 
Pages H4237-38
  Obey amendment No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase teacher education, recruitment, and retention activities 
funding by $1 billion;                                   
Pages H4238-43
  Roemer amendment No. 185 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase $25 million for teacher transition programs and 
decrease education research, statistics, and improvement funding 
accordingly;                                             
Pages H4247-49
  Lowey amendment No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to start Federal funding of school construction and provides 
$1.3 billion

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for school renovations to subsidize gross obligations of direct loans 
of $7 billion;                                           
Pages H4249-54
  DeLauro amendment No. 16 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding 
by $1.5 billion;                                         
Pages H4254-58
  Lowey amendment No. 17 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Pell Grant funding by $938 million;   
Pages H4260-64
  Kaptur amendment that sought to establish a Normal Trade Relations 
for China Transitional Adjustment Assistance Program for American 
workers displaced by the expansion of trade relations;   
Pages H4280-81
  Obey amendment numbered 18 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to express the sense of the Congress that tax reductions for 
taxpayers in the top 1 percent of income levels should not be enacted 
until the Congress enacts a universal voluntary prescription drug 
benefit for all Americans under Medicare; and            
Pages H4293-96
  DeLauro amendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record 
that sought to increase funding for a variety of senior citizen 
programs by $661 million.                             
Pages H4297-H4300
  H. Res. 518, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on June 8. The amendments were considered pursuant to 
unanimous consent agreements of June 8 and June 12.
Presidential Message--Wakiva River: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmitted his report for the Wakiva River and several 
tributaries in Florida--referred to the Committee on Resources. 
                                                         Pages H4310-11
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: The House completed 
general debate on H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001.                                      
  Pages H4314-20
  The House agreed to H. Res. 524, the rule providing for consideration 
of the bill by voice vote.                               
Pages H4311-14
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4337-39.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and eleven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4227-28, H4228, H4276-77, H4277, H4277-78, H4278-79, H4279, H4279-80, 
H4302, H4302-03, H4303-04, H4304, and H4304-05. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:00 
midnight.