[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 74 (Wednesday, June 14, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D597-D598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 4652-4668; and 4 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 102, H. Con. Res. 352-353, and H. Res. 526, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 809, to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to provide for reform of 
the Federal Protective Service, amended (H. Rept. 106-676). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Gibbons to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H4341
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Monday, 
June 12 by a yea and nay vote of 352 yeas to 59 nays with one voting 
``present'', Roll No. 270.                                
  Page H4341-42
Recess: the House recessed at 12:30 p.m. and reconvened at 3:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H4366
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce: The House agreed 
to 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 by a 
yea and nay vote of 426 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 271.    
  Pages H4351-66
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 523, the rule that waived points of order 
against consideration of the conference report by a voice vote. 
                                                         Pages H4346-51
Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations: The House passed 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 by a yea and nay vote of 217 yeas to 214 
nays, Roll No. 273 (the bill was also considered on June 8, 12, 13). 
                                                      Pages H4367-H4436
  By a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 272, rejected 
the Obey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report it back with an amendment that strikes 
section 518 dealing with a potential rescission from the Child Care and 
development Block Grant if the total level of discretionary advance 
appropriations exceeds the budget cap.                       
Page H4435
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Executive Order 12938: Message wherein he transmitted his report on 
Executive Order 12938 as required by the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-255); and         
  Page H4436
  Lapse of the Export Administration Act: Message wherein he 
transmitted his report on the national emergency declared to deal with 
the threat to national security caused by the lapse of the Export 
Administration Act--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-256).             
  Page H4436
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: The House considered 
amendments to H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001. The House previously considered the bill on June 13. 
                                                         Pages H4437-80
Agreed To:
  Sununu amendment No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record that 
eliminates Department of Energy funding of $126.5 million for the 
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles program and applies $86 
million to debt reduction and $40 million to Payment in Lieu of Taxes, 
Land and Water Conservation, and Forest Service and National Park 
Service maintenance programs (agreed to by a recorded vote of 214 ayes 
to 211 noes, Roll No. 274);                       
Pages H4437-42, H4445
  Hefley amendment No. 37 printed in the Congressional Record that 
increases Forest Service wildland fire management funding by $4 million 
and decreases the wild horse and burro program accordingly (agreed to 
by a recorded vote of 364 ayes to 55 noes, Roll No. 275); 
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  Regula amendment that eliminates $3 million for Montana land 
acquisition and applies $2 million to the Idaho Snake river project and 
$1 million to the West Eugene, Oregon wetlands project;      
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  Regula amendment that increases National Park Service backlog 
maintenance funding by $66.5 million;                        
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  Maloney of New York amendment No. 44 printed in the Congressional 
Record that revises Mineral Management Service royalty-in-kind 
procedures and allows payment for the transportation to wholesale 
market centers and processing of royalty production taken in kind; 
                                                         Pages H4454-55
  Regula amendment that increases National Park Service land 
acquisition funding by $20 million;                          
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  Regula amendment that decreases construction funding for the 
Escalante Science Center by $1 million and applies it to the National 
Trail Center in Casper, Wyoming;                             
                                                             Page H4459
  Ose amendment that strikes section 122 which prohibited funding to 
establish a National Wildlife Refuge in the Yolo Bypass of California; 
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  Hinchey amendment that increases funding for land acquisition for the 
Everglades National Park by $9 million;                  
                                                         Pages H4161-62
  Hill amendment that makes available $500,000 for the acquisition of 
the Traveler's Rest campsite in Montana;                     
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  Regula amendment that allows the Bureau of Land Management to reissue 
grazing permits when it is unable to process expiring permits because 
of funding shortfalls;
  Taylor of Mississippi amendment that makes available $2 million for 
the acquisition of Cat Island, Mississippi with offsets from the Energy 
Information Administration activities;                   
                                                         Pages H4478-79
                                                              Rejected:
  DeFazio amendment No. 35 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for Forest Service recreation programs by 
$26 million and decrease Department of Energy petroleum technology 
programs by $53 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 254 
noes, Roll No. 276); and                          
                                                  Pages H4462-66, H4477
  Wu amendment No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase funding for Fish and Wildlife habitat management programs 
by $14.7 million and decrease timber sales management funding 
accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 249 noes, Roll 
No. 277).                                         
                                                  Pages H4467-75, H4478
                                                             Withdrawn:
  Kucinich amendment No. 41 was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to require a report by the Fish and Wildlife Service on 
genetically engineered fish;                                 
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  Inslee amendment was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to strike section 116, that provides for the processing of expiring 
grazing permits; and                                         
                                                             Page H4459
  Dicks amendment was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to 
exempt authorized activities related to national monuments and the 
Columbia Basin Ecosystem from limitations imposed under the Act 
(Subsequently agreed by unanimous consent to consider an amendment 
offered by Representative Dicks in the Committee of the Whole with 
debate times specified and allocated).                       
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                                              Point of Order Sustained:
  Language on page 18 dealing with the allocation of water from central 
and southern Florida to the Everglades;                  
                                                         Pages H4452-54
  The House agreed to H. Res. 524, the rule that is providing for 
consideration of the bill on June 13.
Meeting Hour--Thursday, June 15: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 15.    
  Page H4480
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H4342.
Referrals: S. 1507 was referred to the Committees on Resources and 
Commerce.                                                    
  Page H4482
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H4485.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4341, H4366, H4435, H4436, H4445, H4446, H4477, and H4478. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:10 p.m.