[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D627-D628]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4694-4703, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  Committee on Appropriations Report on the Revised Suballocation of 
Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-683);
  H. Res. 529, providing for consideration of H.R. 4690, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-684); and
  H. Res. 530, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4516, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-685).
Page H4783
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Isakson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H4677
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Ken L. Day of Randleman, 
North Carolina.
  Page H4680
Recess: The House recessed at 9:21 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H4680
Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: The House passed 
H.R. 4201, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the 
service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations by 
a recorded vote of 264 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 295. 
                                                      Pages H4684-H4701
  The Committee on Commerce amendment in the nature of a substitute now 
printed in the bill (H. Rept. 106-662) was considered as adopted. 
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  Rejected the Markey amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
sought to limit the eligibility to hold a noncommercial license to 
those that serve an educational, instructional, cultural, or 
educational religious purpose by a yea and nay vote of 174 yeas to 250 
nays, Roll No. 294.
Pages H4692-H4701
  H. Res. 527, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by a voice vote.
Pages H4682-84
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act: H.R. 4601, amended, 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 (passed by a yea and 
nay vote of 419 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 296); 
                                               Pages H4701-08, H4722-23
  Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act: H.R. 3859, 
amended, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect 
Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary 
enforcement mechanisms (passed by a yea and nay vote of 420 yeas to 2 
nays, Roll No. 297);
  Pages H4708-14, H4723-24
  Presentation of Congressional Gold Medal to the Apollo 11 Crew, 
Astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins: H.R. 2815, to present a 
congressional gold medal to astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin 
and Michael Collins, the crew of Apollo 11; and
  Pages H4714-19
  Designation of John Brademas Post Office in South Bend, Indiana: H.R. 
2938, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 424 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the 
``John Brademas Post Office.''
  Pages H4720-22
VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: The House considered 
amendments to 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. The bill was previously 
considered on June 19.
  Pages H4724-26
Agreed To:
  Walsh en bloc amendment consisting of amendments no. 26, 28, and 40 
printed in the Congressional Record that increases Veterans 
Administration funding for extended care facilities by $30 million and 
medical research by $30 million and decreases NASA and EPA programs as 
offsets.;
Pages H4729-34, H4737

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  Waxman amendment that makes $4 million in Veterans Administration 
Departmental Administration funding available for transfers authorized 
by law;
Pages H4735-36
  Nadler amendment no. 2 printed in the Congressional Record that 
increases funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids 
program by $18 million and decreases National Science Foundation 
funding accordingly; and
Pages H4751-53
  Walsh amendment that clarifies that the HUD community builder fellow 
program shall be terminated in its entirety by September 1, 2000. 
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Points of order sustained against:
  Filner amendment no. 20 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to provide $35.2 million for health benefits for Filipino World 
War II veterans who were excluded from benefits by the Rescissions Acts 
of 1946;
Pages H4725-29
  Mollohan amendment no. 38 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase funding for 
HUD programs by $1.8 billion;
Pages H4738-44
  Forbes amendment that sought to increase funding for various housing 
programs and provide reduced down payments for housing loans for 
teachers and uniformed municipal employees;
Pages H4753-59
  Meeks amendment no. 36 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to provide $150 million for Urban Empowerment Zones and $15 
million for Rural Empowerment Zones;
Pages H4759-61
  Meeks amendment no. 37 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Community Development Block Grant funding by $395 
million;
Pages H4762-65
  Farr amendment that sought to provide $533.7 million for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service;
Pages H4772-74
  Further proceedings on the following amendments, offered and debated, 
were postponed:
  Kelly amendment that seeks to increase funding for the Public Housing 
Operating Fund by $1 million and decrease HUD Management and 
Administration, Salaries and Expenses funding accordingly; and 
                                                         Pages H4746-50
  Hinchey amendment no. 22 printed in the Congressional Record that 
seeks to increase funding for the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 
Oversight by $4.7 million.
Pages H4767-70
  H. Res. 525, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to on June 15.
Further Consideration of VA, HUD, and Independent Agency 
Appropriations: Agreed that during further consideration of H.R. 4635 
that no further amendments shall be in order except (1) pro forma 
amendments offered by the chairman and ranking member of the Committee 
on Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate; (2) the 
following amendments, debatable for 10 minutes: Kaptur, VA Mental 
Illness Research; Pascrell, VA Right to Know Act; Saxton, EPA Estuary 
Funding; Roemer, Space Station; and amendments printed in the 
Congressional Record and Nos. 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 17, 33, 41, and 43; (3) 
the following amendments, debatable for 20 minutes: Edwards, VA Health 
and Research; and amendments printed in the Congressional Record and 
Nos. 23, 34, and 35; and (4) the following amendments, debatable for 30 
minutes: Obey, NSF; Collins, Clean Air; Boyd, FEMA; Olver, Kyoto 
Protocol; and amendments printed in the Congressional Record and Nos. 
3, 4, 24, 25, and 39.
  Page H4776
Meeting Hour--Wednesday, June 21: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21.
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Recess: The House recessed at 11:32 p.m. and reconvened at 12:10 a.m. 
on Wednesday, June 21, 2000.
  Page H4780
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H4677.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4784-85.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4700, H4701, H4722-23, and H4723-24. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:11 a.m. on 
Wednesday, June 21, 2000.