[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 80 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D646-D648]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 4717-4728; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 361-362, were introduced.                       
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 1959, to designate the Federal building located at 743 East 
Durango Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Adrian A. Spears 
Judicial Training Center,'' amended (H. Rept. 106-688);
  H.R. 4608, to designate the United States courthouse located at 220 
West Depot Street in Greeneville, Tennessee, as the ``James H. Quillen 
United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 106-689);
  H.R. 3323, to designate the Federal building located at 158-15 
Liberty Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, New York, as the ``Floyd H. Flake 
Federal Building'' (H. Rept. 106-690); and
  H.R. 2909, to provide for implementation by the United States of the 
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect 
of Intercountry Adoption, amended (H. Rept. 106-691).    
Pages H5035-36
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Quinn to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H4929
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. 
C. Frederick Horbach of Vineland, New Jersey.                
  Page H4929
Legislative Branch Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 4516, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001 by a yea and nay vote of 373 yeas to 50 nays, Roll 
No. 313.                                                 
  Pages H4934-57
Agreed To:
  Taylor of North Carolina amendment No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 106-685 
that increases total funding in the bill by $95.8 million for various 
House, Capitol Police, CBO, Architect, CRS, GPO, and GAO accounts; and 
                                                         Pages H4945-51
  Camp amendment No. 2 printed in H. Rept. 106-685 that requires 
unspent office funds be used for deficit or debt reduction. 
                                                         Pages H4951-52
Rejected:
  Ryan of Wisconsin amendment No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 106-685 that 
sought to require savings, from appropriations amendments which reduce 
or cut funding, be captured and devoted to debt reduction, unless 
otherwise directed to other discretionary spending (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 184 ayes to 235 noes, Roll No. 312).    
Pages H4952-56
  Agreed to H. Res. 530, the rule that provided for the bill by yea and 
nay vote of 234 yeas to 173 nays, Roll No. 311.          
Pages H4929-34
Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House completed general debate and began 
considering amendments to 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. 
                                                      Pages H4962-H5032
Agreed To:
  Serrano amendment that increases funding for the Legal Services 
Corporation by $134 million and decreases various programs accordingly;
                                                         Pages H4969-77
  McGovern amendment No. 7 printed in the Congressional Record that 
increases funding for the SBA Women's Business Centers and Women Owned 
Business Council by $4.5 million and decreases the Telecommunications 
Carrier Compliance Fund accordingly; and                 
Pages H4979-84
  Campbell amendment No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record that 
reduces Federal Prison System Salaries and Expenses funding by 
$173,480, the average cost of incarcerating the non-citizens now 
detained when the INS denied bond, asylum, or other relief based on 
secret evidence (agreed to by a recorded vote of 239 ayes to 173 noes, 
Roll No. 315).                                 
Pages H4997-H5007, H5029
Rejected:
  Serrano amendment that sought to increase funding for the Justice 
Department Civil Rights Division

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by $11.7 million and decrease Federal Prison System funding by $16 
million;                                                 
Pages H4985-89
  Rush amendment No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase funding for the Office of Justice Programs Weed and Seed 
Program by $8.5 million and decrease the FBI Salaries and Expenses 
account accordingly;                                 
Pages H4993, H4994
  Rush amendment No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services School 
Violence Initiatives program by $5 million and decrease the FBI 
Salaries and Expenses account accordingly;               
Pages H4993-94
  Hinchey amendment No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for Economic Development Assistance programs 
by $49.5 million and decrease Office of Justice Programs, State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance programs accordingly (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 128 ayes to 284 noes, Roll No. 316); 
                                                  Pages H5010-11, H5030
  Scott amendment No. 36 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for Boys and Girls clubs by $60.8 million 
and Drug Courts by $60.8 million and decrease Truth in Sentencing 
Incentive Grant funding accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 184 
ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 317);               
Pages H5011-12, H5030-31
  Scott amendment No. 35 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for Crime Identification Technology Programs 
by $10 million and decrease Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grant funding 
accordingly; and                                         
Pages H5012-15
  DeGette amendment that sought to strike section 103 which prohibits 
any funding to pay for an abortion except where the life of the mother 
would be endangered (rejected by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 254 
noes, Roll No. 318).                           
Pages H5021-27, H5031-32
Points of order sustained against:
  Obey amendment No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase funding for the Antitrust Division of the Department of 
Justice by $20.7 million and antitrust activities of the Federal Trade 
Commission by $29.7 million;                             
Pages H4989-92
  Lowey amendment No. 5 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to make available $150 million for discretionary grants to hire up to 
1,000 prosecutors to work on gun-related cases;          
Pages H5016-19
  Weiner amendment No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) funding 
by $740 million;                                         
Pages H5019-21
Withdrawn:
  DeGette amendment was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to make available $750,000 for a Site Security Report concerning 
Chemical Safety and Site Security Information;           
Pages H4978-79
  Jackson-Lee amendment was offered and subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to increase funding for violence against women grants by $8 
million and decrease International Boundary and Water Commission 
Salaries and Expenses funding accordingly;               
Pages H5015-16
  Agreed to H. Res. 529, the rule that is providing for consideration 
of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 225 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 
314.                                                     
Pages H4957-62
Further Consideration of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations: Agreed that during further 
consideration of H.R. 4690 that no further amendment be in order except 
pro forma amendments offered by the Chairman or ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their designee for the purpose of 
debate and amendments printed in the Congressional Record on or before 
June 22; that the Clerk be authorized to print amendments to the bill 
that are at the desk by the close of business; and that before 
consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order to consider 
the amendment offered by Representative Waxman to section 110, which 
shall be debatable for 40 minutes.                           
  Page H5032
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency re Russian Federation Nuclear Weapons: Message 
wherein he transmitted his report on the national emergency with 
respect to the risk of nuclear proliferation created by the 
accumulation in the Russian Federation of a large volume of weapons-
usable fissile material--referred to the Committee on International 
Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-259) and;     
  Pages H5033-34
  National Emergency re Iran: Message wherein he transmitted his report 
on the national emergency with respect to Iran--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-
260).                                                        
  Page H5034
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5037-38.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H4934, H4956, H4957, H4961-62, H5029, H5030, H5031, and H5031-32. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:05 a.m. on 
Friday, June 24.

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