[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 81 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D653-D654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 4729-4732, 4734-4742; and 4 
resolutions, H.J. Res 103, H. Con. Res. 363-364, and H. Res 531, were 
introduced.
  Pages H5083-84
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 4227, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect 
to the number of aliens granted nonimmigrant status described in 
section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to 
implement measures to prevent fraud and abuse in the granting of such 
status, amended (H. Rept. 106-692);
  H.R. 4733, making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-693).
  H.R. 4446, to ensure that the Secretary of Energy may continue to 
exercise certain authorities under the Price-Anderson Act through the 
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environment, Safety, and Health; 
referred sequentially to the House Committee on Armed Services for a 
period ending not later than July 21, 2000 (H. Rept. 106-694, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3383, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove separate 
treatment or exemption for nuclear safety violations by nonprofit 
institutions, amended; referred sequentially to the House Committee on 
Armed Services for a period ending no later than July 21, 2000 (H. 
Rept. 106-695, Pt. 1); and
  H.R. 3906, to ensure that the Department of Energy has appropriate 
mechanisms to independently assess the effectiveness of its policy and 
site performance in the areas of safeguards and security and cyber 
security, amended H. (Rept. 106-696, Pt. 1).
Page H5083
Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House considered 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 H5039-72
Agreed To:
  Waxman amendment that allows reimbursement to the Justice Department 
for litigation filed before January 1, 2000, that has received funding 
under section 109 of Public Law 103-317, thereby allowing the Veterans 
Administration to transfer funding for the lawsuit against tobacco 
companies (agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 183 noes, Roll 
No. 319); and
Pages H5039-46
  English amendment No. 61 printed in the Congressional Record that 
increases funding for USTR trade monitoring staff by $3 million and 
decreases Commerce Department General Administration funding 
accordingly.
Pages H5051-53
Rejected:
  Davis amendment No. 21 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to strike the Department of Justice's exemption to the payment 
of overtime to its attorneys (rejected by a recorded vote of 103 ayes 
to 288 noes, Roll No. 320); and
Pages H5047-49, H5070-71
  Coble amendment No. 56 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to increase funding for the Patent and Trademark Office by 
$133.8 million and decrease the Economic and Statistical Analysis, 
Bureau of the Census, and Educational and Cultural Exchange Program 
accounts accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 145 ayes to 223 
noes, Roll No. 321).
Pages H5055-70, H5071
Points of order sustained against:
  Jackson-Lee amendment No. 24 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to institute an $8 user fee for certain cruise ship passengers. 
                                                             Page H5049
  Obey amendment No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record that sought 
to increase funding for trade compliance activities;
Pages H5049-51
  Kaptur amendment that sought to make available funding for 
communities adversely affected by the implementation of permanent 
normal trade relations with China;
Pages H5054-55

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  H. Res. 529, the rule that is providing for consideration of the bill 
was agreed to on June 22.
Further Consideration of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations: Agreed that during further 
consideration of H.R. 4690 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to H. 
Res. 529 and the order of the House of June 22, 2000, except as 
specified, each amendment shall be debatable only for 10 minutes; that 
amendment No. 23 shall be debatable only for 30 minutes; and that 
amendment No. 60 shall be debatable for 60 minutes.
  Page H5072
Late Report--Energy and Water Appropriations: Committee on 
Appropriations received permission to have until midnight tonight to 
file a privileged report on a bill making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. 
                                                             Page H5072
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of June 26.
  Pages H5073-74
Meeting Hour--Monday, June 26: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, June 26 for morning-
hour debates.
  Page H5074
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of Wednesday, June 28.
  Page H5070
Prisoners of War Held in Iraq: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 275, 
expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to Iraq's failure to 
release prisoners of war from Kuwait and nine other nations in 
violation of international agreements. Agreed to amend the concurrent 
resolution and agreed to amend the preamble.
  Pages H5074-75
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H5085.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5045-46, H5070-71, 
and H5071. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 3:30 p.m.