[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 87 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D709-D711]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 10 public bills, H.R. 4810-4819; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 369, were introduced.                              
  Page H5736
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 1787, to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H. Rept. 106-712);
  H.R. 4286, to provide for the establishment of the Cahaba River 
National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama, amended (H. Rept. 
106-713);
  H.R. 4132, to reauthorize grants for water resources research and 
technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (H. Rept. 106-714);
  H.R. 4442, to establish a commission to promote awareness of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System among the American public as the System 
celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2003 (H. Rept. 106-715);
  H. Res. 415, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that there should be established a National Ocean Day to recognize the 
significant role the ocean plays in the lives of the Nation's people 
and the important role the Nation's people must play in the continued 
life of the ocean, amended (H. Rept. 106-716);
  S. 986, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (H. Rept. 106-
717);
  H.R. 4108, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to make grants to improve security at schools, including the 
placement and use of metal detectors, amended (H. Rept. 106-718);
  H.R. 4391, to amend title 4 of the United States Code to establish 
nexus requirements for State and local taxation of mobile 
telecommunication services, amended (H. Rept. 106-719); and
  H.R. 4811, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-720).                             
Pages H5735-36
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Biggert to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H5659
Recess: The House recessed at 12:38 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H5660
Recess: The House recessed at 3:16 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m. 
                                                         Pages H5682-83
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment on June 30, 2000 of Ms. Lura Lynn Ryan of 
Kankakee, Illinois to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. 
                                                             Page H5660
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Read a letter from 
Chairman Shuster wherein he transmitted copies of resolutions approved 
by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 21--
referred to the Committee on Appropriations.                 
  Page H5660
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Importance of United States History Education: S. Con. Res. 129, 
expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance and value of 
education in United States history;                      
  Pages H5661-70
  Deschutes Resources Conservancy Reauthorization: H.R. 1787, to 
reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the 
Deschutes Resources Conservancy;                         
  Pages H5670-71
  Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes Grants: H.R. 4132, 
to reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology 
institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984; 
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  Cahaba River Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama: H.R. 4286, 
amended, to provide for the establishment of the Cahaba River National 
Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama; and             
  Pages H5672-73
  Conveyance of the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water 
Authority. S. 986, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority clearing 
the measure for the President.                           
  Pages H5678-79
  Improvement of Social and Political Conditions in Vietnam: H. Con. 
Res. 322, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
Vietnamese Americans and others who seek to improve social and 
political conditions in Vietnam. Agreed to amend the title. 
                                                         Pages H5679-82
Suspensions Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following motions to suspend the rules and postponed further 
proceedings on the measures:
  National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act: H.R. 4442, amended, 
to establish a commission to promote awareness of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System among the American public as the System celebrates its 
centennial anniversary in 2003; and                      
  Pages H5673-76
  National Ocean Day: H. Res. 415, amended, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that there should be established a National 
Ocean Day to recognize the significant role the ocean plays in the 
lives of the Nation's people and the important role the Nation's people 
must play in the continued life of the ocean.            
  Pages H5676-78
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House considered amendments to H.R. 4461, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001. The House previously considered the bill on 
June 29.                                    
  Pages H5683-H5718, H5719-23
Agreed To:
  Brown of Ohio amendment No. 38 printed in the Congressional Record 
that makes available $3 million to the FDA Center for Veterinary 
Research for research on antibiotic resistance;          
Pages H5684-85
  Knollenberg amendment No. 58 printed in the Congressional Record that 
clarifies that any limitations related to implementation of the Kyoto 
Protocol shall not apply to activities otherwise authorized by law; 
                                                         Pages H5687-88
  Boyd amendment No. 56 printed in the Congressional Record that makes 
the Town of Thompson instead of the town of Harris eligible for the 
specified loans and grants;                              
Pages H5688-89
  Boyd amendment that prohibits the use of any funding to recover 
payments erroneously made to oyster fishermen in the State of 
Connecticut;                                             
Pages H5692-93
  Crowley amendment No. 36 printed in the Congressional Record that 
prohibits the FDA from taking actions that restrict the purchase of 
prescription drugs in Canada and Mexico by United States Citizens 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 363 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 375); 
                                            Pages H5696-H5700, H5720-21
  Coburn amendment that prohibits the FDA from taking any action to 
interfere with the import of drugs that have been approved for use 
within the United States and were manufactured in an FDA-approved 
facility in the United States, Canada, or Mexico (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 370 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 377); 
                                               Pages H5705-09, H5721-22
  Kaptur amendment that urges the Secretary of Agriculture to use 
ethanol, biodiesel, and other alternative fuels to the maximum extent 
practicable in meeting the fuel needs of the Department of Agriculture;
                                                             Page H5709
Rejected:
  Coburn amendment No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit the use of any funding for drugs solely intended for 
the chemical inducement of abortion (rejected by a recorded vote of 182 
ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 373);                  
Pages H5693-94, H5719
  Royce amendment No. 47 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to reduce by one percent each amount that is not required to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law (a 
recorded vote of 53 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 374); 
                                               Pages H5694-96, H5719-20
  Royce amendment No. 51 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit any funding to award any new allocations under the 
market access program or pay salaries of personnel to award such 
allocations (rejected by a recorded vote of 77 ayes to 301 noes, Roll 
No. 376; and                                      
Pages H5701-04, H5721
  Sanford amendment No. 33 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit any funding by the Department of Agriculture to 
carry out a pilot program under child nutrition programs to study the 
effects of providing free breakfasts to students without regard to 
family income (rejected by a recorded vote of 59 ayes to 323 noes, Roll 
No. 378);                                      
Pages H5712-14, H5722-23
Points of order sustained against:
  Section 741 that sought to make funds available for the market access 
program assistance;                                          
Page H5689

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  Section 752 that sought to limit the use of funding for section 
508(k) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act;                    
Page H5690
  Title VIII that sought to establish the Trade Sanctions Reform and 
Export Enhancement act that, among other provisions, removed 
agricultural and medical sanctions against Cuba;         
Pages H5691-92
  Royce amendment No. 52 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to strike a section in the bill previously stricken; 
                                                             Page H5701
  Rangel amendment that sought to stop the implementation of provisions 
in foreign assistance and other statutes that prohibit the export of 
products to Cuba;                                        
Pages H5710-11
Withdrawn:
  Gilman amendment No. 70 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and withdrawn that sought to make available $15 million from 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide compensation to producers 
of onions, including those in Orange County, New York, who have 
suffered quality losses due to severe weather conditions; and 
                                                         Pages H5709-10
  DeFazio amendment No. 26 was offered and withdrawn that sought to 
reduce Wildlife Services Program funding for livestock protection by $7 
million and prohibit any funding to destruct wild predatory mammals for 
the purpose of protecting livestock.                         
Page H5714
Offered:
  DeFazio amendment No. 39 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered that seeks to reduce Wildlife Services Program funding for 
livestock protection by $7 million and prohibit any funding to conduct 
campaigns to destruct wild animals for the purpose of protecting stock;
                                                         Pages H5714-18
  The House agreed to H. Res. 538, the rule that is providing for 
consideration of the bill on June 28.
Further Consideration of Agriculture Appropriations: Agreed that during 
further consideration of H.R. 4611 that no further amendment shall be 
in order except (1) pro forma amendments offered by the chairman or 
ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees 
for the purpose of debate; (2) and the following amendments printed in 
the Congressional Record and numbered 9, 29, 32, 37, 48, 61, and 68, 
and each debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled. 
                                                             Page H5718
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on page 
H5659.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H5738.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six recorded votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5719, H5720, H5720-
21, H5721, H5721-22, and H5722-23. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:55 p.m.