[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 88 (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D719-D721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 5 public bills, H.R. 4820-4824; and 4 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 370, and H. Res. 544, 547, and 548 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H5842-43
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 2961, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize 
a 3-year pilot program under which the Attorney General may extend the 
period for voluntary departure in the case of certain nonimmigrant 
aliens who require medical treatment in the United States and were 
admitted under the Visa Waiver Pilot Program (H. Rept. 106-721);
  H.R. 4034, to reauthorize the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office (H. Rept. 106-722);
  H.R. 4063, to establish the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front 
National Historical Park in the State of California, amended (H. Rept. 
106-723);
  S. 1892, to authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to 
provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this 
resource within the Department of Agriculture (H. Rept. 106-724).
  H.R. 3489, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate 
interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and to strengthen 
and clarify prohibitions on electronic eaves-dropping, amended (H. 
Rept. 106-725, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 3489, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate 
interstate commerce in the use of mobile telephones and to strengthen 
and clarify prohibitions on electronic eaves-dropping, amended (H. 
Rept. 106-725, Pt. 2);
  H. Res. 545, providing for consideration of H.R. 4810, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-726); and
  H. Res. 546, providing for consideration of H.R. 4811, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-
727).
Pages H5836, H5842
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Sherwood to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5739
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rabbi 
Linda Motzkin of Saratoga Springs, New York.
  Page H5740
Recess: The House recessed at 9:08 a.m. and reconvened at 10:00 a.m. 
                                                             Page H5740
Suspensions: the House agreed to suspend the rules pass the following 
measures:
  Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act: H.R. 4391, amended, to amend 
title 4 of the United States Code to establish nexus requirements for 
State and local taxation of mobile telecommunication services. Agreed 
to amend the title;
  Pages H5741-44
  Permanent Resident Status to Syrian Nationals: H.R. 4681, amended, to 
provide for the adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals; 
                                                         Pages H5744-48

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  Aimee's Law: H.R. 894, amended, to encourage States to incarcerate 
individuals convicted of murder, rape, or child molestation; 
                                                         Pages H5748-57
  Strongly Objecting to any Effort to Expel the Holy See from its 
Status as United Nations Permanent Observer: H. Con. Res. 253, 
expressing the sense of the Congress strongly objecting to any effort 
to expel the Holy See from the United Nations as a state participant by 
removing its status as a Permanent Observer (agreed to by a yea and nay 
vote of 416 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 379);
  Pages H5757-60, H5764-65
  Grants for Studies at Foreign Institutions: H.R. 4528, amended, to 
establish an undergraduate grant program of the Department of State to 
assist students of limited financial means from the United States to 
pursue studies at foreign institutions of higher education; 
                                                         Pages H5760-62
  Condemning the Use of Children as Soldiers: H. Con. Res. 348, 
expressing condemnation of the use of children as soldiers and 
expressing the belief that the United States should support and, where 
possible, lead efforts to end this abuse of human rights; 
                                                         Pages H5762-64
  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 (passed by a recorded vote of--403 ayes 
to 15 noes, Roll No. 380). The motion to suspend the rules was debated 
on July 10;
  Page H5765
  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 (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 387 ayes to 28 noes with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 381). 
The motion to suspend the rules was debated on July 10; 
                                                         Pages H5765-66
  Rosie the Riveter Home Front National Historical Park: H.R. 4063, to 
establish the Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National 
Historical Park in the State of California;
  Pages H5792-96
  Utah West Desert Land Exchange Act: H.R. 4579, amended, to provide 
for the exchange of certain lands within the State of Utah; 
                                                         Pages H5796-97
  J.L. Dawkins Post Office in Fayetteville, NC: H.R. 4658, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green 
Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the ``J.L. Dawkins Post 
Office Building''; and
  Pages H5806-08
  Henry W. McGee Post Office in Chicago, IL: H.R. 3909, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4601 South 
Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Henry W. McGee Post 
Office Building.''
  Pages H5809-11
Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House completed debate on the 
following motions to suspend the rules and postponed further 
proceedings on the measures:
  Acquisition of the Baca Ranch with the Valles Caldera: S. 1892, to 
authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an 
effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within 
the Department of Agriculture;
  Pages H5797-H5806
  Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office in Reno, NV: H.R. 4169, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2000 Vassar Street in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Barbara F. Vucanovich Post 
Office Building;'' and
  Page H5808
  Samuel H. Lacy, Sr. Post Office in Baltimore, MD: H.R. 4447, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
919 West 34th Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the ``Samuel H. Lacy, 
Sr. Post Office Building.''
  Pages H5811-12
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations: The House passed 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 
by a yea and nay vote of 339 yeas to 82 nays, Roll No. 385. The House 
previously considered the bill on June 29 and July 10.
  Pages H5766-91
Rejected:
  DeFazio amendment No. 39 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought 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 (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 382);
Page H5787
  Sanford amendment No. 48 printed in the Congressional Record that 
sought to prohibit any funding for payments to wool and mohair 
producers (a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 255 noes, Roll No. 383); and 
                                                         Pages H5788-89
  Burton of Indiana amendment No. 68 printed in the Congressional 
Record that sought to prohibit waivers on applicable conflicts of 
interest rules to members of vaccine-related Federal advisory 
committees (rejected by a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 253 noes, Roll 
No. 384).
Pages H5777-79

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Withdrawn:
  Allen amendment No. 32 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and withdrawn that sought to require pharmaceutical 
manufacturers to identify the total cost of research and development 
and amounts paid with State or Federal funds in new drug applications; 
                                                         Pages H5773-75
  Brown of Ohio amendment No. 37 printed in the Congressional Record 
was offered and withdrawn that sought to require pharmaceutical 
manufacturers to disclose the average price charged for drugs in each 
country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation 
and Development; and
Pages H5775-77
  Kucinich amendment No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and withdrawn that sought to establish the Genetically 
Engineered Food Right to Know Act.
Pages H5779-83
  The House agreed to H. Res. 538, the rule that is providing for 
consideration of the bill on June 28.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H5739.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5843-46.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5764-65, H5765, H5766, H5787, H5788, H5788-89, and H5791. There were 
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 10:10 p.m.