[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D728-D731]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 4825-4842; and 1 resolution, H. 
Res. 549, were introduced.
  Pages H5954-55
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  Filed on July 11, H.R. 3886, to combat international money 
laundering, amended (H. Rept. 106-728);
  Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-729);
  H. Res. 534, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the recent nuclear weapons security failures at Los Alamos 
National Laboratory demonstrate that security policy and security 
procedures within the National Nuclear Security Administration remain 
inadequate, that the individuals responsible for such policy and 
procedures must be held accountable for their performance, and that 
immediate action must be taken to correct security deficiencies (H. 
Rept. 106-730);
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Gutknecht to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5847
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
July 11 by a yea and nay vote of 354 yeas to 50 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 386.
  Pages H5847, H5850-51
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules pass the following 
measures debated on July 11:
  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 (passed by a recorded vote of 377 ayes to 
45 noes, Roll No. 388)--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H5856-57
  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;'' (passed by a recorded vote of 418 ayes to 1 no, Roll 
No. 389) and
  Pages H5857-58
  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'' (passed by a recorded vote of 412 ayes with 
none voting `` no'', Roll No. 393).
  Page H5881
Marriage Penalty Tax Elimination Reconciliation Act: The House passed 
H.R. 4810, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) 
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 by a 
recorded vote of 269 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 392.
  Pages H5858-80
  Rejected the Rangel motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report it back with an amendment 
that makes all tax reductions contingent on Medicare prescription drug 
benefits and no on-budget deficit by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 230 
noes, Roll No. 391.
Pages H5877-79
  Rejected the Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute that 
increases the standard deduction for joint returns so that it is equal 
to twice the standard deduction for single taxpayers; adjusts the 
alternative minimum tax so that it would not disallow the full benefit 
of the increase in the standard deduction; increases the income level 
at which the earned income credit (EIC) begins to phase out and repeals 
the reduction in the EIC by the amount of the minimum tax by a recorded 
vote of 198 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 390.
Pages H5868-77
  Agreed to H. Res. 545, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by a yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 16 nays, Roll No. 387. 
                                                         Pages H5851-56
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.
  Pages H5881-82
Send to Conference--DOD Appropriations: The House disagreed to the 
Senate amendments to H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 and 
agreed to a conference. Appointed as conferees: Chairman Young of 
Florida and Representatives Lewis of California, Skeen, Hobson, 
Bonilla, Nethercutt, Istook, Cunningham, Dickey, Frelinghuysen, Obey, 
Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Dixon, Visclosky, and Moran of Virginia. 
                                                             Page H5923
  Agreed to close portions of the conference when classified 
information is under consideration by a yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 
7 nays, Roll No. 395.
Pages H5023-24
Foreign Operations Appropriations: The House completed general debate 
and began considering amendments to H.R. 4811, making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.
  Pages H5882-H5923, H5924-53
Agreed To:
  Sherman amendment that increases funding for disease programs related 
to HIV/AIDS by $10 million and decreases funding for the World Bank 
International Development Association accordingly;
Pages H5941-42
Amendments Offered and Debated:
  Waters amendment No. 27 printed in the Congressional Record that 
seeks to increase funding for the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) 
Trust Fund by $155.6 million with offsets of $82.5 million from Export-
Import Bank direct loan programs, $7 million from Export-Import Bank 
administrative expenses, $5.3 million from international military 
education and training programs, and $200 million from the foreign 
military financing programs including grants for Israel and Egypt; 
                                                             Page H5926
  Lee amendment that seeks to increase funding for child survival and 
disease programs related to HIV/AIDS by $42 million and decrease 
foreign military financing program grants accordingly;
Pages H5933-39
Point of Order Sustained Against:
  Pelosi amendment that sought to increase funding available for the 
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

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Trust Fund of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
by $210 million for FY 2000 and $179.6 million for FY 2001; 
                                                         Pages H5904-23
  Proviso on pages 11 and 12 dealing with the Microenterprise 
Initiative;
Page H5943
  Payne amendment that sought to make available $720 million for the 
Development Fund for Africa from the amount appropriated for 
Development Assistance;
Pages H5948-51
  Payne amendment that sought to make available $500,000 for a grant to 
the Office of the Facilitator of the National Dialogue for the peace 
process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;
Pages H5950-51
  Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to increase funding for 
peacekeeping operations in Africa by $10 million and decrease funding 
for international disaster assistance accordingly;
Pages H5951-53
Withdrawn:
  Burton amendment No. 4 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and withdrawn that sought to increase Colombian National Police 
funding by $99.5 million with funding offsets from the Export-Import 
Bank and Bilateral Economic Assistance programs;
Pages H5924-26
  Brown of Ohio amendment was offered and withdrawn that sought to 
increase funding for child survival and disease programs related to 
tuberculosis by $40 million and decrease the Asian Development Fund 
accordingly;
Pages H5939-41
  Roemer amendment No. 18 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and withdrawn that sought to increase funding for 
Microenterprise loans for the poor by $15 million with offsets from 
other Bilateral Economic Assistance programs;
Pages H5943-45
  Smith of Michigan amendment was offered and withdrawn that sought to 
make available $30 million for plant biotechnology research and 
development;
Pages H5945-46
  Sanders amendment No. 20 printed in the Congressional Record was 
offered and withdrawn that sought to increase funding for programs to 
assist women and children who are victims of international trafficking 
by $2.5 million and decrease International Military Education and 
Training funding accordingly;
Pages H5946-48
  Agreed to H. Res. 546, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by a yea and nay vote of 225 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 394. 
                                                         Pages H5882-89
Order of Business--Foreign Operations Appropriations: Agreed that no 
further amendments shall be in order except (1) pro forma amendments 
offered by the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their designees for the purpose of debate; (2) two 
amendments debatable for 60 minutes, either amendment No. 11 or 
amendment No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record and the Lee 
amendment regarding the Child Survival and Disease Program; (3) two 
amendments debatable for 30 minutes, amendment No. 28 printed in the 
Congressional Record and the Payne amendment regarding Development 
Assistance;
  Pages H5932-33
  (4) Three amendments debatable for 20 minutes, either amendment No. 5 
or amendment No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record, Jackson-Lee 
amendment regarding conscription under the age of 18, and amendment No. 
18 printed in the Congressional Record;
Pages H5932-33
  (5) Thirty-three amendments debatable for 10 minutes, Bereuter 
amendment regarding North Korea; Baker amendment regarding Panama; 
Smith of Michigan amendment regarding biotechnology research; Brown of 
Ohio amendment regarding Child Survival and Disease Program fund; Brown 
of Ohio amendment regarding the Tariff Act; Jackson-Lee of Texas 
amendment regarding Peacekeeping Operations; Jackson-Lee of Texas 
amendment regarding Economic Support Fund, Payne amendment regarding 
Congo; Payne amendment regarding Sanctions against Angola; 
                                                         Pages H5932-33
  Payne amendment regarding Peacekeeping Operations; Payne amendment 
regarding Sudan; Payne amendment regarding Restrictions on Assistance 
to Governments Destabilizing Angola, Menendez amendment regarding Peru; 
Filner amendment regarding Economic Support Fund; Conyers amendment 
regarding Section 558; Capuano amendment regarding Armenia-Azerbaijan 
Peace and Democracy Initiative; Capuano amendment regarding Termination 
of Unilateral Agricultural or Medical Sanctions; Nadler amendment 
regarding Honor Crimes; Jackson of Illinois amendment regarding the 
African Development Bank; Latham amendment regarding International 
Financial Institution Loans; Kaptur amendment regarding the Ukraine; 
Sherman amendment regarding Child Survival; and amendments numbered 7, 
9, 13 ,16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, and 26.
Pages H5932-33
Meeting Hour--Thursday, July 13: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
this legislative day it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 13.
                                                             Page H5953
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5956-59.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5851, H5856, H5856-57, H5857-58, H5877, H5879-80,

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H5880-81, H5881, H5888-89, and H5923-24. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 1:25 a.m. on 
Thursday, July 13.