[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 92 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D761-D762]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 4 public bills, H.R. 4864-4867; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 372, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 4437, to grant to the United States Postal Service the authority 
to issue semipostals, amended (H. Rept. 106-734, Pt. 1);
  H.R. 2671, to provide for the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee 
Sioux Tribe of Nebraska certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin 
Pick-Sloan project (H. Rept. 106-735);
  H.R. 2435, to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
Military Park to include the Wills House, amended (H. Rept. 106-736);
  H.R. 3468, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to 
certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah (H. Rept. 106-737);
  H.R. 3817, to redesignate the Big South Trail in the Comanche Peak 
Wilderness Area of Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado as the ``Jaryd 
Atadero Legacy Trail'', amended (H. Rept. 106-738);
  H.R. 2773, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate the 
Wekiva River and its tributaries of Rock Springs Run and Black Water 
Creek in the State of Florida as components of the national wild and 
scenic rivers system, amended (H. Rept. 106-739);
  H.R. 2833, to establish the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area, 
amended (H. Rept. 106-740);
  H.R. 2919, to promote preservation and public awareness of the 
history of the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, 
to the Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, amended (H. Rept. 106-741);
  H.R. 3236, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use 
Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and 
carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and 
other beneficial purposes, amended (H. Rept. 106-742);
  H.R. 3291, to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims 
of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, amended (H. 
Rept. 106-743);
  H.R. 3657, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of public 
domain land in the San Bernardino National Forest in the State of 
California, amended (H. Rept. 106-744);
  H.R. 3999, to clarify the process for the adoption of local 
constitutional self-government for the United States Virgin Islands and 
Guam, amended (H. Rept. 106-745);
  S. 439, to amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada 
Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe National 
Forest, Nevada (H. Rept. 106-746);
  S. 1629, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of 
Oregon (H. Rept. 106-747);
  S. 1374, to authorize the development and maintenance of a multi 
agency campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming (H. Rept. 106-
748);
  S. 1705, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into land 
exchanges to acquire from the private owner and to convey to the State 
of Idaho approximately 1,240 acres of land near the City of Rocks 
National Reserve, Idaho (H. Rept. 106-749);
  H.R. 3676, to establish the Santa Rosa and San Jacinth Mountains 
National Monument in the State of California, amended (H. Rept. 106-
750);
  H.R. 4115, to authorize appropriations for the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Museum, amended (H. Rept. 106-751);
  H. Res. 553, providing for consideration of a motion to go to 
conference on any Senate amendments to 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. 106-752);
  H.R. 4843, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
retirement security and pension reform, amended (H. Rept. 106-753); and
  Conference report on H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. 
Rept. 106-754).
Pages H6102-H6345, H6353-54
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Biggert to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:41 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:41 p.m. and reconvened at 7 p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Postage Stamps Sold At A Premium: H.R. 4437, amended, to grant to the 
United States Postal Service the authority to issue semipostals; 
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  Vicki Coceano Post Office Building in Miramar City, Florida: H.R. 
3985, amended, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 14900 Southwest 30th Street in Miramar

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City, Florida, as the ``Vicki Coceano Post Office Building.'' Agreed to 
amend the title;
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  Inadequate Security Policy and Procedures within the National Nuclear 
Security Administration: 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 
x(agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 391 yeas to 5 nays with 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 401);
  Pages H6072-77, H6086
  Rehabilitation of Floodwater Retention Projects: H.R. 728, amended, 
to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide cost share assistance for the 
rehabilitation of structural measures constructed as part of water 
resource projects previously funded by the Secretary under such Act or 
related laws. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H6077-81
  Congratulating the Republic of Latvia on the 10th Anniversary 
Reestablishment of its Independence: H. Con. Res. 319, congratulating 
the Republic of Latvia on the 10th anniversary of the reestablishment 
of its independence from the rule of the former Soviet Union (agreed to 
by a yea and nay vote of 398 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 
402); and
  Pages H6081-83, H6087
  Attack on the Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina: H. 
Res. 531, amended, condemning the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish 
Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, urging the Argentine 
Government to punish those responsible (agreed to by a yea and nay vote 
of 402 yeas to one nay, Roll No. 403).
  Pages H6083-85, H6087-88
Suspension Failed--Internet Gambling Prohibition: The House failed to 
suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3125, amended, to prohibit Internet 
gambling (With 2/3 required to pass, failed by a yea and nay vote of 
245 yeas to 159 nays, Roll No. 404).
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Order of Business--Disapproving the Extension of Trade Waiver to China: 
Agreed that it be in order an any time on Tuesday, July 18, or any day 
thereafter to consider H.J. Res. 103, disapproving the extension of the 
waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 
with respect to the People's Republic of China, that it be considered 
as read, that all points of order against it and against its 
consideration be waived ; that it be debatable for two hours equally 
divided and controlled by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
Means (in opposition) and a Member in support; that pursuant to 
sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question be 
considered as ordered to final passage without intervening motion; and 
that these provisions shall not otherwise apply to any joint resolution 
disapproving the extension of the waiver authority with respect to 
China for the remainder of the second session of the 106th Congress. 
Further it is the intent that the 2 hours of debate be yielded fairly 
between members of the majority and minority parties on both sides of 
the issue.
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Late Report--DOD Conference Report: The Committee on Appropriations 
received permission to have until midnight to file a conference report 
on H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6086, H6087, H6087-
88, and H6088. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.