[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D769-D770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 15 public bills, H.R. 4868-4870, 4872-4883, and 6 
resolutions, H.J. Res. 105-106 and H. Con. Res. 373-376, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  Supplemental report on H.R. 3485, to modify the enforcement of certain 
anti-terrorism judgments (H. Rept. 106-733, Pt. 2);
  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, amended (H. Rept. 106-755);
  H.R. 4871, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United 
States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. 
Rept. 106-756);
  H. Res. 554, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-757);
  H. Res. 555, providing for consideration of H.R. 4118, to prohibit the 
rescheduling or forgiveness of any outstanding bilateral debt owed to the 
United States by the Government of the Russian Federation until the 
President certifies to the Congress that the Government of the Russian 
Federation has ceased all its operations at, removed all personnel from, and 
permanently closed the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba (H. Rept. 106-
758);
  H. Res. 556, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
on Rules (H. Rept. 106-759); and;
  H. Res. 557, providing for consideration of H.R. 1102, to provide for 
pension reform (H. Rept. 106-760).                                
Page H6469
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative Gutknecht to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Glenn 
Warner of Ashtabula, Ohio.                                        
  Page H6357
Recess: The House recessed at 9:45 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures:
  Unsolicited Commercial Electronics Mail: H.R. 3113, amended, to protect 
individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and 
unwanted electronic mail (passed by a yea and nay vote of 427 yeas to 1 nay, 
Roll No. 406);                                         
  Pages H6369-74, H6424
  International Patient Act: H.R. 2961, amended, 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; 
                                                              Pages H6377-80
  Right-To-Know National Payroll Act: H.R. 1264, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to require that each employer show on the W-2 form of 
each employee the employer's share of taxes for old-age, survivors, and 
disability insurance and for hospital insurance for the employee as well as 
the total amount of such taxes for such employee;             
  Pages H6380-82
  Alfred Rascon Post Office Building in Fulton, Maryland: H.R. 4430, 
amended, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11831 Scaggsville Road in Fulton, Maryland, as the ``Alfred 
Rascon Post Office Building.'' Agreed to amend the title;     
  Pages H6382-84
  Matthew `Mack' Robinson Post Office Building in Pasadena, California: H.R. 
4157, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 600 Lincoln Avenue in Pasadena, California, as the ``Matthew `Mack' 
Robinson Post Office Building'';                              
  Pages H6384-86
  Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Post Office Building in Derry, New Hampshire: H.R. 
4517, to designate

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the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24 Tsienneto 
Road in Derry, New Hampshire, as the ``Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Post Office 
Building'' (passed by a yea and nay vote of 423 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 407);                             
  Pages H6386-87, H6424-25
  Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: H.R. 
4554, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1602 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building'';                     
  Pages H6387-89
  Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000: H.R. 2909, amended, to provide for 
implementation by the United States of the Hague Convention on Protection of 
Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption; and 
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  Debt Relief Reconciliation Act: H.R. 4866, amended, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 103(b)(1) of the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease 
the statutory limit on the public debt (passed by a yea and nay vote of 422 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 409.                                  
  Pages H6437-38
Suspension Proceedings Postponed--Drug Addiction Treatment: The House 
completed debate on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2634, 
amended, to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to registration 
requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs in schedule IV or 
V for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment. The Chair postponed 
further proceedings until Wednesday, July 19.                 
  Pages H6374-77
Extension of Trade Waiver Authority to China: The House failed to pass 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 by a yea and nay vote of 147 yeas to 281 nays, Roll No. 
405.                                                       
  Pages H6399-H6424
Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Reconciliation: The House disagreed with 
the Senate amendments to H.R. 4810, and agreed to a conference. Appointed as 
conferees: Chairman Archer and Representatives Armey and Rangel. 
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  Rejected the Cardin motion to instruct conferees to the maximum extent 
possible within the scope of conference to maximize the amount of marriage 
penalty relief provided to middle and low income taxpayers, to minimize the 
additional marriage bonuses provided to taxpayers already receiving marriage 
bonuses under current law, and to resolve the differences in effective dates 
and phase-in amounts in a way which takes into account fiscal responsibility 
by a yea and nay vote of 203 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 408. 
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  Agreed to H. Res. 553, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
motion to go to conference on the Senate amendments to the bill. Pursuant to 
the rule, H. Res. 550 was laid on the table.                  
Pages H6432-34
Presidential Message--National Emergency Re Taliban: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted his periodic report on the national 
emergency with respect to the Taliban (Afghanistan)--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-268). 
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Amendments: Amendments ordered pursuant to the rule appear on page H6471.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes developed during the proceedings 
of the House today and appear on pages H6423, H6424, H6424-25, H6436-37, and 
H6437-38. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 11:07 p.m..