[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D778-D780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 4884-4897; and 2 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 377 and H. Res. 558, were introduced.
  Pages H6598-99
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  Committee on Appropriations Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget 
Allocations for Fiscal Year 2001 (H. Rept. 106-761);
  H.R. 3919, to provide assistance for the conservation of coral reefs, to 
coordinate Federal coral reef conservation activities, amended (H. Rept. 
106-762);
  H.R. 3182, to provide for a land conveyance to the city of Craig, Alaska 
(H. Rept. 106-763);
  H.R. 2958, to provide for the continuation of higher education through the 
conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University 
of Alaska (H. Rept. 106-764);

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  Conference report on 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. 106-765);
  H. Res. 559, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany 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. 106-766); and
  H. Res. 560, providing for consideration of 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. 106-767). 
                                                                  Page H6598
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative Ose to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H6473
Profound Sorrow on the Death of the Honorable Paul Coverdell, a Senator from 
the State of Georgia: The House agreed to H. Res. 558, expressing the 
condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Senator Paul 
Coverdell.
  Pages H6540-48
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act: The House passed 
H.R. 1102, to provide for pension reform, by a recorded vote of 401 ayes to 
25 noes, Roll No. 412.
  Pages H6477-H6529
  In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce now printed in the bill, the amendment consisting of the text of 
H.R. 4843, as reported, H. Rept. 106-753, was considered as adopted pursuant 
to the rule.
Pages H6493-H6529
  Rejected the Neal motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report it back with an amendment that includes a 
contingency based on a Medicare prescription drug benefit and no on-budget 
deficit by a yea and nay vote of 185 yeas to 239 nays, Roll No. 411. 
                                                              Pages H6526-28
  Rejected the Neal amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, 
that sought to include the text of H.R. 4843, as reported, H. Rept. 106-753, 
provide a credit for low and middle income workers, make small business 
employees eligible to claim a credit, provide relief from certain section 
405 rules, and express a sense of Congress concerning the resolution of cash 
balances by a yea and nay vote of 200 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 410. 
                                                              Pages H6513-26
  H. Res. 557, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H6476-77
DOD Appropriations Conference Report: The House agreed to the conference 
report on H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 by a yea and nay vote of 367 yeas 
to 58 nays, Roll No. 413.
  Pages H6529-40
  H. Res. 554, the rule that waived points of order against the conference 
report was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H6529-30
Russian-American Trust and Cooperation Act: The House passed 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 by a yea and 
nay vote of 275 yeas to 146 nays, Roll No. 414.
  Pages H6552-61
  Pursuant to the rule, the Committee on International Relations amendment 
in the nature of a substitute now printed in the reported bill, H. Rept. 
106-668, was considered as adopted.
Page H6552
  Rejected the Mr. Gejdenson motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
International Relations with instructions to establish a bipartisan national 
commission to study and report to the President on the exercise of the 
presidential waiver in section 3(b)(2) of the bill with regard to United 
States national interests in the context of other possible actions 
(including changes in United States policy) toward Cuba.
Pages H6559-60
  H. Res. 555, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H6548-52
Send to Conference Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations: The House 
disagreed with the Senate amendment to H.R. 4577, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and agreed 
to a conference. Appointed as conferees Chairman Young of Florida and 
Representatives Porter, Bonilla, Istook, Miller of Florida, Dickey, Wicker, 
Northup, Cunningham, Obey, Hoyer, Pelosi, Lowey, DeLauro, and Jackson of 
Illinois.
  Pages H6561-64
  By a yea and nay vote of 207 yeas to 212 nays, Roll No. 415, rejected the 
Obey motion to instruct conferees to insist in the Senate amendment on no 
less than $42,674,645,000 for the Department of Education; no less than 
$7,353,141,000 for IDEA, no less than $8,692,000,000 for the Pell Grant 
Program, no less than $6,267,000,000 for the Head Start Program, no less 
than $817,328,000 for the Child Care Development Block Grant, and no less 
than $20,512,735,000 for NIH, and to disagree with provisions in the Senate 
amendment which deny the President's requests to reduce class sizes in the 
early grades and for high school construction, and instead broadly expand 
the Title VI Education Block Grant with limited accountability in the use of 
funds.
Pages H6561-64
Suspension--Drug Addiction Treatment: The House agreed to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 2634, amended, to amend the Controlled Substances

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Act with respect to registration requirements for practitioners who dispense 
narcotic drugs in schedule IV or V for maintenance treatment or 
detoxification treatment by a yea and nay vote of 412 yeas to 1 nay, Roll 
No. 416. The motion to suspend the rules was debated on Tuesday, July 18. 
Agreed to amend the title.
  Page H6564
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on pages 
H6473.
Amendments: Amendments ordered pursuant to the rule appear on pages H6600-
01.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea and nay votes and one recorded vote developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6526, H6528, 
H6528-29, H6539-40, H6560-61, H6563-64, and H6564. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of 
H. Res. 558, adjourned at 10:31 p.m. as a further mark of respect to the 
memory of the late Honorable Paul Coverdell, a Senator from the State of 
Georgia.