[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 106 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D893-D896]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 5146-5162; and 9 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 107; H. Con. Res. 394-397; and H. Res. 572, 573, 575, 576, 
were introduced.                                         
  Pages H7501-02
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 3595, to increase the authorization of appropriations for the 
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, amended (H. Rept. 106-836);
  H.R. 4148, to make technical amendments to the provisions of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act relating to 
contract support costs, amended (H. Rept. 106-837);
  H.R. 4790, to recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities 
for continued hunting on public lands, amended (H. Rept. 106-838);
  H. Con. Res. 345, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
need for cataloging and maintaining public memorials commemorating 
military conflicts of the United States and the service of individuals 
in the Armed Forces (H. Rept. 106-839);
  H.R. 4104, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
authorize funding to carry out certain water quality and barrier island 
restoration projects for the Mississippi Sound, amended (H. Rept. 106-
840);
  H.R. 3661, to help ensure general aviation aircraft access to Federal 
land and to the airspace over that land, amended (H. Rept. 106-841 Pt. 
1);
  H.R. 3378, to authorize certain actions to address the comprehensive 
treatment of sewage emanating from the Tijuana River in order to 
substantially reduce river and ocean pollution in the San Diego border 
region, amended (H. Rept. 106-842 Pt. 1);
  Conference report on H.R. 1654, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 
2001, and 2002 (H. Rept. 106-843); and
  H. Res. 574, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 1654, to authorize appropriations for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 
2002 (H. Rept. 106-844).                          
                                                  Pages H7404-13, H7501
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Isakson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H7375
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Sister 
Catherine Moran, Order of Preachers, of Newark, New Jersey. 
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:59 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7378
Profound Sorrow on the Death of the Honorable Herbert H. Bateman, a 
Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia: The House agreed to 
H. Res. 573, expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives 
on the death of the Honorable Herbert H. Bateman, a Representative from 
the Commonwealth of Virginia.                            
  Pages H7431-40
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  School Safety Hotlines: H.R. 5123, to require the Secretary of 
Education to provide notification to States and State educational 
agencies regarding the availability of certain administrative funds to 
establish school safety hotlines;                        
  Pages H7380-84
  Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Program: H.R. 4840, amended, to 
reauthorize the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act; 
                                                         Pages H7384-85
  Exploration of the Seas: H.R. 2090, amended, to direct the Secretary 
of Commerce to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to 
establish the Coordinated Oceanographic Program Advisory Panel to 
report to the Congress on the feasibility and social value of a 
coordinated oceanography program (passed by a yea and nay vote of 390 
yeas to 8 nays, Roll No. 460);                 
  Pages H7385-88, H7440-41
  Red River National Wildlife Refuge: H.R. 4318, amended, to establish 
the Red River National Wildlife Refuge;                  
  Pages H7388-89
  Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act: S. 1117, to establish the 
Corinth Unit of Shiloh National Military Park, in the vicinity of the 
city of Corinth, Mississippi and in the State of Tennessee--clearing 
the measure for the President;                           
  Pages H7389-91
  Black Patriots Memorial North of the Reflecting Pool on the Mall. 
H.R. 4957, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 
of 1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work (passed by a yea and nay 
vote of 398 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 461); 
                                               Pages H7391-93, H7441-42
  Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment: H.R. 3632, 
amended, to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area (passed by a yea and nay vote of 333 yeas to 68 nays, 
Roll No. 462);                                    
  Pages H7393-94, H7442
  Air Force Memorial in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Area: 
H.R. 4583, to extend the authorization for the Air Force Memorial 
Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its 
environs (passed by a yea and nay vote of 398 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 463);                        
  Pages H7394-95, H7442-43
  Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act: S. 1374, to authorize the 
development and maintenance of a multiagency campus project in the town 
of Jackson, Wyoming clearing the measure for the President (passed by a 
yea and nay vote of 400 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 464). 
Earlier, the House agreed to H. Con. Res. 394, directing the Secretary 
of the Senate to make technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 
1374;                                   
  Pages H7396-97, H7398, H7443-44
  Sales of Electricity by the Bonneville Power Administration: S. 1937, 
to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation 
Act to provide for sales of electricity by the Bonneville Power 
Administration to joint operating entities--clearing the measure for 
the President;                                           
  Pages H7398-99
  Deschutes Resources Conservancy Reauthorization: S. 1027, to 
reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the 
Deschutes Resources Conservancy--clearing the measure for the 
President,                                                   
  Page H7399
  San Bernardino National Forest Land Conveyance: H.R. 3657, amended, 
to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land 
in the San Bernardino National Forest in the State of California; 
                                                      Pages H7399-S7401
  Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: S. 624, amended, to 
authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System 
in the State of Montana;                                 
  Pages H7401-03
  Virgin Islands Organic Act Revision: H.R. 2296, to amend the Revised 
Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that the number of members 
on the legislature of the Virgin Islands and the number of such members 
constituting a quorum shall be determined by the laws of the Virgin 
Islands;                                                 
  Pages H7403-04
  Membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe: H.R. 1460, to amend 
the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of 
Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite blood quantum required 
for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe;       
  Pages H7413-14
  Guam War Restitution Act: H.R. 755, amended, to amend the Organic Act 
of Guam to provide restitution to the people of Guam who suffered 
atrocities such as personal injury, forced labor, forced marches, 
internment, and death during the occupation of Guam in World War II. 
Agreed to amend the title;                               
  Pages H7414-16

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  Recognizing Slave Laborers Who Worked on the Construction of the 
Capitol: H. Con. Res. 368, establishing a special task force to 
recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked 
on the construction of the United States Capitol;        
  Pages H7444-47
  Significant Contributions of the Birmingham Pledge: H.J. Res. 102, 
recognizing that the Birmingham Pledge has made a significant 
contribution in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation in the 
United States and around the world;                      
  Pages H7455-57
  Literacy Involves Families Together Act: H.R. 3222, amended, to amend 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve literacy 
through family literacy projects. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H7459-70
  Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act: H.R. 3378, 
amended, to authorize certain actions to address the comprehensive 
treatment of sewage emanating from the Tijuana River in order to 
substantially reduce river and ocean pollution in the San Diego border 
region;                                                  
  Pages H7470-75
  Estuary Restoration Act: H.R. 1775, amended, to catalyze restoration 
of estuary habitat through more efficient financing of projects and 
enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs; 
                                                         Pages H7475-80
  Mississippi Sound Restoration Act: H.R. 4104, amended, to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize funding to carry out 
certain water quality and barrier island restoration projects for the 
Mississippi Sound. Agreed to amend the title; and        
  Pages H7480-82
  Estuary Habitat and Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act: S. 835, amended, 
to encourage the restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient 
project financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal 
restoration programs. Subsequently, the House insisted on its amendment 
and asked for a conference.                              
  Pages H7482-91
Suspensions--Debated: The House completed debate on the following 
motions to suspend the rules. Further proceedings were postponed until 
Wednesday, September 13:
  Foreign Sales Corporation Repeal and Extraterritorial Income 
Exclusion: H.R. 4986, amended, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to repeal the provisions relating to foreign sales corporations 
(FSCs) and to exclude extraterritorial income from gross income; 
                                                         Pages H7416-31
  Scouting for all Act: H.R. 4892, to repeal the Federal charter of the 
Boy Scouts of America;                                   
  Pages H7448-55
  Honoring the Service and Sacrifice by the United States Merchant 
Marine. H. Con. Res. 327, honoring the service and sacrifice during 
periods of war by members of the United States merchant marine; and 
                                                         Pages H7457-59
  Strengthening United States-India Relations: H. Res. 572, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives that it is in the interest of 
both the United States and the Republic of India to expand and 
strengthen United States-India relations, intensify bilateral 
cooperation in the fight against terrorism, and broaden the ongoing 
dialogue between the United States and India, of which the upcoming 
visit to the United States of the Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari 
Vajpayee, is a significant step.                         
  Pages H7491-93
DOD Authorization--Motion to Instruct: Representative Conyers announced 
his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 4205, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 2001, to agree to the provisions contained in title XV of 
the Senate amendment.                                        
  Page H7444
DOD Authorization--Motion to Instruct: Representative Graham announced 
his intention to offer motions to instruct conferees on the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 4205, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 2001: First, to agree to the provisions contained in 
section 1068 of the Senate amendment; and second, not to agree to 
provisions which (1) fail to recognize that the 14th amendment to the 
Constitution guarantees all persons equal protection under the law; (2) 
deny equal protection under the law by conditioning prosecution of 
certain offenses on the race, color, religion, national origin, gender, 
sexual orientation, or disability of the victim; and (3) preclude a 
person convicted of murder from being sentenced to death.    
  Page H7470
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7375.
Referral: S. 2386 was referred to the Committees on Government Reform 
and Rules.                                                   
  Page H7498
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7440-41, H7441-42,

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H7442, H7442-43, and H7443-44. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and pursuant to the provisions 
of H. Res. 573, adjourned at 11:37 p.m. as a further mark of respect to 
the memory of the late Honorable Herbert H. Bateman, a Representative 
from the Commonwealth of Virginia.