[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 125 (Tuesday, October 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1056-D1059]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5427-5437; 7 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 420-422, and H. Res. 618-621 were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H9634-35
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H. Res. 575, supporting Internet safety awareness, amended (H. Rept. 
106-949);
  H.R. 762, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
research and services with respect to lupus, amended (H. Rept. 106-
950);
  H. Res. 615, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 106-951);
  H. Res. 616, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany 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 (H. Rept. 106-952);
  H. Res. 617, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4461, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-953); 
and
  H.R. 5164, amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require 
reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or other motor 
vehicle equipment in foreign countries (H. Rept. 106-954).
Page H9634
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Biggert to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H9507
Recess: The House recessed at 1:04 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H9514
Profound Sorrow on the Death of the Honorable Bruce F. Vento, a 
Representative from the State of Minnesota: The House agreed to H. Res. 
618, expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives on the 
death of the Honorable Bruce F. Vento, a Representative from the State 
of Minnesota.
  Pages H9576-82
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Recognition of a Liberty Day: H. Con. Res. 376, expressing the sense 
of the Congress regarding support for the recognition of a Liberty Day;
                                                         Pages H9516-19
  Thrift Savings Plan Rollover Distributions and Waiting Period: The 
House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 208, to amend title 5, 
United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover 
distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate 
certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift 
Savings Plan (passed by a yea and nay vote of 382 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 520)--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                  Pages H9519-21, H9574
  Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office, Odum, Georgia: H.R. 5229, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
219 South Church Street in Odum, Georgia, as the ``Ruth Harris Coleman 
Post Office;''
  Pages H9521-22
  Roberto Clemente Post Office, Chicago, Illinois: H.R. 4831, amended, 
to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2339 North California Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Roberto 
Clemente Post Office.'' Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H9522-24
  Importance of Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Postpartum Depression: 
H. Res. 163, expressing

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the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to postpartum 
depression;
  Pages H9524-32
  Lupus Research and Care: H.R. 762, amended, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for research and services with respect to 
lupus (passed by a yea and nay vote of 385 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 
521);
  Pages H9532-35, H9574-75
  Drug Dealer Liability: H.R. 1042, to amend the Controlled Substances 
Act to provide civil liability for illegal manufacturers and 
distributors of controlled substances for the harm caused by the use of 
those controlled substances;
  Pages H9535-37
  Internet Safety Awareness: H. Res. 575, amended, supporting Internet 
safety awareness;
  Pages H9537-39
  Standard Time Zone for Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands: H.R. 
3756, to establish a standard time zone for Guam and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands;
  Pages H9539-40
  Supreme Court Security: H.R. 5136, to make permanent the authority of 
the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to 
provide security beyond the Supreme Court building and grounds; 
                                                         Pages H9540-41
  Visa Waiver Pilot Program: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 
3767, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make improvements 
to, and permanently authorize, the visa waiver pilot program under 
section 217 of such Act--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H9541-45
  Waiver of Oath by Disabled Individuals: H.R. 4838, amended, to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a waiver of the oath of 
renunciation and allegiance for naturalization of aliens having certain 
disabilities. Subsequently the House passed S. 2812, a similar Senate-
passed bill, after amending it to contain the text of H.R. 4838, as 
passed the House. H.R. 4838 was then laid on the table; 
                                                         Pages H9545-48
  Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction: Agreed to the Senate 
amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 707, 
to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act to authorize a program for predisaster mitigation, to 
streamline the administration of disaster relief, to control the 
Federal costs of disaster assistance--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H9562-69
  Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity: H.R. 4441, amended, to amend title 
49, United States Code, to provide a mandatory fuel surcharge for 
transportation provided by certain motor carriers;
  Pages H9569-73
  10th Anniversary of Free Elections in Burma: H. Con. Res. 328, 
amended, expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of the 
10th anniversary of the free and fair elections in Burma and the urgent 
need to improve the democratic and human rights of the people of Burma;
                                                         Pages H9582-86
  Release of Mr. Edmond Pope from Russian Prison for Humanitarian 
Reasons: H. Con. Res. 404, calling for the immediate release of Mr. 
Edmond Pope from prison in the Russian Federation for Humanitarian 
reasons;
  Pages H9586-89
  Justice and Democratic Process for Kosova: H. Res. 451, amended, 
calling for lasting peace, justice, and stability in Kosova; 
                                                         Pages H9589-92
  50th Anniversary of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees: H. Res. 
577, amended, to honor the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees (UNHCR) for its role as a protector of the world's refugees, 
to celebrate UNHCR's 50th anniversary, and to praise the High 
Commissioner Sadako Ogata for her work with UNHCR for the past ten 
years;
  Pages H9592-93
  Honoring U.S. Service Members Who Perished Aboard the British 
Transport HMT ROHNA: H. Con. Res. 408, expressing appreciation for the 
United States service members who were aboard the British transport HMT 
ROHNA when it sank, the families of these service members, and the 
rescuers of the HMT ROHNA's passengers and crew;
  Pages H9597-99
  Immediate Termination of Euthanizing Working Dogs by DoD, Improved 
Treatment of Military Working Dogs, and Adoption of Retired Military 
Working Dogs: H.R. 5314, amended, to require the immediate termination 
of the Department of Defense practice of euthanizing military working 
dogs at the end of their useful working life and to facilitate the 
adoption of retired military working dogs by law enforcement agencies, 
former handlers of these dogs, and other persons capable of caring for 
these dogs. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H9599-H9601
  Posthumous Promotion of William Clark, Co-leader of the Lewis and 
Clark Expedition, to the Grade of Captain in the Regular Army: H.R. 
3621, to provide for the posthumous promotion of William Clark of the 
Commonwealth of Virginia and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, co-leader of 
the Lewis and Clark Expedition, to the grade of captain in the Regular 
Army;
  Pages H9601-02
  United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act: H.R. 4788, 
amended, to amend the United States Grain Standards Act to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to collect fees to cover the 
cost of services performed under the Act,

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to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Act, and to 
improve the administration of the Act. Agreed to amend the title; 
                                                         Pages H9602-07
  County Schools Funding Revitalization: Agreed to the Senate amendment 
to H.R. 2389, to restore stability and predictability to the annual 
payments made to States and counties containing National Forest System 
lands and public domain lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management 
for use by the counties for the benefit of public schools, roads--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H9575, H9607-14
  Education Land Grant Act: H. Res. 621, providing for the concurrence 
by the House with an amendment in the Senate amendment to H.R. 150, to 
amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
to authorize disposal of certain public lands or national forest lands 
to local education agencies for use for elementary or secondary 
schools, including public charter schools;
  Pages H9618-20
  Commemorating the Martin Luther King, Jr. ``I Have A Dream Speech'' 
at the Lincoln Memorial: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2879, 
to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I 
Have A Dream'' speech--clearing the measure for the President; and 
                                                         Pages H9620-21
  Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation: 
H.R. 5164, amended, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require 
reports concerning defects in motor vehicles or tires or other motor 
vehicle equipment in foreign countries.
  Pages H9624-32
Suspension Failed--Pipeline Safety Improvement: S. 2438, to provide for 
enhanced safety, public awareness, and environmental protection in 
pipeline transportation (failed to pass by a two-thirds yea and nay 
vote of 232 yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 519);
  Pages H9548-62, H9573-74
Suspensions Debated: The following motions to suspend the rules were 
debated and further proceedings on the measures were postponed:
  DOD Authority to Permit Military Installations and Reserve Component 
Facilities To Be Used as Polling Places in Federal, State, and Local 
Elections: H.R. 5174, to amend titles 10 and 18, United States Code, 
and the Revised Statutes to remove the uncertainty regarding the 
authority of the Department of Defense to permit buildings located on 
military installations and reserve component facilities to be used as 
polling places in Federal, State, and local elections for public 
office.
  Pages H9593-97
  Alaska Native Claims Technical Amendments Act: H.R. 4345, amended, to 
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to clarify the process of 
allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans;
  Pages H9614-16
  Land Conveyance to Washoe County School District: H.R. 4656, to 
authorize the Forest Service to convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe 
Basin to the Washoe County School District for use as an elementary 
school site;
  Pages H9616-18
  Corrections to the Coastal Barrier Resources System Map: Concur in 
the Senate amendment to H.R. 34, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System;
  Page H9621
  Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge Establishment: Concur in the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 3292, to provide for the establishment of the 
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, 
Louisiana;
  Pages H9621-22
  Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area: Concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 468, to establish the Saint Helena Island National 
Scenic Area; and
  Pages H9622-23
  Use of South Gate, California Park Lands by LA Unified School 
District: H.R. 5083, to extend the authority of the Los Angeles Unified 
School District to use certain park lands in the city of South Gate, 
California, which were acquired with amounts provided from the land and 
water conservation fund, for elementary school purposes. 
                                                         Pages H9623-24
Veto Message--Energy and Water Appropriations: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted his veto message on H.R. 4733, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and explained his reasons therefor. 
Subsequently, the veto message was ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-299); 
and further proceedings on the bill and veto message were postponed. 
                                                         Pages H9575-76
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight, Oct. 
10, 2000, to file a conference report on H.R. 4392, Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
  Page H9602
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H9507, H9575.
Referrals: S. 2686 and S. 3062 were referred to the Committee on 
Government Reform. S. 1756 was referred to the Committees on Science 
and Armed Services.
  Page H9632
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today

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and appear on pages H9573-74, H9574, H9574-75. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of 
H. Res. 618, adjourned at 12:25 a.m. on Oct. 11, 2000 in memory of the 
late Honorable Bruce F. Vento of Minnesota.