[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1097-D1098]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 5482-5498; 3 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 114, and H. Res. 641-642 were introduced.
  Pages H10256-57
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 3250, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the 
health of minority individuals, amended (H. Rept. 106-986);
  H.R. 1552, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 and 
fiscal year 2001 for the Marine Research and related environmental 
research and development program activities of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the National Science Foundation, amended 
(H. Rept. 106-987, Pt. 1);
  Conference report on H.R. 4635, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-
988);
  H. Res. 637, providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 114, making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 (H. Rept. 
106-989);
  H. Res. 638, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 4635, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 (H. Rept. 106-990);

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  H. Res. 639, providing for consideration of S. 2796, to provide for 
the conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States (H. Rept. 106-
991); and
  H. Res. 640, providing for the consideration of motions to suspend 
the rules (H. Rept. 106-992).
Pages H10083-H10224, H10256
Honoring the Crew of the U.S.S. Cole: The House agreed to H. Res 631, 
honoring the members of the crew of the guided missile destroyer U.S.S. 
Cole (DDG-67) who were killed or wounded in the terrorist bombing 
attack on that vessel in Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000, expressing 
the sympathies of the House of Representatives to the families of those 
crew members, commending the ship's crew for their heroic damage 
control efforts, and condemning the bombing of that ship by a yea and 
nay vote of 386 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 531. 
                                                        Pages H10070-81
Endangered Fish Recovery Programs for Upper Colorado and San Juan River 
Basins: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 151, to make a correction in 
the enrollment of the bill H.R. 2348, endangered fish recovery 
implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River 
Basins.
  Page H10069
Five Nations Oklahoma Citizens Land Reform: Agreed by unanimous consent 
that the Clerk be authorized in the engrossment of H.R. 5308, to amend 
laws relating to the lands of the citizens of the Muscogee (Creek), 
Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, historically 
referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes, to make the correction placed 
at the desk by Representative Walden of Oregon. The bill was passed 
under suspension of the rules on Oct. 17, 2000.
  Page H10069
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures that were debated on Tuesday, Oct. 17.
  National Children's Memorial Day. H. Con. Res. 415, expressing the 
sense of the Congress that there should be established a National 
Children's Memorial Day (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 376 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 532);
  Pages H10081-82
  Social Security Number Confidentiality: H.R. 3218, to amend title 31, 
United States Code, to prohibit the appearance of Social Security 
account numbers on or through unopened mailings of checks or other 
drafts issued on public money in the Treasury (passed by a yea and nay 
vote of 385 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 533);
  Page H10082
  Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge 
System Centennial: Agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3671, to 
amend the Acts popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to 
enhance the funds available for grants to States for fish and wildlife 
conservation projects and increase opportunities for recreational 
hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating 
opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and 
unauthorized expenditures for administration and execution of those 
Acts--clearing the measure for the President;
  Page H10082
  Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance: H.R. 4148, 
amended, to make technical amendments to the provisions of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act relating to contract 
support costs; and
  Page H10082
  Compensation to Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for Takings: S. 964, 
amended, to provide for equitable compensation for the Cheyenne River 
Sioux Tribe. Earlier, agreed by unanimous consent that the amendment to 
the bill be deemed to include the corrections placed at the desk by 
Representative Walden of Oregon.
  Pages H10069-70, H10082-83
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's reappointment of Mr. Henry Givens of St. Louis, Missouri 
to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance for a three-
year term.
  Page H10083
Recess: The House recessed at 4:18 p.m. and reconvened at 5:00 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10070
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H10067 and H10224.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H10080-81, H10081-
82, and H10082. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 4 p.m. and adjourned at 10:38 p.m.