[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 133 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1110-D1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R.5524-5525; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 433, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 3312, to clarify the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 
1996 to authorize the Merit Systems Protection Board to establish under 
such Act a 3-year pilot program that will provide a voluntary early 
intervention alternative dispute resolution process to assist Federal 
agencies and employees in resolving certain personnel actions and 
disputes in administrative programs, amended (H. Rept. 106-994, Pt. 1).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H10476
Recess: The House recessed at 12:36 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                            Page H10476
Recess: The House recessed at 3:23 p.m. and reconvened at 4: p.m. 
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Establishment of Dr. Nancy Foster Oceanographic Scholarship Program: 
H.R. 5086, amended, to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to 
honor Dr. Nancy Foster; agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H10477-90
  Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation: S. 710, to 
authorize the feasibility study on the preservation of certain Civil 
War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H10490-91
  Landusky School District Patent for Surface and Mineral Estates: S. 
1218, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue to the 
Landusky School District, without consideration, a patent for the 
surface and mineral estates of certain lots--clearing the measure for 
the President;
  Page H10491
  Cascade Reservoir Land Exchange: S. 1778, to provide for equal 
exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir--clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H10491-92
  Conveyance of Land to Washakie and Big Horn Counties, Wyoming: S. 
610, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land 
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie 
County and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation 
District, Wyoming--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                            Page H10492
  State of Wyoming Land Exchange: S. 1030, to provide that the 
conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management of the surface estate to 
certain land in the State of Wyoming in exchange for certain private 
land will not result in the removal of the land from operation of the 
mining laws--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10492-93
  Conveyance of Land to Powell, Wyoming: S. 2069, to permit the 
conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming--clearing the measure for 
the President;
  Page H10493
  Conveyance of Land to Park County, Wyoming: S. 1894, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain land to Park County, Wyoming--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H10493-94
  Coal Market Competition: S. 2300, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for coal that may be 
held by an entity in any 1 State--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10494-95
  Arizona National Forest Improvement and Sedona Land Conveyance: S. 
1088, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
administrative sites in national forests in the State of Arizona, to 
convey certain land to the City of Sedona, Arizona for a wastewater 
treatment facility--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10495-96
  Sales of Hoover Dam Products and Publications: S. 1275, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell products and to sell 
publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and to deposit revenues 
generated from the sales into the Colorado River Dam fund--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Page H10496
  Colorado River Basin Salinity Control: S. 1211, to authorize 
additional measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of 
Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10496-97
  Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, Colorado: S. 2950, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Sand Creek 
Massacre Historic Site in the State of Colorado--clearing the measure 
for the President;
  Pages H10497-98
  Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, New Hampshire: S. 1367, to amend the Act 
which established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New 
Hampshire, by modifying the boundary--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10498-99
  Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments: S. 1586, to reduce the 
fractionated ownership of Indian Lands--clearing the measure for the 
President;
  Pages H10499-H10504
  Conveyance agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 3657, to provide 
for the conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land in the San 
Bernardino National Forest in the State of California--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H10504-05
  Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska: S. 501, to address resource 
management issues in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Pages H10505-06
  Tribal Justice Systems Legal Assistance: S. 1508, amended, to provide 
technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members 
of Indian tribes;
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  Indian Lands Investment, Business, and Economic Development: S. 614, 
to provide for regulatory reform in order to encourage investment, 
business, and economic development with respect to activities conducted 
on Indian lands--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10508-09
  Native Americans Business Development and Trade Promotion: S. 2719, 
to provide for business development and trade promotion for Native 
Americans--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10509-11
  Job Creation on Indian Reservations: S. 1509, amended, to amend the 
Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 
1992, to emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations; 
                                                        Pages H10511-12
  Indian Arts and Crafts Protection: S. 2872, to improve the cause of 
action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Page H10512
  Nampa and Meridian, Idaho Conveyance: S. 3022, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain irrigation facilities to 
the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District--clearing the measure for 
the President;
  Pages H10512-13
  Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act: S. 503, designating certain land in the 
San Isabel National Forest in the State of Colorado as the ``Spanish 
Peaks Wilderness''--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10513-14
  Native Hiring and Contracting in Alaska: S. 748, to improve Native 
hiring and contracting by the Federal Government within the State of 
Alaska--clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10514-15
  Lake Tahoe Restoration: H.R. 3388, amended, to promote environmental 
restoration around the Lake Tahoe basin;
  Pages H10515-17
  Bend Feed, Oregon Canal Pipeline Project: S. 2425, to authorize the 
Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the planning, design, and 
construction of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H10517-18
  Klamath Basin, Oregon and California Water Supply Enhancement: S. 
2882, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain 
feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project, 
Oregon and California--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10518-19
  Management of Salmon Creek Watershed of the Upper Columbia River: S. 
2951, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
investigate opportunities to better manage the water resources in the 
Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Page H10519
  Reclamation Safety of Dams: H.R. 3595, amended, to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act 
of 1978;
  Pages H10519-20
  Miwaleta Park, Oregon Expansion: Agreed to the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 1725, to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land 
Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and certain 
adjacent land--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                        Pages H10520-21
  Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage: H.R. 
4794, to require the Secretary of the Interior to complete a resource 
study of the 600 mile route through Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and 
Virginia, used by George Washington and General Rochambeau during the 
American Revolutionary War;
  Pages H10521-22
  Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada Boundary Adjustment: S. 439, amended, 
to amend the National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act 
of 1988 to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada. 
Agreed to amend the title;
  Page H10522
  Diamond Valley Lake Interpretive Center and Museum--Western Center 
for Archaeology: S. 2977, a bill to assist in the establishment of an 
interpretive center and museum in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley 
Lake in southern California to ensure the protection and interpretation 
of the paleontology discoveries made at the lake and to develop a trail 
system for the lake for use by pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles--
clearing the measure for the President;
  Pages H10522-23
  Airport Security Improvement: S. 2440, amended, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to improve airport security; and
  Pages H10523-27
  Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism: S. Con. Res. 139, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the dedication of the 
Japanese-American Memorial to Patriotism.
  Pages H10527-28
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page 
H10476.
Referrals: S. 1854 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
S. 2943 was referred to the Committee on International Relations. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 4:55 p.m.