[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1146-D1147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 438, and H. Res. 661, 
were introduced.
  Page H11490
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Friday, 
Oct. 27 by a yea and nay vote of 256 yeas to 60 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 570.
  Pages H11447-48
Motions to Instruct Conferees: Representatives Doggett and Pallone 
notified the House of their intention to offer motions to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 4577, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations on 
Sunday, Oct. 29.
  Page H11449
Further Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: The House passed H.J. 
Res. 118, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2001 by a yea and nay vote of 339 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 571. 
                                                        Pages H11449-57
  H. Res. 646, the rule that provided for consideration of the joint 
resolution was agreed to on Oct. 25, 2000.
Motions to Instruct Conferees--Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations: 
Agreed to the DeLauro motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4577, Labor, 
HHS, Education Appropriations to insist on the highest funding level 
possible for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by a yea and 
nay vote of 305 yeas to 18 nays, Roll No. 572. Subsequently, then 
rejected the Lowey motion to instruct conferees, on the same bill, to 
disagree with provisions which deny the President's request for 
dedicated resources to reduce class sizes in the early grades and for 
local school construction and instead broadly expands the title VI 
Education Block Grant with limited accountability in the use of funds 
by

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a yea and nay vote of 150 yeas to 159 nays, Roll No. 573. 
                                             Pages H11457-65, H11465-74
Meeting Hour--Sunday, Oct. 29: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.
  Page H11474
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages 
H11448-49 and H11462.
Referrals: S. 2638, S. 2751, S. 1761 was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, S. Con. Res. 138 was referred to the committee on 
International Relations.
  Page H11489
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H11448, H11456-57, 
H11465, and H11474. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 4:13 p.m.