[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 142 (Wednesday, November 1, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1162-D1163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 5611-5621, were introduced. 
                                                            Page H11781
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 665, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany 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. 106-1022).
Page H11781
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
Oct. 31 by a yea and nay vote of 313 yeas to 58 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 586.
  Pages H11717-18
Further Continuing Appropriations Resolutions: The House passed H.J. 
Res. 122, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2001 by a yea and nay vote of 371 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 587. 
                                                        Pages H11718-26
  H. Res. 662, the rule that provided for consideration of the joint 
resolution was agreed to on Oct. 30, 2000.
Meeting Hour--Thursday, Nov. 2: Agreed by a yea and nay vote of 239 
yeas to 130 nays, Roll No. 588, that when the House adjourns today, it 
adjourn to meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2.
  Pages H11726-27
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday 
business of today.
  Page H11729
Suspension--Violations of Human Rights in Central Asia: The House voted 
to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 397, amended, voicing 
concern about serious violations of human rights and fundamental 
freedoms in most states of Central Asia, including substantial 
noncompliance with their Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe (OSCE) commitments on democratization and the holding of free 
and fair elections by a yea and nay vote of 362 yeas to 3 nays, with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 589. The concurrent resolution was debated 
on Oct. 30.
  Page H11729
Motions to Instruct Conferees: Rejected the Holt motion to instruct 
conferees on H.R. 4577, Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations, that 
sought to insist on disagreeing with provisions in the Senate amendment 
which denies the President's request for dedicated resources for local 
school construction and, instead, broadly expands the Title VI 
Education

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Block Grant with limited accountability in the use of funds by a yea 
and nay vote of 176 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 590. Subsequently, also 
rejected the Wu motion to instruct conferees that sought to insist on 
disagreeing with provisions in the Senate amendment which denies the 
President's request for dedicated resources to reduce class size in the 
early grades and instead, broadly expands the Title VI Education Block 
Grant with limited accountability in the use of funds by a yea and nay 
vote of 168 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 591. 
                                             Pages H11729-39, H11739-48
Library of Congress Sound Recordings Preservation: The House disagreed 
to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4846, to establish the National 
Recording Registry in the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve 
recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically 
significant.
  Page H11739
Presidential Message--National Emergency Re Sudan: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmitted his report on the National 
Emergency with respect to Sudan--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-307). 
                                                            Page H11749
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H11726 and H11748.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H11718, H11725-26, 
H11726-27, H11729, H11738-39, and H11747-48. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:38 p.m.