[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 147 (Monday, December 4, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1185-D1186]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 5637-5639; and 1 resolution, H. 
Con. Res. 443, were introduced.
  Page H11954
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  The Failure to Produce White House E-Mails: Threats, Obstructions, 
and Unanswered Questions (H. Rept. 106-1023); and
  Management Practices at the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
U.S. Department of Labor (H. Rept. 106-1024).
Page H11954
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
James Madison Commission: S. 3137, to establish a commission to 
commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison (passed 
by a yea and nay vote of 359 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 598)--clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H11931-33, H11938-39
Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Supplies: S. 1761, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to 
conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley 
(passed by a yea and nay vote of 348 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 599); and
                                                Pages H11934-36, H11939
Clean-Up of Former Coast Guard Facilities at Cape May, New Jersey and 
Demolition of Structure in Traverse City, Michigan: H.R. 5637, to 
provide that an amount available for fiscal year 2001 for the 
Department of Transportation shall be available to reimburse certain 
costs incurred for clean-up of former Coast Guard facilities at Cape 
May, New Jersey, and to authorize the Coast Guard to transfer funds and 
authority for demolition and removal of a structure at former Coast 
Guard property in Traverse City, Michigan.
  Pages H11936-38
Use of Mancos, Colorado Project Facilities: The House passed S. 2594, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with the Mancos 
Water Conservancy District to use the Mancos Project facilities for 
impounding, storage, diverting, and carriage of nonproject water for 
the purpose of irrigation, domestic, municipal, industrial, and any 
other beneficial purposes--clearing the measure for the President. 
                                                            Page H11936
Conveyance of Joe Rowell Park Site to Dolores, Colorado: The House 
passed S. 1972, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the 
town of Dolores, Colorado, the current site of the Joe Rowell Park--
clearing the measure for the President.
  Page H11936
Recess: The House recessed at 2:42 p.m. and reconvened at 6 p.m. 
                                                            Page H11938
Recess: The House recessed at 6:54 p.m. and reconvened at 8:30 p.m. 
                                                            Page H11943
Making Continuing Appropriations--Unanimous-Consent Agreement: Agreed 
that it be in order at any time without intervention of any point

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of order to consider H.J. Res. 126, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2001; that the joint resolution be 
considered as read for amendment; that it be debatable for one hour, 
equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations and that the previous 
question be considered as ordered to final passage without intervening 
motion except one motion to recommit.
  Page H11943
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H11929.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H11938-39 and 
H11939. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 8:31 p.m.