[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[House]
[Pages 24948-24949]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 651 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 651

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on the 
     legislative day of Thursday, October 26, 2000, for the 
     Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 
     relating to the following measures:
       (1) the bill (H.R. 2498) to amend the Public Health Service 
     Act to provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services regarding the placement of automatic 
     external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to 
     improve survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac 
     arrest in such buildings, and to establish protections from 
     civil liability arising from the emergency use of the 
     devices;
       (2) the resolution (H. Res. 650) expressing the sense of 
     the House with respect to the release of findings and 
     recommendations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     regarding the electricity crisis in California;
       (3) the bill (H.R. 1550) to authorized appropriations for 
     the United States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2000 
     and 20001, and for other purposes;
       (4) the bill (S. 2943) to authorize additional assistance 
     for international malaria control, and to provide for 
     coordination and consultation in providing assistance under 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to malaria, 
     HIV, and tuberculosis;
       (5) the bill (S. 2712) to amend chapter 35 of title 31, 
     United States Code, to authorize the consolidation of certain 
     financial and performance management reports required of 
     Federal agencies, and for other purposes;
       (6) the bill (H.R. 5309) to designate the facility of the 
     United States Postal Service located at 2305 Minton Road in 
     West Melbourne, Florida, as the ``Ronald W. Reagan Post 
     Office Building'';
       (7) the bill (S. 3194) to designate the facility of the 
     United States Postal Service located at 431 North George 
     Street in Millersville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert S. 
     Walker Post Office'''
       (8) the bill (H.R. 4399) to designate the facility of the 
     United States Postal Service located at 440 South Orange 
     Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ``Arthur `Pappy'' 
     Kennedy Post Office Building'';
       (9) the bill (H.R. 4400) to designate the facility of the 
     United States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in 
     Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post Office 
     Building'';
       (10) the bill (H.R. 5528) to authorize the construction of 
     a Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, South 
     Dakota, and for other purposes; and
       (11) the bill (H.R. 5314) to amend title 10, United States 
     Code, to facilitate the adoption of retired military working 
     dogs by law enforcement agencies, former handlers of these 
     dogs, and other persons capable of caring for these dogs.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hansen). The gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Reynolds) is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield 
the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hall), pending 
which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration 
of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only.
  Mr. Speaker, earlier today the Committee on Rules met and passed this 
resolution, providing it shall be in order at any time on the 
legislative day of Thursday, October 26, for the Speaker to entertain 
motions to suspend the rules and pass or adopt the following 11 
measures:
  H.R. 2498, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal 
buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals who 
experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish 
protections from civil liability arising out of the emergency use of 
these devices;
  the resolution H. Res. 650, expressing the sense of the House with 
respect to the release of findings and recommendations by the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission regarding the electricity crisis in 
California; the bill H.R. 1550, to authorize appropriations for the 
United States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and 
for other purposes;
  the bill S. 2943, to authorize additional assistance for 
international malaria control and to provide for coordination and 
consultation in providing assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 with respect to malaria, HIV and tuberculosis;
  the bill S. 2712, to amend chapter 35 of title 21, United States 
Code, to authorize the consolidation of certain financial and 
performance management reports required of Federal agencies, and for 
other purposes;
  the bill H.R. 5309, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2305 Minton Road in West Melbourne, Florida, 
as the ``Ronald W. Reagan Post Office Building'';
  the bill S. 3194, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 431 North George Street in Millersville, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert S. Walker Post Office'';
  the bill H.R. 4399, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, 
Florida, as the ``Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office Building'';
  the bill H.R. 4400, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, 
as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post Office Building'';
  the bill H.R. 5528, to authorize construction of the Wakpa Sica 
Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, and for other 
purposes;
  and finally, the bill H.R. 5314, to amend title 10, United States 
Code, to facilitate the adoption of retired military working dogs by 
law enforcement agencies, former handlers of these dogs, and other 
persons capable for caring for these dogs.
  Mr. Speaker, as we are all aware, we are nearing the end of the 
congressional session and floor time is at a premium. This resolution 
allows us to consider several bills today under the expedited 
suspension procedure. Additionally, the majority of these bills are 
completely noncontroversial and none come as a surprise.
  In addition, this resolution is within the spirit of House rules. 
Under clause 1 of rule XV of the rules of the House, the Speaker may 
only entertain motions to suspend the rules on Monday and Tuesdays and 
during the last 6 days of session.

                              {time}  1445

  The House has not yet passed an adjournment resolution, but I think 
all of us hope and expect that we are in the last 6 days of this 
session. This resolution simply abides by the spirit of the

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standing Rules of the House. I strongly support this rule, and I urge 
my colleagues to do the same. With this resolution, we will consider 
the underlying 11 bills before we adjourn for the year.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume, and I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reynolds) for 
yielding me this time. As the gentleman has explained, this rule will 
permit the suspension of the rules for the consideration of 11 bills 
during today's session.
  Mr. Speaker, this rule really should not be necessary. Under rule XV 
of the House Rules, suspensions may be brought up during the last 6 
days of a congressional session. The problem is, we do not know if we 
are in the last 6 days of the session. If Congress were to adjourn at 
the end of the week, we could consider these and any other suspensions 
today. Since we have no idea when Congress will finally conclude its 
business and adjourn, the only way to take up the suspension bills 
today is to pass this rule.
  What is particularly troubling about the rule is that this work 
should have been done weeks ago. There is no good reason why these 
bills could not have been handled already, especially when the House 
has had so little floor business in the last month. I cannot support 
the rule, and I will ask for a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. REYNOLDS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I 
move the previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hansen). The question is on the 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground 
that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum 
is not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 221, 
nays 190, not voting 22, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 559]

                               YEAS--221

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brady (TX)
     Bryant
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cannon
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     DeMint
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fletcher
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Green (WI)
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill (MT)
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Isakson
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kind (WI)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuykendall
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas (OK)
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ose
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pease
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaffer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shows
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Sweeney
     Talent
     Tancredo
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Toomey
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vitter
     Walden
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wu
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldacci
     Baldwin
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blumenauer
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green (TX)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hill (IN)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoeffel
     Holden
     Holt
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     John
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kleczka
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Larson
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas (KY)
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moore
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Phelps
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schakowsky
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Brady (PA)
     Campbell
     Chenoweth-Hage
     Crowley
     Danner
     Franks (NJ)
     Klink
     Lazio
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Owens
     Packard
     Peterson (PA)
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stupak
     Thompson (MS)
     Waters
     Waxman

                              {time}  1535

  Mr. DELAHUNT and Mr. HALL of Texas changed their vote from ``yea'' to 
``nay.''
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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