[House Report 105-798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     105-798
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 PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4274, THE DEPARTMENTS OF 
 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 
                                  1999

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  October 8, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Mr. Dreier, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 584]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 584, by a record vote of 7 to 2, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for further consideration of H.R. 
4274, ``The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education Appropriations Bill for FY 1999,'' pursuant to 
House Resolution 564. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule makes in order, before consideration of any other 
amendments, the amendments numbered 2 and 3 that were printed 
in the Rules Committee report (105-762) that accompanied House 
Resolution 564.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below:

Rules Committee Rollcall No. 104

    Date: October 8, 1998.
    Measure: H.R. 4274, The Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill, 1999.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: Favorably report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 7 to 2.
    Vote by Members: Dreier--Yea; Goss--Yea; Linder--Yea; 
McInnis--Yea; Hastings--Yea; Myrick--Yea; Moakley--Nay; 
Slaughter--Nay; Solomon--Yea.

                  summary of amendments made in order

    Greenwood/Castle--30 minutes: Strikes the language 
mandating parental consent or notification for Title X 
programs, and it substitutes parental involvement and an 
emphasis on abstinence for minors seeking contraceptive drugs 
or devices. Provides Title X counselors with state of the art 
training on how to effectively intervene with minors to 
encourage abstinence, parental involvement and to avoid 
coercion, and it requires the Secretary of HHS to develop 
protocols in these areas, especially as they relate to younger 
adolescents.
    Istook/Barcia/Manzullo--30 minutes: Substitute amendment to 
the Greenwood/Castle amendment, consisting of the Istook Title 
X language already in the bill and the Greenwood/Castle 
abstinence language.

                                
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