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Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998: By a yea and nay vote of 405 yeas to 13 nays, Roll No. 377, 2/3 of the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3743, to withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and for other purposes. 6:47 PM
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Iraq's Breach of International Obligations: By a yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 378, 2/3 of the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass S.J. Res. 54, finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations arising from the conditions governing the cease-fire which were specified in United Nations Security Council Resolutions 686 as a result of hostilities in Operation Desert Storm (ending on February 28, 1991). 6:54 PM
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Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2183, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 186 noes, Roll No. 379, the House agreed to the Shays/Meehan amendment in the nature of a substitute to ban soft money; redefine express advocacy to include radio and television advertisements within 60 days of an election; require electronic filing of FEC reports; and codify the Beck Supreme Court decision relating to the use of union dues for political activity. {51 Republican yeas; 11 Democratic nays} 7:17 PM
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August 4, 1998.... |
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U.S. Agricultural Exports and the European Union: By a yea and nay vote of 420 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 380, 2/3 of the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Con.Res. 213, expressing the sense of the Congress that (1) the European Union is unfairly restricting the importation of United States agriculture products, (2) the elimination of such restrictions should be a top priority in trade negotiations with the European Union, and (3) the U.S. Trade Representative should not engage in any trade negotiations with the European Union that undermines U.S. ability to achieve such elimination. 2:50 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 255 ayes to 170 noes, Roll No. 381, the House agreed to the Mollohan amendment to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $109 million. {57 Republican yeas; 2 Democratic nays} 3:09 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 172 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 382, the House rejected the Skaggs amendment [as amended by the Moran (VA) to retain $2,000 for other international boradcasting programs] to eliminate the $9.4 million funding for TV Marti. {29 Republican yeas; 56 Democratic nays} 5:02 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 91 ayes to 327 noes, Roll No. 383, the House rejected the Souder amendment to increase funding for the Drug Courts program by $6 million and decrease funding for the Economic Development Administration grants by $21.6 million. {87 Republican yeas; 4 Democratic yeas} 9:33 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 384, the House rejected the Bass amendment to reduce funding for the Advanced Technology Program by $43 million and transfer $19.5 million of that amount for grants under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs. {87 Republican nays; 20 Democratic yeas} 9:42 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 271 noes, Roll No. 385, the House rejected the Scott amendment to transfer $105 million from Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants to other programs including Boys and Girls Clubs, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Substance Abuse Treatment or State Prisoners, and Drug Courts. {12 Republican yeas; 61 Democratic nays} 9:47 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 136 ayes to 286 noes, Roll No. 386, the House rejected the Gutknecht amendment to increase the Weed and Seed program funding by $6 million and reduce the public telecommunications facilities funding by the same amount. {99 Republican nays; 12 Democratic yeas} 9:54 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 148 ayes to 271 noes, Roll No. 387, the House rejected the DeGette amendment to strike section 103 that prohibits any funds to be used to pay for an abortion for women in prision except where the life of the mother is endangered, or in the case of rape. {13 Republican yeas; 62 Democratic nays} 10:01 PM
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August 5, 1998.... |
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 201 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 388, the House rejected the Mollohan amendment to strike Bureau of the Census language that fences half of the FY 1999 appropriation for the decennial census until legislation releasing the funds is enacted; facilitates the resolution of legal issues surrounding the census; and uses the National Academy of Sciences to resolve statistical issues of census methodology. [Debate concerned the use of sampling/polling to augment the 2000 Census]. {2 Republican yeas; 5 Democratic nays} 1:22 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 158 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 389, the House rejected the Pallone amendment that seeks to increase funding for non-point source pollution control by $8 million. {44 Republican yeas; 87 Democratic nays} 1:30 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 168 ayes to 259 noes, Roll No. 390, the House rejected the Engel amendment that seeks to increase funding for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Planning (PTFP) program by $5 million. {26 Republican yeas; 63 Democratic nays} 1:38 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 137 ayes to 291 noes, Roll No. 391, the House rejected the Royce amendment that seeks to eliminate $180.2 million funding for the Advanced Technology Program (ATP). {99 Republican nays; 10 Democratic yeas} 1:46 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 151 ayes to 279 noes, Roll No. 392, the House rejected the Bartlett amendment that seeks to strike the funding for payment of arrearages to meet obligations of membership in the United Nations, and to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities. {84 Republican nays; 10 Democratic yeas} 1:55 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 312 ayes to 114 noes, Roll No. 393, the House agreed to the Talent amendment that seeks to increase funding for the Small Business Investment Program by $7.090 million. {4 Republican nays; 93 Democratic yeas} 2:02 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 394, the House rejected the Stearns amendment to strike $109.2 million in funding for payment of arrearages to meet obligations of membership in the United Nations and to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities. {69 Republican nays; 10 Democratic yeas} 3:15 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 141 ayes to 283 noes, Roll No. 395, the House rejected the Callahan amendment to clarify that each of the States of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi has exclusive fishery management authority over all fish in the Gulf of Mexico within 3 leagues of the coast of that State, effective July 1, 1999. {101 Republican nays; 20 Democratic yeas} 3:23 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 182 noes, Roll No. 396, the House agreed to the Conyers amendment to include any independent counsel appointed under title 28, United States Code, in the provisions of Title VIII, Citizens Protection, cited as the "Citizens Protection Act of 1998." {48 Republican yeas; 4 Democratic nays} 6:14 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 82 ayes to 345 noes, Roll No. 397, the House rejected the Hutchinson amendment to strike title VIII, Citizens Protection, cited as the "Citizens Protection Act of 1998.". [to strike the section of the bill that would place certain restraints on Federal prosecutors]. 8:50 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 398, the House rejected the Hefley amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13087 of May 28, 1998 or Executive Order 13083 of May 14, 1998 [regarding Federalism and sexual-orientation classification]. {64 Republican nays; 15 Democratic yeas} 8:58 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 417 ayes to 2 noes, Roll No. 399, the House agreed to the Kolbe amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13083 (titled "Federalism" and dated May 14, 1998). 9:06 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 240 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 400, the House agreed to the McIntosh amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to implement the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Treaty Between the United States and the USSR on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems entered into by the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Ukraine. {4 Republican nays; 20 Democratic yeas} 11:40 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected ...By a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 401, the House rejected the Kucinich amendment to prohibit any funds to be used for the filing of a complaint in any legal action brought under specified sections of the NAFTA Implementation Act or the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. {71 Republican yeas; 75 Democratic nays} 11:48 PM
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Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1999: By a yea and nay vote of 225 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 402, the House passed H.R. 4276, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. {27 Republican nays; 28 Democratic yeas} 12:11 AM [Thursday Morning]
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Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2183, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 403, the House rejected the Doolittle amendment in the nature of a substitute to repeal limits on campaign contributions by individuals, political parties, and political action committees to candidates or political parties. {97 Republican nays; 4 Democratic yeas} 12:32 PM
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Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2183, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 147 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 404, the House rejected the Hutchinson of Arkansas amendment in the nature of a substitute. The amendment is identical to the underlying text of H.R. 2183 except that it increases limits on PAC contributions to political parties from $15,000 to $20,000 a year and clarifies that candidates for Federal office may attend state political party fundraisers in their home state. {101 Republican nays; 26 Democratic yeas} 2:42 PM
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Bipartisan Campaign Integrity Act of 1997: By a recorded vote of 252 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 405, the House passed H.R. 2183, as amended by the Shays amendment {adopted by Roll No. 379) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. {61 Republican yeas; 15 Democratic nays} 3:00 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a yea and nay vote of 220 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 406, the House agreed to H. Res. 517, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill, H.R. 4380. {3 Republican nays; 2 Democratic yeas} 4:04 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 237 noes, Roll No. 407, the House rejected the Norton amendment to allocate $573,000 from local funds for the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions. {8 Republican yeas; 22 Democratic nays} 8:20 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 180 ayes to 243 noes, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 408, the House rejected the Norton amendment to allow funds other than Federal funds to be expended for abortions. {27 Republican yeas; 46 Democratic nays} 8:27 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 409, the House rejected the Norton amendment to remove the prohibition against the use of funds by the District of Columbia government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. {9 Republican yeas; 29 Democratic nays} 8:33 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 109 ayes to 313 noes, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 410, the House rejected the Norton amendment to strike the Section 149 that repeals the Residency Requirement Reinstatement Amendment Act of 1998 (D.C. Act 12-340). 8:42 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 411, the House agreed to the Armey amendment to provide both tuition scholarships and enhanced achievement scholarships for grades K through 12 for District of Columbia residents whose family incomes meet the eligibility qualifications. for the District of Columbia [School vouchers for certain DC students]. {15 Republican nays; 7 Democratic yeas} 11:59 PM
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 169 noes, Roll No. 412, the House agreed to the Tiahrt amendment to prohibit any funds to be used on a program which distributes needles for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug and prevent payments to any persons or entities who carry out such a program. {15 Republican nays; 45 Democratic yeas} 12:07 AM [Friday Morning]
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 413, the House rejected the Moran (VA) amendment to prohibit any Federal funds appropriated in the Act to be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. [The Moran amendment would have superseded the Tiahrt amendment allowing non-Federal money to be used for the "needle-exchange" programs.] {21 Republican yeas; 47 Democratic nays} 12:17 AM [Friday Morning]
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 414, the House agreed to the Largent amendment to prohibit any funds to be used to carry out any joint adoption of a child between individuals who are not related by blood or marriage. {30 Republican nays; 37 Democratic yeas} 12:24 AM [Friday Morning]
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: The House began consideration of H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 283 ayes to 138 noes, Roll No. 415, the House agreed to the Bilbray amendment to prohibit the possession of tobacco products by minors (under the age of 18). {14 Republican nays; 76 Democratic yeas} 12:32 AM [Friday Morning]
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District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1999: By a yea and nay vote of 214 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 416, the House passed H.R. 4380, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. {11 Republican nays; 3 Democratic yeas} 12:51 AM [Friday Morning]
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