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August 2, 1999 |
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Financial Freedom Act of 1999 [Tax Cuts]: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2488, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. [H.R. 2488 Summary] Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 205 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 356, the House rejected the Rangel motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House to prioritize reducing the national debt and provide for a Medicare prescription drug benefit [(1) in order to preserve 100 percent of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses for the Social Security program and to preserve 50 percent of the currently projected non-Social Security surpluses for purposes of reducing the publicly held national debt, and (2) in order to insure that there will be adequate budgetary resources available to extend the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare systems, and to provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit, the managers on the part of the House be instructed, to insist on limiting the net 10-year tax reduction provided in the conference report to not more than 25 percent of the currently projected non-Social Security surpluses (or if greater, the smallest tax reduction permitted within the scope of conference)]. 6:57 PM
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Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1999: By a Yea and Nay vote of 416 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 357, 2/3 of the House (290) agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 747, to protect the permanent trust funds of the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify the basis on which distributions are made from those funds. [H.R. 747 Summary] [House Committee Report 140] 7:14 PM
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Construction Industry Payment Protection Act of 1999: By a Yea and Nay vote of 416 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 358, 2/3 of the House (290) agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1219, to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects. [H.R. 1219 Summary] 7:24 PM
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Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2606, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 254] [House Committee Report 269] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 103 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 359, the House rejected the Andrews amendment to prohibit any funds for new Overseas Private Investment Corporation projects. 8:30 PM
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August 3, 1999 |
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Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000: The House continued consideration of H.R. 2606, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 254] [House Committee Report 269] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 145 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 360, the House rejected the Paul amendment to prohibit funding for population control or population planning programs; family planning activities; or abortion procedures. 10:57 AM
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Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000: The House continued consideration of H.R. 2606, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 254] [House Committee Report 269] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 58 ayes to 360 noes, Roll No. 361, the House rejected the Paul amendment to prohibit any new obligation, guarantee, or agreement by the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation or the Trade and Development Agency. 11:05 AM
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Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000: By a Yea and Nay vote of 385 yeas to 35 nays, Roll No. 362, the House passed H.R. 2606, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 254] [House Committee Report 269] 11:30 AM
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Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act [Internet Sale of Liquor]: The House began consideration of H.R. 2031, to provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor. [House Committee Report 265] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 325 yeas to 99 nays, Roll No. 363, the House agreed to Engrossment and Third Reading of the bill (H.R. 2031). 3:15 PM
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Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act [Internet Sale of Liquor]: By a Yea and Nay vote of 310 yeas to 112 nays, Roll No. 364, the House passed H.R. 2031, as amended, to provide for injunctive relief in Federal district court to enforce State laws relating to the interstate transportation of intoxicating liquor. [House Committee Report 265] 3:41 PM
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Trade With Vietnam: By a Yea and Nay vote of 130 yeas to 297 nays, Roll No. 365, the House failed to pass H.J.Res. 58, disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402 (c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. 5:24 PM
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Workplace Preservation Act: By a Yea and Nay vote of 217 yeas to 209 nays, Roll No. 366, the House passed H.R. 987, to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a standard or guideline on ergonomics. [H.R. 987 Summary] [House Committee Report 272] 9:23 PM
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August 4, 1999 |
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Journal Vote: By a yea and nay vote of 366 yeas to 56 nays, (1 Member voting "Present"), Roll No. 367, the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, August 3, 1999. 11:02 AM
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American Inventors Protection Act of 1999: By a Yea and Nay vote of 376 yeas to 43 nays, Roll No. 368, 2/3 of the House (290) agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1907, amended, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide enhanced protection for inventors and innovators, protect patent terms, reduce patent litigation. 11:13 AM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 221 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 369, the House agreed to H.Res. 273, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2670). 12:48 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 370, the House agreed to the Serrano amendment to increase funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $109 million. 4:30 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 166 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 371, the House rejected the Obey motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise. 7:47 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 263 noes, Roll No. 372, the House rejected the Scott amendment to increase crime prevention and treatment program funding by $224.6 million and decrease the truth in sentencing block grant program accordingly. 8:40 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 160 ayes to 268 noes, Roll No. 373, the House rejected the DeGette amendment to strike section 103 of the bill. Section 103 prohibits woemen in Federal prisions from using Federal funds for abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape. 8:47 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 171 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 374, the House rejected the Coburn amendment to reduce by $2,753,253,000, that portion of the appropriation which designates the taking of the decennial census as an emergency appropriation. 8:57 PM
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Emergency Steel, Oil, and Gas Loan Guarantee Act: By a recorded vote of 246 ayes to 176 noes, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 375, the House agreed to the motion to concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1664, to provide loan guarantees to qualified steel, oil and gas companies, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 125] 10:37 PM
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August 5, 1999 |
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Journal Vote: By a yea and nay vote of 356 yeas to 50 nays, (1 Member voting "Present"), Roll No. 376, the House approved the Journal of Wednesday, August 4, 1999. 10:22 AM
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Financial Freedom Act of 1999 [Tax Cuts]--Conference Report: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2488, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 224 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 377, the House agreed to H.Res. 274, waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R.2488). 11:56 AM
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Financial Freedom Act of 1999 [Tax Cuts]--Conference Report: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2488, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 205 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 378, the House rejected the Rangel motion to recommit with instructions to the conference committee to A. preserve 100 % of the Social Security Trust Fund surpluses for the Social Security program and preserve 50% of the currently projected non-Social Security surpluses for purposes of reducing the publicly held national debt, and B. insure that there will be adequate budgetary resources available to extend the solvency of the social security and Medicare systems, and provide a Medicare prescription drug benefit, the House managers shall insist on limiting the net 10-year tax reduction provided in the conference report to not more than 25% of the currently projected non-Social Security surpluses (or if greater, the smallest tax reduction permitted within the scope of conference); and shall insist on not including any provision which would constitute a limited tax benefit within the meaning of the Line Item Veto Act. 1:37 PM
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Financial Freedom Act of 1999 [Tax Cuts]--Conference Report: By a Yea and Nay vote of 221 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 379, the House agreed to the conference report accompaning H.R. 2488, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes. 1:48 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 380, the House rejected the Hall (OH) amendment to strike the provision that prohibits the payment of United Nations arrearages unless expressly authorized by an Act that makes such payments contingent upon United Nations reform. 4:05 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 381, the House rejected the Bass amendment to add under General Provisions, a new section to provide for efficient allocation of telephone numbers. 8:28 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 211 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 382, the House rejected the George Miller (CA) amendment to provide that not more than $2,350,000 may be obligated or expended for the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. 8:36 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 209 noes, Roll No. 383, the House agreed to the Hayworth amendment to prohibit the use of funds for any activity in support of any World Heritage Site in the United States on the list of World Heritage in Danger. 8:44 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 374 ayes to 49 noes, Roll No. 384, the House agreed to the Tauzin amendment to prohibit any funds to be used by the FCC to enforce or administer the Uniform Systems of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies with respect to any common carrier that was determined to be subject to price cap regulation by the Commission's order or has elected to be subject to price cap regulation. 8:50 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 385, the House rejected the Kucinich amendment to prohibit any funds to be used for the filing of a complaint or any motion seeking injunctive relief in any legal action brought under the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act or Uruguay Round Agreements Act. 8:57 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 386, the House rejected the Bonior motion to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report it back to the House with an amendment that increases the amount provided for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to the amount requested in the President's budget, (an increase of approximately $1 billion) with corresponding adjustments to keep the bill within the committee 302(B) allocation. 9:27 PM
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Commerce/Justice/State Appropriations, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: By a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 210 noes, Roll No. 387, the House passed H.R. 2670, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 283] 9:44 PM
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Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 2684, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [House Committee Report 286] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 388, the House agreed to order the previous question ending debate on H.Res. 275, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2684). Subsequently, H.Res. 275 was agreed to by voice vote. 11:20 PM
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000: By a Yea and Nay vote of 367 yeas to 49 nays, Roll No. 389, the House agreed to the conference report accompaning H.R. 1905, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. [H.R. 1905 Summary] [House Committee Report 156] 11:46 PM
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