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June 6, 2000 |
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African-American Music: By a Yea and Nay vote of 382 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 234, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.Res. 509, recognizing the importance of African-American music to global culture and calling on the people of the United States to study, reflect on, and celebrate the majesty, vitality, and importance of African-American music. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.Res. 509 Summary] [H.Res. 509 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:25 PM
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Les Aspin Post Office Building: By a Yea and Nay vote of 378 yeas to 6 nays, Roll No. 235, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4241, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1818 Milton Avenue in Janesville, Wisconsin, as the `Les Aspin Post Office Building'. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4241 Summary] [H.R. 4241 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:33 PM
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Matthew F. McHugh Post Office: By a Yea and Nay vote of 385 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 236, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3030, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the `Matthew F. McHugh Post Office'. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3030 Summary] [H.R. 3030 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:41 PM
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Shark Finning Prohibition Act: By a Yea and Nay vote of 390 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 237, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3535, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to eliminate the wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice of shark finning. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3535 Summary] [H.R. 3535 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 6:49 PM
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June 7, 2000 |
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San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 3065, to establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. [This legislation places over 2 million acres of land in Emery County, Utah in the public trust through the establishment of the legacy district. In addition, an area of approximately 947,000 acres within the district will be set aside as the San Rafael National Conservation Area, which will be protected under the National Conservation Act.] [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3065 Summary] [H.R. 3065 Legislative Status] [H.R. 3605 Related House Committee Documents] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 238, the House agreed to the Boehlert amendment to the Udall (CO) amendment to provide protective status to each section of the Conservation Area pending the completion of the management plan. [Udall (CO). amendment to provide interim protection to lands that are not yet designated as Wilderness Study Areas.] 2:08 PM
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San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 3065, to establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. [This legislation places over 2 million acres of land in Emery County, Utah in the public trust through the establishment of the legacy district. In addition, an area of approximately 947,000 acres within the district will be set aside as the San Rafael National Conservation Area, which will be protected under the National Conservation Act.] [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3065 Summary] [H.R. 3065 Legislative Status] [H.R. 3605 Related House Committee Documents] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 239, the House agreed to the Inslee amendment to define the Conservation Area as the 1,288,570 acres of land depicted in the Bureau of Land Management map entitled "San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Area dated March 28, 2000. 2:16 PM
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San Rafael Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act: The House began consideration of H.R. 3065, to establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. [This legislation places over 2 million acres of land in Emery County, Utah in the public trust through the establishment of the legacy district. In addition, an area of approximately 947,000 acres within the district will be set aside as the San Rafael National Conservation Area, which will be protected under the National Conservation Act.] [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3065 Summary] [H.R. 3065 Legislative Status] [H.R. 3605 Related House Committee Documents] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 210 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 240, the House rejected the Boehlert amendment to the Holt amendment to allow the use of motorized vehicles where authorized by the Bureau of Land Management. [Holt amendment to restrict the use of motorized vehicles in wilderness study areas or lands within the Conservation Area.] 2:34 PM
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001: By a Yea and Nay vote of 367 yeas to 58 nays, Roll No. 241, the House passed H.R. 4576, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4576 appropriates $288.5 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, $4 billion more than the president's request, to sustain military personnel, develop and purchase military hardware, and maintain the operational readiness of U.S. forces. Overall, the bill authorizes: (1) $75.9 billion ($103 million more than the president's request) for military personnel; (2) $97.5 billion ($1.2 billion more than the president's request) for operations and maintenance; (3) $61.6 billion ($2.3 billion more than the president's request) for weapons procurement; and (4) $40.2 billion ($2.3 billion more than the president's request) for research and development. The bill also provides (1) small, unclassified amounts for the CIA retirement fund and intelligence community management; (2) classified amounts for national foreign intelligence activities administered by the CIA and other agencies including DOD; and (3) minuscule amounts for other agencies.] [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4576 Summary] [H.R. 4576 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 644] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:39 PM
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Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act: By a Yea and Nay vote of 422 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 242, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass S. 291, to convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District. . [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 291 Summary] [S. 291 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:49 PM
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Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act: By a Yea and Nay vote of 423 yeas to 0 nays, Roll No. 243, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass S. 356, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other purposes. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 356 Summary] [S. 356 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 7:55 PM
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Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System: By a Yea and Nay vote of 421 yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 244, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4435, to clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System, which includes Curritock County, North Carolina. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4435 Summary] [H.R. 4435 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 8:03 PM
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Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge: By a Yea and Nay vote of 406 yeas to 14 nays, Roll No. 245, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3176, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii. [H.R. 3176 authorizes $250,000 for a one-year study on restoring the natural wetland conditions of the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on the island of Maui, Hawaii. This bill requires the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to use the funds to study the ecosystem and determine possible ways to restore the refuge's natural condition.]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3176 Summary] [H.R. 3176 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 8:10 PM
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June 8, 2000 |
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Journal Vote: By a Yea and Nay vote of 363 yeas to 45 nays, (5 members voting "Present"), Roll No. 246, the House approved the Journal of Wednesday, June 7, 2000. 10:28 AM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 218 yeas to 204 nays, Roll No. 247, the House agreed to H.Res. 518, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4577). 12:28 PM
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Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 8 Summary] [H.R. 8 Legislative Status] [H.R. 8 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 651] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 8] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 225 yeas to 199 nays, Roll No. 248, the House agreed to order the previous question, ending debate, on H.Res. 519, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8). 5:21 PM
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Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 8 Summary] [H.R. 8 Legislative Status] [H.R. 8 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 651] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 8] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 242 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 249, the House agreed to H.Res. 519, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8). 5:34 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 250, the House rejected the Traficant amendment to strike section 103 that prohibits any funding to promulgate, issue, implement, administer, or enforce any proposed, temporary, or final standard on ergonomic protection. 8:57 PM
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June 9, 2000 |
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Journal Vote: By a Yea and Nay vote of 330 yeas to 51 nays, (2 members voting "Present"), Roll No. 251, the House approved the Journal of Thursday, June 8, 2000. 9:55 AM
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Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000: The House continued consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 8 Summary] [H.R. 8 Legislative Status] [H.R. 8 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 651] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 8] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 196 yeas to 222 nays, Roll No. 252, the House rejected the Rangel amendment in the nature of a substitute to provide a 20% reduction to estate and gift taxes and increase the limit on the small business exclusion from $1.3 million to $2 million. 12:51 PM
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Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000: The House continued consideration of H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 8 Summary] [H.R. 8 Legislative Status] [H.R. 8 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 651] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 8] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 253, the House rejected the Doggett motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means with instructions to report it back forthwith with an amendment to deny gift and tax exclusion to (section 527) political organizations that do not disclose contributors. 1:26 PM
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Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000: By a recorded vote of 279 ayes to 136 noes, Roll No. 254, the House passed H.R. 8, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 8 Summary] [H.R. 8 Legislative Status] [H.R. 8 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 651] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 8] [Congressional Record Debate] 1:36 PM
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June 12, 2000 |
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 202 noes, Roll No. 255, the House rejected the Obey motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise. 9:40 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 196 noes, Roll No. 256, the House rejected the Obey motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise. 11:31 PM
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June 13, 2000 |
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Journal Vote: By a Yea and Nay vote of 329 yeas to 66 nays, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 257, the House approved the Journal of Monday, June 12, 2000. 10:44 AM
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Audit of the Department of Education: By a Yea and Nay vote of 380 yeas to 19 nays, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 258, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4079, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education. [Within six months after the date of the enactment of the bill, the Comptroller General will conduct a careful review and submit a report setting forth the results of the audit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate.] [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4079 Summary] [H.R. 4079 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4079 Related House Committee Documents] [Congressional Record Debate] 10:54 AM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 98 ayes to 319 noes, Roll No. 259, the House rejected the Bass amendment to increase the appropriation for IDEA funding by $200 million from $500 million to $700 million by cutting the appropriation for GEAR UP by $200 million. 5:08 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 124 ayes to 293 noes, Roll No. 260, the House rejected the Ryan (WI) amendment to increase the bill's appropriation for special education state grants by $300 million via offsetting reductions of the same amount for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers [part of the Education Reform program]. 5:17 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 150 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 261, the House rejected the Gary Miller (CA) amendment to increase the bill's appropriation for special education state grants by $16 million by an offsetting cut of the same amount from the ready to learn television program ["Education technology: ready to learn television" part of the Education Reform program]. 5:25 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 132 ayes to 287 noes, Roll No. 262, the House rejected the Schaffer amendment to increase the funding for special education by $10,356,700 through transfer [to decrease the Department of Education's education research, statistics, and improvement for research allocation by $10.3 million and shift the funds to IDEA]. 5:32 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 110 ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 263, the House rejected the Oxley amendment to reduce the appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by 1% or $3.65 million (1% of $365 million). 5:39 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 103 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 264, the House rejected the Schaffer amendment to transfer the $42 million ($42,224,000) increase above FY 2000 from the Department of Labor's employment and training administration, training and employment services for the Job Corps program to special education (IDEA). 5:47 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 220 noes, Roll No. 265, the House rejected the Boehner amendment to prohibit the use of funds for the Native Hawaiian Education program which provides funds to the Bishop Estate Trust which operates schools attended only by Native Hawaiian children [to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for Hawaii's scandal-plagued Bishop Estate Trust under Title IX, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965]. 8:51 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 381 ayes to 41 noes, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 266, the House agreed to the Stearns amendment that prohibits use of funds in the bill to prohibit military recruiting at secondary schools [prohibiting the use of funds by any local educational agency that denies access to student information for military recruiting purposes]. 9:01 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 267 noes, Roll No. 267, the House rejected the Wilson amendment to appropriate $25 million for the 21st Century Teacher Scholarships Act, which addresses the national problem of teacher shortage. Cuts $25 million from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as an offset. 9:07 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 313 ayes to 109 noes, Roll No. 268, the House agreed to the Sanders amendment to prohibit the use of NIH funding to grant an exclusive or partially exclusive license pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35, USC, except in accordance with section 209 of such title (relating to the availability to the public of an invention and its benefits on reasonable terms) [to require that government owned drug research-developed at taxpayer expense-that is turned over to private industry to market a prescription drug be provided to the public on reasonable terms]. 9:17 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 269, the House rejected the Young (FL) amendment to reduce all discretionary account levels by 0.617% across-the-board. 9:24 PM
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Journal Vote: By a Yea and Nay vote of 352 yeas to 59 nays, (1 member voting "Present"), Roll No. 270, the House approved the Journal of Tuesday, June 13, 2000. 10:28 AM
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Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act--Conference Report: By a Yea and Nay vote of 426 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 271, the House agreed to the conference report on S. 761, to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of free market forces, and for other purposes. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 761 Summary] [S. 761 Legislative Status] [Senate Committee Report 131] [House Committee Report 661] [1999 Presidential Position on S. 761] 3:56 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 212 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 272, the House rejected the Obey motion to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Appropriations. The instructions would add funding for child care and child development. 4:41 PM
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: By a Yea and Nay vote of 217 yeas to 214 nays, Roll No. 273, the House passed H.R. 4577, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4577 appropriates $97.2 billion in discretionary budget authority-$12.3 billion more than funding enacted for FY 2000 and $8.927 billion less than the president's request-for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and a wide range of related agencies. Including mandatory spending and advances, the bill provides $339.5 billion, $23.8 billion more than last year. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4577 Summary] [H.R. 4577 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4577 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 645] [House Committee Report 657] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4577] [Congressional Record Debate] 5:06 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 214 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 274, the House agreed to the Sununu amendment to provide $40 million ($10 million to each program) to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program (PILT), the Land and Water Conservation Fund, State-side Grant Program, and National Forest and Park Service maintenance accounts while eliminating $126.5 million. $40 million would be taken from the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) program and the remaining $86.5 million would be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury. 6:46 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 364 ayes to 55 noes, Roll No. 275, the House agreed to the Hefley amendment to increase (by transfer) the amount for Wildland Fire Management by $4 million [to increase funding for Forest Service by $4 million and reducing funding for wild horse and burro management program in the BLM by $4 million]. 6:56 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 254 noes, Roll No. 276, the House rejected the DeFazio amendment to increase the National Forest System funding by $26,000,000 and to reduce funding for fossil (pertoleum) energy research and development activities in the Energy Resource, Supply and Efficiency program by $53 million. 10:34 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 173 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 277, the House rejected the Wu amendment to increase funding for Fish and Wildlife Management by $14.7 million and to reduce funding for Forest Products by a similar amount. 11:02 PM
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June 15, 2000 |
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House began consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 674] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 232 yeas to 182 nays, Roll No. 278, the House agreed to H.Res. 525, the rule, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4635). 10:36 AM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 279, the House rejected the Nethercutt amendment to the Dicks amendment to keep in place the fund limitation proposed to be loosened by the Dicks amendment which would subsequently require the Forest Service and BLM to complete a regulatory flexibility analysis as required by law for the Interior Columbia Basin Project. [Dicks amendment would add a new section providing a grandfather clause allowing funds to be used for national monuments, wildlife refuges, or the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan provided it is otherwise authorized by law]. 12:30 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 187 ayes to 234 noes, Roll No. 280, the House rejected the Hansen amendment to the Dicks amendment to remove the reference to the planning and management of national monuments in the Dicks amendment. [Dicks amendment would add a new section providing a grandfather clause allowing funds to be used for national monuments, wildlife refuges, or the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan provided it is otherwise authorized by law]. 2:22 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 243 ayes to 177 noes, Roll No. 281, the House agreed to the Dicks amendment to add a new section providing a grandfather clause allowing funds to be used for national monuments, wildlife refuges, or the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan provided it is otherwise authorized by law]. 2:31 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 152 ayes to 256 noes, Roll No. 282, the House rejected the Stearns amendment to reduce the amount for NEA by 2% and to transfer the money to the fire management account. 5:08 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 207 ayes to 204 noes, Roll No. 283, the House agreed to the Slaughter amendment to increase the amount of the deferral (i.e. cut from) clean coal technology by $22 million from $67,000,000 to $89,000,000 with the intent to add $22 Million to the National Endowment for the Arts and other programs. 5:25 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 218 noes, Roll No. 284, the House rejected the Obey motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise. 5:52 PM
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Quorum Call: One quorum call (Roll No. 285) developed during the proceedings of the House today. 362 members answered the Quorum call. 8:14 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 195 noes, Roll No. 286, the House rejected the Sanders amendment to provide $10 million in funding for the creation of a Home Heating Oil Reserve. 8:26 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 169 ayes to 214 noes, Roll No. 287, the House rejected the Doggett motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise. 8:45 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 288, the House agreed to the Nethercutt amendment to only fund the Dicks amendment (Roll No. 281) for activities related to planning and management of national monuments. [Dicks amendment required the Forest Service and BLM to complete a regulatory flexibility analysis for the Interior Columbia Basin Project. It added a new section providing a grandfather clause allowing funds to be used for national monuments, wildlife refuges, or the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan.] 11:06 PM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 167 ayes to 205 noes, Roll No. 289, the House rejected the Weldon (FL) amendment to ensure that the case regarding Indian gaming brought by Florida and Alabama against the Department of the Interior is fully adjudicated before the Secretary of the Interior is permitted to publish the procedures that would allow tribes to establish casinos under regulations that by-pass tribal-state compacts. 12:32 AM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 290, the House rejected the Dicks motion to recommit with instructions to Committee on Appropriations. The instructions would restore the $22 Million to the National Endowment for the Arts and other programs. 12:58 AM
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Department of the Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: By a Yea and Nay vote of 204 yeas to 172 nays, Roll No. 291, the House passed H.R. 4578, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4578 appropriates $14.6 billion in new FY 2001 budget authority, ($303.2 million less than last year and $1.7 billion less than the president's request). Approximately half funding, $7.3 billion, finances Interior Department programs to manage and study the nation's animal, plant, and mineral resources and support Indian programs. The balance supports other, non-Interior agencies that perform related functions. These agencies include the Forest Service, conservation and fossil energy programs, Indian Health Service, the Smithsonian Institution and other cultural organizations]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4578 Summary] [H.R. 4578 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4578 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 646] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4578] [Congressional Record Debate] 1:12 AM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 138 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 292, the House rejected the Waxman motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise. 7:02 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 207 noes, Roll No. 293, the House rejected the Waxman amendment to insert text into the bill which would remove the prohibition of the VA Department from transferring any medical care funding to the Justice Department for use in government lawsuits against tobacco companies [to remove a provision in the Title I of the bill which prohibits any VA medical care fund from being used to fund Justice Department lawsuits against tobacco companies]. 8:53 PM
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Non-Commercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act of 2000: The House began consideration of H.R. 4201, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the service obligations of non-commercial educational broadcast stations, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4201 amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a nonprofit group to obtain a non-commercial educational radio or television license if the station is used to broadcast material that the group determines serves an educational, instructional, cultural, or religious purpose (or any combination purposes), unless the determination is found to be arbitrary or unreasonable]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4201 Summary] [H.R. 4201 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 662] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 174 yeas to 250 nays, Roll No. 294, the House rejected the Markey amendment to clarify that the service obligations of non-commercial broadcast stations are required to frame certain programs in an educational format. 1:10 PM
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Non-Commercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act of 2000: By a recorded vote of 264 ayes to 159 noes, Roll No. 295, the House passed H.R. 4201, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the service obligations of non-commercial educational broadcast stations, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4201 amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow a nonprofit group to obtain a non-commercial educational radio or television license if the station is used to broadcast material that the group determines serves an educational, instructional, cultural, or religious purpose (or any combination purposes), unless the determination is found to be arbitrary or unreasonable]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4201 Summary] [H.R. 4201 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 662] [Congressional Record Debate] 1:30 PM
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Debt Reduction Reconciliation Act of 2000: By a Yea and Nay vote of 419 yeas to 5 nays, Roll No. 296, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4601, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 213(c) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit on the public debt. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4601 Summary] [H.R. 4601 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 4:29 PM
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Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act of 2000: By a Yea and Nay vote of 420 yeas to 2 nays, Roll No. 297, 2/3 of those present having voted in the affirmative, the House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3859, to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 3859 Summary] [H.R. 3859 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 4:38 PM
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U.S. Membership in the World Trade Organization: The House began consideration of H.J.Res. 90, to withdraw the approval of the United States from the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.J.Res. 90 Summary] [H.J.Res. 90 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 672] [House Committee Report 682] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a Yea and Nay vote of 343 yeas to 61 nays, Roll No. 298, the House agreed to H.Res. 528, the rule, providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.Res. 90). 10:20 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 250 ayes to 170 noes, Roll No. 299, the House agreed to the Kelly amendment to increase the appropriation for the public housing operating fund by $1,000,000. A corresponding offset is provided for by reducing the appropriation for salaries and expenses for management and administration by $1,000,000. 4:02 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 207 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 300, the House rejected the Hinchey amendment to increase the amount made available for the Federal Housing Enterprise Financial Safety Soundness Act by $4.77 million to $26.77 million. 4:10 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 314 ayes to 108 noes, Roll No. 301, the House agreed to the Olver amendment to insert a proviso which specifies that any limitation imposed under the Act on funds made available by the Act for the EPA shall not apply to activities specified in the proviso related to the Kyoto Protocol which are otherwise authorized by law. 4:20 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 98 ayes to 325 noes, Roll No. 302, the House rejected the Roemer amendment to delete the funding for the space station and to reallocate the intended funding to certain other accounts in the bill. 4:28 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 145 ayes to 277 noes, Roll No. 303, the House rejected the Hinchey amendment to prohibit funds in the bill from being used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement or administer the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system. 8:44 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a recorded vote of 208 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 304, the House rejected the Hinchey amendment that adds a section to Title IV, General Provisions, that removes language in the Committee report (not the bill) that prohibits the EPA from (1) using dredging or other invasive sediment remediation technologies, (2) enforcing drinking water standards for arsenic where such activities are authorized by law, and (3) promulgating a drinking water standard for radon. 8:52 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, 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, 2001, and for other purposes. [H.R. 4635 provides $101.1 billion in new budget authority for veterans' benefits, housing programs, and various agencies dealing mostly with science, space, and the environment. This amount is $8.22 billion more than in FY 2000 and $6.5 billion less than the president's request (which included a $2.6 billion FY 2001 request for FEMA emergency spending and a $4.2 billion advance appropriation request for FY 2001 for Section 8 housing).]. [Legislative Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4635 Summary] [H.R. 4635 Legislative Status] [H.R. 4635 Related House Committee Documents] [House Committee Report 675] [2000 Presidential Position on H.R. 4635] [Congressional Record Debate] Agreed To: ...By a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 305, the House agreed to the Collins amendment to prohibit the EPA from using any funds in the bill to designate "ozone nonattainment areas" under the more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standards issued by EPA in 1997. {On Friday, June 23, Chairman William Thomas announced that an electronic error had occurred during 1 vote on Wednesday, June 21. Roybal-Allard Democrat California Dist. 33 Y Actually, Roybal-Allard was not present all day for any of the votes. C.O.P. has changed all relevant data in this vote to reflect the actual totals. All affected statistical data has also been corrected.} 9:00 PM
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Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: The House continued consideration of H.R. 4635, making appropriations for the Department |