1101.5 NATIONAL MONUMENTS The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House Resolution 296 and rule XVIII. declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous consent, designated Mr. MILLER of Florida as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein, The SPEAKER pro tempore, MCHUGH, assumed the Chair. Mr. When Mr. MILLER of Florida, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 296. reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee. The previous question having been ordered by said resolution. The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, was agreed to: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: SECTION 1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE DEC LARATION AND SUBSEQUENT MAN- Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C. 431; popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906), is amended (1) by striking "SEC. 2. That the" and inserting "SEC. 2. (a) The"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(b)(1) To the extent consistent with the protection of the historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest located on the public lands to be designated, the President shall "(A) solicit public participation and comment in the development of a monument declaration; and "(B) consult with the Governor and congressional delegation of the State or territory in which such lands are located, to the extent practicable, at least 60 days prior to any national monument declaration. "(2) Before issuing a declaration under this section, the President shall consider any information made available in the development of existing plans and programs for the management of the lands in question, including such public comments as may have been offered. "(c) Any management plan for a national monument developed subsequent to a dec laration made under this section shall comply with the procedural requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.". SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act shall be construed to enlarge, diminish, or modify the authority of the President to act to protect public lands and resources. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a third time by title. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House pass said bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MCHUGH, announced that the yeas had it. Mr. HANSEN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MCHUGH, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. ¶101.6 MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES-H.R. 1501 Mr. DOOLITTLE submitted the privileged motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, to insist that the conference report not include Senate provisions that (1) do not recognize that the second amendment to the Constitution protects the individual right of American citizens to keep and bear arms; and (2) impose unconstitutional restrictions on the second amendment rights of individuals. After debate, By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House agree to said motion? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MCHUGH, announced that the yeas had it. Mr. DOOLITTLE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which demand was supported by onefifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MCHUGH, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed. ¶101.7 MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES-H.R. 1501 Ms. LOFGREN submitted the privileged motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill (H.R. 1501) to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders, that the committee on the conference recommend a conference substitute that includes provi sions within the scope of conference which are consistent with the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (e.g., 1) requiring unlicensed dealers at gun shows to conduct background checks; 2) banning the juvenile possession of assault weapons; 3) requiring that child safety locks be sold with every handgun; and 4) Juvenile Brady). After debate, By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House agree to said motion? The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that the yeas had it. Ms. LOFGREN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which demand was supported by onefifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed. 1101.8 H.R. 1487-UNFINISHED BUSINESS The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of the bill (H.R. 1487) to provide for public participation in the declaration of national monuments under the Act popularly known as the Antiquities Act of 1906. The question being put, viva voce, Will the House pass said bill? The SPEAKER pro pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced that yeas had it. Mr. CANADY demanded the yeas and nays on the passage of the bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device. The roll was called under clause 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by electronic device. It was decided in the affirmative ..... Yeas Nays 408 2 Buyer Callahan Camp Campbell Canady Cardin Chabot Chambliss Berman Berry Biggert Bilbray Andrews Archer Bilirakis Armey Bachus Baird Bishop Blagojevich Bliley Blumenauer Blunt Boehlert Boehner Cannon Capps Capuano Bonilla Bonior Bono Chenoweth Clay Clement Barrett (NE) Boswell Boucher Costello On motion of Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, September 27, 1999. 1101.20 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Education and the Workforce. H.R. 1102. A bill to provide for pension reform, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106–331, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2436. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-332, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2679. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish the National Motor Carrier Administration in the Department of Transportation, to improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle operators and carriers, to strengthen commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 106-333). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 187. Resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the European Council noise rule affecting hushkitted and reengined aircraft (Rept. No. 106-334 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 1101.21 TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED BILL Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the Speaker: H.R. 2436. Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period ending not later than September 29, 1999. House Concurrent Resolution 187. Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended for a period ending not later than October 8, 1999. 1101.22 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By Mr. KOLBE: H.R. 2941. A bill to establish the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. PICKERING): H.R. 2942. A bill to extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BISHOP (for himself and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island): H.R. 2943. A bill to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to provide incentive grants to improve the quality of child care; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. BARTON of Texas: H.R. 2944. A bill to promote competition in electricity markets and to provide consumers with a reliable source of electricity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself and Mr. STRICKLAND): H.R. 2945. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services under part B of the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. GEKAS: H.R. 2946. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the Merit Systems Protection Board to conduct an alternative dispute resolution pilot program to assist Federal Government agencies in resolving serious workplace disputes, and to establish an administrative judge pay schedule for administrative judges employed by the Merit Systems Protection Board; to the Committee on Government Reform. By Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. BART- H.R. 2947. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce. By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. CARDIN): H.R. 2948. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means. By Ms. RIVERS: H.R. 2949. A bill to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act relating to the minimum amount of State grants for any fiscal year under that Act; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. By Mr. WALDEN of Oregon: H.R. 2950. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of Oregon; to the Committee on Resources. By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. LIPINSKI): H. Res. 304. A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese during World War II; to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 1101.23 MEMORIALS Under clause 3 of rule XII, 231. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin, relative to the Enrolled Joint Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would specify that no portion of the money received by the states as part of the tobacco settlement or of any other resolution of the tobacco litigation may be withheld, offset or claimed by the federal government; to the Committee on Commerce. 1101.24 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 21: Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. HULSHOF, and Mr. SANDLIN. H.R. 41: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 53: Mr. KOLBE and Mr. SANDLIN. H.R. 65: Mrs. CAPPS and Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 72: Mr. TALENT. H.R. 202: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 303: Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. HOLT, Mrs. NORTHUP, and Mr. GOODLING. H.R. 354: Mr. MOAKLEY and Mr. SALMON. H.R. 382: Mr. MATSUI, Mrs. THURMAN, MS. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. BROWN of Florida, MS. DELAURO, and Mr. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 460: Mrs. CAPPS. H.R. 534: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina and Mr. BARTON of Texas. H.R. 595: Mr. MARTINEZ and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. H.R. 637: Mr. ROGERS. H.R. 664: Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. BAIRD, and Mr. GUTIERREZ. H.R. 710: Mr. PICKETT. H.R. 783: Mr. ISAKSON and Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 784: Mr. GOODLING. H.R. 802: Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. HOYER, Mr. FORD, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. STUPAK, and Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri. H.R. 864: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. HOSTETTLER. H.R. 865: Mr. CUNNINGHAM and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 946: Mr. LANTOS. H.R. 1168: Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. RADANOVICH, and Ms. DANNER. H.R. 1194: Mr. MCGOVERN amd Mr. CARDIN. H.R. 1221: Mr. ISAKSON. H.R. 1234: Ms. PRYCE of Ohio and Mr. STUMP. H.R. 1300: Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. HYDE, Mr. OSE, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. SESSIONS, MS. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. HOBSON. H.R. 1336: Mr. DUNCAN. H.R. 1531: Mr. GONZALEZ. H.R. 1621: Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota. H.R. 1708: Mr. ENGLISH and Ms. ESHOO. H.R. 1785: Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. HALL of Ohio, Mr. WEYGAND, MS. STABENOW, and Mr. BORSKI. H.R. 1899: Mr. SWEENEY, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. BERMAN. H.R. 2053: Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. FORBES, and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. H.R. 2162: Ms. CARSON and Mr. HALL of Texas. H.R. 2228: Mr. ABERCROMBIE. H.R. 2240: Mr. SAWYER. H.R. 2363: Mr. PICKERING, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. BOYD, Mr. MCINTOSH, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, and Mr. HINOJOSA. H.R. 2389: Mrs. CLAYTON and Mr. SMITH of Michigan. H.R. 2420: Mr. FORD. H.R. 2433: Mr. SANDLIN and Ms. KILPATRICK. H.R. 2436: Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. COOK, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. MICA, Mr. HANSEN, and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. H.R. 2441: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas and Mr. COBURN. H.R. 2492: Ms. SLAUGHTER and Mrs. MALONEY of New York. H.R. 2500: Mrs. MALONEY of New York. H.R. 2543: Mr. SHAW, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. BALLENGER. H.R. 2741: Mrs. MORELLA. H.R. 2801: Mr. BALDACCI. H.R. 2819: Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. CAPUANO, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.J. Res. 48: Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. STARK, MS. ESHOO, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. BAIRD, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. HILL of Indiana, and Mr. GOODLING. H.J. Res. 53: Mr. BILBRAY and Mrs. WILSON. H.J. Res. 65: Mr. BASS and Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. H.J. Res. 66: Mr. BACHUS, Mr. JOHN, Mr. STEARNS, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. PITTS, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. ROGAN, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. HILL of Montana, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Mr. ROGERS, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. WAMP, Mr. POMBO, Mr. RILEY, Mr. WICKER, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. DooLITTLE, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BLILEY, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. BARCIA, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. HULSHOF, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. COBURN, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. HILLEARY, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. GOODE, Mr. ARMEY, Mr. CONDIT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. NEY, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. HERGER, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. of KASICH, Mr. LUCAS Oklahoma, Mr. BALLENGER, and Mr. LINDER. H. Con. Res. 186: Mr. Cox, Mr. HOSTETTLER, and Mr. RILEY. H. Res. 292: Mr. RADANOVICH. H. Res. 297: Mr. HOYER, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. CHABOT, and Ms. DANNER. H. Res. 302: Mr. SCHAFFER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. COBURN, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. PAUL, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. COBLE, Mr. VITTER, and Mr. RADANOVICH. 1101.25 PETITIONS, ETC. Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows: 50. The SPEAKER presented a petition of The National Conference Of Lieutenant Governors, relative to a Resolution petitioning the Federal Government to keep its promise to meet its responsibility and to fund special education; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 51. Also, a petition of National Conference Of Lieutenant Governors, relative to a Resolution petitioning Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to increase the annual state ceiling on tax-exempt Private Activity BONDS and to index the ceiling to inflation; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 1101.26 DELETION OF SPONSORS FROM PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsor was deleted from the public bill as follows: H.R. 2579: Mr. INSLEE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1999 (102) 1102.1 APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, who laid before the House the following communication: WASHINGTON, DC, September 27, 1999. I hereby appoint the Honorable BIGGERT to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. 102.2 MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title: H.R. 2684. An Act 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. The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment to the bill (H.R. 2684) "An Act 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," requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. BOND, Mr. BURNS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. CRAIG, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. KYL, Mr. STEVENS, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. BYRD, and Mr. INOUYE, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 1102.3 "MORNING-HOUR DEBATE" The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to the order of the House of Tuesday, January 19, 1999, recognized Members for "morning-hour debate". 102.4 RECESS-12:32 P.M. The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock 32 minutes p.m. until 2 o'clock p.m. |