Slaughter

Ehrlich

McKeon

Upton

So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.

The question being put, viva voce, Will the House agree to said resolution?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.

Mr. FROST demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.

The roll was called under clause 3, rule XX.

Franks (NJ)

Frelinghuysen

Gallegly

Ganske

Gekas

Gibbons Gilchrest

Fossella

Fowler

Myrick

Nethercutt

Ney

Lewis (CA) Lewis (KY) Linder LoBiondo Lucas (OK) Manzullo

Moran (KS) Morella

Northup Norwood Nussle

Ose Oxley Packard

NAYS-209

Dixon

Blagojevich Blumenauer Bonior

Clyburn Condit Conyers Costello

Doggett

Dooley

Doyle

DeLauro Deutsch Dicks Dingell

Edwards

1109.9 MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT

On motion of Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to House Resolution 323, the House considered the bill (H.R. 2990) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related tax incentives, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide access to and choice in health care through association health plans, to amend the Public Health Service Act to create new pooling opportunities for small employers to obtain greater access to health coverage through HealthMarts, and for other purposes, and for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.

Pending consideration of said bill.

Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2606) "An Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.".

The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-1, the Chair, on behalf of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, announces the joint appointment of the following individuals as members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance— Alan V. Friedman, of California; Susan B. Robfogel, of New York; and Barbara Childs Wallace, of Mississippi.

1109.13 BIPARTISAN CONSENSUS

MANAGED CARE IMPROVEMENT

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, pursuant to House Resolution 323 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. 2723) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHIMKUS, by unanimous consent, designated Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein,

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KUYKENDALL, assumed the Chair. When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the that the Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

¶109.14 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF

AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER,
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KUYKENDALL, by unanimous consent, announced that the Speaker, pursuant to section 4(b) of Public Law 94-201 (20 United States Code 2103(b)), appointed to the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress, Ms. Kay Kaufman Shelemay of Massachusetts to fill the unexpired term of Mr. David W. Robinson, and Mr. John Penn Fix, III, of Washington, to a six-year term, from private life, on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing appointments. 1109.15

on

ENROLLED BILL SIGNED

Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee House Administration, reported that that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker.

H.R. 2606. An Act making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

1109.18 ADJOURNMENT

On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 10 o'clock and 38 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

1109.19 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. BURTON: Committee on Government Reform. H.R. 1788. A bill to deny Federal public benefits to individuals who participated in Nazi persecution; with an amendment (Rept. No. 106-321, Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

1109.20 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were introduced and severally referred, as follows:

By Mr. ROGAN (for himself, Mr. BOU-
CHER, Mr. COBLE, and Mr. GoOD-
LATTE):

H.R. 3028. A bill to amend certain trademark laws to prevent the misappropriation of marks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

By Ms. DUNN (for herself and Mr.
MCDERMOTT):

H.R. 3029. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payment to skilled nursing facilities that have a significant proportion of residents with AIDS; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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. HINCHEY:

H.R. 3030. A bill 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"; to the Committee on Government Reform.

By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself,
Mr. HILLIARD, Mr. FROST, Mr. RUSH,

Mr. PAYNE, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. THOMPSON
of Mississippi, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr.
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. TOWNS, Mr.
CLYBURN, Mr. CLAY, Mr. BISHOP, Ms.
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms.
BROWN of Florida, and Mrs. MEEK of
Florida):

H.R. 3031. A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the "Frank M. Johnson Federal Building"; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr.
GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr.
HOEFFEL, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. KUCINICH,
Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr.
WEINER, MS. DELAURO, Mr. NEAL of
Massachusetts, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr.
WAXMAN):

H.R. 3032. A bill to restore the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission over amusement park rides which are at a fixed site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself,
Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr. SHAW, Mr.
DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. HASTINGS of
Florida):

H.R. 3033. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr.
DUNCAN):

H.R. 3034. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow unused benefits from cafeteria plans to be carried over into later years and used for health care reimbursement rollover accounts and certain other plans, arrangements, or accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mrs. MALONEY of New York): H. Con. Res. 193. Concurrent resolution expressing the support of Congress for activities to increase public participation in the decennial census; to the Committee on Government Reform.

¶109.21 MEMORIALS

Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: 259. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of The Mariana Islands, relative to House Resolution No. 11-183 memorializing the U.S. House Speaker, Chairman Young, U.S. House Committee on Resources, the President, Senator MURKOWSKI, Secretary of the Interior, CNMI Governor and CNMI Senate President to permit the U.S. House Committee on Resources to bring to justice all those who may have taken part in any illegal political activities aimed against the CNMI's ability to control its own immigration and minimum wage policies as provided under the Convenant; to the Committee on Resources.

260. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution 16 memorializing the President and Congress of the United States to maintain the existing restrictions on trucks from Mexico and other foreign nations entering California and to continue efforts to ensure full compliance by the owners and drivers of those trucks with all the highway safety, environmental, and drug enforcement laws; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

¶109.22 ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows:

H.R. 126: Mrs. MALONEY of New York and Mr. FORBES.

H.R. 274: Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut. H.R. 325: Mr. BISHOP and Mr. HOYER. H.R. 353: Mr. Wu, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. BURR of North Carolina, Mr. COLLINS, and Mrs. LOWEY.

H.R. 355: Mr. TALENT and Mr. SANFORD. H.R. 372: Mr. COYNE, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, and Mr. HOLT.

H.R. 405: Ms. WOOLSEY.

H.R. 460: Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 488: Mr. MORAN of Virginia. H.R. 637: Mr. STRICKLAND.

H.R. 742: Mr. HOLDEN.

H.R. 773: Mr. GUTIERREZ and Mr. HINOJOSA.
H.R. 780: Mr. LAFALCE.

H.R. 802: Mr. TOOMEY and Mr. GOODE.
H.R. 872: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington.
H.R. 1057: Mr. BERMAN.

H.R. 1095: Mr. SANDLIN, MS. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. SHAYS, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN.

H.R. 1195: Mr. SOUDER, Mr. VITTER, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, and Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island.

H.R. 1248: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina.
H.R. 1322: Ms. ESHOO.
H.R. 1344: Mr. SWEENEY.
H.R. 1456: Mr. BILBRAY.
H.R. 1459: Mr. WHITFIELD.
H.R. 1485: Mr. EVANS.

H.R. 1532: Mr. LUTHER.

H.R. 1598: Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, and Mr. HILL of Montana.

H.R. 1835: Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. DELAY, and Mr. TANCREDO.

H.R. 1887: Mr. BILBRAY.
H.R. 1910: Mrs. WILSON.
H.R. 1977: Mr. BENTSEN.
H.R. 2059: Mr. TRAFICANT.

H.R. 2244: Mr. TIAHRT and Mr. VITTER.
H.R. 2260: Mr. REYNOLDS.

H.R. 2325: Mr. DAVIS of Florida.

H.R. 2362: Mr. NEY, Mr. HAYES, and Mr. PEASE.

H.R. 2372: Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. BOEHNER, and Mr. HAYES.

H.R. 2418: Mr. TANNER, Mr. ROGERS, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN.

H.R. 2446: Mr. MARTINEZ and Mr. NADLER. H.R. 2492: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. GILMAN, and Mrs. LOWEY.

H.R. 2494: Mr. HILL of Montana and Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky.

H.R. 2554: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. HEFLEY.
H.R. 2571: Mr. GARY MILLER of California.

H.R. 2631: Mr. SISISKY.
H.R. 2673: Mrs. LOWEY.
H.R. 2726: Mr. SCHAFFER.
H.R. 2733: Mr. BURTON of Indiana.
H.R. 2745: Mr. FORBES.

H.R. 2746: Mr. HOUGHTON and Mr. MCNULTY. H.R. 2757: Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. EHLERS, and Mr. LAHOOD. H.R. 2776: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. HINOJOSA, and Mr. PALLONE.

H.R. 2785: Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey.
H.R. 2790: Mr. GEKAS.

H.R. 2807: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and MS. NORTON.

H.R. 2825: Mr. NEY. H.R. 2882: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 2892: Mrs. MORELLA, MS. STABENOW, Mrs. KELLY, and Ms. ESHOO.

H.R. 2909: Mr. WAMP, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. Wu, and Mr. WEXLER. H.R. 2911: Mr. PHELPS and Mrs. EMERSON. H.R. 2915: Ms. PELOSI, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. FROST, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. TIERNEY, and Ms. NORTON.

H.R. 2971: Mr. WELDON of Florida. H.R. 2980: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and Mrs. NAPOLITANO.

H.R. 2993: Mr. JOHN.

H.R. 3012: Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SUNUNU, and Mr. METCALF.

H.J. Res. 25: Mr. VITTER.

H.J. Res. 53: Mr. KASICH, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, and Mr. SIMPSON.

H.J. Res. 55: Mr. SWEENEY.

H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. TANCREDO and Mr. ROYCE.

H. Con. Res. 133: Mrs. LOWEY.

H. Con. Res. 188: Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. HORN, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. McGovERN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. SANDLIN, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ENGLISH, and Mr. GILMAN. H. Res. 224: Mr. HILL of Montana.

H. Res. 298: Mrs. McCARTHY of New York, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. CLAY, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. KLECZKA, and Mr. NADLER.

H. Res. 303: Mr. SMITH of Michigan and Mr. WELDON of Florida.

1109.23 PETITIONS, ETC.

Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows:

62. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Omaha City Council, relative to Resolution No. 2507 petitioning the President of the United States, Secretary of State, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Speaker of the United States Senate, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States, and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to support independence of East Timor; to the Committee on International Relations.

63. Also, a petition of Township of Freehold, New Jersey, relative to Resolution 99100 petitioning the the Congress to support the Protection of Religious Liberty and to oppose H.R. 1691; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1999 (110) ¶110.1 APPOINTMENT OF SPEAKER PRO

TEMPORE

The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, who laid before the House the following communication:

WASHINGTON, DC,

October 7, 1999. I hereby appoint the Honorable JUDY BIGGERT to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.

J. DENNIS HASTERT, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

¶110.2

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 6, 1999. Ms. KILPATRICK, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's approval of the Journal.

The question being put, viva voce, Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that the yeas had it.

Ms. KILPATRICK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting.

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.

The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

110.3 COMMUNICATIONS

Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XIV, were referred as follows:

4710. A letter from the Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law, USCG, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule-Special Local Regulations: Winston Offshore Cup, San Juan, Puerto Rico [CGD07 99-056] (RIN: 2115– AE46) received October 4, 1999, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

¶110.4 UNFINISHED BUSINESS-APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, October 6, 1999.

The question being put, viva voce, Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. BIGGERT, announced that the yeas had it.

Ms. DEGETTE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not present and not voting.

A quorum not being present,

The roll was called under clause 6, rule XX, and the call was taken by electronic device.

When there appeared

Abercrombie

Barr Clement Davis (IL) Ehrlich

Largent

Linder

Ford

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

1110.7 RECORDED VOTE

A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. BOEHNER:

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.-This Act may be cited as the "Comprehensive Access and Responsibility in Health Care Act of 1999".

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.-The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. TITLE I-AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974

Subtitle A-Patient Protections Sec. 101. Patient access to unrestricted medical advice, emergency medical care, obstetric and gynecological care, pediatric care, and continuity of care.

Sec. 102. Required disclosure to network providers.

Sec. 103. Effective date and related rules. Subtitle B-Patient Access to Information Sec. 111. Patient access to information regarding plan coverage, managed care procedures, health care providers, and quality of medical care.

Sec. 112. Effective date and related rules.
Subtitle C-Group Health Plan Review
Standards

Sec. 121. Special rules for group health

plans.

Sec. 122. Special rule for access to specialty

care.

Sec. 123. Protection for certain information developed to reduce mortality or morbidity or for improving patient care and safety.

Sec. 124. Effective date.

Subtitle E-Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Commission Sec. 131. Establishment of commission. Sec. 132. Effective date.