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House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 52 public bills, H.R. 2413-2464; and 7 resolutions,
H. J. Res. 61, H. Con. Res. 148-150, and H. Res. 238-240, were
introduced.
Pages H5331-34
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 1761, to amend provisions of title 17, United States Code,
amended (H. Rept. 106-216);
Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for Fiscal
Year 2000 (H. Rept. 106-217);
H.R. 1431, to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources
Act, amended (H. Rept. 106-218);
H.R. 1691, to protect religious liberty, amended (H. Rept. 106-219);
and
H.R. 1180, to amend the Social Security Act to expand the
availability of health care coverage for working individuals with
disabilities and to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency
Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such
individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, amended (H. Rept.
106-220 Part 1).
Page H5331
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
designated Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for
today.
Page H5181
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev.
Chris Geeslin of Frederick, Maryland.
Page H5181
Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday,
June 30 by a yea and nay vote of 358 yeas to 56 nays with 1 voting
``present,'' Roll No. 262.
Pages H5181, H5184
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act: By a yea and nay vote of
404 yeas to 24 nays, Roll No. 265, the House agreed to the conference
report on H.R. 775, to establish certain procedures for civil actions
brought for damages relating to the failure of any device or system to
process or otherwise deal with the transition from the year 1999 to the
year 2000.
Pages H5196-H5206
H. Res. 234, the rule which waived points of order against the
conference report, was agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 423
yeas with 1 voting ``nay'', Roll No. 263.
Pages H5184-86
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000: The House
disagreed to the Senate amendment to S. 1059, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe personnel
strengths for such fiscal

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year for the Armed Forces, and agreed to a conference.
Page H5206
Appointed as conferees:
Committee on Armed Forces, for consideration of the Senate bill and
the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
Chairman Spence and Representatives Stump, Hunter, Bateman, Hansen,
Weldon of Pennsylvania, Hefley, Saxton, Buyer, Fowler, McHugh, Talent,
Everett, Bartlett of Maryland, McKeon, Watts of Oklahoma, Thornberry,
Hostettler, Chambliss, Hilleary, Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz,
Pickett, Evans, Taylor of Mississippi, Abercrombie, Meehan, Underwood,
Reyes, Turner, Sanchez, Tauscher, Andrews, and Larson;
Page H5215
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration of
matters within the jurisdiction of that committee under clause 11 of
rule X: Chairman Goss and Representatives Lewis of California and Dixon
of California;
Page H5215
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for consideration of
section 1059 of the Senate bill and section 1409 of the House bill and
modifications committed to conference: Representatives McCollum,
Bachus, and LaFalce;
Page H5215
Committee on Commerce, for consideration of sections 326, 601, 602,
1049, 1050, 3151-53, 3155-65, 3173, 3173, 3175, 3176-78 of the Senate
bill, and sections 601, 602, 653, 3161, 3162, 3165, 3167, 3184, 3186,
3188, 3189, and 3191 of the House amendment, and modifications
committed to conference: Chairman Bliley and Representatives Barton of
Texas and Dingell. Provided that Representative Bilirakis is appointed
in lieu of Representative Barton of Texas for consideration of sections
326, 601, and 602 of the Senate bill, and sections 601, 602, and 653 of
the House amendment and modifications committed to conference and
provided that Representative Tauzin is appointed in lieu of
Representative Barton of Texas for consideration of sections 1049 and
1050 of the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference;
Page H5215
Committee on Education and the Workforce, for consideration of
sections 579 and 698 of the Senate bill, and sections 341, 343, 549,
567, and 673 of the House amendment, and modifications committed to
conference: Chairman Goodling and Representatives Deal of Georgia and
Mink of Hawaii;
Page H5215
Committee on Government Reform, for consideration of sections 538,
652, 654, 805-810, 104, 1052-54, 1080, 1101-07, 2831, 2862, 3160, 3161,
3163, and 3173 of the Senate bill, and sections 522, 524, 525, 661-64,
672, 802, 1101-05, 2802, and 3162 of the House amendment, and
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Burton of Indiana and
Representatives Scarborough and Cummings. Provided that Representative
Horn is appointed in lieu of Representative Scarborough for
consideration of sections 538, 805-810, 1052-54, 1080, 2831, 2862,
3160, and 3161 of the Senate bill and sections 802 and 2802 of the
House amendment;
Page H5215
Committee on International Relations, for consideration sections
1013, 1043, 1044, 1046, 1066, 1071, 1072, and 1083 of the Senate bill,
and sections 1202, 1206, 1301-07, and 1404, 1407, 1408, 1411, and 1413
of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
Chairman Gilman and Representatives Bereuter and Gejdenson;
Page H5215
Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of sections 3156 and
3163 of the Senate bill and sections 3166 and 3194 of the House
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Chairman Hyde and
Representatives McCollum and Conyers;
Page H5215
Committee on Resources, for consideration of sections 601, 602, 695,
2833, and 2861 of the Senate bill and sections 365, 601, 602, 653, 654,
and 2863 of the House amendment and modifications committed to
conference: Chairman Young of Alaska and Representatives Tauzin and
George Miller of California;
Page H5215
Committee on Science, for consideration of sections 1049, 3151-53,
and 3155-65 of the Senate bill, and sections 3167, 3170, 3184, 3188-90,
and 3191 of the House amendment and modifications committed to
conference: Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Calvert and
Costello;
Pages H5215-16
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for consideration of
sections 601, 602, 1060, 1079, and 1080 of the Senate bill, and
sections 361, 601, 602, and 3404 of the House amendment, and
modifications committed to conference: Chairman Shuster and
Representatives Gilchrest and DeFazio; and
Page H5216
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for consideration of sections 671-
75, 681, 682, 696, 697, 1062, and 1066 of the Senate bill, and
modifications committed to conference: Representatives Bilirakis,
Quinn, and Filner.
Page H5216
Agreed to the Skelton motion of instruct conferees to insist upon
the provisions contained in section 1207 of the House amendment
relating to goals for the conflict with Yugoslavia by a yea and nay
vote of 261 yeas to 162 nays with 5 voting ``present'', Roll No. 266).
Pages H5206-14
Agreed to close conference committee meetings at such times as
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is under consideration by a yea and nay vote of 413 yeas to 9 nays,
Roll No. 267.
Pages H5214-15
Late Reports: Committee on Appropriations received permission to have
until midnight on July 9 to file a report on a bill making
appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for
fiscal year 2000, and a report on a bill making appropriations for
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2000.
Page H5216
Legislative Branch Appropriations: The House disagreed to the Senate
amendments to H.R. 1905, making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and agreed to a
conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives Taylor of North
Carolina, Wamp, Lewis of California, Granger, Peterson of Pennsylvania,
Young of Florida, Pastor, Murtha, Hoyer, and Obey.
Page H5216
Financial Services Act: The House passed H.R. 10, to enhance
competition in the financial services industry by providing a
prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms,
and other financial service providers by a recorded vote of 343 ayes to
86 noes, Roll No. 276.
Pages H5216-H5323
Rejected the Markey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on
Banking and Financial Services with instructions to report it back
forthwith with amendments that add provisions dealing with medical and
financial privacy protections and the prohibition of redlining by
insurance companies by a yea and nay vote of 198 yeas to 232 nays, Roll
No. 275.
Pages H5317-22
Agreed to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order
by the rule.
Page H5317
Agreed to:
The Schakowsky amendment that requires a five year study by the
Department of the Treasury and Federal banking agencies on the affect
of financial modernization, as enacted, on small business and farm
lending;
Pages H5286-87
The Velazquez amendment that modifies the provisions concerning
restrictions on foreign banks doing business in the United States;
Page H5287
The Foley amendment that allows foreign banks to upgrade bank
agencies and branches with the approval of the appropriate chartering
agency;
Pages H5291-92
The Slaughter amendment that expresses the Sense of the Congress
that trust officers and other financial planners and advisors should
develop presentations that eliminate stereotypical examples which lead
to actions that are financially detrimental to women;
Pages H5292-93
The Burr amendment that sought to provide that a financial holding
company that meets all requirements for grandfathering of non-financial
activities shall not be subject to expansion limitations with respect
to federally regulated communications companies (agreed to by a
recorded vote of 238 ayes to 189 noes, Roll No. 268);
Pages H5285-86, H5300-01
The Roukema amendment that requires the Securities and Exchange
Commission to consult and coordinate comments with the appropriate
Federal banking agency before taking any action with respect to the
manner in which loan loss reserves are reported in financial statements
by banks (agreed to by a recorded vote of 407 ayes to 20 noes, Roll No.
271);
Pages H5294-H5300, H5302-03
The Watt of North Carolina amendment that clarifies that a lender
cannot condition a loan on the purchase of an insurance product from
the particular lender or one of its subsidiaries;
Pages H5303-04
The Bliley amendment that prohibits discrimination against victims
of domestic violence and allows mutual insurance companies to
redomesticate to another state and reorganize into a mutual holding
company or stock company (agreed to by a recorded vote of 226 ayes to
203 noes, Roll No. 273); and
Pages H5304-08, H5316
The Oxley amendment that includes provisions to protect nonpublic
personal information and imposes on all financial institutions an
obligation to respect the privacy of consumers and protect the security
and confidentiality of nonpublic personal information (agreed to by a
recorded vote of 427 ayes to 1 no, Roll No. 274).
Pages H5308-17
Rejected:
The Barr amendment that sought to eliminate the authority to require
``Know your Customer'' profiling of accounts and source of funds
(rejected by a recorded vote of 129 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No. 269);
Pages H5287-91, H5301
The Cook amendment that sought to strike disclosure of customer
costs of acquiring financial products provisions and require GAO to
conduct a study regarding the consequences of limiting, through
regulation, commissions, fees, or other costs incurred by customers
(rejected by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 313 noes, Roll No. 270);
Pages H5293-94, H5301-02
Rejected the LaFalce motion to rise by a recorded vote of 179 ayes
to 232 noes, Roll No. 272.
Pages H5305-06
H. Res. 235, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill
was agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 227 yeas to 203 nays,
Roll No. 264.
Pages H5186-96
Independence Day District Work Period: The House agreed to S. Con.
Res. 43, providing for an conditional adjournment or recess of the
Senate and

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a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives. H. Res. 236,
providing for consideration of a concurrent resolution was laid on the
table.
Page H5323
Resignations-Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment
of the House until Monday, July 12, 1999, the Speaker, Majority Leader,
and Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make
appointments authorized by law or by the House.
Page H5323
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that business in order under the Calendar
Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, July 14, 1999.
Page H5323
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
appointed Representative Davis of Virginia to act as Speaker pro
tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through July 12.
Page H5324
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on pages
H5181 and H5291.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea and nay votes and eight recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages
H5184, H5186, H5196, H5205-06, H5214, H5214-15, H5300-01, H5301, H5301-
02, H5306, H5316, H5316-17, H5322, and H5322-23. There were no quorum
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and pursuant to S. Con. Res.
43 adjourned at midnight until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12, for
morning-hour debates.