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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 106 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 146 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2000 No. 102 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was last day's proceedings and announces the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to the House her approval thereof. conditions, in the United States and pore (Mrs. BIGGERT). Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- countries around the world through f nal stands approved. prevention, through prosecution and f enforcement against traffickers, and DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER through protection and assistance to PRO TEMPORE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE victims of trafficking,'' requests a con- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the ference with the House on the dis- fore the House the following commu- gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. agreeing votes of the two Houses there- nication from the Speaker: PITTS) come forward and lead the on, and appoints from theÐ WASHINGTON, DC, House in the Pledge of Allegiance. Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. September 6, 2000. Mr. PITTS led the Pledge of Alle- HATCH, Mr. THURMOND, and Mr. LEAHY; I hereby appoint the Honorable JUDY giance as follows: and BIGGERT to act as Speaker pro tempore on Committee on Foreign Relations: Mr. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the this day. HELMS, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BIDEN, and J. DENNIS HASTERT, United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. WELLSTONE; to be the conferees on Speaker of the House of Representatives. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, the part of the Senate. f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f The message also announced that the PRAYER Senate has passed bills, a joint resolu- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. tion and concurrent resolutions of the Coughlin, offered the following prayer: A message from the Senate by Mr. following titles in which the concur- Lord God of covenant love, You pro- Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- rence of the House is requested: vide us wisdom for our lives; You em- nounced that the Senate has passed S. 610. An act to direct the Secretary of the power us to live out our commitments with amendments in which the concur- Interior to convey certain land under the ju- rence of the House is requested, bills of risdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage- to others. As we enter into legislative ment in Washakie County and Big Horn session today, You welcome us into the House of the following titles: County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation Your presence. H.R. 820. An act to authorize appropria- District, Wyoming, and for other purposes. May the families and local districts tions for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the S. 1894. An act to provide for the convey- we leave to assemble once again as the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. ance of certain land to Park County, Wyo- 106th Congress be blessed and protected H.R. 3244. An act to combat trafficking of ming. by You. persons, especially into the sex trade, slav- S. 1936. An act to authorize the Secretary May our personal relationships with ery, and slavery-like conditions, in the of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part them be secured and our common life United States and countries around the of certain administrative sites and other Na- tional Forest System land in the State of Or- be enriched by the work and intentions world through prevention, through prosecu- tion and enforcement against traffickers, egon and use the proceeds derived from the that bring us to public service. and through protection and assistance to sale or exchange for National Forest System Help this government to enact laws victims of trafficking. purposes. that respect the right of parents and S. 2020. An act to adjust the boundary of protect children. Guide this Congress The message also announced that the the Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, and and all local communities to create Senate insists upon its amendment to for other purposes. homes and neighborhoods where trust the bill (H.R. 820) ``An Act to authorize S. 2279. An act to authorize the addition of land to Sequoia National Park, and for other and creative deeds may flourish. appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. Fix us on the course of justice and S. 2352. An act to amend the Wild and Sce- shape our future by solid information purposes,'' requests a conference with nic Rivers Act to designate the Wekiva River and quality education. Let truth be our the House on the disagreeing votes of and its tributaries of Wekiwa Springs Run, guide and secure peace our gift to fami- the two Houses thereon, and appoints Rock Springs Run, and Black Water Creek in lies and the world, now and forever. Mr. MCCAIN, Mr. STEVENS, Ms. SNOWE, the State of Florida as components of the Amen. Mr. HOLLINGS, and Mr. KERRY, to be National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. S. 2386. An act to authorize the United f the conferees on the part of the Senate. The message also announced that the States Postal Service to issue semipostals, THE JOURNAL and for other purposes. Senate insists upon its amendment to S. 2421. An act to direct the Secretary of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the bill (H.R. 3244) ``An Act to combat the Interior to conduct a study of the suit- Chair has examined the Journal of the trafficking of persons, especially into ability and feasibility of establishing an b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H7215 . VerDate 11-MAY-2000 02:56 Sep 07, 2000 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A06SE7.000 pfrm02 PsN: H06PT1 H7216 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Ð HOUSE September 6, 2000 Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage enrolled bills on Saturday, July 29, nication from the chairman of the Area in Connecticut and Massachusetts. 2000: Committee on Transportation and In- S. 2998. An act to designate a fellowship H.R. 1749, to designate Wilson Creek frastructure; which was read and, with- program of the Peace Corps promoting the in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North out objection, referred to the Com- work of returning Peace Corps volunteers in underserved American communities as the Carolina, as a component of the Na- mittee on Appropriations: ``Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program''. tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System; COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND S.J. Res. 48. Joint resolution calling upon H.R. 1982, to name the Department of INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSE OF REP- the President to issue a proclamation recog- Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in RESENTATIVES, nizing the 25th anniversary of the Helsinki Rome, New York, as the ``Donald J. Washington, DC, July 26, 2000. Final Act. Mitchell Department of Veterans Af- Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, S. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution con- fairs Outpatient Clinic''; Speaker of the House, Washington, DC. demning all prejudice against individuals of H.R. 3291, to provide for the settle- Asian and Pacific Island ancestry in the DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Enclosed are copies of United States. ment of the water rights claims of the resolutions adopted on July 26, 2000 by the S. Con. Res. 133. Concurrent resolution to Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Committee on Transportation and Infra- correct the enrollment of S. 1809. Tribe of Utah, and for other purposes; structure. Copies of the resolutions are being S. 2869, an act to protect religious transmitted to the Department of the Army. The message also announced that With kind regards, I am pursuant to Public Law 105±134, the liberty, and for other purposes; The following enrolled bills on Mon- Sincerely, Chair, on behalf of the Republican BUD SHUSTER, Leader, announces the appointment day, August 7, 2000: Chairman. made during the adjournment, of H.R. 1167, to amend the Indian Self- Enclosures. Determination and Education Assist- Nancy Rutlege Connery, of Maine, to DOCKET 2648: CROSS LAKE, LOUISIANA serve as a member of the Amtrak Re- ance Act to provide for further self- Resolved by the Committee on Transportation form Council, vice Joseph Vranich, of governance by Indian tribes, and for and Infrastructure of the United States House Pennsylvania, effective July 28, 2000. our purposes; of Representatives, That the Secretary of the The message also announced that H.R. 3519, to provide for negotiations Army is requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the Red River Basin, pursuant to Public Law 99±498, the for the creation of a trust fund to be administered by the International Arkansas and Louisiana, Comprehensive Chair, on behalf of the President pro Study published as House Report 98±217, with tempore, reappoints Charles Terrell, of Bank for Reconstruction and Develop- ment or the International Development a view to determine the feasibility of meas- Massachusetts, to the Advisory Com- ures relating to water supply, flood damage mittee on Student Financial Assist- Association to combat the AIDS epi- reduction, and recreation at Cross Lake, ance for a three-year term beginning demic; Louisiana, at this time. October 1, 2000, made during the ad- The following enrolled bill on Friday, Adopted: July 26, 2000. journment, effective July 28, 2000.