Congressional Record Congressional Record · 1999-05-04 Date1999-05-04 PublicationVolume 145, issue 63 Sections178 House · 50 Senate House sections THE STEEL CRISIS CONGRATULATING HARRY BELAFONTE DICK LATTIMER CONTRIBUTES TO ARCHERY REPORT FROM LaPORTE COUNTY, INDIANA IN HONOR OF NOBEL PRIZE WINNER LINUS PAULING MATTHEW COPUS IS A WINNER OF THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT AWARD IN HONOR OF THE LATE GORDON McMILLAN TRIBUTE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WOMEN'S TENNIS TEAM IN HONOR OF THE FLYERS TRIBUTE TO THE BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE LETTER CARRIERS ADDRESS HUNGER BY SPONSORING NATIONWIDE FOOD DRIVE IN HONOR OF NATIONAL TEACHER'S DAY HONORING EMMA JANE BLOOMFIELD 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HARMONY MASONIC LODGE TRIBUTE TO THE BELLARMINE COLLEGE MOCK TRIAL TEAM CONGRATULATING BILL AND BEV FARNSWORTH ON THEIR SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY BAY MEDICAL CENTER AUXILIARY: A VITAL PARTNER FOR VITAL SERVICES REPORT FROM SHELBY COUNTY HELP GIVE PEACE TO THE FAMILY OF ZACHARY BAUMEL--SUPPORT H.R. 1175 PAMELA CRUZ RECEIVES THE PRUDENTIAL SPIRIT AWARD IN HONOR OF THE LATE MICHAEL McGARVEY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM ON THE CONTINUING STEEL CRISIS TRIBUTE TO BETTY ADELSTEIN TRIBUTE TO SAINTS CONSTANTINE AND HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL T. WILTSIE THE 24TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC FALL OF SOUTH VIETNAM TO COMMUNISM REPORT FROM ADAMS COUNTY A.J. HERRERA SELECTED AS PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR PARADE MAGAZINE'S 21ST ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER TEAM A TRIBUTE TO THEODORE BUTCHER IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE TRIBUTE TO THE GRAN PARADA DOMINICANA DE EL BRONX, INC. ON THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY TREVOR P. SCHMIDT WINS THE VFW'S 1999 VOICE OF DEMOCRACY BROADCAST SCRIPTWRITING CONTEST REPORT FROM FLOYD COUNTY HUMANITARIAN AWARDS ORGAN DONATION H.R. 1660, PUBLIC SCHOOL MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1999 REGARDING THE STATE OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE THE SMART IDEA ACT OF 1999 A TRIBUTE TO THE CITY OF LATON HONORING THE JACK C. HAYS HIGH SCHOOL REBEL BAND REPORT FROM WHITLEY COUNTY WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999 A TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE OLIVER OCASEK TRIBUTE TO THE ALEXANDER MACOMB CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION HONORING THE BOROUGH OF NORTH YORK ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LADY OF LOURDES ACADEMY MIAMI, FLORIDA REPORT FROM WAYNE COUNTY CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION TO HONOR WORLD WAR II VETERANS CONSENT OF CONGRESS TO THE CHICKASAW TRAIL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPACT COMMEMORATE THE PASSING OF ROBERT LAWRENCE RUMSEY COMMEMORATING THE CORNERSTONE CEREMONY FOR JOHN A. O'CONNELL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DALLAS COWBOYS OWNER JERRY JONES THE DAIRY COMPACT--WHY WE NEED IT HONORING CECILE HERSHON INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO HONOR WORLD WAR II'S FIRST HERO, CAPTAIN COLIN P. KELLY, JR. HONORING TEACHERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE RONALD W. POPLAU MARILYN SAVIN FOR OUTSTANDING LIFETIME CONTRIBUTIONS TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS PEACE IS OUR PROFESSION A SALUTE TO FATHER JAMES VERNON MATTHEWS, II IN CELEBRATION OF HIS 25 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY TRIBUTE TO GABRIELLA CONTRERAS AND RYAN LEYBAS THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT--MAKING AMERICA STRONGER PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO RABBI ABRAHAM KELMAN EXPOSING RACISM House of Representatives MORNING HOUR DEBATES MTBE USAGE TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS PRESERVATION ACT THE CONTINUING STEEL IMPORT CRISIS STEEL IMPORTS ONCE AGAIN ON THE RISE THE CONTINUING STEEL IMPORT CRISIS THE ITC SHOULD RULE DECISIVELY IN FAVOR OF THE U.S. STEEL INDUSTRY TIME TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION IN YUGOSLAVIA CHINA WANTS ACCESSION INTO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, BUT WITHOUT PLAYING BY THE RULES MARKING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WIC PROGRAM ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA PROBLEMS AMERICA IS CONFRONTING IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY THE CRISIS IN STEEL IS NOT OVER AMERICAN STEEL COMPANIES AND STEEL FAMILIES REMAIN IN GRAVE DANGER FROM STEEL DUMPING RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PRIVATE CALENDAR FRED STEFFENS JOHN R. AND MARGARET J. LOWE COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE AMERICANS AND THREE RECENTLY RELEASED SOLDIERS OWE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON THANKS RESIDENTS IN NEW YORK BANNED FROM FLYING FLAG HONORING AMERICA'S TEACHERS SUPPORT JOINT EFFORT OF CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND RUSSIAN DUMA COUNTERPARTS TO FIND SOLUTION TO BALKAN CRISIS PASS EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL AND HELP DESPERATE, DESERVING FARMERS H.R. 1503, CAPITAL GAINS EXPANSION FOR FARMERS URGENT NEED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURE FUNDING PRESIDENT HAS CREATED NATIONAL SECURITY EMERGENCY WEAPONS OF WAR ON OUR STREETS AND IN OUR SCHOOLS WIC TAX REFORM APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER TO COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS REAPPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS TO NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE URGING CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO FULLY FUND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT GENERAL LEAVE URGING CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PELL GRANTS GENERAL LEAVE EXPRESSING SENSE OF HOUSE IN SUPPORT OF AMERICA'S TEACHERS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE URGING CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT TO FULLY FUND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT URGING CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PELL GRANTS So (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were suspended and the concurrent resolution was agreed to. EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE IN SUPPORT OF AMERICA'S TEACHERS PERSONAL EXPLANATION REPORT ON H.R. 1664, EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT IN KOSOVO REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 1598 REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 732 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE EXTENDING DEADLINE UNDER FEDERAL POWER ACT FOR MT. HOPE WATERPOWER PROJECT LEWIS R. MORGAN FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE WILLIAM H. NATCHER BRIDGE ROBERT K. RODIBAUGH UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURTHOUSE HURFF A. SAUNDERS FEDERAL BUILDING J.J. "JAKE" PICKLE FEDERAL BUILDING JOSE V. TOLEDO UNITED STATES POST OFFICE AND COURTHOUSE GARZA-VELA UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE GENERAL LEAVE COMMENDING THE REVEREND JESSE L. JACKSON, SR., ON SECURING THE RELEASE OF U.S. SERVICEMEN FROM CAPTIVITY IN BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA GENERAL LEAVE "WE, THE PEOPLE, CITIZEN AND CONSTITUTION PROGRAM" SPECIAL ORDERS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski) is recognized for 5 minutes. ORDER OF BUSINESS IDEA FUNDING REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 833, BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1999 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan) is recognized for 5 minutes. COMMENDING OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, ON 150 YEARS OF TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Thune). Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hulshof) is recognized for 5 minutes. EXCHANGE OF SPECIAL ORDER AIR FORCE BOONDOGGLES COST TAXPAYERS BILLIONS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) is recognized for 5 minutes. CRISIS IN KOSOVO The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Sweeney). Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hooley) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bateman) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Woolsey) is recognized for 5 minutes. WE ARE SPREADING OUR MILITARY TOO THIN The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady) is recognized for 5 minutes. CENSUS 2000 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Weldon) is recognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee) is recognized for 5 minutes. END THE HOSTILITIES BEFORE OUR MILITARY RESOURCES ARE FURTHER DEPLETED GIVE PEACE A CHANCE IN THE BALKANS WAR VIENNA PEACE TALKS The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Saxton) is recognized for 5 minutes. A FRAMEWORK FOR SETTLING THE KOSOVO CRISIS AGREEMENT REACHED IN VIENNA PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR RESTORING PEACE IN YUGOSLAVIA AND KOSOVO ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE BIPARTISAN DELEGATION TRAVELS TO BRUSSELS TO SEEK PEACE IN THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA MOTHER'S DAY: A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE ON AMERICAN WOMEN REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL NATIONAL TEACHERS DAY LEAVE OF ABSENCE SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS TIME LIMITATION OF REFERRED BILL PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL SPONSORS DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Senate sections Senate prayer RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER SCHEDULE RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES TO THE KOSOVO REGION OF YUGOSLAVIA FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1999 THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY RECESS FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1999 THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE AND RECRUIT CLASS 116 HONORING THE AAA SAFETY PATROL LIFESAVING MEDAL AWARD WINNERS CLARIFYING TAX TREATMENT OF SETTLEMENT TRUSTS ESTABLISHED UNDER ANCSA THE VERY BAD DEBT BOXSCORE REVISED BUDGET LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 RECOGNITION OF KAREN MIKOLASY--WASHINGTON STATE TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONS OF THE "WE THE PEOPLE . . . THE CITIZEN'S AND THE CONSTITUTION" COMPETITION MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE MEASURE REFERRED EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Introductory Statement on S. 949 Introductory Statement on S. 951 Introductory Statement on S. 952 Introductory Statement on S. 954 Introductory Statement on S. 955 Introductory Statement on S. 956 Introductory Statement on S. 957 Introductory Statement on S. 958 ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS SENATE RESOLUTION 93--TO RECOGNIZE LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, CONGRATULATING THE FACULTY AND STAFF OF LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR EFFORTS, AND ENCOURAGING THE... SENATE RESOLUTION 94--COMMENDING THE EFFORTS OF THE REVEREND JESSE JACKSON TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE SOLDIERS HELD BY THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA SENATE RESOLUTION 95--DESIGNATING AUGUST 16, 1999, AS "NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY" AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED NOTICES OF HEARINGS AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET TRIBUTE TO JOHN ELWAY TRIBUTE TO JOHN ELWAY SALUTE TO THE NATIONWIDE COMPANIES TRIBUTE TO THE REVEREND MONSIGNOR R. DONALD KIERNAN UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN INDONESIA AND THE FUTURE OF EAST TIMOR OLDER AMERICANS MONTH JAPANESE CAR CARRIER TRADE COMMEMORATING BRANDON BURLSWORTH ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1999 PROGRAM ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. TOMORROW