Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000

Signed by President.

Signed by President.

Became Public Law No: 106-79.

Became Public Law No: 106-79.

Conference report considered in Senate.

Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 87-11. Record Vote No: 326.(consideration: CR S12610)

Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 87-11. Record Vote No: 326. (consideration: CR S12610)

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Presented to President.

Presented to President.

Rule H. Res. 326 passed House.

Mr. Lewis (CA) brought up conference report H. Rept. 106-371 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 326.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

The previous question was ordered without objection.

Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 372 - 55 (Roll no. 494).(consideration: CR S9909-9921)

Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 372 - 55 (Roll no. 494). (consideration: CR S9909-9921)

Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 326 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Waives points of order against the conference report and against its consideration.

Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 106-371 filed.(text of conference report: CR H9651-9821)

Conference report H. Rept. 106-371 filed. (text of conference report: CR H9651-9821)

Mr. Lewis (CA) asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 8 to file a conference report on H.R. 2561. Agreed to without objection.

Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Conferees agreed to file conference report.

Mr. Lewis (CA) asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.

On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H8127)

Mr. Obey moved that the House instruct conferees.

Mr. Obey moved to instruct conferees to insist on Section 8113 of the House bill providing $50 million to enhance United States defense capabilities gainst domestic terrorist attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and on Section 8114 of the House bill providing $150 million to improve the protection of DoD computer systems from non-authorized access.

On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by voice vote.

The Speaker appointed conferees: Lewis (CA), Young (FL), Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, Istook, Cunningham, Dickey, Frelinghuysen, Murtha, Dicks, Sabo, Dixon, Visclosky, Moran (VA), and Obey.

On motion to Mr. Lewis of California moved, that the conference meetings between the House and the Senate on the bill H.R. 2561 be closed to the public when classified information is under consideration. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 388 - 7 (Roll No. 405). (consideration: CR H8129)

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9460)

Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1122 amended.

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1122 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1122 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Stevens; Cochran; Specter; Domenici; Bond; McConnell; Shelby; Gregg; Hutchison; Inouye; Hollings; Byrd; Leahy; Lautenberg; Harkin; Dorgan; Durbin. (CR S9460)

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Rule H. Res. 257 passed House.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 257. (consideration: CR H6253-6295; text of Title I as reported in House: CR H6263; text of Title II as reported in House: CR H6263-6265; text of Title III as reported in House: CR H6265-6267; text of Title IV as reported in House: CR H6267)

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Lewis of California asked unanimous consent that during consideration of H.R. 2561, in the Committee of the Whole: (1) all debate time on amendment no. 4 offered by Mr. Barr of Georgia and any amendment thereto be limited to 60 minutes, equally divided between Mr. Barr and an opponent; and (2) Mr. Barr be allowed to withdraw the amendment prior to action thereon. Agreed to without objection.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 257 and Rule XXIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Dave Camp to act as Chairman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2561.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the previous order of the House, the Committee is debating the amendment offered by Mr. Barr of Georgia for 60 minutes.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2561.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 45 (Roll no. 334).

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 379 - 45 (Roll no. 334).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 257 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2561 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.

Introduced in House

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-244, by Mr. Lewis (CA).

The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 106-244, by Mr. Lewis (CA).

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 141.