128. H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act, to authorize the Agriculture Department to issue up to $1.25 billion in loan guarantees to providers of local television who would provide broadcasting to rural and underserved areas, and establish a three-member board to review and approve loan applications. Yes. Passed 375-37. 4/13/00.

129. H.R. 3439, Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act. Amendment to restore Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to modify low-power FM signal interference standards, once signal interference field tests are completed and Congress has had six months to act. No. Failed 142-245. 4/13/00.

130. H.R. 3439. On passage of the bill to modify the FCC rules authorizing low-power FM radio stations, require congressional authority for the FCC to eliminate or reduce any interference standards on the radio dial, and establish a pilot program to study the effects of the introduction of low-power stations on already established stations. Yes. Passed 274-110. 4/13/00.

154. H.R. 3709, Internet tax moratorium. On the question of the House considering the bill that would impose a five-year moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access despite a point of order raised that the bill would impose an unfunded mandate. Yes. Passed 271-129. 5/10/00.

155. H.R. 3709. Amendment to an amendment to provide for a 99-year extension of the moratorium on state and local taxes on the Internet, rather than extend the current moratorium for two years. Yes. Failed 90-336. 5/10/00.

156. H.R. 3709. Amendment to extend the current moratorium on new state and local Internet taxes for two years until Oct. 21, 2003. No. Failed 208-219. 5/10/00.

157. H.R. 3709. Amendment to express the sense of Congress that states should develop a tax system for electronic commerce that includes a centralized, multistate registration for sellers, with uniform definitions, procedures and rules. No. Passed 289-138. 5/10/00.

158. H.R. 3709. Motion to recommit the bill to the House Judiciary Committee with instructions to report it back with an amendment that extends the moratorium on state and local taxes on the Internet for two years instead of five years. No. Failed 177-250. 5/10/00.

159. H.R. 3709. On passage of the bill to impose a five-year moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access, ending Oct. 21, 2006, and eliminate the grandfather clause that currently allows certain states to collect taxes on Internet access. Yes. Passed 352-75. 5/10/00.

271. S. 761, to adopt the conference report on the bill to promote electronic commerce, establish a minimum federal standard for the use and recognition of electronic signatures, ensure that electronic signatures are give the same legal validity and enforceability as written ones, and provide that consumers would have to consent to the use of electronic records and be provided with information on how to access those records. Yes. Passed 426-4. 6/14/00.

294. H.R. 4201, Non-commercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act. Amendment to only allow nonprofit educational organizations to hold non-commercial broadcast licenses and require the organizations to broadcast primarily educational, instructional, cultural or educational religious materials. No. Failed 174-250. 6/20/00.

295. H.R. 4201. On passage of the bill to establish broader eligibility standards for broadcasters seeking non-commercial educational broadcast channels, limit the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to regulate the content of those broadcasts and allow religious broadcasters easier access to such channels. Yes. Passed 264-159. 6/20/00.

406. H.R. 3113, to prohibit any person from sending unsolicited commercial e-mail (or spam) unless the messages included a return e-mail address providing a way for consumers to opt out of future solicitations. Yes. Passed 427-1, under suspension of rules. 7/18/00.

490. H.R. 2572, to bestow an Apollo Exploration Award, which would include a lunar rock sample, to the 32 astronauts of the Apollo space program. Yes. Passed 419-0, under suspension of rules. 9/26/00.

498. H.R. 3100, the Know Your Caller Act to make it illegal for telephone solicitors to interfere with or circumvent the transmission of caller identification information. Yes. Passed 420-0. 9/27/00.