24. H.R. 438, to designate 911 as the universal national emergency telephone number for both wireless and wireline emergency calls and allow location information on wireless calls to be provided to 911 centers and other emergency service providers, but prohibit the disclosure of this information to other parties. Yes. Passed 415-2. 2/24/99.

28. H.R. 514, to strengthen wireless communication privacy laws, require the Federal Communications Commission to step up its enforcement actions against violations of such privacy laws, and make illegal any modification of scanners to receive private wireless communications. Yes. Passed 403-3. 2/25/99.

97. H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition and Consumer Protection Act, to allow satellite television companies to provide local programming immediately and require those that do so to carry the signals of all broadcasters in the market by 2002; extend for five years the satellite industry’s authority to retransmit superstation and distant network signals and reduce the copyright fees they pay for such signals, and establish new standards to determine eligibility of satellite subscribers to receive distant network signals. Yes. Passed 422-1, under suspension of rules. 4/27/99.

121. H.R. 1550, to authorize $46.1 million in FY 2000 for the U.S. Fire Administration. Yes. Passed 417-3, under suspension of rules. 5/11/99.

124. H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act. Amendment to strike the section of the bill that caps punitive damages at $250,000 or three times the amount awarded for compensatory damages. No. Failed 192-235. 5/12/99.

125. H.R. 775. Amendment to strike the section of the bill that limits class action lawsuits, for example, by requiring the removal of state class action suits to federal court if the amount the defendant is being sued for is greater than $1 million. No. Failed 180-244. 5/12/99.

126. H.R. 775. Amendment as substitute to strike provisions including the $250,000 cap on punitive damages and requirements for attorneys fee disclosures and limitations on the liability of directors and officers of a defendant company. No. Failed 190-236. 5/12/99.

127. H.R. 775. Motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to report it back with an amendment to provide for jurisdiction, service of process and discovery in Y2K actions brought against corporate defendants outside the United States. No. Failed 184-246. 5/12/99.

128. H.R. 775. On passage of the bill to limit lawsuits resulting from Year 2000 computer failures, with damage awards capped at $250,000, or three times the actual damage, whichever was greater, and provide that the cap for businesses with fewer than 25 employees would be the lesser of $250,000 or three times the actual damage; and impose a 90-day waiting period before a lawsuit could be brought. Yes. Passed 236-190. 5/12/99.

134. H.R. 1654, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1999. Amendment to increase funding by $10 million for FYs 2000 and 2001 and by $9.5 million for FY 2002 for aircraft noise reduction technology. Yes. Passed 225-203. 5/19/99.

135. H.R. 1654. Amendment to limit International Space Station costs through the assembly phase to $21.9 billion, and to limit space shuttle launch costs in connection to the station’s assembly to $17.7 billion. No. Failed 114-315. 5/19/99.

136. H.R. 1654. Amendment to remove Russia as a partner in the International Space Station program and to prohibit NASA from entering into a new partnership with Russian relating to the station. No. Failed 117-313. 5/19/99.

137. H.R. 1654. Amendment to eliminate the bill’s authorization for the International Space Station. No. Failed 92-337. 5/19/99.

138. H.R. 1654. Amendment to transfer $300 million from funds designated for the International Space Station to aeronautic research. Yes. Failed 140-286. 5/19/99.

139. H.R. 1654. On passage of the bill to provide $41.2 billion for NASA through FY 2002. Yes. Passed 259-168. 5/19/99.

253. H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act. Motion to instruct House conferees to ensure that the final conference report reflects the “substantive inputs” of the administration and the bipartisan leadership in the House and Senate. Yes. Passed 426-0. 6/24/99.

265. H.R. 775. To adopt the conference report to the bill to limit liability from Year 2000 computer problems, which will occur if computers mistake a two-digit code of “00" for 1900 instead of 2000, and provide a cap for punitive damages for businesses with 50 or fewer employees at $250,000, or three times the amount of compensatory damages, whichever is less; require a plaintiff to wait at least 30 days and up to 90 days before suing, and establish “proportional liability” to link defendants’ share of liability to their degree of responsibility. Yes. Passed 404-24. 7/1/99.

407. H.Con.Res. 184, to express sense of Congress that it is important to encourage television networks, studios and the production community to produce more quality programs. Yes. Passed 396-0, under suspension of rules. 9/13/99.

492. S. 800, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to designate 911 as the universal emergency phone number, and to provide technical support to states to implement comprehensive emergency communications systems. Yes. Passed 424-2, under suspension of rules. 10/12/99.

581. H.R. 1554, Satellite Copyright, Competition and Consumer Protection Act. To adopt the conference report on the bill to permit satellite television providers to deliver local broadcast stations to customers and require satellite providers to carry all local stations in all towns and cities they serve by 2002. Yes. Passed 411-8, under suspension of rules. 11/9/99.