[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 14 (Thursday, February 6, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D88]
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 624-653; 1 private bill, H.R. 654; 
and 3 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 16, and H. Res. 42-43 were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.J. Res. 2, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives (H. Rept. 105-2).                                  
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.      
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, the Reverend 
Larry C. Christenson of Northome, Minnesota.                       
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Order of Business: Agreed that it may not be in order before Thursday, 
February 13, 1997, for the House to consider a motion to proceed under 
section 518A(e)(6)(A) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997, as contained in section 101(c) of 
the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997.                 
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Slaughter wherein 
she resigned from the Committee on the Budget.                     
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 42, designating minority 
membership on certain standing committees of the House.        
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 43, electing Representative 
LaHood to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.                      
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Presidential Message--Fiscal Year 1998 Budget: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmits his Budget of the United States Government 
for fiscal year 1998--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-3).                               
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet 
at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 10. Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 11 for Morning 
Hour Debate.                                                       
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business of 
February 12.                                                       
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Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:28 a.m.