[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 16 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 655-665; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 46-47, H. Con. Res. 17, and H. Res. 44-45, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Collins to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hunter wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Committee on Ways and Means Recommendations for Designations Required 
by Law for the 105th Congress: Read a letter from Chairman Archer 
wherein he reported that the Committee designated Representatives 
Archer, Crane, Thomas, Rangel, and Stark to serve on the Joint 
Committee on Taxation for the 105th Congress; and that the Committee 
recommended the following members to serve as official advisors for 
international conference meetings and negotiating sessions on trade 
agreements: Representatives Archer, Crane, Thomas, Rangel, and Matsui. 
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  Subsequently, pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974 and the 
recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
Chair announced the Speaker's selection of the following members to be 
accredited by the President as Official Advisors to the United States 
Delegations to international conferences, meetings, and negotiation 
sessions relating to trade agreements during the First Session of the 
105th Congress: Representatives Archer, Crane, Thomas, Rangel, and 
Matsui.
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Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of the following members to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence: Representatives Young of Florida, Lewis of 
California, Shuster, McCollum, Castle, Boehlert, Bass, Gibbons, Dicks, 
Dixon, Skaggs, Pelosi, and Harman.
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Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 44, electing 
Representative Berman to the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.
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Clerk Designation: Read a letter from the Clerk wherein she designates 
Ms. Julie Perrier, to sign papers and do all other acts under the name 
of the Clerk of the House of Representatives in the Clerk's temporary 
absence or disability.
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Messages from the President: Read the following messages from the 
President:
  Economic Report of the President: Message wherein he transmitted his 
economic report together with the 1997 annual report of the Council of 
Economic Advisors--referred to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 105-2); and
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  National Emergency re Iraq: Message wherein he transmitted his report 
concerning the national emergency with respect to Iraq--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-
41).
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Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: Met at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 3:01 p.m.