[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D141-D142]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 836-855; and 5 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 56, and H. Res. 77-80 were introduced.          
  Pages H668-69
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 36 nays, Roll No. 24, the 
House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, 
February 25.                                           
  Pages H631, H639
Suspensions: The House voted to suspend the rules and pass the 
following bills:
  Armored Car Industry Reciprocity: H.R. 624, to amend the Armored Car 
Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain requirements and to 
improve the flow of interstate commerce (passed by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 416 yeas, Roll No. 25);                          
  Pages H634-36, H640
  Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc: H.R. 497, to repeal 
the Federal Charter of Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. 
(passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 417 yeas, Roll No. 26); and 
                                                 Pages H636-39, H640-41
  Airport and Airway Trust Fund: H.R. 668, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
excise taxes (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 347 yeas to 73 nays, Roll 
No. 27; the bill was debated on Tuesday, February 25).        
  Page H641
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 78, electing 
Representatives Fox of Pennsylvania,

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Davis, LoBiondo, and Watts of Oklahoma to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.                            
  Page H642
Review Panel of the Office of Fair Employment Practices: The order of 
the House of Tuesday, February 25, 1997, providing for the 
reconstitution of the Review Panel of the Office of Fair Employment 
Practices is modified as follows: Appointed by the Chairman of the 
Committee on House Oversight (as originally made on May 3, 1995): 
Representative Ehlers, Chairman, vice Representative Diaz-Balart. 
                                                              Page H651
Presidential Message--Terrorism: Read a message from the President 
wherein he transmits his report concerning the prevention of terrorist 
incidents involving weapons of mass destruction--referred to the 
Committee on National Security.                           
  Pages H651-60
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H633.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H639, H640, H640-41, 
and H641. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11 a.m. and adjourned at 3:02 p.m.