[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 37 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D282-D283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 73 public bills, H.R. 1137-1142 and H.R. 1144-1210; 2 
private bills, H.R. 1143 and H.R. 1211; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res.65-
67, H. Con. Res. 51-53, and H. Res. 102-104, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H1257-61
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 111, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a 
parcel of unused agricultural land in Dos Palos, California, to the Dos 
Palos Ag Boosters for use as a farm school (H. Rept. 105-34);
  H.R. 394, to provide for the release of the reversionary interest 
held by the United States in certain property located in the County of 
Iosco, Michigan (H. Rept. 105-35);
  H.R. 785, to designate the J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural Resource 
Conservation Center (H. Rept. 105-36);
  A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the 
Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records (H. Rept. 105-37);
  H.R. 757, to develop the economy of American Samoa, amended (H. Rept. 
105-38);

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  H.R. 400, to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to 
patents, amended (H. Rept. 105-39);
  H.R. 240, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for 
certain positions in the competitive service, amended (H. Rept. 105-40 
Part I); and
  H. Res. 105, providing for consideration of H. Res. 91, providing 
amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress (H. Rept. 105-41). 
                                                             Page H1257
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Barton of Texas to act as Speaker pro tempore 
for today.
  Page H1189
Motion To Adjourn: Rejected the Obey motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay 
vote of 183 yeas to 221 nays, Roll No. 60.
  Pages H1191-92
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: By a recorded vote of 295 ayes to 136 noes, 
Roll No. 65, the House passed H.R. 1122, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
  Pages H1202-31
  Rejected the Frank of Massachusetts motion to recommit the bill to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions to report it back to 
the House forthwith, with amendments that include exceptions to the 
partial-birth abortion prohibition for a life endangering physical 
condition caused by the pregnancy or to avert adverse longterm physical 
health consequences to the mother (rejected by a recorded vote of 149 
ayes to 282 noes, Roll No. 64).
Pages H1228-31
  Sustained the Canady point of order against the Hoyer motion to 
recommit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary, with instructions 
to report it back to the House forthwith, with amendments prohibiting 
an abortion after the fetus has become viable except when it is 
necessary to preserve the life of the woman or avert adverse health 
consequences (agreed to table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 265 yeas to 165 nays, Roll No. 63). 
                                                         Pages H1227-28
  H. Res. 100, the rule under which the bill was considered, was agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 175 noes, Roll No. 62. Earlier, 
agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 243 yeas 
to 184 nays, Roll No. 61.
Pages H1192-H1202
Committee Funding: By a yea-and-nay vote of 210 yeas to 213 nays, Roll 
No. 67, the House failed to agree to H. Res. 101, the rule providing 
for consideration of H. Res. 91, providing amounts for the expenses of 
certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred 
Fifth Congress.
  Pages H1231-41
Recess: The House recessed at 6:28 p.m. and reconvened at 11:45 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1241
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1202.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call, Roll No. 66, four yea-and-nay 
votes and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H1191-92, H1201, H1201-02, H1228, 
H1230-31, H1231, H1238-39, and H1240-41.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:49 p.m.