[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 38 (Friday, March 21, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D290-D291]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 1212-1224; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 54-56, and H. Res. 106 were introduced.         
  Page H1288
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 752, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure that 
persons that suffer or are threatened with injury resulting from a 
violation of the Act or a failure of the Secretary to act in accordance 
with the Act have standing to commence a civil suit on their own 
behalf, amended (H. Rept. 105-42)                        
Pages H1287-88
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H1263
Journal Vote: By a yea-and-nay vote of 328 yeas to 49 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 68, the House agreed to the Speaker's 
approval of the Journal of Thursday, March 20.           
  Pages H1263-64
Committee Funding: By a recorded vote of 213 ayes to 179 noes, Roll No. 
71, the House agreed to H. Res. 91, as amended pursuant to the rule, 
providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress.    
  Pages H1273-79
  Rejected the Gejdenson motion to recommit the resolution to the 
Committee on House Oversight with instructions to report a resolution 
promptly back to the House which freezes the funding for each House 
Committee at 1996 levels and does not include a ``Reserve Fund for 
Unanticipated Expenses''; except as may be subsequently ordered by

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the House (rejected by a yea-and-nay vote of 176 yeas to 214 nays, Roll 
No. 70).                                                 
Pages H1273-74
  H. Res. 105, the rule providing for consideration of the resolution 
was agreed to earlier by a yea-and-nay vote of 218 yeas to 179 nays, 
Roll No. 69. The rule provided that an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of H. Res. 102, providing amounts 
from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives for 
continuing expenses of certain standing and select committees of the 
House from April 1, 1997, through May 2, 1997, shall be considered as 
adopted.                                                 
Pages H1264-73
District Work Period: The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 14, providing 
for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.                                             
  Page H1280
Holocaust Days of Remembrance: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 11, 
permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony as part 
of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
Holocaust.                                                   
  Page H1280
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Luther wherein 
he resigned from the Committee on Small Business.            
  Page H1280
Committee Election: House agreed to H. Res. 106, electing 
Representative Luther to the Committee on International Relations. 
                                                             Page H1281
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment 
of the House until Tuesday, April 8, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and 
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make 
appointments authorized by law or by the House.              
  Page H1281
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that business in order under the Calendar 
Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, April 9, 1997. 
                                                             Page H1281
Extensions of Remarks: Agreed that for today all members be permitted 
to extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in that 
section of the record entitled ``Extensions of Remarks''.    
  Page H1281
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Morella or, if not available to perform this 
duty, Representative Wolf to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign 
enrolled bills and joint resolutions through Tuesday, April 8, 1997. 
                                                             Page H1281
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1264.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1263-64, H1272-73, H1278-79, and H1279. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of S. Con. 
Res. 14, adjourned at 2:01 p.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8.