[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D409-D410]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 1487-1507; and 4 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 75, H. Con. Res. 69, and H. Res. 137-138, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H2089-91
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  H. Res. 136, providing for consideration of H. Res. 129, providing 
amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress (H. Rept. 105-84). 
                                                             Page H2052
Adoption Promotion Act: By a yea-and-nay vote of 416 yeas to 5 nays, 
Roll No. 96, the House passed H.R. 867, to promote the adoption of 
children in foster care.
  Pages H2015, H2034-35
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as 
modified and amended.
Page H2034
Agreed to:
  The Traficant amendment that expresses the sense of the Congress 
that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
purchased with funds made available under this Act should be American-
made;
Page H2029
  The Morella amendment that provides that at least one of the projects 
approved pursuant to the authority to approve home child protection 
demonstration projects shall address kinship care;
Page H2031
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that provides, at the option of the States, 
for a criminal record and child abuse registry check for prospective 
foster or adoptive parents and employees of child care institutions; 
and
Pages H2031-33
  The Maloney of New York amendment that expresses the sense of the 
Congress that the States

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should have in effect laws and procedures that permit any parent who is 
chronically ill or near death to designate a standby guardian without 
surrendering parental rights.
Pages H2033-34
Amendments Withdrawn:
  The Tiahrt amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to have States seek to terminate parental rights of children who 
have spent 12 of their most recent 18 months in foster care and removes 
the exception that allows a state to document a compelling reason for 
not filing a petition to terminate the rights;
Pages H2027-29
  The Morella amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to establish kinship care demonstration projects; and 
                                                         Pages H2029-31
  The Eddie Bernice Johnson amendment was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to include assistance in establishing outreach 
programs to identify and recruit minority families to adopt children. 
                                                             Page H2031
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of H.R. 867 to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, and cross references and to make such 
other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House in amending the bill.
Page H2035
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 134, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill, by voice vote.
Pages H2012-15
Housing Authority and Responsibility Act: The House completed all 
debate on H.R. 2, to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
deregulate the public housing program and the program for rental 
housing assistance for low-income families, and increase community 
control over such programs. Consideration of amendments will begin on 
Thursday, May 1.
  Pages H2042-52
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 133, the rule that is providing 
for consideration of the bill, by voice vote.
Pages H2035-41
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 137, electing 
Representative Mica to the Committee on House Oversight.
  Page H2052
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2092-94.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on pages H2034-35. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned at 8:45 p.m.