[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D419-D420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 20 public bills, H.R. 1508-1527; 1 private bill, H.R. 
1528; and 7 resolutions, H.J. Res. 76, H. Con. Res. 70-72, and H. Res. 
139-141, were introduced.
  Pages H2154-56
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 408, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern 
tropical Pacific Ocean (H. Rept. 105-74 Part II);
  H.R. 1463, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 
for the Customs Service, the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, and the International Trade Commission, amended (H. 
Rept. 105-85); and
  H.R. 3, to combat violent youth crime and increase accountability for 
juvenile criminal offenses, amended (H. Rept. 105-86).
Page H2154
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H2095
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, the Rev. 
Leander Wilkes of Santa Barbara, California.
  Page H2095
Journal Vote: By a yea-and-nay vote of 343 yeas to 42 nays, Roll No. 
97, the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Wednesday, April 30.
  Pages H2095-96
Committee Funding: By a yea-and-nay vote of 262 yeas to 157 nays, Roll 
No. 98, the House agreed to H. Res. 129 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 H2099-H2106
  H. Res. 136, the rule that provided for consideration of the 
resolution was agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Pages H2098-99
Housing Authority and Responsibility Act: The House completed all 
debate on Wednesday, April 30 and began consideration of amendments to 
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 resume on Tuesday, May 6. 
                                                         Pages H2107-24
  A point of order under section 425(a) of the Budget Act, against the 
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute (made in order by the 
rule for the purpose of amendment) was resolved by the decision of the 
House on the question of consideration pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of 
the Budget Act. The point of order asserted that Section 105, Community 
Work and Family Self-Sufficiency Requirements, and Section 106, Local 
Housing Management Plans, constituted an unfunded intergovernmental 
mandate. By a recorded vote of 237 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 99, the 
House voted to consider the Committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
Pages H2107-12
Agreed to:
  Lazio amendment that makes technical changes, allows Public Housing 
Authorities to use money earned from increases to rental income for 
additional vouchers; replaces precise authorization amount appropriated 
for choice-based housing assistance with

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``such funds as may be appropriated''; clarifies the availability of 
housing for nonelderly disabled tenants; revises the home rule flexible 
grants program to provide greater rent protections to tenants; and 
authorizes rule-making to protect senior homeowners under reverse 
mortgage programs; and
Pages H2113-22
  Lazio en bloc amendment that requires that applicants and tenants 
disclose income information to the Public Housing Authority; provides 
for policy coordination with entities providing assistance to homeless 
families; and requires that homeownership activities and annual goals 
for additional homeownership units be reported in the housing 
management plan annual report.
Pages H2122-24
Rejected:
  The Jackson of Illinois amendment that sought to prohibit any public 
housing agency from evicting a family solely on the basis of any 
failure to comply with the community work requirements (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 160 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 100);
Pages H2124-48
  The Weldon of Florida amendment to the Jackson of Illinois amendment 
that sought to exempt not more than 20 percent of the total number of 
families assisted by a public housing agency from the community work 
requirement: single parents, grandparents, or spouses of an otherwise 
exempted individual who are the primary caregivers of children under 
six, elderly persons, or persons with disabilities (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 153 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 101); and
Page H2148
  The Jackson of Illinois amendment that sought to exempt from the 
community work requirement single parents, grandparents, or spouses of 
an otherwise exempted individual who are the primary caregivers of 
children under six, elderly persons, or persons with disabilities 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 102). 
                                                         Pages H2149-50
  On April 30, the House agreed to H. Res. 133, the rule that is 
providing for consideration of the bill.
Pages H2035-41
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5. Agreed that when the House adjourns 
on Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10 for 
morning hour debate.
  Page H2150
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 7. 
                                                             Page H2150
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2157-58.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2096.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2095-96, H2106, H2112-13, H2147-48, H2148, and H2149-50. There were no 
quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 6:07 p.m.