[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 59 (Thursday, May 8, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D453-D455]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 1553-1577; and 2 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 78 and H. Con. Res. 77, were introduced.       
  Pages H2444-45
Reports Filed: One Report was filed as follows:
  H.R. 1385, to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, 
training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the 
United States, amended (H. Rept. 105-93).                    
Page H2444

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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H2353
Journal: By a yea-and-nay vote of 350 yeas to 56 nays, Roll No. 110, 
the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
May 7.                                                       
  Page H2356
Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997: By a recorded vote of 286 ayes to 
132 noes, Roll No. 118, the House passed H.R. 3, to combat violent 
youth crime and increase accountability for juvenile criminal offenses.
                                                         Pages H2356-98
  Rejected, by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 117, 
the Conyers motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report it back to the House forthwith 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.         
Pages H2393-97
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as 
amended.                                                     
Page H2387
Agreed To:
  The Meehan amendment that allows special priority for Byrne 
Discretionary Grants to public agencies that have strategies 
implemented or proposed that provide for cooperation between law 
enforcement agencies to disrupt the illegal sale or transfer of 
firearms to juveniles by tracing the sources of guns;    
Pages H2382-83
  The Dunn amendment that requires states submit a plan that describes 
the process by which parents will be notified of a juvenile sex 
offenders enrollment in an elementary or secondary school, as a 
condition of eligibility for Byrne Grant funding (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 398 ayes to 21 noes, Roll No. 116); and 
                                                  Pages H2383-85, H2387
  The McCollum amendment that specifies that the Attorney General can 
certify that the interests of justice can be best served by proceeding 
against a juvenile as a juvenile rather than an adult; clarifies that 
the Attorney General instead of the Director of the Bureau of Justice 
assistance is authorized to provide grants; defines serious violent 
crime as murder, aggravated sexual assault, and assault with a firearm; 
allows funding for renovating temporary or permanent juvenile 
correction or detention facilities and training of correctional 
personnel; allows 180 days to process grant applications; and limits 
administrative costs of eligible units that receive funds to not more 
than 10 percent.                                         
Pages H2385-87
Rejected:
  The Stupak amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to 
authorize $1.5 billion in funding over three years for juvenile 
offender control and prevention grants with not less than 60 percent of 
the funding for prevention and intervention programs; not less than 10 
percent of the funding for building or expanding secure juvenile 
correction or detention facilities for violent juvenile offenders; and 
not less than 20 percent of the funding for implementing graduated 
sanctions for juvenile offenders and improving State juvenile justice 
systems; expedites to 90 days the time in which a judge must decide 
whether to transfer a juvenile to adult court; increases the penalty 
for handgun possession; and provides a review to evaluate the 
effectiveness of federally funded programs for preventing juvenile 
violence and substance abuse (rejected by a recorded vote of 200 ayes 
to 224 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 111);    
Pages H2360-73
  The Waters amendment that sought to delete the provision requiring 
the prosecution as adults of juveniles who are charged with conspiracy 
to commit drug crimes (rejected by a recorded vote of 100 ayes to 320 
noes, Roll No. 112);                                     
Pages H2373-76
  The Conyers amendment that sought to eliminate the provisions that 
expand current law regarding the prosecution of 13-year-olds as adults 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 129 ayes to 288 noes, Roll No. 113); 
                                                         Pages H2374-77
  The Scott amendment that sought to strike the authorization to use 
juvenile accountability block grants for building, expanding or 
operating temporary or permanent juvenile correction or detention 
facilities (rejected by a recorded vote of 101 ayes to 321 noes, Roll 
No. 114);                                         
Pages H2377-79, H2381
  The Lofgren amendment that sought to use juvenile accountability 
block grants for specified programs to prevent young Americans from 
becoming involved in crime or gangs and requires that not less than 50 
percent of the grant amount received by local governments be used for 
these prevention programs (recorded vote of 191 ayes to 227 noes, Roll 
No. 115);                                                
Pages H2379-82
  The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, cross-
references, and punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, 
technical, conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House in amending the bill.               
Page H2398
  On May 7, the House agreed to H. Res. 143, the rule that is providing 
for consideration of the bill.                           
Pages H2323-33
Housing Authority and Responsibility Act: The House resumed 
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. The House completed all 
debate on Wednesday, April 30 and considered amendments to the bill on 
Thursday, May 1, Tuesday, May 6, and Wednesday, May 7. 
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Rejected:
  The Nadler amendment that sought to increase funding for choice based 
rental housing and homeownership assistance by $305 million to provide 
an additional 50,000 vouchers;                    
Pages H2405-08, H2412
Votes postponed:
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment that seeks to specify that of 
all families who receive choice based housing assistance, not less than 
75 percent shall be families whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of 
the area median income;                               
Pages H2399-H2405
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment that seeks to delete Title IV, 
the Home Rule Flexible Grant Option that gives local governments and 
municipalities the flexibility to administer Federal housing 
assistance.                                              
Pages H2410-12
  The Vento amendment that seeks to delete the Housing Evaluation and 
Accreditation Board that is to be established as an independent agency.
                                                         Pages H2417-20
  On April 30, the House agreed to H. Res. 133, the rule that is 
providing for consideration of the bill.                 
Pages H2035-38
Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to 
meet at noon on Monday, May 12; and agreed that when the House adjourns 
on Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 for 
morning hour debate.                                         
  Page H2426
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, May 14. 
                                                             Page H2426
Late Report: The Committee on International Relations received 
permission to have until midnight on Friday, May 9 to file a report on 
H.R. 1486, Foreign Policy Reform Act.                        
  Page H2426
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2446-76.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and eight recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2356, H2372-73, H2375-76, H2376-77, H2381, H2382, H2387, H2397, and 
H2397-98. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 8:40 p.m.