[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 64 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D489-D491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




[[Page D489]]




                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 1619-1648; 1 private bill, H.R. 
1649; and 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 80-82 and H. Res. 151, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H2783-84
Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows:
  H. Res. 150, providing for consideration of H.R. 1385, to 
consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, 
and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States (H. Rept. 
105-98).                                                     
Page H2783
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Collins to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H2683
Journal Vote: By a yea-and-nay vote of 334 yeas to 62 nays, Roll No. 
128, the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Wednesday, May 14.                                       
  Pages H2683-84
Presidential Messages:
  Flank Document Agreement--CFE Treaty: Read a letter from the 
President, received by the Clerk on May 14, wherein he transmits his 
report concerning the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe 
(the CFE Flank Document) adopted by the Senate on Wednesday, May 14--
referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 105-83); and                                
  Page H2697
  National Security Strategy: Read a letter from the President wherein 
he transmits his report on the National Security Strategy of the United 
States--referred to the Committee on National Security.      
  Page H2697
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 244 
yeas to 178 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 136, the House 
passed H.R. 1469, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997.                                                 
  Pages H2697-H2775
Agreed To:
  The Obey amendment that provides an additional $38 million for the 
Special Supplemental Food Program for the Women, Infants, and Children 
program (agreed to by a recorded vote of 338 ayes to 89 noes, Roll No. 
131);                                                    
Pages H2715-22
  The McKeon amendment that authorizes a commission on the cost of 
higher education and provides $650,000 in funding for this purpose; 
                                                         Pages H2722-25
  The Dingell amendment that provides $300,000 in funding for costs 
incurred by Monroe County, Michigan, for the Conair air crash; 
                                                         Pages H2725-26
  The Thune amendment that provides $500 million in Community 
Development Block Grant funding for disaster relief to communities 
affected by the flooding in the upper midwest and other disasters in 
fiscal year 1997;                                        
Pages H2726-28
  The Traficant amendment that requires compliance with the provisions 
of the Buy America Act and prohibits contracts with persons falsely 
labeling products as made in America;                        
Page H2728
  The Gekas amendment that automatically provides a continuation of FY 
1997 spending through the end of FY 1998 in the absence of regular 
appropriations or a continuing resolution at 100 percent of FY 1997 
spending levels (approved by a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 197 noes, 
Roll No. 134);                                 
Pages H2732-38, H2761-62
  The Diaz-Balart amendment that postpones the termination of 
Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid payments to legal immigrants 
and rescinds $240 million from the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills 
program to offset the cost (agreed to by a recorded vote of 345 ayes to 
74 noes, Roll No. 133);                        
Pages H2738-43, H2760-61
  The Kolbe amendment that extends the San Carlos Apache Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 1992 to March 31, 1999;      
Pages H2750-52, H2753-55
  The Barcia amendment that authorizes the Environmental Protection 
Agency to make grants to the City of Bay City, Michigan, for 
environmental remediation and rehabilitation of publicly owned real 
property included in the boundaries of the Center for Ecology Research 
and Training;                                                
Page H2758
  The Barr amendment that provides $2 million for the Commission on the 
Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement;                      
Page H2762
  The Vento amendment that provides regulatory relief and expedited 
funds availability to depository institutions to expedite the 
assistance to areas affected by the 1997 flooding of the Red River of 
the North, the Minnesota River, and their tributaries;   
Pages H2767-69
  The Hoyer amendment that authorizes a leave transfer program for 
federal employees to donate annual leave to other federal employees 
affected by disasters or emergencies; and                
Pages H2770-71
  The Barr amendment that prohibits the use of funds for studies of 
medical use of marijuana.                                
Pages H2773-74

[[Page D490]]

Rejected:
  The Neumann amendment that sought to strike $2.3 billion in forward 
funding for FEMA, eliminates the recapture to HUD of $3.8 billion 
rescission, and rescinds $3.6 billion of discretionary appropriations 
and requires the President to allocate the rescission with 30 days of 
enactment (rejected by a recorded vote of 100 ayes to 324 noes, Roll 
No. 132); and                                            
Pages H2729-32
  The Neumann amendment that sought to reduce forward funding for FEMA 
Disaster Relief by $1.7 billion (rejected by a recorded vote of 115 
ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 135).                         
Pages H2762-66
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  Conservation Reserve Program language that reduces the acres of land 
in the Conservation Reserve Program from 19,000,000 acres to 
14,000,000;                                              
Pages H2743-44
  The Goodling amendment that sought to prohibit the expenditure of any 
funding by the Department of Education for any national testing program 
in reading or mathematics;                               
Pages H2744-45
  The Section 303 language that expands the emergency provisions of the 
Endangered Species Act;                                  
Pages H2748-49
  The Maloney of New York amendment that sought to provide additional 
funding of $1.7 million for the Federal Election Commission; 
                                                         Pages H2756-57
  The language concerning the construction of a garage at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Cleveland, Ohio; 
                                                             Page H2757
  The language concerning the rescission of contract authorization for 
the Federal Aviation Administration;                     
Pages H2759-60
  The language concerning the rescission of contract authorization for 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;          
Page H2760
  The language concerning the rescission of contract authorization for 
the Federal Transit Administration; and                      
Page H2760
  The language concerning the rescission of contract authorization for 
Highway Trust Fund Discretionary Grants.                     
Page H2760
Withdrawn:
  The Fazio amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to provide $1 million in disaster relief funding to assist the 
purchase of farm labor housing;                          
Pages H2745-48
  The Sanders amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to provide $10 million in funding to the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences for emergency research and treatment of 
Gulf War Syndrome;                                           
Page H2750
  The Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to provide an additional $2 million for the 
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and reduce FEMA 
Disaster Relief funding accordingly;                     
Pages H2758-59
  The Sam Johnson of Texas amendment was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn that sought to authorize the approval of State plans to 
integrate enrollment services for federally funded public health and 
human services programs; and                             
Pages H2771-73
  The Barr amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought 
to prohibit any funds appropriated by this or any other act to be used 
for any study on the medicinal use of marijuana.             
Page H2773
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of the bill to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, cross references, and to make other 
conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions of the 
House.                                                       
Page H2775
  Earlier, during the proceedings of the Committee of the Whole, the 
call of the Committee was vacated when a quorum was constituted. 
                                                             Page H2715
  The House agreed to H. Res. 149, providing for consideration of the 
bill, by a recorded vote of 269 ayes to 152 noes, Roll No. 130. 
Pursuant to the rule, an amendment striking an additional amount for 
the Federal Election Commission was considered as adopted. Earlier, 
agreed to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 228 yeas 
to 196 nays, Roll No. 129.                               
Pages H2687-96
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group: The Chair announced the 
Speaker's appointment of Representative Gilman, Vice Chairman, and 
Representatives Dreier, Barton of Texas, Campbell, Manzullo, Gejdenson, 
Lantos, Filner, Reyes, and Delegate Underwood to the Mexico-United 
States Interparliamentary Group.                             
  Page H2775
Referrals: S. 670 to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical 
Corrections Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for 
issuance of a certificate of citizenship for certain children born 
outside the United States was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary.                                                   
  Page H2782
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H2785-94.
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H2684.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and six recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H2683-84, H2695-96, H2696, H2722, H2731-32, H2760-61, H2761-62, H2765-
66, and H2774-75. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:03 p.m.

[[Page D491]]