[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D572-D574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced:
  30 public bills, H.R. 1795-1824; 1 private bill, H.R. 1825; and 3 
resolutions, H. Con. Res. 92-94, were introduced.        
Pages H3566-68
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 162, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany 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 (H. Rept. 105-120); and
  H.J. Res. 54, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States (H. Rept. 105-121). 
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ney to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Rev. 
Steve Kummernuss of Doylestown, Ohio.                        
  Page H3479
Foreign Relations Authorization Act: The House resumed consideration of 
amendments to H.R. 1757, to consolidate international affairs agencies 
and to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999. The House completed all debate 
and began consideration of amendments on Wednesday, June 4. 
                                               Pages H3481-99, H3516-19
Agreed To:
  The Smith of New Jersey amendment that prohibits population planning 
assistance to any foreign organization until the organization certifies 
that it will not perform abortions in any foreign country except where 
the life of the mother would be endangered or in cases of rape or 
incest and certifies that it will not engage in any activity to alter 
the laws or policies of any foreign country concerning the 
circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, or 
prohibited; and prohibits any funds to the United Nations Population 
Fund (UNFPA) unless the President certifies that UNFPA has terminated 
all activities in the People's Republic of China or during the 12 
months preceding such certification there have been no coerced 
abortions associated with the family planning policies of the People's 
Republic of China (agreed to by recorded vote of 232 ayes to 189 noes 
Roll No. 168); and                             
Pages H3481-95, H3517-18
  The Brown of Florida amendment that expresses the sense of Congress 
relating to the rights of prisoners, timely legal procedures, and 
international standards of due process in the Andean countries of Peru, 
Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela;                   
Page H3497
Rejected:
  The Campbell amendment to the Smith of New Jersey amendment that 
sought to prohibit the use of population planning assistance for 
abortions in any

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foreign country except where the life of the mother would be endangered 
or in cases of rape or incest; prohibit the use of funding to lobby for 
or against abortion; and prohibit any U.S. funding to the United 
Nations Population Fund to be used for a country program in the 
People's Republic of China and imposes a dollar-for-dollar reduction of 
U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund for any amounts used on 
future programs in China (rejected by a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 
218 noes Roll No. 167);                           
Pages H3482-95, H3517
Vote Postponed:
  The Nethercutt amendment that seeks to express the sense of Congress 
relating to the abduction and detention of Donald Hutchings of the 
State of Washington by Al-Faran, a militant organization that seeks to 
merge Kashmir with Pakistan was debated and a recorded vote was 
postponed.                                               
Pages H3495-96
  On Wednesday, June 5, the House agreed to H. Res. 159, the rule that 
provided for consideration of H.R. 1757.                 
Pages H3281-91
Order of Business--Foreign Relations Authorization Act: It was made in 
order that during further consideration of H.R. 1757, in the Committee 
of the Whole, that each further amendment and all amendments thereto, 
shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, except for the following amendments: 
Amendments en bloc offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations pursuant to this unanimous consent agreement; 
Representative Kennedy of Rhode Island regarding Indonesia; 
Representative Miller of California regarding Cuba; Representative 
Schumer regarding Egypt; Representative Paxon or Engel regarding 
Palestinian land transactions; Representative Ney regarding Libya; 
Representative Sanford regarding authorization levels; Representative 
McKinney regarding arms transfer code of conduct; Representative Capps 
regarding Tibet; Representative Gilman regarding counternarcotics 
authorities; Representative Hamilton; and Representative Gilman. It 
shall be in order at any time for the Chairman of the Committee on 
International Relations or a designee, with the concurrence of the 
ranking minority member of that committee or a designee, to offer 
amendments en bloc. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this 
unanimous consent agreement shall be considered as read, shall not be 
subject to amendment, shall not be subject to a demand for a division 
of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, and may 
amend portions of the bill previously read for amendment. The original 
proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may 
insert a statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
disposition of the amendments en bloc.                   
  Pages H3519-20
Recess: The House recessed at 12:50 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m. 
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Budget Resolution for FY 1998: By a yea-and-nay vote of 327 yeas to 97 
nays, Roll No. 166, the House agreed to the conference report on H. 
Con. Res. 84, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 1998 and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 
                                                         Pages H3501-16
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 160, the rule that waived points of order 
against the conference report on H. Con. Res. 84, by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 373 yeas to 47 nays, Roll No. 165.          
Pages H3499-H3500, H3501
Recess: The House recessed at 4:07 p.m. and reconvened at 5:14 p.m. 
                                                             Page H3501
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 220 
yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 169, the House agreed to the conference 
report on 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 H3520-44
  Earlier, it was made in order that at any time today to consider a 
conference report to accompany H.R. 1469, that all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration be waived, 
and that the conference report be considered as read when called up. 
                                                             Page H3520
Presidential Message--National Emergency re Nuclear, Biological, and 
Chemical Weapons: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted his report concerning the national emergency with respect 
to the threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and 
chemical weapons and of the means of delivering such weapons--referred 
to the Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. 
Doc. 105-94).                                                
  Page H3545
Meeting Hour--Saturday, June 7: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Friday, June 6, it adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 7. 
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Meeting Hour--Tuesday, June 10: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Saturday, June 7, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10 
for morning hour debate.                                     
  Page H3548
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, June 11. 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H3548.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on
pages H3501, H3516, H3517, H3517-18, and H3544. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 9.45 p.m.