[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D631-D632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 9 public bills, H.R. 1950-1958; 1 private bill, H.R. 
1959; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 100 and H. Res. 168, were 
introduced.
  Pages H3923-24
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1316, to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life 
insurance benefits, amended (H. Rept. 105-134);
  H.R. 1775, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, amended (H. Rept. 
105-135 Part I);
  H.R. 858, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot 
project on designated lands within Plumas, Lassen, and Tahoe National 
Forests in the State of California to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
the resource management activities proposed by the Quincy Library Group 
and to amend current land and resource management plans for these 
national forests to consider the incorporation of these resource 
management activities, amended (H. Rept. 105-136 Part I); and
  H. Res. 169, providing for consideration of H.R. 1119, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (H. Rept. 105-137).
Page H3923
Journal Vote: By a recorded vote of 355 ayes to 50 noes, Roll No. 209, 
agreed to the speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, June 18. 
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National Sea Grant College Authorization: By a yea-and-nay vote of 422 
yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 208, the House passed H.R. 437, to reauthorize 
the National Sea Grant College Program Act.
  Pages H3872-89
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, made 
in order by the rule, as amended.
Pages H3883-88
Agreed to:
  The Farr amendment that authorizes the Sea Grant International 
Program through FY 2000;
Pages H3884-86
  The Tauzin amendment that provides up to $3 million in competitive 
grants for university research

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on oyster diseases and oyster-related human health risks; and 
                                                             Page H3886
  The Traficant amendment that requires the compliance with the Buy 
American Act; expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving 
assistance should purchase only American-made equipment and products; 
and requires that in providing this assistance the Secretary of 
Commerce shall provide each recipient a notice describing compliance 
with sections 2 through 4 of the Buy American Act.
Pages H3886-87
  A point of order was sustained against the Shadegg amendment that 
sought to include a section entitled the Government Shutdown Prevention 
Act that provides a continuation of spending through the end of the 
fiscal year in the absence of regular appropriations.
Pages H3887-88
  Agreed to H. Res. 164, the rule that provided for consideration of 
H.R. 437, by a voice vote.
Pages H3871-72
Recess: The House recessed at 5:43 p.m. and reconvened at 12:45 a.m. on 
Thursday, June 19.
  Page H3921
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea-and-nay vote and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H3888-89 and H3889. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:47 a.m. on Thursday, 
June 19.