[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 95 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D709-D711]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R. 2108-2118, and 2 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 109-110, were introduced.                   
  Pages H4912-13
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Filed on July 1: H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-163);
  Filed on July 3: H.R. 10, to enhance competition in the financial 
services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers, amended (H. Rept. 105-164 Part I);
  H.R. 2018, to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition 
rule for the Better Health Plan

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of Amherst, New York, amended (H. Rept. 105-165);
  H.R. 1198, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land to the City of Grants Pass, Oregon, amended (H. Rept. 105-166);
  S.J. Res. 29, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to design and 
construct a permanent addition to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
Memorial in Washington, D.C. (H. Rept. 105-167);
  H.R. 822, to facilitate a land exchange involving private land within 
the exterior boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, 
Washington to Facilitate a Land Exchange Within the Wenatchee National 
Forest in Chelan County, Washington, amended (H. Rept. 105-168);
  H.R. 1658, to reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass 
Conservation Act and related laws, amended (H. Rept. 105-169);
  H.R. 951, to require the Secretary of the Interior to exchange 
certain lands located in Hinsdale, Colorado (H. Rept. 105-170);
  H.R. 960, to validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, 
Tulare County, California, amended (H. Rept. 105-171);
  H. Res. 179, providing for consideration of 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 (H. Rept. 105-172); and
  H. Res. 180, providing for consideration of 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 (H. 
Rept. 105-173).                                              
Page H4912
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
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Recess: The House recessed at 1:00 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
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Corrections Calendar--Prohibiting Illegal Aliens from Receiving 
Relocation Allowance: On the call of the Corrections Calendar, the 
House passed H.R. 849, to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present 
in the United States from receiving assistance under the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970, by a yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll 
No. 246. Earlier, agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.                                    
  Pages H4846-51, H4876-77
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: S.J. Res. 29, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to design and construct a permanent addition 
to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C. (passed 
by a yea-and-nay vote of 363 yeas to 39 nays, Roll No. 247); 
                                                  Pages H4851-53, H4877
  Wenatchee National Forest, Washington: H.R. 822, amended, to 
facilitate a land exchange involving private land within the exterior 
boundaries of Wenatchee National Forest in Chelan County, Washington to 
Facilitate a Land Exchange Within the Wenatchee National Forest in 
Chelan County, Washington;                                   
  Page H4853
  Land Exchange in Hinsdale, Colorado: H.R. 951, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands located in 
Hinsdale, Colorado;                                       
  Page H4853-54
  Land Conveyances in Tulare, California: H.R. 960, amended, to 
validate certain conveyances in the City of Tulare, Tulare County, 
California;                                              
  Pages H4854-57
  Land Conveyance to Grants Pass, Oregon: H.R. 1198, amended to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the City of 
Grants Pass, Oregon;                                         
  Page H4857
  Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act: H.R. 1658, amended, to 
reauthorize and amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act and 
related laws (passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 399 yeas to 8 nays, Roll 
No. 248);                                      
  Pages H4858-60, H4877-78
  Codify Laws Related to Transportation: H.R. 1086, amended, to codify 
without substantive change laws related to transportation and to 
improve the United States Code;                          
  Pages H4860-64
  Prohibition on Financial Transactions with Countries Supporting 
Terrorism: H.R. 748, amended, to amend the prohibition of title 18, 
United States Code, against financial transactions with terrorists 
(passed by a yea-and-nay vote of 377 yeas to 33 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 249);                    
  Pages H4864-68, H4878-79
  Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification: H.R. 1840, to 
provide a law enforcement exception to the prohibition on the 
advertising of certain electronic devices;                   
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  Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act: H.R. 1847, amended, to improve 
the criminal law relating to fraud against consumers;    
  Pages H4868-72
  Protection of Children from Abduction and Exploitation: H. Res. 154, 
expressing the sense of the House that the Nation's children are its 
most valuable assets and that their protection should be the Nation's 
highest priority; and                                    
  Pages H4872-73
  Better Health Plan of Amherst, New York: H.R. 2018, amended, to waive 
temporarily the Medicaid enrollment composition rule for the Better 
Health Plan of Amherst, New York.                        
  Pages H4873-74
Military Construction Appropriations: By a yea-and-nay vote of 395 yeas 
to 14 nays, Roll No. 250, the House passed H.R. 2016, making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998,                          
  Pages H4879-91
  A point of order was sustained against the McCollum amendment that 
sought to prohibit any military construction funding for the Naval 
Nuclear Power Propulsion Training Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
                                                         Pages H4888-90
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 178, the rule that provided for 
consideration of H.R. 2016 by voice vote.                
Pages H4874-76
Recess: The House recessed at 4:48 p.m. and reconvened at 5:15 p.m. 
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Commission to Assess Efforts to Combat the Proliferation of Weapons of 
Mass Destruction: Read a letter from the Minority Leader wherein he 
appointed Mr. Tony Beilenson of Maryland to the Commission to Assess 
the Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation 
of Weapons of Mass Destruction.                              
  Page H4891
Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law Enforcement: Read a letter 
from the Minority Leader wherein he appointed Mr. Gilbert Gallegos of 
New Mexico to the Commission on the Advancement of Federal Law 
Enforcement.                                                 
  Page H4891
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H4914-18.
Senate Messages: Messages received by the Clerk on June 30 and messages 
received today from the Senate appear on pages H4839 and H4843.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4876-77, H4877, 
H4878, H4878-79, and H4890-91. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:59 p.m.