[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 98 (Friday, July 11, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D740-D741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 7 public bills, H.R. 2151-2157; were introduced. 
                                                             Page H5177
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2158, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-175).
Page H5177
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Snowbarger to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5133
Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: The House completed 
debate and began consideration of amendments to H.R. 2107, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. The House completed 
debate and considered amendments on Thursday, July 10.
  Pages H5137-68
Rejected:
  The Klug amendment, debated on July 10, that sought to reduce funding 
for the clean coal technology program by $292 million by increasing the 
amount rescinded by that amount (rejected by a recorded vote of 173 
ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 264).
Pages H5137-38
  The Royce amendment, debated on July 10, that sought to reduce 
funding for fossil energy research and development programs by $21 
million (rejected by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 
265); and
Pages H5138-39
  The Ehlers amendment that sought to provide $80 million to terminate 
the National Endowment for the Arts and establish the Art for Kids Act 
with grants to state art councils and local education agencies to 
support the arts (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 272 noes, 
Roll No. 266).
Pages H5139-56
  A point of order was sustained against language in the bill that 
provides $10 million for the National Endowment for the Arts. 
                                                             Page H5139
Votes Postponed:
  The Chabot amendment that sought to terminate the funding of $110 
million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (the vote was 
postponed until Tuesday, July 15).
Pages H5156-68

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  The House agreed to H. Res. 181, the rule that is providing for 
consideration of the bill on July 10.
Pages H5049-62
Late Report--VA and HUD: The Committee on Appropriations received 
permission to have until midnight Friday, July 11, 1997 to file a 
report on a bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998.
  Page H5168
Late Report--Agriculture: The Committee on Appropriations received 
permission to have until midnight Monday, July 14, 1997 to file a 
report on a bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.
  Page H5168
Late Report--Foreign Operations: The Committee on Appropriations 
received permission to have until midnight Monday, July 14, 1997 to 
file a report on a bill making appropriations for Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and related Programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998.
  Page H5169
Meeting Hour--Monday, July 14: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 14.
  Page H5169
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, July 15: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 15, for 
morning hour debate.
  Page H5169
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, July 16. 
                                                             Page H5169
National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education: Read a letter from 
the Minority Leader wherein he appointed Dr. Blanche Touhill of 
Missouri and Dr. Walter Massey of Georgia to the National Commission on 
the Cost of Higher Education.
  Page H5169
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Endowment for the Arts: Message wherein he transmits his 
1996 Annual Report of the National Endowment for the Arts--referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce;
  Page H5169
  District of Columbia Budget Request: Message wherein he transmits the 
Council of the District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Request 
Act of 1997--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
printed (H.Doc. 105-102); and
  Page H5169
  North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement: Message wherein he transmits his 
study on the Operation and Effect of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement--referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. 
                                                         Pages H5169-70
Amendments: Amendment ordered printed pursuant to the rule appears on 
page H5178.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H5137-38, H5138-39, 
and H5155-56. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 3:15 p.m.