[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 106 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D818-D821]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 25 public bills, H.R. 2235-2259; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2260; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Res. 88, and H. Con. Res. 120-122, were 
introduced.                                              
  Pages H5777-78
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H.R. 567, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the 
caregistration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order 
to carry out provisions of certain international conventions (H. Rept. 
105-199);
  H. Con. Res. 98, authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
SAFE KIDS Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check (H. Rept. 105-200);
  H.R. 2005, to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the 
application of the Act popularly known as the ``Death on the High Seas 
Act'' to aviation incidents (H. Rept. 105-201); and
  H. Res. 197, providing for consideration of H.R. 2209, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-202).                       
Page H5777
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the 
Reverend David F. Dzermejko of Charleroi, Pennsylvania.      
  Page H5667
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Obey motion to adjourn by a yea and nay 
vote of 64 yeas to 322 nays, Roll No. 307.               
  Pages H5671-72
Agriculture Appropriations: By a yea and nay vote of 392 yeas to 32 
nays, Roll No. 321, the House passed H.R. 2160, making appropriations 
for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998. Agreed to table the motion to reconsider the vote by a recorded 
vote of 284 ayes to 132 noes, Roll No. 322. The House debated and 
considered amendments to the bill on July 16, July 17, July 22, and 
July 23.                                              
  Pages H5672-H5732
  Rejected the motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations by a recorded vote of 56 ayes to 363 noes with 2 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 319; and agreed to table the motion to reconsider 
the vote by a recorded vote of 285 ayes to 139 noes, Roll No. 320. 
                                                         Pages H5729-30
  Earlier, agreed to order the previous question on the motion to 
recommit by a recorded vote of 423 ayes to 4 noes, Roll No. 317; and 
agreed to table the motion to reconsider the vote by a recorded vote of 
258 ayes to 165 noes, Roll No. 318.                      
Pages H5728-29

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Agreed To:
  The Sanders amendment that increases food donations programs for the 
elderly by $5 million and reduces FDA salaries and expenses funding by 
$5.5 million;                                            
Pages H5683-85
  The Nethercutt amendment that strikes section 726 regarding the limit 
on funding for the office of the Deputy and Assistant Deputy 
Administrator for Farm Programs within the Farm Service Agency; 
                                                         Pages H5688-89
  The Wynn amendment that increases USDA Civil Rights Division funding 
by $1.5 million and reduces National Agricultural Statistics Service 
funding accordingly;                                         
Page H5689
  The Cox amendment that prohibits any funding for assistance to the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea except for assistance that is 
provided by the United Nations World Food Program or private voluntary 
organization registered with the U.S. Agency for International 
Development and not by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 418 ayes with none voting ``no'', Roll 
No. 311); and                                     
Pages H5689-91, H5699
  The Pombo amendment that prohibits any funding for assistance (other 
than the servicing of loans made before September 30, 1997) under title 
V of the Housing Act of 1949 relating to housing projects in the City 
of Galt, California.                                     
Pages H5723-25
Rejected:
  The Obey amendment offered on July 22 that sought to increase Women, 
Infants, and Children (WIC) funding by $23.7 million and reduce the 
crop insurance program funding by $36 million (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 195 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 308);             
Pages H5672-77
  The Meehan amendment that sought to increase FDA tobacco initiative 
funding by $10 million and reduce the crop insurance program funding by 
$14 million (rejected by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 248 noes, Roll 
No. 309);                                      
Pages H5677-80, H5685-86
  The Lowey amendment that sought to prohibit crop insurance or 
noninsured crop disaster assistance funding for tobacco for the 1998 or 
later crop years (rejected by a recorded vote of 209 ayes to 216 noes, 
Roll No. 310);                                           
Pages H5691-99
  The Miller of Florida amendment that sought to prohibit funding for 
any nonrecourse loans to sugar beet or sugar cane processors (rejected 
by a recorded vote of 175 ayes to 253 noes with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 311);                                        
Pages H5699-H5707
  The Neumann amendment that sought to prohibit funding for any 
nonrecourse loan program for the 1998 crop of quota peanuts with a 
national average loan rate in excess of $550 per ton (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 185 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 314; and 
                                                         Pages H5708-14
  The Chabot amendment that sought to prohibit funding for the market 
access program (rejected by a recorded vote of 150 ayes to 277 noes, 
Roll No. 316).                                    
Pages H5717-22, H5725
Points of Order Sustained:
  A point of order was sustained against language extending the FDA 
user fee authority for fiscal year 1998; and             
Pages H5686-87
  A point of order was sustained against section 727 that specified 
that Galt, California shall not be considered rural or a rural area. 
                                                             Page H5688
Withdrawn:
  The Clayton amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to increase food stamp funding by $2.5 billion and reduce all 
other amounts appropriated by 5 percent; and                 
Page H5683
  The Smith of Michigan amendment was offered, but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to prohibit funding for personnel who work at, 
or provide a support service function for, a regional office of the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service.                  
Pages H5722-23
  Rejected the motion that the Committee rise by a recorded vote of 158 
ayes to 265 noes, Roll No. 313.                          
Pages H5707-08
  Rejected the motion to strike the enacting clause by a recorded vote 
of 125 ayes to 300 noes, Roll No. 315.                   
Pages H5714-17
  The House agreed to H. Res. 193, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill on July 23.                    
Pages H5650-62
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Bonior motion to adjourn by a recorded 
vote of 96 ayes to 315 noes, Roll No. 323.                   
  Page H5732
Energy and Water Appropriations: The House completed debate and began 
consideration of amendments to H.R. 2203, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998. Consideration of amendments will resume on Friday, July, 25. 
                                                         Pages H5745-75
Agreed To:
  The Solomon en bloc amendment that prohibits any contracts or grants 
to institutions of higher learning that bar ROTC and military 
recruiters access to the general student population; and prohibits 
funding to any contractor that does comply with reporting requirements 
regarding the hiring of veterans.                            
Page H5770
Point of Order Sustained:
  A point of order was sustained against the Bereuter amendment that 
sought to prohibit funding to revise the Missouri River Master Water 
Control

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Manual if such a revision provides for an increase in the springtime 
water release program.                                   
Pages H5770-71
Withdrawn:
  The Skaggs amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that 
sought to include $62 million of the funding for other defense 
activities at the Department of Energy for the worker and community 
transition program.                                          
Page H5762
Pending:
  The Klug amendment was offered that seeks to reduce funding for the 
Appalachian Regional Commission by $90 million;          
Pages H5762-65
  The Markey amendment was offered that seeks to prohibit funding for 
nuclear technology research and development programs to continue the 
study of treating spent nuclear fuel using electrometallurgical 
technology or demonstration of this technology at the Fuel Conditioning 
Facility; and reduces by $45 million the funding for this program; 
                                                         Pages H5765-70
  The Petri amendment was offered that seeks to prohibit any funding 
for the salaries of Department of the Interior employees who implement 
the acquisition of land for, or construction of, the Animas-LaPlata 
Project in Colorado and New Mexico; and                  
Pages H5771-75
  The Fazio substitute amendment to the Petri amendment that seeks to 
prohibit any funding for the salaries of Department of the Interior 
employees for the Animas-LaPlata Project in Colorado and New Mexico 
except for activities required to comply with the applicable provisions 
of current law; and continuation of activities pursuant to the Colorado 
Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988.          
Pages H5771-75
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 194, the rule that is providing for 
consideration of the bill by a voice vote.               
Pages H5732-44
Order of Business--Foreign Operations Appropriations: Agreed by 
unanimous consent that consideration of H.R. 2159 may proceed according 
to the following order; (1) The Speaker may at any time, as though 
pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for 
consideration of H.R. 2159, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998. (2) The first reading of the bill shall be 
dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XXI are waived. General debate 
shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. (3) Points of 
order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 
2 or 6 of rule XXI
are waived except as follows: beginning with
``: Provided'' on page 24, line 8, through ``justice'' on line 16. 
Where points of order are waived against part of a paragraph, points of 
order against a provision in another part of such paragraph may be made 
only against such provision and not against the entire paragraph. (4) 
The amendments printed in House Report 105-184 may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in 
the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment except as specified in the report, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report are waived. No other amendment shall be in order 
unless printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. (5) The chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during further 
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded 
vote on any amendment; and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postponed question that follows another 
electronic vote without intervening business, provided that the minimum 
time for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions 
shall be 15 minutes. (6) At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. (7) Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this order, the amendment numbered 1 in House Report 105-184 shall 
be debatable for 40 minutes. (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this order, it shall be in order in lieu of the amendment numbered 2 in 
House Report 105-184 to consider the amendment placed at the desk, read 
by the Clerk, and authored by Representatives Gilman, Pelosi, Campbell, 
Lowey, Greenwood, DeLauro, and Slaughter, which may be offered by any 
of the named authors, shall be debatable for 40 minutes, and shall 
otherwise be considered as though printed as the amendment numbered 2 
in House Report 105-184. And, (9) H. Res. 185 was laid on the table. 
                                                             Page H5751

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Presidential Message--Immigration Transition: Read a message from the 
President wherein he submitted his legislative proposal entitled the 
``Immigration Reform Transition Act of 1997''--referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-111). 
                                                             Page H5775
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page 
H5667.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5778-79.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and fifteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H5671-72, H5676-77, H5685-86, H5698-99, H5699, H5706-07, H5707-08, 
H5713-14, H5717, H5725, H5728, H5728-29, H5729-30, H5730, H5730-31, 
H5731-32, and H5732. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 12:23 a.m. on July 25.