[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 108 (Monday, July 28, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D837-D839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 3 public bills, H.R. 2278-2280; 3 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 127-128 and H. Res. 200, were introduced.
  Page H5916
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1596, to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the 
appointment of additional bankruptcy judges (H. Rept. 105-208);
  H.R. 1855, to establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in 
Atlantic herring and mackerel fisheries, amended (H. Rept. 105-209);
  H.R. 29, to designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in 
New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building'' (H. 
Rept. 105-210);
  H.R. 824, to redesignate the Federal building located at 717 Madison 
Place, NW., in the District of Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey 
National Courts Building'' (H. Rept. 105-211);
  H.R. 1851, to designate the United States courthouse located at 200 
South Washington Street in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V. B. 
Bostetter, Jr. United States Courthouse'' (H. Rept. 105-212);
  H. Res. 198, providing for consideration of H.R. 2266, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-213); and
  H. Res. 199, providing for consideration of H.R. 2264, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998 (H. Rept. 105-214).
Pages H5915-16
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Gutknecht to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H5829
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Herring and Mackerel Fishing Moratorium: H.R. 1855, amended, to 
establish a moratorium on large fishing vessels in Atlantic herring and 
mackerel fisheries;
  Pages H5832-34
  New Mexico Trust Funds: S. 430, to amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to 
protect the permanent trust funds of the State of New Mexico from 
erosion due to inflation and modify the basis which distributions are 
made from those funds--clearing the measure for the President; 
                                                         Pages H5834-36
  Aggression by Canadian Fishermen: H. Con. Res. 124, amended, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding acts of illegal 
aggression by Canadian fishermen with respect to the Pacific Salmon 
Fishery;
  Pages H5836-38
  SAFE KIDS Campaign: H. Con. Res. 98, authorizing the use of the 
Capitol grounds for the Safe Kids Buckle Up Car Seat Safety Check; 
                                                         Pages H5838-40
  Assault upon the Democratically Elected Government of Cambodia: H. 
Res. 195, amended, concerning the crisis in Cambodia;
  Pages H5840-43
  Death on the High Seas Act: H.R. 2005, amended, 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. 
Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H5843-45
  Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea: H. Con. 
Res. 74, amended, concerning the situation between the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea;
  Pages H5845-47
  Republic of Congo: H. Res. 175, amended, expressing concern over the 
outbreak of violence in the Republic of Congo and the resulting threat 
to scheduled elections and constitutional government in that country; 
                                                         Pages H5847-48
  Bankruptcy Judgeship Act: H.R. 1596, to amend title 28, United States 
Code, to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; 
                                                         Pages H5848-54
  Employees at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, Columbia River Hydroelectric 
Facilities, and Missouri River Hydroelectric Facilities: H.R. 1953, to 
clarify State authority to tax compensation paid to certain employees; 
                                                         Pages H5854-57
  Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act: H.R. 103, to expedite 
State reviews of criminal records of applicants for private security 
officer employment; and
  Pages H5857-60
  Elimination of Special Transition Rule For Certain Children: H.R. 
1109, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
Act of 1994 to eliminate the special transition rule for issuance of a 
certificate of citizenship for certain children born outside the United 
States. Subsequently, S. 670, a similar Senate-passed bill, was passed, 
clearing the measure for the President; and H.R. 1109 was laid on the 
table.
  Pages H5864-65

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Suspensions--Votes Postponed: The House completed debate on motions to 
suspend the rules and pass the following measures upon which votes were 
postponed:
  Violent Crimes by Repeat Offenders: H. Con. Res. 75, expressing the 
sense of the Congress that States should work more aggressively to 
attack the problem of violent crimes committee by repeat offenders and 
criminals serving abbreviated sentences; and
  Pages H5860-64
  Expanded War Crimes Act of 1997: H.R. 1348, amended, to amend title 
18, United States Code, relating to war crimes.
  Pages H5865-68
Foreign Relations Authorization Act: The House disagreed to the Senate 
amendment 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, and requested a conference. 
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  Appointed as conferees for consideration of the House bill (except 
title XXI) and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Representatives Gilman, Goodling, Leach, Hyde, Bereuter, 
Smith of New Jersey, Hamilton, Gejdenson, Lantos, and Berman; and for 
consideration of title XXI of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference: Representatives Gilman, Hyde, Smith of New 
Jersey, Hamilton, and Gejdenson.
Page H5868
Legislative Branch Appropriations: By a yea and nay vote of 214 yeas to 
203 nays, Roll No. 335, the House passed H.R. 2209, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998.
  Pages H5868-95
  By a yea and nay vote of 198 yeas to 220 nays, Roll No. 334, rejected 
the Gejdenson motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report it back to the House with an 
amendment to ensure that all funds in the bill to support the Reserve 
Fund providing for the hiring of additional committee staff and other 
related expenses pursuant to clause 5(a) of rule XI are deleted. 
                                                         Pages H5893-95
Agreed To:
  The Davis of Virginia amendment that allows the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House to donate surplus computer equipment to public 
elementary and secondary schools of the District of Columbia; and 
                                                         Pages H5884-85
  The Roemer amendment that requires unexpended office funds in the 
Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances account to 
be returned to the U.S. Treasury at the end of each fiscal year for 
deficit reduction.
Pages H5890-91
Rejected:
  The Fazio amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Joint 
Committee on Taxation by $283,000 for five additional staff members 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 213 noes, Roll No. 332); 
and
Pages H5885-89, H5892
  The Klug amendment that sought to reduce the Government Printing 
Office workyears by 350 (a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 242 noes, Roll 
No. 333).
Pages H5889-90, H5892-93
  Agreed to H. Res. 197, the rule providing for consideration of the 
bill on July 25.
Pages H5783-93
DOD Authorization Act Conference Modification: The Chair announced the 
following modification to the conference appointment of July 25 to 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: Representative 
McKeon is added to the panel from the Committee on National Security to 
follow Representative Bartlett; and the first proviso to the panel from 
the Committee on Resources is stricken.
  Page H5895
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
transmitted his report covering the policy on the Protection of the 
National Information Infrastructure Against Strategic Attack--referred 
to the Committee on National Security.
  Page H5895
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H5829.
Referrals: S. 833, to designate the Federal building courthouse at 
Public Square and Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Howard 
M. Metzenbaum United States Courthouse''; S. 1000, to designate the 
United States courthouse at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as 
the ``Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse''; and S. 1043, to 
designate the United States courthouse under construction at the corner 
of Las Vegas Boulevard and Clark Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the 
``Lloyd D. George United States Courthouse'' were referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. S. Con. Res. 43, urging 
the United States Trade Representative immediately to take all 
appropriate action with regards to Mexico's imposition of antidumping 
duties on United States high fructose corn syrup was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means.
  Page H5913
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H5917-19.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings

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of the House today and appear on pages H5892, H5892-93, H5894-95, and 
H5895. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:30 p.m.