[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D857-D858]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 23 public bills, H.R. 2292-2314; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2315; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 89, H. Con. Res. 133-135, and H. 
Res. 204-205, were introduced.
  Pages H6405-06
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 202, waiving points of order against the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2015, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 1998 (H. Rept. 105-218);
  H. Res. 203, providing for consideration of a joint resolution 
waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to two specified 
bills of the One Hundred Fifth Congress (H. Rept. 105-219); and
  Conference report on H.R. 2014, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to subsections (b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998 (H. Rept. 105-220). 
                                               Pages H6405, H6409-H6617
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Gibbons to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H6299
Allowing Same Day Consideration of Rule: By a yea and nay vote of 237 
yeas to 187 nays, Roll No. 342, the House agreed to H. Res. 201, 
waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to 
consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on 
Rules. Earlier, agreed to order the previous question by a yea and nay 
vote of 226 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 341.
  Pages H6303-12
Balanced Budget Act of 1997: By a recorded vote of 346 ayes to 85 noes, 
Roll No. 345, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 2015, 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1998.
  Pages H6320-42
  Agreed to H. Res. 202, the rule waiving points of order against the 
conference report by a voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the 
previous question by a yea and nay vote of 226 yeas to 197 nays, Roll 
No. 343.
Pages H6312-20
Terrorist Bombing in Jerusalem: By a yea and nay vote of 427 yeas to 1 
nay, Roll No. 348, the House agreed to H. Con. Res. 133, expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in the Jerusalem 
market on July 30, 1997.
  Pages H6342-46, H6380
Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: The House completed debate and 
began considering amendments to H.R. 2159 making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. Consideration of amendments will 
resume on Thursday, July 31.
  Pages H6346-H6402
Agreed To:
  The Saxton amendment that suspends direct aid to the Palestinian 
Authority for ninety days;
Pages H6392-95
  The McGovern amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that the 
President and Secretary of

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State should express directly to the Government of Paraguay that the 
pending international adoption cases filed by U.S. families prior to 
the moratorium on international adoptions should be allowed to continue 
and complete the process in a fair, unbiased, and timely fashion; 
                                                         Pages H6396-98
  The Menendez amendment that prohibits any funding provided to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency to be made available for programs 
and projects in Cuba; and
Pages H6398-99
  The Rohrabacher amendment that prohibits any direct aid to the 
government of Cambodia and prohibits any funding for the International 
Development Association, the International Monetary Fund, or the Asian 
Development Bank to be used for any loan to the government of Cambodia.
                                                      Pages H6399-H6400
Rejected:
  The Royce amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) administrative expenses by $11.2 
million (rejected by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 272 noes, Roll No. 
346); and
Pages H6362-70, H6378-79
  The Paul amendment that sought to reduce the Title I Export and 
Investment Assistance funding of $704 million for the Export-Import 
Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and Trade and 
Development Agency to $0 (rejected by a recorded vote of 40 ayes to 387 
noes, Roll No. 347).
Pages H6370-72, H6379
Pending Amendments:
  Agreed by unanimous consent that the amendments numbered 1 and 2 in 
H. Rept. 105-184, as well as amendments printed in the Congressional 
Record and numbered 17, 18, and 19 by Representative Torres; and 
numbered 1 and 30 by Representative Kennedy of Massachusetts be in 
order at a later time during consideration of the bill notwithstanding 
that Title V may already have been read; and
Page H6381
  The Bereuter amendment was offered that seeks to prohibit direct aid 
to the Government of Cambodia.
Pages H6389-92
Point of Order:
  A point of order was sustained against language that prohibits 
funding to any unit of security forces of a foreign country if the 
Secretary of State has credible evidence to believe that the unit has 
committed gross violations of human rights.
Pages H6376-77
  The bill is being considered pursuant to the order of the House of 
Thursday, July 24.
Bipartisan Task Force on Reform of the Ethics Process: Agreed by 
unanimous consent that the order of the House of May 7, 1997, as 
extended on July 15, 1997, be further extended through Wednesday, 
September 10, 1997. The order of the House concerning the ethics 
process made in order during the period beginning immediately and 
ending on September 10, 1997: (1) the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct may not receive, renew, initiate, or investigate a 
complaint against the official conduct of a member, officer, or 
employee of the House; (2) the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct may issue advisory opinions and perform other non-investigative 
functions; and (3) a resolution addressing the official conduct of a 
member, officer, or employee of the House that is proposed to be 
offered from the floor by a member other than the Majority Leader or 
the Minority Leader, or a Member designated from the floor by the 
Majority Leader or the Minority Leader at the time of notice pursuant 
to clause 2(A)(1) of Rule IX, as a question of the privileges of the 
House shall once noticed pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of Rule IX, have 
precedence over all other questions except motions to adjourn only at a 
time or place designated by the Chair in the legislative schedule 
within two legislative days after September 10, 1997.
  Page H6402
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H6299 and H6320.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H6407.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 344), four yea-and-nay 
votes, and three recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H6310-11, H6311-12, H6319-20, H6335, 
H6342, H6378-79, H6379-80, and H6380.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:10 p.m.