[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D961-D963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 6 public bills, H.R. 2487-2492; and 2 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 152, and H. Res. 231, were introduced.
  Page H7527
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  Supplemental report on 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 (H. Rept. 105-164 Part 2);
  H.R. 2343, to abolish the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight 
Board, amended (H. Rept. 105-249);
  H. Res. 230, providing for consideration of H. Res. 168, to implement 
the recommendation of the bipartisan House Ethics Reform Task Force (H. 
Rept. 105-250);
  H.R. 2247, to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
appropriations for Amtrak, amended (H. Rept. 105-251); and
  Conference report on 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 
(H. Rept. 105-252).
Pages H7509-27
Speaker pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Calvert to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H7367
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Miller of California motion to adjourn 
by a yea and nay vote of 43 yeas to 355 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 400.
  Pages H7367-68
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the DeLauro motion to adjourn by a yea and 
nay vote of 39 yeas to 364 nays, Roll No. 401.
  Pages H7371-72
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Miller of California motion to adjourn 
by a yea and nay vote of 57 yeas to 359 nays, Roll No. 404. 
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Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act: By a yea and nay vote of 
346 yeas to 80 nays, Roll No. 402, the House passed 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. The House completed general debate and considered 
amendments to the bill on September 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 16. 
                                                      Pages H7372-H7452
Agreed To:
  The Lowey amendment that repeals sections of the Balanced Budget Act 
and Taxpayer Relief Act relating to a tobacco industry settlement 
credit; and
Pages H7373-75
  The Riggs amendment that prohibits the Department of Education to 
sanction a State for its election not to provide special education and 
services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to 
individuals who are 18 years of age or older and are incarcerated in 
adult State prisons.
Pages H7376-79
Withdrawn:
  The Coburn amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to prohibit the Centers for Disease Control or any other part of 
the Public Health Service from supporting any program in which blood 
samples are collected from newborns and tested for HIV when the samples 
do not indicate the identity of the baby;
Pages H7375-76
  The Nadler en bloc amendments were offered but subsequently withdrawn 
that sought to require a medically necessary and appropriate 
determination to be made only by the treating health care professional; 
and prohibit monetary rewards to health care professionals to influence 
a decision as to what constitutes medically necessary and appropriate 
treatments, tests, procedures, or services;
Page H7381
  The Riggs amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to prohibit the Department of Education from any sanction to a 
grant recipient for its refusal or failure to enforce a preference or 
affirmative action plan for admissions to public educational 
institutions; and
Pages H7382-83
  The Hoekstra amendment was offered but subsequently withdrawn that 
sought to reduce the amounts made available for ``Education Reform'' 
and related programs and increase the amounts for ``School Improvement 
Programs''.
Pages H7383-90
Point of Order Sustained Against:
  The Shadegg amendment that sought to prohibit any funds to be used to 
enter into a contract with a person or entity that is the subject of a 
proceeding commenced by the Federal Government and alleging fraud. 
                                                         Pages H7390-91
  The bill was considered pursuant to the order of the House of 
Thursday, July 31.
Pages H6667-69
Congressional Gold Medal: The House passed H.R. 2248, to authorize the 
President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Ecumenical 
Patriarch Bartholomew in recognition of his outstanding and enduring 
contributions toward religious understanding and peace. 
                                                         Pages H7453-54
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Federal Advisory Committees: Message wherein he submitted the twenty-
fifth Annual Report on Federal Advisory Committees for fiscal year 
1996--referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight; and
                                                             Page H7454
  National Emergency re Iran: Message wherein he submitted his report 
concerning the national emergency with respect to Iran--referred to the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-
131).
  Pages H7454-56
Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations: By a yea and nay vote of 231 
yeas to 192 nays, Roll No. 403, the House passed H.R. 2378, making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. 
                                                         Pages H7456-80
Agreed To:
  The Blagojevich amendment that increases Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
and Firearms funding by $1 million for the youth crime interdiction 
initiative and reduces the Treasury Inspector General funding 
accordingly;
Page H7466
  The Sununu amendment that identifies $200,000 of OMB funding for 
implementation of the Congressional Review Act;
Pages H7466-67
  The Filner amendment that prohibits the IRS from including an 
individual's Social Security Number on the outside of a tax-related 
mailing and requires the SSN, if used as a part of a mailing, to be in 
a sealed envelope which cannot be viewed without opening it; and 
                                                         Pages H7475-76
  The Sanders amendment that prohibits the United States Customs 
Service from importing any product manufactured by forced or indentured 
child labor.
Page H7476
Rejected:
  The Lowey amendment that sought to strike Section 516, prohibiting 
the use of any funding associated with the Federal Employees Health 
Benefit Plan to be used for any benefits or coverage for abortion. 
                                                         Pages H7469-71
  The Bill was considered pursuant to a unanimous consent agreement 
that made it in order for the

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Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone a request for a 
recorded vote on any amendment and reduce the time for voting by 
electronic device on any postponed question.
Page H7456
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  Proviso relating to aggregate overtime limitation of $30,000; 
                                                             Page H7465
  Section 413 relating to the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act;
Page H7467
  Section 518 relating to certain historic U.S. origin firearms 
imports; and
Pages H7471-72
  Section 519 relating to expanding the Global Package Link Service. 
                                                             Page H7472
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on 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.
  Page H7480
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H7367 and H7380-81.
Referrals: S. 965, to amend title II of the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 
to extend an authorization contained therein, was referred to the 
Committee on Science and S. Con. Res. 45, commending Dr. Hans Blix for 
his distinguished service as Director General of the International 
Atomic Energy Agency on the occasion of his retirement, was referred to 
the Committee on International Relations.
  Page H7527
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H7528-29.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7367-68, H7371-72, 
H7452, H7479-80, and H7480-81. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 8:28 p.m.