[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 125 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D972-D973]
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                        House of Representatives


 Chamber Action
 Bills Introduced:  18 public bills, H.R. 2493, 2495-2511; 2 private 
bills, H.R. 2494, 2512; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 153-154, and H. 
Res. 233-237, were introduced.                        
  Pages H7599-H7600
 Reports Filed:  Reports were filed today as follows:
   H.R. 1460, to allow for election of the Delegate from Guam by other 
than separate ballot, amended (H. Rept. 105-253);
   Conference report on H.R. 2209, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 (H. 
Rept. 105-254);
   H. Res. 232, waiving points of order against the conference report 
to accompany 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-
255);
   H.R. 1683, to clarify the standards for State sex offender 
registration programs under the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against 
Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, amended (H. 
Rept. 105-256);
   H.R. 2027, to provide for the revision of the requirements for a 
Canadian border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, and to require the Attorney General to 
report to the Congress on the impact of such revision (H. Rept. 105-
257); and
   H.R. 2181, to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote 
notification of the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and 
localities engaging in that relocation (H. Rept. 105-258). 
                                                  Pages H7580-89, H7599
 Guest Chaplain:  The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the 
Rev. Betty McWhorter of Washington, D.C.                     
  Page H7531
 Journal:  By a yea and nay vote of 337 yeas to 78 nays, Roll No. 406, 
agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, September 
18.                                                  
  Pages H7531, H7536
 Motion to Adjourn:  Rejected the Doggett motion to adjourn by a yea 
and nay vote of 41 yeas to 370 nays, Roll No. 405.       
  Pages H7535-36
 House Ethics Reform Task Force:  By a recorded vote of 258 ayes to 154 
noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 413, the House agreed to H. 
Res. 168, to implement the recommendations of the bipartisan House 
Ethics Reform Task Force.                                
  Pages H7544-73
   Rejected the Cardin motion to recommit the resolution to the 
Committee on Rules with instructions to report it back to the House 
forthwith with an amendment in the nature of a substitute by a recorded 
vote of 176 ayes to 236 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 412. 
                                                         Pages H7568-72
 Agreed To: 
   The Livingston amendment that makes the rules provided in H. Res. 
168 applicable to all complaints

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filed during this or any subsequent Congress (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 420 ayes with none voting ``no'' and 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 408);                                                
Pages H7553-55
   The Murtha amendment that requires that all non-members filing 
complaints must have a Member of the House sponsor the complaint 
(agreed to by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 193 noes with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 409); and                          
Pages H7555-59
   The Bunning amendment that requires a vote of an actual majority of 
the investigative subcommittee to expand the scope of the investigation 
and an actual majority of the members of the full committee to confirm 
it thereafter (agreed to by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 194 noes 
with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 411).                
Pages H7564-68
 Rejected: 
   The Tauzin amendment that sought to provide for the dismissal 
without prejudice of a complaint 180 calendar days after a motion to 
establish an investigative subcommittee does not prevail (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 181 ayes to 236 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 410).                                                
Pages H7559-64
   Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 230, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the resolution by a voice vote. Agreed to order the 
previous question by a yea and nay vote of 227 yeas to 191 nays, Roll 
No. 407.                                                 
Pages H7536-44
 Late Report:  Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 2209, making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 1998.             
  Page H7573
 Question of Privilege of the House:  The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 
233, relating to question of the privileges of the House, did 
constitute a question of privilege of the House and was in order. By a 
recorded vote of 289 ayes to 65 noes with 7 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 415, agreed to the resolution.                       
  Pages H7573-78
   Earlier, rejected the Stearns motion to table the resolution by a 
recorded vote of 86 ayes to 291 noes with 3 voting ``present'', Roll 
No. 414.                                                 
Pages H7573-74
 Legislative Program:  The Majority Leader announced the Legislative 
Program for the week of September 22.                        
  Page H7578
 Meeting Hour--September 22:  Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at noon on Monday, September 22.   
  Page H7578
 Meeting Hour September 23:  Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 on Tuesday, September 23 for 
morning-hour debate                                          
  Page H7578
 Calendar Wednesday:  Agreed that the business in order under the 
calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, September 24. 
                                                             Page H7578
 Donation of Surplus Property to Nonprofit Organizations:  The House 
agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 680, to amend the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the 
transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to 
nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and 
individuals--clearing the measure for the President.     
  Pages H7578-79
 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office Memorial 
Building:  The House passed H.R. 2443, to designate the Federal 
building located at 601 Fourth Street, N.W., in the District of 
Columbia, as the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field 
Office Memorial Building'', in honor of William H. Christian, Jr., 
Martha Dixon Martinez, Michael J. Miller, Anthony Palmisano, and Edwin 
R. Woodriffe.                                            
  Pages H7579-80
 Senate Messages:  Message received from the Senate today appears on 
page H7531.
 Quorum Calls--Votes:  Two yea-and-nay votes and nine recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7535-36, H7536, H7543-44, H7554-55, H7558-59, H7563-64, H7568, H7572, 
H7572-73, H7573-74, and H7577. There were no quorum calls.
 Adjournment:  Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 7:58 p.m.