[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 130 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1009-D1011]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 2544-2561; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 158-159 and H. Res. 244-245, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7910-11
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 1313, a private bill, for the relief of Nancy B. Wilson (H. 
Rept. 105-269); and
  H.R. 2516, to extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 through March 31, 1998, amended (H. Rept. 105-270). 
                                                             Page H7910
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H7833
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the Rev. 
J.A. Panuska, S.J. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
  Page H7833
Journal: By a recorded vote of 331 ayes to 78 noes, Roll No. 439, the 
House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
September 24.
  Pages H7833-35
Motion to Adjourn: By a yea and nay vote of 71 yeas to 337 nays, Roll 
No. 438, rejected the Mink of Hawaii motion to adjourn.
  Page H7834
Motion to Adjourn: By a yea and nay vote of 82 yeas to 334 nays, Roll 
No. 440, rejected the Woolsey motion to adjourn.
  Page H7840
DOD Appropriations: By a yea and nay vote of 356 yeas to 65 nays, Roll 
No. 442, the House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 
2266, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.
  Pages H7842-49
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 242, the rule waiving points of order 
against consideration of the conference report by a yea-and-nay vote of 
419 yeas to 3 nays, Roll No. 442.
Pages H7840-42
Order of Business: Agreed that during further consideration of H.R. 
2267, that (1) no further amendment shall be in order except amendments 
printed before September 25 in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII; amendments 
numbered 2 and 3 in part 2 of House Report 105-264; one amendment 
offered by Representative Rogers after consultation with Representative 
Mollohan; one amendment to the amendment printed in the Congressional 
Record and numbered 4; and pro forma amendments offered by the chairman 
or ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
designees; (2) each amendment shall be considered as read and (other 
than the amendments numbered 2 and 3 in part 2 of House Report 105-264 
and the amendment numbered 4 and any amendment thereto) shall be 
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; (3) the amendment numbered 4 shall be 
debatable for 60 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, except that if an amendment thereto if 
offered before that debate begins, then the amendment and the amendment 
thereto shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the original proponent and opponent; (4) the amendment 
numbered 4 may be offered only before noon on Friday, September 26, 
1997, or after 5 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 1997; (5) the amendment 
numbered 2 in House Report 105-264 may be offered only on Tuesday, 
September 30, 1997; (6) the amendment numbered 4 and the amendment 
offered by Representative Rogers may be offered without regard to the 
stage of the reading; (7) after the sum of the number of motions to 
strike out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 7 of 
rule XXIII) or that the Committee rise offered by Members of the 
minority party reaches three, the chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole may entertain another such motion during further consideration of 
the bill only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on 
Appropriations or the Majority Leader or their designee. 
                                                         Pages H7889-90
Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations: The House 
continued consideration of amendments to H.R. 2267, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998. The House completed general debate and considered amendments 
to the bill on September 24.
  Pages H7849-H7907
Agreed To:
  The Hyde amendment, debated on September 24, that allows any 
defendant who prevails in a federal prosecution an opportunity to 
recover attorney fees unless the government establishes that it was 
substantially justified in initiating and prosecuting the case (agreed 
to by a recorded vote of 340 ayes to 84 noes, Roll No. 443); 
                                                         Pages H7849-50
  The Mollohan amendment that increases funding for the Legal Services 
Corporation by $109 million and decreases funding for various programs 
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Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies accordingly (agreed to by a recorded vote of 246 ayes to 176 
noes, Roll No. 449);
Pages H7853-68
  The Sanders amendment that increases funding for the United States 
Trade Representative by $1 million and decreases the Commerce 
Department salaries and expenses funding accordingly (agreed to by a 
recorded vote of 356 ayes to 64 noes, Roll No. 452); and 
                                                         Pages H7873-77
  The Rogers amendment that increases National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration funding for implementing the non-point source pollution 
control program; and research on pfiesteria.
Pages H7893-96
Rejected:
  The Scott amendment, debated on September 24, that sought to increase 
funding for the Boys and Girls Clubs by $80 million; special advocate 
program by $13 million; child abuse training program by $8 million; 
grants to combat violence against women by $40 million; residential 
substance abuse treatment grants by $37 million; drug courts by $76.7 
million; and law enforcement family support programs by $4 million and 
decrease the funding for the violent offender incarceration and truth 
in sentencing incentive grants program by $258.7 million (rejected by a 
recorded vote of 129 ayes to 291 noes, Roll No. 444);
Pages H7850-51
  The Waters amendment, debated on September 24, that sought to 
increase drug courts funding by $30 million and decrease the violent 
offender incarceration and truth in sentencing incentive grants funding 
accordingly (rejected by a recorded vote of 162 ayes to 259 noes, Roll 
No. 445);
Page H7851
  The Coburn amendment, debated on September 24, that sought to 
increase Juvenile Justice funding by $74.1 million and reduce 
Department of Commerce Advanced Technology Program funding accordingly 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 163 ayes to 261 noes, Roll No. 446); 
                                                         Pages H7851-52
  The Norton amendment, debated on September 24, that sought to strike 
section 103 that prohibits funding for abortions in the Federal prison 
system (rejected by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 264 noes, Roll No. 
447);
Pages H7852-53
  The Hefley amendment that sought to decrease funding for the Economic 
Development Administration by $90 million (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 107 ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 455); and
Pages H7878-86
  The Hostettler amendment that sought to eliminate funding for the 
Advanced Technology Program (rejected by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 
235 noes, Roll No. 456).
Pages H7886-89
Points of order sustained:
  A point of order was sustained against the Sanders amendment that 
sought to increase funding for the United States Trade Representative 
by $1 million and decrease the Commerce Department salaries and 
expenses funding accordingly (sustained the ruling of the Chair by a 
recorded vote of 231 ayes to 188 noes, Roll No. 451).
Pages H7871-72
Pending:
  The Gilman amendment was offered that seeks to withhold not more than 
$356.2 million from State Department salaries and expenses funding 
until the Secretary of State has made one or more designations of 
organizations as foreign terrorist organizations;
Page H7899
  The Bartlett en bloc amendment that seeks to strike $54 million for 
payment of U.N. international organization arrearages and $46 million 
for payment of U.N. international peacekeeping activities arrearages; 
                                                         Pages H7900-04
  Rejected the Tierney motion to rise by a recorded vote of 102 ayes to 
315 noes, Roll No. 448.
Page H7862
  Rejected the Gephardt motion to rise by a recorded vote of 119 ayes 
to 293 noes, Roll No. 450.
Pages H7868-69
  Rejected the Becerra motion to rise by a recorded vote of 107 ayes to 
294 noes, Roll No. 453.
Pages H7877-78
  Rejected the Becerra motion to rise by a recorded vote of 103 ayes to 
281 noes, Roll No. 454.
Pages H7879-80
  On September 24, agreed to H. Res. 239, the rule that is providing 
for consideration of the bill by a voice vote. Pursuant to the rule, 
the amendment printed in Part I of H. Rept. 105-264, that provides for 
an expedited judicial review to determine the legality and 
constitutionality of the use of sampling for purposes of apportionment 
or redistricting, was considered as adopted.
Pages H7755-59
Late Report: Conferees received permission to have until midnight 
tonight to file a conference report on H.R. 2203, making appropriations 
for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998.
  Page H7907
Presidential Message--National Emergency Re Angola: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmitted his report concerning the national 
emergency with respect to Angola--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-135). 
                                                         Pages H7907-08
Library of Congress Trust Fund: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment on the part of the House of Mr. Wayne Berman of the 
District of

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Columbia to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.
  Page H7908
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H7833 and H7879.
Referrals: S. 542 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue 
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Far Horizons; S. 662, 
to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
coastwise trade for the vessel Vortice; and S. 880, to authorize the 
Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation 
with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for 
the vessel Dusken IV were referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.
  Page H7909
Amendments: Amendments printed pursuant to the rule appear on pages 
H7911-13.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and fifteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H7834, H7835, H7840, H7841-42, H7848-49, H7849-50, H7850-51, H7851, 
H7852, H7852-53, H7862, H7868, H7868-69, H7872, H7877, H7877-78, H7879-
80, H7885-86, and H7889. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:50 p.m.