[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 140 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1096-D1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 30 public bills, H.R. 2644-2673; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2674; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96, H. Con. Res. 170, and H. Res. 266-
268, were introduced.                                         
  Pages H8832-33
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 265, providing for consideration of H.R. 2204, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the Coast Guard (H. Rept. 
105-317);
  H.R. 2513, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and 
modify the provision of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 relating to 
exempting active financing income from foreign personal holding company 
income and to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of stock in 
agricultural processors to certain farmers' cooperatives, amended (H. Rept. 
105-318 Part 1);
  S. 923, to deny veterans benefits to persons convicted of Federal capital 
offenses, amended (H. Rept. 105-319); and
  H.R. 2367, to increase, effective as of December 1, 1997, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates 
of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans (H. Rept. 105-320).                         
Pages H8831-32
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative LaTourette to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                                  Page H8729
Journal: By a recorded vote of 352 ayes to 58 noes, Roll No. 509, the House 
agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, October 8. 
                                                          Pages H8729, H8741
Transportation Appropriations Conference Report: By a yea and nay vote of 
401 yeas to 21 nays, Roll No. 510, the House agreed to the conference report 
on H.R. 2169, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. 
                                                              Pages H8741-52
  By a yea and nay vote of 413 yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 507, the House 
agreed to H. Res. 263, the rule that waived points of order against 
consideration of the conference report.                       
Pages H8737-40
District of Columbia Appropriations: By a yea and nay vote of 203 yeas to 
202 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 513, the House passed H.R. 
2607, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of 
said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. By a recorded 
vote of 162 ayes to 135 noes, Roll No. 514, agreed to the Hansen motion to 
table the motion to reconsider the vote.                   
  Pages H8752-H8806
  Rejected the Moran motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations by voice vote.                                     
Page H8804
Agreed To:
  The Sabo amendment that strikes the waiver of Davis-Bacon for school 
construction and repair (agreed to by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 188 
noes, Roll No. 511).                                          
Pages H8780-83
Rejected:
  The Moran amendment in the nature of a substitute that retains increased 
funding for police officer and firefighter pay raises and inserts the text 
of the Senate's version, S. 1156 (rejected by a recorded vote of 197 ayes to 
212 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 512).         
Pages H8783-H8803
  By a yea and nay vote of 370 yeas to 50 nays, Roll No. 508, the House 
agreed to H. Res. 264, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill. 
Pursuant to the rule the amendment printed in part 1 of the Committee on 
Rules report, H. Rept. 105-315, was considered as adopted. 
                                                    Pages H8729-37, H8740-41
Future Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Flake to the Honorable 
Alexander Treadwell, Secretary of State, State of New York, regarding his 
future resignation from the House of Representatives.             
  Page H8807
Speaker Pro Tempore: The Speaker designated Representative Morella to act as 
Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint resolutions through 
October 21.                                                       
  Page H8807
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that business in order under the Calendar 
Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, October 22, 1997. 
                                                              Pages H8807-08
Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment of 
the House until

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Tuesday, October 21, 1997, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader 
be authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments authorized by 
law or by the House.                                              
  Page H8808
Extension of Remarks: Agreed that for today, all members be permitted to 
extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in that section of 
the record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.                     
  Page H8808
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H8806.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes and four recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H8739-40, H8740-41, H8741, H8782-83, H8802-03, H8804-05, and H8805-06. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 9:30 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 
169, adjourned at 9:15 p.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21 for 
Morning Hour debate.