[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 145 (Friday, October 24, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 10, Financial Services 
Act of 1997.
DORNAN V. SANCHEZ--CONTESTED ELECTION
Committee on House Oversight: Task Force for the Contested Election in 
California's 46th Congressional District approved the following: a 
Memorandum of Understanding between the Task Force and the California 
Secretary of State; and a resolution requesting that the Chairman of 
the Committee issue Committee subpoenas to Nativo Lopez and Michael 
Farber.
IRAN MISSILE PROLIFERATION SANCTIONS ACT
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended H.R. 
2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1997.
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
1270, Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997, providing one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Commerce and twenty minutes of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources. The rule waives 
points of order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
with section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (requiring 
provisions in the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget to be 
referred to or reported by the Committee on the Budget). The rule 
provides for consideration of the bill for amendment under the five 
minute rule. The rule provides for the consideration of the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Commerce 
as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule waives 
points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
(prohibiting appropriations in authorization measures) and section 306 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (requiring provisions in the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget to be referred to or 
reported by the Committee on the Budget). The rule also provides that, 
notwithstanding clause 5(c) of rule XXIII (relating to motions to 
strike unfunded mandates), for consideration of only those amendments 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules and that these 
amendments may only be offered in the order listed in the report and 
only by the Member designated in the report, shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by a proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment and shall not be subject to a demand for a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
The rule waives points of order against the last amendment printed in 
the Rules Committee report for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of 
rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations in authorization measures) and 
section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (requiring 
provisions in the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget to be 
referred to or reported by the Committee on the Budget). The rule 
allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to reduce the voting 
time on any postponed question to five minutes provided that that vote 
follows a fifteen minute vote. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Further, the rule waives points of order 
against consideration in the House of S. 104 for failure to comply with 
section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (requiring 
provisions in the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget to be 
referred to or reported by the Committee on the Budget). The rule 
provides for the consideration of a motion to strike all after the 
enacting clause of S. 104 and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions 
of H.R. 1270, as passed by the House. Finally, the rule provides that 
upon the adoption of the Motion and the Senate bill as amended, it is 
in order to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 104 and 
request a conference thereon. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Hastert, Crapo, Upton, Ensign, Gibbons, Hall 
of Texas, Markey, Engel, McCarthy of Missouri, DeGette, Kildee, and 
Kucinich.
SPACE SOLAR POWER
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Space Solar Power: A Fresh Look. Testimony was heard from 
John Mankins, Manager, Advanced Concepts Studies, Office of Space 
Flight, NASA; and public witnesses.