[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1167-D1169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 2757-2772; and 5 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 180-181, and H. Res. 286, 287, and 289, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2645, to make technical corrections related to the Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1997 and certain other tax legislation, amended (H. Rept. 
105-356); and
  H. Res. 288, providing for consideration of H.R. 2746, to amend title 
VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to give 
parents with low incomes the opportunity to choose the appropriate 
school for their children; and H.R. 2616, to

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amend titles VI and X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 to improve and expand charter schools (H. Rept. 105-357). 
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Condolence Resolution: Agreed to H. Res. 286, expressing the 
condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Walter H. Capps, 
a Representative from the State of California.           
  Pages H9617-27
Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Ensign motion to adjourn by a yea and 
nay vote of 29 yeas to 374 nays, Roll No. 535.               
  Page H9631
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 287, 
relating to a question of the privileges of the House, did constitute a 
question of privilege of the House and was in order. Subsequently, 
agreed to table the resolution by a yea and nay vote of 218 yeas to 200 
nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 537.            
  Pages H9638-39
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures that were debated on October 28:
  Dollars to Classrooms: H. Res. 139, amended, expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives that the Department of Education, States, 
and local education agencies should spend a greater percentage of 
Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms (agreed to 
by a yea and nay vote of 310 yeas to 99 nays, Roll No. 538); 
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  J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse: H.R. 1484, amended, to redesignate 
the Dublin Federal Courthouse building located in Dublin, Georgia, as 
the J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse (passed by a yea and nay vote of 
414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 539). Agreed to amend the 
title; and                                               
  Pages H9640-41
  David W. Dyer Federal Courthouse: H.R. 1479, amended, to designate 
the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 
Northeast First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer 
Federal Courthouse'' (passed by yea and nay vote of 411 yeas with none 
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 540). Agreed to amend the title. 
                                                         Pages H9641-42
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary 
Appropriations: By a yea and nay vote of 153 yeas to 268 nays with 1 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 541, rejected the Rohrabacher motion to 
instruct conferees on 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, and to insist 
on the House's disagreement with Section 111 of the Senate amendment 
which provides for a permanent extension of Section 245(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act.                         
  Pages H9642-55
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: The House completed general debate and began 
considering amendments to H.R. 1270, to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Act of 1982.                                
  Pages H9631-38, H9655-H9706
  Pursuant to section 426(b)(3) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, the House agreed to consider the bill by a yea and nay vote of 
312 yeas to 105 nays, Roll No. 542.                      
                                                         Pages H9655-57
                                                             Agreed To:
  The Dan Schaefer of Colorado amendment, as modified, that clarifies 
the applicability of provisions to other Federal law; directs the 
Department of Energy to minimize the transportation of hazardous 
materials and nuclear waste through populated areas; directs the 
Department of Transportation to establish procedures, within one year, 
for the selection of preferred rail routes for the transportation of 
spent nuclear fuel or radioactive waste; and specifies emergency 
responder training standards for persons responsible for responding to 
emergency situations occurring during the removal and transportation of 
spent nuclear and high level radioactive waste;          
                                                         Pages H9690-91
  The Kildee amendment that defines ``affected Indian tribe'' to 
qualify the Indian tribe for affects of an interim storage facility or 
repository that are substantial and adverse (agreed to by a recorded 
vote of 408 ayes to 10 noes, Roll No. 543);              
                                                         Pages H9691-93
  The Traficant amendment that requires that only nuclear waste 
produced in the United States can be stored in any repository 
established in the bill (agreed to by a recorded vote of 407 ayes to 11 
noes, Roll No. 544);                                     
                                                         Pages H9691-93
                                                               Pending:
  The Ensign amendment was offered that seeks to ensure that a risk 
assessment study and cost benefit analysis are conducted prior to 
action being taken under the act;                        
                                                         Pages H9693-96
  The Gibbons amendment was offered that seeks to specify that the 
Governor of each State with nuclear waste routes shall certify that 
emergency response teams exist and can manage any nuclear accident 
before transportation can be implemented;                
                                                         Pages H9696-98
  The Ensign amendment was offered that seeks to require that before 
any shipments occur, Congress must have appropriated funds to ensure 
adequate emergency response teams along the transportation route; 
                                                      Pages H9698-H9700
  The Markey amendment was offered that seeks to strike provisions that 
prevent EPA from setting radiation protection standards; 
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  The Gibbons amendment was offered that seeks to delete the 1 mill cap 
and gives the Secretary of Energy the authority to assess a fee on the 
existing reactors; and                                   
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  The Traficant amendment was offered that seeks to express the sense 
of Congress that all material and services purchased pursuant to the 
bill should be from the United States; requires a notice describing the 
requirement to purchase American-made equipment and products; and 
prohibits contracts with persons falsely labeling products as made in 
America.                                                 
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  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 283, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 259 yeas to 155 
nays, Roll No. 536.                                      
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Presidential Message--Aeronautics and Space: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted his report concerning the Nation's 
achievements in aeronautics and space during fiscal year 1996--referred 
to the Committee on Science.                                 
  Page H9706
Forage Improvement Act: The House completed debate on H. Res. 284, the 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2493, to establish a mechanism 
by which the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
can provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal 
lands.                                                   
  Pages H9706-08
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9617.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H9730.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Eight yea-and-nay votes and two recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H9631, H9638, H9639, H9640, H9640-41, H9641-42, H9655, H9656-57, H9692-
93, and H9693. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 
286, adjourned at 10:43 p.m. in memory of the late Honorable Walter H. 
Capps of California.