[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 149 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1179-D1181]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 2773-2784; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2785; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 182 and H. Res. 298, were 
introduced.                                           
  Pages H9799-H9800
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 1965, to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal 
civil forfeitures, amended (H. Rept. 105-358 Part 1); and
  H.R. 434, to provide for the conveyance of small parcels of land in 
the Carson National Forest and the Santa Fe National Forest, New 
Mexico, to the village of El Rito and the town of Jemez Springs, New 
Mexico, amended (H. Rept. 105-359).                          
Page H9799
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                       
  Page H9731
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain the 
Reverend Everett W. Hannon, Jr. of Lexington, Missouri.      
  Page H9731
Forage Improvement Act: By a yea and nay vote of 242 yeas to 182 nays, 
Roll No. 549, the House passed 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 H9734-64
Agreed To:
  The Stenholm amendment to the Smith of Oregon amendment that strikes 
definitions of allotment and base property, and strikes language 
dealing with the treatment of lease or sublease of base property. 
                                                         Pages H9749-50
  The Smith of Oregon amendment, as amended by the Stenholm amendment, 
that strikes definitions of allotment, base property, consultation, 
cooperation, and coordination; strikes section 103 dealing with a 
prohibited condition regarding grazing permits and leases; revises the 
types and use of data collected to include use of previously collected 
data, application of criteria and protocols, and use of data; and 
strikes language dealing with the treatment of lease or sublease of 
base property; and                                       
Pages H9748-49
  The Miller of California amendment that establishes a separate 
grazing fee for foreign-owned or controlled grazing permits or leases. 
                                                         Pages H9758-61
Rejected:
  The Klug amendment to the Vento amendment that sought to replace the 
Grazing Fees provision and establish a Basic Fee for each animal unit 
month in a grazing fee year that is equal to the rate charged for 
grazing on the respective State lands (rejected by a recorded vote of 
205 ayes to 219 noes, Roll No. 546);                     
Pages H9751-57
  The Vento amendment that sought to establish different grazing fees 
for small producers controlling livestock of less than 2,000 animal 
unit months on Federal lands and large producers controlling livestock 
of 2,000 or more animal unit months (rejected by a recorded vote of 208 
ayes to 212 noes, Roll No. 547); and           
Pages H9750-51, H9757-58
  The Vento amendment that sought to reduce the animal unit month for 
billing of sheep and goats

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from seven to five (rejected by a recorded vote of 176 ayes to 244 
noes, Roll No. 548).                                     
Pages H9761-62
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of H.R. 2493 to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, and cross references and to make such 
other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect 
the actions of the House in amending the bill.               
Page H9764
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 284, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a yea and nay vote of 277 yeas to 139 
nays, Roll No. 545.                                      
Pages H9734-35
Nuclear Waste Policy Act: By a recorded vote of 307 ayes to 120 noes, 
Roll No. 557, the House passed H.R. 1270, to amend the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act of 1982. The House completed general debate and began 
considering amendments to the bill on October 29.        
  Pages H9764-71
  By a recorded vote of 142 ayes to 283 noes, Roll No. 556, rejected 
the Markey motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Commerce 
with instructions to report it back to the House forthwith with an 
amendment that specifies that contractors transporting spent nuclear 
fuel or high-level radioactive waste under any such contract shall not 
be indemnified under section 170d of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for 
any liability resulting from negligence, gross negligence, or willful 
misconduct in connection with such transportation.       
Pages H9769-71
Agreed To:
  The Traficant amendment, debated on October 29, that expresses 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 (agreed to by a recorded vote of 407 ayes to 2 noes with 15 
voting ``present'', Roll No. 555).                       
Pages H9768-69
Rejected:
  The Ensign amendment, debated on October 29, that sought to ensure 
that a risk assessment study and cost benefit analysis are conducted 
prior to action being taken under the act (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 135 ayes to 290 noes, Roll No. 550);                  
Pages H9764-65
  The Gibbons amendment, debated on October 29, that sought 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 (rejected by a recorded vote 
of 112 ayes to 312 noes, Roll No. 551);                  
Pages H9765-66
  The Ensign amendment, debated on October 29, that sought to require 
that before any shipments occur, Congress must have appropriated funds 
to ensure adequate emergency response teams along the transportation 
route (rejected by a recorded vote of 118 ayes to 305 noes, Roll No. 
552);                                                    
Pages H9766-67
  The Markey amendment, debated on October 29, that sought to strike 
provisions that prevent EPA from setting radiation protection standards 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 151 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 553); 
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Page H9767
  The Gibbons amendment, debated on October 29, that sought to delete 
the 1 mill cap and gives the Secretary of Energy the authority to 
assess a fee on the existing reactors (rejected by a recorded vote of 
67 ayes to 357 noes, Roll No. 554).                      
Pages H9767-68
  The Clerk was authorized in the engrossment of H.R. 1270 to make 
technical corrections including corrections in spelling, punctuation, 
section numbering, and cross referencing.                    
Page H9771
  The House agreed to H. Res. 283, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill on October 29.                 
Pages H9631-38
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 290, 
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 recorded vote of 212 ayes to 198 
noes with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 558.            
  Pages H9771-73
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 291, 
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 recorded vote of 216 ayes to 200 
noes with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 559.            
  Pages H9773-74
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 292, 
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 recorded vote of 214 ayes to 187 
noes with 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 560.            
  Pages H9774-75
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 293, 
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 recorded vote of 212 ayes to 190 
noes with 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 561.            
  Pages H9775-76
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 294, 
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 recorded

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vote of 217 ayes to 193 noes with 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 562. 
                                                         Pages H9776-77
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 295, 
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 recorded vote of 212 ayes to 197 
noes with 5 voting ``present'', Roll No. 563.            
  Pages H9777-78
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 296, 
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 recorded vote of 214 ayes to 196 
noes with 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 564.            
  Pages H9778-79
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 297, 
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 recorded vote of 208 ayes to 192 
noes with 4 voting ``present'', Roll No. 565.            
  Pages H9779-80
Re-Referral of Senate Bill: Agreed by unanimous consent that S. 459, to 
amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to extend certain 
authorizations, be re-referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce.                                                   
  Page H9780
Intelligence Authorization Conference Report: Agreed by unanimous 
consent that it be in order on Friday, October 31 or any day thereafter 
to consider the conference report to accompany S. 858, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System; that all points of order against the conference 
report and against its consideration be waived; and that the conference 
report be considered as read when called up.                 
  Page H9780
Suspensions: Agreed by unanimous consent that the Speaker be authorized 
to designate a time not later than November 7, 1997 for resumption of 
proceedings on the seven remaining motions to suspend the rules 
originally considered on Monday, September 29, 1997.         
  Page H9780
Presidential Message--Nuclear Energy Agreement: Read a message from the 
President wherein he transmitted his proposed agreement for cooperation 
between the United States and Brazil concerning peaceful uses of 
nuclear energy--referred to the Committee on International Relations 
and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-161).                   
  Pages H9780-81
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H9731.
Referral: S. Con. Res. 37, expressing the sense of the Congress that 
Little League Baseball Incorporated was established to support and 
develop Little League baseball worldwide and that its international 
character and activities should be recognized, was referred to the 
Committee on International Relations.                        
  Page H9798
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and nineteen recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H9734-35, H9756-57, H9757-58, H9762, H9763-64, H9765, H9765-66, H9766-
67, H9767, H9767-68, H9768-69, H9770-71, H9771, H9772-73, H9773-74, 
H9774-75, H9775-76, H9776-77, H9777-78, H9778-79, and H9779-80. There 
were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:02 p.m.