[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1217-D1219]
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. 2814, 2815, and 2817-2830; 2 
private bills, H.R. 2816 and 2831; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 304 and 
307-08, were introduced.
  Pages H10104-05
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2440, to make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, 
United States Code (H. Rept. 105-381);
  H. Res. 301, amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
repeal the exception to the requirement that public committee 
proceedings be open to all media (H. Rept. 105-382);
  H. Res. 305, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 105-383); and
  H. Res. 306, waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with 
respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the 
Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 105-384).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Sununu to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H9995
Journal: By a yea and nay vote of 353 yeas to 48 nays, Roll No. 575, 
agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, November 4, 
1997.
  Pages H9995, H9999-H10000
Thirteenth Congressional District, New York: Read a message from the 
Clerk wherein she transmitted a letter from the Deputy Executive 
Director, State Board of Elections, State of New York, indicating that 
Vito Fossella was elected Representative in Congress for the Thirteenth 
Congressional District, State of New York. Subsequently, the House 
agreed by unanimous consent to administer the oath of office to 
Representative-elect Fossella.
  Page H10000
Member Sworn: Representative-elect Vito Fossella presented himself in 
the well of the House and was administered the oath of office by the 
Speaker.
  Page H10000
IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1997: By a yea and nay vote of 426 
yeas to 4 nays, Roll No. 577, the House passed H.R. 2676, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and reform the Internal 
Revenue Service.
  Pages H10005-46
  The Clerk was authorized 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 H.R. 2676.
Page H10046
  Earlier, the House agreed to H. Res. 303, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a voice vote. Pursuant to the rule, the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendments printed in H. Rept. 105-380, accompanying 
the rule, were considered as adopted.
Pages H10001-05
Representative Capps of California Introduced Bill: Agreed that 
Representative Gilman be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2009, 
to amend the Social Security Act to waive the 24 month waiting period 
for Medicare coverage of individuals disabled with amyotrophic lateral 
sclerosis (ALS), to provide Medicare coverage of drugs used for 
treatment of ALS, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
increase Federal funding for research on ALS, a bill originally 
introduced by the late Representative Capps of California. 
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United States Policy Re China: By a yea and nay vote of 237 yeas to 184 
nays, Roll No. 578, the House agreed to H. Res. 302, the rule providing 
for consideration of nine measures, H. Res. 188, H.R. 967, H.R. 2195, 
H.R. 2232, H.R. 2358, H.R. 2386, H.R. 2570, H.R. 2605, and H.R. 2647, 
relating to the policy of the U.S. with respect to China. Agreed to the 
Solomon technical amendment to the rule.
  Pages H10054-63
Political Freedom In China Act: The House passed H.R. 2358, to provide 
for improved monitoring of human rights violations in the People's 
Republic of China by a recorded vote of 416 ayes to 5 noes, Roll No. 
580.
  Pages H10063-80
  Agreed to the Gilman amendment that extends the Congressional Review 
period for licensing of nuclear exports to China from 30 to 120 days 
and provides for expedited procedures for consideration of a joint 
resolution of disapproval for any licensing agreement (agreed to by yea 
and nay vote of 394 yeas to 29 nays, Roll No. 579).
Pages H10072-79
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendments recommended by the Committee on 
International Relations now printed in the bill and the Abercrombie, 
Porter, Mrs. Smith of Washington, and Gilman amendments printed in part 
1-A of H. Rept. 105-379, the report accompanying the rule, were 
considered as adopted.
Page H10063
Laogai Slave Labor Products Act: The House passed H.R. 2195, to provide 
for certain measures to increase monitoring of products of the People's 
Republic of China that are made with forced labor by a recorded vote of 
419 ayes to 2 noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 582. Agreed to 
amend the title.
  Pages H10080-94
  A point of order was sustained against the Taylor of Mississippi 
motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means with 
instructions to report it back forthwith with an amendment dealing with 
the tariff schedules between the United States and China. By a yea and 
nay vote of 217 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 581, agreed to table the 
motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair.
Pages H10091-93
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means was considered as 
adopted.
Page H10081
Question of Privilege of the House: The Speaker ruled that H. Res. 307, 
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 217 ayes to 194 
noes with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 583.
  Pages H10094-H10102
Motion to Adjourn: Agreed to the Armey motion to adjourn by a recorded 
vote of 216 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 584.
  Pages H10102-03
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appears on 
page H9995.

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Referrals: S. 940, to provide for a study of the establishment of 
Midway Atoll as a national memorial to the Battle of Midway was 
referred to the Committee on Resources and S. 1324, to de-authorize a 
portion of the project for navigation, Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call, Roll No. 576, five yea-and-nay 
votes and four recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the 
House today and appear on pages H9999-H10000, H10040, H10046, H10062-
63, H10079, H10079-80, H10092-93, H10093, H10101-02, and H10102-03. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:26 p.m.