[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 156 (Saturday, November 8, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1246-D1247]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 2928-2975; 1 private bill, H.R. 
2976; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Res. 103, H. Con. Res. 190-191, and H. 
Res. 313, 315-316, were introduced.                     
  Pages H10418-21
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  Report of the Joint Economic Committee on the 1997 Economic Report of 
the President (H. Rept. 105-393);
  H. Res. 314, waiving provisions of clause 4(b) rule XI with respect 
to the same day consideration of certain resolutions reported by the 
Rules Committee (H. Rept. 105-394);
  H.R. 1544, to prevent Federal agencies from pursuing policies of 
unjustifiable non-acquiescence in, and re-litigation of, precedents 
established in the Federal judicial circuits, amended (H. Rept. 105-
395);
  H.J. Res. 96, granting the consent and approval of Congress for the 
State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of 
Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
Compact (H. Rept. 105-396);
  H.R. 1625, to ensure that workers have sufficient information about 
their rights regarding the payment of dues or fees to labor 
organizations and the uses of employee dues and fees by labor 
organizations, amended (H. Rept. 105-397); and
  H.R. 2259, to provide for a transfer of land interests in order to 
facilitate surface transportation between the cities of Cold Bay, 
Alaska, and King Cove, Alaska (H. Rept. 105-398).           
Page H10418
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Pease to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                      
  Page H10349
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Friday, November 8, by a yea and nay vote of 345 yeas to 56 nays, Roll 
No. 616.                                                
  Pages H10349-50
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reauthorization Act: 
H.R. 2534, amended, to reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural 
research extension, and education programs (passed by a yea and nay 
vote of 291 yeas to 125 nays, Roll No. 618);    
  Pages H10354-71, H10384
  Tactile Currency for the Blind and Visually Impaired: H. Res. 122, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding tactile 
currency for the blind and visually impaired.           
  Pages H10371-72
  Veterans' Cemetery Protection Act of 1997: S. 813, to amend chapter 
91 of title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for 
theft and willful vandalism at national cemeteries--clearing the 
measure for the President.                              
  Pages H10372-74
  Technical Corrections to the American Legion Act: S. 1377, to amend 
the Act incorporating the American Legion to make a technical 
correction--clearing the measure for the President.         
  Page H10374
  Disapprove Military Construction Appropriations Line Item Veto: H.R. 
2631, disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on 
October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45 (passed by yea and nay 
vote of 352 yeas to 64 nays, Roll No. 617);             
  Pages H10374-84
  Reading Excellence Act: H.R. 2614, amended, to improve the reading 
and literacy skills of children and families by improving in-service 
instructional practices for teachers who teach reading, to stimulate 
the development of more high-quality family literacy programs, to 
support extended learning-time opportunities for children, to ensure 
that children can read well and independently not later than third 
grade;                                                  
  Pages H10386-98
  Restore Two Line-Item-Vetoed Provisions of Taxpayer Relief Act: 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. Subsequently, 
H.R. 2444, disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President 
on August 11, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-34, was laid on the table. 
Agreed to amend the title;                          
  Pages H10398-H10406

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  Congressional Medal of Honor to Robert R. Ingram: H.R. 2813, to waive 
time limitations specified by law in order to allow the Medal of Honor 
to be awarded to Robert R. Ingram of Jacksonville, Florida, for acts of 
valor while a Navy Hospital Corpsman in the Republic of Vietnam during 
the Vietnam conflict (passed by a yea and nay vote of 412 yeas with 
none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 619);                     
  Pages H10406-09
  Question of Privilege of the House: The Chair ruled that H.Res. 315, 
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 215 ayes to 193 
noes with 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 620.           
  Pages H10409-10
Motion to Adjourn: Agreed to the Armey motion to adjourn by a yea and 
nay vote of 233 yeas to 170 nays, Roll No. 621.         
  Pages H10410-11
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on 
pages H10350 and H10386.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H10349-50, H10383-84, H10384, H10408-09, H10409-10, and H10410-11. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:00 noon and adjourned at 6:33 p.m.