[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H10578]
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          FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1998

  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Appropriations be discharged from the further 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1998, and for other 
purposes, and that the House immediately consider and pass the joint 
resolution.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore [Mr. Pease]. Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Louisiana?
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, am I to 
understand that the continuing resolution which went into effect at 
midnight is now to be superseded by this continuing resolution, making 
the previous continuing resolution the shortest CR in the history of 
the United States Congress, and that under the resolution the gentleman 
is offering, that the CR will run until next Friday?
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. OBEY. I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, to the best of my knowledge, the 
continuing resolution that was passed by us just a few hours ago has 
been in effect for approximately 2 hours, and, as such, will now be 
superseded by H.J. Res. 105 and will carry the activities of Government 
forward through the end of business until midnight this forthcoming 
Friday.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Louisiana?
  There was no objection.
  The text of H.J. Res. 105 is as follows:

                             H.J. Res. 105

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 
     106(3) of Public Law 105-46 is further amended by striking 
     ``November 10, 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``November 14, 1997'', and each provision amended by sections 
     122 and 123 of such public law shall be applied as if 
     ``November 14, 1997'' was substituted for ``October 23, 
     1997''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the joint resolution is 
considered and passed.
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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