[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D2-D3]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 27 public bills, H.R. 3089-3115; and 10 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 201-204, and H. Res. 335-340 were introduced.
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Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Notify the President: The House agreed to H. Res. 335, authorizing the 
Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of 
the Congress. Subsequently, the Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of 
Representatives Armey and Gephardt to the committee.
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Notify the Senate: The House agreed to H. Res. 336, authorizing the Clerk of 
the House to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled. 
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Meeting Hours of the 2nd Session: The House agreed to H. Res. 337, 
establishing the meeting hours of the House of Representatives during the 
2nd Session.
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Adjournment of Both Houses: The House agreed to H. Con. Res. 201, providing 
for the adjournment dates of both Houses of Congress during January and 
February 1998.
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Meeting Hour--January 28: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it 
adjourn to meet at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28.
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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business of 
January 28.
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Holocaust Victims Redress Act: The House passed S. 1564, to provide redress 
for inadequate restitution of assets seized by the United States Government 
during World War II which belonged to victims of the Holocaust--clearing the 
measure for the President.
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Condolence Resolution: The House agreed to H. Res. 338, expressing the 
condolences of the House on the death of the Honorable Sonny Bono, a 
Representative from the State of California.
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Presidential Messages: Read the following messages transmitted to the Clerk 
pursuant to the Line Item Veto Act (P.L. 104-130):

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  Agriculture, FDA Appropriations: Message received on November 20, 1997 
wherein he cancels various dollar amounts of discretionary budget authority 
contained in H.R. 2160, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 (P.L. 105-86)--referred to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Budget and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
105-179);
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  Interior Appropriations: Message received on November 20, 1997 wherein he 
cancels various dollar amounts of discretionary budget authority contained 
in H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998 (P.L. 105-
83)--referred to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 105-180); and
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  Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations: Message received on December 2, 
1997 wherein he cancels a dollar amount of discretionary budget authority 
contained in 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 (P.L. 105-119)--referred to the 
Committees on Appropriations and the Budget and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
105-181).
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Long-Range Air Power: The Chair announced the Minority Leader's appointment 
of Mr. Walter E. Morrow, Jr. of Massachusetts to the Independent Panel to 
Evaluate the Adequacy of Current Planning for United States Long-Range Air 
Power.
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Recess: The House recessed at 4:12 p.m. and reconvened at 8:55 p.m. 
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State of the Union Address: President Clinton delivered his State of the 
Union address before a joint session of Congress. He was escorted into the 
House Chamber by a committee comprised of Representatives Armey, Delay, 
Boehner, Cox of California, Dickey, Hutchinson, Gephardt, Bonior, Fazio of 
California, Kennelly, Berry, Snyder and Senators Lott, Nickles, Mack, 
Thurmond, Daschle, Ford, Mikulski, Breaux, Kerry of Massachusetts, Kerrey of 
Nebraska, Torricelli, Reid, Rockefeller, Dorgan, and Leahy. The President's 
message was referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered printed as a House Document (H. Doc. 105-178). 
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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate today appear on page H2.
Referrals: S. 191, to Throttle Criminal Use of Guns; S. 758, Lobbying 
Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1997; and S. 1172, for the relief of 
Sylvester Flis, were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 1213, 
Oceans Act of 1997, was referred to the Committees on Resources, Science, 
and Transportation and Infrastructure. S. 1566, Military Voting Rights Act 
of 1997, was referred to the Committees on House Oversight, Judiciary, and 
Veterans Affairs. S. Con. Res. 39, expressing the sense of the Congress that 
the German Government should expand and simplify its reparations system, 
provide reparations to Holocaust survivors in Eastern and Central Europe, 
and set up a fund to help cover the medical expenses of Holocaust survivors, 
was referred to the Committee on International Relations.
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Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 1) developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appears on page H1. There were no 
recorded votes.
Adjournment: Met at 12:00 noon, and, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 
338, adjourned at 10:31 p.m. as a further mark of respect to the memory of 
the Honorable Sonny Bono.