[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 28, 1998)]
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                             Resume of Congressional Activity

                     FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                               DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                           January 3 through November 13, 1997

                                               Senate             House             Total
     Days in session...............               153               132               . .
     Time in session...............   1,093 hrs., 07   1,003 hrs., 42               . .
     Congressional Record:
    Pages of proceedings...........            12,724            10,963               . .
    Extensions of Remarks..........               . .             2,425               . .
     Public bills enacted into law.                49               104               153
     Private bills enacted into law                 1                 3                 4
     Bills in conference...........               . .                 2               . .
     Measures passed, total........               385               544               929
    Senate bills...................               123                50               . .
    House bills....................               101               243               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 5                 3               . .
    House joint resolutions........                16                19               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                30                13               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                19                46               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                92               170               . .
     Measures reported, total......              *248              *374               622
    Senate bills...................               159                 4               . .
    House bills....................                32               244               . .
    Senate joint resolutions.......                 2                 1               . .
    House joint resolutions........                 2                11               . .
    Senate concurrent resolutions..                13               . .               . .
    House concurrent resolutions...                 2                 9               . .
    Simple resolutions.............                38               105               . .
     Special reports...............                22                13               . .
     Conference reports............               . .                20               . .
     Measures pending on calendar..               111                40               . .
     Measures introduced, total....             1,840             3,728             5,568
    Bills..........................             1,568             3,088               . .
    Joint resolutions..............                39               106               . .
    Concurrent resolutions.........                70               200               . .
    Simple resolutions.............               163               334               . .
     Quorum calls..................                 6                 7               . .
     Yea-and-nay votes.............               298               285               . .
     Recorded votes................               . .               348               . .
     Bills vetoed..................               . .                 3               . .
     Vetoes overridden.............               . .               . .               . .
                           DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                           January 3 through November 13, 1997

     Civilian nominations (other than lists), totaling 98, 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................361...
         Unconfirmed........................................124...
         Withdrawn...........................................13...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 3,105, 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,019...
         Unconfirmed.........................................86...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 8,141, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................8,120...
         Unconfirmed.........................................21...

     Army nominations, totaling 6,244, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,244...
         Unconfirmed..........................................2...

     Navy nominations, totaling 6,157, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,153...
         Unconfirmed..........................................4...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,679, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,679...
         Unconfirmed..........................................0...

                                Summary
     Total nominations received..........................25,828
     Total confirmed.....................................25,576
     Total unconfirmed......................................237
     Total withdrawn.........................................13
     Total returned to the White House........................2
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           BILLS ENACTED INTO PUBLIC LAW (105TH, 1st SESSION)


                                                                Law No.
 S. 156......................................................   105-132
 S. 305......................................................    105-14
 S. 342......................................................    105-22
 S. 410......................................................     105-8
 S. 430......................................................    105-37
 S. 476......................................................   105-133
 S. 543......................................................    105-19
 S. 587......................................................    105-74
 S. 588......................................................    105-75
 S. 589......................................................    105-76
 S. 591......................................................    105-77
 S. 669......................................................   105-106
 S. 670......................................................    105-38
 S. 714......................................................   105-114
 S. 738......................................................   105-134
 S. 813......................................................   105-101
 S. 819......................................................   105-122
 S. 830......................................................   105-115
 S. 833......................................................   105-123
 S. 858......................................................   105-107
 S. 871......................................................    105-58
 S. 910......................................................    105-47
 S. 923......................................................   105-116
 S. 931......................................................    105-82
 S. 996......................................................    105-53
 S. 1000.....................................................    105-63
 S. 1026.....................................................   105-121
 S. 1139.....................................................   105-135
 S. 1161.....................................................   105-136
 S. 1193.....................................................   105-137
 S. 1198.....................................................    105-54
 S. 1211.....................................................    105-48
 S. 1227.....................................................    105-72
 S. 1228.....................................................   105-124
 S. 1231.....................................................   105-108
 S. 1258.....................................................   105-117
 S. 1347.....................................................   105-109
 S. 1354.....................................................   105-125
 S. 1377.....................................................   105-110
 S. 1378.....................................................   105-126
 S. 1417.....................................................   105-127
 S. 1505.....................................................   105-128
 S. 1507.....................................................   105-129
 S. 1519.....................................................   105-130
 S. 1559.....................................................   105-138
 S. 1565.....................................................   105-139

 S.J. Res. 5.................................................     105-5
 S.J. Res. 29................................................    105-29
 S.J. Res. 39................................................   105-140

 H.R. 5......................................................    105-17
 H.R. 63.....................................................    105-44
 H.R. 79.....................................................    105-79
 H.R. 111....................................................    105-49
 H.R. 173....................................................    105-27
 H.R. 282....................................................    105-87
 H.R. 363....................................................    105-23
 H.R. 394....................................................    105-59
 H.R. 408....................................................    105-42
 H.R. 412....................................................     105-9
 H.R. 499....................................................     105-4
 H.R. 514....................................................     105-7
 H.R. 649....................................................    105-28
 H.R. 668....................................................     105-2
 H.R. 672....................................................    105-80
 H.R. 680....................................................    105-50
 H.R. 681....................................................    105-88
 H.R. 708....................................................    105-81
 H.R. 709....................................................    105-36
 H.R. 785....................................................    105-10
 H.R. 867....................................................    105-89
 H.R. 924....................................................     105-6
 H.R. 956....................................................    105-20
 H.R. 968....................................................    105-15
 H.R. 1001...................................................    105-13
 H.R. 1003...................................................    105-12
 H.R. 1057...................................................    105-90
 H.R. 1058...................................................    105-91
 H.R. 1086...................................................   105-102
 H.R. 1090...................................................   105-111
 H.R. 1119...................................................    105-85
 H.R. 1198...................................................    105-39
 H.R. 1225...................................................    105-11
 H.R. 1226...................................................    105-35
 H.R. 1254...................................................   105-131
 H.R. 1306...................................................    105-24
 H.R. 1377...................................................    105-92
 H.R. 1420...................................................    105-57
 H.R. 1479...................................................    105-93
 H.R. 1484...................................................    105-94
 H.R. 1493...................................................   105-141
 H.R. 1553...................................................    105-25
 H.R. 1585...................................................    105-41
 H.R. 1604...................................................   105-143
 H.R. 1650...................................................    105-16
 H.R. 1658...................................................   105-146
 H.R. 1747...................................................    105-95
 H.R. 1787...................................................    105-96
 H.R. 1840...................................................   105-112
 H.R. 1866...................................................    105-43
 H.R. 1871...................................................    105-18
 H.R. 1901...................................................    105-30
 H.R. 1902...................................................    105-26
 H.R. 1944...................................................    105-40
 H.R. 1948...................................................    105-60
 H.R. 2013...................................................    105-70
 H.R. 2014...................................................    105-34
 H.R. 2015...................................................    105-33
 H.R. 2016...................................................    105-45
 H.R. 2018...................................................    105-31
 H.R. 2107...................................................    105-83
 H.R. 2129...................................................    105-97
 H.R. 2158...................................................    105-65
 H.R. 2159...................................................   105-118
 H.R. 2160...................................................    105-86
 H.R. 2169...................................................    105-66
 H.R. 2203...................................................    105-62
 H.R. 2209...................................................    105-55
 H.R. 2248...................................................    105-51
 H.R. 2264...................................................    105-78
 H.R. 2265...................................................   105-147
 H.R. 2266...................................................    105-56
 H.R. 2267...................................................   105-119
 H.R. 2366...................................................   105-113
 H.R. 2367...................................................    105-98
 H.R. 2378...................................................    105-61
 H.R. 2443...................................................    105-52
 H.R. 2464...................................................    105-73
 H.R. 2476...................................................   105-148
 H.R. 2564...................................................    105-99
 H.R. 2607...................................................   105-100
 H.R. 2626...................................................   105-142
 H.R. 2796...................................................   105-152
 H.R. 2813...................................................   105-103
 H.R. 2977...................................................   105-153
 H.R. 2979...................................................   105-144
 H.R. 3025...................................................   105-149
 H.R. 3034...................................................   105-150

 H.J. Res. 25................................................     105-1
 H.J. Res. 32................................................    105-21
 H.J. Res. 36................................................     105-3
 H.J. Res. 75................................................    105-67
 H.J. Res. 90................................................    105-32
 H.J. Res. 91................................................   105-104
 H.J. Res. 92................................................   105-105
 H.J. Res. 94................................................    105-46
 H.J. Res. 95................................................   105-145
 H.J. Res. 96................................................   105-151
 H.J. Res. 97................................................    105-64
 H.J. Res. 101...............................................    105-68
 H.J. Res. 103...............................................   105-120
 H.J. Res. 104...............................................    105-69
 H.J. Res. 105...............................................    105-71
 H.J. Res. 106...............................................    105-84

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                              BILLS VETOED


    H.R. 1469, making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, 
including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, and for other purposes. Vetoed June 9, 1997.
    H.R. 1122, to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
birth abortions. Vetoed Oct. 10, 1997.
    H.R. 2631, disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the 
President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45. Vetoed Nov. 
13, 1997.


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                            LINE ITEM VETOES


    H.R. 2015, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
(b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 1998 (P.L.105-33). Line Item Veto Message: 
H.Doc. 105-115 of Sept. 3, 1997.
    H.R. 2014, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to subsections 
(b)(2) and (d) of section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 1998 (P.L.105-34). Line Item Veto Message: 
H.Doc. 105-116 of Sept. 3, 1997.
    H.R. 2016, making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
(P.L.105-45). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-147 of Oct. 6, 1997.
    H.R. 2266, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
(P.L.105-56). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-155 of Oct. 21, 1997.
    H.R. 2378, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1998, and for other purposes (P.L.105-61). Line Item Veto Message: 
H.Doc. 105-156 of Oct. 21, 1997.
    H.R. 2203, making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes 
(P.L.105-62). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-157 of Oct. 21, 1997.
    H.R. 2158, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (P.L.105-65). Line 
Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-167 of Nov. 4, 1997.
    H.R. 2169, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and for other purposes (P.L.105-66). Line Item Veto 
Message: H.Doc. 105-168 of Nov. 4, 1997.
    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, and for other 
purposes (P.L.105-86). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-179 of Jan. 
27, 1998.
    H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and 
for other purposes (P.L.105-83). Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-180 
of Jan. 27, 1998.
    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, and for other purposes (P.L.105-119). 
Line Item Veto Message: H.Doc. 105-181 of Jan. 27, 1998.
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                                                               Committee                 Date Reported               Report No.        Page of passage  in     Date of passage      Public Law
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             Title                  Bill No.       intro-                                                                          --------------------------                    Date ap-
                                                   duced    House    Senate         House            Senate        House    Senate                             House    Senate              No.
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 Making technical corrections   H.J. Res. 25      Jan. 9   .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 75                      Jan. 9   Jan. 21   Feb. 3,       1
 to the Omnibus Consolidated                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 Appropriations Act, 1997
 (Public Law 104-208).
 Airport and Airway Trust Fund  H.R. 668          Feb. 11  WM       ........  Feb. 13 1997....  ................        5  .......  H 641        S 1775       Feb. 26  Feb. 27   Feb.          2
 Tax Reinstatement Act of 1997.                    1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      28,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1997
 Approving the Presidential     H.J. Res. 36      Feb. 4   App      App         ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 551        S 1524       Feb. 13  Feb. 25   Feb.          3
 finding that the limitation     (S.J. Res. 14)    1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      28,
 on obligations imposed by                                                                                                                                                        1997
 section 518A(a) of the
 Foreign Operations, Export
 Financing, and Related
 Programs Appropriations Act,
 1997, is having a negative
 impact on the proper
 functioning of the population
 planning program.
 To designate the facility of   H.R. 499          Feb. 4   GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 297        S 1650       Feb. 5   Feb. 26   Mar. 3,       4
 the United States Postal                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 Service under construction at
 7411 Barlite Boulevard in San
 Antonio, Texas, as the
 ``Frank M. Tejeda Post Office
 Building''.
 Waiving certain provisions of  S.J. Res. 5       Jan. 21  .......  Fin       ................  Feb. 3 1997.....  .......  .......  H 828        S 1970       Mar. 11  Mar. 5    Mar.          5
 the Trade Act of 1974                             1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      17,
 relating to the appointment                                                                                                                                                      1997
 of the United States Trade
 Representative.
 Victim Rights Clarification    H.R. 924          Mar. 5   Jud      ........  Mar. 17 1997....  ................       28  .......  H 1067       S 2507       Mar. 18  Mar. 19   Mar.          6
 Act of 1997.                       (S. 447)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1997
 District of Columbia           H.R. 514          Feb. 4   GRO      ........  Mar. 17 1997....  ................       29  .......  H 1056       S 2736       Mar. 18  Mar. 20   Mar.          7
 Inspector General Improvement                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      25,
 Act of 1997.                                                                                                                                                                     1997
 To extend the effective date   S. 410            Mar. 6   .......  BHUA      ................    ..............  .......  .......  H 1069       S 2219       Mar. 18  Mar. 12   Mar.          8
 of the Investment Advisers                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      31,
 Supervision Coordination Act.                                                                                                                                                    1997
 Oroville-Tonasket Claim        H.R. 412          Jan. 9   Res      ........  Mar. 10 1997....  ................        8  .......  H 1067       S 2862       Mar. 18  April 8   April         9
 Settlement and Conveyance Act.                    1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      14,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1997
 To designate the J. Phil       H.R. 785          Feb. 13  Agr      ........  Mar. 20 1997....  ................       36  .......  H 1304       S 3065       April 8  April 10  April        10
 Campbell, Senior, Natural                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      24,
 Resource Conservation Center.                                                                                                                                                    1997
 To make a technical            H.R. 1225         April 8  Jud      ........  April 10 1997...  ................       48  .......  H 1472       S 3697       April    April 24  April        11
 correction to title 28,                           1997                                                                                                        15       1997      25,
 United States Code, relating                                                                                                                                  1997               1997
 to jurisdiction for lawsuits
 against terrorist states.
 Assisted Suicide Funding       H.R. 1003         Mar. 11  Com      ........  April 8 1997....  ................       46  .......  H 1405       S 3264       April    April 16  April        12
 Restriction Act of 1997.                          1997    WM                   ..............                                                                 10       1997      30,
                                                           Jud                  ..............                                                                 1997               1997
                                                           EEO                  ..............
                                                           GRO                  ..............
                                                           Res                  ..............
                                                           IR                   ..............
 To extend the term of          H.R. 1001         Mar. 10  WM       ........  April 10 1997...  ................       49  .......  H 1471       S 3859       April    April 30  May 14,      13
 appointment of certain                            1997    Com                April 14 1997...                                                                 15       1997      1997
 members of the Prospective                                                                                                                                    1997
 Payment Assessment Commission
 and the Physician Payment
 Review Commission.
 To authorize the President to  S. 305            Feb. 12  BFS      BHUA        ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 1940       S 1686       April    Feb. 26   May 14,      14
 award a gold medal on behalf      (H.R. 279)      1997                                                                                                        29       1997      1997
 of the Congress to Francis                                                                                                                                    1997
 Albert ``Frank'' Sinatra in
 recognition of his
 outstanding and enduring
 contributions through his
 entertainment career and
 humanitarian activities, and
 for other purposes.
 To amend title XVIII and XIX   H.R. 968          Mar. 6   WM       Fin       Mar. 13 1997....    ..............       23  .......  H 1297       S 3858       April 8  April 30  May 15,      15
 of the Social Security Act to                     1997    Com                Mar. 18 1997....                                                                 1997     1997      1997
 permit a waiver of the
 prohibition of offering nurse
 aide training and competency
 evaluation programs in
 certain nursing facilities.

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 To authorize the President to  H.R. 1650         May 16   BFS      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 2960       S 4918       May 20   May 21    June 2,      16
 award a gold medal on behalf                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 of the Congress to Mother
 Teresa of Calcutta in
 recognition of her
 outstanding and enduring
 contributions through
 humanitarian and charitable
 activities, and for other
 purposes.
 Individuals with Disabilities  H.R. 5            Jan. 7   EEO      LHR       May 13 1997.....  May 7 1997......       95  .......  H 2567       S 4411       May 13   May 14    June 4,      17
 Education Act Amendments of        (S. 717)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 1997.
 The title of this measure is   H.R. 1871         June 12  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 3789                    June 12  June 12   June         18
 not available.                                    1997    Bud                                                                                                 1997     1997      12,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1997
 Volunteer Protection Act of    S. 543            April 9  Jud      ........  May 19 1997.....  ................      101  .......  H 3118       S 3880       May 21   May 1     June         19
 1997.                             (H.R. 911)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      18,
                                                                                                                                                                                  1997
 To amend the National          H.R. 956          Mar. 5   GRO      Jud       May 20 1997.....  May 8 1997......      105  .......  H 3190       S 5945       May 22   June 18   June         20
 Narcotics Leadership Act of        (S. 536)       1997    Com                  ..............                                                                 1997     1997      27,
 1988 to establish a program                                                                                                                                                      1997
 to support and encourage
 local communities that first
 demonstrate a comprehensive,
 long-term commitment to
 reduce substance abuse among
 youth, and for other purposes.
 To consent to certain          H.J. Res. 32      Jan. 21  Res      ENR       Mar. 11 1997....  May 16 1997.....       16       19  H 847        S 5645       Mar. 11  June 12   June         21
 amendments enacted by the                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      27,
 Legislature of the State of                                                                                                                                                      1997
 Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes
 Commission Act, 1920.
 To extend certain privileges,  S. 342            Feb. 24  IR       FR          ..............  May 8 1997......  .......  .......  H 3820       S 4773       June 17  May 20    June         22
 exemptions, and immunities to                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      27,
 Hong Kong Economic and Trade                                                                                                                                                     1997
 Offices.
 To amend section 2118 of the   H.R. 363          Jan. 7   Com      ENR       April 21 1997...  June 12 1997....       60       27  H 1953       S 6048       April    June 20   July 3,      23
 Energy Policy Act of 1992 to                      1997    Sci                April 21 1997...                                                                 29       1997      1997
 extend the Electric and                                                                                                                                       1997
 Magnetic Fields Research and
 Public Information
 Dissemination Program.
 To amend the Federal Deposit   H.R. 1306         April    BFS      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 3095       S 5637       May 21   June 12   July 3,      24
 Insurance Act to clarify the                      10                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 applicability of host State                       1997
 laws to any branch in such
 State of an out-of-State bank.
 To amend the President John    H.R. 1553         May 8    GRO      ........  June 19 1997....  ................      138  .......  H 4149       S 6385       June 23  June 25   July 3,      25
 F. Kennedy Assassination                          1997    Jud                  ..............                                                                 1997     1997      1997
 Records Collection Act of
 1992 to extend the
 authorization of the
 Assassination Records Review
 Board until September 30,
 1998.
 To immunize donations made in  H.R. 1902         June 17  Jud      ........  June 23 1997....  ................      146  .......  H 4141       S 6287       June 23  June 24   July 3,      26
 the form of charitable gift                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 annuities and charitable
 remainder trusts from the
 antitrust laws and State laws
 similar to the antitrust laws.
 To amend the Federal Property  H.R. 173          Jan. 7   GRO      GA          ..............  June 26 1997....  .......  .......  H 1575       S 6788       April    June 27   July         27
 and Administrative Services        (S. 861)       1997                                                                                                        16       1997      18,
 Act of 1949 to authorize                                                                                                                                      1997               1997
 donation of surplus Federal
 law enforcement canines to
 their handlers.
 To amend sections of the       H.R. 649          Feb. 6   Com      ENR       Mar. 11 1997....  June 11 1997....       11       26  H 828        S 6790       Mar. 11  June 27   July         28
 Department of Energy                              1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      18,
 Organization Act that are                                                                                                                                                        1997
 obsolete or inconsistent with
 other statutes and to repeal
 a related section of the
 Federal Energy Administration
 Act of 1974.
 To direct the Secretary of     S.J. Res. 29      May 1    Res      ........  July 8 1997.....  ................      167  .......  H 4877       S 3930       July 8   May 1     July         29
 the Interior to design and                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      24,
 construct a permanent                                                                                                                                                            1997
 addition to the Franklin
 Delano Roosevelt Memorial in
 Washington, D.C., and for
 other purposes.
 To clarify that the            H.R. 1901         June 17  Jud      ........  June 23 1997....  ................      145  .......  H 4140       S 7129       June 23  July 9    July         30
 protections of the Federal                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      25,
 Tort Claims Act apply to the                                                                                                                                                     1997
 members and personnel of the
 National Gambling Impact
 Study Commission.
 To waive temporarily the       H.R. 2018         June 24  Com      ........  July 8 1997.....  ................      165  .......  H 4873       S 7318       July 8   July 11   July         31
 Medicaid enrollment                               1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      25,
 composition rule for the                                                                                                                                                         1997
 Better Health Plan of
 Amherst, New York.
 Waiving certain enrollment     H.J. Res. 90      July 31  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 6701       S 8482       July 31  July 31   Aug. 1,      32
 requirements with respect to                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 two specified bills of the
 One Hundred Fifth Congress.

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 To provide for reconciliation  H.R. 2015         June 24  Bud      ........  June 24 1997....  ................      149  .......  H 4606       S 6332       June 25  June 25   Aug. 5,      33
 pursuant to subsections            (S. 947)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 (b)(1) and (c) of section 105
 of the concurrent resolution
 on the budget for fiscal year
 1998.
 To provide for reconciliation  H.R. 2014         June 24  Bud      ........  June 24 1997....  ................      148       33  H 4816       S 6718       June 26  June 27   Aug. 5,      34
 pursuant to subsections            (S. 949)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 (b)(2) and (d) of section 105
 of the concurrent resolution
 on the budget for fiscal year
 1998.
 To amend the Internal Revenue  H.R. 1226         April 8  WM       ........  April 14 1997...  ................       51  .......  H 1490       S 7983       April    July 23   Aug. 5,      35
 Code of 1986 to prevent the                       1997                                                                                                        15       1997      1997
 unauthorized inspection of                                                                                                                                    1997
 tax returns or tax return
 information.
 To reauthorize and amend the   H.R. 709          Feb. 12  Res      ENR       Mar. 11 1997....    ..............       17  .......  H 836        S 7983       Mar. 11  July 23   Aug. 5,      36
 National Geologic Mapping Act                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 of 1992, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the Act of June 20,   S. 430            Mar. 12  Res      ENR         ..............  May 15 1997.....  .......       18  H 5834       S 4919       July 28  May 21    Aug. 7,      37
 1910, to protect the                              1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 permanent trust funds of the
 State of New Mexico from
 erosion due to inflation and
 modify the basis on which
 distributions are made from
 those funds.
 To amend the Immigration and   S. 670            April    Jud      Jud         ..............  May 8 1997......  .......  .......  H 5865       S 4505       July 28  May 14    Aug. 8,      38
 Nationality Technical             (H.R. 1109)     30                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 Corrections Act of 1994 to                        1997
 eliminate the special
 transition rule for issuance
 of a certificate of
 citizenship for certain
 children born outside the
 United States.
 To direct the Secretary of     H.R. 1198         Mar. 20  Res      ENR       July 8 1997.....  July 30 1997....      166  .......  H 4857       S 8526       July 8   July 31   Aug.         39
 the Interior to convey                            1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      11,
 certain land to the City of                                                                                                                                                      1997
 Grants Pass, Oregon.
 To provide for a land          H.R. 1944         June 17  Res      ENR       July 21 1997....  July 30 1997....      193  .......  H 5545       S 8526       July 22  July 31   Aug.         40
 exchange involving the Warner                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      11,
 Canyon Ski Area and other                                                                                                                                                        1997
 land in the State of Oregon.
 To allow postal patrons to     H.R. 1585         May 13   GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 5550       S 8040       July 22  July 24   Aug.         41
 contribute to funding for                         1997    Com                                                                                                 1997     1997      13,
 breast cancer research                                    NS                                                                                                                     1997
 through the voluntary
 purchase of certain specially
 issued United States postage
 stamps.
 To amend the Marine Mammal     H.R. 408          Jan. 9   Res      CST       April 24 1997...  July 14 1997....       74  .......  H 3140       S 8312       May 21   July 30   Aug.         42
 Protection Act of 1972 to           (S. 39)       1997    WM                 May 1 1997......                                                                 1997     1997      15,
 support the International                                                                                                                                                        1997
 Dolphin Conservation Program
 in the eastern tropical
 Pacific Ocean, and for other
 purposes.
 To continue favorable          H.R. 1866         June 11  Jud      ........  June 23 1997....  ................      144  .......  H 4145       S 8383       June 23  July 30   Sept.        43
 treatment for need-based                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      17,
 educational aid under the                                                                                                                                                        1997
 antitrust laws.
 To designate the reservoir     H.R. 63           Jan. 7   Res      ENR       Mar. 10 1997....  Sept. 2 1997....        9       70  H 830        S 9435       Mar. 11  Sept. 16  Sept.        44
 created by Trinity Dam in the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      30,
 Central Valley project,                                                                                                                                                          1997
 California, as ``Trinity
 Lake''.
 Making appropriations for      H.R. 2016         June 24  App      App       June 24 1997....  July 17 1997....      150       52  H 4891       S 7823       July 8   July 22   Sept.        45
 military construction, family                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      30,
 housing, and base realignment                                                                                                                                                    1997
 and closure for the
 Department of Defense for the
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 Making continuing              H.J. Res. 94      Sept.    App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 8097       S 10204      Sept.    Sept. 30  Sept.        46
 appropriations for the fiscal                     26                                                                                                          29       1997      30,
 year 1998, and for other                          1997                                                                                                        1997               1997
 purposes.
 To authorize appropriations    S. 910            June 16  .......  CST       ................  July 30 1997....  .......       59  H 7321       S 8524       Sept.    July 31   Oct. 1,      47
 for carrying out the                              1997                                                                                                        16       1997      1997
 Earthquake Hazards Reduction                                                                                                                                  1997
 Act of 1977 for fiscal years
 1998 and 1999, and for other
 purposes.
 To provide permanent           S. 1211           Sept.    IR       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 8101       S 9987       Sept.    Sept. 25  Oct. 1,      48
 authority for the                                 24                                                                                                          29       1997      1997
 administration of au pair                         1997                                                                                                        1997
 programs.

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 To authorize the Secretary of  H.R. 111          Jan. 7   Agr      Agr       Mar. 20 1997....    ..............       34  .......  H 1580       S 9806       April    Sept. 23  Oct. 6,      49
 Agriculture to convey a                           1997                                                                                                        16       1997      1997
 parcel of unused agricultural                                                                                                                                 1997
 land in Dos Palos,
 California, to the Dos Palos
 Ag Boosters for use as a farm
 school.
 To amend the Federal Property  H.R. 680          Feb. 11  GRO      GA          ..............  June 26 1997....  .......  .......  H 1953       S 7128       April    July 9    Oct. 6,      50
 and Administrative Services        (S. 307)       1997                                                                                                        29       1997      1997
 Act of 1949 to authorize the                                                                                                                                  1997
 transfer to States of surplus
 personal property for
 donation to nonprofit
 providers of necessaries to
 impoverished families and
 individuals.
 To authorize the President to  H.R. 2248         July 24  BFS      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 7453       S 9907       Sept.    Sept. 24  Oct. 6,      51
 award a gold medal on behalf                      1997                                                                                                        17       1997      1997
 of the Congress to Ecumenical                                                                                                                                 1997
 Patriarch Bartholomew in
 recognition of his
 outstanding and enduring
 contributions toward
 religious understanding and
 peace, and for other purposes.
 To designate the Federal       H.R. 2443         Sept. 9  TI       EPW         ..............  Sept. 24 1997...  .......  .......  H 7579       S 9908       Sept.    Sept. 24  Oct. 6,      52
 building located at 601                           1997                                                                                                        18       1997      1997
 Fourth Street, N.W., in the                                                                                                                                   1997
 District of Columbia, as the
 ``Federal Bureau of
 Investigation, Washington
 Field Office Memorial
 Building'', in honor of
 William H. Christian, Jr.,
 Martha Dixon Martinez,
 Michael J. Miller, Anthony
 Palmisano, and Edwin R.
 Woodriffe.
 To provide for the             S. 996            July 8   Jud      Jud       June 23 1997....    ..............      143  .......  H 7655       S 8528       Sept.    July 31   Oct. 6,      53
 authorization of                  (H.R. 1581)     1997                                                                                                        23       1997      1997
 appropriations in each fiscal                                                                                                                                 1997
 year for arbitration in
 United States district courts.
 To amend the Immigration and   S. 1198           Sept.    Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 8290       S 9633       Oct. 1   Sept. 18  Oct. 6,      54
 Nationality Act to extend the                     18                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 special immigrant religious                       1997
 worker program, to amend the
 Illegal Immigration Reform
 and Immigrant Responsibility
 Act of 1996 to extend the
 deadline for designation of
 an effective date for
 paperwork changes in the
 employer sanctions program,
 and to require the Secretary
 of State to waive or reduce
 the fee for application and
 issuance of a nonimmigrant
 visa for aliens coming to the
 United States for certain
 charitable purposes.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2209         July 22  App      ........  July 22 1997....  ................      196       47  H 5895       S 8216       July 28  July 29   Oct. 7,      55
 Legislative Branch for the         (S. 1019)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2266         July 25  App      ........  July 25 1997....  ................      206       45  H 5983       S 8248       July 29  July 29   Oct. 8,      56
 Department of Defense for the      (S. 1005)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the National          H.R. 1420         April    Res      ........  May 21 1997.....  ................      106  .......  H 3238       S 9092       June 3   Sept. 10  Oct. 9,      57
 Wildlife Refuge System                            23                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 Administration Act of 1966 to                     1997
 improve the management of the
 National Wildlife Refuge
 System, and for other
 purposes.
 To establish the Oklahoma      S. 871            June 10  .......  ENR       ................  July 30 1997....  .......       71  H 7713       S 8410       Sept.    July 31   Oct. 9,      58
 City National Memorial as a                       1997                                                                                                        23       1997      1997
 unit of the National Park                                                                                                                                     1997
 System; to designate the
 Oklahoma City Memorial Trust,
 and for other purposes.
 To provide for the release of  H.R. 394          Jan. 9   Agr      Agr       Mar. 20 1997....    ..............       35  .......  H 1303       S 10244      April 8  Sept. 30  Oct.         59
 the reversionary interest                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      10,
 held by the United States in                                                                                                                                                     1997
 certain property located in
 the County of Iosco, Michigan.
 To provide for the exchange    H.R. 1948         June 17  Res      ........  Sept. 23 1997...  ................      261  .......  H 7714       S 10244      Sept.    Sept. 30  Oct.         60
 of lands within Admiralty                         1997                                                                                                        23       1997      10,
 Island National Monument, and                                                                                                                                 1997               1997
 for other purposes.

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 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2378         Aug. 6   App      ........  Aug. 5 1997.....  ................      240       49  H 7481       S 9510       Sept.    Sept. 17  Oct.         61
 Treasury Department, the           (S. 1023)      1997                                                                                                        17       1997      10,
 United States Postal Service,                                                                                                                                 1997               1997
 the Executive Office of the
 President, and certain
 Independent Agencies, for the
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 Making appropriations for      H.R. 2203         July 21  App      ........  July 21 1997....  ................      190       44  H 5798       S 8175       July 25  July 28   Oct.         62
 energy and water development       (S. 1004)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      13,
 for the fiscal year ending                                                                                                                                                       1997
 September 30, 1998, and for
 other purposes.
 To designate the United        S. 1000           July 10  TI       EPW         ..............  July 24 1997....  .......  .......  H 7713       S 8158       Sept.    July 25   Oct.         63
 States courthouse at 500                          1997                                                                                                        23       1997      22,
 State Avenue in Kansas City,                                                                                                                                  1997               1997
 Kansas, as the ``Robert J.
 Dole United States
 Courthouse''.
 Making further continuing      H.J. Res. 97      Oct. 21  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 8937       S 11015      Oct. 22  Oct. 23   Oct.         64
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      23,
 year 1998, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1997
 purposes.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2158         July 11  App      ........  July 11 1997....  ................      175       53  H 5371       S 7857       July 16  July 22   Oct.         65
 Departments of Veterans            (S. 1034)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      27,
 Affairs and Housing and Urban                                                                                                                                                    1997
 Development, and for sundry
 independent agencies,
 commissions, corporations,
 and offices for the fiscal
 year ending September 30,
 1998, and for other purposes.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2169         July 16  App      ........  July 16 1997....  ................      188       55  H 5649       S 8311       July 23  July 30   Oct.         66
 Department of Transportation       (S. 1048)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      27,
 and related agencies for the                                                                                                                                                     1997
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 To confer status as an         H.J. Res. 75      April    VA       ........  June 3 1997.....  Sept. 4 1997....      109  .......  H 3221       S 9030       June 3   Sept. 9   Oct.         67
 honorary veteran of the                           30                                                                                                          1997     1997      30,
 United States Armed Forces on                     1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope.
 Making further continuing      H.J. Res. 101     Nov. 7   App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10341      S 12058      Nov. 7   Nov. 7    Nov. 7,      68
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 year 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 Making further continuing      H.J. Res. 104     Nov. 9   App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10529      S 12428      Nov. 9   Nov. 9    Nov. 9,      69
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 year 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 To designate the facility of   H.R. 2013         June 23  GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 8853       S 11213      Oct. 21  Oct. 24   Nov.         70
 the United States Postal                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      10,
 Service located at 551                                                                                                                                                           1997
 Kingstown Road in South
 Kingstown, Rhode Island, as
 the ``David B. Champagne Post
 Office Building''.
 Making further continuing      H.J. Res. 105     Nov. 9   App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10578      S 12437      Nov. 10  Nov. 10   Nov.         71
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      10,
 year 1998, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1997
 purposes.
 To amend title I of the        S. 1227           Sept.    .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 9575       S 10026      Oct. 28  Sept. 26  Nov.         72
 Employee Retirement Income                        26                                                                                                          1997     1997      10,
 Security Act of 1974 to                           1997                                                                                                                           1997
 clarify treatment of
 investment managers under
 such title.
 To amend the Immigration and   H.R. 2464         Sept.    Jud      ........  Oct. 1 1997.....  ................      289  .......  H 8890       S 11703      Oct. 21  Nov. 4    Nov.         73
 Nationality Act to exempt                         11                                                                                                          1997     1997      12,
 internationally adopted                           1997                                                                                                                           1997
 children under age 10 from
 the immunization requirement.
 To require the Secretary of    S. 587            April    .......  ENR       ................  Oct. 6 1997.....  .......       96  H 9984       S 10779      Nov. 4   Oct. 9    Nov.         74
 the Interior to exchange                          16                                                                                                          1997     1997      12,
 certain lands located in                          1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Hinsdale County, Colorado.
 To provide for the expansion   S. 588            April    .......  ENR       ................  Oct. 6 1997.....  .......       97  H 9983       S 10779      Nov. 4   Oct. 9    Nov.         75
 of the Eagles Nest Wilderness                     16                                                                                                          1997     1997      12,
 within the Arapaho National                       1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Forest and the White River
 National Forest, Colorado, to
 include land known as the
 Slate Creek Addition.

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 To provide for a boundary      S. 589            April    .......  ENR       ................  Oct. 6 1997.....  .......       98  H 9984       S 10780      Nov. 4   Oct. 9    Nov.         76
 adjustment and land                               16                                                                                                          1997     1997      12,
 conveyance involving the                          1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Raggeds Wilderness, White
 River National Forest,
 Colorado, to correct the
 effects of earlier erroneous
 land surveys.
 To transfer the Dillon Ranger  S. 591            April    .......  ENR       ................  Oct. 6 1997.....  .......       99  H 9984       S 10780      Nov. 4   Oct. 9    Nov.         77
 District in the Arapaho                           16                                                                                                          1997     1997      12,
 National Forest to the White                      1997                                                                                                                           1997
 River National Forest in the
 State of Colorado.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2264         July 25  App      ........  July 25 1997....  ................      205       58  H 7452       S 9510       Sept.    Sept. 17  Nov.         78
 Departments of Labor, Health       (S. 1061)      1997                                                                                                        17       1997      13,
 and Human Services, and                                                                                                                                       1997               1997
 Education, and related
 agencies for the fiscal year
 ending September 30, 1998,
 and for other purposes.
 To provide for the conveyance  H.R. 79           Jan. 7   Res      IA        June 3 1997.....  Oct. 29 1997....      110      117  H 3235       S 11703      June 3   Nov. 4    Nov.         79
 of certain land in the Six                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      13,
 Rivers National Forest in the                                                                                                                                                    1997
 State of California for the
 benefit of the Hoopa Valley
 Tribe.
 To make technical amendments   H.R. 672          Feb. 11  Jud      Jud       Mar. 17 1997....    ..............       25  .......  H 1068       S 11498      Mar. 18  Oct. 30   Nov.         80
 to certain provisions of                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      13,
 title 17, United States Code.                                                                                                                                                    1997
 To require the Secretary of    H.R. 708          Feb. 12  Res      ........  Oct. 6 1997.....  ................      300  .......  H 8860       S 11706      Oct. 21  Nov. 4    Nov.         81
 the Interior to conduct a                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      13,
 study concerning grazing use                                                                                                                                                     1997
 of certain land within and
 adjacent to Grand Teton
 National Park, Wyoming, and
 to extend temporarily certain
 grazing privileges.
 To designate the Marjory       S. 931            June 18  .......  ENR       ................  Sept. 2 1997....  .......       68  H 9927       S 9434       Nov. 4   Sept. 16  Nov.         82
 Stoneman Douglas Wilderness                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      13,
 and the Ernest F. Coe Visitor                                                                                                                                                    1997
 Center.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2107         July 1   App      App       July 1 1997.....  July 22 1997....      163       56  H 5272       S 9626       July 15  Sept. 18  Nov.         83
 Department of the Interior                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      14,
 and related agencies for the                                                                                                                                                     1997
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 Making further continuing      H.J. Res. 106     Nov. 13  App      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10959                   Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Nov.         84
 appropriations for the fiscal                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      14,
 year 1998, and for other                                                                                                                                                         1997
 purposes.
 To authorize appropriations    H.R. 1119         Mar. 19  NS       ........  June 16 1997....  ................      132  .......  H 4384       S 7283       June 25  July 11   Nov.         85
 for fiscal years 1998 and                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      18,
 1999 for military activities                                                                                                                                                     1997
 of the Department of Defense,
 to prescribe military
 personnel strengths for
 fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
 and for other purposes.
 Making appropriations for      H.R. 2160         July 14  App      ........  July 14 1997....  ................      178  .......  H 5731       S 8682       July 24  Sept. 3   Nov.         86
 Agriculture, Rural                                1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      18,
 Development, Food and Drug                                                                                                                                                       1997
 Administration, and Related
 Agencies programs for the
 fiscal year ending September
 30, 1998, and for other
 purposes.
 To designate the United        H.R. 282          Jan. 7   GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......  H 8851       S 12419      Oct. 21  Nov. 9    Nov.         87
 States Post Office building                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 located at 153 East 110th                                                                                                                                                        1997
 Street, New York, New York,
 as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera
 Post Office Building''.
 To designate the United        H.R. 681          Feb. 11  GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......  H 8850       S 12419      Oct. 21  Nov. 9    Nov.         88
 States Post Office building                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 located at 313 East Broadway                                                                                                                                                     1997
 in Glendale, California, as
 the ``Carlos J. Moorhead Post
 Office Building''.
 To promote the adoption of     H.R. 867          Feb. 27  WM       ........  April 28 1997...  ................       77  .......  H 2035       S 12202      April    Nov. 8    Nov.         89
 children in foster care.                          1997                                                                                                        30       1997      19,
                                                                                                                                                               1997               1997
 To designate the building in   H.R. 1057         Mar. 13  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 3827       S 12419      June 17  Nov. 9    Nov.         90
 Indianapolis, Indiana, which                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 houses the operations of the                                                                                                                                                     1997
 Circle City Station Post
 Office as the ``Andrew
 Jacobs, Jr. Post Office
 Building''.
 To designate the facility of   H.R. 1058         Mar. 13  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 3828       S 12419      June 17  Nov. 9    Nov.         91
 the United States Postal                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 Service under construction at                                                                                                                                                    1997
 150 West Margaret Drive in
 Terre Haute, Indiana, as the
 ``John T. Myers Post Office
 Building''.

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 To amend title I of the        H.R. 1377         April    EEO      LHR       May 20 1997.....    ..............      104  .......  H 3088       S 12058      May 21   Nov. 7    Nov.         92
 Employee Retirement Income                        17                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,
 Security Act of 1974 to                           1997                                                                                                                           1997
 encourage retirement income
 savings.
 To designate the Federal       H.R. 1479         April    TI       EPW       July 31 1997....    ..............      227  .......  H 9641       S 12424      Oct. 29  Nov. 9    Nov.         93
 building and United States                        29                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,
 courthouse located at 300                         1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Northeast First Avenue in
 Miami, Florida, as the
 ``David W. Dyer Federal
 Courthouse''.
 To redesignate the Dublin      H.R. 1484         April    TI       EPW       July 31 1997....    ..............      226  .......  H 9640       S 12424      Oct. 29  Nov. 9    Nov.         94
 Federal Courthouse building                       29                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,
 located in Dublin, Georgia,                       1997                                                                                                                           1997
 as the J. Roy Rowland Federal
 Courthouse.
 To amend the John F. Kennedy   H.R. 1747         May 22   TI       ........  June 12 1997....  ................      130  .......  H 3818       S 12061      June 17  Nov. 7    Nov.         95
 Center Act to authorize the                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 design and construction of                                                                                                                                                       1997
 additions to the parking
 garage and certain site
 improvements, and for other
 purposes.
 To assist in the conservation  H.R. 1787         June 4   Res      EPW       Sept. 23 1997...  Nov. 7 1997.....      266  .......  H 8862       S 12204      Oct. 21  Nov. 8    Nov.         96
 of Asian elephants by                             1997    IR                   ..............                                                                 1997     1997      19,
 supporting and providing                                                                                                                                                         1997
 financial resources for the
 conservation programs of
 nations within the range of
 Asian elephants and projects
 of persons with demonstrated
 expertise in the conservation
 of Asian elephants.
 To designate the United        H.R. 2129         July 9   GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......  H 8854       S 12419      Oct. 21  Nov. 9    Nov.         97
 States Post Office located at                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 150 North 3rd Street in                                                                                                                                                          1997
 Steubenville, Ohio, as the
 ``Douglas Applegate Post
 Office''.
 To increase, effective as of   H.R. 2367         July 31  VA       ........  Oct. 9 1997.....  ................      320  .......  H 9837       S 11790      Oct. 31  Nov. 5    Nov.         98
 December 1, 1997, the rates                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 of compensation for veterans                                                                                                                                                     1997
 with service-connected
 disabilities and the rates of
 dependency and indemnity
 compensation for the
 survivors of certain disabled
 veterans.
 To designate the United        H.R. 2564         Sept.    GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 6 1997.....  .......  .......  H 8856       S 12419      Oct. 21  Nov. 9    Nov.         99
 States Post Office located at                     26                                                                                                          1997     1997      19,
 450 North Centre Street in                        1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Pottsville, Pennsylvania, as
 the ``Peter J. McCloskey
 Postal Facility''.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2607         Oct. 6   App      ........  Oct. 6 1997.....  ................      298  .......  H 8805       S 12271      Oct. 9   Nov. 9    Nov.        100
 government of the District of                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      19,
 Columbia and other activities                                                                                                                                                    1997
 chargeable in whole or in
 part against the revenues of
 said District for the fiscal
 year ending September 30,
 1998, and for other purposes.
 To amend chapter 91 of title   S. 813            May 23   Jud      ........  June 21 1997....    ..............      142  .......  H 10372      S 11704      Nov. 8   Nov. 4    Nov.        101
 18, United States Code, to        (H.R. 1532)     1997             Jud                         Oct. 23 1997....                                               1997     1997      19,
 provide criminal penalties                                                                                                                                                       1997
 for theft and willful
 vandalism at national
 cemeteries.
 To codify without substantive  H.R. 1086         Mar. 17  Jud      Jud       June 25 1997....  Sept. 18 1997...      153  .......  H 4860       S 12206      July 8   Nov. 8    Nov.        102
 change laws related to                            1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,
 transportation and to improve                                                                                                                                                    1997
 the United States Code.
 To waive time limitations      H.R. 2813         Nov. 4   NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10406      S 12495      Nov. 8   Nov. 10   Nov.        103
 specified by law in order to                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,
 allow the Medal of Honor to                                                                                                                                                      1997
 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.
 Granting the consent of        H.J. Res. 91      July 31  Jud      ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      369  .......  H 9983       S 11923      Nov. 4   Nov. 7    Nov.        104
 Congress to the Apalachicola-                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,
 Chattahoochee-Flint River                                                                                                                                                        1997
 Basin Compact.

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 Granting the consent of        H.J. Res. 92      July 31  Jud      ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      370  .......  H 9983       S 11923      Nov. 4   Nov. 7    Nov.        105
 Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-                    1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,
 Tallapoosa River Basin                                                                                                                                                           1997
 Compact.
 To provide for the             S. 669            April    Res      ENR         ..............  June 26 1997....  .......       39  H 10553      S 7318       Nov. 9   July 11   Nov.        106
 acquisition of the Plains                         30                                                                                                          1997     1997      20,
 Railroad Depot at the Jimmy                       1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Carter National Historic Site.
 To authorize appropriations    S. 858            June 9   Int      AS        June 18 1997....  June 18 1997....      135       24  H 5410       S 5976       July 17  June 19   Nov.        107
 for fiscal year 1998 for          (H.R. 1775)     1997    NS                   ..............                                                                 1997     1997      20,
 intelligence and intelligence-                                                                                                                                                   1997
 related activities of the
 United States Government, the
 Community Management Account,
 and the Central Intelligence
 Agency Retirement and
 Disability System, and for
 other purposes.
 To authorize appropriations    S. 1231           Sept.    .......  CST       ................  Oct. 30 1997....  .......      124  H 10548      S 11704      Nov. 9   Nov. 4    Nov.        108
 for fiscal years 1998 and                         26                                                                                                          1997     1997      20,
 1999 for the United States                        1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Fire Administration, and for
 other purposes.
 To permit the city of          S. 1347           Oct. 30  .......  CST       ................    ..............  .......  .......  H 10558      S 12209      Nov. 9   Nov. 8    Nov.        109
 Cleveland, Ohio, to convey                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,
 certain lands that the United                                                                                                                                                    1997
 States conveyed to the city.
 To amend the Act               S. 1377           Nov. 5   Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10374      S 11791      Nov. 8   Nov. 5    Nov.        110
 incorporating the American                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      20,
 Legion to make a technical                                                                                                                                                       1997
 correction.
 To amend title 38, United      H.R. 1090         Mar. 18  VA       ........  April 14 1997...    ..............       52  .......  H 1566       S 12487      April    Nov. 10   Nov.        111
 States Code, to allow                             1997                                                                                                        16       1997      21,
 revision of veterans benefits                                                                                                                                 1997               1997
 decisions based on clear and
 unmistakable error.
 To provide a law enforcement   H.R. 1840         June 10  Jud      Jud       June 26 1997....    ..............      162  .......  H 4868       S 12487      July 8   Nov. 10   Nov.        112
 exception to the prohibition                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,
 on the advertising of certain                                                                                                                                                    1997
 electronic devices.
 To transfer to the Secretary   H.R. 2366         July 31  GRO      GA          ..............  Nov. 7 1997.....      296      141  H 8869       S 12495      Oct. 21  Nov. 10   Nov.        113
 of Agriculture the authority                      1997    Agr                Oct. 2 1997.....                                                                 1997     1997      21,
 to conduct the census of                                                                                                                                                         1997
 agriculture, and for other
 purposes.
 To extend and improve the      S. 714            May 7    .......  ........  ................  Oct. 30 1997....  .......      123  H 10485      S 11790      Nov. 9   Nov. 5    Nov.        114
 Native American Veteran                           1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,
 Housing Loan Pilot Program of                                                                                                                                                    1997
 the Department of Veterans
 Affairs, to extend certain
 authorities of the Secretary
 of Veterans Affairs relating
 to services for homeless
 veterans, to extend certain
 other authorities of the
 Secretary, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend the Federal Food,     S. 830            June 5   Com      LHR       Oct. 7 1997.....  July 1 1997.....      310       43  H 8500       S 9850       Oct. 7   Sept. 24  Nov.        115
 Drug, and Cosmetic Act and        (H.R. 1411)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,
 the Public Health Service Act                                                                                                                                                    1997
 to improve the regulation of
 food, drugs, devices, and
 biological products, and for
 other purposes.
 To amend title 38, United      S. 923            June 17  VA       ........  Oct. 9 1997.....    ..............      319  .......  H 9837       S 5922       Oct. 31  June 18   Nov.        116
 States Code, to prohibit                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,
 interment or memorialization                                                                                                                                                     1997
 in certain cemeteries of
 persons committing Federal or
 State capital crimes.
 To amend the Uniform           S. 1258           Oct. 6   TI       EPW       June 23 1997....  Nov. 4 1997.....      147  .......  H 10557      S 12207      Nov. 9   Nov. 8    Nov.        117
 Relocation Assistance and         (H.R. 849)      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      21,
 Real Property Acquisition                                                                                                                                                        1997
 Policies Act of 1970 to
 prohibit an alien who is not
 lawfully present in the
 United States from receiving
 assistance under that Act.
 Making appropriations for      H.R. 2159         July 14  App      ........  July 14 1997....  ................      176       35  H 6848       S 8869       Sept. 4  Sept. 5   Nov.        118
 foreign operations, export         (S. 955)       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      26,
 financing, and related                                                                                                                                                           1997
 programs for the fiscal year
 ending September 30, 1998,
 and for other purposes.
 Making appropriations for the  H.R. 2267         July 25  App      ........  July 25 1997....  ................      207       48  H 8244       S 10265      Sept.    Oct. 1    Nov.        119
 Departments of Commerce,           (S. 1022)      1997                                                                                                        30       1997      26,
 Justice, and State, the                                                                                                                                       1997               1997
 Judiciary, and related
 agencies for the fiscal year
 ending September 30, 1998,
 and for other purposes.
 Waiving certain enrollment     H.J. Res. 103     Nov. 8   HO       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10577      S 12675      Nov. 10  Nov. 13   Nov.        120
 requirements with respect to                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      26,
 certain specified bills of                                                                                                                                                       1997
 the One Hundred Fifth
 Congress.
 To reauthorize the Export-     S. 1026           July 17  BFS      BHUA      July 31 1997....  Sept. 10 1997...      224       76  H 8397       S 9435       Oct. 6   Sept. 16  Nov.        121
 Import Bank of the United         (H.R. 1370)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      26,
 States.                                                                                                                                                                          1997

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 To designate the United        S. 819            June 2   TI       EPW         ..............  June 5 1997.....  .......  .......  H 10960      S 5645       Nov. 13  June 12   Dec. 1,     122
 States courthouse at 200                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 South Washington Street in
 Alexandria, Virginia, as the
 ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, Jr.
 United States Courthouse''.
 To designate the Federal       S. 833            June 5   TI       EPW         ..............  June 26 1997....  .......  .......  H 10960      S 8158       Nov. 13  July 25   Dec. 1,     123
 building courthouse at Public                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 Square and Superior Avenue in
 Cleveland, Ohio, as the
 ``Howard M. Metzenbaum United
 States Courthouse''.
 To provide for a 10-year       S. 1228           Sept.    .......  BHUA      ................  Oct. 31 1997....  .......      130  H 10960      S 12432      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     124
 circulating commemorative                         26                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 coin program to commemorate                       1997
 each of the 50 States, and
 for other purposes.
 To amend the Communications    S. 1354           Oct. 31  Com      CST         ..............  Nov. 8 1997.....  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12425      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     125
 Act of 1934 to provide for                        1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 the designation of common
 carriers not subject to the
 jurisdiction of a State
 commission as eligible
 telecommunications carriers.
 To extend the authorization    S. 1378           Nov. 5   GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10641      S 11792      Nov. 12  Nov. 5    Dec. 1,     126
 of use of official mail in                        1997    HO                                                                                                  1997     1997      1997
 the location and recovery of
 missing children, and for
 other purposes.
 To provide for the design,     S. 1417           Nov. 7   .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12062      Nov. 13  Nov. 7    Dec. 1,     127
 construction, furnishing and                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 equipping of a Center for
 Performing Arts within the
 complex known as the New
 Mexico Hispanic Cultural
 Center and for other purposes.
 To make technical and          S. 1505           Nov. 9   EEO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12416      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     128
 conforming amendments to the                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 Museum and Library Services
 Act, and for other purposes.
 To amend the National Defense  S. 1507           Nov. 9   NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10642      S 12424      Nov. 12  Nov. 9    Dec. 1,     129
 Authorization Act for Fiscal                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 Year 1998 to make certain
 technical corrections.
 To provide a 6-month           S. 1519           Nov. 10  TI       ........  Sept. 25 1997...  ................      270  .......  H 10633      S 12450      Nov. 12  Nov. 10   Dec. 1,     130
 extension of highway, highway     (H.R. 2516)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 safety, and transit programs
 pending enactment of a law
 reauthorizing the Intermodal
 Surface Transportation
 Efficiency Act of 1991.
 To designate the United        H.R. 1254         April 9  GRO      GA          ..............    ..............  .......  .......  H 7321       S 12694      Sept.    Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     131
 States Post Office building                       1997                                                                                                        16       1997      1997
 located at Bennett and Kansas                                                                                                                                 1997
 Avenue in Springfield,
 Missouri, as the ``John N.
 Griesemer Post Office
 Building''.
 To provide certain benefits    S. 156            Jan. 21  Res      ENR         ..............    ..............  .......      146  H 10960      S 12420      Nov. 13  Nov. 9    Dec. 2,     132
 of the Pick-Sloan Missouri                        1997             IA                          Nov. 8 1997.....                                               1997     1997      1997
 River Basin program to the
 Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, and
 for other purposes.
 To provide for the             S. 476            Mar. 19  Jud      Jud       Oct. 31 1997....  May 1 1997......      368  .......  H 10960      S 4576       Nov. 13  May 15    Dec. 2,     133
 establishment of not less         (H.R. 1753)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 than 2,500 Boys and Girls
 Clubs of America facilities
 by the year 2000.
 To reform the statutes         S. 738            May 14   TI       CST       Sept. 17 1997...  Sept. 24 1997...      251       85  H 10960      S 11937      Nov. 13  Nov. 7    Dec. 2,     134
 relating to Amtrak, to            (H.R. 2247)     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 authorize appropriations for
 Amtrak, and for other
 purposes.
 To reauthorize the programs    S. 1139           Aug. 19  SB       ........  Sept. 8 1997....  ................      246       62  H 8113       S 8979       Sept.    Sept. 9   Dec. 2,     135
 of the Small Business             (H.R. 2261)     1997                                                                                                        29       1997      1997
 Administration, and for other                                                                                                                                 1997
 purposes.
 To amend the Immigration and   S. 1161           Sept.    Jud      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 9091       Nov. 13  Sept. 10  Dec. 2,     136
 Nationality Act to authorize                      10                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 appropriations for refugee                        1997
 and entrant assistance for
 fiscal years 1998 and 1999.

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 To amend chapter 443 of title  S. 1193           Sept.    TI       CST       Sept. 4 1997....  Nov. 6 1997.....      244      140  H 10960      S 12207      Nov. 13  Nov. 8    Dec. 2,     137
 49, United States Code, to        (H.R. 2036)     18                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 extend the authorization of                       1997
 the aviation insurance
 program, and for other
 purposes.
 To provide for the design,     S. 1559           Nov. 13  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12696      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     138
 construction, furnishing, and                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 equipping of a Center for
 Historically Black Heritage
 within Florida A&M University.
 To make technical corrections  S. 1565           Nov. 13  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12711      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     139
 to the Nicaraguan Adjustment                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 and Central American Relief
 Act.
 To provide for the convening   S.J. Res. 39      Nov. 13  .......  ........  ................  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12676      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec. 2,     140
 of the second session of the                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 One Hundred Fifth Congress.
 To require the Attorney        H.R. 1493         April    Jud      Jud       Oct. 23 1997....    ..............      338  .......  H 9966       S 12711      Nov. 4   Nov. 13   Dec. 5,     141
 General to establish a                            30                                                                                                          1997     1997      1997
 program in local prisons to                       1997
 identify, prior to
 arraignment, criminal aliens
 and aliens who are unlawfully
 present in the United States,
 and for other purposes.
 To make clarifications to the  H.R. 2626         Oct. 7   TI       ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      372  .......  H 10559      S 12705      Nov. 9   Nov. 13   Dec. 5,     142
 Pilot Records Improvement Act                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      1997
 of 1996, and for other
 purposes.
 To provide for the division,   H.R. 1604         May 14   Res      ........  Oct. 28 1997....  ................      352  .......  H 9985       S 12425      Nov. 4   Nov. 9    Dec.        143
 use, and distribution of                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      15,
 judgment funds of the Ottawa                                                                                                                                                     1997
 and Chippewa Indians of
 Michigan pursuant to dockets
 numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and
 18-R before the Indian Claims
 Commission.
 To authorize acquisition of    H.R. 2979         Nov. 9   HO       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10638      S 12694      Nov. 12  Nov. 13   Dec.        144
 certain real property for the                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      15,
 Library of Congress, and for                                                                                                                                                     1997
 other purposes.
 Granting the consent of        H.J. Res. 95      Oct. 6   Jud      ........  Nov. 7 1997.....  ................      389  .......  H 10663      S 12683      Nov. 12  Nov. 13   Dec.        145
 Congress to the Chickasaw                         1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      15,
 Trail Economic Development                                                                                                                                                       1997
 Compact.
 To reauthorize and amend the   H.R. 1658         May 16   Res      CST       July 8 1997.....  Nov. 8 1997.....      169      148  H 4877       S 12495      July 8   Nov. 10   Dec.        146
 Atlantic Striped Bass                             1997             EPW                         Nov. 8 1997.....                                               1997     1997      16,
 Conservation Act and related                                                                                                                                                     1997
 laws.
 To amend the provisions of     H.R. 2265         July 25  Jud      Jud       Oct. 23 1997....    ..............      339  .......  H 9983       S 12689      Nov. 4   Nov. 13   Dec.        147
 titles 17 and 18, United                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,
 States Code, to provide                                                                                                                                                          1997
 greater copyright protection
 by amending criminal
 copyright infringement
 provisions, and for other
 purposes.
 To amend title 49, United      H.R. 2476         Sept.    TI       ........  Oct. 31 1997....  ................      371  .......  H 10561      S 12704      Nov. 9   Nov. 13   Dec.        148
 States Code, to require the                       15                                                                                                          1997     1997      16,
 National Transportation                           1997                                                                                                                           1997
 Safety Board and individual
 foreign air carriers to
 address the needs of families
 of passengers involved in
 aircraft accidents involving
 foreign air carriers.
 To amend the Federal charter   H.R. 3025         Nov. 12  GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12692      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec.        149
 for Group Hospitalization and                     1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,
 Medical Services, Inc., and                                                                                                                                                      1997
 for other purposes.
 To amend section 13031 of the  H.R. 3034         Nov. 12  WM       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12711      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec.        150
 Consolidated Omnibus Budget                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,
 Reconciliation Act of 1985,                                                                                                                                                      1997
 relating to customs user
 fees, to allow the use of
 such fees to provide for
 customs inspectional
 personnel in connection with
 the arrival of passengers in
 Florida, and for other
 purposes.
 Granting the consent and       H.J. Res. 96      Oct. 9   Jud      ........  Nov. 8 1997.....  ................      396  .......  H 10665      S 12683      Nov. 12  Nov. 13   Dec.        151
 approval of Congress for the                      1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      16,
 State of Maryland, the                                                                                                                                                           1997
 Commonwealth of Virginia, and
 the District of Columbia to
 amend the Washington
 Metropolitan Area Transit
 Regulation Compact.

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 To authorize the               H.R. 2796         Nov. 4   NS       ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10960      S 12711      Nov. 13  Nov. 13   Dec.        152
 reimbursement of members of                       1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      17,
 the Army deployed to Europe                                                                                                                                                      1997
 in support of operations in
 Bosnia for certain out-of-
 pocket expenses incurred by
 the members during the period
 beginning on October 1, 1996,
 and ending on May 31, 1997.
 To amend the Federal Advisory  H.R. 2977         Nov. 9   GRO      ........    ..............  ................  .......  .......  H 10578      S 12515      Nov. 10  Nov. 13   Dec.        153
 Committee Act to clarify                          1997                                                                                                        1997     1997      17,
 public disclosure                                                                                                                                                                1997
 requirements that are
 applicable to the National
 Academy of Sciences and the
 National Academy of Public
 Administration.
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                        HISTORY OF BILLS ENACTED
                             INTO PUBLIC LAW
                        (104th Cong., 1st Sess.)

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                    TABLE OF COMMITTEE ABBREVIATIONS


    Ag
r....

Agriculture



    AN
F....

Agriculture
, 
Nutrition, 
and 
Forestry


    Ap
p....

Appropriati
ons


    AS
.....

Armed 
Services


    BF
S....

Banking 
and 
Financial 
Services


    BH
UA...

Banking, 
Housing, 
and Urban 
Affairs


    Bu
d....

Budget


    Co
m....

Commerce


    CS
T....

Commerce, 
Science, 
and 
Transportat
ion


    EE
O....

Economic 
and 
Educational
 Opportunit
ies


    EN
R....

Energy and 
Natural 
Resources


    EP
W....

Environment
 and 
Public 
Works


    Fi
n....

Finance


    FR
.....

Foreign 
Relations


    GA
.....

Governmenta
l Affairs


    HO
.....

House 
Oversight


    GR
O....

Government 
Reform and 
Oversight


    IA
.....

Indian 
Affairs


    In
t....

Intelligenc
e


    IR
.....

Internation
al 
Relations


    Ju
d....

Judiciary


    LH
R....

Labor and 
Human 
Resources


    NS
.....

National 
Security


    R

Rules


    RA
dm...

Rules and 
Administrat
ion


    Re
s....

Resources


    Sc
i....

Science


    SB
.....

Small 
Business


    TI
.....

Transportat
ion and 
Infrastruct
ure


    VA
.....

Veterans' 
Affairs


    WM
.....

Ways and 
Means
_______________________________________________________________________
Note. -The bill in parentheses is a companion measure. 
                                        Wednesday, January 28, 1998

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                              Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS

      See Resume of Congressional Activity and History of Bills Enacted 
      Into Public Law.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S73-S188
Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as 
follows: S. 1576-1582 and S. Con. Res. 71.                    
  Page S113
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaties, transmitted to the Senate today by the 
President of the United States:
  Extradition Treaty with Zimbabwe (Treaty Doc. 105-33); and
  Treaty with Latvia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters. 
(Treaty Doc. 105-34)
  The treaties were considered as having been read the first time, and 
referred, with accompanying papers, to the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, and ordered to be printed.                         
Page S187
Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages 
from the President of the United States:
  Transmitting a report concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy; 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-85).      
Page S111
  Transmitting a report concerning peaceful uses of nuclear energy; 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (PM-86). 
                                                          Pages S111-12
  Transmitting a report concerning the national emergency with respect 
to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process; 
referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-
87).                                                      
Pages S112-13
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  By 67 yeas to 30 nays (Vote No. 1 EX), Ann L. Aiken, of Oregon, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Oregon. 
                                                Pages S73-82, S85, S188
  Richard W. Story, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Georgia.
  Barry G. Silverman, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit.                                      
Pages S85, S188
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  74 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  6 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.           
Page S188
Messages From the President:                              
  Pages S111-13
Messages From the House:                                      
  Page S113
Measures Referred:                                            
  Page S113
Measures Placed on Calendar:                                  
  Page S113
Statements on Introduced Bills:                           
  Pages S114-79
Additional Cosponsors:                                    
  Pages S179-80
Notices of Hearings:                                      
  Pages S180-81
Authority for Committees:                                     
  Page S181
Additional Statements:                                    
  Pages S181-87
Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. (Total-1)       
  Page S85
Adjournment: Senate convened at 10:30 a.m., and adjourned at 7:06 p.m., 
until 10 a.m., on Thursday, January, 29 1998. (For Senate's program, 
see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on 
pages S187-88).