[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 6 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D56-D57]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 11 public bills, H.R.3152-3162; and 2 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 208, and H. Res. 350, were introduced.
  Page H329
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 348, providing for consideration for H.R. 2846, to prohibit 
spending Federal education funds on national testing without explicit 
and specific legislation (H. Rept. 105-413); and
  H. Res. 349, providing for consideration of S. 1575, to rename the 
Washington National Airport located in the District of Columbia and 
Virginia as the ``Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport'' (H. Rept. 
105-414).
Page H329
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of today.
  Page H243

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: The House passed H.R. 2625, 
to redesignate Washington National Airport as ``Ronald Reagan National 
Airport'' by a yea and nay vote of 240 yeas to 186 nays, Roll No. 6. 
                                                          Pages H253-78
  By a yea and nay vote of 186 yeas to 237 nays, Roll No. 5, rejected 
the Oberstar motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report it back 
forthwith with an amendment in the nature of a substitute that urges 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to use its existing 
authority to name the terminal building that opened in 1997 as the 
``Ronald Wilson Reagan Terminal Building.''
Pages H276-77
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.
Page H263
Rejected:
  Davis of Virginia amendment that sought to make the act effective on 
the date that the Secretary of Transportation secures the consent of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for the redesignation 
(rejected by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 215 noes, Roll No. 4); and 
                                                 Pages H263-68, H275-76
  Norton amendment that sought to make the act effective on the date 
that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority secures funds, 
other than from the operating budget, for all costs associated with the 
redesignation.
Pages H268-70
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  Moran of Virginia amendment that sought to redesignate the airport as 
the ``George Washington National Airport;'' and
Pages H270-71
  Moran of Virginia amendment that sought to make the act effective on 
the date that the voters of Arlington County, Virginia approve a 
referendum proposing the redesignation of the airport.
Pages H272-73
Agreed to amend the title.
Page H278
  Agreed to H. Res. 344, the rule that provided for consideration of 
the bill by a voice vote. Earlier, agreed to order the previous 
question by a yea and nay vote of 227 yeas to 189 nays, Roll No. 3. 
                                                          Pages H247-53
National Health Care Reform Task Force: The House passed H.J. Res. 107, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, 
costs, and sanctions of $285,864.78 ordered by United States District 
Judge Royce C. Lamberth on December 18, 1997, should not be paid with 
taxpayer funds, by a yea and nay vote of 273 yeas to 126 nays, Roll No. 
7.
  Pages H286-99
Points of Order Sustained Against:
  Cardin amendment that sought to insert language dealing with 
legislation that provides national quality standards for all health 
care plans;
Pages H295-96
  Cardin amendment that sought to prohibit taxpayer funds to be used to 
pay the attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions ordered by Judge 
Lamberth;
Pages H296-97
  Stark amendment that sought to insert language dealing with the 
Speaker and congressional staff salaries; and
Page H297
  Stark amendment that sought to insert language concerning the 
development of a health care proposal.
Pages H297-98
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 345, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill.
Pages H279-86
Presidential Message--National Emergency Re Iraq: Read a message from 
the President wherein he transmitted his report concerning the national 
emergency with respect to Iraq--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-207). 
                                                        Pages H299-H301
Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate appear on page H279.
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
pages H330-35.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea and nay votes and one recorded vote 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H252, H275-76, H277, H278, and H298-99. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:09 p.m.