[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 7 (Thursday, February 5, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D64-D65]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills introduced: 12 public bills, H.R. 3163-3174; and 4 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 209-210, and H. Res. 351, 353, were introduced. 
                                                              Page H385
Reports Filed: A reports was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 352, providing for consideration of motions to suspend the 
rules (H. Rept. 105-415).                                     
Page H385
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                        
  Page H337
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, the 
Reverend Douglas Tanner of Washington, D.C.                   
  Page H337
National Education Testing: The House passed H.R. 2846, to prohibit 
spending Federal education funds on national testing without explicit 
and specific legislation by a yea and nay vote of 242 yeas to 174 nays, 
Roll No. 9.                                               
  Pages H345-55
  Agreed to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
in order by the rule.                                         
Page H354
  The Clerk was authorized to make technical corrections and conforming 
changes to the bill.                                          
Page H355

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  Agreed to H. Res. 348, 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 220 yeas to 185 nays, Roll No. 8. 
                                                          Pages H339-45
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: The House passed S. 1575, to 
rename the Washington National Airport located in the District of 
Columbia and Virginia as the ``Ronald Reagan Washington National 
Airport''--clearing the measure for the President. Subsequently, H.R. 
2625, a similar House-passed bill was laid on the table. 
                                                          Pages H357-58
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 349, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill.                                
Pages H355-57
Military Construction Appropriations Act Line Item Veto: By a yea and 
nay vote of 347 yeas to 69 nays, Roll No. 10, the House voted to 
override the President's veto of H.R. 2631, disapproving the 
cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, 
regarding Public Law 105-45 (two-thirds of those present voting in 
favor)--clearing the measure for Senate action.           
  Pages H358-62
Member Sworn: Representative-elect Gregory W. Meeks presented himself 
in the well of the House and was administered the oath of office by the 
Speaker.                                                      
  Page H364
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 351, electing 
Representatives Sandlin and Meeks of New York to the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services.                               
  Page H366
Legislative Program: The Chief Deputy Majority Whip announced the 
Legislative Program for the week of February 9.               
  Page H366
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday business 
of February, 11.                                              
  Page H366
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Commodity Credit Corporation: Message wherein he transmitted the 
fiscal year 1995 report of the Commodity Credit Corporation--referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture;                              
  Page H377
  National Endowment for the Humanities: Message wherein he transmitted 
the 1996 annual report of the National Endowment for the Humanities--
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce; and 
                                                              Page H377
  United States and Poland Fisheries Agreement: Message wherein he 
transmitted the agreement between the United States and the Republic of 
Poland concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States--
referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered printed (H. Doc. 
105-211).                                                     
  Page H377
Quorum Calls--Votes: One quorum call (Roll No. 11) and three yea and 
nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and 
appear on pages H345, H345-55, H362, and H364.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and pursuant to H. Con. Res. 201 
adjourned at 5:05 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 11.