[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D84-D85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 28 public bills, H.R. 3175-3202; 2 private bills, 
H.R.3203-3204; and 14 resolutions, H.J. Res. 109-110, H. Con. Res. 211-
217, and H. Res. 354, 356-359, were introduced.           
  Pages H445-46
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  Consideration of H. Res. 355, Dismissing the Election Contest Against 
Loretta Sanchez (H. Rept. 105-416).                           
Page H445
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Upton to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.                                                        
  Page H387
Census Monitoring Board: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment 
of Mr. J. Kenneth Blackwell of Ohio and Mr. David W. Murray of Virginia 
on the part of the House to the Census Monitoring Board.      
  Page H387
Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons Expertise: The 
Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Mr. Robert B. Barker of 
California and Mr. Roland F. Herbst of California on the part of the 
House to the Commission on Maintaining United States Nuclear Weapons 
Expertise.                                                    
  Page H387
National Council on the Arts: The Chair announced the Speaker's 
appointment of Representatives Doolittle and Ballenger to the National 
Council on the Arts.                                          
  Page H387
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: The Chair announced 
the Speaker's appointment of Mr. Henry Givens of Missouri on the part 
of the House to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance 
for a three-year term.                                        
  Page H387
Presidential Message--Economic Report of the President: Read a message 
from the President wherein he transmitted his Economic Report--referred 
to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered printed (H. Doc. 105-176). 
                                                          Pages H390-91
Recess: The House recessed at 3:28 p.m. and reconvened at 4:04 p.m. 
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Consideration of Suspensions: The House agreed to H. Res. 352, the rule 
providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules by a yea 
and nay vote of 217 yeas to 191 nays, Roll No. 12.        
  Pages H391-95
Recess: The House recessed at 4:32 p.m. and reconvened at 5:01 p.m. 
                                                              Page H394
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Daycare Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents: H. Con. Res. 202, amended, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should 
acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and should not 
discriminate against families who forego a second income in order for a 
mother or father to be at home with their children (passed by a yea and 
nay vote of 409 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 3 voting ``present'', 
Roll No. 13; and agreed to amend the title); and        
  Pages H395-H402
  National Sea Grant College Program: S. 927, amended, to reauthorize 
the Sea Grant Program.                                    
  Pages H403-08
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 354, electing 
Representative Rogan to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
Representative Granger to the Committee on National Security. 
                                                              Page H408
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H394-95 and H402. 
There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 3:00 p.m. and adjourned at 10:09 p.m.