[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 15 (Wednesday, February 25, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D121-D122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 21 public bills, H.R. 3258-3278; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 224, and H. Res. 369 were introduced.
  Pages H630-31
Reports Filed: One report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 368, providing for consideration of H.R. 2460, to amend title 
18, United States Code, with respect to scanning receivers and similar 
devices (H. Rept. 105-421).
Page H630
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Emerson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H581
Federal Agency Compliance Act: The House passed H.R. 1544, to prevent 
Federal agencies from pursuing policies of unjustifiable 
nonacquiescence in, and relitigation of, precedents established in the 
Federal judicial circuits by a recorded vote of 241 ayes to 176 noes, 
Roll No. 24.
  Page H611
Rejected:
  The Nadler amendment that sought to limit the scope of the bill to 
agency actions which involve Federal benefits programs or the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (rejected by a recorded vote of 172 ayes to 238 
noes, Roll No. 19);
Pages H591-95
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to exempt the adherence to 
court precedent if the agency matter is under consideration by a U.S. 
court of appeals and involves issues of civil rights, labor rights,

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or environmental protection (rejected by a recorded vote of 164 ayes to 
253 noes, Roll No. 22); and
Pages H596-98
  The Jackson-Lee amendment that sought to exempt an agency from bill 
provisions for actions involving a commercial transaction with a 
business located in a foreign country (rejected by a recorded vote of 
154 ayes to 258 noes, Roll No. 23).
Pages H610-11
  The Cox of California amendment, was offered but subsequently 
withdrawn, that sought to apply certain provisions to both section 707, 
adherence to court of appeals precedent or section 708, supervision of 
litigation; limiting unnecessary relitigation of legal issues. 
                                                          Pages H590-91
  Earlier, agreed to H. Res. 367, the rule that provided for 
consideration of the bill by a voice vote.
Page H585
Witness Protection and Interstate Relocation Act: The House passed H.R. 
2181, to ensure the safety of witnesses and to promote notification of 
the interstate relocation of witnesses by States and localities 
engaging in that relocation by a yea and nay vote of 366 yeas to 49 
nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 21.
  Pages H608-09
  Rejected the Conyers amendment that sought to have the court change 
from a death sentence to a life imprisonment sentence if there is any 
doubt that the defendant committed the offense (rejected by a recorded 
vote of 113 ayes to 300 noes, Roll No. 20); and
Page H606
  Rejected the Scott amendment that sought to require that a jury 
consider as a mitigating factor whether the evidence, although 
sufficient to permit a finding of guilt, removes all doubt about the 
defendant's guilt.
Page H608
  H. Res. 366, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by a voice vote.
Page H608
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 369, electing 
Representative Velazquez to the Committee on Small Business and for the 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services providing that the powers 
and duties conferred upon the ranking minority member by House rules 
shall be exercised by the next senior member until otherwise ordered by 
the House.
  Page H612
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  National Emergency Re Cuba: Message wherein he transmits his notice 
concerning the national emergency with respect to the Government of 
Cuba--referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered 
printed (H. Doc. 105-218);
  Page H612
  Loan Guarantees to Israel Program:  Message wherein he transmits his 
report concerning the Loan Guarantees to Israel Program--referred to 
the Committee on International Relations; and
  Page H612
  Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Message wherein he transmitted 
his report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting--referred to the 
Committee on Commerce.
  Page H624
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote and five recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appears on 
pages H594-95, H606, H608-09, H609-10, H610-11, and H611.
  There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:48 p.m.