[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 26 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D228-D229]
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. 3444-3464; and 2 resolutions, 
H. Con. Res. 242-243, were introduced.
  Pages H1158-59
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
  H.R. 2294, to make improvements in the operation and administration 
of the Federal courts, amended (H. Rept. 105-437);
  H. Con. Res. 238, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a 
breast cancer survivors event sponsored by the National Race for the 
Cure, amended (H. Rept. 105-438);
  H.R. 3117, to reauthorize the United States Commission on Civil 
Rights, amended (H. Rept. 105-439); and
  H.R. 2515, to address the declining health of forests on Federal 
lands in the United States through a program of recovery and protection 
consistent with the requirements of existing public land management and 
environmental laws, to establish a program to inventory, monitor, and 
analyze public and private forests and their resources, amended (H. 
Rept. 105-440 Part 1).
Page H1158
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Brady to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1115
Journal: By a recorded vote of 368 ayes to 43 noes with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 49, the House agreed to the Speaker's approval of 
the Journal of Wednesday, March 11.
  Pages H1115, H1121-22
Government Performance and Results Act: The House passed H.R. 2883, to 
amend provisions of law enacted by the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993 to improve Federal agency strategic plans and 
performance reports by a yea and nay vote of 242 yeas to 168 nays, Roll 
No. 50.
  Pages H1122-35
Agreed To:
  The Maloney of New York amendment that establishes limited 
applicability to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and the Federal Reserve banks but only with respect to operations that 
are not directly related to the establishment and conduct of the 
monetary policy of the United States; and
Pages H1132-33
  The Horn amendment that corrects the submission date of agency 
inspector general review of performance plans and reports.
Page H1134

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  Rejected the Kucinich amendment that sought to strike language 
requiring the resubmission of agency strategic plans.
Pages H1133-34
  A point of order was sustained against the Kucinich amendment that 
sought to apply the Act's requirements to any committee of the House of 
Representatives or the Senate.
Pages H1131-32
  H. Res. 384, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was 
agreed to earlier by a yea and nay vote of 412 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 48.
Pages H1117-21
Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act: The House passed H.R. 992, to end the 
Tucker Act shuffle by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 180 noes, Roll No. 
52; and agreed to amend the title. The House completed general debate 
and began consideration of amendments to the bill on March 11. 
                                                         Pages H1136-40
  Rejected the Watt of North Carolina amendment in the nature of a 
substitute that sought to grant to United States district courts the 
original jurisdiction to hear and determine all claims, notwithstanding 
the dollar amount, arising out of an agency action alleged to 
constitute a taking without just compensation by a recorded vote of 206 
ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 51.
Pages H1136-38
  H. Res. 382, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill, 
was agreed to on March 11.
Pages H1085-86
Legislative Program: The Majority Leader announced the legislative 
program for the week of March 16.
  Pages H1140-41
Consideration of Concurrent Resolution to Remove U.S. Armed Forces from 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Agreed by unanimous consent 
that it not be in order prior to Wednesday, March 18, 1998 to consider 
H. Con. Res. 227, directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of 
the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; that it be in order on Wednesday, 
March 18 to consider the concurrent resolution, as modified by the 
amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record of today; and 
that the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
concurrent resolution to final adoption without intervening motion 
except two hours of debate, with one hour controlled by Representative 
Campbell, thirty minutes controlled by Representative Gilman or his 
designee, and thirty minutes controlled by Representative Hamilton or 
his designee.
  Page H1141
Late Report--International Relations: Committee on International 
Relations received permission to have until midnight on Friday, March 
13 to file a report on H.R. 2870, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 to facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt 
reduction with developing countries with tropical forests.
  Page H1141
Late Report--Judiciary: The Committee on the Judiciary received 
permission to have until midnight on Friday, March 13 to file a report 
on H.R. 1704, to establish a Congressional Office of Regulatory 
Analysis.
  Page H1141
Consideration of Suspensions: Agreed that it be order at any time on 
Wednesday, March 18, 1998, for the speaker to entertain motions to 
suspend the rules and pass the following bills: H.R. 2696, to provide 
for protection of certain original designs; S. 758, making technical 
corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; H.R. 2294, Federal 
Court Improvement Act of 1997; and H.R. 3117, Civil Rights Commission 
Act of 1998.
  Page H1141
Meeting Hour--Monday, March 16: Agreed that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 16.
  Page H1141
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, March 17: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, March 16, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 
17, for Morning-Hour debate.
  Page H1141
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that the business in order under the 
Calendar Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, March 18. 
                                                             Page H1141
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1115.
Referral: S. 1605, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act of 1998, was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Page H1156
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea and nay votes and three recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages 
H1121, H1121-22, H1135, H1138, and H1140. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 4:58 p.m.