[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D250-D251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3467-3482; 1 private bill, H.R. 
3483; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 244-246 and H. Res. 386-387, were 
introduced.
  Pages H1235-36
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H.R. 2864, to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program 
under which employers may consult with State officials respecting 
compliance with occupational safety and health requirements, amended 
(H. Rept. 105-444);
  H.R. 2877, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 
amended (H. Rept. 105-445);
  H.R. 3096, to correct a provision relating to termination of benefits 
for convicted persons, amended (H. Rept. 105-446);
  H.R. 3039, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to guarantee loans to provide multifamily 
transitional housing for homeless veterans, and, amended (H. Rept. 105-
447);
  H.R. 3213, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
enforcement of veterans' employment rights with respect to a State as 
an employer or a private employer, to extend veterans' employment and 
reemployment rights to members of the uniformed services employed 
abroad by United States companies, amended (H. Rept. 105-448);
  H. Res. 388 providing for consideration of 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 (H. Rept. 105-449); and

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  H.R. 3412, to amend and make technical corrections in title III of 
the Small Business Investment Act, amended (H. Rept. 105-450). 
                                                             Page H1235
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Hobson to act as Speaker pro tempore for 
today.
  Page H1169
Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of 
Monday, March 16 by a yea and nay vote of 359 yeas to 38 nays, Roll No. 
54.
  Pages H1173, H1207
Recess: The House recessed at 1:07 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1173
Electing Speaker Pro Tempore: The House agreed to H. Res. 386, electing 
the Honorable Richard K. Armey of Texas to act as Speaker pro tempore 
during the absence of the Speaker.
  Page H1173
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act: H.R. 2864, amended, to 
require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program under which 
employers may consult with State officials respecting compliance with 
occupational safety and health requirements;
  Pages H1176-77
  OSHA Act of 1970 Amendment: H.R. 2877, amended, to amend the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970;
  Pages H1177-79
  National Race for the Cure: H. Con. Res. 238, amended, authorizing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds for a breast cancer survivors event 
sponsored by the National Race for the Cure;
  Pages H1179-81
  Human Rights in China: H. Res. 364, amended, urging the introduction 
and passage of a resolution on the human rights situation in the 
People's Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United Nations 
Commission on Human Rights (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 397 yeas 
with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 54 );
  Pages H1181-92, H1208-09
  Democracy in Botswana: H. Res. 373, commending democracy in Botswana; 
and
  Pages H1192-93
  Elections in Cambodia: H. Res. 361, amended, calling for free and 
impartial elections in Cambodia (agreed to by yea and nay vote of 393 
yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 55).
  Pages H1193-96, H1209-10
  Suspensions--Votes Postponed: The House completed debate and 
postponed votes until Wednesday, March 18 on the following suspensions:
  Human Rights in Northern Ireland: The House completed general debate 
on H. Con. Res. 152, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress that 
all parties to the multiparty peace talks regarding Northern Ireland 
should condemn violence and fully integrate internationally recognized 
human rights standards and adequately address outstanding human rights 
violations as part of the peace process; and
  Pages H1196-H1201
  Repression in Kosova: H. Con. Res. 235, amended, calling for an end 
to the violent repression of the legitimate rights of the people of 
Kosova.
  Pages H1201-06
Member Sworn: Representative-elect Lois Capps presented herself in the 
well of the House and was administered the oath of office by Speaker 
pro tempore Armey.
  Pages H1207-08
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pagess H1207, H1208-09, 
and H1209-10. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 9:50 p.m.