[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 3484-3502; and 2 resolutions, 
H.J. Res. 115, and H. Res. 389, were introduced.
  Pages H1298-99
Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
  H. Res. 372, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug and should not be 
legalized for medicinal use (H. Rept. 105-451 Part 1);
  H.R. 2589, to amend the provisions of title 17, United States Code, 
with respect to the duration of copyright, amended (H. Rept. 105-452);
  H.R. 3246, to assist small businesses and labor organizations in 
defending themselves against government bureaucracy; to ensure that 
employees entitled to reinstatement get their jobs back quickly; to 
protect the right of employers to have a hearing to present their case 
in certain representation cases; and, to prevent the use of the 
National Labor Relations Act for the purpose of disrupting or 
inflicting economic harm on employers (H. Rept. 105-453); and
  H.R. 3114, to authorize United States participation in a quota 
increase and the New Arrangements to Borrow of the International 
Monetary Fund, amended (H. Rept. 105-454).
Page H1298
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative McInnis act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
                                                             Page H1239
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Vessel Hull Design Protection Act: H.R. 2696, amended, to amend title 
17, United States Code, to provide for protection of certain original 
designs;
  Pages H1243-47
  Federal Courts Improvement Act: H.R. 2294, amended, to make 
improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts;
                                                         Pages H1247-54
  Civil Rights Commission Act: H.R. 3117, amended, to reauthorize the 
United States Commission on Civil Rights;
  Pages H1254-57
  Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act: S. 758, to make certain 
technical corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 clearing 
the measure for the President;
  Pages H1257-58
  Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Debated on March 17, 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 (agreed to by yea and nay vote of 407 yeas to 
2 nays with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 56); and
  Pages H1258-59
  Repression in Kosova: Debated on March 17, H. Con. Res. 235, amended, 
calling for an end to the violent repression of the legitimate rights 
of the people of Kosova (agreed to by a yea and nay vote of 406 yeas to 
1 nay with 1 voting ``present'', No. 57).
  Pages H1259-60
Removal of Armed Forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina: The House failed 
to agree to 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 by a yea and nay 
vote of 193 yeas to 225 nays, Roll No. 58.
  Pages H1260-79
  Pursuant to the unanimous consent order of March 12, the House 
considered the concurrent resolution and agreed to the Campbell 
amendment in the nature of a substitute that provides for the removal 
of United States Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina not later than 60 days after the date on which a final 
judgment is entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining 
the constitutional validity of the concurrent resolution.
Page H1260
Amendments: Amendments ordered printed pursuant to the rule appear on 
page H1299.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1258-59, H1259-60, 
and H1278-79. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: Met at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 5:01 p.m.